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Post by Loupy on Nov 15, 2013 9:52:29 GMT -7
Real, fulfilling lifeLife gives to you what you give to life. The way you experience life depends on the way you choose to live it.
If you act according to your own greed, you will suffer from the greed of others. If you live with hatred you will be the recipient of hatred.
When you live out of a sense of authentic love, you will receive love from others. Live with true respect, and you will be truly respected.
You cannot possibly get the good things you do not wish to give. You cannot possibly avoid receiving in return whatever it is you offer to life.
A puzzle that is solved for you is really not any fun. A life that is lived for you is no life at all.
Make your own way, shoulder your own burdens, and give your very best in every moment. That is real, fulfilling life, and it is priceless.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131115.html#fjUHFlzgad0du0SC.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 16, 2013 18:44:17 GMT -7
Real, fulfilling lifeLife gives to you what you give to life. The way you experience life depends on the way you choose to live it.
If you act according to your own greed, you will suffer from the greed of others. If you live with hatred you will be the recipient of hatred.
When you live out of a sense of authentic love, you will receive love from others. Live with true respect, and you will be truly respected.
You cannot possibly get the good things you do not wish to give. You cannot possibly avoid receiving in return whatever it is you offer to life.
A puzzle that is solved for you is really not any fun. A life that is lived for you is no life at all.
Make your own way, shoulder your own burdens, and give your very best in every moment. That is real, fulfilling life, and it is priceless.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131115.html#Z6deSARFeUqoj2Bo.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 18, 2013 21:59:52 GMT -7
Worth every momentSome days will be joyful and other days will be painful. Through it all, life is worth every moment.
Some experiences will be frustrating and others will be exhilarating. Choose to see the positive value in all those experiences, and to grow stronger with each one.
On some days the sunshine will feel delightfully warm and on other days the wind will be bitterly cold. Yet every day, each feeling can make you feel more richly alive.
The future may at times appear bright and at other times seem to be deeply troubling. Whatever the case, you can always make the very best of the time you have, as it comes.
Life will always have its ups and downs. Instead of making a judgment about every experience, make the choice to embrace it all.
See each day as an opportunity to grow stronger, more capable and more thankful for life’s limitless possibilities. Use each day to bring the best of those possibilities into being in new, unique and meaningful ways.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131116.html#cpR4EZwKe6ojZ8fj.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 18, 2013 22:02:52 GMT -7
Taking actionYou can plan and prepare and talk about it for weeks or months or years, but that’s never enough. Action is what will make it happen.
A verbal commitment is good and a written commitment can be powerful. Yet there is no true, effective, life-changing commitment until there is action.
When you take action, there is no guarantee of success. Yet when you do not take action, there absolutely is the guarantee of failure.
Act early, act often, act intelligently, act with persistence, and be willing to adjust your actions based on the results they bring. The only way to achieve the goal is to get in the game and make the effort.
Right now you have the time in this day. Fill it with effective, directed, focused, positive, purposeful action, and you’ll always be thankful you did.
Action will take you from here to there, from nothing to something, from dream to reality. Get up, get going, take action and make your reality the best you can envision.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131118.html#Xt2slr4667tTgT41.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 19, 2013 18:38:06 GMT -7
Energized by the possibilitiesAcknowledge and accept what is, but don’t settle for it. You can take what is, whatever it may be, and add great value to it.
If you’ve allowed yourself to fall behind, or if events beyond your control have held you back, you don’t have to stay behind. You can fully embrace where you are, and then begin to step solidly forward.
It is never too late to experience the true fulfillment of making a real difference in life. No circumstance is ever too burdensome to separate you from your authentic purpose.
Don’t let yourself get caught up in judgments or comparisons. Instead, let yourself be energized by the positive possibilities of right now.
Whatever has happened, has happened, and now the thing to do is move forward with renewed energy. You can do it, not because of where you’ve been or what you have, but because of who you are deep inside.
Take this day, this moment, this unique place and time, and give it the best you have. There is greatness within you, so let it come flowing forth right now.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131119.html#e4hCw6Ipv6EevSC4.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 20, 2013 13:50:51 GMT -7
Creating fulfillmentYour fulfillment does not depend on getting others to think or act in certain ways. Your fulfillment does not depend on being impressive or successful in the eyes of the world.
Your fulfillment depends on you. It depends on how much of yourself you genuinely give and authentically express.
Governments, corporations, interest groups and institutions cannot give you fulfillment or keep you from it. Regardless of your situation, you are responsible for the fulfillment you experience.
People have all sorts of different abilities, resources, challenges, opportunities and circumstances. Yet every person, in his or her own way, has the possibility for true fulfillment at any time.
Don’t waste your time begging for help, assigning blame, or wishing that things could be different. Wisely use every bit of your time joyfully and gratefully creating the special fulfillment that is yours to create.
Stop imagining excuses and start experiencing the satisfaction of bringing real fulfillment to every day. Now is your moment, so fill it with delightful meaning. — Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131120.html#6GADCrMrQsZForgT.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 21, 2013 11:44:34 GMT -7
Positive approachConflict can be interesting and enticing, but is not particularly useful. Rather than giving in to the drama of conflict, choose to be genuinely helpful and cheerful, and make yourself much more effective.
Sure, you can get attention by being negative. But you can get much more done by taking a positive approach.
Instead of focusing on what’s wrong, offer some workable options for setting things right. When you feel like giving criticism, find a way to give it in the form of encouragement.
You don’t have to be nice just to be nice. Be nice, helpful, positive, upbeat and encouraging because that’s how you, and everyone else, will make the most progress.
You’ll never be able to get back the time and energy you waste on conflict. Yet when you invest your time and energy in being a positive influence, the rewards for doing so will expand exponentially as time goes on.
Your most effective, productive, profitable, compassionate and intelligent choice is to be positive in your interactions with others. It’s a choice that lifts the lives of everyone involved.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131121.html#uBayAtVixKIPYRj3.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 22, 2013 13:35:15 GMT -7
Helping othersHelping others helps you, at the very deepest level. Giving real value serves to create real value in your own life.
By providing encouragement, you receive encouragement. When you teach, you learn.
Each day is rich with opportunities for you to make a positive difference in the lives of those around you. And it is through genuinely enriching the lives of others that you find true richness in your own.
Right here, right now, there is a beautiful way to give of yourself, and to make the world a better place. Choose to do so, and immediately feel the benefits begin to manifest.
You have the chance today to change lives for the better. It’s difficult to imagine anything that could be more fulfilling than that.
Reach out, give a hand, make a difference, and offer a kindness. The lives you lift will most certainly include your own.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131122.html#AqAZhJBS3TRRgSMs.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 23, 2013 10:49:31 GMT -7
More than you mustIt is by doing more than you must that you make life exceptionally good. It is by exercising each small opportunity to go the extra mile that you create an incredibly beautiful journey.
When you’re making a difference, and you have some good momentum, keep going. When you’ve finished what you must do, keep going and discover the great value in what you can choose to do.
Even a small extra effort can make a big difference. A little bit bigger extra effort may just change the world.
Instead of fighting against the effort, enjoy it and celebrate the opportunity you have to make it. Instead of resenting what you must do, be delighted about all the great things you’re able to do.
Feel how good it feels to be effective, creative and productive. Keep that feeling alive even longer by making an extra effort.
Grab each opportunity to do more than you must. You’ll end up with treasures that go beyond anything you could have imagined.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131123.html#XqgSeousg18ubP3h.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 25, 2013 14:43:37 GMT -7
Outstanding feelingWhen you meet up with resistance, that means you’re making progress. The more resistance you work yourself through, the more value you’ll create.
Achievement is difficult, and that’s a good thing. For that’s what enables achievement to make you stronger.
The difficulties can get you discouraged if you let them. The good news is, you don’t have to let them.
Take a deep breath, and feel the power of your own purpose and your own intention. You are here to achieve, and to successfully deal with whatever challenges are in your path, so step boldly forward and do it.
Feel your strength grow as you work through each new challenge. Feel your resolve and determination increase as you find new ways to move forward no matter what.
Achievement feels so good because of what it takes to get there. Give what it takes, as often as necessary, and experience the outstanding feeling that your own achievements bring.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131125.html#ZCZd3jIsvqWOd3oS.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 26, 2013 16:29:56 GMT -7
Inner state of beingAnxiety is not created by your situation, or by what you must do about your situation. Anxiety is the result of your attitude and your perspective on the situation.
To be free of anxiety, you don’t necessarily have to change the situation or avoid doing anything about it. What you can do is change your attitude, your perspective and your expectations.
In fact, your attitude ultimately is not dependent on your circumstances. Your attitude is whatever you choose it to be.
As surely as you have learned to react to certain things with anxiety, you can teach yourself to respond instead with peaceful confidence. That response is just as realistic, and much more positive, healthy and enriching.
Keep in mind that it is because of your choice that you become annoyed, frustrated, angry, fearful and filled with anxiety. Keep in mind that you always have another, more positive choice.
Make it your intention to choose peace, positive purpose, confidence and generous, effective action. Your inner state of being is always your choice, so always make it the very best, most empowering one.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131126.html#j52JdISIheKyeSOb.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 27, 2013 13:27:27 GMT -7
Pay the priceSuccess has a price, and today you have the golden opportunity to pay that price. Choose to do so, and valuable, unique, new fulfilling success is yours.
Though the price you must pay for success is significant, it is never a burden. Willingly, joyfully and enthusiastically pay that price, and true success will fill your life.
To pay the price of success, you must engage your effort, your creativity, your resourcefulness and a whole lot of other strengths, skills and abilities. What’s truly beautiful is that when you pay the price of success, it actually ends up paying you back many, many times over.
If you’re trying to avoid paying the price of success, you’re running away from your best possibilities. Stop, turn around, step up, do what must be done, and taste the sweet fulfillment that’s waiting for you.
Success has a very steep price, and one of life’s greatest joys is the experience of paying that price. Don’t ever cheat yourself out of the opportunity to feel that joy.
Success has many benefits, and one big benefit is in the price you must pay. Pay that price, every chance you get, and enjoy the immense rewards of doing so.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131127.html#lPRSuxo6QWxKotee.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 28, 2013 12:46:48 GMT -7
A day to be thankfulEvery day is a day to be thankful. Life is a miracle, and there is no end to the possibilities for joy, fulfillment, meaning and value.
Every day is a day to be thankful, and the more we remember to do so, the more we have for which to be thankful. Life’s blessings multiply when they are fully realized and put to good use.
Be thankful today and every day, not because you’re supposed to be, but because you can. Experience the warm sensation of true gratitude just because it feels so good.
Keep yourself aware of your good fortune, and through that awareness, your good fortune grows. Focus on the good things, and you make them even better.
Remind yourself how good life can be, and suddenly you see new ways to expand that goodness. Your life and your world become what you hold in your thoughts most persistently, so hold all the good things there with your thankfulness for them.
Today is a day to be sincerely and overwhelmingly thankful. Seize that great opportunity now, with all the richness it brings. — Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131128.html#gKV2CtWejvq6iRQ7.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 30, 2013 13:42:54 GMT -7
Easier said than doneEverything is easier said than done. But just because something is difficult to do, doesn’t mean it is impossible.
In fact, the more difficult something is, the more valuable it is when you do in fact get it done. Instead of complaining that it’s easier said than done, put your energy into making it happen.
On the other side of great challenge is great reward. Work through the challenge, and get yourself to the reward.
Yes, that will take time, effort, commitment, decisiveness and persistence. And it will be worth all that and more.
The way to get it done is to start where you are, to keep going forward, and to constantly remind yourself why. Though it’s certainly not as easy as just saying you will, it is absolutely within your ability to make good and valuable things happen.
Act in accordance with the way you wish your life to be. Though it’s easy to say, it’s much, much better to do.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131129.html#dS8RwEwJ6vf6i16U.99
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Post by Loupy on Nov 30, 2013 13:47:46 GMT -7
Temporary conditionWhat you are experiencing right now is a temporary condition. Things will soon be different, so act accordingly.
If life is going well, make the very most of your good fortune. Work to transform it into even more good things.
If life is not going so well, you can take steps right now to change that. Change will most certainly come, so work to make those changes positive, meaningful and enriching.
The way your life is now is not the way your life will always be. Fully enjoy all the good things about this moment while also working to create a positive future.
As good as things are right now, you can make them better. As difficult as things are right now, you can make them better.
This day, this moment, this experience will eventually pass. Give it your best while it is here, and then move forward to something even better.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131130.html#lR5z6sAmfjvRAhd9.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 2, 2013 15:44:09 GMT -7
Build great strengthDon’t run from failure or hide from failure or avoid the possibility of failure. Use failure to improve.
If you’re not willing to fail, you won’t be able to grow. To become stronger and more capable, you must push yourself beyond what you already know you can do.
It is only by lifting more weight than you’ve lifted before that you strengthen your muscles. It is by experiencing failure that you discover new ways to succeed.
Failure and disappointment can serve as powerful steps along the path to magnificent achievement. In dealing with the difficult times, you build great strength with which to create good, meaningful, satisfying and fulfilling value in your world.
Success means nothing if it is not earned. Failure is an important part of earning success.
The road to achievement will constantly test you. Be willing to take those tests, and to work through those tests, and achievement is yours. — Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131202.html#57t6IeKCC8kEbWCD.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 3, 2013 11:18:53 GMT -7
Choose a positive responseNo matter what happens, you can respond in whatever way you choose. So make your response the most positive one for every person it affects.
There’s nothing to be gained by adding more negativity on top of negativity. You have the opportunity to break the pattern.
Instead of responding to anger with more anger, challenge yourself to respond with understanding and compassion. When you’re tempted to respond with frustration, make the more positive choice to respond with patience.
For your world to be a more positive place, you must take responsibility for putting more positive energy into it. Though a positive response may be the more difficult one, it is also the more valuable choice in the long run.
Rather than choosing a response based on what has happened, choose your response based on the direction you wish to go. Even when life has let you down, your best choice is a positive response that creates a more positive future.
Each response to life is an opportunity to make progress. Choose a positive response, again and again, and create a much more positive world.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131203.html#qKE1BGHqvWU2ruuj.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 4, 2013 14:50:45 GMT -7
Give purpose to this dayTo get the most out of this day, give it a purpose. Instead of just taking whatever comes, experience this day the way you choose to experience it.
If this day has no clear purpose, then you’re likely to be tossed around by all the random things that happen. Yet when you’ve made a firm commitment to a specific result, your focused direction will enable you to rise above the distractions and diversions.
If you’re standing still, wondering what to do next, the obstacles will push you back. Yet when you’re already moving forward and you encounter obstacles, your momentum will help carry you through them.
Give this day a purpose that will excite you, motivate you, ignite your passion and compel you to get moving. Give yourself something good and meaningful to show for the time you spend living this day.
When the next step is clear, you’re much more likely to take it. When you’ve decided exactly what is to be done, you’re much more likely to do it.
There is enormous positive potential in this very day. Give this day a purpose, and claim some of the great value it offers.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131204.html#DTB1gyPUMr202ow2.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 5, 2013 13:36:41 GMT -7
The moment when you canNow is the most important time in your life, because now is the time you can do something about. Now is your most powerful moment, because now is when you can exercise the power of your intention.
Don’t waste this powerful moment complaining about the past or worrying about the future. Invest your time, this time right now, in living with purpose, passion, creativity, effectiveness and joy.
This is not a time to be timid or vengeful, angry or disappointed. This is your time to find sweet fulfillment in using your wisdom and your efforts to make a difference.
It doesn’t really matter what’s been happening lately, or whether you’ve been falling behind or speeding ahead. Now is a valuable new moment, filled with new possibilities, ready for you to live with all you have.
Now is jam-packed full of great opportunity. Grab some of that opportunity, right here, right now, and do something beautiful and meaningful with it.
You are here, this moment is here, the possibilities are here, and you can immediately start to transform those possibilities into fulfilling reality. This is the moment when you can, so do.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131205.html#AIGEiQxwXb3G0eBJ.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 6, 2013 12:12:04 GMT -7
Live smartDon’t just think about how great life can be. Live those thoughts.
In your own unique way, you are incredibly smart. So use the opportunity of this day to live smart.
Your best ideas deserve much more than to be stuck in your mind. Bring those ideas to life.
You intuitively understand what it will take to make a positive difference in the world. So go ahead, and actually do what it takes.
Put your thinking into action and truly experience how great life can be. Translate your intelligent thoughts into effective, rewarding efforts.
You’re smart enough to know what it takes to create the fulfillment you desire. Put that great intelligence to use, today, and make it happen.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131206.html#oZ8uik4D8yjj4MPR.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 7, 2013 12:43:38 GMT -7
Who to blameWhen a law has been broken or a contract violated, it is important to determine who is to blame. For most other things in life, however, being concerned about blame is largely a waste of time and effort.
Yes, it matters who is to blame. Yet there are plenty of other things that matter much, much more.
Punishing those who are to blame does not undo what they have done. Time and effort put into assigning blame take time and effort away from moving forward.
Let go of the need to blame. Embrace the freedom and the opportunity that forgiveness can bring.
It is better to make new progress than it is to fight battles from the past. Instead of becoming obsessed about who is to blame, become passionate about the good things you can now do.
Your best options are found by looking forward, not back. Make the choice to make the best of what has happened, starting now. — Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131207.html#EOLurqrKHHgLfTWS.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 9, 2013 12:36:36 GMT -7
Start the ball rollingMotivation leads to action, and action leads to more motivation. If you’re not motivated to do anything, do a little something anyway and start the ball rolling.
Even the smallest positive step can begin to create positive momentum. Take that small step, feel the tiny wisp of motivation and momentum, and let it carry you to the next modest step.
Even if it doesn’t seem to accomplish anything, a small, initial positive action does in fact achieve something of great consequence. It gets you going.
Once you’re in motion, you’re much more likely to stay in motion. The longer you stay in motion, the more likely you are to keep going.
The best thing to do when you don’t feel like doing anything, is to do something. Remind yourself that although you may be severely unmotivated, you can take a small action anyway.
No matter what your situation or level of motivation may be, there’s some little something you can do. Do it now, get the ball rolling, and let the power of positive momentum push you forward.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131209.html#ZohHKvBGEW0TDCQu.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 10, 2013 17:48:00 GMT -7
Do yourself a big favorYou don’t have to beg or wish or hope for favors from others. You can do yourself a big favor today.
You can use the moments of this day, the moments available to you right now, to create value. You can choose to take the specific actions that will bring new, meaningful richness to your world.
Even though you may be burdened with challenges, obligations, limitations, frustrations and other factors pushing against you, still you can move forward. You can choose to achieve something valuable in spite of whatever might be working against you.
What really matters is not your situation, but your attitude, your intentions and your commitment to make positive things happen. When you’re truly committed to making progress, you will find a way.
Reach into your most sincere, authentic self and connect with what matters most to you. Have the courage to admit what you love, and to do something about it.
Do yourself a big favor and live this day with purpose, intention, passion and relentless energy. You can do it, and you’ll feel amazing when you do.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131210.html#lrWR1qeqto7gtPP6.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 11, 2013 11:19:03 GMT -7
Think highly of yourselfVery often, your biggest limitations are the limitations you put on yourself. What you expect has a profound effect on what you actually get.
If you think of yourself as too old, too inexperienced, uninformed, dull or ordinary, those negative expectations influence the way you live. When you think of yourself as creative, passionate, interesting, valuable, unique and genuine, those positive expectations will be expressed in your life.
Thinking highly of yourself doesn’t mean you have to be arrogant or elitist. When you truly think highly of yourself, you’ll end up living your life so as to genuinely prove those thoughts accurate.
You can be held back by your expectations, or encouraged forward by your expectations. Make the choice to be encouraged, inspired, motivated and compelled by the positive things you expect of yourself.
Sure, there are many difficult challenges you’ll face in living a fulfilled, successful life. Don’t add your own negative expectations to those challenges.
Instead, expect the best of yourself in every moment and in every situation. And ride those expectations forward to a life of true fulfillment.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131211.html#uMt7bFkMTuCgJquP.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 12, 2013 12:35:22 GMT -7
Give careIf all you care about is what’s in it for you, there won’t be much in it for you. If all you care about is what other people think of you, people won’t think very highly of you.
What you care about has a powerful impact on the way your life unfolds. So instead of caring so much about what you think you need, put your energy into caring for all that you have.
You have life, and great possibilities, and other people with whom to enjoy it all. You have a universe filled with beauty and wonder, and the opportunity to create new meaning and value.
Give loving care, attention, gratitude and support to the abundance with which your world is filled. Take good care of the good things, and they will grow even more beneficial.
Give care, focused thought, attention and awareness to whatever you’re doing, and whatever you’re doing will bring meaningful, valuable results. Give your care to making a difference, and continually put that care into action.
Lift up life by caring for it. Give true care, and the rewards are immense.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131212.html#Sy2gSGlsmV9xA0I9.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 13, 2013 12:49:08 GMT -7
Clear directionDecide where you will go, and then go there. When you live by intention, there is no limit to the rich rewards that life can bring.
To get somewhere, you must first know precisely where that is. To achieve, you must zero in on the specific details of your intended achievement.
Whether it is for an hour, a day, a month, five years or five decades, clear and purposeful direction makes a profound difference. The highest level of fulfillment comes to those who can envision precisely what that fulfillment looks like.
Yes, it’s difficult to hone your scattered ideas and desires into a positive, coherent direction. Yet you most certainly can do it, and each time you do the results will be amazing.
Give yourself a clear direction for this day, for this week, for this beautiful and unique life of yours. Give yourself a clear direction and you’ll have a workable path to your own special greatness.
In whatever you’re doing, choose a direction that will express your highest, most treasured values. Give yourself a direction, and give your very best gifts to life.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131213.html#I81H0ktIVKJPoipl.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 14, 2013 13:22:09 GMT -7
Unwelcome interruptionsYou have great plans, and yet life is always getting in the way. You intensely wish to move forward, but all sorts of things seem to constantly interrupt and impede that movement.
But do those unexpected and unwelcome interruptions really have to hold you back? The fact is, you don’t have to let them.
Sure, you must regularly deal with the urgent, pressing matters that come your way. But that doesn’t mean those unwelcome interruptions have to take over your life.
Instead of seeing those interruptions as negative, distracting influences, you can just as realistically choose to see them as positive, empowering opportunities. Just because they weren’t in your plans doesn’t mean they have to upset your plans.
Decide that there’s something positive to be found, and you’ll find something positive in anything. Decide that the interruptions won’t really interrupt you, but will in fact provide you with additional ways to move forward, and that’s exactly what will happen.
Learn to welcome, embrace and empower yourself with the unexpected interruptions. They’re always going to come, so make the choice to make them work in your favor.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131214.html#X4f4zXP2IssKgKEo.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 18, 2013 15:23:54 GMT -7
Better than everIf you’re in a pattern that’s taking you nowhere, it’s time to create a new pattern. That’s not nearly as difficult as it might initially sound.
You are the person who is keeping yourself stuck in an unproductive pattern. You are the person who can move quickly, decisively and permanently to something much better.
Stop and take an honest, objective look at what you’re doing. If you had a good friend who was doing the same kinds of things, think of the advice you would give that friend.
One big reason you keep doing what doesn’t work is because it feels comfortable. So remind yourself that continuing in a negative, unproductive and unfulfilling pattern will make you extremely uncomfortable in the long run.
Comfort feels nice, and yet fulfillment and meaningful achievement feel thousands of times better. Your life is meant to be filled with the richness of new experiences, not just the comfort of familiar routines.
Get yourself out of that same old pattern and get yourself on a path that will resonate with your passion. You owe it to yourself, and to all of life, to continue becoming better than ever.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131216.html#5XvGmOPIXDL2MGTJ.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 18, 2013 15:26:04 GMT -7
Making hope realIt’s good to hope for the best. Yet it’s infinitely more effective to put your thoughts, actions, commitment and genuine love into actually bringing about the best in life.
Hoping, wishing and dreaming can be very positive experiences. It is important to remember, though, that such experiences are starting points, not ultimate destinations.
You can very realistically experience what you hope for. The way to do so is to go beyond mere hope, and to put your life into making that hope real.
Hope can matter very much, and have an extremely positive impact. The way to make it matter is to do something about it.
Give time, effort and substance to your hope, to your dreams, wishes and visions for life. If something is important enough to hope for, it is absolutely important enough to work for.
Experience how good it can be to feel the hope. Then experience how very much better it feels when you put your life into making the hope real.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131217.html#QU8mI4QPUEuWE6kZ.99
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Post by Loupy on Dec 18, 2013 15:30:59 GMT -7
Offer encouragementYou cannot force other people to do the right thing. What you can do, and what is extremely effective, is to encourage them.
If you offer threats, intimidation and low expectations, you’ll get resentment and poor performance. When you assume and expect the worst of others, you’re very likely to get it.
A better choice is to expect the best, and to offer opportunities for those expectations to be met. Though it’s true that people won’t always live up to your positive expectations, it’s also true that most people would prefer to do what’s best for everyone concerned.
Just about everyone responds positively to positive, genuine encouragement. Let others know, clearly, precisely and in positive terms, what you expect, and let them know you have faith that they’ll meet those expectations.
Instead of looking for ways to control, look for opportunities to support and encourage. Instead of conducting detached transactions, seek to build ongoing relationships.
Offer the encouragement to do what is right, what is good, what is valuable and positive. Expect the best, in a supportive way, and it is much more likely to happen.— Ralph Marston Read more at greatday.com/motivate/131218.html#RBOc372FUgesJRIp.99
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