The inspiring story of the Bamboo tree is much like Life itself - you have to have faith, belief and persistence. It also is a story of stability, structure, and maturity.
In becoming a successful entrepreneur, growing company, or even growing as a person, remember to always be watering your tree, planting roots, and building your foundation.
With persistence, rewards will follow! Never give up!
Susan Boyle is a shining example of how the dream never dies. She recently catapulted to online stardom after auditioning for Britains Got Talent, a reality show spin-off of American Idol. And yes, both shows feature Simon Cowell as the hard-edged, sometimes cynical judge giving straight forward feedback to the contestants’ performances.
As she steps onto the stage, determined to follow her dream, she’s met with doubtful looks and ridicule from the audience and judging panel alike - her dream is to be a professional singer and to be as successful as Elaine Page. You see, Susan is 47 years old and does not represent the stereo-typical beauty queen, or what we think of when we think “star” material.
Undeterred, she begins to sing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, and no more than 3 notes are released before she’s surrounded by cheers from both the audience and the judges alike.
She’s captured our hearts and our souls and has earned the respect and admiration of us because she represents what’s possible for each and every one of us. She showed courage, determination and perseverance. A shining example indeed.
Watch her performance here…be prepared to be moved - tears and goosebumps.
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One of the lines in ”I Dreamed A Dream” is ….my life has killed the dream I dream. What dream have you stopped dreaming because you thought it was too late? What excuses have you given yourself to not go after what’s deepest in your heart? What have you let stop you?
What are you now ready to do about it?
Zig Ziglar knows how to make it to the top. More importantly, he can show you how to do the same, regardless of your age, social background, ethnic origin, religion, or your past mistakes. Zig Ziglar shares his success factors and principles as a sought-after motivational speaker.
Goals are the foundation of all achievements. This particularly applies to financial freedom as you need to set quantifiable targets with deadlines in order to reach the finish line. Learn how to set your goals for success.
For many, and unfortunately this is an overwhelming majority, setting goals is as unfathomable to them as horses walking on their hind legs. Why is that? Highly successful motivational speaker Jim Rohn shed some light on the answer when he said,
“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps it’s because escape is easier than change.”
There have been many studies done on the relationship between success/wealth and goal setting. In one such study, it was found that 95%-97% of the people do NOT have their goals written down - and they fail; 3%-5% have written their goals down and they succeed. Given these statistics, doesn’t it make just plain good old-fashioned sense to write down your goals?!
So, what sets you apart? Setting Goals!
Become bigger than your circumstances.
With all the research into goal-setting, success, wealth and yes, the Law of Attraction, there’s more information now than ever in history on how to reach your goals quicker and easier than you ever thought possible.
ACCELERATE YOUR RESULTS
The subconscious mind is your most powerful tool in achieving success in any area of your life. Everything you are and will be is a result of your thoughts. Your thoughts become your feelings. Your feelings become your results. In order to change your life, you’ve got to change the way you think. This is where current research in Quantum Physics comes into play. I won’t bore you with the details, but trust that these proven techniques will accelerate your results:
○ Write your goals out and read them daily
○ Visualize yourself having already achieved your goal - again daily
○ Create a vision board featuring pictures and words that represent you reaching your goal - review it daily
○ Repeat affirmations of success - take a negative belief about your success and turn it around into a statement of belief - repeat this several times a day
○ Inspire yourself by reading biographies of successful people, personal development books, audio and programs
○ Surround yourself with a powerful support network - this means limiting the amount of time you spend around negative people, environments and information - consider turning off the news
When you do what the successful do, you too will be successful.
It’s okay to have big goals. In fact, dreaming big is far better than thinking small. It takes you out of your comfort zone and develops the confidence and self-esteem required to actually live your dreams.
However, big goals can often make you think it’s impossible. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will your dreams. Chunk your goal down into smaller, shorter-term goals. If your goal is to run a marathon and you’ve never even made it one lap around the track, well, that marathon may seem way out of reach. Make a smaller goal to run 10 laps around the track by a specific date. That’s more believable and achievable to your subconscious mind.
Once you’ve reached your first shorter-term goal, take another chunk out of the bigger goal. By breaking down your goal in this way you’ll gain momentum through continual success.
Any dream worth dreaming is worth working for.
For many, goal setting is a way of life. For many more others, it doesn’t even enter onto their radar. Regardless if this is because they haven’t learned the powerful impact goal setting can have on their lives, or they just couldn’t be bothered, we’re going to talk to the 3%-5% of people that DO set goals.
There are many tips, tools and strategies that you can use to be successful in reaching your goals. Many of those can be found right here. But there is one specific thing you can do that will ensure your belief in yourself while venturing into new and exciting territory.
Doubt and fear will rear their ugly heads on the road to success. By focusing on your strengths, you’re telling your subconscious mind that you’ve been successful before and now isn’t any different. You’re more likely to push through adversity and be successful when you constantly remind yourself of your past successes and areas of strength.
This works even when you’re doing something new. Many skills are transferable to different occupations, relationships and projects. You likely won’t have to dig too deep to recognize what your strengths are.
Success breeds success.
I came across this recently and it reminded me that everything worth pursuing in life, is worth being important enough to push through the adversity that comes up during the ride to success.
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he’d stuck it out.
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are -
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.
~Author Unknown
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I didn’t expect to wake up this morning and have an obstacle in my path, but I did. I didn’t expect to be taken out of the great feeling I’ve been having, into one of fear, concern and anxiousness, but I did. What I did expect was to get up, go for a walk with my dogs and husband, and start my day the way I like to. After all, I had appointments to get to, tasks to be completed and a dinner to get ready ,so starting my day off right was important.
What did happen? Chloey and Max (our bullmastiffs) didn’t respond when I said the magic words, “ride” and “walk”. In fact, after several calls from my bedroom window, there wasn’t even movement in their doghouse. Just as I was about to go investigate their laziness, Chloey comes around the side of the house. My first thought was, how did you get there? (They’re usually in our lower field.) My second thought was, how did you get the dandelion fluff on your face. My third thought sent me into a panic of concern and fear - those are porcupine quills!!
Needless to say my whole vibration (mood) shifted. What started as a day of focused intent, fun and excitement quickly turned into one of fear, concern and WHY? I point this out because we all have distractions in our lives. We all have things happen that take us off course. It’s how we think and believe, react and respond that will affect the outcome. Not only of the moment, but the rest of the day.
I did react to the situation - Chloey and Max are no worse for wear because of it. Over the next couple hours, 3 things went wrong….then I realized that I was focusing on the negative feeling of the morning. I immediately shifted my awareness to one of gratefulness (that the dogs are well), appreciation (of the wonderful life I live, doing what I love) and love (for my friends and family).
This was a great reminder to me of how powerful the law of attraction is. I could have let this ruin my whole day, take me off course from my goals or stop me in my tracks. What I’ve learned is that we can choose what we think and feel. We can choose how we react. We can choose to refocus on what we want and not the things that we don’t want.
This wasn’t an overnight process, but it really is that simple. Replacing old limiting habits and thoughts with new empowering ones is a process. For some it’s easy, for other’s we make it harder than it has to be. What’s important is that we’re conscious of what we’re thinking and take action to change our thinking when it doesn’t serve us.
Many times we tend to allow the “things” that happen in our life be the excuse we have for not following our dreams. By focusing on my gratitude (the most powerful vibration in the Universe), I was able to return to my day with the usual excitement and love of life.
We are here, living our lives, to create, not react. Everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex - we’re all creating. The truth is, we’re creating all the time. The big question is, are you doing it consciously, or unconsciously?
Conscious creation is where we want our focus to be. That means that we get clear on what we want (our goals), take focused action towards those goals, and stop thinking negative thoughts about why we can’t be, do or have what we want.
The alternative is to react to situations in our life. We are unconsciously creating these unwanted situations by the negative thoughts we have. By not focusing our attention on what we want, the law of attraction brings to us those negative things that we worry about. Minimize having to react to situations and start focusing on the positive things in your life. You know, the things you’re grateful for.
Knowing now that you call the shots, make the choice right now to create what you truly want in your life. Stop moping and take charge of your life! Make it happen! Everything you need is already inside of you. Paint your own picture.
