Imagine a person who has a great desire to succeed, and is also afraid to fail. Because of this desire to succeed, the person is continually trying, and because of the fear of failure, the person is continually experiencing frustration. Frustration triggers anxiety, which results in depression. Depression paralyzes us into lack of activity, which results in failure.
We all have a comfort zone. Think of it as a thermometer. If the mercury goes over 90°F, it may be too hot. If it goes below 30°F, it may be may be too cold. As long as we are in our comfort zone, we can function, but the second we get out of our comfort zone, we self destruct.
You can handle only so much depression, before you reach the danger zone of your stress level causing you to either end the activity or quit all together. The danger of becoming stressed out then becomes self-destructive. It neutralizes energy and creativity and causes physical and mental meltdowns. You become diseased. This stress then materializes as ulcers, hypertension, and migraine headaches.
The answer to physical and mental problems is to remove stress. Failure at a certain task is not permanent. As a matter of fact, most successful people thrive on failures. Read Abraham Lincoln’s record of his political office. He failed to be elected to every political office he ran for, except the Presidency.
The best motivation I have seen is etched on a wooden block sitting on my desk. It is from Theodore Roosevelt: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, his face is marred by dust, and sweat, and blood. Who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at best, if he wins, knows the thrill of high achievement, and if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Today’s Exercise: Get off your buttocks, and count your failures as stepping stones to victory.
Today’s Affirmation: I am a calm, peaceful and patient person.
Points to Ponder: Abraham Lincoln failed to be elected to every political office he ran for except the presidency.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
They Just Don’t Think
Many never find the job they are best suited for because they just don’t think enough. People just drift lazily into any job even if it’s not suited for them. When they don’t get along well, they blame everybody and everything but themselves.
I can think of two occasions that I fit this mold, which perhaps you can relate to. One time was the day I graduated from high school. A friend asked me to drive him to a job interview with a cardboard box manufacturer. I said okay after all, I had the whole summer to goof off. When we got there, the secretary handed us both a job application. I was too embarrassed to do anything but fill it out. Guess what? I got hired and he didn’t. I stayed with that job for two years before I enlisted in the Army. My friend instead enrolled in the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and eventually served as a naval officer.
The second occasion, a fellow salesman asked me to drive him to a job interview with an advertising and sales promotion company. His car was old and he didn’t want it to break down on the way. The interview was just outside of Philadelphia. Since we were on strike, I had nothing to do so I agreed. When we got there, the sales manager gave my friend an application, and guess what? Dejá vu, all over again. I was given an application, and I became employed by a company selling printing presses. The company happened to be on strike and my friend, whose grandfather was a leading salesman with the company, lasted only two months and then he quit. I was with the company for ten years before I left to start my own company.
Neither job was my first choice because I really never gave it any thought. I enjoyed both jobs and I can’t say I really loved them. They were important to my growth and to tell you the truth, even though they were not where I would make my mark, I did them the best I could. I learned a great deal and I used each experience as a stepping-stone to success.
Today’s Exercise: Make every day count. Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
Today’s Affirmation: My Subconscious Mind will make into reality whatever I ask of it.
Points to Ponder: I use each experience as a stepping-stone to success.
I can think of two occasions that I fit this mold, which perhaps you can relate to. One time was the day I graduated from high school. A friend asked me to drive him to a job interview with a cardboard box manufacturer. I said okay after all, I had the whole summer to goof off. When we got there, the secretary handed us both a job application. I was too embarrassed to do anything but fill it out. Guess what? I got hired and he didn’t. I stayed with that job for two years before I enlisted in the Army. My friend instead enrolled in the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and eventually served as a naval officer.
The second occasion, a fellow salesman asked me to drive him to a job interview with an advertising and sales promotion company. His car was old and he didn’t want it to break down on the way. The interview was just outside of Philadelphia. Since we were on strike, I had nothing to do so I agreed. When we got there, the sales manager gave my friend an application, and guess what? Dejá vu, all over again. I was given an application, and I became employed by a company selling printing presses. The company happened to be on strike and my friend, whose grandfather was a leading salesman with the company, lasted only two months and then he quit. I was with the company for ten years before I left to start my own company.
Neither job was my first choice because I really never gave it any thought. I enjoyed both jobs and I can’t say I really loved them. They were important to my growth and to tell you the truth, even though they were not where I would make my mark, I did them the best I could. I learned a great deal and I used each experience as a stepping-stone to success.
Today’s Exercise: Make every day count. Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
Today’s Affirmation: My Subconscious Mind will make into reality whatever I ask of it.
Points to Ponder: I use each experience as a stepping-stone to success.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Rule 6
The president of a company was sitting in his office speaking with a business associate, when the sales manager burst into the office. The sales manager was completely agitated, and complained loudly about an annoyance. One of his salesman had done wrong. The president calmly looked at the sales manager and said, “Jim, remember Rule 6.”
The sales manager calmed down immediately, apologized to the guest, and said to the president, “Don’t worry about it sir, I’ll take care of it.”
The president and his associate continued their conversation. Ten minutes later, the customer service manager came stomping into the room. She was completely disheveled and complaining very loudly about one of their customers who had given her a hard time. The president smiled and said, “Mary, remember rule 6.”
Mary calmed down immediately, apologized and said, “It’s OK, I have the situation under control.”
The associate started to ask the president a question, when the CFO stomped in. He was louder and more agitated than Mary or Jim. The president calmly said, “Tom, remember Rule 6.”
Like the others, Tom quieted down immediately, smiled, and said, “That’s OK boss, I can handle it.”
Well, the associate was flabbergasted and said, “Man, this is fantastic. What is Rule 6? I have to try it in my company.”
The president smiled and said, “Rule 6 is, “Don’t Take Yourself So Damn Seriously.”
The associate said, “That’s great! By the way, what are the other five rules?.” The president answered, “There are no other rules.”
A friend of mine, Charlie Garcia, has a big sign over his door. It says, “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.”
Today’s Exercise: Remember Rule #6 at least six times today.
Today’s Affirmation: I am a calm, peaceful and patient person.
Points to Ponder: Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.
The sales manager calmed down immediately, apologized to the guest, and said to the president, “Don’t worry about it sir, I’ll take care of it.”
The president and his associate continued their conversation. Ten minutes later, the customer service manager came stomping into the room. She was completely disheveled and complaining very loudly about one of their customers who had given her a hard time. The president smiled and said, “Mary, remember rule 6.”
Mary calmed down immediately, apologized and said, “It’s OK, I have the situation under control.”
The associate started to ask the president a question, when the CFO stomped in. He was louder and more agitated than Mary or Jim. The president calmly said, “Tom, remember Rule 6.”
Like the others, Tom quieted down immediately, smiled, and said, “That’s OK boss, I can handle it.”
Well, the associate was flabbergasted and said, “Man, this is fantastic. What is Rule 6? I have to try it in my company.”
The president smiled and said, “Rule 6 is, “Don’t Take Yourself So Damn Seriously.”
The associate said, “That’s great! By the way, what are the other five rules?.” The president answered, “There are no other rules.”
A friend of mine, Charlie Garcia, has a big sign over his door. It says, “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.”
Today’s Exercise: Remember Rule #6 at least six times today.
Today’s Affirmation: I am a calm, peaceful and patient person.
Points to Ponder: Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
When You Change The Way You Look At Things; The Things You Look At Will Change
This is not only a catchy saying, it is a quantum physics reality. When you look at an atom through a sub-atomic microscope at its smallest level you will find a quark. Now here is the interesting part, as you are looking at the quark, it will change depending on how you look at it or who is looking at it. This means, we have the ability to change matter (things) just by the way we see them!
We only have two choices, either good or bad, rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, happy or sad, calm or stressed out, kind or cruel, loved or unloved.
If your world is not the way you want it, then you need to change the way you see it. When you see the world as a beautiful place, full of abundance and loving people who are attracted to you, to assist you in your quest for "Success and Happiness" then you will materialize it. This leads us to the Law of Attraction .
The Law of Attraction works all the time. We will attract into our lives whatever we think about.
THINK about it... did you ever say to yourself "I need to make more money." Yet your feeling or emotion is you don't have enough so: you conceive that money is important however you believe that you don't have enough and you feel down deep that you will never have enough, thus the Law of Attraction kicks in and everything in your world turns to garbage.
Money is only paper, and millions of dollars are printed up every day. If you don't have enough it's because you are attracting the LACK of money instead of the ABUNDANCE of money.
This Law of Attraction works for everything and everyone!
Trust it will work for you, believe that you deserve it and leave the HOW to a higher authority!
We only have two choices, either good or bad, rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, happy or sad, calm or stressed out, kind or cruel, loved or unloved.
If your world is not the way you want it, then you need to change the way you see it. When you see the world as a beautiful place, full of abundance and loving people who are attracted to you, to assist you in your quest for "Success and Happiness" then you will materialize it. This leads us to the Law of Attraction .
The Law of Attraction works all the time. We will attract into our lives whatever we think about.
THINK about it... did you ever say to yourself "I need to make more money." Yet your feeling or emotion is you don't have enough so: you conceive that money is important however you believe that you don't have enough and you feel down deep that you will never have enough, thus the Law of Attraction kicks in and everything in your world turns to garbage.
Money is only paper, and millions of dollars are printed up every day. If you don't have enough it's because you are attracting the LACK of money instead of the ABUNDANCE of money.
This Law of Attraction works for everything and everyone!
Trust it will work for you, believe that you deserve it and leave the HOW to a higher authority!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Prosperity
Wouldn’t it be great if you had unlimited prosperity in wealth, health, peace of mind, intelligence, and relationships? Well, you can; all you need to do is to turn your “I can’t” into “I can”.
Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? It can’t be that simple, can it? Yes, it can. You have the ability to change your life right now, right where you are, and it won’t cost you a dime. If it is so simple then why doesn’t everyone do it? First, because they don’t believe it. And, second, because we’ve been programmed since childhood; we are told, “don’t do this, don’t do that, you cannot have it”, etc. We are all guilty of this behavior and so are our parents, and so are our parent’s parents, way back to the so-called Garden of Eden.
Your Subconscious Mind will grant anything you ask of it, as long as you really desire it, and if it doesn’t hurt someone else. Your Subconscious Mind has been granting your wishes since you were born. When you say, “I can’t do that,” your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, I will make sure you fail every time you try it.” If you say, “Every September I come down with a cold,” your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, let me put that on my calendar.” How about I can’t roller skate? Your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, I’ll make you fall just as soon as you put on the skates.” How about “I can’t quit smoking, besides it relaxes me?” Your Subconscious Mind says, “Fine, stay relaxed at least until it burns a hole in your lungs.” How about, “I can’t change; this is just the way I am?” Your Subconscious Mind loves this one. It says, “Okay you’re broke, unhappy, sickly, and unloved, this is the way I will keep you.”
Look at people who want to use their race or religion as an excuse for not succeeding. Folks, the statue of limitations has run out on those excuses. I was flipping through my four hundred channels the other day trying to find something to look at that wasn’t a waste of my time. I came across a George Lopez special and the first thing out of his mouth was, “We are MexiCANS, not MexiCAN’TS.” I wonder how many got the message. Bill Cosby was ridiculed by black leaders when he tried to get the same message across. The message is simple. Say, “No” to I can’t.” Say, “No” to it can’t be done.” Say, “No” to I can’t change.” Say, “No” to illness, hatred, poverty, prejudice.
Today’s Exercise: Eliminate the word “can’t” from your vocabulary.
Today’s Affirmation: I attract success and happiness into my life every day.
Points to Ponder: Your Subconscious Mind will grant you anything you ask.
Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? It can’t be that simple, can it? Yes, it can. You have the ability to change your life right now, right where you are, and it won’t cost you a dime. If it is so simple then why doesn’t everyone do it? First, because they don’t believe it. And, second, because we’ve been programmed since childhood; we are told, “don’t do this, don’t do that, you cannot have it”, etc. We are all guilty of this behavior and so are our parents, and so are our parent’s parents, way back to the so-called Garden of Eden.
Your Subconscious Mind will grant anything you ask of it, as long as you really desire it, and if it doesn’t hurt someone else. Your Subconscious Mind has been granting your wishes since you were born. When you say, “I can’t do that,” your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, I will make sure you fail every time you try it.” If you say, “Every September I come down with a cold,” your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, let me put that on my calendar.” How about I can’t roller skate? Your Subconscious Mind says, “Okay, I’ll make you fall just as soon as you put on the skates.” How about “I can’t quit smoking, besides it relaxes me?” Your Subconscious Mind says, “Fine, stay relaxed at least until it burns a hole in your lungs.” How about, “I can’t change; this is just the way I am?” Your Subconscious Mind loves this one. It says, “Okay you’re broke, unhappy, sickly, and unloved, this is the way I will keep you.”
Look at people who want to use their race or religion as an excuse for not succeeding. Folks, the statue of limitations has run out on those excuses. I was flipping through my four hundred channels the other day trying to find something to look at that wasn’t a waste of my time. I came across a George Lopez special and the first thing out of his mouth was, “We are MexiCANS, not MexiCAN’TS.” I wonder how many got the message. Bill Cosby was ridiculed by black leaders when he tried to get the same message across. The message is simple. Say, “No” to I can’t.” Say, “No” to it can’t be done.” Say, “No” to I can’t change.” Say, “No” to illness, hatred, poverty, prejudice.
Today’s Exercise: Eliminate the word “can’t” from your vocabulary.
Today’s Affirmation: I attract success and happiness into my life every day.
Points to Ponder: Your Subconscious Mind will grant you anything you ask.
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