SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

How would you advise yourself if you were someone else? If you could stand back and look objectively at your own life for a few hours or a few days, would that change the way you live it? It’s easy to get so caught up in the challenges, dramas and emotions of your own immediate situation that you lose your sense of the bigger picture. So in your mind, step out of the box you’re in and look at your life from a new perspective. You’re likely to see valuable resources and opportunities that have been there all along, but that you had never noticed before. You may also notice habits, priorities, worries or compulsions that are just plain foolish. Put some distance between your demanding ego and your thinking mind. Give some truly objective consideration to all the assumptions you make and to all those things you do without even thinking twice. You are the world’s leading expert on you. Yet most of that expertise goes to waste because of all the knowledge of yourself that you’ve taken for g...

Today is your opportunity to put more life into your life. Instead of just watching, waiting, wondering and wishing, choose to live as joyfully as you can imagine, right now. Let go of the comfortable yet limiting assumptions about what you can and cannot do. Decide what will fulfill your unique purpose today, and get busy making it happen. You’ve put a lot of effort into getting to this point, to this day, to this moment and place. So take this opportunity to make the most of it. You have dreams and visions about how life can be even better than it has already been. Give life and action to those dreams, and fulfill those visions starting right here where you are. When was the last time you enjoyed some genuine fun? Make the choice right now to have a whole lot of fun by finding new ways to put some fresh, authentic living into your world. This is your chance to put more life into your life. Take the chance, jump into the possibilities, and feel the richness as the living of your life ...

Think About Your Dreams As it happens, the average person talks to himself in a negative way. As much as 94 percent of your inner dialogue tends to be about the things you fear, your worries, the people you're angry at, your problems, your concerns and so on. You have to consciously keep your words, your inner dialogue, consistent with what you wish to accomplish. The Most Powerful Antidote Psychologists have proven that the words, "I can do it," are the antidote to the fear of failure that often holds you back from trying. Repeat these words over and over to yourself whenever you feel fearful or doubtful about anything that you want to attempt. Say very enthusiastically to yourself, "I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!" When you start saying, "I can do it, I can do it," you drive that message deep into your subconscious mind. This message lowers your fears and builds your self-confidence. Make A Million! Another thing you can say to yourself is, ...

Life is full of possibilities, so full that it’s insanely ridiculous. Yet those possibilities are meaningless unless you do something with them. Don’t be content to merely gather, collect and store possibilities. Take the best ones and bring them to life. If you attempt to consider all the possibilities, you’ll be completely overwhelmed. Instead, focus in each moment on just one good possibility, and make it happen. Every person, every place, every situation, every good idea has potential. The important thing, though, is not potential, but getting results. Take a few of those great possibilities and turn them into great results. It’s fun, it’s rewarding, and it can be habit forming, in a good way. As great and numerous as the possibilities may be, ultimately they’re not what really matter. Live those possibilities, and you’ll turn them into pure gold.

Don’t sell life short. Don’t sell yourself short. Everywhere you go there are opportunities for new richness. In everything you do there’s a way to make a difference. Nothing in life is really plain or ordinary because life itself is so extraordinary. You have life, and the chance to do beautiful, amazing things with it, right here, right now. The particular path you’ve traveled has never been duplicated in the history of the universe. Feel the value of that special perspective, and make use of it to give the world new meaning. Whatever may have happened in your past, you have a uniquely promising future. Today is your opportunity to start living that future, to experience the fulfillment of that promise. Dream big, expect the best, and then put forth your highest efforts in the service of those dreams and expectations. Act as if life’s greatest magnificence is yours to live, for it is, the moment you choose it

What you think of life plays an essential role in what you do with your life. Your thoughts can lock you in a prison of mediocrity or they can push you in each moment to be your spectacular best.  If you think the task will be difficult, tedious, frustrating or painful, it will be. If you think there’s something valuable and enriching to be found in each day, in each situation, in each action, there will be.  Your thoughts decide the course of this day. Even with a whole world of other influences, your thoughts take precedent over how you live.  If you think every bad thing that happens to you is somebody else’s fault, you strip yourself of the ability to do anything positive. If you think of yourself as ultimately responsible no matter who does what, you will consistently take yourself to beautiful, fulfilling places.  Objective reality is the way it is. What you think about that reality determines what you accomplish with it and how you live.  There is a way t...

If the day starts off with disappointment or frustration, start again. Take a few seconds to re-boot your attitude to a more positive and effective one. What happened before does not have to drag down what is happening now. Look in the direction you wish to proceed and let go of everything else. Plenty of people can be annoying but you don’t have to be annoyed. All sorts of situations can be frustrating but you don’t have to be frustrated. Rise above all that. There is great, unique value in your life and that value deserves to be expressed and experienced by you, here, today. You have love to give, joy to live, achievements to bring to the world, and a whole lot of other important things to do. Put your energy into what lifts you up and pushes you forward. The world is as it is, and you can decide to be better for it, more motivated, more determined and more effective. As often as necessary, take the opportunity to start again, and bring your special goodness to all of life.

Happiness is a choice. And it is a choice you can make regardless of circumstance or condition. It may seem like there are certain things, or people, or circumstances that make you happy. Yet what really makes you happy is nothing more than your choice to be happy in the presence of those certain conditions. Happiness is a choice, and you can choose it much more often. When you do, you empower yourself with a positive perspective that remarkably improves your world. If you assume that you must first have this thing or that situation to be happy, you have it precisely backwards. Happiness is a cause of the good things in life, not a result. The more often you choose happiness, the better you become at doing so. The more you choose happiness, the more you understand and appreciate the value it adds to your life. Instead of getting dejected, frustrated, angry, envious or spiteful, choose happiness. You’ll quickly discover it’s always appropriate, and enables you to bring great new positiv...

Do you live each day focused on excuses? Or are you instead focused on achievement? If you’re focused on excuses, you won’t even make an attempt unless you’re sure you’ll get it perfect. When you’re focused on achievement, though you may not get it completely perfect, you will get it done. If you’re focused on excuses, the slightest obstacle will stop you cold. When you’re focused on achievement, you’ll work your way through any challenge. If you’re focused on excuses, you’ll avoid unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations. When you’re focused on achievement, you’ll seek out new, invigorating circumstances and will find great value in them. Excuses sound reasonable, and enable you to be temporarily satisfied with yourself for doing nothing more than thinking them up. In the long run, though, excuses can bury you under a mountain of missed opportunities. Let go of the easy excuses, and grab on to a burning desire for meaningful achievement. Focus not on excuses, but on real achievement, an...

Again and again, you’ve seen that some things raise your energy level and other things deplete your energy. So here’s a reminder to get yourself as often as possible into those energy boosting situations and stay away from whatever drains you. Sure, that is easier said than done. Even so, it bears repeating and is important to always keep in mind. When you have a choice, as you very often do, put yourself in places, with people, doing activities that increase your positive energy. Even a small and temporary jump in your energy level can have far reaching effects. If there’s something that gets you down, stop complaining about it. Stop complaining, and get yourself cleanly away from it. If there’s something that makes you enthusiastic, creative and energetic, stop merely wishing for it. Go beyond the wishing and figure out how to make it a part of your life more often. You can live an energetic and fulfilled life every day. Just make the choices, based on what you already know and feel,...

Don’t get mad; get creative. Don’t get frustrated; get resourceful. There is a workable way past whatever is threatening to make you angry. There is opportunity in those situations that pull you toward frustration. Life is a creative experience, and the universe is an abundant place. Combine those realities together and what you get is value. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, feel the energy of your own capability. When the breaks don’t go your way, remind yourself that there’s much you can do to set things straight. Whatever challenges you, can also motivate you. Whatever pushes against you, can make you stronger and more determined. Be the creative, resourceful, positive and effective person you know you can be. And know the confidence of seeing yourself move forward no matter what.

You can choose, so choose to live in harmony with what you value and appreciate. You can choose, so choose to be purposeful, persistent and effective. You can choose, so choose a life of goodness and fulfillment. You can choose, so choose happiness. Others will attempt to convince you that you’re unable to choose what’s best for you. Yet you know better. You know that you have a choice in every moment. Life proceeds according to the way you choose to live it, so choose to live it with purpose, integrity and joy. You can choose your attitude, your perspective, your response, your actions and your outlook. Feel your purpose and in every matter, in every situation, make the choices that express that purpose.  Whatever happens, you have a choice. Use that power of choice now, and again and again, to make life rich and truly fulfilling. 

What you continually focus on affects the way you feel. The way you feel has a major influence on the direction and effectiveness of your actions.  Keep your focus on the positive possibilities and opportunities, and you will feel great. Feel great, and you will achieve great things.  In your mind, make the disappointments so small that they eventually fade away. In your mind, enlarge the positive possibilities to the point where you cannot help but bring them into being.  The way you see life sets the stage for the way you interact with life. So choose, in each moment, to see life in the best possible light.  That doesn’t mean you must be oblivious to reality. Be fully in tune with reality while directing your focus toward its most promising aspects.  Use your positive focus to produce positive action. And use your positive action to create the life you truly wish to live.

Imagine that life is what you think of it. What would you think? Imagine that anything is possible to achieve. What would you achieve? Imagine that there are no limitations. How would you find fulfillment? Imagine that you can see the immense value hidden in every challenge. How diligently would you work to bring that value to life? Imagine that the future is yours to create in whatever way you wish. What way do you wish? Imagine all the possibilities that are here right now. What will you do with them?

Time is passing, but you don’t have to let it pass you by. Time is passing, and that’s an opportunity. With each minute that comes, there comes the chance to make life more valuable and rewarding. As time goes by, you can cleverly use it to go forward. An hour from now, you can be more knowledgeable, more highly skilled, better connected with others, more experienced, motivated, and purposeful. A year from now, you can be so far ahead of where you are today that it’s truly amazing. Time is an immensely valuable resource, and it is flowing into your life right now. When you make full and resolute use of it, anything is possible. Do you realize how fortunate you are to have the time you have right now? Celebrate your good fortune by making it even better, by using this moment to increase the value of all the future moments. Here is your time. Use it well

Sometimes what you’re about to do just feels right, in a way you are sure of but cannot explain. Pay attention to that feeling, for in it is wisdom accumulated through all your experience. Other times, what you’re doing feels wrong, not for any particular reason but just because. That is an almost certain indication it is not right for you. Reason and logic provide valuable guidance and reliably lead to magnificent achievements. Sometimes, though, it is best to step back from the purely reasonable and go with what you feel. The best person to know when that is appropriate is you. At some level, you know how authentic, how honest, and how well advised your feelings are. Though you may not even realize it, you are highly skilled at recognizing patterns. And many times you can feel those patterns much more clearly than you can articulate them. Go forward based on objective reality, on reason and logic, on the facts available to you, but don’t go against your feelings. Go with what feels r...

Whatever happens, decide that good will come of it. Decide that good will come of it, and you’re well on your way to making that goodness a reality. The past cannot be changed, and yet the future is up to you. March boldly into that future with an empowering perspective. Make the commitment to make a positive, purposeful difference. Visualize the most favorable outcome, consistently aligning your thoughts and actions in the direction of that goal. Everything that happens gives you new raw material and energy with which to work. Choose to transform that energy in a way that is beneficial for everyone concerned. Transform what is negative and undesirable into what is positive and helpful. Transform what is already good and valuable into even greater value. Live each day with the confidence of knowing that good will come of it. Good will come of it, because you are committed to making it so.

You can do what must be done. You can articulate what must be said.  You can endure whatever difficulties may come. You can understand and adapt to conditions that constantly change.  It is amazing what you have the ability to do. It is beautiful when you choose to make something meaningful and valuable out of all those abilities.  You can learn from what happens, adapt to what changes, and persevere through whatever may come. You can assemble together new and creative things that the world has never seen. Remind yourself how great it feels to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others. Then harness your powerful abilities and do it. Regardless of the situation, you can add real value. That’s an outstanding ability, and it’s yours to use right now

Step right up to life today and throw yourself into it. Open your eyes, open your heart, open your mind, open your arms and open your life to all that’s possible. You have a deep-seated desire to be passionate, so light up that passion right now. Let it energize every part of you. There is much to explore, much to create, and much to experience. There are things to be learned, challenges to be transformed into value, and connections to be made with others who share your passion for living. Take stock of all the goodness, all the opportunities, all the powerful tools and resources available to you. Then take action, and make good and meaningful use of it all. This is a day to live at your highest level. This is your chance to live in such a positive, purposeful way that you can look back on it with satisfaction and gratitude. Go ahead, and fully engage the living passion that is unique to you. Step right up, confidently, enthusiastically, and experience how great it feels to give your b...

If you want to learn, be willing to make some mistakes. If you want to achieve, be willing to experience some disappointment. The good and valuable things in life are absolutely within your reach. Yet the pathway to them is not straight and easy. To achieve what you desire, you must be willing to get away from what is comfortable and familiar. To create meaningful value, you must be willing to put forth some meaningful effort. Life is overflowing with magnificent possibilities. There is no shortage of opportunity for great fulfillment when you are willing to do what must be done. Be willing, not just for a little while at first, but for as long as it takes. Be willing, not just to take the easiest way out but to take the most effective, the most challenging way forward. Great things come to those who are willing. Be willing, and bring your own special greatness to life.

Your  mental diet  largely determines your character and your personality and almost everything that happens to you in life. What is a mental diet?  Keep reading and I’ll explain…  When you feed your mind with positive affirmations, information, books, conversations, audio programs, and thoughts, you develop a more positive attitude and personality. You become more influential and persuasive. You enjoy greater  confidence and self-esteem. Those who work with computers use the expression “G.I.G.O.” or “Garbage in, Garbage out.” But the reverse is also true, “Good in, Good out.” When you make a clear, unequivocal decision that you are going to take complete control over your mind, eliminate the negative emotions and thoughts that may have held you back in the past, and become a completely positive person, you can actually bring about your own personal transformation. Mental fitness is like physical fitness. You develop high levels of self-esteem and a  positi...

As the New Year begins, take the opportunity to create a new beginning of your own. This is the perfect time to let go of what’s not working and to more fully embrace all that truly matters to you. If there’s anything you’ve been doing, or failing to do, that’s holding you back, now is the time to change. Beginning today, free yourself to move quickly forward and to live life according to your highest vision. The past has had its ups and downs, and now it is over. Now, as a new year begins, you can take the best of what you’ve learned and experienced, and make new, positive use of it all. Give yourself permission to be a new, more purposeful, more effective, more loving, compassionate, curious and creative version of the you that you’ve always been. Allow yourself to let go of the limitations you’ve imagined and supported, and to soar higher than ever. There’s no need to abandon what you love about your life. Yet there’s every opportunity to bring new richness into the world. Let this ...

There is a whole big, beautiful world out there. From where you are, you can gain access to the very best of it. 2014 has passed n comes 2015. Time and days would be just the same unless your make a difference. If we just keep doing the same thing and complain how can we see the world and access the bigger beauty it has to offer. It’s easy to become dismayed when you focus too long on your own immediate surroundings. It can feel like you are stuck, and like all the best opportunities have already played out. Yet that’s not the case at all. Every day, countless numbers of people are living lives of true fulfillment, and that fulfillment is really not so far away from you. Just make a change and start with a difference. Life has no limits just opportunity awaiting for every one of us. Although your choices may seem limited, that’s just because of your limited perspective. Look around, look outward, open your mind and your senses to more of what’s going on in this big, beautiful world. If...