Fix Your Focus

• Where do you picture yourself five years from today?
• Get rid of that negative self-talk and work on your thought patterns.  Only think of positive aspects in your life.
• Tell yourself that you deserve what you are working towards.  You deserve to be happy and fulfilled.
• Grab a book that is inspirational and motivational.  Go particularly for those books that tell you someone's life story and how he/she had struggled through hardships to get where they want to be.  Beat the odds as it were.
• Assess yourself, understand your strengths and then work on improving your weaknesses.
• Demand more of yourself.  Do not short-change yourself and not explore your avenues.  Push the envelope and boundaries, not just mentally but physically as well.
• Be prepared to take risks, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
• Believe in what you want and stand up for it.
• For things to change, you need to change.  Change your attitude, your mindset, your daily routine.  Surround yourself with positive people.
• Commit yourself to being unstoppable and no matter what you will succeed.  

Taking that leap into the unknown

We need to take chances, we need to allow ourselves to reach outside our comfort zones.

It is when we do not stretch ourselves that we stagnate and grow bored.

Too often we find ourselves in situations that we do not want to be in, simply because we were afraid to take that leap into the unknown.

Handling Life's situations

I have been "offline" for a bit - having to attend to some personal life situations - which all of us have to go through.

The time is still tough, but we have to continue with our lives and make the best of it all.

Thank you for listening.

Stay on Course

You've been planning for the perfect vacation for six months, and now the day is finally here. The tickets are in your pocket, your bags are packed, and you're driving to the airport. On the way, you pass a favourite restaurant and think about how much you like their food. You turn the car around, go back to the restaurant, walk in, sit down and enjoy a delicious meal. The only trouble is, by the time you finish eating you've missed your flight and you don't get to take that vacation of a lifetime.

Would this ever happen? Of course not. When you're on your way to something you've been working for, planning, and anxiously awaiting, you'd never let a petty distraction throw you off track. Or would you?

Unfortunately, it happens every day. Too often, we let the distractions of the moment deny us our most treasured goals. The next time you're tempted by a distraction, keep in mind where you're already headed and how very much you desire to get there. Ask yourself if you would prefer to have the distraction or the goal you've set for yourself. Rather than hopping from one empty distraction to another, focus your effort
and attention toward those things which will bring true and lasting fulfilment.
- Ralph Marston

Need to give our best all time

We sometimes quit even before we start. We don't think we are strong enough sometimes or it is just simply impossible. But we have to endure it for in the end it is worth it. We need to give our best all the time, in everything we do.

- Shared by a special friend

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How wealth is judged

- Author Anonymous

A week ago the sycamore tree was loaded with gold.  However, instead of sitting back and enjoying it, it began to give it away.  At first it was just a leaf here and a leaf there, whenever the wind asked for a contribution.  But soon it was giving it away in fistfuls, without even being asked, and without a thought for a wintry tomorrow.

Wealth is judged, not by the amount that is accumulated, but by the amount that is given away.

The only wealth that is worth having is the wealth of the heart.  To close one's heart is to begin to die; to open it is to begin to live.

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The 18th Camel

A father left 17 camels as an asset to his three sons.

When the father passed away, his sons read his Will.  The Will stated that the eldest son should get half of the total camels, while the middle son should be given one-third, and the youngest son should be given one-ninth of the total camels.

As it was not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, and the three sons started to fight with each other. They then decided to go to a wise man.  The wise man read the Will patiently. After giving it due thought, he brought one camel of his own and added it to the 17 camels. That increased the total to 18 camels.

Then he started reading the deceased father's Will:

·                     Half of 18 = 9. So he gave the eldest son 9 camels.

·                     1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave the middle son 6 camels.

·                     1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave the youngest son 2 camels.

Now add this up: 9 + 6 + 2= 17. That leaves one camel, which the wise man took back.

Moral of the story: The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th camel, i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the 18th camel the issue is resolved.

It is difficult at times. However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any!

- Author Unknown

Break Bad Habits Now with Affirmations

by: Amy Twain

Affirmations can be really helpful to break bad habits if you are persistent about it.

In order for you to really break bad habits you must: 

a) be aware that the unconscious mind exists and 

b) learn how to manipulate its existence. 

And affirmations are great and powerful techniques in which, if used effectively, could bring out and address directly to your unconscious being. 

By uttering simple positive statements of the way you wish to live your life, then reiterating them out loud daily, you teach your unconscious thoughts in order to guide you to a better path to be reflected by your whole senses. 

You can use:

Situational statements: One of a kind affirmations which provide a definite aim in your life. Some examples are: 

a) "My heart and lungs are healthy." 

b) "I am very happy to be earning $120,000 per year." 

Timeless affirmations: These are statements which can be made use at any point in your life. 

a) "My body is healthy and strong." 

b) "I am so happy in every aspect of my life."

In speaking these words over and over daily, they penetrate into our subconscious mind till it becomes our reality. 

Moreover, the positive language of these "feel-good" affirming sentences blocks off negative thought processes, and in effect, fosters positive attitude. 

To fortify this belief, each day, every morning, when you get ready for the day, you can try to spare at least 10 minutes of your time in uttering these affirmations out loud. Simply listen to your own voice as you speak these and try to be detached and unemotional as you can. 

And lastly, it is very important that you must try to obstruct any negativity and concentrate 100% of your language and attention to the affirmations that you are saying out loud.

Self Development and Family Relationships

Self Development is something I feel I need to work on every day, perhaps you feel the same?  A few years ago I read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families written by Stephen R. Covey.  I found it exceptionally enlightening and uplifting.

Your relationship with your family, invariably impacts on your relationships with your friends and colleagues and everyone in between.  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families addresses the ever-present balancing act between your professional life and family life, which in today's society is very stressful.

A quotation taken from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Ghandhi and Founder/Director Gandhi Institute reads: "An outstanding book on principle-centered family relationships.  It couldn't have come at a more opportune time, when lack of family ties is destroying relationships and causing excessive violence." 

Beatitudes of Life

by Author Unknown

Blessed are the faithful:
they are like safe anchors in a world of broken moorings.
Blessed are the just:
they are to society what leaven is to bread
Blessed are the generous:
they keep alive our faith in the essential goodness of people
Blessed are the caring:
they shine like beacons in a world darkened by indifference
Blessed are the genuine:
they glow like gems in a world of falseness
Blessed are those who are not afraid of sacrifice:
on the day of the harvest they will sing for joy, and
Blessed are those who refuse to look back:
they will be found worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.

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