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When you are interested in doing something, you do it ONLY when it is convenient. When you are committed to something you accept no excuses, ONLY RESULTS!" ~ author unknown Sent to The Cat's Meow by Hart Dowd |
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ARE YOU DOING ALL THIS FOR THEM?
Have you ever wondered why some people seem more 'at peace' with their lives than others? Even billionaires lead miserable existences...believe it or not! Unless you build your life from the 'bottom up' by getting the balance right between what you HAVE to do...and what you WANT to do...then no amount of money will ever give a fulfilled life. Ever. It wasn't until I realized that I DID have control over the balance between what I had to do versus what I wanted to do. ..that my life began to change. And...once I realized that money wasn't the thing that REALLY motivated me after all...literally overnight the stress in my life disappeared. You see...all the worries that we have are, in most cases, built up in our minds! Too often we are too busy wondering... What other people think of us It's all in our minds! Unless you really do what you do for YOU...not for other people...not for money...not for any other reason...then I guarantee that, whatever you achieve in your life...you STILL won't be much happier than you are know. Now that you know this...what's CHANGED? What are you NOW going to do for YOU? Reprinted from Our Success Partnership |
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*Doing Our Best*
How often do we find ourselves comparing our work or our success with someone else's? While facing our competitive edge can be healthy and stimulating, just what does it do when those people are peers in the office? Competition, like anything else, can be carried to extremes. Susan realized that she felt competitive with Amy; even though they were in different divisions, she often felt suspicious. This dynamic kept Susan on her toes and highly motivated. One day Susan heard herself making a slightly dishonest statement about Amy when an outside client commented on Amy's competence. Susan immediately felt sick; she had gone too far. Competition can give us that edge to keep
ahead, to push a little harder -- toward our own improvement.
When our push comes from within, we compete with our own previous
record. Many of us respond to someone "swimming" beside us. We
recognize that it is that "other" who can let us know we all contribute.
The question is, can we look next to us, as well as within?
Just for today, I will compete with myself, recognizing
that others are "swimming" in the lanes next to me, and that if
I am doing the best I can, we can all succeed.
From the book Igniting the Spirit at Work
by Marilyn Mason Copyright 2001 |
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is kindled by these. Life does not mean merely following the softest road, the path of least resistance; it is doing something vital. Hardships and difficulties bring out the best in us and make us strong. -Swami Paramananda "People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking
that
they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have
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What is Genuine Control?
 Genuine control is not something lost or gained according to
what
someone else says, does or thinks. It is within me in abundance
at all times.
Genuine control is not about trying to make people like or
love me. It's
about liking and loving myself and allowing my inner beauty
to shine through.
Genuine control is not something that comes from manipulating
the
external environment - other people, events, and circumstances.
It comes
from changing my internal environment - how I perceive and
act.
Genuine control does not result in feelings of powerlessness,
anxiety,
and self-doubt. It results in feelings of empowerment, contentment,
and
increased self-esteem.
Genuine control does not drag me down. It lifts me up.
Genuine control does not come and go depending on how I'm feeling
at the
moment. It is within me at all times, even if I choose not
to realize it or use it.
Genuine control does not mean attempting to make others do
things my way
and think the way I want. It means making my own choices and
thinking for myself.
Genuine control does not mean looking outside of myself to
determine who
I am. It means looking within myself and appreciating who I
am.
Genuine control does not mean single-handedly transforming
economies,
business climates, and political realities. It means transforming
my
internal reality (myself), which in turn positively affects
the whole.
Genuine control is not about predicting the future - my grades,
my
income, my relationships, or a thousand other things. It's
knowing that
whatever happens I can choose how to perceive and react to
life's events.
Genuine control does not mean trying to change someone else's
feelings.
It means that each person's feelings are his or hers alone,
just as my
feelings are mine alone.
Genuine control does not mean never making mistakes. It means
understanding that making mistakes (and learning from them!)
is
essential to my success.
Genuine control is not about feeling the need to change other
peoples'
preferences and opinions. It means developing and respecting
my own.
Genuine control does not mean attempting the impossible and
feeling
disappointed that I did not achieve it. It means attempting
the possible
and congratulating myself on each small success I achieve.
Genuine control does not mean telling others how to spend their
time. It
means choosing how I spend my time.
Genuine control does not mean other people, events, and situations
determine my feelings, thoughts, and actions. It means that
I choose how to feel, think, and act. Genuine control is not about trying to stop the rain, the snow,
or the
sunshine. It's about making rainbows, snowmen, and sand castles.
Genuine control is not about attempting to change what other
people
think, do, and feel because I know what's best for them. It's
about
deciding how I react to what others think, do, and feel because
I know what's best for me. Genuine control does not mean controlling all of life's events.
It means
interpreting life's events in a way that promotes my growth,
happiness, and well-being. Reprinted from The Inspired Buffalo |
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