Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Years Celebration 2011-2012!!! http://ping.fm/uaNr8
Happy New Year to my friends and family... When you look up at the stars tonight, remember to make a special wish. Wishes do come true, really they do! ... When You Wish Upon A Star - sung by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) http://ping.fm/nuPMo via @youtube
Wishing all the best in 2012! I know this coming year will be the best ever! Lot's of Lovin', Great Fun, Great Health, and an abundance of Happiness & Prosperity! CHEERS TO ALL.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Pictures to Make You Happy - Images That Inspire Joy - OWN TV http://ping.fm/RDExA
“So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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"Before opportunity crowns you with great success, it usually tests your mettle through adversity."
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Adversity provides the resistance necessary to develop the strength to overcome great obstacles. This strength consists of self-confidence, perseverance, and, very importantly, self-knowledge. For if you do encounter a setback, it is a clue to a personal weakness. You may have been hasty in judging a competitor, or you may have been too timid in your vision of what needed to be done. Let adversity be your guide to understanding where you mis-stepped and which qualities you need to cultivate. No one rejoices in disappointment, but if you are success-conscious, you can turn the situation into a chance for improving your character, an opportunity you otherwise would have missed.
"What if you could be anything, or anybody, you chose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?"

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

"If you don’t know why you failed, you are no wiser than when you began." http://ping.fm/Tg6wV

There’s an old adage that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So it is with our failures. Unless we learn from our mistakes, we are likely to repeat them until we learn from such experiences and correct our course -- or give up and accept temporary defeat as permanent failure. Every setback you encounter in life contains valuable information that, if you study it carefully, will eventually lead you to success. Without adversity, you would never develop wisdom, and without wisdom, success would be short lived indeed. When you make a mistake, say, “That’s good! I’ve gotten that out of the way. I will never do that again.” You will no doubt make other mistakes, but they won’t bother you nearly as much when you treat them as learning experiences.
"Picture yourself in your minds eye as having
already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal." — Earl Nightingale
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Monday, December 26, 2011

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews

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Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

The Sixth Decision

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.
For too long, every ounce of forgiveness I owned was locked away, hidden from view, waiting for me to bestow its precious presence upon some worthy person. Alas, I found most people to be singularly unworthy of my valuable forgiveness and, since they never asked for any, I kept it all for myself. Now, the forgiveness that I hoarded has sprouted inside my heart like a crippled seed yielding bitter fruit.

No more! At this moment, my life has taken on new hope and assurance. Of all the world’s population, I am one of the few possessors of the secret to dissipating anger and resentment. I now understand that forgiveness only has value when it is given away. By the simple act of granting forgiveness, I release the demons of the past about which I can do nothing and create in myself a new heart, a new beginning.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness.

Many are the times when I have seethed in anger at a word or deed thrown into my life by an unthinking or uncaring person. Valuable hours have been wasted imagining revenge or confrontation. Now I see the truth revealed about this psychological rock inside my shoe. The rage I nurture is often one-sided, for my offender seldom gives thought to his offense!

I will now and forevermore silently offer my forgiveness even to those who do not see that they need it. By the act of forgiving, I am no longer consumed by unproductive thoughts. My bitterness is given up. I am contented in my soul and effective again with my fellow man.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive those who criticize me unjustly.

Knowing that slavery, in any form, is wrong, I also know that the person who lives a life according to the opinion of others is a slave. I am not a slave. I have chosen my own counsel. I know the difference between right and wrong. I know what is best for the future of my family, and neither misguided opinion nor unjust criticism will alter my course.

Those who are critical of my goals and dreams simply do not understand the higher purpose to which I have been called. Therefore, their scorn does not affect my attitude or action. I forgive their lack of vision and forge ahead. I now know that criticism is part of the price paid for leaping past mediocrity.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive myself.

For many years, my greatest enemy has been myself. Every mistake, every miscalculation, every stumble I made has been replayed over and over in my mind. Every broken promise, every day wasted, every goal not reached has compounded the disgust I feel for the lack of achievement in my life. My dismay has developed a paralyzing grip. When I disappoint myself, I respond with inaction and become more disappointed.

I realize today that it is impossible to fight an enemy living in my head. By forgiving myself, I erase the doubts, fears, and frustration that have kept my past in the present. From this day forward, my history will cease to control my destiny. I have forgiven myself. My life has just begun.

I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness. I will forgive those who criticize me unjustly. I will forgive myself.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.

Reprinted with permission
© 2002 Andy Andrews
What are you going to do today? Cross something off your "Things To Do List." Be sure to reserve some quality time for yourself & your family. Take time to smell the roses.
"Your failure may prove to be an asset, provided you know why you failed."
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There are a few occasions during our brief time on earth when most of us experience great flashes of insight, great moments of truth that forever change the course of our lives. Most of those experiences result from spectacular failures, not from outstanding successes. It is from the failures that so chagrined and dismayed us that we learn the most lasting lessons. When you are the unwilling recipient of a great moment of truth, extract the useful lessons and then put the entire episode behind you. Learn from your failures, forget about them, and move on to better things.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Failure is a blessing when it pushes us out of a cushioned seat of self-satisfaction and forces us to do something useful.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza and Happy Festivus to all!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Share this video with at least one other person. Lets create a butterfly effect of kindness this holiday season. http://ping.fm/M8AgY
"Self-pity is an opiate." http://ping.fm/gczBL

The most insidious problem with drugs is that the human body develops a tolerance for them and requires larger and larger doses to achieve the same effect. The same is true with self-pity. The more you allow yourself to indulge in it, the more you will require. Soon, self-pity will become a habit, one so debilitating that you will rob yourself of all the potential you possess. Happily, there is a cure. If you truly analyze the situation, most often you will find that the problems that have driven you to pity yourself are mostly of your own creation. It follows, then, that the best person to remedy the problem is the person who created it: you, yourself.
"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within." — Earl Nightingale

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

"Every kind act, no matter how small, is like a pebble tossed into the pond of human caring...
the rings reach out far beyond the point of impact; the action of our kind deed acts more kindly toward the people around them, those people act more kindly toward the people around them, and so it goes, on and on."
Are you ready to leave the cocoon and emerge the butterfly in 2012?
"Human faults are like garden weeds. They grow without cultivation and soon take over the place if they aren’t thinned out."

Monday, December 19, 2011

http://ping.fm/GLWHZ ..DRUM-ROLL PLEASE! THE 2012 BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NOMINEES ARE...

Jack and I just received the incredible news... Please share in our excitement! Our screenplay,"Chasing Diana" ws officially announced on television as a finalist in Beaufort International Film Festival! "Congrats to all the 2012 BIFF Finalists. Thanks to all who submitted. This was the closest voting we've ever had. Please make your plans to attend the festival Feb 15 19. Thanks to Lowcountry Weekly, Jeff Evans and Mark Shafer, for helping us out with the video. Thanks also to Rebecca Berry, from the Beaufort Film Society. See video for the announcement." WATCH THE VIDEO NEWS REEL FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALL FINALISTS IN ALL CATEGORIES:
"If you don’t want your life to be “messed up,” don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs."
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It is a peculiarity of human relationships that it is virtually impossible for one individual to have a lasting positive influence upon members of a group of negative thinkers. Usually, it works the other way. You cannot maintain a positive, productive attitude if you spend all your time with negative people. Those who have wrecked their own lives (and usually blame their misfortune on others) are not the kind of people who will help you achieve success in your own life. Choose your friends and associates carefully, and refrain from complaints about your job, your company, or any individual. Spend your time with positive, ambitious people who have a plan for their lives. You will find that their optimism is infectious.
"The biggest mistake that you can make is
to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"— Earl Nightingale
Good morning world. Love is in the air. Make today count! Live, love and laugh.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Not having a major purpose for your life is like trying to navigate without a chart. You may eventually get somewhere you like, or you may drift aimlessly, always hoping to find -- but never finding -- the place where you would like to be.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

"The other fellow’s mistakes are a weak alibi for your own." Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” It’s easy when you are part of a group to “go along to get along,” but when you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity -- regardless of what others may do -- you are destined for greatness. When you have developed a carefully thought out code of personal conduct, you will never have to ask anyone else what the appropriate course of action should be. You will intuitively know.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

BREAKING NEWS! We just received "the official phone call!" Our screenplay, "Chasing Diana" is a FINALIST for the 6th annual Beaufort Intl Film Festival! The ceremony, awards and weeklong event will be held in Feb. 15-19, 2012! www.beaufortfilmfestival.com
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

"Potential is all of the resources you have in front of you. Efficiency is putting those resources to use effectively." — Garrett Gunderson

Monday, December 12, 2011

"When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you."
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"Success attracts success and failure attracts failure because of the law of harmonious attraction." http://ping.fm/RoZHj
"LIVE" In The Moment Of Now!
"BE" In The Moment Of Now!
"LOVE" In The Moment Of Now{
"NOW" is the time that matters, for it is guaranteed!
"A resourceful person can see opportunity
when others only see obstacles." Garrett Gunderson

Saturday, December 10, 2011

95 Questions to Help You Find Meaning and Happiness... WHAT A GREAT HEAD START AS WE APPROACH 2012!

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At the cusp of a new day, week, month or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future. We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self-reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our long-term goals and happiness.

The questions below will help you with this process. Because when it comes to finding meaning in life, asking the right questions is the answer.

1. In one sentence, who are you?
2. Why do you matter?
3. What is your life motto?
4. What’s something you have that everyone wants?
5. What is missing in your life?
6. What’s been on your mind most lately?
7. Happiness is a ________?
8. What stands between you and happiness?
9. What do you need most right now?
10. What does the child inside you long for?
11. What is one thing right now that you are totally sure of?
12. What’s been bothering you lately?
13. What are you scared of?
14. What has fear of failure stopped you from doing?
15. What will you never give up on?
16. What do you want to remember forever?
17. What makes you feel secure?
18. Which activities make you lose track of time?
19. What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever made?
20. What’s the best decision you’ve ever made?
21. What are you most grateful for?
22. What is worth the pain?
23. In order of importance, how would you rank: happiness, money, love, health, fame?
24. What is something you’ve always wanted, but don’t yet have?
25. What was the most defining moment in your life during this past year?
26. What’s the number one change you need to make in your life in the next twelve months?
27. What’s the number one thing you want to achieve in the next five years?
28. What is the biggest motivator in your life right now?
29. What will you never do?
30. What’s something you said you’d never do, but have since done?
31. What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?
32. What do you sometimes pretend to understand that you really do not?
33. In one sentence, what do you wish for your future self?
34. What worries you most about the future?
35. When you look into the past, what do you miss most?
36. What’s something from the past that you don’t miss at all?
37. What recently reminded you of how fast time flies?
38. What is the biggest challenge you face right now?
39. In one word, how would you describe your personality?
40. What never fails to frustrate you?
41. What are you known for by your friends and family?
42. What’s something most people don’t know about you?
43. What’s a common misconception people have about you?
44. What’s something a lot of people do that you disagree with?
45. What’s a belief you hold with which many people disagree?
46. What’s something that’s harder for you than it is for most people?
47. What are the top three qualities you look for in a friend?
48. If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend?
49. When you think of ‘home,’ what, specifically, do you think of?
50. What’s the most valuable thing you own?
51. If you had to move 3000 miles away, what would you miss most?
52. What would make you smile right now?
53. What do you do when nothing else seems to make you happy?
54. What do you wish did not exist in your life?
55. What should you avoid to improve your life?
56. What is something you would hate to go without for a day?
57. What’s the biggest lie you once believed was true?
58. What’s something bad that happened to you that made you stronger?
59. What’s something nobody could ever steal from you?
60. What’s something you disliked when you were younger that you truly enjoy today?
61. What are you glad you quit?
62. What do you need to spend more time doing?
63. What are you naturally good at?
64. What have you been counting or keeping track of recently?
65. What has the little voice inside your head been saying lately?
66. What’s something you should always be careful with?
67. What should always be taken seriously?
68. What should never be taken seriously?
69. What are three things you can’t get enough of?
70. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
71. What fascinates you?
72. What’s the difference between being alive and truly living?
73. What’s something you would do every day if you could?
74. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
75. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
76. What makes you feel incomplete?
77. When did you experience a major turning point in your life?
78. What or who do you wish you lived closer to?
79. If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?
80. What’s something you know you can count on?
81. What makes you feel comfortable?
82. What’s something about you that has never changed?
83. What will be different about your life in exactly one year?
84. What mistakes do you make over and over again?
85. What do you have a hard time saying “no” to?
86. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
87. What’s something that used to scare you, but no longer does?
88. What promise to yourself do you still need to fulfill?
89. What do you appreciate most about your current situation?
90. What’s something simple that makes you smile?
91. So far, what has been the primary focus of your life?
92. How do you know when it’s time to move on?
93. What’s something you wish you could do one more time?
94. When you’re 90-years-old, what will matter to you the most?
95. What would you regret not fully doing, being, or having in your life?

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“I’d always believed that a life of quality, enjoyment, and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. I never suspected that I would have to learn how to live - that there were specific disciplines and ways of seeing the world I had to master before I could awaken to a simple, happy, uncomplicated life.” ~ Dan Millman





Studies conducted by positivity psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky point to 12 things happy people do differently to increase their levels of happiness. These are things that we can start doing today to feel the effects of more happiness in our lives. (Check out her book The How of Happiness.)

I want to honor and discuss each of these 12 points, because no matter what part of life’s path we’re currently traveling on, these ‘happiness habits’ will always be applicable.

1. Express gratitude. – When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value. Kinda cool right? So basically, being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense of happiness. And that’s without having to go out and buy anything. It makes sense. We’re gonna have a hard time ever being happy if we aren’t thankful for what we already have.
2. Cultivate optimism. – Winners have the ability to manufacture their own optimism. No matter what the situation, the successful diva is the chick who will always find a way to put an optimistic spin on it. She knows failure only as an opportunity to grow and learn a new lesson from life. People who think optimistically see the world as a place packed with endless opportunities, especially in trying times.
3. Avoid over-thinking and social comparison. – Comparing yourself to someone else can be poisonous. If we’re somehow ‘better’ than the person that we’re comparing ourselves to, it gives us an unhealthy sense of superiority. Our ego inflates – KABOOM – our inner Kanye West comes out! If we’re ‘worse’ than the person that we’re comparing ourselves to, we usually discredit the hard work that we’ve done and dismiss all the progress that we’ve made. What I’ve found is that the majority of the time this type of social comparison doesn’t stem from a healthy place. If you feel called to compare yourself to something, compare yourself to an older version of yourself.
4. Practice acts of kindness. – Performing an act of kindness releases serotonin in your brain. (Serotonin is a substance that has TREMENDOUS health benefits, including making us feel more blissful.) Selflessly helping someone is a super powerful way to feel good inside. What’s even cooler about this kindness kick is that not only will you feel better, but so will people watching the act of kindness. How extraordinary is that? Bystanders will be blessed with a release of serotonin just by watching what’s going on. A side note is that the job of most anti-depressants is to release more serotonin. Move over Pfizer, kindness is kicking ass and taking names.
5. Nurture social relationships. – The happiest people on the planet are the ones who have deep, meaningful relationships. Did you know studies show that people’s mortality rates are DOUBLED when they’re lonely? WHOA! There’s a warm fuzzy feeling that comes from having an active circle of good friends who you can share your experiences with. We feel connected and a part of something more meaningful than our lonesome existence.
6. Develop strategies for coping. – How you respond to the ‘craptastic’ moments is what shapes your character. Sometimes crap happens – it’s inevitable. Forrest Gump knows the deal. It can be hard to come up with creative solutions in the moment when manure is making its way up toward the fan. It helps to have healthy strategies for coping pre-rehearsed, on-call, and in your arsenal at your disposal.
7. Learn to forgive. – Harboring feelings of hatred is horrible for your well-being. You see, your mind doesn’t know the difference between past and present emotion. When you ‘hate’ someone, and you’re continuously thinking about it, those negative emotions are eating away at your immune system. You put yourself in a state of suckerism (technical term) and it stays with you throughout your day.
8. Increase flow experiences. – Flow is a state in which it feels like time stands still. It’s when you’re so focused on what you’re doing that you become one with the task. Action and awareness are merged. You’re not hungry, sleepy, or emotional. You’re just completely engaged in the activity that you’re doing. Nothing is distracting you or competing for your focus.
9. Savor life’s joys. – Deep happiness cannot exist without slowing down to enjoy the joy. It’s easy in a world of wild stimuli and omnipresent movement to forget to embrace life’s enjoyable experiences. When we neglect to appreciate, we rob the moment of its magic. It’s the simple things in life that can be the most rewarding if we remember to fully experience them.
10. Commit to your goals. – Being wholeheartedly dedicated to doing something comes fully-equipped with an ineffable force. Magical things start happening when we commit ourselves to doing whatever it takes to get somewhere. When you’re fully committed to doing something, you have no choice but to do that thing. Counter-intuitively, having no option – where you can’t change your mind – subconsciously makes humans happier because they know part of their purpose.
11. Practice spirituality. – When we practice spirituality or religion, we recognize that life is bigger than us. We surrender the silly idea that we are the mightiest thing ever. It enables us to connect to the source of all creation and embrace a connectedness with everything that exists. Some of the most accomplished people I know feel that they’re here doing work they’re “called to do.”
12. Take care of your body. – Taking care of your body is crucial to being the happiest person you can be. If you don’t have your physical energy in good shape, then your mental energy (your focus), your emotional energy (your feelings), and your spiritual energy (your purpose) will all be negatively affected. Did you know that studies conducted on people who were clinically depressed showed that consistent exercise raises happiness levels just as much as Zoloft? Not only that, but here’s the double whammy… Six months later, the people who participated in exercise were less likely to relapse because they had a higher sense of self-accomplishment and self-worth.
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"Most failures could have been converted into successes if someone had held on another minute or made more effort."
When you have the potential for success within you, adversity and temporary defeat only help you prepare to reach great heights of success. Without adversity, you would never develop the qualities of reliability, loyalty, humility, and perseverance that are so essential to enduring success. Many people have escaped the jaws of defeat and achieved great victories because they would not allow themselves to fail. When your escape routes are all closed, you will be surprised how quickly you will find the path to success.

Friday, December 9, 2011

"There always remains an opportunity to make a new start." http://ping.fm/CKKLJ

Though it may not seem so when you first encounter a serious blow, you can never lose two of the most important assets you have. These are the power of your mind and your freedom to use it. Once you have turned them to understanding what laid you low, you can begin forming new plans. You may not have the money you once had; you may lack the allies you had cultivated. But you still have the benefit of a universe that eventually rewards honest effort, as well as gaining the experience of mistakes you will never make again. Remember, no matter where you are now, whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.
"We must let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging, to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want. Until we do, we are hamsters in a cage chasing our own tails and wondering why we aren't getting the results we seek." Dr. Joe Vitale

Thursday, December 8, 2011

~ "Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out." ~
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive." ~Thich Nhat Hanh
"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." —Iris Murdoch
"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." —Jaques Prevert
"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." —Ashley Montagu
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." —Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." —Aristotle
"Everybody has a part of their body that she doesn't like, but I've stopped complaining about mine because I don't want to critique nature's handiwork...My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece." —Alfre Woodard, actress
"Real beauty isn't about symmetry or weight or makeup; it's about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own." —Valerie Monroe, writer
"Surely joy is the condition of life." —Henry David Thoreau, philosopher
"Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame, but greatness, because greatness is determined by service." —Martin Luther King Jr.
"That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing." —Simone de Beauvoir, philosopher
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." —Winston Churchill, British statesman
"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome." — Arthur Ashe, tennis champion
"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how...We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark." — Agnes de Mille, dancer
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"Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity." http://ping.fm/Immw5

Some setbacks are so severe that to give in to them means losing the whole ball game. When he assumed command of the Korean War, Gen. Matthew Ridgeway found his forces pushed far to the south, hard pressed by the invaders. Only a determined decision to hold the lines allowed the American forces to keep from being swept into the sea and to eventually regain all the territory they had lost. When a defeat strikes, you may not have the time to withdraw and contemplate your mistakes without risking further setbacks. Don’t succumb to paralysis. It is important to know at that moment what it is you truly desire and to act to preserve your resources and your hope. If you crumble utterly, you will take a blow to your self-esteem that will be hard to repair. Instead, stick to your principles, and you will know, at the very least, that you have protected the most important thing you have. Your successes in life will far outnumber your failures.
"Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity."
"True wealth is a byproduct of living a principled life." Garrett Gunderson

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

“Working Your Business Through The Holidays” by Robin Firestone The Home Business Diva ...
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"There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat." http://ping.fm/dLOk1
There is no such thing as failure, unless it is accepted as such. Every defeat is temporary unless you give up and allow it to become permanent. In fact, temporary defeat often makes us stronger and more capable. Each time we try and fail, we learn something that helps prepare us for eventual success. Only in the classroom is there a single correct answer for every problem. If you try an approach that doesn’t work, try something else. When you view adversity as nothing more than a learning experience, your successes in life will far outnumber your failures.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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The November/December issue of Home Business Connection is now available online. Check out Robin Hardesty on the Cover and be sure to read her Success Story on page 16!
http://ping.fm/T13QK ...Napoleon Hill 17 principles TARGET YOUR SUCCESS

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This is the trailer of the interactive flash movie based on the 17 Success principles of Napoleon Hill. This flash movie is specially made for the Napoleon H...
"Success requires no explanation; failures must be doctored with alibis!" http://ping.fm/d5A4E

The surest way to achieve acceptance in any organization or in any line of work is to be successful. Unfortunately, life doesn’t work that way. No matter how carefully you study a subject, no matter how rationally you make decisions, no matter how well prepared you are, you will occasionally make mistakes. Human beings always do. The important thing is to realize that temporary setbacks are not permanent failures. Successful people recognize that we all experience temporary setbacks that require us to reevaluate our performance and take corrective action to achieve success. They know that adversity is never permanent.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it. ~ Peter Drucker" ... http://ping.fm/6xxfL (via @inspiremetoday ...Cynthia Kersey "If today were my last day on Earth...
"Income is derived by what value we can create for others, therefore do what you enjoy, do it the best, and this will allow you to create the most value." Garrett Gunderson

Monday, December 5, 2011

How will I ever get to sleep tonight!? WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY!
Is it possible to allow NOTHING in your life to cause you stress?
Get educated... The Facts, The TRUTH... bye, bye myths! http://ping.fm/I6TWg
Most of us don’t mind being told of our faults if the critic is generous enough to mix in a few of our virtues as well. http://ping.fm/KRTrz

It’s a normal reaction to defend ourselves and our behavior when someone criticizes us -- even if we secretly recognize that what we’re being told is correct. Those who achieve great success in life, however, are those who have learned to set aside their emotions and learn from others, even when the message is unpleasant. If you find yourself being evaluated by someone else, tell yourself that criticism of some aspect of your performance is not a personal attack. Control your emotional reaction and adopt useful ideas even though you may dislike the manner in which the information is delivered.
"If you turn it over to the universe you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered to you. This is where magic and miracles happen." Dr. Joe Vitale: Motivational author and speaker
Tiger Woods was asked (sic) "If this win felt differently than the last one?" ''They all feel good,'' he said. ''They're not easy. People don't realize how hard it is to win golf tournaments. I've gone on streaks where I've won golf tournaments in a row, but still ... I don't think I've taken it for granted. And I know because of how hard it is." http://ping.fm/XFgzk

Saturday, December 3, 2011

"Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure." http://ping.fm/FwqM3

Without a plan for your life, it is easier to follow the course of least resistance, to go with the flow, to drift with the current with no particular destination in mind. Having a definite plan for your life greatly simplifies the process of making hundreds of daily decisions that affect your ultimate success. When you know where you want to go, you can quickly decide if your actions are moving you toward your goal or away from it. Without definite, precise goals and a plan for their achievement, each decision must be considered in a vacuum. Definiteness of purpose provides context and allows you to relate specific actions to your overall plan.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Flashes of inspiration alone are not enough to ensure success; they must be followed by determined, persistent action.
The average person would have quit at the first failure. That’s why there have been many average men and only one Edison.
"There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there." Albert Einstein

Thursday, December 1, 2011

“When you invoke the agent of change called acceptance, you must accept all that you are, all that you've been and all that you will be in the future.” — Debbie Ford
"Purpose creates an opportunity for value creation. Passion follows purpose. Passion creates energy, money is attracted to energy."
— Garrett Gunderson: is an entrepreneur and author