SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

There is a gift you can give yourself at any time, in any place, that will make you feel great. It is the gift of achievement. Nothing feels quite the same as making the effort that results in achievement. When you make that effort, and reach that achievement, it helps not only you, but the whole world as well. Achievements can be big, spread over many years and requiring thousands of people. Or they can be much smaller, taking only a few minutes and yet making a real difference. Yet no matter what size the achievement may be, it always feels great to make a difference. And no matter what situation you are in, there is always a way to make that positive difference. You can give yourself, and your world, the gift of achievement right now. The more you do so, the more richness and fulfillment you’ll experience. At its very core, life is about making a difference. Now is a great time to give to yourself, and to everyone else, the gift of achievement.

You deserve to look forward to tomorrow with eager anticipation. What will make you able to do so are the actions you take today. You deserve a great tomorrow, and you have the opportunity to earn it today. With your priorities and your actions, you can make use of today so everything falls into place for a rewarding and fulfilling tomorrow. The good thing is, you can enjoy yourself today while putting in the focused effort that will produce a great tomorrow. Knowing that you’re headed in a positive direction is enough to improve whatever situation you’re in. Tomorrow is not that far away, and now is your chance to fill its moments with precisely the kind of life you envision. Realize the power of the opportunity you have, and make full use of that opportunity while you can. The direction you choose right now will determine where you are when tomorrow arrives. The things you do on this day can give great value to the life you live tomorrow. Tomorrow will be great. ...

Frustration is caused by wanting to be where you are not, or to do what you are not doing, or to stop what you are already doing. Enjoy where you are and what you’re doing, and frustration is no more. Of course it goes against your grain to enjoy something you’ve decided is not enjoyable. But it is not as hard as you might think. Would you prefer to be frustrated, anxious and inefficient, or would you rather choose to enjoy the moment? Do you want your attitude to work against you, or would you like your attitude to work in your favor? Can you find it within yourself to be at peace with the moment, with the situation, with the task at hand? Of course you can. Let your choices, rather than habitual reactions, determine your state of mind. Let yourself be your best by letting go of the need to fight against whatever is going on. Express your high standards not by getting frustrated, but by getting peacefully and purposefully busy. Be at peace with the moment, and enabl...

Allow the beauty and allow the challenge. Allow the frustration and allow the joy. Allow the time and people and places and events to come into your life. And allow them to go peacefully on their way. Allow the ideas, the actions, the creative thoughts and even the disconcerting ones. Accept what happens, and accept that there’s a positive way forward no matter what. Accept the praise and the criticism of others, allowing yourself to grow stronger and more compassionate as a result. Allow yourself to be inspired and energized by life as it is, however it may be. Allow the certainty, the confusion, the harmony and the dissonance. Allow what you love and what you do not yet love. Allow yourself to be, in this unique and magnificent moment. Feel the full power of existence, feel the goodness that is possible, and allow it to come to life.