Path to greatness The challenges come, and you rise with determination to meet those challenges. The result is that after the challenge passes, you’re better off than you were before. A successful life is composed of a series of ever-increasing …
Daily Motivation 10.22.12
Live from the heart There is nothing you will gain by pretending to be someone you are not. Be who you are, and live from the heart. There is great power in your own unique purpose. Dare to connect with …
Daily Motivation 10.19.12
Something to appreciate What’s the quickest way out of a negative attitude? Have something ready and waiting that you can immediately and genuinely appreciate. How do you find the hidden value in any situation? Look for something to truly appreciate. …
Daily Motivation 10.18.12
One day One day you’re going to understand how truly capable you are. One day you’ll wonder why you’ve never used more than a fraction of your strength, your determination, and your courage. One day you’ll decide to make better …
Daily Motivation 10.16.12
Commitment is… Commitment is trust. We must trust and be trusted, or there is no true commitment. Commitment is action. It goes far beyond words or good intentions. We must act to fulfill our commitments. Commitment is more than a …
Daily Motivation 10.15.12
Rich substance Don’t wish for things to be easy. Work to make things good and meaningful. A life of nothing but ease and comfort is a life not fully lived. Sure, it’s good to be comfortable, yet it is essential …
Daily Motivation 10.12.12
Learning more The things you already know can be a great foundation for learning even more. Unfortunately, they can also be a stubborn obstacle. Often the more you know, the less you feel you need to learn. But that kind …
9 Steps to Ignite Motivation
Let’s be honest: Sometimes work can be redundant. Even those areas you’re passionate about can become menial and dull if you do them for eight hours a day, five days a week and 52 weeks per year (give or take …
Daily Motivation 10.11.12
Invest in Yourself The harder you work the harder it is to surrender. — Vince Lombardi Do you have trouble making a commitment to your goals? Perhaps you need to invest more of yourself in them. The more you work …
Daily Motivation 10.10.12
Enjoy True enjoyment of life can make you free. Enjoy a glass of wine, and you are free from the need to drink the whole bottle. Enjoy your relationships with others, and you are free from the need to control …
Daily Motivation 10.9.12
Turn criticism around The next time you are about to criticize someone or something, stop. Stop before you do it and think of how you could change your criticism from negative to positive. When you criticize, what does it accomplish? …
Daily Motivation 10.8.12
You are successful You are successful at being you. Even if no one else acknowledges that success, it is real and it is yours. You can expand upon your success. You can improve upon that success. You have endured every …
Daily Motivation 10.5.12
Ask for what you want – African-American folklore There is absolutely no reason to ever settle for less than the best. The only reason you get less is because you don’t ask for exactly what you want. Sometimes you may …
Daily Motivation 10.4.12
Challenges build you Take on a difficult challenge and bring yourself fully to life. Whatever the challenge demands from you, it also gives in even greater measure. For when you step forward to meet a challenge, you connect with the …
Daily Motivation 10.3.12
Reasons to be thankful The more you appreciate something, the more valuable it becomes. By being truly and actively thankful, you actually increase and expand the reasons you have for being thankful. Sometimes it is difficult to find anything for …
Daily Motivation 10.2.12
Give Thanks! We have so much in life to be thankful for. We walk, talk, see, hear, think and breathe – usually without effort. Why do we spend so much time dwelling on what we can’t do, don’t have and …
Daily Motivation 10.1.12
Powerful combination Be thankful for what you’ve done, learn from it, and use what you now know to move forward. Regretting and second-guessing your past actions will just hold you back, so quit beating yourself up and start pushing yourself …
Daily Motivation 9.28.12
Experience is a good teacher but she runs up big hills – Minna Antrim If life is about learning and growing, why do we think our relationships are beyond life’s classroom? Every relationship – family, friendship, love and marriage – …
Daily Motivation 9.27.12
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple: Know what you are doing, love what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing” – Will Rogers.
Daily Motivation 9.26.12
Move on past Move on past the setbacks. Move on past the disappointments. Perseverance will ultimately prevail over even the most daunting challenges. Strength does not get used up. The more you exercise it, the more it grows. Be strong …