Power to Change

I will act now

2009-09-11T19:31:00.000-07:00

"Success will not wait. If I delay, she will become betrothed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man."

Og Mandino

Unlock Your Potential!

2009-09-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.”

- Brian Tracy

The Greatest Salesman in the World

2009-08-28T17:21:00.000-07:00

Only principles endure and these I now possess, for the laws that will lead me to greatness are contained in the words of these scrolls.

Principle #1 – Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Keep it always in mind and you will overcome seemingly impossible obstacles that are certain to confront you as they do everyone with ambition.
Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.

Principle #2 – I will form good habits and become their slave.

If I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits. My bad habits must be destroyed and new furrows prepared for good seed.
Each principle in these scrolls will drive a bad habit from my life and replace it with one which brings me closer to success. For it is another of nature’s laws that only a habit can subdue another habit.
As I repeat the words daily contained in these scrolls they will soon become a part of my active mind. Eventually I will find myself reacting to all situations which confront me as I was commanded in the scrolls to react. Thus a new and good habit is born.

Principle #3 – I will greet this day with love in my heart.

Love is the greatest secret of success in all ventures.
I will laud my enemies and they will become my friends; I will encourage my friends and they will become my brothers. Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip.
I will love all manners of men for each has qualities to be admired even though they be hidden.
But how will I react to the adversity of others? With love. For just as love is my weapon to open the hearts of men, love is also my shield to repulse the arrows of hate and the spears of anger.

Principle #4 – I will persist until I succeed.

I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course through my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be led to the slaughter. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep.
I will remember the ancient law of averages and I will bend it to my good. I will persist with knowledge that each failure to sell will increase my chance for success at the next attempt.

Principle #5 – I will increase my knowledge of the world.

Within me burns a flame which has been passed from generations uncounted and its heat is a constant irritation to my spirit to become better than I am, and I will.
I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell, thus my sales will multiply. I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I utter to sell my goods, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career… Also I will seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems are in truth great opportunities in disguise.

Principle #6 – I will live this day as if it is my last.

Yesterday is buried forever and I will think of it no more. Forgetting yesterday neither will I think of tomorrow. Should I torment myself with problems that may never come to pass? No!
I will avoid with fury the killers of time. Procrastination I will destroy with action; doubt I will bury under faith; fear I will dismember with confidence.
The duties of today I shall fulfill today. I will make every hour count and each minute I will trade only for something of value. And if this day is not my last, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.

Principle #7 – Today I will be master of my emotions.

All nature is a cycle of moods and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides, my moods will rise; my moods will fall.
If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter and my weather will produce a harvest of sales and a granary of gold for me.
Weak is he who permits his emotions to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his emotions.

- If I feel sad I will laugh.

- If I fear I will plunge ahead.

- If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.

- If I become overconfident I will recall my failures.

- If I feel complacency I will remember my competition.

I will master my moods through positive action and when I master my moods I will control my destiny.

Principle #8 – I will laugh at the world.

I will chuckle and my burdens will be lightened; I will laugh and my life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.
Four words I will train myself to say until they become a habit so strong that immediately they will appear in my mind whenever good humor threatens to depart from me. These four words are: This too shall pass.
And with my laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size. I will laugh at my failures and they will vanish in clouds of new dreams; I will laugh at my successes and they will shrink to their true value.

Principle #9 – Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.

And how will I accomplish this? First I will set goals for the day, the week, the month, the year, and my life. Just as the rain must fall before the wheat will crack its shell and sprout, so must I have objectives before my life will crystallize.
The height of my goals will not hold me in awe. If I stumble I will rise and my falls will not concern me for all men must stumble often to reach the hearth.
I will always announce my goals to the world. I will always raise my goals as soon as they are attained. Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments. Let the world instead, approach me with praise and may I have the wisdom to receive it in humility.

Principle #10 – I will act now.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action. I will act now.
I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words again and again each day until the words become as much a habit as my breathing and the actions which follow become as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
Only action determines my value in the market place and to multiply my value I will multiply my actions. I will walk where the failure fears to walk. I will work when the failure seeks rest. Success will not wait. If I delay she will become betrothed to another.

-by Og Mandino

You can be what you want to be!!!

2009-08-27T09:47:00.000-07:00

There is inside you all of the potential

to be whatever you want to be...

all of the energy to do whatever

you want to do.

Imagine yourself as you would like to be,

doing what you want to do,

and each day, take one step towards

your dream

And though at times it may seem too

difficult to continue.

hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find

that you are the person you dreamed of...

doing what you want to do...

simply because you had the courage

to believe in your potential

and to hold on to your dream.

-Donna Levine

The Power of Optimism

2009-08-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

"Half Full or Half Empty?"

Nelson Mandela, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ernest Shackleton are all people who have succeed against all adds. They all admitted that what got them through tough times was the ability to focus on the positive. They understood that optimism is power. Great leaders have an unusual ability to face up to reality, by creating a single powerful attribute: Optimism. People with great optimism tend to succeed, not only because they believe that everything will turn out right, but also because the expectation of success makes them work much harder. If you expect little, you will not be motivated even to try.

Optimistic people not only believe that everything will turn out right, but also because the expectation of success makes them work much harder. This is why optimistic people tend to succeed.

Create Your Own Future

2009-08-20T15:36:00.000-07:00

“You will become large as your controlling desire;
or as great as your dominant aspiration.”
-James Allen

Over the years, there have been more than 3000 studies of leader conducted, one common quality that stands out consistently is the quality of "vision". All great leaders have vision.

One of the greatest and most important discovery in all of human history is that, "You become what you think about - most of the time."

Leaders think about the future and were they are going, and what they can do to get there. They constantly think about this.

On the other hand, non-leaders think about the present, and the pleasures and problems of the moment. They think and worry about the past, and what has happened that cannot be changed.

Inspiration from of the book "Goals" by Brian Tracy

2009-08-16T09:34:00.001-07:00

Thoughts

2009-08-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."

- James Allen

Dream a New Day

2009-08-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

We all "dream" of different things that we want in our lives. Some of us dream of owning a new house or car, others dream of having a better relationship or meeting that perfect person. When we think of these things, we experience a feeling of happiness.

Once we realize that these are only "imaginary" things, we feel sad. We think (tell ourselves) that these "dreams" will never come true. By thinking in this way, we automatically program our minds that we can never achieve these "dreams".

One must learn positive thinking and really imagine these things we want. We must learn to accept our "dreams" and continually strive for them. Soon you learn that nothing is impossible. You can achieve anything that you set your mind to. So think big and dream a new day.

Time For Change

2009-08-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

Do you feel like your life is out of control? Do you feel depressed or anxious about something that has happened to you in the past or that may yet happen? Do you feel lonely, unsuccessful or brokenhearted? Do you feel like nothing is going the way it is suppose to be?

If this is so, then the time for change is now! Change your thinking and you will change your life. A simple change in your life that is applied sincerely, can get rid of all these emotional problems you are experiencing, furthermore it can give you health, happiness, a better relationship and even financial security.

Embodying and practicing change will teach you how to tap directly into the spiritual laws that create, support and maintain the entire cosmos. Do this, and you will learn that thoughts are things that create create and control your life.