“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.” ~ Og Mandino
inspirational thought
What happens when you squeeze an orange?
“When you squeeze an orange you get orange juice because that’s what’s inside. The very same principle is true about you. When someone squeezes you – puts pressure on you – what comes out is what’s inside. And if you don’t like what’s inside you can change it by changing your thoughts.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer
How has changing your thoughts improved your life?
Do we really become what we believe?
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
What a great quote!
How has this principle helped or held you back?
Learn to love to learn
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler
Your Attitude Determines Whether Or Not You’ll Succeed
The results of your actions have little to do with what you are actually doing and almost everything to do with your attitude.
Which is ironic because we spend most of our time creating lists and getting organized and listing resolutions about what we should be doing, forgetting that who we are being is much more important.
That’s why we’re called human beings. Not human doings.
Your life is full of things that you do.
Your business and family and community demand that you do certain things. Some things you are shamed into doing. Other things you do because it makes other people happy or it makes you feel fulfilled or you get paid to do them.
But doing can mask the hollowness of just going through the motions. Mindless repetition. Heartless action.
Which is why your attitude is so important.
If you believe that your best days are ahead of you, then you’ll find a creative solution to even the worst circumstance. If you believe that people aren’t intentionally trying to hurt you, then you’ll tend to give more second chances and receive them. If you believe that you are worth fighting for then you’ll find a way to keep going — no matter the effort required.
You can put on a happy face temporarily when you’re in front of the right people, but your attitude is what determines the decisions that no one else sees until it’s too late.
Your attitude is what ultimately determines if you achieve your goals or if you fall short. You can’t fake it. You can’t pretend like everything is okay. Your attitude colors the world around you. It changes the sights and sounds. It makes you believe what you want to believe.
So if what you want to see and hear and feel is hate and fear and frustration then chances are you’ll find it all too easily. But if you want to find the brightest parts of the universe around you, then that is what you will find. Your attitude will lead you there.
You will be delighted in spite of troubling times and unfortunate circumstances. You’ll find hope and happiness while others mock and scorn.
It’s your attitude the determines if you make it or if you just ended up being a loser.
Be a better you.
– Dan Waldschmidt
Limitations
“When someone tells you it can’t be done, it’s more a reflection of their limitations, not yours.” – anonymous
Freedom to be ourselves…How do we do it?
“The freedom we are looking for is the freedom to be ourselves, to express ourselves. But if we look at our lives we will see that most of the time we do things just to please others …The worst part is that most of us are not even aware that we are not free.” -Don Miguel Ruiz
What gets in the way of us being ourselves?
“Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.” – Robert Foster Bennett
How does taking charge of your choices allow you this freedom?
Simple steps to success
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.” – Will Rogers
Failure is not a person
“Failure is an event not a person. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar
Find your path
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
– Paulo Coelho
Choose your P.A.C.E 