"Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory."
J. Donald Walters
Author, Lecturer and Playwright
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes.
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "Don't confuse motion with action." If you are frantically busy but not getting any closer to your goals, it might be time to ditch your routine and try these life-changing tips from the experts.
Use the rule of five, says Jack Canfield, co-founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Everyone has a breakthrough goal—a goal that you have always wanted to reach or one that could change your life. List five actions you could take today on your breakthrough goal and then do them. Repeat the same steps every day until you break through.
Get up one hour earlier than the rest of your household. Gain clarity on your priorities and start your day empowered. "Use the time as an inspirational hour—reconnect with your mission, core values and review your goals," says Robin Sharma, motivational expert and author of The Leader Who Had No Title. "This will build deep focus against distractions as you move through your day." Or spend your hour meditating, visualizing achieving what's most important to you, writing in a journal, listening to music, reciting affirmations or exercising.
Confront fear. Andy Andrews, best-selling author of The Traveler's Gift, says people need to identify where fear has hindered their progress. "List five ways fear held you back, and for each one, write down the actions you are committed to taking on a consistent basis to make your fears irrelevant."
Push through major snags. Lots of people get stuck or procrastinate when they don't know how to do the next step on a goal, but there's always a solution. Talk to someone who has done it before, brainstorm with other people or ask for help. Sandra Felton and Marsha Sims, authors of Organizing Your Day, suggest taking a break, changing your scenery or taking a walk.
From the seeds of success newsletter what a great article.
Vitamins for the Mind–Career / Marketplace
Vitamins for the Mind
by Jim Rohn
Career/Marketplace
My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.
Whether you stay six weeks, six months or six years, always leave it better than you found it.
Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.
If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune.
Don't just let your business or your job make something for you; let it make something of you.
Lack of homework shows up in the marketplace as well as in the classroom.
Where you start in the marketplace is not where you have to stay.
The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better than the best days of those who don't.
We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time to bring value to the marketplace, but we get paid for the value, not the time.
Here's the major problem with going on strike for more money: You cannot get rich by demand.
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Thank you for such an important reminder Jim, wow powerful stuff.
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Thank you for such a great reminder Tom,
