Please Forgive Me

This morning I was thinking about the power of second chances. I know all well how fortunate one is to have a second chance at something in life. Everyday, I wake-up and thank God for another day and then I go about my business. To be honest, most days I forget that without a second or maybe even a third or fourth chance, I would not be writing this blog.

So, this morning, I stopped and added that to my prayer for the day, I said, God, thank you for the second chance to prove to the world that I am here to make a difference. I then got myself together and went about my daily routine. A moment later something nudged me and made me think, I said, God is not the only one who allows for second chances, I myself have that power as well.

That's when I realized that everyday, many people are looking to make amends for their wrongs. If I am to be a true believer in second chances then it would be only fair to allow them to have a "do-over" as well. This apply's to parenting, friendships or relationships, it is important to be willing to open yourself up to the forgiveness of others.

Many times we forget from where we came. Once we get our "do-over" we just act as though we deserved it all along and forget that it is a second chance. Take a moment today and ask yourself if you have been particularly hard on someone who is trying to make amends. Be careful to not forget that we all deserve a chance and that while it may seem difficult, it is the right thing to do.

When it comes to parenting, it can be very difficult to trust our children again, once they have fallen. But we must extend the hand and offer another chance. When God gives us another opportunity to be who we really are, it is our duty to extend that same forgiveness to our children.

In relationships and friendships, it is a must to do as we would like done unto us. Don't be selfish. Be very aware that we are all human and that we all fall short at times. Take the time to hear with both ears the amends of others and promptly forgive them. In the end, you will have fulfilled the contract that comes with being forgiven yourself. If we get too full of ourselves and believe that we deserve a second chance, in time it will be taken away from us and we must start all over again.

When someone says I'm sorry, take the time to say, "you are forgiven". The choice is within.

Brian Patrick Lewis, is a trained Chef, Author and Speaker. His new book, "in the weeds, landscape of a chefs life" can be found at http://brianpatricklewis.com/

Please Leave a Message

Once while Mahatma Gandhi's train was pulling slowly out of the station, a reporter ran up to his compartment window. "Do you have a message I can take back to my people?" he asked.

It was Gandhi's day of silence, respite from his demanding speaking schedule, so he didn't reply. Instead, he scrawled a few words on a scrap of paper and passed it to the reporter: "My life is my message."

Gandhi worked throughout India attempting to be the change in the world that he hoped to see in it. A man of compassion and service to others, Gandhi lived his truth.

When you live what you believe - when you walk the talk - your life becomes your message, and one that can inspire others.

Gandhi, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and many other spiritual and inspirational leaders of our time have led lives that were ultimately about truth and compassion.

Yet you don't have to be a spiritual master or enlightened being to bring your message to the world.

Two people you may have heard about come to mind.

Former mountaineer and author of Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson has dedicated his life to building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan - especially for girls. After a failed attempt to climb K2 in 1993, to repay the kindness he experienced in a remote village of the Karakoram mountains he promised to build a school there. That promise, and his message of peace through education, continues to expand and attest to the power of the humanitarian spirit. As of 2009, (according to the website) Mortenson has established or significantly supports 131 schools in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Equally powerful is religious thinker and author Karen Armstrong's efforts to create a global Charter of Compassion. Armstrong, who has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, says that at the essence of all religion is compassion. She says the central tenet of all religions is The Golden Rule i.e., treat all others as you wish to be treated, and she is working with religious and spiritual leaders around the world to implement this message in The Charter of Compassion. The Charter will be launched on November 12, 2009.

Whether our lives and actions reach others on a global scale, compassion - like charity - begins at home.

What's my message? "Inner peace, world peace." Because you can only begin to bring peace to the world by being at peace, with yourself and those around you.

What's your message?

My philosophy of writing, and all art, echoes Gaboury's belief about architecture: "The essence of architecture is space structured for human beings, but the ultimate goal is symbolic, metaphoric or spiritual, like any other art form. The difference with architecture is that it links art with the practical."

I believe that powerful writing, too, can link the artistic with the practical.

You can hire me to write feature length stories, or to produce short, snappy creative content for print, broadcast or online.

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Self-Doubt - Eliminate It

Recently, I discovered I sometimes 'second guess' my perception, intuitiveness; also known as doubting oneself. Yikes!! Upon discovering this, I immediately did a 'no judgment' reflection and observation for a week. These moments of doubting myself run the gamut of inconsequential - turning the wrong direction while driving when I first thought to turn left, but, doubted myself and turned right to doubting my intuition on an important decision. Thus, I give the benefit of the doubt to someone or something. How ironic is that? I am quick to give someone or something the benefit of the doubt while doubting myself. Oh, the webs we weave.

Doubt is like little worms that work their way into one's mind. One either entertains one's doubts and fears until they become the predominant force in one's life, or one sends them away. You can overcome your doubts by turning your attention to Trust and Faith in your Self, i.e. your Wisdom.

William Shakespeare wrote, "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt."

The following steps will assist you in eliminating self-doubt.

‧ Keep a 'no judgment' reflection and observation journal for a week to ten days. Notice and think about the circumstances that prompt you to engage in or resort to self-doubt. Notice too, when you doubted yourself and came through with great success. Knowledge and recognition of your successes can be a template for what you can achieve in the future.

‧ Write self-doubting thoughts in the left column - Opposite in the right column write facts that refute the doubtful thought. Continue to add to this list as you continue the 'no judgment' reflection and observation.

‧ Practice focusing on Trust and Faith, thus, starving your fears while feeding your Trust and Faith. Trust and Faith are two of the twenty-one sub laws, which are human characteristics that relate to the Universal Laws.

‧ Practice being your own best cheerleader. Ask a family member or friend to join you as your cheerleading team.

‧ Celebrate your incremental successes. Avoid waiting until the entire project or task is completed. Celebrate each step it takes to reach your goal. When something which you usually doubted yourself on; turns out better than you expected, take a moment and reward yourself for the positive outcome you created. Of if you held yourself strong in Trust and Faith in yourself. Give yourself a pat on the back, a high five, a thumb's up, a Waahoo way to go!! Take the time to cement positive emotions in your mind. Like Pavlov's experiment proved; people are more apt to repeat behaviors that are rewarded and those behaviors that are ignored (no judgment for self-doubt) are quickly extinguished.

Go forth now with Trust and Faith that all will work out for your good, knowing that it is the Universe that is calling you forward and urging you to be and do all that you desire. Enjoy and savor the journey.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Metaphysician - Certified Hypnosis Practitioner, Author and Speaker. Dr. Dorothy facilitates clearing blocks, fears and limiting beliefs. You can live the life you desire. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net/

No Risk, No Reward

Have you ever made yourself sick fretting about something? Did the anticipation almost make you blow chunks?

Is The Reward Worth The Risk?

A few weeks ago I found myself suspended 180 feet above the ground. I was just hanging there from two, what appeared to be very small cables, with my daughter on one side of me and her friend on the other. The crazy thing is I put myself in this position on purpose and I paid good, hard earned, cold cash to do so.

Why?

Because I wanted the adrenaline rush that comes from free falling 180 feet. I knew it would be an adrenalin pumping ride, but initially when my daughter asked me if I would do the rip-cord with her and her friend, I didn't know if I had the guts to do it. In my younger days I wouldn't have thought twice about it. If I could do something that involved speed or that would get my adrenaline pumping, I was 'all in.' One thing that settled my nerves a little was that the safety record for the rip-cord was 100%... no accidents had ever happened.

Focus On The Prize

Before I knew it our time had arrived. We were standing in the prep area getting fitted for our harnesses they attach the cable to. My nerves had calmed down and I was feeling pretty excited. But ever since we set our time to 'fly,' approximately 2 hours previous to this, my stomach was in (small)knots. Simply stated, I was just unsure about this whole adventure.

But I wanted to fly.

After we were fitted they took us out to the lift, hooked us up, and it was up... up... and away. In a matter of about 30 seconds we were hanging 180 feet above the ground waiting for the command to 'pull the cord.' And that's when the fun started.

As soon as we pulled it we were diving towards the earth at more than 65 mph and the adrenaline was pumping. It's a feeling you just can't explain to the people that are standing there watching you fly by them smiling from ear to ear and letting out screams of fear and excitement.

Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

As you can imagine, there are more people watching than flying. I know not everyone is a thrill seeker, but the sad thing is that's true with about everything in life.

I bet that most people you know aren't living the life of their dreams. What's even more sad is most of those people have forgotten what their dreams were. And if you challenge them to do something outside their 'comfort zone' they want nothing to do with it.

Life's An Adventure

If you really want to experience life you're going to have to push yourself. You're going to have to 'go for it.' Being an observer and standing on the sidelines is never as fun or rewarding as 'getting in the game.'

Never.

To live a fulfilling life you're going to have to do the uncomfortable sometimes. You're going to have to take some risks. But that's where the thrill, the reward comes from. It happens even if you don't succeed because you can look back and say "at least I tried."

When I was thinking about flying on the rip cord I thought it was crazy. Other people thought I was crazy. Some people still think it was crazy. But guess what, I'm going down to Florida, and when I'm there I'm going to fly from a 300 foot rip cord.

So think about something you've been wanting to do, or try, or achieve... and forget about all the fear. Focus on the reward and 'pull the cord.' Either way, it'll be a helluva ride.

Self-Empowerment - 4 Evasive Action Steps to Take When Your Day's Going Out of Whack

So you started your day full of hope and expectation. You've got everything sorted out - you know exactly what you're going to do and you're feeling really good about it.

Then it happens; the phone rings and you've got to deal with that call, then the baby starts to fuss and you've got to deal with that as well, and then a neighbour shows up unexpectedly and you've got one more thing to deal with that's not on your agenda.

One thing after another's happening, you're caught in the middle of a vortex of emotion and your head begins to spin.

Sounds familiar, yes, I have those days as well and everything begins to spiral from there, what do you do? Don't worry, there's a way out in 4 simple evasive action steps.

Evasive Action Step #1 - Stop and take a deep breath

That energy must be stopped right in its tracks and it begins with you. If you let that negative energy overtake you soon enough you'll be pulling your hair out and it ain't gonna be pretty. Stop and take a deep breath. Yes, close your eyes and breathe deeply and let all that stress out.

Evasive Action Step #2 - Connect with your inner power

Enter the place of your inner sanctuary and find your peace - this is your place of inner power, your strength. In this place all that negative energy loses its grip from your mind. You can literally feel the knots in your mind fading away as you focus in on your peace.

Evasive Action Step #3 - Ask for peace in the situation

Allow the peace of the Spirit to enter the chaotic situation and bring calm and resolution. Let your mind and your eyes become focused on peace and not on the stressful event. You are working with the creative force of the Spirit to change your environment.

Evasive Action Step #4 - Become fully present

Pay attention to the direction of the Spirit and go with the flow. Quietly ask what step you should take now and become fully alert and present as the Spirit directs your eyes and gives you inspired ideas to take the next step. It doesn't matter what situation you're in, the solution is available as you become fully present.

Changing your life may seem like an overwhelming frustrating process. But it doesn't have to be if you're given simple doable step-by-step strategies that will get you from where you are to where you want to be and experience a transformed life.

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From: Alicia Isaacs - Changing Inside Out Now!

Sick and tired of sick and tired and broke?

You can get sick and tired and broke the place from where you can get time with the financial freedom you want and to whom would you like to do things. If these three steps to follow after the joy of vuosienkin:
Visualize success. It is illustrated, which until the end. I mean you are not able to really get what's going on, if you don't know where you want to be. To do this on a daily basis. It is, in fact, you want to work in the location or the resort with your family. Create the desire to be there for you to think about it every day. Let it build up exponentially, from a point cannot be allowed to stand, and it allows you to implement the attainment of this objective.
To change the user's attitude. Read the debt free For Life "David Bach If David Unveils debt Wise program, which the Council is hereby authorised to tear down your debt. Read Awaken the Giant within Anthony Robbins. Tony explains how you can make the Tiger inside, you can get up and help you succeed in the prowl in sleep mode. Meditate daily also advice that attention will focus on the success, such as "everyday in every way I'm getting better and better".
Take action on a daily basis. This is necessary. The business does not grow and you will not be nearer to the success of the objectives, if no decisive action is to achieve this objective. Although it is small, such as a few calls, would you that much closer to the objectives, and continue to step away from breaking.

The important thing is to select onnellisena. If you do not carefully all seems to fall in place in the world. When you have a wedding, for example, invoices, which will come via email on the same show, the total amount of the reserve. You are satisfied with the wedding. The same can be applied to everyday life. If I woke up this morning, is the second day of the Act's objectives. You have a second chance to the show, and you have a second chance to loved ones. Choose preferably today.

Stay sick and tired and broke it again. Take steps to start today. Every little helps. Before you know it, you should be your goal to earn and live in economic freedom. God bless you.

Isabella Fiorentino

Parts Of A Motivational Presentation

There are a couple of parts to a motivational presentation given by motivational speakers. A part where they introduce themselves and size up their audience, a part where they take in queries and clear things up, and a part where they encourage and teach their audience about being more efficient in their lives. The speaker must incorporate these parts unto their presentation in order to have a successful discussion. Motivational speakers should additionally include some guidelines in order to build individual motivation for your audience members. Here are a couple of parts of a motivational presentation that should be noted.

1. Remember that you must first analyze your audience members and find out how you will motivate them as a whole. Motivational speakers deal with different kinds of crowds and audience each time they are hired to speak. So in order to properly motivate your listeners you must first get to know them and slowly ease your discussion towards focusing on a common ground that both you and your audience will agree upon and use it as a base of your discussion. Make sure that they too can absorb what you are instilling unto their minds and not just blurt away your presentation and hope that your audience understood your discussion.

2. Selling your presentation to your audience so that they will buy into your explanations is an important part of a motivational presentation. Motivational speakers are dubbed as salesmen for they are selling their presentation, discussion and motivation to their audience and they must properly pitch their discussion in order for their audience to buy it. So your audience will fully grasp your presentation they must see that as a speaker you are truly passionate and committed in your discussion, that they may see how sincere you are with your words, and how knowledgeable you are with your topic and sub topics.

3. It is crucial on how you first present yourself to your audience; they will at first observe how you dress, how you speak and how you get along with them. That is why first impressions with your audience should always be perfect in order for them to buy in to what you are discussing. Remember that you only make an impression once with your audience and you must know how to impress them. Start of by introducing yourself and what you are going to talk about, but before you start, get the attention of your audience by telling them a joke or a short story that would captivate their minds and make them shine their interest towards you and your discussion.

A motivational speaker must also incorporate their charm unto their presentation in order for their audience to fully grasp their discussion. A speakers charm can make an audience gain interest in the presentation a lot more for they are looking forward to the next part of the speaker's discussion. Also tickle your audience curiosity by making encouraging them to try new things that they haven't tried before in order to spark their adventurous side in their life.

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Rape and Sexual Assault: Your Way Back To Life

It is a tragic fact that many women suffer rape or sexual assault at some point, and for some it can ruin their lives. Are you one of these women?

It is possible to turn this terrible experience around completely, and not only get your life back, but grow far beyond what you believed possible. In this article, I will give you a glimpse of how to change your thinking and create something positive for yourself, even in the face of such darkness.

The Starting Point

In the early days after the assault, it can seem almost impossible to go on. Your world has been turned upside down, and it feels as if nothing can ever be the same again. Feelings of security and safety have been shattered beyond repair. Confidence and empowerment have been replaced with worthlessness, feeling like an object, feeling like nothing, feeling dirty and contaminated.

The place you are in right now feels like the bottom of a deep, dark pit. There seems to be no possibility of escape and no possibility of the life you knew ever returning. The anguish you are feeling cannot be silenced. You may be thinking of harming yourself; using physical pain to block out the emotional pain. You may be thinking of taking your own life.

Liberation and Wisdom

Now, I ask you to find a few moments of strength, and lift yourself up from this pit. Mentally detach from what you are feeling and put it on one side, just for a minute.

Imagine taking your consciousness up out of the top of your head, and out of your current situation. Now move your consciousness forward in time. See it moving like a beautiful ball of light through the days, months and years, until you are about five years in the future.

Look down on your body in this future time. You see that you are healed physically and emotionally. Now imagine moving your consciousness down into that future body and actually becoming your future self. You immediately feel how strong you now are. Feel the wisdom you now have. You sense a profound power and a deeper understanding of life than you ever had before the assault.

Now, imagine your future self speaking with another younger woman who has just been raped. You see that she is utterly crushed. You now have the power to help her, simply by your example. As you talk with her, she begins to see what is possible. You see her energy shift as it dawns on her that there is a life ahead after this experience: if it is possible for you, it is possible for her. You are showing her, simply by being yourself, that she can leave the trauma behind and find life again.

She sees that you did not wipe out the experience; you did not suppress it or try to pretend it did not happen. Instead you took it and used it to grow and evolve, gaining in wisdom and insight. You took that pain and used it to learn to love yourself and respect yourself as never before. Instead of seeing the trauma in you, she sees that you have pride, both in yourself and in the fact that you have survived and grown from the experience.

You realise that your example has saved her.

Now, lift yourself out of that future body, but take the memory of that strength and wisdom with you. Gently bring yourself back to the present and back into your real body.

Your Way Back to Life

Everything you have imagined is possible: more than that, it is your future. We women are very strong. We each have an amazing core of strength within us. This is your birthright. You can find this strength and harness it. The future you have just imagined will be your reality.

When the days ahead seem terrible and full of despair, remember the younger woman in your future vision. Your example could be the key that empowers her to live again. You could be the one to literally save her life.

Wouldn't that be an amazing gift? Wouldn't that be something worth carrying on for?

Dr Anne Whitehouse went from Scientist and University Lecturer to ME sufferer and invalid. Then, despite what the doctors told her, she decided to get better. She is now a speaker, transformational therapist and author of You Are The Alchemist - Transform Your Life. Do you want to inspire others with your life? Would you like to help others by being an example of hope? Would you like your suffering to have some real meaning? Discover how you can turn your life around. Go to http://www.youarethealchemist.com/ to find out how and join Anne online at http://www.annewhitehouseauthor.com/ to have your questions answered.

Speech speaker psychologists Conference

Each year the Community shall be considered to be the psychology conferences in psychology and is a weekend or a couple of days sekoittumaan and pick each other is the brain. Such conferences should also be the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS in the field of psychology is an expert or psychologist themselves so that they can easily relate to, and to discuss new issues and topics in kollegoidensa. New studies of mental health related topics are covered, and lectured for the operation. For this reason, it is important that, in the event that the keynote speaker is a licensed psychologist can be duly passed on to the discussion on the kollegoidensa. The following are some of the keynote speaker will tackle the topics of the Conference of psychology.

1. Theories and studies -provides information about the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS will discuss the various theories of t = new person for mental health problems and the ways of how to set up a kind of the burden of proof. In this stage of the development of the theories are and is closely associated with the respected scientists and psychologists if a certain theory or research works, patients or research information of their sanity. Also has a number of studies, the keynote speaker will discuss the new mental incapacities, where a new kind of mental instability is certain. This is when a large surveillance and investigations are carried out to try and label the Electrical sources of mental health activities and determine what is causing the individual is so.

2. Exchanging ideas -during the conferences, where all the main actors of the psychology community, exchange ideas, and stories with kollegoidensa. They will discuss the ways in which certain patients and colleagues may Ask for certain opinions on how to approach the patient information. They also will discuss a number of studies and theories, that they can explore the data, or they can perform specific tests and the community to consider how they will behave like certain types of scenarios.

(3) the introduction of new pharmaceutical medication -Keynote speakers during the debate they are on top of new drugs or new methods of using plate casting of certain patients and plate casting people with the same mood disorder Group (). Certain lifestyle are generally effective in certain specific dosage, but some patients to develop tolerance and the need for even a little more, in order to enter into force on the dosage of meds.

The following KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for conferences, and also a new experimental drugs, they promise is a kind of mentally-ill treatment but the patient must be taking the drug in the whole of his life. These drugs were sometimes psychologists free in order to test some of their patients and monitor, whether or not at all effective against their yleistilaan. If the drug is really made changes to the instability of the patient, that is to say, then when the drug in mass production starts, and they have to trade it for several months psychologists and mental institutions.

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Live Right, Work Hard, And Trust Your Team

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Inspirational Leadership Lessons From The Gridiron

Yesterday, I saw something remarkable during a professional football game, the likes of which I used to see all the time but haven't seen in awhile. It was a stunning last-minute comeback led by a young, much maligned quarterback, whose skills are thought by experts to be suspect and whose most prominent strength seems to be that elusive and hard-to-quantify "will" to win.

The quarterback in question is young Tim Tebow, and the team he led to victory was my beloved Denver Broncos. I've been a Broncos fan since childhood, so I have a natural and illogical bias toward the franchise. But I think inspirational leaders (and those who aspire to be), even if they are not Tebow fans or Broncos fans, can take some lessons from yesterday's game... lessons in the power of good living, hard work, and a deep belief in yourself, your teammates, and your Maker.

If you didn't see or hear about the game, the high points are these: Tebow was making his first start of the season yesterday, as the woeful Broncos decided to take a chance on him following several lackluster performances by his predecessor. For the first 56 minutes of Sunday's game, Tebow gave his critics (who are legion) plenty of grist for their mills: he missed wide-open receivers, fumbled the ball, and made some bad choices (and bad throws). But then, with the Broncos "hopelessly" down and out and less than four minutes left in the game, Tebow and the Broncos offense caught fire. They scored fifteen unanswered points, forced the game into overtime, and then won it on a long field goal by a kicker who'd already missed two shorter attempts earlier in the game.

Miracle!

The most famous quarterback in Broncos history, John Elway (he's now a front-office executive with the club) used to do that. He used to play awful games, especially during his first two or three seasons. He used to make dreadful throws, bad decisions, and enough lost-yardage boo-boos to make his critics (like Tebow's) wonder why he came so highly touted out of college.

But the other thing Elway used to do a lot of - and he became famous for it - was to bring the team back from "hopeless" deficits, late in the game. He holds the record for the greatest number of these "miraculous" fourth-quarter (and overtime) comeback wins. He was fun to watch! And while his quarterback stats aren't phenomenal, he's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame because he made all those comebacks. And because he led his team to five Super Bowl games (an average of one every third year of his career), won two of them, and was the league's (and the Super Bowl's) Most Valuable Player. There are a lot of NFL guys who can't make half those claims of success.

At some point, the sports pundits will have to do with Tim Tebow what they eventually had to do with John Elway: stop talking about what he "can" and "can't" do, and start talking about what he DID do.

Here's the big lesson for leaders: you have a Tim Tebow inside you. That young man does three things well (no, not pass, run, and read defenses... he's still learning those skills). First, Tebow lives right. He's morally strong; if my daughter ever dated a sports hero, I'd hope it was a guy like Tebow. He happens to be a devout, open Christian, but you can be a good-living leader with any religious faith. Second, he works his butt off. He doesn't rest on his laurels or expect to be handed the ball because of "who he is," but because of what he does. Finally, he trusts. He believes in God, to be sure, but he also believes in himself, and in his teammates. He's a real leader. His teammates never give up, even when the game is "hopeless," because Tim never gives up. He's like a spark plug for the Denver Broncos... like John Elway before him.

So, can your inner Timmy come out to play? Many of my clients aspire to become more inspirational as leaders, whether they own a business, work in an office or shop, or simply make a living through investing. They could all take a tip from Tim: when you live right, work hard, and believe in yourself and your team, good things happen. Like Tebow, and like Elway, you won't win 'em all. But you'll do a darn sight better than your critics expect you to do. And so will those around you, who can't help but play their best game in the company of your leadership and inspiration.

by Michael D. Hume, M.S.

Michael Hume is a speaker, writer, and consultant specializing in helping people maximize their potential and enjoy inspiring lives. As part of his inspirational leadership mission, he coaches executives and leaders in growing their personal sense of well-being through wealth creation and management, along with personal vitality.

Michael and his wife, Kathryn, divide their time between homes in California and Colorado. They are very proud of their offspring, who grew up to include a homemaker, a rock star, a service talent, and a television expert. Two grandchildren also warm their hearts! Visit Michael's web site at http://michaelhume.net/

Mitä Steve Jobs, Dan Wheldon ja kaikilla on yhteisiä Walt Disney?

Man or mouse? Never heard this issue before? The difference in whether or not really?

How a man in his pocket mouse eating apple racecar driving? You are thinking now, Ummm WTH??? I know you can, at least in the ' thinking ' outside the Normal lines. No, I am not smoking anything funny, (those who know me know, do not have to do any of the artificial stuff is weird. It just comes natural to me.)

Could you imagine? The racecar, mouse and apple have in common? They all share a common dream, the idea of the sense of honor and glory and marked as historical characters, with the date. The idea, which is derived from the creativity, craziness and charm, within the meaning of that great. The car, the mouse, and apple.

Dan Wheldon, Walt Disney and Steve Jobs share the same idea in mind, and the date of the bittersweet and mark products honor. Time of the brother's loss and celebrates the achievements.

Oh, and they are all crazy, the square of the inventory marking troublemaking, misfits, which dared to make a difference.

16 October 2011, Dan Wheldon, Indy 500 winner against all around for the last time. To change the life of millions of his old, also his wife and two very young boys.

California declares this to 16. October 2011, Steve Jobs, and the Stanford holds a Memorial in his honor.

And 16. on this day in October 1923, Walt Disney (and his brother Roy) did pour out his blessings of life, a dream, and founded the Disneyland.

The technique, speed and course of mankind forever. And they all helped to inspire me to explore, play and fast crazy, creative side. Have you thought about what you will need the old leave? How do you want to remember? What is the difference between you? What is the difference you can make now in your life made it harder? They all lay in a different way. Dared to stand out and give their fear is the fuel the birth of the brilliant and Creative Genius dared. They were crazy to filters.

Crazy enough to make a significant difference. You can lead a group of other circle-track around 225 mph on the edge of your personality. In my view, not only outside the box, but so far that it stretched in the imaginations of millions of kilometres and innovation. Think of even a second that the mouse could lead to a man and a magical land.

They were also free status. The freedom to express their creativity and passion. Mighty fortunate. In such a way that has been transferred to the emotions, hearts, and to expand opportunities for million around the world. BIG Apple became big cheese in California, he became best friends with the mouse, and many human lives in the course was given by the drive and desire.

They taught the dream of a greater role and to dare ourselves to get more results. The results, which only affect our lives, but millions of lives. Most of the filters in the show, when we decide on your own "crazy" dreams of the step. And they were all part of the square of the current situation of social misfit-the Club is not circles.

These 3 men taught that although you gone in this, the old, your status will remain. Make your own today, remember that you can achieve better out of the status quo. Normal filters. Other shadow is a boring place to live. Only the same pace. Dare to dream. Dare drive. Dare in a different way. It is, what makes us crazy filters. Misfits. Now give yourself some of the destruction and Start to tell the truth. Oman is the Boolean values. Your life is waiting. You leave these 3 stand crowd pleasers in Word

Steve Jobs: "This is crazy, the misfits, the rebels found, troublemakers, the round pegs, square holes ... they who see things in a different way-they do not have rules for. .. You can quote them, disagree, clarify, or vilify them, but it is the only thing you will not be able to exclude them because they change things ... they push forward mankind, and even though some may see them as the crazy ones, we see Genius, because they are crazy, think that they can change the world, the configuration item to. "

Walt Disney: "why do we need to grow? I know more than the adults, which is a children's approach to life. They are the persons who do not provide the validation wizard, the Joneses. You can see the Disneyland always go there. They are not afraid of is satisfied with the simple pleasures of life, and they embrace me with has brought much-sometimes it doesn't, either. "

Dan Wheldon, with your own words, "the nicest thing is that I'm going to sleep now". Rest in peace Dan Wheldon.

Even if all 3 are passed today, the remains of previous generations. All of these remarkably brave and crazy Life is sufficient for all of the leaders of the 3, it seems like the man and the results of that crazy, make a difference. To authorize and Allow yourself the freedom to have one of these leaders.

Stacie Campanelli, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author/Writer
A trusted authority, u. g. l. Y duckling complex and the Swan in the civilian police.
Executive Director of the s. w. a. N coalition and my sister's
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Organizing A Motivational Seminar

Motivational seminars are seminars where motivational speakers encourage and motivate the attendees regarding their careers and their daily life. Organizing a motivational seminar requires you to gather the resources you need for the event several months before the date of the affair. You need to organize a committee to handle the whole event and to plan it in order for things to run smoothly come the day of the seminar. Your committee will be the one to assign a person who will book the venue, invite the guests, generate a theme, hire the motivational speaker and assemble a kit to be handed out to your guests. They will also be the ones who will handle the promotion of the event and encourage people to join in the seminar. Below are a few tips when organizing a motivational seminar and how to make it successful.

1. Preparation is always key, so be sure to properly organize your presentation so that your audience may easily understand what you are discussing, be sure that when you hire a motivational speaker have them organize their presentation and discussion to make the flow of the seminar run smoothly. These seminars are all about motivating and encouraging your guests so ensure that you incorporate audience interaction and participation into the discussion. This will greatly help them understand more the concepts and the subject points of the seminar.

2. Be sure that you gather enough materials and data for your seminar in order to make it successful. Should you be the speaker of the said seminar or perhaps the organizer, then you should always remember to give hand-outs to your guests so that they may have a guide about the program or a basis on certain subject matters which will be discussed. Should you be the speaker of the event or have hired a motivational speaker to do the presentation, then your presentations should be in PowerPoint format so that you can easily browse through them and simply plug in your laptop or PDA containing your presentation unto the multimedia device.

3. Lastly always remember to budget your seminar beforehand and create a contract regarding the bill for the venue and the catering to make sure you have enough budget for everything that you will need for the event. Also ask the hotel or the function area where the venue is located if they can provide you with a discount regarding the number of guest who will be attending and the number of guests who will be staying at the resort or hotel.

4. Create an evaluation form for attendees to fill out during or after the presentation to find out what the flaws are of the presentation or what areas need to be improved more on. This evaluation form rates not only the event but also how the motivational speaker delivered their presentation. Did the audience learn something or perhaps they found the speaker to be uninteresting and dull. These are some of the key points you should know so you can improve them the next time you organize a motivational seminar.

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Seashells and Sand Dollars: Inspiration From the Beach - How to Face Adversity and Offer Hope

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ~ Jerome Fleishman

I just spent a week at the seashore, watching waves pound the beach, dragging sand away from its quiet place on the shore and into the bigger ocean. If I were a grain of sand, I'd much rather lie in the sun: peaceful, un-battered, with a life of quiet tranquility. I'd rather not face the waves of adversity, tumbled by the tumult of ebb and flow, uncertain of my outcome.

Yet the ocean, like life, gives back, even as it takes. I found a sand dollar amid the flotsam at water's edge. A tad imperfect, not bleached-white but dull gray; all the more precious because it survived the surf to settle at my feet - an unexpected gift.

As we strolled along, others were picking up seashells, tossing aside those that were chipped, broken and imperfect. I'd always done the same thing myself. But then I started to notice the shards. They were just as beautiful, perhaps more so. Uniquely shaped, beaten but not destroyed; a testament to the tenacity of life and survival - even in the wearing ocean. My thoughts wandered with my steps...

A friend's daughter who lost a child, and another whose husband died unexpectedly. Both too young.

A conversation with a Korean veteran who lived a far different experience from our MASH-inspired perception of war. Thank you, sir, for your service. (And thank you to all veterans, wherever you served.)

A wealthy businessman who struggles with the realities of a 29-year-old son with ALS. The son may not see his 30th birthday. And no amount of money can change that...

Dozens of people, young and old, in wheel chairs and scooters on the boardwalk, enjoying sunshine and surf despite their handicaps.

Even a dog rally, where two of the stars were Pitt Bulls with missing legs. Most of us would say, "How sad." Yet they were active and loving, squirming with joy when people stopped to pet them.

I began to pick up those broken shells, seeing a different perspective that others overlooked. "See these colors." "Ooh, look at these - how beautiful!" And a few steps further, "Feel this one," as I rubbed my thumb back and forth across its smooth surface, comforting like a worry stone.

We are like those seashells. We don't get the option to stay on the beach, comfortable, warm and unaffected by the ebb and flow of life. Instead we must face the surf, overcome the riptides of calamity and disaster to offer value and beauty to those whose paths cross ours.

Some of us seem to have 'perfect' lives, yet we've been through the surf of situations and circumstances that tossed us about and left our emotions behind with the tide.

Some of us are battered by life, dull and chipped like that sand dollar. We've lost the polish of lovingkindness - replaced with the grayness of anger, bitterness and disappointment, grief and regret.

Others are broken - eroded physically, mentally, emotionally or financially. Our lives, our 'shells', are no longer what we had expected. We've been washed ashore by waves of time and circumstance. We wait, broken and alone, for someone to pick us up, dust off the grit and remind us of our innate value and beauty.

I'm sure we'd all rather be like seashells in the Beach Store: perfect, polished, costly. But Life's tides don't give us that option.

The next time you see people or circumstances that aren't what you want or expect, remember the lesson of the shells. They were all perfect once. Yet, even battered and broken, they add to the ambience that is Life. Every seashell - if it could talk, would tell you a story of joy and sorrow, ebb and flow.

We forget too often that our experiences are not unique. The Bible reminds us the tests and trials of life are 'common to man' (I Cor. 10:13). Growth and decay, trial and circumstance, happiness and disappointment are all part of the tide called Life. Here are three simple keys to help you face your own adversities and offer hope to others.

Empathize. When you meet someone who seems storm-tossed and lonely, remember the sand dollar, chipped and gray, but special nonetheless. Share your compassion and understanding.

Appreciate. Be grateful when the ocean of Life gives you time on the beach. Welcome every opportunity for sunshine and blessing. Share your blessings with others.

Connect. No matter where they are - or why, people need connection. Just like those fragments of seashells, you can 'pick them up' with smiles, kind words and hugs.

That Korean veteran showed me a photo of he and his wife, now deceased. Decades ago, they were young and beautiful - far removed from the stubbly elder gentleman I know now. My own life certainly didn't turn out as I'd expected. Yours probably didn't either. And that is true for all of us. But just like those seashells, we've survived. That is the real inspiration from the beach.

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Ruth Seebeck has built a reputation over the last three decades as a life-skills coach, mentor, Christian counselor and friend. She is a business owner, author, community volunteer and event coordinator whose passion is helping others overcome life's challenges.

Memories That Motivate

I had been in hospital for several weeks. A major development occurred one day - I was allowed home for 4 hour stretches mid-afternoon. Imagine that: weeks in an institution and being institutionalized, and then 4 hours of home. After winter comes spring.

It was wonderful - rediscovering my old home again - going through the door, sitting on the old familiar (and time to replace!) settee. And every image in the home told a story - had a memory - and strengthened my resolve to finally come home for good at last.

Up in the bedroom where my wife took me to wash my hair and groom me (somewhat) I looked at the windowsill and saw one of my favourite objects, and smiled: one transparent "jelly" shoe, once belonging to a four year old, sadly and happily, but now a hulking 18 year old who had left home recently to go to university. We are talking of my son, Joe.

Seeing the jelly shoe (more of a plastic sandal really) reminded me of how it got there, the moment and all the motivation. Walking my son into the sand and surf down at Bournemouth beach around 1997 - Joe proudly wearing his 2 jelly shoes on both feet, and then - suddenly - Joe getting stuck, one foot sinking into the sand, and as he pulled away, one jelly shoe coming loose.

Joe was distraught. I rushed to assist - helped him back to shore, but could not for the life of me locate the lost jelly shoe. Somewhere out at sea, may be only 10 feet from the shore and only covered with one foot of water was the shoe, but sinking into the sands and now not discernible to the naked eye.

He was inconsolable - now only with one jelly shoe. So, in a motivational moment, as we walked home, I told Joe I was going back to find it, and mum would take him home; a wink to mum and she understood.

Instead of returning to the shore where finding it would be impossible, I shot into the town centre and purchased an identical pair of jelly shoes from a convenient shoe shop. Then, rushed home - voila - I presented Joe with one new jelly shoe. (The spare shoe carefully hidden from Joe's vigilant sight).

He was 4 years old - but he took it in his little hand, delighted, but also somewhat bemused. At some deep level he suspected dad had tricked him but... there was the jelly shoe. So, a perfect end to a fraught afternoon had at last been achieved.

And now the spare jelly shoe - the one he never had and which I didn't give him - is on the windowsill - a trophy, a reminder, a witness to that wonderful afternoon when my son's tears were washed away as dad magically found the lost jelly shoe.

That's highly motivating to reflect on - all our tears will finally be washed away as we - the children - enter the light beyond that makes sense of everything.

Now as I sit in my home with images and ideas such as these surrounding me, I am strengthened.

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Your Beliefs Rule Your Life - What Do You Want To Believe?

The majority of people do not realize they are constantly reinforcing and being victimized by their beliefs. The beliefs you hold tell you what you can and can not do and what is right, wrong or true each moment. You can get lost in your beliefs that you only see the stories about 'What was' and 'What might be.'
When your 'What was or What might be,' are your consistent thoughts you miss the exquisite beauty that is in the here and now. You might also feel trapped in patterns that are causing you pain, loss and missed opportunities. Yet, it does not need to be that way.
The indoctrinated programs of mass consciousness about money, worthiness, intellect, ability make it more difficult for anyone to have a breakthrough because everything in society reinforces your program (beliefs). Yet, it is important to remember it is your program and beliefs about these issues that limit your success and happiness.
Harry Palmer said it best in his article, Designing Our Own Reality, "We experience what we believe. If we don't believe that we experience what we believe, then we don't, which still means the first statement is true."
When you accept your indoctrination and conditioning as, 'That is just the way I am,' you have moved away from being the source of your beliefs, and your past takes over as the source of your beliefs. Taking responsibility for your beliefs allows you to be the source of your beliefs right now. Looking to blame someone or something for your beliefs is disempowering and you allow your past to dictate your present. Thus, reality is anything you believe it is moment to moment. What others believe is their reality. Albeit can be one and the same on various issues.
Your beliefs have a direct impact on the quality of your life. Your beliefs cause you to think, behave and act in specific ways that either support or thwart your personal power. Your beliefs are imbedded in your unconscious mind. There is an easy way to discover your beliefs and systematically change them one by one.
Every moment you are unhappy about a situation is an opportunity to transform your negative beliefs to positive beliefs. For example: When you are in bumper to bumper traffic, you have choices - negative ranting thoughts, accept 'what is,' or if possible find another route. Either choice you will arrive at your destination as quickly as traffic will allow. The more you focus on the snarled traffic, the more upset you become. Accepting 'what is;' or taking another route allows you to create a stress free solution. This formula is applicable to any situation or issue.
This formula might seem too good to be true. However, it is that simple. Accepting 'what is,' or finding a more acceptable solution is the key to changing your experiences. Beliefs are the ruling formula. What do you want to believe? Change your beliefs and you change your life.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Metaphysician - Certified Hypnosis Practitioner, Author and Speaker. Dr. Dorothy facilitates clearing blocks, fears and limiting beliefs. You can live the life you desire. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net/

The road not taken-medicine and Me

I will tell you this with a sigh of relief
Somewhere ages and ages, therefore,
Two roads were in the wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled,
And that made all the difference.

Robert Frost.

This poem in high school, you have learned. And it was my favorite. It was not a cheesy, boring and predictable. Is sad. It made me think. And, above all, all of the words appeared to come from his own mouth. Reading each sentence, each word of each verse, has led me to understand how life is information that we can make decisions and choices, we have (or had).

I wrote a note on Facebook that I have done on choices, when medical science chose my course of study in the field. I have written, that the Note is not just because I'm sick and tired of the life of doctors is, in other words, the people who wrote the Note, because I have been personally having doubts as to why I have selected. It was a little self-justification.

If some random person of me, why choose the medicine, I would like a response to the cliche-ly "Because you wanna help the people". This is true. Well, in part, in any case.

Honest reply. I do not know. (I) you do not want to do Engineering, law and Arts. Mainly, because I suck Physics, history and art. So the scientific disciplines that sounds good.

I wanted to, you've never done before in medicine. The fact is. ..

Before to make a career in medicine scholarship we had exposure to (a). The main reason is to see whether we can handle that. For any other reason, might be what you do not scare us, inspire us.

So my hospital at Putrajaya. When I look back on it now, it was a poor choice of exposure because the hospital was too clean, effective, and too good to be true too. The hospital was nice, and that is incorrect, because the image that the life of a doctor is easy and stress free. It is not.

So I was there every time I was just playing, I'm there, I am passionate about it coz of the people asking, I'm all. like "cuts I like Yeahh! It may be your own blood pumping! Hoyeahh! '.

Even though deep down I like the ... Why even here?

First in my group, and went to the Orthopedic ward. And as we had a listen to some ranting, and how difficult it is, how we should quit now, but when we got the opportunity to use my eyes, the doctor spent his patients in the room. See the old people have weak knees, how do they just sit and wait ... and wait. Other room on the top of this help him walk the patient to farmers of the nurses. Are all of the people here looked sad, or was just for me?

Then the door proved to be the entrance to my attention to the old man was transported, gurney. He was an older, possibly 70-ish, and doctors had brought the bed in her room. I looked at the old man. He took me. He was in the NIB, but then, he tried to rise. He made eye contact with me and then he waved to me. He is smiling and waving to me, like he knew me for the longest period of time. His eyes brightened. He was satisfied with.

Theory, he was wrong to me, maybe one of his sons or grandsons. It made me sad. The old man might not have had the right end. But if you make someone happy with my presence, may be unable to do more with the medicine. Well I took that as a sign.

On the second day we went to see how everything works in the sub-areas. Each of us has been set up in different rooms. I got the pediatric ward. So by the Chair, next to the doctor as we waited in the patient.

Malay, the doctor asked, "so, you wanna be a doctor, huh? The good you're in. How is the SPM result? "I told Her, and she replied" Oh my, that is good! That does not make me very well. But I hope u know that a doctor more than just being Smart. " I smiled. Just could not agree more.

The patient came to. He was accompanied by his mother, 12-year-old boy. Please, he was having problems with his liver. I'm not quite sure, but is quite serious. So serious, in fact, he is forced to check his urine daily. His mother would make some of the test, on their own at home may be able to verify the presence of the protein or something in his urine. He received the loads to take oral pills. He had made a number of treatments, including if they do electric manufactures the computer with the power to him. None, who had worked for. He said it was painful. I believed him. His eyes, that they will not be able to see it.

He is thin, but due to the disease, he may, in some weight. He was not allowed to be active, i.e., he cannot play football with his Friends. He wanted to go kite boarding school, but he is not working properly, his holding.

At the same time, he was silent. I smiled encouragingly for him. I said "good luck for the UPSR". He smiled back, unfortunately. I do not think that he wanted to hear. If only I could ' Hello ', can be corrected. Maybe that would make his day. If you only had a doctor.

Then there is this woman, who only gave the baby about a month back, and he was diagnosed with cancer. I've never felt so everything.

But with the medicine, I can personally, the opportunity to say "I can make u better" and mean it.

The money will be made to the medicine. Not for Dr. title. And certainly will not be able to make my parents proud.

I have made it a little boy. The old man. The Woman.

It is not simply, as can be. It is not because I am a smart tags. It is not, therefore, to make the correct things.

I did it, because if I have to pick up someone's pain and see the smile on their face, while the hurt go away, then there is no other contact. I am ready.

Even with all that, I still think about how different my life would be in if I have chosen medicine. Do not take the road is always in the spirit that haunt me Nights. But as long as I know, that the road that I am taking you for a ride, you can smile and say, that the life-"I'm afraid of you".

When A Crisis Strikes - Hope Is The Door Out of The Darkness

Hope Is The Door Out of The Darkness
Hope is probably the most important factor to dealing with any difficult time. Hope is what drives us forward and gives us the energy to endure and prevail over any circumstances. When someone has lost hope, it makes a person's life so much harder, suffering even more. Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel, the door opening to let the sunshine in. It gives us the reason to go on and to know we will get through whatever is happening now.
My family and I managed to survive those four years of separation because we continually had something to hope for. Even during the darkest times, we had avenues that gave us something to hope for. I am so grateful I wasn't sent away because I was truly afraid for my life and believed terrible things would have happened to me. So I kept myself focused on the good things that could happen. I always had some light that I could focus on with the vision of me going home always at the forefront.
To me, hope is finding Happiness, Optimism, and Positive Energy. It reminds us that better days are ahead. Life is cyclical and hope gets us over those bumps and valleys. It is also the door that opens to let light into any dark situation. Feeling hopelessness is common during a crisis. Look for the things that can give you something positive to focus on...you can breath, you can read, you have a special purpose in your life and this may be a part of forming you to be the best possible version of yourself.
If you imagine baking cookies, each ingredient by itself doesn't taste very good at all. Who wants to eat a spoonful of flour, or butter, or sugar, or even baking soda? But put them all together in the right measurements, bake them in the oven, and viola! You have delicious cookies.
Life is much the same. Each crisis, challenge, or trauma in itself doesn't feel very good, but the end result is a beautifully woven tapestry of your life that brings out the best of you. Focus on the future-the brightest future you can imagine-so that you can bring that into your life. It'll give you the hope you need to get through the challenges you may be facing right now.
Karin Volo is known as your Dream Job Mentor. She has worked in executive search for over 15 years on two continents and has placed hundreds of people in their dream jobs. She has worked internationally and has a good understanding of cultural differences and understands how important the right job or career is for a person's well being.
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Your Life Resume

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Life's good news is where you are now is where you will be three years from now. The bad news is where we are now is where we will be three years from now UNLESS something changes.

Many factors influence and drive an individual's satisfaction or need to change both personally and professionally. Living a balanced life for example can we honestly say that we are in control of life's demands within our mind, body and spirit? Can we affirm that we are focused, managing accomplishments, commitments or are the events of life - wanted and unwanted - managing us?

Image a vista of mountain tops surrounded by a body of tranquil crystal clear water. You breathe deeply, and feel a pull to move closer to the water's edge and bending down to catch a glimpse of your reflection you suddenly hear the still small voice of God asking, "What do you see?"

Surprised by the question you shrink away only to find yourself haunted by the Creator's question. Again, you bend down to look closely into the eyes of your reflection but find yourself struggling to answer the question 'what do you see? We all have or will experience this place of unknowing; unable to identify with our reflection. Wondering who and what we are all about, doubting our future, what we did or did not accomplish up to now.

If we believe and trust that life is a journey, that we are here as spiritual beings having a human experience, then we will create a resume of our life. Yes, you read correctly a resume of your life. Human Resource professionals describe a candidate's resume as a snap shot of what was experienced, where the experience took place, when did the experience happen and how skills developed because of the experience. Many books have been read and seminars attended to learn how to create the perfect resume that vividly captures a candidate's value, experience and skills. Yet, little time is spent on creating a life resume so we can respond to the question what do you see when you look into the eyes of your reflection.

The strategy behind a life resume is to remember to record your accomplishments, the skills and experiences you gleaned each day. So let's begin with Johnny Smith. As far back as Johnny could remember, he was told by family and friends how outgoing and friendly he was and although shy by nature, Johnny began to live what he heard and was voted 'most friendly student' in High School. After High School, Johnny decided to postpone college and obtained employment at the neighborhood Pharmacy. It was there that Johnny made the most of his outgoing, friendly demeanor and once again, Johnny was voted 'most valuable employee' by customers, peers and management. After two years, Johnny decided to continue his education and attend college. He hoped his work experience would compensate for his average High School grades and low SAT scores. He was excited when he received the first letter, then the second and third but disappointed to read, we are sorry to inform you but....

Trying hard to stay encouraged, Johnny prayed for guidance and was led to create a life resume after hearing the still small voice of God say, "If you believe your life is worth anything, it will be worth recording and sharing."

And write Johnny did. Daily updating his life resume, recording accomplishments, skills and experiences; encouraging co-workers, customers and management to do the same. October 1st, exceeded my service goal by 5%. October 2nd, topped yesterday's sales goal by 11%; October 3rd, applied to the another college building my tenacity skills, October 4th, volunteered to help Mrs. Handley with her garden. Day after day Johnny recorded, striving to beat yesterday's objectives. Celebrating with others who recorded their life resume, cheering on and encouraging those who struggled to recognize their self worth.

Then the day Johnny was waiting for, a possibility letter. Johnny was invited to meet with the Department Head of Enrollment at one of the top Universities in the Country. The good news spread like wildfire and customers, co-workers and management wrote letter after letter acknowledging and recognizing Johnny's superior attributes of team work, tenacity, helpfulness, and above all his positive attitude.

Johnny felt unsettled the day of his interview, and praying for guidance, and direction he heard the still small voice of God reminding him to re-read his life resume, October 27, exceeded, November 2, accomplished, December 1st recognized...etc., and, after a daunting interview, Mr. Jonas, the Department Head of Enrollment, sat back in his chair and smiled.

"Johnny," he said, "in all my years as a department head; I have not received so many letters of recommendation from ordinary people as I have received on your behalf. You must be an extraordinary person."

Sensing Johnny knew nothing of the letters, Mr. Jonas picked up a mail bag called Johnny and proceeded to empty the contents onto Johnny's lap. Startled and left speechless, Johnny bowed his head and gave thanks.

"So what's the message here Johnny? How did you manage to create so many fans?" asked Mr. Jonas.

Johnny smiled and thought they remembered, then replied, "I keep a life resume sir and encourage others to keep one also. I record and celebrate my accomplishments and the accomplishments of others every day. I record the skills and experiences gleaned each day so I never forget who I am or what I see when I look into the eyes of my reflection. I believe a life worth living, Mr. Jonas, is a life worth recording. I never want to wonder who and what I am all about, and if I do forget, all I have to do is read my life resume and I am reminded of my gifts, my self-worth and my values."

That was a special day for Johnny as he was accepted into the University. It was a special day for Mr. Jonas also as he sat down to re-write the ending of his commencement speech to the graduating class.

.......and always remember, to keep and to update your life resume, to recognize and celebrate your accomplishments so if and when you have the opportunity to look into the eyes of your reflection you will know who you are; and above all, never forget a life worth living is a life worth recording.

Steve Jobs - Vision in Life, Inspiration in Death

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Steve Jobs has finally lost his battle with cancer, and lovers of computing and technology will mourn his loss. While there will no doubt be many eulogies and tributes to his achievements, I would like to offer a more spiritual perspective on this inspirational man.

For years we were privileged to see a man who was ahead of his time in vision, in originality and innovation: always taking the lead, while others could only play catch-up. A man who had an unprecedented ability to communicate and inspire others with that vision. A man who knew what we wanted before we did ourselves. Someone who, with his slick and yet informal style, had that special ability to reach the full spectrum of people. A genius? Probably!

However, this is not all that defines the man. In his last year we saw someone who, in the face of the greatest adversity, became even more. Although clearly failing physically, we saw an even brighter light and enthusiasm shining though. We saw dignity, responsibility, courage and a renewed delight in his vision.

How would you define a Spiritual Master? Would you say a Guru or Prophet? In the past perhaps we would have been limited by these concepts. Nowadays, however, the divisions and definitions of the past are blurring as never before. The Master of the 21st century can be from any walk of life. A true Spiritual Master is the person who speaks from the heart, who is connected to something higher than the norm, and who aspires to communicate that energy and joy to the rest of us. They give us a glimpse of something more and illuminate our lives with it. If this is today's definition of a Spiritual Master, then I believe Steve Jobs was exactly that.

Ask yourself, what will you do when you look in the mirror and see the face of death looking back at you. That is the moment when you learn who you truly are. Will you be a victim, locked in your own fear, who relinquishes your power and just diminishes? Will you find courage and dignity to hold your own to the end? Or, will you be one of those rare individuals who discovers even more within themselves. These people see their impending death, and find a renewed strength and clarity. Far from diminishing, they grow and blossom as the end approaches.

The knowledge of your own impending death has a bitter-sweet gift: the sharpest shift in perspective that anyone can ever experience. Immediately, the trivial evaporates, and only the profound remains. At that moment, you see the stark truth of your life's achievements. That is when you know whether anything you have done actually matters.

Can you continue your life's work, giving it that new razor-sharp perspective and making every moment count as never before? Those who can, not only live every second given to them to the full, but do so with such passion for life and with such focus, that we cannot fail to be uplifted by their example. We saw this in Steve Jobs.

Has Steve Jobs changed our lives for the better? On the material level, undoubtedly he has. The first decade of the 21st century has been transformed as a direct result of this man. However, what shines through Steve Jobs' life and work is far more than this. He left a spiritual mark on this planet too, even if he himself was unaware of it. He may not have been Mother Theresa, but still, he lifted us up and inspired us. He enhanced our lives, and he leaves the world a better place.

What on earth would he think of my comments? Would he laugh? Would he dismiss them? I could not possibly say. I just hope he realised how much joy he brought into the world with his vision, his imagination and his infectious enthusiasm: the very best of legacies.

I hope people will be able to say half as much of me.

Dr Anne Whitehouse studied at Cambridge University and had a scientific career before ME forced her to re-evaluate her life and change direction. She is now a speaker, transformational therapist and author of You Are The Alchemist - Transform Your Life. Do you want to inspire others with your life? Would you like to help others by being an example of hope? Would you like your suffering to have some real meaning? If you are stuck in fear and powerlessness, you can stay where you are, or you can use it to turn your life into an inspiration. Let me show you how you can do this for yourself. Go to http://www.thealchemydr.com/ to find out how.

Writing your own thoughts and emotions of Strangers reading takes Courage

This is my first published article on the network. It has taken me to write and send this piece may be thousands of people from EzineArticles, making them, I do not know, read and dissect a long time.

Although I am a social person and comfortable in their own writing, I have been very selective in choosing who I have in my writing. My problem by publishing my writing is to expose myself to the people, have never met, who are my soul. I am noyrtyneet my own vulnerability in admitting these fears and because of the Unknown phase I think is unpleasant, and free.

For some time now the others have been encouraging me to write. Well done to the opening-up of the tickets through my writing has given me and, and is to enter and send this song to the pace. (I) to overcome their own fear and come out the other side, Feeling exhilarated and excited. Whether your own comfort zone, I have given myself to the sound of the world.

Some of you may be unable to connect my feelings around this. To understand their own feelings of trepidation and sits back, but was impelled to write because of the fear of strangers in a critical voice in the home. One way to view positively to this challenge is made, is just as, in fact, the number of people who would benefit from writing, you may need to be considered to be benefitted from the mine.

You may have written something positive, that may change lives by helping them become readers, and the movement for the sake of clarity or teaching them something of value.

We all have something to say about this world, an important and perhaps it is time to share. I'm sure the other there are ready to hear what you have to say, and people who have more than a little appreciative. Of course, too, is one of the benefits of this experience can be completely adapted to all those who have and are meant, as in baring your soul, you are building a personal strength and character. Who knows, it may well step up to you to do something to change your status, which you have been wanting to do, but were kept back by itself. It just go!

Three Types of People To Watch Out For

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As I've mentioned in previous articles, your time is precious, and to spend it with a contemptuous and cynical individual is ill advised. Now I'm going to outline three philosophies that have only harmed humanity and if you're familiar with someone who seems to share a similar ideology as the one described, then you might want to reconsider that relationship...

Hedonists - Hedonism was the dominate philosophy in Ancient Rome, and arguably lead it to its demise. In hedonism, pleasure reigns supreme. These types of people seek out superficial pleasures without giving much thought to the negative effects their actions could potentially cause. The creed of hedonism is "If it feels good, do it!"... This philosophy has been known to produce gluttonous and lustful individuals who consequently have very little determination. Although these people may seem "fun and amusing" at first, you'll soon realize that they won't do you any favors in the long run.

Individualists - An individualist, when faced with a pressing decision will initially think "what can I get out of this?" Individualism is essentially a selfish philosophy that puts the main concern on "you and only you". Individualism severs the community as a whole; these types of people will harm the community in order to advance themselves. This philosophy is a bit less evident but just as dangerous as the others. It may take you awhile to spot an individualist out but once you do you can either keep your distance or attempt to alter his or her philosophy. Individualists mindset can be changed however, individualism has proven to be the easiest dogma to alter. A simple wakeup call and some words of wisdom should do the trick.

Minimalists - Minimalism is the rival of greatness and the founder of mediocrity. This philosophy is pretty self-explanatory, "What is the least I can do?" The minimalists want to reap all the rewards while giving none of the effort. "How can I put forth no effort, but still accomplish everything I want to?" If you spend too much time with these types of people you'll subconsciously inherit their slothful nature. One thing I have come to realize is that working hard is extremely contagious chose to spend your time with hardworking individuals and the first change you'll notice is your work ethic. Unfortunately this theory works both ways, spend too much time with a lethargic person and you'll be at risk for developing a similar work ethic.

Austin Hatem
Be Different...Be Bold...Change the World...
http://www.outofinspiration.com/

Survival Motivational Speakers

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There are motivational speakers that teach survival techniques regarding certain scenarios. These speakers are usually invited to speak at training camps and summer camps for kids. They teach about how to survive when faced with a certain situation and how to overcome certain obstacles. Should a person be lost in the jungle, lost in the dessert, or perhaps marooned in a desert island these survival motivators will teach you all about how to survive and find civilization or get rescued. Read about some of the survival techniques a survival motivational speaker teaches to their audience.

· Survival techniques when in the jungle - When a person is lost in a jungle or in a rainforest, it is always best not to panic and simply calm down in order to have a clear mind to think rationally. Survival motivational speakers will teach a person how to salvage for food, how to hunt, how to find clean drinking water and build a temporary shelter to sleep in for the night. Also they will teach a person how to reach civilization or how to get rescued by passing crafts or patrolling rangers. The most important thing that a person must remember when in the jungle is to always find clean drinking water to keep a person hydrated at all times.

· Survival techniques when in the desert - A person who is lost in the desert can survive for days as long as they know a few survival skills. This is where a survival motivational speaker comes in, they will teach you all about surviving in the desert and how also how to find civilization and get easily rescued. But the most important thing to remember when in the desert is to always hydrate. It can get pretty hot in there and a person will easily get dehydrated if they don't take in enough fluids ounces per day. Also remember to cover your head with a hat or a cloth so you'll keep the temperature of your head normal when walking under the heat of the sun.

When night falls, remember that the dessert can get pretty cold. You will need to have a fire burning in order to keep yourself warm and build a shelter to cover you from the cold night breeze. Your shelter and bonfire will also protect you from certain dessert wild animals that may harm you while you're asleep. So make sure that your fire burns all night to keep those unwanted predators away.

· Surviving a desert island - A person stuck in a desert island also need to remember a few things in order to survive. Motivational speakers will help a person how to always keep it calm, and be sure to be on the lookout at the shoreline for passing vessels or aircraft so you can call their attention. Draw or make a big sign at the beach that says S.O.S or HELP. These are the international signals of a person in distress and when someone spot them then a person can be then rescued.

Learn more about survival techniques that motivational speakers teach by logging on to our site at http://www.dobbo.com.au/

Success Secret - Happiness Is A Choice

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People search for keys to success. Some say it is all about hard work, some attribute success to patience and perseverance, some simply credit it all to destiny. Perspectives differ but everyone agrees that success doesn't come easy.

But one misconception many people have about success is about its relation to happiness. That success leads to happiness is a common belief. And one can say it is a myth.

Success does not necessarily lead to happiness. You can have all the success, fame and riches you desire and still not be happy with what you have. Happiness does not come from abundance or opulence. Happiness is essentially a state of mind and rather than success being a cause for happiness, one can say, happiness is always a cause for success.

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen"

~ Elizabeth Kubler Ros

Happiness is a choice. You can be happy no matter what the circumstances are. The biggest struggles of life, the deepest pains, and toughest challenges do not have the power to tear you away from choosing to be happy despite everything. You may say this is impossible. How can one remain happy in the midst of pain?

You can if you approach pain with a positive attitude, as an obstacle or challenge which has been put in your path to test your resilience and stoicism, you will be able to face it square on rather than let it climb all over you and drown you in depression.

It is all a matter of your own thoughts

Happiness is not something that depends upon another person or situations either. You have the power to create things that make you happy. Many difficult or sad situations arise every now and then. It is all up to you how you choose to feel on any given day.

For instance, if you are handling too many responsibilities, your success in fulfilling each one of them will depend on how you balance the various responsibilities and approach each one as per its importance. If you let yourself become confused, hassled and disorganized, the problems that are actually opportunities in work clothes will seem all too difficult to handle. The opportunities will slip past you, and you will just be looking at the problems and not what's behind them. It is not important how you look at things but what you see there.

Turn your mind towards positive thinking. Decide to finish the jobs according to priorities, spare a few moments to absorb the beauty that surrounds you, count your blessings, and read some inspirational messages. Create your own happiness.

Remember, the amazing thing about life is that, you choose what you allow into it. You choose how things affect you, you choose how you react. Happiness is a Choice. Make it. Keep smiling!

Noah Brown is a freelance writer who writes extensively on parenting children by building stress-free enjoyable parent child relationships. She also writes on motivational videos and inspirational quotes which provide useful relationship advice and parenting tips.

What Is My Next Great Step?

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What is my next great step?It was just before the summer really kicked into gear. I had the opportunity to listen to my colleague, Kurt Hoelting, author of The Circumference of Home, tell his tales of a year lived differently. He spoke of his decision to live a year apart from his car. The realization that his impact on the earth was too great for him to not somehow do something differently directed him to make a substantial alteration in the way he was living his life. So he did. His life for one year was lived with a new compass and as a result, his life will never be the same. By writing his story, he also had a significant impact on many of his readers, inspiring them to heed their call to take their courageous next step, and I count myself as one of them.

What is that something that brings us to realize the imperative for us to take a "next step", and that by not moving forward, we are cheating ourselves of something great? Next steps are not always Hail-Mary-football- passes with two seconds left in the game that go in the record books. Next steps can be the next logical sequential movement forward that is uncomfortable and sometimes frightening and is easy to rationalize avoiding. I think that true next steps never really go away, they keep returning to our consciousness until we take some action on them.

However you personally describe "your greatest self inside of you", it calls you to be courageous and it instructs you to follow your truth. It will push you towards your next step. If you do take the time to listen to that inner voice however, be ready to pay attention and take action, because once you know your right course of action and you choose not to pursue it, it is difficult to be happy knowing that you did not stand up for your greatness.

This stepping out may concern what you most need to do, but have resisted, regarding your health and well being. You may have been a smoker that had quit and felt your best ever, but due to some stressful life circumstances you fell off the wagon and started again. There is a part of you that will never forget what it felt like to have more energy and more breath. This will nudge you towards that feeling again and again. This persistent nudging might pertain to your weight, your sense of fitness or many other aspects of health as well as relationship, work, spiritual fitness and more.

I think that direct experience more than anything else brings us to the brink of next steps. It is the witnessing and feeling of something that runs against our personal grain that sets the stage for the necessity for change.

Once you know and have felt or experienced prejudice, can you ever really be at peace treating another in the same way? Once you have experienced being in a relationship that is mutually supportive, can you ever really be happy in one that is not? Once you have seen an island of albatrosses choked from plastic garbage remains, can you ever buy plastic bottles for your family without knowing the consequences? After working in a job that inspired you to be creative can you ever be really satisfied with a 9 to 5 menial task environment?

So my question has been...what is my next step? What am I being called forth to pursue that the pursuing of will increase my passion and excitement and life force. And what is it that the putting off of doing will keep me in a place of mediocrity, void of synchronistic experiences that remind me of how fabulous my life is and can be. Where am I living outside of that personal integrity? As I have personally explored that question, I am finding my next steps being laid out clearer and clearer for me. I am finding my choices getting stronger and the opportunities for me to write and teach expand for me. As i pursue that question, I am receiving clearer answers. I also know for myself, that if I do not heed the call, if i do not pursue the opportunities laid out before me, they will likely wither away because I am in essence telling the universe a lie. "Please give me a chance" but by refusing to dive in and instead stepping back down off the ladder, I am really just giving the universe lip service.

So my question to you, as always, is what is your next step? What are you avoiding, the avoiding of which is keeping your life smaller than you deserve? I ask you to take a moment right now and contemplate this question and see where it takes you.

Craig Weiner, DC has been in the health care field for 25 years, as a doctor of chiropractic, certified massage therapist, EFT practitioner, health coach, workshop leader, and creator of the Transformational Dialogues. Together with his wife Alina Frank, they are the creators of Path2Passion, a 6 week webinar series supporting couples in creating a powerful and intimate relationship. http://www.chirozone.net/, reach at drcraig@chirozone.net

The Crucial Question and What You Can Do About It

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What is the crucial question facing the world today? Is it socio-political -- government corruption, human rights, sexual inequality, overpopulation? Is it sociological --religious, racial, political divisions, immorality, violence, permissiveness, breakdown of the family? Is it economic --over-consumerism, materialism, unemployment, the collapsing economy, globalization? Is iteco-global --poverty, war, terrorism, managing natural resources, global warming?

What if instead of choosing from this seemingly endless list we consider these issues as symptoms of a deeper malaise? What if we consider that it may be less the issues in themselves than how we choose to respond to them? Do we choose to respond to them out of fear, helplessness and despair or from empowerment, love, compassion and empathetic engagement? Won't our future and the future of humanity depend on how we respond, from where we respond and on what actions we take now?

Thousands of years ago humankind understood that being precedes doing. Our sense of presence, of being-ness, aligns us with powerful forces. The state of the world today is a reflection of inner turmoil, violence, unrest and uncertainty. If we human beings were to look seriously inside, as a collective act, and make a sincere commitment to a new intention to live harmoniously, intelligently and joyfully together the world would be transformed. But first we must understand the relationship between the inner and outer worlds. Being precedes doing: what we think, feel and understand inside us is reflected into the outer world.

Therefore, the crucial question for humanity today is: will it awaken? Will we awaken to our true nature, to what is possible and inherently human, to a life of wisdom, compassion, empathy and kindness? Will we choose to realize out higher nature, the True Self?

What can we do? Where should we begin? How can we start?

As ever, we start slowly, firmly and resolutely with inner conviction and resolve to overcome obstacles, to persevere, to become... ourselves.

First, a little discipline. Not remaining a slave to our desires and our fears, choosing how best to spend our day wisely, looking for balance in our life activities, thoughts and feelings, sometimes willingly doing what we don't want to do, persevering and enduring in wise and skilful ways and effortful striving towards the spiritual, the transcendent and the divine.

These basic practices serve as a foundation for continuing development.

Second, feel the world. This means letting in the experience and the intuition of ordinary states and responding to people, events and phenomena in the outer world and allowing them to affect you, becoming emotional, not in the conditioned sense but in the deeper sense of abandonment to naturalness and love.

This engagement aligns you to the world in authentic relationship.

Third, cultivate awareness which means staying awake, alive and responsive; seeing what is happening on all levels of human experience and not taking anything for granted, but staying intelligent in the true sense of the word, witnessing, being non-critical, accepting, not in a foolish way, but in an expansive, loving way that discerns when things are OK and when they are not.

Separation from the mind of judgment frees you from prejudice and bigotry to meet the world with deep compassion.

Fourth, keep your eyes open wide and your heart open wider. Combining your work in deepening awareness and non-criticism with your ability to feel the world ever deeper, more and more profoundly leads to a heart-opening that transforms your inner (and in time your outer) world.

When the heart becomes truly available and wholly present, transformation must follow.

Fifth, allow yourself to be affected by the world, touched by people and events. Awareness deepens into profound responsiveness that is less sentimental and more loving, less conditioned and more spontaneous.

In time you will have reached the threshold of spiritual surrender.

Finally, be present and breathe. Breath connects your energies and is itself the direct experience of enlightenment - the living truth.

These radical practices are central elements in the process of human awakening, the concern of psycho-spiritual practices, healing and therapy. At some point you are bound to need help, guidance and support in your personal and spiritual development. This is the time when you should seek a therapist, counselor or guide who is familiar and skilled in guiding you wisely.

About the Author:

Richard Harvey, Psychotherapist, Author and Spiritual Teacher, makes the connection between counseling and psychotherapy and spiritual growth. He speaks particularly to those who are looking for more than they have found in therapy. And offers guidance to those seeking to undertake the inner journey - guidance free of dogma and grounded in what many of us experience as the "messiness" of our personalities.

Visit his website http://www.therapyandspirituality.com/ for inspiring ideas and practical help, and see http://www.therapyandspirituality.com/human-awakening.html for an overview of his approach.

c Richard G Harvey 2010

What Can You Learn From Your Mistakes To Be Better Tomorrow?

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Do you know that old saying, history repeats itself? Sadly most people do because it is true. Far too often the same mistakes happen over and over again. You see political leaders doing it, you see businesses falling into the same pitfalls that they've hit before, and it is not uncommon for you to notice yourself doing the same thing in your personal relationships.

However, that does not need to be your fate. Instead, you can be smart and learn from the mistakes of yesterday so that you do not make the same ones tomorrow. It is easier than it may sound. You simply need to think back over your life, identify your mistakes, evaluate the choices that you made, and look at how you could have done things differently.

Learn from your mistakes! People do not take nearly enough time to reflect on their own experiences. When you do not do this you deny yourself an opportunity to learn. This means that you will never move forward in your development. Instead, you will be stuck where you are right now making the same mistakes over and over again.

To avoid this you need to take an honest look at your past experiences. Identify a few key instances where you faced a dilemma and wound up unsatisfied with the results.

Learn from your mistakes! Once you have a few instances to focus on spend some time thinking about the mistakes that you made. What were the details of the dilemma that you were facing? What was the thought process that led you to make the decision that you made? Where did your decisions come up short? What part of your decision was successful?

After you have answered these questions you can really start to evaluate your answers. Start off thinking about what didn't go right. Mistakes tend to be more visible in retrospect than success is. However, just knowing that something didn't go right is not enough.

Learn from your mistakes! You need to uncover why it didn't go right. How did your decisions come up short, and what were you left needing? The answers to these questions will help you to avoid these same shortcomings in the future.

As you think back on your thought process try to think about the logic that brought you to the decisions that you made. Think back over the facts that you were dealing with and how they brought you to the solution that you chose. Additionally, as your reexamine these experiences try to think about each situation and how you could have done things differently.

Learn from your mistakes! Sometimes hindsight offers you new perspective and insights. Use these to think about how you could have altered your approach so that you were left with a different and more favorable outcome.

Now that you have these new revelations, it is your job to try to apply them to future decision-making. Use what you've learned about your tendencies and instincts so that you can refine them to be more dependable in the future. By doing this you will be able to learn from the past and create a more productive and happy future for yourself.

Herb Ammons is a Motivational Speaker and Author. http://www.herbammons.com/ Ammons is the co-author of a new inspirational book called Hope for Tomorrow: A Book of Motivational Quotes. Grab FREE, Exclusive Report, "Resolve To Help Yourself," visit: http://www.herbammons.com/help-yourself.html

The Truth About Creating Personal Change

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If you are anything like me, chances are you have made a resolution at some point in your life to make a change but put it off into the future. I've told myself, "next week I'll start going to the gym" or "I will organize my office later." To my disappointment "Monday" and "later" come and go.

Truth be said, future goals are great because they are well intended. An intention is the focused power that precedes the action needed to create change. However, the illusion of a future date to start the change may be a mistake. Doing so, places resolution and the potential for change in the future. "I'll stop smoking next year." "I will go on a diet starting next week." Unconsciously I assume that placing progress in a future date is easier than placing progress and change in the moment. As long as I don't deal with it now, I'm not dealing with it.

Change is now, not tomorrow or next year. There IS no future, there is always only NOW. Who you are in this very moment dictates how the next moment will unfold. When you experience the future, you do so in the moment of NOW. More often than not, we place change in the future and choose to tackle it at a later time because we are afraid of what it will take to address it right now. We have convinced ourselves that changing now requires some level of "sacrifice." What will be different tomorrow? Next week? Or next month?

The past is just as unreal as the future. Living in it will similarly delay change you may desire. Dwelling on past patterns keeps you living in the past and will discourage you from taking action. All negative past patterns, are just that, "past" patterns, and should be left there. As you are here reading these lines right now, you can decide and be who ever you want to be. Enable your WILL to make choices and decisions that are in alignment with your target.

Make the change now by declaring the change in the present. Start with affirmations like, "I eat healthy and lose weight" "I am smoke free!" "I decide what I want in each moment". Continue to put in motion a flow of energy and conviction that aligns your efforts toward your desired target.

Choose one thing that you can do right now and that will pull you closer to what you want to create. Write it down and go do it...NOW!