Self-motivation

I will now introduce you one great method of self-motivation. When you have set up a goal, you begin your long journey. All you need is to work as hard as you can. You are likely run into problems on the way, do not be afraid of them. Follow your plans and overcome the difficulties step by step.

We all know that Rome was not built in one day. It is the same as our success. We need to prepare well, develop action plans and put in a lot of hard work. Just be patient and remember that your success takes time and effort.

For athletes, the Olympic Games are their highest level of competitions. They all want to take part in. It will take those four years of time to prepare for it. They train hard every day and never stop. When we see the athletes win the gold medal, many of them cry. Because they had paid great efforts that are too hard for us to understand. Finally their dreams come true. The Olympic Games spirit will encourage every one of us.

When you are on the way to your goals, follow your action plans every day. When you finish the tasks of each day, you can provide yourself with affirmation such as: “I have done very well today and I feel so powerful, energetic and motivated. I am happy for what I have achieved today." Write the feelings down when you are monitoring the process of goal setting. You will feel a boost in motivation. You can do this every day and soon your motivation will rise. You will be confident enough to achieve the goals.

You can also visualize your success often. Every one of us has the power to visualize. Though your goals haven't become reality, you can imagine that you have already achieved the goals. Put yourself in the real situation of success. How satisfied and happy you will be? Evoke the feelings and emotions associated with the success you are imagining.

Remember the interesting game? You draw your life ten years later. This is the same method. You can also draw your every success too. If you don't draw well, just clip pictures out of magazines and create a collage. Put it at a place where you can see it often. This is a very good method to get your motivated. Visualization for success doesn’t have to take long. You can do it when you are relaxed and feel free.

You may find a mentor who has succeeded in this field to help you. He will encourage you and give you the valuable guidance. This is good for self-motivation too. You will make much quicker progress.

Law of the Garbage Truck..

Recently I hopped in a Taxi and we took off for the Airport.  We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. 

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!   The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  And I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?  This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'

This is when my Taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.  They run around full of Garbage, full of frustration,
full of anger, and full of disappointment.  As their Garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it
and sometimes they'll dump it on you.  Don't take it personally.

Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.  Don't take their Garbage and
spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.  The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,
so ... Love the people who treat you right.  Pray for the ones who don't.

Life is Ten percent what you make it and Ninety percent how you take it!

Have a garbage-free day.

The Christmas Miracle

The most beautiful day of the year had finally arrived.

All the houses in the town looked spruced up… Every heart was joyful & glad. The morning held an aura of wonder.

The streets were flooded with cars. People were rushing to the malls to finish their last minute shopping.

In the midst of all the festivity and celebration, Tracy noticed a sad face. A small girl sat in a corner, with big tearful eyes. She seemed alone and vulnerable, amongst all the hustle and bustle.

Tracy couldn’t stop herself. She went up to where the little girl sat, and asked her, “What is wrong dear? It’s Christmas! Why do you look so sad?"

The girl did not reply. She turned away, but Tracy saw tears trickling down her cheeks. She moved closer, took hold of her hand and sat next to her on the seat.

"Are you alone?" she asked. The girl turned and Tracy saw grief and sorrow in her eyes. She said, “Yes, I’m alone and abandoned."

 "Where are your parents?" Tracy asked.

"They died in an accident few days back and the landlord seized everything we had and sent me away," the girl sobbed.

Tracy hugged her tight.

She had always longed for a baby girl, but her medical condition wouldn’t allow her to have another child. And right now, as she hugged this little girl, she felt like, the Creator of her heart had chosen to fulfill her deepest desire!

God had given her the miracle she had always hoped for! No other explanation existed, except that in His everlasting mercy, God had stepped into Tracy’s world and handed her a Christmas miracle. The kind she had always believed in. The thought overwhelmed her; that God would choose to give her such an amazing gift this Christmas.

Overcome by a feeling of sheer blessedness, she told the little girl, "You know what; me and my husband, we have a little boy. We’ve always longed to have a little girl too, but the doctors told us it would be difficult for us to have another child. But we never realized God had greater plans. You are the daughter we’ve always longed for. Come home with us, because you will complete our family." She smiled with tears in her eyes.

The little girl was overjoyed. She knew God had plans for her in this.

They walked home, and as they reached the gate, they could see Tracy’s husband and son, waiting at the door. She held the little girl’s hand tight and said,” Look who’s here, this is Kate, and she will be a part of our family, now and forever.”

The four of them celebrated Christmas with joy and ardor, and you could see the glow of wonder and delight on everybody’s face.

Tracy couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened, and more than that, how the timing was so utterly fitting. Everything had come together on the most beautiful day of the year, the day when miracles truly did happen all around them.

They were a complete family now. God had fulfilled all of their desires. This was going to be an unforgettable Christmas Day.

Christmas fulfills your dearest dreams and deepest desires.

Five Simple Rules to Be Happy...

Five Simple Rules to Be Happy

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.

The Value Of A Smile :)

The value of a smile is priceless, yet it is the cheapest, easiest, most rewarding and most sincere gift to anyone that crosses your path. A smile makes a person's day, anybody's day - even a stranger's day. A smile is infectious. Start infecting people with your smile today. A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, sunshine to those who are sad, and hope to those who are hopeless and defeated. A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought, begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will. You have to be willing to give a smile away before it can do anyone else any good. So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a smile, let him have one of yours anyway. Nobody needs a smile as much as the person who has none to give.

Happiness Is A Journey, Not A Destination...

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.

Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are.

After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.

We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a better car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now.

If not now, when?

Your life will always be filled with challenges.

It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said,

“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life.

But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my “life”.

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.

Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time…and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you finish school,

Until you go back to school,

 

Until you lose ten pounds,

 

Until you gain ten pounds,

 

Until you have kids,

 

Until your kids leave the house,

Until you start work,

 

Until you retire,

 

Until you get married,

Until you get divorced,

 

Until Friday night, until Sunday morning,

 

Until you get a new car or home,

Until your car or home is paid off,

 

Until spring,

 

Until summer,

 

Until fall,

 

Until winter,

 

Until you are off welfare,

Until the first or fifteenth,

 

Until your song comes on,

 

Until you’ve had a drink,

 

Until you’ve sobered up,

 

Until you die,

Until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

         ..............Happiness is a journey, not a destination....................

“I AM SORRY”

Once there was a man who had 3 daughters and was a single parent to his children. One morning he asked his oldest daughter, Sonia, to do the breakfast dishes before going to school. Not realizing that she was already running late and facing too many tardy notices, he was stunned by her reaction. She burst into profuse tears. Again, misinterpreting the motive behind the outburst, assuming that she was merely trying to get out of an unpleasant chore, he demanded that she dry her tears and get back to work immediately. She reluctantly obeyed him, but her anger could be clearly heard in the careless clanking of the dishes in the sink, she turned back to her father and stared sullenly out the window. Usually the man use to take advantage of the uninterrupted time to spend with his children while driving them to school by teaching poetry or religious verses. However that morning there was no songs- only deathly, stubborn silence.

The man dropped his daughter, mumbled a good bye and moved to office. He tried to work but couldn’t concentrate, all he could see was his daughter’s scared, tear-stained face as she hesitantly climbed out of the car to face her teachers and classmates. The man began to realize that his timing had gone wrong and with the passage of the day he began to feel remorseful. So he decided to say SORRY to his daughter and couldn’t wait till suppertime to apologize. So he took permission from the school to take his daughter for lunch and was astonished to see the surprise on her face. He led her by her arm through the corridor and as the doors banged behind them, he turned towards his daughter and said, “Sonia I am sorry. I am so very sorry! It’s not that I shouldn’t have asked you to help out at home, but I had no right on it this morning without any previous warning. I upset you at a time when you most needed my love and support- just before you went to school. And I let you go without saying ‘I love you’. I was wrong. Please forgive me.”

Sonia put her arms around her father’s neck and hugged him and said “Oh, Dad, of course I forgive you. I love you too.”

The power of these restorative words, “I am Sorry!” is such that they heal relationships – between us and our friends and loved ones, and between us and God.