Hi everybody,
I haven't been online for a moment & I will probably be away for a while again.
I have been busy & when I say 'BUSY', I really mean it! It's not the "I'm busy" excuse for not having been creative enough to write a single article for a long time.
I am happy to say that I've fought my procrastination habits & succeeding this only changed a lot in my way of percieving situations.
I've opened a live FOREX account, adressed 2 letters to the Presidency of my country to present 2 different projects I will develop. I am currently preparing my business plans. I am making my first steps into the real estate market. All this in a matter of a month.
I am more confident than ever & I am not ready to stop! I feel like being a totally different person. I am ready to take any kind of challange!
Listening to motivation tapes did work for me! Staying away from negativity & motivating other people as if I was the most successful person in the world helped to me move forward. It's just amazing.
I have reached a level where I believe that whatever I do, I CANNOT FAIL!
Today, I will share 2 video of Anthony Robbins. For those of you who don't know who he is... watch the videos! then I'm sure you will Google his name, lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpc-t-Uwv1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Bx1Qs7p40
I will leave you with 3 questions & I would like you to answer to them, then pass them on to your friends, family or anybody around you:
-If you knew you could never fail, what would you be doing?
-Are you doing everything to achieve these things?
-If not, Why not?
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
2.04.2007
Five Principles for Happyness in 2007
Excerpts from David Bach's Five Principles for Happiness in 2007 article:
There are five basic principles involved in creating your Live Rich Factor:
Principle 1: Give Yourself a Break
We all tell ourselves the story of the one that got away. You can't move forward if you spend time focusing on what you shoulda-woulda-coulda done in 2006 or before. It's over, and its time to move on. The fastest way I know to do this is to write all of your regrets down on paper.
Make a list of all your personal and financial if-onlys. For example, "If only I had saved more money. If only I hadn't quit that job. If only I hadn't taken the job I have." You get the idea.
After reading the list aloud to yourself, get rid of it. Let it all go by literally burning the list (safely). Now you're ready for a fresh start in 2007 -- a new beginning.
Principle 2: Get Connected with Your Truth
The hardest thing to do is be honest with yourself. Asking yourself some key questions will lead you to some amazing discoveries, and possibly motivate you to do what it takes to create the life you envision for yourself.
I suggest writing your (honest) answers to the following questions in a new journal for the new year:
*What makes you happy at work?
*What makes you happy at home?
*What makes you happy with your friends and family?
*What makes you happy when you're by yourself?
*What do you love to do?
*What would you do with your life today if you weren't afraid of failure?
*What's not working in your life?
*What are you currently doing that prevents you from experiencing joy?
*What's working in your life?
*Who's not working in your life?
*Who in your life is subtracting value from and adding misery to it?
*Can you fix any of these relationships, or should you let them go from your life?
*What relationships are working in your life?
*If we were getting together one year from today, what would have to happen for you to be able to tell me that you now have more joy in your life?
*What's the single most important thing you've learned about yourself as a result of answering these questions?
You'll find that by putting your answers down on paper, they'll become clear more quickly and the actions you need to take more obvious and easier to initiate.
Principle 3: Stop Judging Yourself
Be nicer to yourself in 2007. Many people talk to themselves in a way they would never accept from a stranger, friend, or loved one. If this describes you, try stopping the negative conversations you have with yourself immediately.
For one week, simply commit to saying "stop it" when you think a negative thought about yourself. If you're in the habit of saying negative things to yourself, you'll find this is one of the most difficult exercises you'll ever do. Carry a notepad with you and make a mark each time you catch yourself thinking negatively. You'll find that as the days go by, your negative thinking can quickly be reduced.
Principle 4: Stop Judging Others
It's hard to be joyful when you're always judging others. In fact, it's close to impossible. Judging others creates a huge amount of stress in our lives. It affects our marriages and our relationships with our kids as well as the way we relate to friends, co-workers, and society in general.
We're not here to judge one another.
The next time you find yourself upset at someone or some situation, catch yourself and ask, "Are you judging?" Judging others is often an unconscious habit. But it's a habit that can be changed the moment you decide to stop doing it.
Principle 5 : Pursue Fun with a Vengeance
It's OK to pursue fun. It's what children do. My greatest joy these days is the simple pleasure of playing with my three-year-old son, Jack.
This holiday season with Jack taught me the simple power of pursuing fun -- again and again. What was fun for Jack this Christmas? It turns out it wasn't the Big Wheel that my wife, Michelle, and I stayed up so late building on Christmas Eve. And it wasn't the Star Wars Lego toy (although he was pretty excited about that).
Instead, what Jack found the most fun was a new game I made up to keep him entertained. The game was called Geronimo -- and it involved Jack jumping from the bed onto a stack of pillows yelling "Geronimo!" This silly little game ended up bringing us both hours of fun. The price of the game: nothing. The fun: priceless. And the laughs? Endless.
Why do we stop pursing fun as we get older? Fun shouldn't be squeezed into a few weeks of vacation each year. And it shouldn't be squeezed into the last chapter of your life when you "get to" retire. Fun deserves to be a part of your life now -- in 2007.
But fun doesn't just happen. You have to make it a priority in your life or it'll go missing. Life's too short to not have it.
So here's to a fun, happy, and healthy New Year. Cheers!
Beat Back Burnout
Five strategies to stay motivated
By Scott Westcott
Do you dread the morning? Is much of your day spent stressed or daydreaming about what you really want to do? Do you have trouble finding joy, passion, and motivation in your life?
If so, you're part of a national epidemic. A recent study by CareerBuilder.com found that more than 77% of workers feel burnout on the job. And 23% of survey respondents said that they feel burnout on the job.
Know when to walk away: Sometimes the only cure for burnout is a fresh start. If you're arriving at work at dawn and leaving after dark, it might be time to walk away. "One day I was driving home on the freeway thinking, 'I really hate being stuck in traffic,' and I realized that being stuck was an analogy for my life at the time," Cook recalls. So she spent a year attending an administrative fellows program at Harvard University and getting a clearer sense of her mission. "I gifted myself with a sabbatical," she says, "and it changed my life."
Take a trip: A change of scenery can provide you with a fresh perspective and allow you time to recharge and relax, says Suzan Johnson Cook, author of Live Like You Are Blessed (Doubleday; $17.95). She recommends scheduling time off from work after particularly busy times. Cook suggests taking a "sabbatical" every few years, to reassess your life and dreams. "One of the definitions of recreation is re-creation." she says. "Train yourself to recognize the signs that you're ready for a break, and then take the time you need for reflection and rest."
Get a mission: You're ripe for burnout when you have difficulty seeing beyond your current situation. The solution? Write a mission statement and specify short- and long-term goals. Verna Price, Ph.D., a motivational speaker, coach, and author of The Power of People (JCAMA Publishers; $14.95), has a personal mission statement to "empower myself to pursue excellence." When she drifts from that mission, she feels symptoms of burnout. "As long as you just 'have a job', you are going to experience burnout," says Price. "Because then you're just working for the money. But when you connect your job to your goals, dreams, and passions, then you have your life's work."
Explore your options: When you're burned out, you feel stuck. Knowing that you have other options can change that, says executive recruiter Virginia Clarke, head of the Global Diversity Practice for Spencer Stuart in Chicago. Clarke suggests connecting with a reputable recruiter to get a sense of your options -- and your worth -- in the job market.
Build a trusted network: Cultivate a reliable group of trusted colleagues. "These are the people who can help you see what you can't see about yourself," Clarke says. "You need to have people in your life who can say, 'you know, you don't look good, or is this job really working for you?" When Clarke was feeling burnout from her job, her father advised her to tell people what she wanted to get results.
B.E.'s Successpert Speaks
To find and keep balance in your life and fend off burnout, Verna Price, Ph.D., recommends the practice of "being present."
For Price, being present means giving your full attention to whatever you're doing at any given moment. That means not dwelling on tomorrow's big meeting when you're playing with your kids.
"Many people experience burnout because they never really go home from work," says Price, a motivational speaker, coach, and author of The Power of People. "The physical body may have come home, but the mind, heart, and energy stayed at the office."
By Scott Westcott
Do you dread the morning? Is much of your day spent stressed or daydreaming about what you really want to do? Do you have trouble finding joy, passion, and motivation in your life?
If so, you're part of a national epidemic. A recent study by CareerBuilder.com found that more than 77% of workers feel burnout on the job. And 23% of survey respondents said that they feel burnout on the job.
Know when to walk away: Sometimes the only cure for burnout is a fresh start. If you're arriving at work at dawn and leaving after dark, it might be time to walk away. "One day I was driving home on the freeway thinking, 'I really hate being stuck in traffic,' and I realized that being stuck was an analogy for my life at the time," Cook recalls. So she spent a year attending an administrative fellows program at Harvard University and getting a clearer sense of her mission. "I gifted myself with a sabbatical," she says, "and it changed my life."
Take a trip: A change of scenery can provide you with a fresh perspective and allow you time to recharge and relax, says Suzan Johnson Cook, author of Live Like You Are Blessed (Doubleday; $17.95). She recommends scheduling time off from work after particularly busy times. Cook suggests taking a "sabbatical" every few years, to reassess your life and dreams. "One of the definitions of recreation is re-creation." she says. "Train yourself to recognize the signs that you're ready for a break, and then take the time you need for reflection and rest."
Get a mission: You're ripe for burnout when you have difficulty seeing beyond your current situation. The solution? Write a mission statement and specify short- and long-term goals. Verna Price, Ph.D., a motivational speaker, coach, and author of The Power of People (JCAMA Publishers; $14.95), has a personal mission statement to "empower myself to pursue excellence." When she drifts from that mission, she feels symptoms of burnout. "As long as you just 'have a job', you are going to experience burnout," says Price. "Because then you're just working for the money. But when you connect your job to your goals, dreams, and passions, then you have your life's work."
Explore your options: When you're burned out, you feel stuck. Knowing that you have other options can change that, says executive recruiter Virginia Clarke, head of the Global Diversity Practice for Spencer Stuart in Chicago. Clarke suggests connecting with a reputable recruiter to get a sense of your options -- and your worth -- in the job market.
Build a trusted network: Cultivate a reliable group of trusted colleagues. "These are the people who can help you see what you can't see about yourself," Clarke says. "You need to have people in your life who can say, 'you know, you don't look good, or is this job really working for you?" When Clarke was feeling burnout from her job, her father advised her to tell people what she wanted to get results.
B.E.'s Successpert Speaks
To find and keep balance in your life and fend off burnout, Verna Price, Ph.D., recommends the practice of "being present."
For Price, being present means giving your full attention to whatever you're doing at any given moment. That means not dwelling on tomorrow's big meeting when you're playing with your kids.
"Many people experience burnout because they never really go home from work," says Price, a motivational speaker, coach, and author of The Power of People. "The physical body may have come home, but the mind, heart, and energy stayed at the office."
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