Seal The Deal Like The Man Of Steel

"It's not an "S", on my world it means "Hope."

Throughout the movie, Superman stood as a symbol of hope to people. The hope that good will prevail over evil and that one person can change the world for the better. To be successful, people must also be hopeful - to believe that everything will work out. Most entrepreneurs don't go into any business 100% certain that it'll be successful. Instead, most successful entrepreneurs put in the necessary work first, hope that things will pan out as planned, and if needed, make any necessary adjustments to their plan(s) along the way.

Please do not confuse hope for ignorance. Although successful people are hopeful, they also have contingency plans in place accompanying their hopes just in case things take a turn for the worse. By being prepared, people would increase their chances of achieving success beyond their wildest hopes and dreams. So in your quest for success, please always ensure that you hope for the best while preparing for the worse!

"I can do things that other people can't."

Like Superman, successful entrepreneurs believe in their unique abilities to achieve certain feats that others can't, thus providing them with a competitive advantage over others in similar marketplaces. To be successful, entrepreneurs must learn how to leverage their competitive advantage in an effort to highlight their unique selling proposition (USP) of their business over homogeneous competitors. Similar to Superman, who was successful in using his unique abilities to help others, you must also find your competitive advantage and use it to serve others in an effort to become successful.

In essence, everyone has something unique about them that they could offer the world. My only hope is that you discover that competitive advantage and harness its powers to help others and make the world a better place. By doing so, you would ultimately become successful in the process and live the life that you were destined for.

"There are so many questions... Where do I come from?"

For majority of the movie, Superman is filled with questions concerning who his real birth parents were, where did he come from, what his real name was, etc. Like any successful entrepreneur, Superman continues to ask a variety of questions while persistently using the clues found along the way to find the answers that he was looking for.

As we're aware, knowledge is a vital component for success. One of the best ways to acquire knowledge is through the use of questions. In fact, asking questions has been known to help people learn more; become more observant; innovate; communicate better; develop confidence; and engage in critical thinking. As Tony Robbins wisely stated, "Successful people ask better questions and as a result, get better answers." With this in mind, asking the right questions will not only help you discover the answers you were looking for on your road to success but also assist with personal and professional development, such as the benefits mentioned above.

Hopefully this post provided you with an entertaining, and educational lesson that will help you on your journey towards success. If you've seen the movie, I would be curious to see if you've noticed similar success lessons from Superman. If you haven't seen the Man of Steel, I would highly recommend watching this never-ending superhero classic evolve.

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Stuck And Don't Know How To Move Forward With Life?

Have you found yourself stuck? You have a desire you want and you just can't seem to make it happen. You believe you have tried everything and nothing works for you. However, you still believe that you can work through this and get your desired result.

Looking around, you see people who don't have any problems getting through the things that you are stuck with.

So why is it so hard to get unstuck?

The reason comes down to your belief systems. Your belief systems are like computer programs running unconsciously in the back ground. The problem is that you don't even know what the belief system is that is keeping you stuck.

The reason for this comes to your internal programming. The highest priority of your being is to survive. Without this instinct, you would not be alive today.

Your belief systems were created at a point in your past history, most likely your first 7 years of life. At some state you encountered a new situation. Because it was new, your instinct took over and navigated you so that you would survive. It could have and most likely discovered information from other sources such as your parents, their belief systems.

After surviving this situation your natural instinct was to make a meaning from it. It's this meaning that became your belief and started you on a path where you are stuck today. This is because the next time you came across a similar situation in your life, you naturally went back into your memory banks of survival and called on this belief to get you through.

This gave you confirmation of your belief system and it became more entrenched in your unconsciousness, to the point that you have stopped questioning the reasoning behind it all. It's an unconscious programming that is triggered off automatically. You found yourself in a situation that you are stuck in. There is a belief that you are holding onto that is keeping you stuck.

The problem with this belief is that it is a decision you have made years ago in a situation where you didn't have as many resources as you have today. It is almost guaranteed that the belief that is keeping you stuck is based on erroneous information.

So the way to get unstuck is to examine that belief system that is keeping you stuck. Examining this will allow you to change the internal programming and you will no longer be stuck. This is very simple in theory, not so easy in practice. The best place to start is by taking action. When you take action your belief systems will pop out. 

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Gaining Confidence Can Be Simple

When you suffer a lack of self confidence it is very hard to get ahead in any area of your life, you have to watch all the good things happen to 'other' more confident people. People who naturally have confidence just do not understand what it is like to suffer from low self confidence. You constantly find yourself holding back, in conversations, in life and all the happiness and success seems to get dished out to everyone else.

Most people with low self confidence have tried various methods to improve the situation, be it positive affirmations or imaginations. For some this works but for others it never seems to stick. Gains one day, can quickly fade away as you return to old habits of thinking.

People who lack self confidence spend too much time hiding away from life, and not enough time taking an active role. This can lead to all sorts of problems, a lack of success, a lack of love, all leads to a lack of self fulfillment. This tends to compound the problem and lead to a further dip into negative feelings and low self esteem.

Of course the opposite is true, If you were to magically find yourself feeling confident in one area of your life, it would lead to more confidence in other areas. Pretty soon this feeling would spread throughout your life.

If you lack self confidence, you should follow the advice of someone who had the same issue, but in due time was able to break the cycle of low self esteem and negative feelings. Or you can seek a robust and proven method to gradually increase your confidence and deliver results steadily.

What if you could discover a way to effortlessly gain steady increasing confidence? After all it would be unnatural to go from low self esteem, to having super hero confidence in one day. You want confidence to increase, steadily and effortlessly. So you can gradually go from the low to incredible confidence in a few weeks. Giving you time to enjoy your improvements and importantly to notice them. imagine if you could do that, gain steady amounts of confidence.

By learning how to generate the feeling of confidence you can begin to discover the simple joys of increasing confidence throughout your life. If you directly learn how to increase the actually feeling of confidence you will start to think and imagine confident thoughts. Confident thoughts lead you to confident actions.

It is proven that we think from our feelings, our feelings directly feed our thoughts, so all you need to do is learn how to feel more positive feelings and quieten down or negate the negative feelings.

You do not have to continue a life of low confidence. You can end that cycle and make the confident gains you want, in all areas of your life, and you can do it with only a few minutes practice a day.

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How To Change Everything!

For most of us, there's a state of stress or distress we've come to call normal. A humming of the cells. A vibration of the body. A rant in the mind that undermines our sense of well-being and perpetrates great suffering.

This may have begun as early as the womb, if our mothers were under duress. Or we may have evolved here, slowly and over time, as life forgot we were the embodiment of the Divine, God's gorgeous gift, and we slumped into believing what we were told or assumed about ourselves-stupid, not good enough, ugly, unworthy...

We're all taught these lies in one way or another. And we all suffer for them.

These messages become a loop in our thinking and we learn to contract, distract, withdraw and withhold ourselves from life, love, because we believe we're undeserving.

Our nervous systems get amped and over-stimulated, and fight or flight becomes our way of life.

We believe that this is just the way things are.

Until we discover the possibility that this isn't actually so.

And decide to do something about it.

I like to say, "Just because a thought is loud and repetitive, doesn't mean it's true."

So, like the loving, soothing mother many of us never had, it is our job to calm and contain the over-stimulated nervous system, the frantic inner voice, to bring ourselves, slowly and gently, to a place of greater peace.

How? By speaking kindly, and feeding ourselves, our cells, with love.

I often show my clients the photos of Dr. Masaru Emoto, the Japanese scientist who studied the effects of energy on water. Dr. Emoto took jars of water and put words or photos on them, or played music to them. He then took a drop of that water and froze it into an ice crystal. The photographs are phenomenal.

The water that had love, beauty, kindness broadcast into it turned into gorgeous 'snowflakes'. The water that had anger, meanness, chaos broadcast in turned into black, ugly swirls.

Our bodies are eight-five percent water. Just as is the planet. Each cell is a little water balloon. That inhabits, incubates and demonstrates what we are broadcasting.

And, anything broadcast out, is also broadcast in. We feel and receive whatever we are projecting toward another.

If we want to heal ourselves and become happy, we need to change the channel and broadcast beautiful sound, vibration, thought into ourselves.

The good news is that we just have to be aware and attend to this in the next moment. Are we being kind or abusive? Are we sending snowflakes or black swirls?

A simple way to practice this-whether you feel like it or not-is to stop, close your eyes, put your hand somewhere in the center of your body and begin telling yourself, "I love you." Simple as that. Simple, but not necessarily easy.

Especially if the habit has been unkindness. Most of us are very good at some version of 'I hate myself.' But it's time now for this to stop.

It's time to begin infusing our bodies, minds and energy fields with love and compassion, kindness and care.

It's time to change the world, one world at a time. Beginning with 'me'.

So, hand on heart. Eyes closed. A gentle "I love you" to begin. And if there's a place inside you that's screaming, 'No, I can't! I will not do this!' see if you can love that. See if you can love yourself through the pain and patterning of your own unkindness toward yourself.

Doing this will begin to change everything.

Changing yourself, your cells, and ultimately your life and the world, one "I love you" at a time.

(With Gratitude to the teachings of Matt Kahn)

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Big, Bold and Crazy!

Let's be honest, most of us don't let the real version of ourselves shine because we're worrying about what others will think. Deep down we're afraid of being judged and not being a part of the group. I think I did enough of this in high school to last me a lifetime, so I don't know about you but I think it's about time we all stopped!

Here's the real deal. Not everyone is going to like you. That is okay. Wouldn't you rather be around people who love and appreciate the real you? To be surrounded by people where you can be your true and real self? This will likely change over the years as you grow and change too. If some people don't resonate with you, that's okay. Still have love for them and move on. You won't find your real tribe until you step into the real version of yourself.

In business, people can sense when you're not being authentic too. When you try to be something you're not, people will see right through this. You can sense this yourself when you're around someone like this. You might not be able to pin point it exactly at first, but you will probably feel like something is a little off.

I've seen this with clients and I've done this myself. Most people act like something they're not because they're afraid. They're afraid of not getting clients. They think they need to act a certain way in order to attract clients. These people usually think they need to work with everyone, another belief that comes from fear.

There is enough abundance for everyone. There are enough clients for everyone. Wouldn't you rather serve the people who you can help the most and who also resonate with the real you? Those who appreciate your uniqueness and what only you have to offer? When you truly step into who you are meant to be, you let go of the need for approval from others. You are confident with yourself and who you are in the world. That and that alone, will help you attract more clients and clients who you love to work with too.

Step into who you really are today and don't hold back. You are magnificent and it's time for you to shine! This is the only way you will live those huge dreams you have for yourself. Be this person and watch the type of clients you start to attract! 

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There's No Mime In Purpose Or Success

Do you walk around unhappy, discouraged, and frustrated that you aren't where you want to be in life?

We've all been there, me included.

But where is that frustration coming from? What are you comparing it to?

Many people measure their own success based on the success of someone else they know. If you are doing that, stop immediately.

Comparing yourself to Sally Sue down the street is like comparing apples to oranges. Besides being fruit, they have nothing in common.

So you might say, "well Sally Sue started this same type of business as me and she's doing this and doing that... and well... what am I doing?"

You're self-sabotaging your success via comparison, which takes you further and further away from your purpose. That's what you're doing.

So what do you do about it?

What ends up happening many times is you become a mime and try to mimic someone else's life so you too can achieve the same results and think this is the key to finding your purpose. This is the biggest falsity you could ever tell yourself or make yourself believe. Many of you can relate. So let me tell you, before you even start going down that path of thinking, IT DOESN'T WORK.

Let me tell you why:

• For one, God specifically has a work for you to do and God specifically has a work for Sally Sue to do. The two don't mix. Don't try to jump on her calling and think it's going to work for you too. You may be able to ride that bandwagon for a little while but eventually you'll fall off.
• Everyone starts at different places. Do even know the story behind the success? That next person you're comparing yourself to may have had to work their little tush off for many years, endure many heartaches, ups and downs, gains and losses, and been to hell and back to get where they are. Your path is not their path. Your journey is not their journey.
• Success is measured in different ways. God may not have called you to be a millionaire, but just maybe you're touching and saving lives every day in what you do. Take comfort in knowing that the calling God has on your life will impact people in a major way, and money has nothing to do with it. If you follow your purpose and passion, wealth will follow. Luke 6:38 reads, "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." Plant good seeds. You will reap what you sow. It may not look like Sally Sue's reaping, but it will be just for YOU and it will be perfect.

So you may be asking yourself, what if my calling IS the same as someone else?

Know this: You ARE going to have the same calling as someone else. However, the way YOU are called to do it cannot be duplicated.

You are unique in your own right. No matter how hard someone tries to mimic what YOU DO, how you do it, it will never come out the same way. This is why there is no MIME in purpose or success. You can't mimic someone else's purpose over their life. You have to find yours for yourself. You have to find your own voice, your own style, your own way of doing things. You can't talk like someone else. You can't think like someone else. You can't write like someone else, sing like someone else, dance like someone else, speak like someone else. You all may be VERY good at what you do, but you each do it DIFFERENTLY. It's up to YOU to execute your gifts and talents in a way that will change the world.

It's in you.

God etched your purpose in your DNA.

DNA cannot be copied. It's unique to every individual.

So don't be discouraged by what someone else is doing or where they are in life.

Stay focused on your journey. Know that the people God have called to be touched by you are drawn specifically to the way you present your gifts and talents. Be confident in knowing that.

Now go start planting your own seeds of success so you can reap all that God has for you. Your purpose is waiting for you.

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A Working Definition Of Success

There are a lot of definitions out there in the world for success, but all of them make it seem so elusive to the majority of people. We need to take the time to define what success is for us and then we have to actively pursue it.

I have been studying success for a long time and one of the best definitions that I have found is the one offered by Dr. Maltz in "Psycho Cybernetics". He breaks the word down so that it is an acronym for the qualities that are found in successful people.

S - Sense of direction for goals
U - Understanding
C - Courage
C - Compassion
E - Esteem
S - Self-Confidence
S - Self-Acceptance

The first "S" in success stands for a sense of direction. We are goal seeking mechanisms. In order to stop spinning our wheels we have to have something that we are aiming for. Decide what you want out of a situation. Always have something ahead of you that you are looking forward to. Get your eyes off the rear-view mirror and develop and forward thinking mentality. Once you successfully attain one goal, set another one that will continually more you forward with your life.

"U" is understanding and it depends on good communication. To avoid misunderstanding we need to insure that we get all of the facts about a situation and leave our opinions out of the equation as they will only cause confusion. You have got to make yourself see the truth. Gather information about yourself and others in relation to the situation whether the news is good or bad. You want to adopt a model that it doesn't matter who is right but what is right.

The "C" for courage is a requirement to take action toward your success. It's all well and good to have a goal and to understand all of the aspects of it, but if you are afraid to take action, you will never achieve it. Desires and beliefs will never be translated into reality. You are going to make mistakes, head off in wrong directions and you may even cause yourself some embarrassment but don't let those things divert you from the successful completion of your goal. This characteristic is difficult for many of us; so, start with little things that will build your courage muscle and then move onto bigger and bolder goals.

"C" for compassion is based not only on the regard that you have for other people but also for yourself. The feelings that we have about others tend to correspond to our feelings about ourselves. Realize that others are just like you, they are unique personalities and creative beings. Take the time to stop and think about their feelings.

Esteem "E" is the opinion that you have about yourself. Start to see yourself as a worth, successful person. The word esteem literally means to appreciate the worth of something. As a human being you are one of the greatest creations in this universe, by accepting that statement as true you are well on your way possessing this characteristic.

Self-confidence "S" is built on experiences of success. Whenever we start something new we do not have the expertise that would engender confidence. However, we can pull up past success and realize that we have undertaken many things in our lives that we have successfully accomplished. Deliberately remember and picture those successes as you proceed in this new endeavor.

Self-acceptance "S" kind of speaks for itself. You have to understand that as a human being you are full of assets and liabilities. Accept both aspects of yourself. Most of us are better, wiser, stronger and more competent than we realize. Release the talents, powers and abilities that you already have and you will easily reach your goal of success.

We want to thank Dr. Maxwell Maltz and his book "Psycho-Cybernetics" for this acronym.

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How to Change Your Attitude Towards Success!

I recently came across a very fascinating book about success and thought about sharing what I learned with you. I want to provide you some important key elements for you to apply in your daily life and change your attitude and bad habits.

Approximately 80% of people will never get to experience success as they have imagined in their minds. So why is this the case for so many individuals? It is all about attitude! To have the right attitude, you need the right mindset. Those who are very successful and belong in the top percentile of millionaires and billionaires, chose to take control of their conscious and unconscious mind in order to attract wealth and success.

Discipline is very important for attitude change. Changing your attitude could start from very small habit changes. For example, organizing your room, reading a book, exercising, doing yoga, walking your dog will give you more discipline and will-power.

Procrastination could be the worst habits to adapt because the side-effect includes laziness.I myself have experiences procrastination and it is one of the worst "fake best friends" for a human mind. To thoroughly remove procrastination, you need to consciously accept the fact that if you don't get this task finished today, you will make yourself more lazy tomorrow. Keep in mind that the more you let your mind be in control of you, the more procrastination you will experience.

Change your attitude towards people. Relationships are very important, thus always be courteous towards others. Remember, the way you treat someone is the way you will get treated back. If you have positive and loving relationships, you will have a better attitude towards life and more opportunities for success will open for you.

When negative thoughts flow to your mind, consciously ignore it and change your thoughts towards positive thinking. The mind could be the persons worst enemy or best friend. To discipline your mind, you need to consciously start thinking optimistically until it become unconscious. One way you can do this is through positive affirmation. Optimism is a must for a better attitude towards becoming successful. A pessimistic person can never be successful because they will adapt the attitude of giving excuses.

Surround yourself with successful people. Be around those who experience life through hard work and positive attitude. This would benefit you because you will start to think and be like them. For instance, if you hang out with criminals, the chances of you starting to act like them is very high. Same concept applies for successful people.

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Your Daily Lists To Living A Life Of Bliss

The term bliss is defined as perfect happiness; great joy. As we're aware, happiness is a state of mind and everyone can choose to be happy regardless of their current situation in life. To me, one of the best methods for truly living a life of bliss is through gratitude. I have a gratitude journal near my bed that I update daily. The first thing that I do every morning is write down 5 things that I'm grateful for and I repeat the process again at night prior to bed, thus having a total of 10 things that I'm grateful for daily. To illustrate, here's an example from my own personal gratitude journal written yesterday:

Morning:

• I'm grateful to all our brave troops fighting for our independence so that we can have the freedom to choose our own destiny in life.
• I'm grateful to have an extended weekend to share great foods with loving family and friends.
• I'm grateful to have a platform to blog about my knowledge, skills, and experiences in life that'll help inspire others to achieve their own version of success.
• I'm grateful that people, including other companies, continue to hire me for freelance writing projects, etc.
• I'm grateful for the opportunity to wake up every morning to work hard towards my dreams and passion in life.

Night:

• I'm grateful for the dinner that I enjoyed tonight with my loving family.
• I'm grateful to have this wonderful eBook to read prior to bedtime.
• I'm grateful to have the bed that I'm sleeping on, along with living in a home that provides my family with not only shelter but also security.
• I'm grateful that I've completed everything that I've set out to do today.
• I'm grateful to have had an opportunity to enjoy the sunrise and sunset earlier today.

The list above are just some examples of what people could be grateful for. The point is not to focus on what you're lacking with in life but to concentrate on what you already possess in abundance. Plus, research has proven that people who expressed gratitude had better health not only because they were able to sleep more soundly but also because of less stress, anxiety, depression levels, etc. In addition, people who expressed their gratitude on a regular basis also made grander progress at achieving their goals in life. Reason being is these individuals typically are more enthused, alert, energized, determined, focused, and optimistic. So if you don't already have one, create your own personal gratitude journal today and update it daily!

The next daily list that'll help you lead a life of bliss is what I like to call the "MUST DO" list. Unless there's an emergency that requires your undivided attention, the "MUST DO" list is a daily action item tracker that must be completed in an effort to reach your short-term and long-term goals. In essence, you'll write down 10 items the night before that must be accomplished the following day. Here's an example of some of the key components that should be included in any "MUST DO" list:

• Description of each action item, along with an associated deadline for completing the task.
• Prioritize every action item daily and work to complete items from highest to lowest priority.
• List the reasoning and motivation for why each action item must be completed.

Overall, it could be as simple as ensuring that you pay the mortgage or even mailing an anniversary gift for your parents. The goal is to get accustomed to writing down your goals and objectives daily in an effort to complete those items by the timelines listed. Plus, research has shown that people who accomplish more daily are typically more grateful, happy, and these individuals also develop key characteristics for success, such as being a hard worker, organized, self-motivated, determined, persistent, etc.

Remember, you can't reach your destination in life without first having a map to guide you. Therefore, please ensure that you create your short-term and long-term goals and put in the necessary work daily to achieve your mission and vision in life. I assure you that if you create and update these two simple lists daily, you'll not only lead a life of bliss but also be well on your way to success.

So take this weekend to reflect on your goals, along with celebrating your freedom by taking the necessary actions to achieving your dreams and passion in life.

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The 5 Keys to Executive Action for Success

Want to succeed as an entrepreneur? Want to succeed at making money online? As a parent? In your spiritual life? Want to transform your way of being, seeing, and operating in the world?

To succeed, excel, gain mastery, or get started in any area of your life you must take action. In spite of your fear, insecurities, challenges, or lack of resources you must take action.

However, there is the kind of action that produces the desired results (executive action), and then there is the kind of action that amounts to inaction.

Thinking won't do it. Thinking about it certainly won't do it. Reading about it won't do it. Taking classes won't. Planning won't do it either.

Your success might start with any of these, and each of them is a necessary kind of action to take, when necessary, but without executive action it will not happen. Period.

What is executive action? Executive action is action that is suited and effective for reaching your goals.

I've seen too many cases of people making preparation, doing research, creating plans, and talking about what they're going to do to pursue a goal, like start a business or lose weight, for example, only to see the whole endeavor fizzle and dissolve. And then it's never mentioned again, until the next big thing.

I've done it myself. I know what that's like. It ain't fun.

Action - consistent, focused action, i.e., executive action - is what makes it happen.

Try staring at a pen and use all your mental powers to cause that pen to come to your hand. The pen won't budge.

Stare at your screen (or a blank sheet of paper) and make the words appear on the blank space. The screen stays blank.

Stare in the mirror and visualize your body perfectly muscular and tight (assuming it's not). Stare at it for 12 hours a day. Still out of shape.

Mental powers, will, and visualization are great, however, without executive action they amount to nothing.

So what are the keys to executive action?

The 5 Keys To Executive Action

1) Take only one step at a time - Take the first step and focus only on the first step. Then, when that step is completed, take the second step with complete focus. If you focus on the whole journey process, it can be easy to get discouraged. It's like eating a watermelon - sure it's huge but you eat the whole thing one bite at a time.

2) Don't wait until your fear is gone - I once heard a war veteran say that fear is constantly with you and if the fear paralyzes you, you're a dead man. But if you keep moving, execute your orders, you have a fighting chance. It's no different as you pursue your goal. Action keeps the fear on the sidelines, not front and center.

3) When you act, keep your vision in mind - This is powerful. The human mind is a goal-striving machine, much like guided missiles. Guided missiles have a target programmed into them and when they are launched they head for the target. As the missile flies toward the target it is constantly going off-course and corrects itself as it moves forward until it strikes its target. The missile 'sees' its programmed target the entire time and this is how it corrects itself. Keeping your vision/goal in mind as you act guides and empowers your actions all the way to success.

4) Stay in action - When you ride a 2-wheeled bicycle you must stay in motion to maintain your balance. Once you stop your forward motion, you lose your balance and fall over. Same thing with working toward your goal. You must stay in action to keep the drive toward success going. Stop and you are sure to 'fall' or fail.

5) Remain in action, don't just stay busy - There's a big difference between staying busy and remaining in (executive) action. Actions are focused efforts toward your goal; staying busy is unfocused acts with no real goal or purpose. Actions are according to plan; staying busy has no plan. Actions are about progress; staying busy is about feeling as if you are making progress. Actions are focused; staying busy is scattered.

Again, you must take executive action - consistent, focused action that does not end until you reach your goal.

Then you can rest... until the next action toward the next goal is called for.

It's all about advancing and experiencing yourself as an empowered, creative Being.

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Choosing Your Words

You probably learned in pre-school that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." Yet you can't believe everything you learned in pre-school. In the world of business, poor word choices can turn off clients, drive away customers, and destroy mutual relationships. In all aspects of life words can be powerful tools of success or powerful tools of self-destruction.

In the world of business, words offer direction and motivation to the people who produce goods and services. They provide instructions for those who ship and deliver. The character of a company's communication can have a compelling effect on the image it projects to its clients and customers. The way you use your words can have a great impact on how people look at you as a successful businessperson. A person with a great use of influence will know how to use and speak language correctly and fluently much greater than someone who uses language carelessly and incorrectly.

Let me be clear for a moment. You don't have to know every word in the dictionary and have impeccable grammar. It clearly means that you will have a better chance of succeeding in the business world if your speaking and writing identify you as an educated person. With the English language consisting of about 800,000 words, we must know how to use the correct words to properly bring forth their correct meanings. It is said that we use only 800 words each day in our conversations. Surprisingly, 800 of those everyday words can have about 14,000 different meanings!

To illustrate: I placed a ring on my girlfriend's finger. I watched these two MMA fighters fight it out in the ring. Eating dinner last night, I removed my napkin from the napkin ring after sitting down. Today I might change my ring-tone on my phone. In that simple story, the word ring had four different meanings. Other common words have many more.

Meanings of common words may vary from person to person, place to place, and even from one religion to another. People in the northern states of America may refer a soda beverage as "pop" while southerners may simply call it "soda" or "coke."

Words are a uniquely human form of communication, but they by no means represent the full range of human expression. Interestingly, some of our most important communication is wordless. But, let's try to focus on our oral communication first.

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Are You Too Distracted?

You know those times when you go to get something, and on your way there your mind takes off somewhere else and once you get there, you forgot what you came for?

You stand there for a couple seconds mentally beating yourself up because just that quickly, you forgot what you came for.

It's distractions like that that can lead us astray from what we really need to do. It's like two magnets are trying to pull us towards one's self and we end up giving in to the negative side; the distractions.

There have been many times where I set in my mind to do something and while getting there, I got distracted and that made me do something completely different. It seems that a large number of us suffer from that so here are some simple ways to stay free of distractions.

Find what can distract and put it away from your work area

This does wonders! If you find what distracts you, you'll be able to ease that distraction away from you by putting it somewhere you wouldn't always want to go to get it.
For example, I keep my drawing notebook and pencils in a tent while I'm working so that I wouldn't get distracted. I know that I wouldn't want to go to a tent to get my notebook and pencils every time I feel compelled to draw.
So doing this will help you get what you have to get done quickly so that you can go get what you want back.

Hand your distractions over

Another thing that has been a successful way to stay away from distractions is to give them to a trusted friend or family member if possible. Many times, I have to turn my phone into my brother so that I wouldn't get distracted by the many notifications I get.
It doesn't take much but a beeping sound to come from your phone for you to pick it up and look at it. Then what you think will only take a minute to text for post, will end up being hours.
Have the friend or family member keep the distraction until you get done with whatever it is you need to do to insure that everything is really done.

Set out times

Making a schedule or setting out times for yourself also does well in helping you stay free of distractions.
Many people find it beneficial to make a schedule for themselves. If you set out specific times for your work, all you have to do is follow that schedule.
Putting small five or ten minutes breaks on the schedule helps you to not to get too bombarded with work that you just want to give up. Breaking every once in awhile will help you stay focused when you go back to work.

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Success Defines Us

If you're to ask everyone you have met for his or her definition of success, no two answers would be exactly alike nor should they be. My personal definition of success is the daily realization of predetermined worthwhile desirable goals.

Socrates was convinced that we give the best attention to the least important things and the smallest amount attention towards the things of the highest importance. He believed that wealth doesn't achieve excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other private and non-private blessings for men. It was the state of our souls which was most important to Socrates: the inner life of every person, greatness of spirit, wisdom, inner excellence.

Once we give precedence to inner, both inner and outer fall into place. When we follow the opposite course, emptiness will result. Success as I define it begins with something in the inner existence of thought, feeling, imagination, and judgment. Success as I define it resonates deeply with our innermost needs and values, which then naturally manifests in the outer world. Only then can we attain the harmony and balance necessary for true happiness and true success.

The hunt for achievement ought to be an exciting and fulfilling adventure, where the thrill is in the journey. One should not approach the road to success with the wrong mindset. We travel today to achieve success tomorrow. Aspirations to succeed and excel need to drive us every day. Or, most days, anyway!

What would you like?

We require a clear conception of what we want, a vivid vision, a goal or set of goals powerfully imagined. What do you want to be? What do you want to do? Do you think you're getting closer towards achieving your goals? If not, why not? What are you waiting for? If you are moving in a general direction you feel good about, are you making the sort of progress you think is suitable?

You can do it!

We must have confidence that we are able to attain our goals. When we set ourselves high goals, we always face a challenge. The great Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James said that we must learn to banish unhelpful doubts and cultivate beneficial self-confidence. When setting new goals we believe in, higher goals we aspire to, and when facing new opportunities for growth and development, it is easy for doubt to rush in.

Focus!

Dreamers can live inside the confines of condition and often are unable to accomplish anything in the real world. Their imaginations are in gear, their visions are vivid, but they're unable to make the leap from their dreams toward their goals. We have to focus on making things happen; what it requires to get from A to Z, if you will.

Commit!

We need an emotional commitment to the importance of what we're doing, and to the people with whom we're doing it. This is a commitment expressed not in an individual action, nor even in a number of actions over a period of time but in an entire way of life. It means committing one's self to being a successful person. In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi, The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Finally, remember that how we define success defines us. How do you define success? How does society define you?

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How To Do Anything

Learning something new can be an exciting adventure. However, there is not always someone to teach you how to do the thing that you want to learn. Figuring things out by trial and error is not always the best idea, especially when the materials are expensive or hard to find or the task can be dangerous if done incorrectly. These are just a few instances when learning by trial and error is not always ideal. In the past ten years, one of the most popular ways of learning how to do new things has been through articles and videos. This way, you are getting systematic instructions of exactly what you want to learn.

There is no limit to the things that you can learn by watching a how to video. There are all kinds of videos available on topics such as cars, business, hobbies, outdoor activities and many more subjects. These videos provide clear instructions on anything you need to know like how to fix, clean, build or start anything that your heart desires. Whether you want to know how to sew an apron or you want to learn to change the oil in your vehicle, video tutorial can help.

There are some topics that people would prefer to read about than to see a video of. In this instance, how to articles are much more beneficial to the learner because they can print out the instructions and use them as often as they need to refer to them. Some instances when using a how to article would be more appropriate are learning a new recipe, attempting to follow a crochet or knit pattern, or when needing step by step instructions for doing math problems or when you are having computer issues.

In some instances, a how to article is more appropriate because of the graphic nature of the topic. For instance, if you want to know how to treat a sexually transmitted disease, reading about your options would be far less disturbing than seeing a video of it. This could also be the case with learning how to treat severe wounds, injuries, or anything else that is very graphic. The less you have to look at it, the easier it will be. Not everyone wants to see graphic videos of what a syphilis infected area looks like.

In the end, there is little that you cannot learn from a how to video or how to article. Although learning from a person that can correct you if you make a mistake is ideal, it is not always possible. Using a visual aid or something that you can always refer back to is helpful when the task is challenging or the task includes many steps. There is not anything that you cannot learn from a how to video or how to article. The possibilities are endless. Most sites that host how to materials are user submitted. This means that you can share your knowledge with others and learn from them too.

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Happy 4th of July!

Today is the 4th of July, a day many american citizens celebrate the Declaration of Independence. Isn't it time to celebrate your own independence and freedom? Are you living a stress free life from worries, problems, hardships, etc? If not, you have to pin point the problem and resolve this once and for all. It takes action to resolve any problem or dilemma. Just sitting there hoping and praying things will get better will not cut it. Success and prosperity comes to those who take action. It was action that lead to the success of the American Revolution. All great leaders throughout history took action which lead them to victory in their endeavors. So the only way to guarantee your success is to always take action and never give up. The moment you decide to give up, your goals and dreams are no longer achievable until you decide to get up and fight for it. Quitting is never an option for successful people. Happy 4th of July! Always remember to liberate yourself from a stressful life and start living prosperous! 

Anuel St. Clair
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Increase Success By Focusing On Less!

Have you ever noticed how little you actually accomplish when focusing on multiple objectives at the same time? Many people feel they can increase productivity by tackling multiple tasks simultaneously but this is not usually the case! What is actually occurring is that their efforts are usually of lesser quality since they do not stay focused on just one task! Although multiple tasks may be 'completed' the lack of quality in the results is the difference between being successful and being average!

Here is a look at 3 ways to stay focused on just the task at hand allowing yourself a much greater chance of being successful at whatever it is you are trying to accomplish!

Minimize 'To Do' List

Being ambitious is admirable but if you can not accomplishment what you intended why 'schedule' this in the first place? This only opens the 'door' to frustration and doubt and this can undermine your efforts. By trimming your 'to do' list to a more manageable size it will enable you to stay focused on only those tasks you have scheduled for completion. An oversized list will only serve to distract both your attention and efforts!

Work Until Completion

When planning your work commit to completing each task you start before moving on to the next. Being successful at anything is based upon what you have accomplished but if you have a list of partially completed tasks, you really have accomplished nothing! Besides when you stay focused on just one project your ability to work more efficiently tends to increase!

Be Realistic

Assess your skills and plan your accomplishments according to your own abilities. The best way to increase productivity is to be realistic about your expectations. Do not establish goals or plan any work that is beyond your capabilities or skills sets. This will only set you up to waste your time and energy and likely experience nothing but frustration and failure. Continual frustration will then rob you of your ability to stay focused on anything resulting in nothing getting accomplished!

The temptation of focusing on multiple tasks at the same time to get more done only works if you are not concerned about the quality of your results! On the other hand if really being successful at what you do is important to you, it is best to stay focused on only the task in front of you. By doing so you will get much better results. If you think about it the only way to really increase productivity is to get quality results from your own efforts in the most time efficient manner! Our discussion above shows how by narrowing your focus you can increase productivity along with the quality of your own efforts. This seems to be the only sensible blueprint for being successful if of course quality counts for anything!

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Online Success Means Keeping Goals Real

With all due respect there are many seeking online success as a business entrepreneur however it is all too common for people to set goals outside their reach. When this occurs, as ambitious and admirable as it may appear to be on the surface, the lack of smart goal setting can actually sabotage a persons current and future efforts! How can you possibly achieve or succeed at anything without the capability or resources to do so?

Here is a look at how you can actually set yourself up for frustration and failure when your plans lack smart goal setting!

Delusion Leads to Frustration

Delusion is actually what it is when you plan to accomplish something outside the realm of your capabilities! When this occurs you have positioned yourself to become frustrated since you failed to set goals you can achieve.

Frustration Leads to Lost Motivation

Once frustration begins to set in the enthusiasm or drive you previously had begins to fade. At this point it becomes increasingly more difficult to invest any more effort into what you perceive as a 'losing' cause. The attitude of 'what is the point' has now taken over!

Lost Motivation Leads to Quitting

The next 'logical' step when you are not or can not make any progress towards goals you have established is to walk away and forget about it. This is very dangerous because quitting can be habit forming! Although it makes sense to walk away from something when it appears you are wasting your time it can have a negative impact on your mindset. As an online business entrepreneur if you get too accustomed to quitting every project that fails to produce the results you seek, you may simply decide to not even try anymore!

Quitting Leads to Low Self Esteem

Once you begin to establish a pattern of failing or quitting your self esteem begins to erode along with your self confidence. As a business entrepreneur a lack of self esteem or confidence will undermine your efforts and also prevent you from taking certain risks that are common in many entrepreneurial ventures.

New Goals Fat Chance!

At this point you are feeling mentally defeated and or beaten down as is your ambition to achieve anything new and challenging! The fact of the matter is you will not likely be ready to 'jump' at the next new challenge since your 'history' breathes of frustration and failure!

Online success is something anybody can achieve as a business entrepreneur provided your expectations are realistic! In many cases people allow their own ambition to cloud their judgment when they go to set goals which normally results in frustration and failure. It is important to take into account your own capabilities and available resources as to how they match up with your expectations. This is smart goal setting because you are only seeking something you have the ability to achieve. To establish any goals beyond your reach will only torment and frustrate you as we discussed above. When this occurs you may very well be discouraged from setting and achieving any worthwhile goals in the future! Simply remember the next time you aim to set goals for yourself to first consider if they are even realistic in order to spare yourself the frustrating experience!

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Increasing Online Success with a Solid Reputation

For obvious reasons your online success relies heavily upon building trust with those you do business with much as it does offline and perhaps even more so. Being the internet is such an impersonal environment due to the lack of human contact, developing a solid online reputation is vital to your business success. Since developing a favorable reputation is based upon building trust with others here are 5 suggestions you can use online that will be very helpful in you doing so in order to achieve business success.

Give More Take Less

Learn to be more 'giving' online since people will develop a greater appreciation for you and your efforts. In addition, this will lessen their resistance towards you when you do present product offers to them. Circulation of free and useful information is a fantastic way to develop a favorable online reputation while also increasing your credibility.

Have a Clear Brand

Be clear on what you stand for and what it is you and your business represent. Establishing an easily identifiable brand is a key to online business success and can be done in conjunction with your efforts to develop a trustworthy reputation since one feeds off the other.

Maintain Consistency

In every case, your actions, as reflected in your marketing strategy and interaction with others, must be consistent with the reputation and brand you want to develop. The last thing you want to do is confuse people or damage a favorable image therefore be mindful of what you do and how you do it. Remember there is always somebody watching you!

Associate with the 'Cream of the Crop'

'Rubbing elbows' with reputable and highly regarded people, preferably within your niche, will only serve to enhance your image and increase your credibility. You can accomplish this by meeting people at conferences, forums, social network sites or any other available means of which there are many.

Produce Meaningful Content

As mentioned earlier a great way for building trust with people on the internet is to routinely supply them with free and useful content. The key to this strategy is to produce good quality material that people will be incline to pass around and in doing so increasing your exposure without any extra effort on your part.

There is no question that the degree of online success you experience will be tied directly to how others may regard you. Understandably your online reputation is more a required building block rather than an 'aid' for achieving business success on the internet. Considering the absolute 'detachment' people feel with others due to the remote nature of 'communicating' with strangers over the internet there is an obvious need for assurance. This is especially true when money is exchanging hands and thus why building trust is such an important factor for any business or entrepreneur. The 5 suggestions for developing a reliable online reputation, as discussed above, will help to bridge this divide and forge more trusting and meaningful relationships. Once this has been done your chances to attain the business success you no doubt seek are greatly increased!

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How to Build on Your Success by Becoming More Decisive

Are you the type of person that makes decisions quickly or do you find it difficult to make your mind up? When it comes to getting a job done and meeting a deadline your success can depend on the ability to be decisive. Many people fail to meet deadlines because of indecision. Not only do they let people affect their ability to make prompt and definite decisions but they hesitate due to factors involving their own decisiveness.

Procrastination is a weakness that many of us may face on a daily basis. The ability to be decisive when it comes to avoiding distractions is important if you are to succeed in reaching your potential. Too many people make excuses for not chasing their goals early on in life continuously putting there dreams to one side and saying they will come back to them when the time is right. However, you only have a chance of succeeding in reaching those aims if you start acting immediately.

The biggest achievers of this world have shown that their success comes from quick decisive action and the ability to take stock of situations when things do not go to plan and to change decisions when necessary. Henry Ford was an example of someone who used his decision making ability to full effect. Some might say he was so determined when he made a decision that he was stubborn. His model T car was made despite the advice of many of his staff who said it would be the ugliest car around. Although this turned out to be partly correct and the car was not as successful as other models, Ford still stuck to his guns and made a fortune from the model. Now, regardless of what would have happened if he had scrapped it, Ford showed that by being strong minded and decisive he was able to make something succeed that most people doubted.

To become more decisive you need to be able to ignore the opinions of others. If you want to make sacrifices and chase your dream doing something that satisfies your inner desires, you need to listen to your self and no one else. Friends and family may try to discourage you from your goals as they may think they know what is best for you. However, your burning desire to succeed at something should be all the encouragement you need to take those first steps towards achieving immediate goals.

One major problem with the education system is that it does not teach the youth about the working world enough. Too many students work their hearts out trying to get the best grades they can only to find that they have no idea what to do with themselves after graduating. Schools, colleges and universities do not encourage people to make decisions before they finish studying and so the habit of indecision stays with people as they go into work. It may be necessary to take any job straight away after leaving your studies behind you whilst you think about what you want to do with your future. However, many will find that they are stuck in that same job a year or more later and are unable to climb the career ladder.

You need to find the courage to make a definite decision about your future. You should sit down and analyse yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, what you think you are capable of and what you want to achieve in life. Then you must do your own research and not be held back by others or hold yourself back by procrastinating.

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Time Management to Improve Self Development

Time Management is defined as the skillful handling or use of time as a source. It is the process of scheduling and organizing your time to establish how much time is necessary to completely manifold the undertaking directly and indirectly. Proper Time Management can enhance our Self Development in every facet. It started when we entrust to modify our way of life and routine. We can improve our mastery on self development in three aspects.

Planning is very imperative to improve Time Management. It will keep us up in meeting all the expectation in our work and in our life. A plan permits us to evaluate our development and whether we are achieving our purpose. Planning generates a sagacity of pressure around our top priorities. One way of planning is to identify our short term goals to our long term goals. Designate a planner for these goals and prioritize our activities accordingly to our approach on how we can achieve it. Knowing our goals by heart can help us become creative on how we can maximize our plan according to our time. Setting a deadline that is within our grasp motivates us to become more efficient, productive, and focused.

Prioritizing is the heart of Time Management. Learn by heart that the focal point of Time Management is in fact changing manners and not changing the time, because no matter how organized or how well we chart things, we only have twenty four hours every day. A priority not only motivates us to focus on task but it also helps us to set and complete our goals. So we must know how to prioritize for the reason that priorities can affect decisions in life. Amidst all these, priorities and goals can revolutionize over a lifetime. So we should be ready to familiarize ourselves with our precedence as change is the only stable complex in this world.

Controlling your environment - Procrastination is the habit of putting off premeditated activities for activities of lesser significance for some personal reasons. This is the general blunder we take which hinders our productivity as an individual. Most of us procrastinate to some degree that leads to ruining our focus. And to be able to manage our time correctly we have to take control of our time. Instead of thinking of the number of hours we'll spend in one task, we should think of the effective way how to finish our work in the soonest possible time without sacrificing the quality of our task. This is one way of controlling our environment which has a huge effect on Time Management. Whatever priority system we use, whether it is the ABC method or the to do list, make sure that we are clear on our high impact tasks. If we are set to do one mission in this time, we should make sure to convey and meet the objective despite the consequences of the impact of our environment. This requires strong self discipline.

So initiate to take control with your individual Time Management to progress on the aspect of Self Development. These strategies will enable you to get things done with less stress more productivity, increased energy and focus. Take control today!

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