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Focus: Elements Of Success
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Welcome to the 17th Edition of MotivateUs.com's Newsletter
My Dear Friend,
I'm often asked "What are the Secrets for Success? How do you make things
happen?" In a nutshell, here's how I see it: Along with the right
attitude, belief, and initiative, commitment, action and hard work are
all part of anyone's success. Ask any successful person you know if the
journey was easy. Most will be honest and tell you no. Was it worth
everything they had to go through? I'll bet yes, if it was a passion they
followed.
Everything starts with a dream, an idea and then moves into the reality
stage. First you have to believe that what you want IS possible. See it
as if it has already happened and is part of your life. Hold that vision
and then do something to bring it into reality. That "something" is
called Action.
Action can be the hardest part. You have to move yourself out of a
comfort zone to a place that isn't very comfortable at all.
Will your goal be easy to attain? Probably not. I know from my own
experience that anything I have ever wanted in life, took a serious
commitment on my part, a plan, action and a lot of hard work to see it
through. Take each piece, one at a time and complete it. Move on to the
next one. Soon you will have mastered many of the tasks you found so hard
to do initially. Congratulate yourself on your movement. Be strong! Don't
listen to those who want to impede your progress. Do it for you!
So the next time you want to do something different in your life, take
the plunge! Be bold, make a commitment, take action, keep doing something
everyday to move your dream forward into reality. Anyone can do this,
anywhere, anytime.
Everything is possible; just ask me, I know!
--- Marlene
Something I Was Feeling and Thinking:
Sometimes we are afraid of success but don't realize or acknowledge it.
We are afraid of the obstacles that will show up. Can we get through
them? Most definitely yes! Use your creative powers to find ways to
overcome or use those obstacles to your advantage. They are part of the
price you must pay to be successful.
Above all, remember this: Enjoy the process along the way. Have faith in
yourself and don't be swayed to move off your course if the going gets
rough; there are always bumps to make the journey more interesting and
challenging. You may get a little bruised from time to time (ego), you
may falter and have to change your approach, but you can do it!
Here's to you and your ability to succeed!
If you have a suggestion, a tip that has helped you succeed, I invite you
to share it:
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An Article / Story To Ponder:
No Pain, No ProgressAs Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step." So what if that first step is a little
painful?
You see, if you want to accomplish something, there are two kinds of pain
you might encounter: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.
Whenever you take that first step toward a new goal, you often experience
the pain of discipline: the pain of hard work, the pain of sacrifice, as
you single-mindedly pursue your dream.
On the other hand, if you don't go after your dreams, you might
experience an even greater type of pain: the pain of staying stuck, which
eventually turns into the pain of regret.
Remember, as Sydney J. Harris wrote, "Regret for the things we did can be
tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is
inconsolable."
When you're really ready to make a change in your life, you'll find, as
writer Anaiis Nin did, that the "risk to remain tight in a bud was more
painful than the risk it took to blossom."
The great thing about discipline is if you discipline yourself on a daily
basis, eventually something "magical" will happen, almost without your
realizing it-one day, the discipline will turn into desire.
A runner who "makes" herself run on a daily basis, one day gets up
"wanting" to run. The same holds true for writing, public speaking, or
anything else.
So today, start that project, make that call, do what you need to do to
begin. Here's a guarantee: If you work through a little pain, you'll see
a little progress.
--- Sunita Singhi
Something I'd Like To Share:
Twelve Points On Attitude
- It is your attitude at the beginning of a task more than anything
else that will determine your success or failure.
- It is your attitude towards life that will determine life's
attitude towards you. Despite many people's belief to the contrary,
life plays no favorites.
- You control your attitude. If you are negative it is because you
have decided to be negative and not because of other people or
circumstances.
- Act as if you have a good attitude. Remember actions trigger
feelings just as feelings trigger actions.
- Before a person can achieve the kind of results he wants, he must
first become that person. He must then think, walk, talk, act and
conduct himself in all of his affairs, as would the person he wishes to
become.
- Treat everybody as the most important person in the world.
- Attitudes are based on assumptions. In order to change attitudes
one must first change one's assumptions.
- Develop the attitude that there are more reasons why you should
succeed than reasons why you should fail.
- When you are faced with a problem, adopt the attitude that you can
and will solve it.
- We become what we think about. Control your thoughts and you will
control your life.
- Radiate the attitude of confidence, of well being, of a person who
knows where he is going. You will then find good things happening to
you right away.
- In order to develop a good attitude, take charge first thing in the
morning. Do you say, "Good morning, Lord" or "Good Lord, morning?"
Read these twelve points every day for the next 30 days and see
how your life changes.
ATTITUDES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACTS
--- Author Unknown
Something To Encourage You:
Elements of Success
"Will" is what creates the energy and courage
to create.
"Want" by itself, just isn't enough.
Being "willing" moves you beyond your limitations and into greatness.
Birds fly, fish swim and humans create. This is our nature. At the end of
the day, both optimists and pessimists are always right. Why wait when
you can create?
When you take your success for granted, you don't give yourself the
chance to learn from the process and apply it in other areas of your
life. Failure is simply a result that differs from the one we
expected.
You can have success now, or you can have it later. It's entirely up to
you. Success is waiting, here and now. It doesn't care where you came
from, what you're doing or what you did previously. It's available to
anyone who wants it and is prepared to go out and take it.
"You can't always get what you want" makes a great song lyric, but it's a
terrible motto for life. The more you practice creating success in one
area, the easier it becomes to create success somewhere else. If you're
attempting to create something perfect, I have three words of advice for
you: Get over it!
To be successful, you have to care about what you're doing. Creating
success is all about fulfilling or manifesting the purpose for which you
were born. When your mind is sharp, attentive and ready for use, you'll
find that you can create anything you are willing to have. Our mind gives
us the power to both create and destroy.
--- Copyright © 2003 Nisandeh Neta
--- From her book "Elements of Success"
Three Quotes To Motivate You:
"Let not your obstacles turn
you away from your dreams, for even the highest hurdles can be jumped or
even crawled under."
--- Brandon Bonwell
"GUTS are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength
of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and
intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to
and stay at the top."
--- D.A. Benton
"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be
scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This
special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are
curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is
confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way,
implicitly and unquestionable."
--- Walt Disney
Until Next Time, Remember:
Walk Your Own WalkYou have to walk your own walk in this life.
And as you are traveling down your road, don't look down at your feet.
Keep your head up and your eyes focused on what you know to be true.
Be neither a follower nor a leader. You are not forsaken; you are
forgiven, and when shadows exist simply find higher ground to tread
upon.
If you come across an obstacle or an impasse, pay mind to it but don't
focus on it for too long or your feet may sink into the quicksand that
surrounds it. Find the courage to surmount it and continue on your
journey.
Offer your hand to those you come across who are stuck in their own
personal sand traps, but do not point them in the direction you feel they
must go; that has to be their decision. Only imply to them that they are
never alone, and they will eventually find their way.
When you get to where you are going and you look back, it is your own
footprints you are going to want to see, not someone else's. The
importance of your trials and tribulations is a gift to be beholden, for
that is how you will learn whom you truly are.
--- Copyright © 2005 Diane Gresham
--- Submitted by Mark Sternberg --- North Carolina
This piece was written by my sister. She is an amazing writer that has a
profound sense of humanity in her writing.
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