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#4. Take one small step right now.
"Poco a poco, se va a lejos." Little by little, one goes far. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. To get it done, simply start now, take one step at a time.
Jim Rohn uses the analagy of driving across the United States at night. Your headlights give you a few hundred feet of visability, but you trust that the road will not end so you keep driving and soon the next hundred feet of road is visable and you go on this way until you get to your destination. If you take one small step everyday towards your goals you will get there safe and sound, just trust in yourself.
James A Ray says if you were driving from California to Atlanta Ga you wouldn't just look at a map of Atlanta in order to get there. You would look at the road infront of you and make the proper turns until you reached your final destination. Your final destination (vision statement) is reached by taking one mile at a time and making the proper turns. These turns that we take are the small goals that we set for ourselves along the way.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Andrea's Tip of the Day
#3 Give yourself and extra month each year to reach your goals.
To get it, simply eliminate the false tyrannical mindset of "not enough time." Get up an extra half-hour early, or go to bed a half-hour later each night.
(When you exercise better, eat better, and have positive reiforcing thoughts, you may find you can do with a half-hour less sleep!)
Use that time to either work on your goal or on yourself. It may not be much time in and of itself, but it sure adds up. A half-hour extra, six days a week is three hours a week. Thats 166 extra hours or more than 4 forty hour work weeks extra per year.
This is interesting.....a whole month extra just by taking an extra 30 minutes per day!!!! What if we cut out 30 minutes of tv everyday plus added another 30 minutes to either the beginnning or end of each day, we would have 8 weeks of time to spend on bettering ourselves!!
To get it, simply eliminate the false tyrannical mindset of "not enough time." Get up an extra half-hour early, or go to bed a half-hour later each night.
(When you exercise better, eat better, and have positive reiforcing thoughts, you may find you can do with a half-hour less sleep!)
Use that time to either work on your goal or on yourself. It may not be much time in and of itself, but it sure adds up. A half-hour extra, six days a week is three hours a week. Thats 166 extra hours or more than 4 forty hour work weeks extra per year.
This is interesting.....a whole month extra just by taking an extra 30 minutes per day!!!! What if we cut out 30 minutes of tv everyday plus added another 30 minutes to either the beginnning or end of each day, we would have 8 weeks of time to spend on bettering ourselves!!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Who is James Arthur Ray?
Somehow I managed to completely lose my voice and was unable to go to work on Monday, which in turn gave me a little extra time to fix up the blog. I added a few affiliate links to the James Arthur Ray website. Some of you may recognize him from The Secret and some of you may have no clue who he is, and that's okay.
Remember when I said there is a "scientific" side to all this positive living/law of attraction stuff? Well James Arthur Ray is my favorite when it come to the science. I was lucky enough to be able to attend a Harmonic Wealth Symposium about 2 months ago and it was awesome! While I was there I picked up "The Science of Success" book and was able to get it signed. I also purchased the "Harmonic Wealth" DVD which is also great!
You may notice that I am a little biased when it comes to James Arthur Ray and Jim Rohn. That is simply because they are my favorite. There are lots of good mentors out there and you may find someone that you like better, but in my book James Arthur Ray and Jim Rohn tie for the #1 slot.
Andrea's Tip of the Day
#2 Learn from your mistakes;
Realize that all things of value, great or small, were created from accumulated wisdom. To get that wisdom, one must have experiences. And some of those experiences have to be failures- which make you stronger and smarter for next time. Mistakes are useful... if you learn from them. Have this attitude and you'll never be ashamed to try.
Have you ever known someone who was so affraid to fail that they never tried anything new? In my 31 years of life on this earth I can think of a few people who fit that mold. They didn't "grow" because they never reached out to grab that new idea. The only way to learn how to do something right, is to first do it wrong and learn from the experience. A perfect example of this is the first time I tried to drive a standard shift transmission. Believe me, it was not pretty! The gears were grinding, we all got a mild case of whiplash, and I think I was crying. But after a few (well maybe more than a few) tries I finally got it and now it is second nature.
We should all take every opportunity to learn something new and when we mess it up that's all the more reason to try again just a little harder.
Realize that all things of value, great or small, were created from accumulated wisdom. To get that wisdom, one must have experiences. And some of those experiences have to be failures- which make you stronger and smarter for next time. Mistakes are useful... if you learn from them. Have this attitude and you'll never be ashamed to try.
Have you ever known someone who was so affraid to fail that they never tried anything new? In my 31 years of life on this earth I can think of a few people who fit that mold. They didn't "grow" because they never reached out to grab that new idea. The only way to learn how to do something right, is to first do it wrong and learn from the experience. A perfect example of this is the first time I tried to drive a standard shift transmission. Believe me, it was not pretty! The gears were grinding, we all got a mild case of whiplash, and I think I was crying. But after a few (well maybe more than a few) tries I finally got it and now it is second nature.
We should all take every opportunity to learn something new and when we mess it up that's all the more reason to try again just a little harder.
Another Vision Statement Done!!!
I received another vision statement in my email inbox today!! I am excited and I think it is great. I am hoping that I will eventually receive 1000 of them to post!! Here it is;
Vision Statement
It’s is 6:00 and my alarm is about to go off. I get up and turn off the alarm before it starts ringing, jump back into bed to snuggle with Ryan for a bit, stretch, and then put on my tennis shoes to work out on the elliptical for 30 minutes. I walk into Sydney’s room and just watch her sleeping peacefully and then I check in on her little brother and I realize I have to get ready for work, as a pharmacy manager. Ryan is showering and getting ready for work as a corporate officer for T.G. Lee. I get in the shower (and I take a long, hot shower) and then fix breakfast for Sydney, baby boy, and I. It’s time to wake my angles up for school.
Sydney and her brother are in there rooms getting ready and Ryan and I are in our room getting ready for work as well as . I have the best job because I get to work around my home schedule. The kids are my life. I am also a coach for the High School Volleyball team, for which one day Sydney will play for! I drive the kids off to private school and then head into work.
I get to work in my huge office and start my day. I am in and out of meetings all day and my employees are such a great team. There is not too much supervision that needs to be done because we all come to work to get the scripts filled and out the door. I plan for what is need to be done for the next day and before you know it, it is time to leave to pick the kids up from school and head to the high school for volleyball practice. Sydney goes to practice with me and does all the drills and practices with the team when she doesn’t have other activities planned. Ryan comes to the school to pick up baby boy because he doesn’t enjoy the practices as much as his sister. Both kids attend a swimming class two nights a week. The volleyball team holds the state title for the past 2 years, we are an AWESOME team.
Practice is over and I make sure all my girls have a way home. I pack everything up and head home. Ryan is already home and has a huge dinner ready for us. We all wash our hands and get the dinner table ready. We love eating dinner as a family b/c this is when we hear what is happening at school and in the kids lives. We all clean up dinner and get things ready for the next day. I make the kids pick their clothes out for the next day, to save any arguments that they may give us, if there is extra time we allow the kids to take a dip in our Olympic size swimming pool. And then off to bed with tons of kisses, Ryan and I tuck the kids in together.
Finally some time for Ryan and I. We jump into the hot tub and relax for bit. We enjoy our adult talk and our alone time. We look back at how hard we have worked to come to this point and look at our huge home (2 stories, brick, 5 bedrooms…big enough for my family to come visit…a huge game room…our dream home). And it is extremely hot…so I jump into our pool and do a few laps before I call it a night. I head up to my huge master bathroom and take another long hot shower….of course Ryan joins me!!! And off to bed we go. Never angry, always kissing Ryan and saying I love you and off to bed.
Vision Statement
It’s is 6:00 and my alarm is about to go off. I get up and turn off the alarm before it starts ringing, jump back into bed to snuggle with Ryan for a bit, stretch, and then put on my tennis shoes to work out on the elliptical for 30 minutes. I walk into Sydney’s room and just watch her sleeping peacefully and then I check in on her little brother and I realize I have to get ready for work, as a pharmacy manager. Ryan is showering and getting ready for work as a corporate officer for T.G. Lee. I get in the shower (and I take a long, hot shower) and then fix breakfast for Sydney, baby boy, and I. It’s time to wake my angles up for school.
Sydney and her brother are in there rooms getting ready and Ryan and I are in our room getting ready for work as well as . I have the best job because I get to work around my home schedule. The kids are my life. I am also a coach for the High School Volleyball team, for which one day Sydney will play for! I drive the kids off to private school and then head into work.
I get to work in my huge office and start my day. I am in and out of meetings all day and my employees are such a great team. There is not too much supervision that needs to be done because we all come to work to get the scripts filled and out the door. I plan for what is need to be done for the next day and before you know it, it is time to leave to pick the kids up from school and head to the high school for volleyball practice. Sydney goes to practice with me and does all the drills and practices with the team when she doesn’t have other activities planned. Ryan comes to the school to pick up baby boy because he doesn’t enjoy the practices as much as his sister. Both kids attend a swimming class two nights a week. The volleyball team holds the state title for the past 2 years, we are an AWESOME team.
Practice is over and I make sure all my girls have a way home. I pack everything up and head home. Ryan is already home and has a huge dinner ready for us. We all wash our hands and get the dinner table ready. We love eating dinner as a family b/c this is when we hear what is happening at school and in the kids lives. We all clean up dinner and get things ready for the next day. I make the kids pick their clothes out for the next day, to save any arguments that they may give us, if there is extra time we allow the kids to take a dip in our Olympic size swimming pool. And then off to bed with tons of kisses, Ryan and I tuck the kids in together.
Finally some time for Ryan and I. We jump into the hot tub and relax for bit. We enjoy our adult talk and our alone time. We look back at how hard we have worked to come to this point and look at our huge home (2 stories, brick, 5 bedrooms…big enough for my family to come visit…a huge game room…our dream home). And it is extremely hot…so I jump into our pool and do a few laps before I call it a night. I head up to my huge master bathroom and take another long hot shower….of course Ryan joins me!!! And off to bed we go. Never angry, always kissing Ryan and saying I love you and off to bed.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Positive or Negative?
My good friend, Andrea, has came across a neat little book called "The Little Book of Big Motivation" by Eric Jensen. It contains 180 passages and tips to help overcome obstacles and help stay positive and motivated. She has decided to share them with me, so I can post them to the blog and share them with you.
#1. Surround yourself with friends who "think positive." We are all susceptible to the beliefs, values, and attitudes of our peers. If others around you are not motivated or are only stumbling toward an uncertain future, it will adversely affect you and your performance. It's important that you spend more time with those who are especially optimistic and motivated.
This quote ties in with Jim Rohn's famous saying; "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with". Think about it, how many truly successful people do you know that hang out with a group of unmotivated lazy slackers on a regular basis? Not many. The law of attraction says that like attracts like. People who think and act in a positive manner attract more positive things into their lives, leaving less room for negativity. Respectively, those who choose to think and act negatively attract more negativity into their lives. Either way the law of attraction has a snowball effect, soon you are either completely surrounded by positive energy or you're submerged in a sea of negativity. It is your choice, remember a few days ago when I said "You are the boss of yourself."? You choose your attitude, your feelings, and your actions. Which means, in the end you choose your results.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
Make a list of all the people you spend time with; friends, co-workers, family, neighbors, people you talk to on the phone, people you email, etc... Be sure to think of everybody. Now take that list and divide it into 3 categories; positive, negative, & neutral.
Put a #1 by everybody who has a positive influence on your life. People you laugh and have fun with. People you can talk about your goals and future with. People who make you feel happy and light hearted. People who are happy the majority of the time. You get the idea.
Now put a #2 by the names of the people who have a negative influence on your life. This part may be hard, you may notice that some of the friends and family that you're spending the most time with are the most negative of all. These are the people that do nothing but complain, they are able to find the worst in everything no matter what. These people are so busy complaining about how bad things are that they wouldn't know a good day if it hit them in the face.
Lastly put a #3 by the rest of the names on your list. These are the people that you can't quite decide if they are positive or negative, maybe they are a little bit of both.
Now take a clean sheet of paper and mark the lines A through Z. Put the name of the person you spend the most time with in slot A, this will probably be your spouse. Then work your way down until you get to the person you spend the least amount of time with. Be sure to keep them marked with their 1, 2, and 3 designation.
This little exercise is an easy way to figure out where your energy is going. Are you spending the majority of your time with the positive people in your life or are you spending more time with the whiners and complainers? It is important to focus your energy on quality relationships that have a positive effect on your mind and spirit. I don't mean for you to completely cut all ties with your friends and family because they are in the #2 category, but it is in your best interest to limit the time you spend with them.
Trivia......poison won't kill you if the dose is small enough. A widely used blood thinner medicine is made from the same ingredient that is in rat poison. I would say I see at least 5 patients everyday that take this drug and it keeps them alive. Yet if they took too much it would be lethal. Take this into consideration when you are spending time with your friends and family. Spending a little time with your #2 friends won't totally ruin your positive force field, just don't let them sink their fangs into you.
#1. Surround yourself with friends who "think positive." We are all susceptible to the beliefs, values, and attitudes of our peers. If others around you are not motivated or are only stumbling toward an uncertain future, it will adversely affect you and your performance. It's important that you spend more time with those who are especially optimistic and motivated.
This quote ties in with Jim Rohn's famous saying; "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with". Think about it, how many truly successful people do you know that hang out with a group of unmotivated lazy slackers on a regular basis? Not many. The law of attraction says that like attracts like. People who think and act in a positive manner attract more positive things into their lives, leaving less room for negativity. Respectively, those who choose to think and act negatively attract more negativity into their lives. Either way the law of attraction has a snowball effect, soon you are either completely surrounded by positive energy or you're submerged in a sea of negativity. It is your choice, remember a few days ago when I said "You are the boss of yourself."? You choose your attitude, your feelings, and your actions. Which means, in the end you choose your results.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
Make a list of all the people you spend time with; friends, co-workers, family, neighbors, people you talk to on the phone, people you email, etc... Be sure to think of everybody. Now take that list and divide it into 3 categories; positive, negative, & neutral.
Put a #1 by everybody who has a positive influence on your life. People you laugh and have fun with. People you can talk about your goals and future with. People who make you feel happy and light hearted. People who are happy the majority of the time. You get the idea.
Now put a #2 by the names of the people who have a negative influence on your life. This part may be hard, you may notice that some of the friends and family that you're spending the most time with are the most negative of all. These are the people that do nothing but complain, they are able to find the worst in everything no matter what. These people are so busy complaining about how bad things are that they wouldn't know a good day if it hit them in the face.
Lastly put a #3 by the rest of the names on your list. These are the people that you can't quite decide if they are positive or negative, maybe they are a little bit of both.
Now take a clean sheet of paper and mark the lines A through Z. Put the name of the person you spend the most time with in slot A, this will probably be your spouse. Then work your way down until you get to the person you spend the least amount of time with. Be sure to keep them marked with their 1, 2, and 3 designation.
This little exercise is an easy way to figure out where your energy is going. Are you spending the majority of your time with the positive people in your life or are you spending more time with the whiners and complainers? It is important to focus your energy on quality relationships that have a positive effect on your mind and spirit. I don't mean for you to completely cut all ties with your friends and family because they are in the #2 category, but it is in your best interest to limit the time you spend with them.
Trivia......poison won't kill you if the dose is small enough. A widely used blood thinner medicine is made from the same ingredient that is in rat poison. I would say I see at least 5 patients everyday that take this drug and it keeps them alive. Yet if they took too much it would be lethal. Take this into consideration when you are spending time with your friends and family. Spending a little time with your #2 friends won't totally ruin your positive force field, just don't let them sink their fangs into you.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Free Think & Grow Rich Book
Hi guys, sorry for my lack of blog activity the last few days. I have been diligently working on the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society fundraiser that myself and a friend are having on Saturday evening. It has been a lot of work trying to get everything in order, but luckily for us we have good friends helping us out behind the scenes. I promise that once this event is over with and I have gotten a little bit of sleep I will be back in full force. This intermission just gives you some more time to work on your vision statements & vision boards.
Anyways, the reason I'm posting is I saw on the "Google Ads" an advertisement that said something like "free Think and Grow Rich Book". I do not know what the particulars are because I am not allowed to click on the ads myself, but you all need to check it out and if you really can get a copy of Think and Grow Rich for free by all means please do! Napoleon Hill is one of the "GREATS" and we will eventually get on topic with the greatest book he ever wrote. It discusses the importance of master mind groups and how thoughts create results.
Well, this one sentence summarization does not do it any justice. Just click and see what the deal is and if it is really free then try to get it. And if the ad is no longer there when you go to look for it you can scroll the ads by using the arrows on the bottom of the black "Google Ad" box.
Anyways, the reason I'm posting is I saw on the "Google Ads" an advertisement that said something like "free Think and Grow Rich Book". I do not know what the particulars are because I am not allowed to click on the ads myself, but you all need to check it out and if you really can get a copy of Think and Grow Rich for free by all means please do! Napoleon Hill is one of the "GREATS" and we will eventually get on topic with the greatest book he ever wrote. It discusses the importance of master mind groups and how thoughts create results.
Well, this one sentence summarization does not do it any justice. Just click and see what the deal is and if it is really free then try to get it. And if the ad is no longer there when you go to look for it you can scroll the ads by using the arrows on the bottom of the black "Google Ad" box.
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