Archive for Great Self Improvement Tips
October 26, 2008 at 8:01 pm · Filed under Advice, Business, Great Self Improvement Tips
Being broke is no fun, and trying to figure out how to put money in your pocket without having to sell your PS3 is no fun either. However, if you have Internet access, then you can probably find something that will fit into what you are looking for. Cash gifting for example, is a great way to make a supplemental or even a full time income from your home. The cash gifting expert will help you find the program that is right for you and the income you want to make, and the money you have available for gifting. Once you have made these steps get prepared to start receiving money.
Cash gifting is making a comeback. Once it was considered a multi-level marketing scam, but in truth, it was once just poorly managed. Now, I’m not a cash gifting expert, but from what I have read online, it is very possible to make money through cash gifting. Not only that, it is possible to make a lot of money with cash gifting. It just depends on what kind of time and money you are willing to put into it yourself, and isn’t that true of any kind of business? If you are not willing to commit you will not make money, but if you are, then you will.
May 23, 2008 at 5:31 am · Filed under Great Self Improvement Tips
During our professional adulthood, when we settle into our jobs and the daily routine of work and home become all too routine; that motivation that once burned bright inside our hearts sometimes starts to dim and flicker. We start to think of thoughts like, “Is this how it’s going to be for the rest of my life,” or “Where has the fun in my life gone?” When we reach the point where our lives start to normalize, we sometimes forget how to maintain our level of self-motivation and without that fire to keep us pushing forward to achieve even greater happiness and success, we start to allow our lives to become stagnate and without direction. We literally become robots to a daily and unchanging routine and this is not what I would call “complete-living.”
When I was Young I was full of Motivation
When we were kids, we were full of motivation. Why? Because everything that we did was a new experience. We were pioneers on that unexplored trail of adulthood. All the things we didyes, even the bad things, were new adventures and that kept us always motivated to explore new territory. When we were younger, we saw life through young eyes that saw the world as beautiful and vibrant. As we got older, our eyes began to cloud and obscure that once vibrant world, making it difficult for us to focus on it. As part of our committment to ourselves, we need to wipe clean that cloudiness from our eyes so that we again can see that world as bright and beautiful as we did in our younger years.
So How Can I See a New and Vibrant New World?
In order to find your motivation again, its necessary to rediscover you pastto rediscover that which made you motivated in the first place. You have to go back to your roots and dig up those past memories that are lying dormant within you. How can you do this? The best way of doing this is by tracking down a long lost friend–someone who you shared something special with a long time ago. This could be a good friend that you’ve lost touch with, or perhaps a long lost love. This in and of itself is the beginning of an adventure for you which will start the fire of your motivation to burn bright again. Bear in mind that both you and your long lost friend might have changed dramatically throughout the years, but if the bond you shared before was strong, then that powerful emotional connection will instantly send both of you back into the past and experience those emotions and memories like they were yesterday. The emotional energy that is exchanged between long lost friends is extremely powerful. It has the ability to make you feel young again and to ignite that fire that you had years ago. Most of all, reuniting with a long lost friend has the power to remind you who you are, where you came from, and what your direction and purpose in life is.
So start right now by tracking down someone important in your life who you lost touch with and start that adventure down memory lane in a quest to find your motivating fire to fuel the accomplishments that you will make for your future.
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May 8, 2008 at 8:56 pm · Filed under Great Self Improvement Tips
The Law of Taste - Motivation comes from wanting something so badly “you can taste it.”
The Law of a Way - Related to the law of taste, when you want something this much, you can always find a way. In the words of Tony Robbins, “there’s always a way if you are committed.”
The Law of Leverage - Here are some questions to give you enough leverage on your self to get motivated: If I keep on going the way I am going, what will my life be like 6 months from now? In a year? In three years? In five years? Like the Ghost of Christmas Future in “A Christmas Carol”, getting a glimpse of the future without change can be all the motivation that is needed.
The Law of Music - Music motivates. Just about everyone has a song or piece of music that inspires them to new heights. Surround yourself with music that motivates you.
The Law of State - Being motivated is simply a state of mind and nothing more. Reflect on the times in your life when you were the most motivated. Notice what you were thinking, how you carried yourself, what you focused on, what you spent your time doing. To get into a motivated state, simply take these factors and apply them in your life right now.
The Law of Trying - The three words used most often by the unmotivated are “Well, I tried.” Do a little experiment with me. Try to pick up the newspaper in which you are reading this column. Did you pick it up? You either picked it up or you didn’t. Either one is an outcome, a result. Trying in not an outcome or result, it’s an excuse. In the words of the Yoda character from Star Wars, “Do or not do. There is no try.” And, I would add, no motivation in trying.
The Law of Doing - Dare to do! What’s daring about doing? Everything! Most people just think, wish, dream or talk about doing. It’s the rare person who dares to do. Eric Hoffer is quoted as saying, “In times of change, learners inherit the earth.” While that may be true, I’ll go a step further and say, “In times of change, and at any other time, doers inherit the earth.”
The Law of Momentum - Motivation & momentum follow doing. Once you begin doing, momentum begins to build, & things that up until now seemed insurmountable, become simply the next small challenge, that when accomplished, builds even more momentum.
The Law of “A Kick in the Pants” - We all need “a kick in the pants” from time to time. The enemies of motivation - laziness, distraction, feeling overwhelmed, etc. - attack each one of us. A good swift “kick”, whether from a friend, a colleague, a boss, a family member, or best of all, ourselves, can get us back in the game.
The Law of Desperation - Some folks are only motivated by a sense of desperation. From the school kid who waits to the night before to start a project to the husband who doesn’t get it until his wife is walking out the door, some folks seem to have to be desperate to get going. While it may “work” for some people, it doesn’t appear to be a very successful way to live.
The Law of Inspiration - A more empowering source of motivation is inspiration. This is because with inspiration the motivation comes from inside us. Desperation usually comes from an outside source, and becomes a “have to.” Inspiration is a choice we make, and is therefore a “want to”, or better yet, “a get to.”
The Law of Design - Have you ever considered what it might be like to design a life? Most of us get so caught up in making a living that we never think about designing a life. So consider this question: “What would motivate you more, making a living or designing a life?”
The Law of a Dream - Billy Joel once sang, “everybody has a dream.” What’s yours? Most people remain unmotivated because they are not pursuing a big enough dream, or no dream at all. If you have a big and compelling enough dream, the motivation will come naturally.
The Law of Dickens - If I keep on going the way I am going, what will my life be like 6 months from now? In a year? 3 years? 5 years? Like the Ghost of Christmas Future in “A Christmas Carol”, getting a glimpse of the future without change is all the motivation that is needed.
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April 26, 2008 at 8:18 pm · Filed under Great Self Improvement Tips
It has been said that everyone has something to give. Something that can be shared with their fellow human beings over and over again. Something whose supply is never depleated, but constantly replenished as it is given away.
And it costs nothing to give.
What could that be? Remember that you must phrase your answer in the form of a question.
I hope you all got it. It’s as simple as falling off a log.
It is a SMILE.
Did you know there are fewer facial muscles used with less energy expended in the formation of a smile than there is in the forcing of a frown?
A warm, sincere smile, genuinely shared almost always results in the spontaneous eruption of more smiles in it’s immediate surroundings.
Once given, smiles can travel for miles and miles without significant interruption.
And smiles con even be passed along while sight unseen, through the sharing of heart-felt thoughts and wishes by various media.
A smile is a very powerful tool with a very powerful effect. Realize fully that power within you. Realize fully the force for good that you hold within you that you may share at will as often and generously as you choose.
The choice is yours. And you often receive in return more than you could ever hope to give!
Bob Curtis has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and has been writing about the elements of relationships for a number of years. He is the manager of the Essential Sunshine Association, a new website for positive relationship development at http://www.essun.blogspot.com
April 21, 2008 at 10:37 pm · Filed under Great Self Improvement Tips
So am I alone, or am I what they would consider the “NORM?”
I have never really felt like I plug-in to society. The mainstream has never really captured my heart or my imagination.
Why not?
Well, my observations tell me of things that are not as they appear. A smile may not really be a smile. Kind words may be a prelude to an attack. (Interesting enough as I am writing this I am “SURPRISED” by my words…)
No, I don’t see the world as a violent place. Rather the life that “THEY” say we should be living appears to be more about “SURVIVAL” and the “FEAR” of no tomorrow or arriving at tomorrow (which is today) without enough to live.
People, you know humans, each and everyone of us, including me, have the amazing ability to do anything if the pressure is focused on the right spot and the focus is given enough energy.
The norm strikes me as something more akin to a pressure cooker. A cooker that is turned up a degree each day. As the temperature rises so too does the numbness.
Once the numbness is integrated then we become open to what “THEY” say our life should be like. You know: a bigger house, 2 1/2 children, a picket fence or the notion of “leave it to Beaver,” and the list goes on.
Probably the most distressing notions of the norm, for me, are “life is a bitch, then you die,” “nothing is guaranteed except taxes, and death,” “people in hell want ice water too,” “life is hard,” and the list goes on, and on, and on.
Who made all of this up, and if you were not so numb would you really choose to live like that…really would you?
The norm ends life broke, and awake to the fact that they are about to drown as the illusionary raft that “THEY” taught us to build is suddenly gone.
Suddenly drowning, and it can be a prolonged experience an experience that no doubt leaves little time to appreciate what it was like to have the raft. Or is it that the memories are quite vivid and we then are able to now create our own numbness with what we learned from “THEM!”
All of that and still, what I wouldn’t give to feel plugged in, just for a day. A day of feeling like I belong, a day of being a part.
It is crazy, wouldn’t you agree, why would being normal even matter? Because somewhere along the line, I just like you, bought into the notion that “THEY” know more about how my life than I.
The norm…like candy…can make you sick. I am often quite satisfied with a few licks or chews of a delicious piece of candy. Finishing it is rarely the object of my desire.
Really, I would much rather enjoy the candy than consume.
Do you feel like you are normal and does it even matter for you?
Have an AMAZING day, being YOU!
James Smith
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April 12, 2008 at 12:23 pm · Filed under Great Self Improvement Tips
I invite you to come on a journey into your imagination to create a positive dream for your life.
I would like to take you on a creative journey into the imagination. Let your awareness settle down and become quite. Think of your favourite place, where you feel safe and secure. I am going to use the example of a log cabin, which I have visited on many occasions.
In your minds eye start to create the image of this friendly place, which can be either real or imaginary, it does not matter for this exercise. Use all your senses to create the image; smell the damp woods that surround the log cabin, hear the lapping of the waves on the lake outside the front door. Feel the warmth from the wood burning stove and taste the saliva in your mouth in anticipation of the lovely meal, which is cooking on the stove. See the lovely scene in front of you: a log cabin full of your favourite things, the lake surrounded by forests with snow-capped mountains in the distance.
This is a very peaceful place, a place that you come to create and plan. Sit down in the rocking chair on the porch and take your awareness within.
Allow your awareness to dream of anything that feels it will bring great joy and happiness to you. This is a place where everything is possible, there is truly no restrictions, use your powers of visualisation to create a picture in your mind of you following your dream.
This may be a new dream or one you have had all your life. Give yourself the freedom to dream it now in this safe place; it will be different for each one of you. This is a very personal create experience.
Use all your senses and run the creative process like watching a movie, see yourself in the movie playing the lead role. If you like, close your eyes for a few minutes and watch your dream unfold enjoy the experience and bring in all the resources and friends you need to help you with this project. Experience it on all the levels of your feeling.
If at any time you feel a lack or a feeling of fear, allow your awareness to rest on your breathing and take a few seconds just being conscious of the breath as it enters and leaves your body.
Know that you can come to this place whenever you like. You can create in perfect freedom without restriction or limitation. Just give yourself the freedom to dream consciously using the imagination and visualisation.
Then when you are happy with your creation, allow it to melt into the silence of this place, release the dream completely and rest in the rocking chair. After a little while slowly open your eyes and become aware of the log cabin again and the beautiful seen in front of you. Slowly rise out of the rocking chair and start to walk back to the here and now.
Become aware of your normal surroundings and reconnect with your daily activity.
You can return to this place and dream whenever you want just by using your imagination. Have awareness in your daily activity of any opportunities that may come up to help you come nearer to realising your dream.
Thank you for coming on this journey with me into the realms of imagination and the creative process of visualisation.
Message channelled by George Lockett (C) Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved. Read HealerGeorge’s Blog: Journey into the Self
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