Touch a button and hear, at every level of your life, the iron doors shutting out the Past - the dead yesterdays. Touch another and shut off, with a metal curtain, the Future - the unborn tomorrows. Then you are safe - safe for today! . . . Shut off the past! Let the dead... Continue Reading →
Enthusiasm + Creed
I will repeat again, "the human mind is a marvelous piece of machinery!" One of the most outstanding characteristics are the impressions which reach it, either through outside suggestion or auto-suggestion. The negative impressions could be stores away, all in one portion of the brain, while the positive impressions are stored in another portion. When... Continue Reading →
Napoleon Hill – The Power of Habit
Just four months ago, I had destructive habits in the morning. I would literally get on social networking sites engaging in useless conversations that ended in a racial rant (towards me). This would be from 6am-8am in the morning, completely throwing off my day before it even began - squandering out of bed with a frown... Continue Reading →
Clean Up Your Messes & Incompletes
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? - Laurence J. Peter I really like to say this about a lot of people. If you walk into a friends home and it's an absolute mess, what do you think is happening within the mind?... Continue Reading →
Keep Your Eye On The Prize
"It's easy to be negative and unmotivated, but it takes some work to be positive and motivated." - Donna Cardiollo It's difficult to maintain a positive focus on life when there's so much going on around us. I know. However, successful people find a way to do so by staying focused on their past success... Continue Reading →
Self-Confidence Formula
First: I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my definite purpose, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, aggressive and continuous action toward its attainment. Second: I realize that the dominating thoughts of my mind eventually reproduce themselves in outward, bodily action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality, therefore I will... Continue Reading →
Acknowledge Your Positive Past
The sad truth about how we look back on our past is that we all have a lot more victories than failures. In present day, we count all our negatives rather than the blessings. That's a given. However; if we refer back to the past, we count all the negatives, too. Yes, my mother and... Continue Reading →
Stephen Covey – At The Center: Who Are You?
In order to write a personal mission statement, we have to begin at the Circle of Influence, that center that's compiled of our most basic paradigms. Whatever is at the centre of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power. Remember, security represents our self worth, self-esteem, and our basic... Continue Reading →