NEVER A BETTER TIME THAN NOW

The waiting game has been played by us all. For whatever reason we fail to move ahead. For some this may be the right thing to do. For others it's just an excuse.

Some of us may be ready to really start living, but we wait! Wait until things change, until there is more time, until the kids are grown, until we get that promotion, until we settle down-until, until, until. There always seems to be some other major event that occurs which causes us to procrastinate yet one more time.

That's why many fail-because they don't get started-they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin. (W.Clement Stone)

Whatever it is that you may want to do with your life, NOW is the time to begin. Start working on your dream five minutes a day, it will gather momentum, and you will begin to see signs of progress and accomplishment.

Don't wait until the end of your life to look back and say "I never did what I really wanted to do". Never let opportunities pass you by.

Begin to fulfill your purpose and mission in life. Start living the life you always wanted TODAY. Now is the time to seize the day and live your dreams.

There is never a better time than NOW!

There is never a better time than TODAY!

Turn On the Spotlight

How many of you have been in a pitch black room before, trying to move or walk, but cannot see what lies ahead. As a result, you move in very slow, short steps in order to avoid injury. When in the dark, you are cautious, uncertain, and unaware of the best direction to turn. You may have a sense of where you are going, but it is hit and miss and you can end up grabbing at shadows.

It is no longer necessary for you to be living in the dark. No more moving about with uncertainty. You do not have to be living a hit and miss life, or grabbing at shadows. Your life is much too important to be shuffling in the dark.

TURN ON THE SPOTLIGHT to what your current situation is. Is your life out of balance in some way? Evaluate what it is that you want to change or make different. Think of what would be your ideal scene, then make it happen. Go after it! Move toward what you want, and do it on a daily basis.

TURN ON THE SPOTLIGHT and begin to advance confidently in the direction of your dreams. Focus and zero in on your vision for life. Visualize each day as happy, productive, and fulfilling.

Keep the spotlight shining!

"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path". (D'Alembert)

Keep Moving Forward

Around Here, Whatever, We don't look backwards for very long.
We keep moving forward, opening up new doors, and doing new things.
Because We're curious...
And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Walt Disney

Overcoming Obstacles

Road blocks, detours, barricades, setbacks, and dilemmas are a part of our every day lives, no matter how smart, rich, or accomplished we may be. I sure try my best to avoid them, but there always seems to be some challenge or battle to overcome.

How do you deal with obstacles that cause you to wonder which way to go, or which way to turn? Ever say to yourself, "Am I on the right road or am I heading for a road block, or even a crash?"

The worst thing we can do is freeze and do nothing. Activity and the courage to keep trying are key to overcoming inertia. This is true even though we may not be 100% sure that our actions are the best.

"Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solved each problem as they came to it. They kept going regardless of the obstacles they met (W. Clement Stone)."

"We know how rough the road will be, how heavy the load will be, we know about the barricades that wait along the track, but we have set our soul ahead upon a certain goal ahead and nothing left from hell to sky shall ever turn us back" (Vince Lombardi).

Chart your course. Stay focused on the goal. Keep going! Keep moving! Knock off each obstacle one at a time. You can do it!

Goal Examination

Some people, in working toward a goal, find themselves seized by inertia when it comes time for action.

If this should happen to you, despite the small graduated steps, then it may be time to reexamine your goal.

Consider how important it actually is and then either discard the goal (and replace it with a more suitable one) or continue the steps with a renewed sense of value of achieving it.

Build Your Self-Confidence

Confidence. It's the catch-22 of success. You need confidence in
order to achieve success; yet confidence seems to grow best in the
nurturing light of success. It's a perpetual issue. Even the
generally confident person tends to lack self-assurance in some
areas of life.

For example, some people are whizzes at business but
can't find their groove in a romantic relationship. Others are
completely comfortable engaging deeply in one-on-one conversations,
but feel self-conscious and shy in groups.

Even those who exude self-confidence in virtually all aspects of
life, often encounter significant self-doubt and unease in the
context of a big change or a risky new challenge (personal or
professional).

The fact is that confidence is a challenge for everyone. Even those
people who seem cool and collected 24/7 inevitably deal with
confidence issues somewhere, sometime in their lives. Self-doubt,
negative thinking, fear of failure – these are universal elements of
the human condition; part of the struggle that all of us face.

BUT – you don't have to be a victim. You don't have to dwell in self-
doubt or be plagued by negative thinking. You CAN develop true
confidence in yourself --even in completely new situations where you
have no evidence of prior success.

True confidence is not about having the security of prior
accomplishment as a promise of future success. It's about leaning
forward into the future and believing in your own abilities and
skills. It's about having perspective and knowing your value. It's
about focusing on who and what you ARE, not worrying about who or
what you AREN'T.

Not sure what I mean by that? Try this exercise. Take a minute to
think about the last time you experienced feelings of self-doubt.
Can you recall the specific thoughts that went through your head at
the time? Where was your focus? Take a minute to recognize the
negative self-talk that contributed to your anxiety and self-doubt.
Consider the labels you used for yourself – words
like "inexperienced" "clumsy" "stupid" "slow" "incompetent."

It's amazing how negative labels can quietly weave their way into
our internal dialogues, coloring our self-image and powerfully
affecting the way we interact with the external world. My
grandfather used to say, "If you call someone a pig enough times,
they will start to `oink'." If you call yourself lazy or stupid or
inadequate enough times, you will be.

Now imagine for a moment that same situation… and turn your
attention to the person you really are. Who are you when you're at
your best? What are you capable of in those perfect moments? How
would your best friend describe you? What would they say are your
unique gifts? Grab a sheet of paper and write these things down.
Really look at them; absorb them. How does this picture of you
differ from the one you created in your moment of self-doubt?

If this were the picture that you held of yourself at all times –
this snapshot of you at your very best – would it give you
confidence? Doesn't this image feel better than the negative,
doubting one you assumed earlier? The fact is, YOU CHOOSE where to
focus your attention. Choose wisely.

The beliefs you hold about yourself and your abilities directly
affect your level of success. Your results simply cannot exceed your
own expectations. If you expect to fail, you will. Self-confidence
helps steer you in a positive direction – toward the goals you wish
to attain rather than toward the failure that you fear.

Look at it this way: the evidence of the past is always insufficient
to prove the success of the future. You have to have something
called "precursive faith;" faith that runs ahead of the available
evidence. Think about Olympic champions, for example. They are
constantly acting on precursive faith, anticipating success, doing
what no one could have proved they could do, and what many may have
suggested that they could never do.

If we all waited for evidence of our future success before trying
something new, nothing new would ever be accomplished. No new
discoveries. No new world records. Just the status quo.

Confidence involves leaning forward into the future and believing in
your own abilities and skills. Having confidence means having faith
in a successful outcome. It means focusing entirely on a vision of
your success and ignoring any fear or doubt that threatens it.
Confidence – like happiness – is a choice.

So forget the negative self-talk. There will ALWAYS be somebody
better than you (and I don't mean that to be discouraging). So stop
worrying about them. Stop comparing yourself. Appreciate who you
ARE.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Live your life on purpose.

Vision

Vision is the gift of being able to see clearly what may be. Vision has the power to expand our horizons. The more we develop our vision, the better we will be able to achieve our goals.

Many of us have never really spent much time developing our vision, yet it can be one of the most powerful elements that will lead to future success, happiness, and fulfillment.

This month as we explore the concepts and truths of developing a vision, you will begin to gain a better sense of what really motivates you. Moving forward with much more confidence and assurance, you will have a definite purpose for each day.

It is my hope that when this month is over, you will have a clear vision of what you would like to achieve, and your vision will be the driving force to your success and accomplishment. Get Ready!