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Today’s Transformation – It Is As It Is

2012-02-01T08:08:00.000-08:00

The world occurs to each of us from our own point of view. Regardless of that point of view certain things are just the way that they are. The sky is blue, the sun rises in the east and your mother is your mother. Nothing can be done to change these things accept your point of view about them.

Wishing and hoping that certain things were different; being mad they are the way that they are will lead to continuous upset. When one accepts the world is as it is, a space opens for creation and possibility, peace and tranquility.

Choose the way it is. Accept what you cannot change, work toward altering what you can.

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Today’s Transformation – Ready, Aim, Fire!

2012-01-30T03:06:00.000-08:00

Transformation occurs when your internal story about an occurrence, person, place or thing is blown out of the water every time it surfaces. Stand in possibility, deal with the facts and create newly.

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Today’s Transformation – The Automated Life Limits Possibility – Complaints

2012-01-27T03:44:00.000-08:00

We complain. We judge. We evaluate. It’s a normal function of being human even if it is unproductive. We complain that things shouldn’t be a certain way, a person shouldn’t be the way they are, life should be different. Even though our complaints seem justified, even legitimate, there is a certain payoff we get that reinforces the behavior. But, every payoff comes with a cost. And, in the case of complaints it’s personal affinity, aliveness, fulfillment and expression free from concern.

By turning off the mechanics of complaining constantly and interrupting the cycle of payoffs, we discover new ways of relating that leads to greater degrees of satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness.

The possibility of seeing things in a new and untainted light empower, enliven and transform.

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Today’s Transformation – The Automatic Life Limits Possibility

2012-01-25T03:12:00.000-08:00

We love patterns. We do the same routine every morning before going to work. We drive the same route. Eat mostly at the same places for lunch. When we grocery shop we tend to walk the same aisle in the same order week in and week out. We have patterns and routines when on the computer. The list goes on and on. Oh, and we complain about the same stuff over and over and over.

All of this becomes automatic and unnoticed.

Noticing your patterns and routines will give you the opportunity to shift the way you do things and open new paths of possibility.

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Today’s Transformation – Tell Me a Story

2012-01-23T04:35:00.000-08:00

Things happen in life. There are the facts about what happened and there is the story you tell yourself about what happened.

We humans tend to merge what actually happened in a given situation and what our little voice interprets the occurrence. We do it so automatically that it becomes hard to separate the fact from the made up story. Over time we think of it as how the actual instance happened.

Making someone or something bad and wrong because we made up a story puts constraints and boundaries in our lives. Until the cycle of story and fact is broken we find ourselves caught in an endless loop of misinterpretation.

By separating the story from the fact we get to see how our story has influenced our thinking, and our behavior. Personal relationships begin again to flow. Limitations in our thinking expand and options that didn’t seem present before appear.

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Today’s Transformation – A Clean Slate

2012-01-20T03:04:00.000-08:00

Life appears to be a certain fixed way. To change something we attempt to alter circumstances, situations, people, ourselves. Change merely attempts to alter what already exists, the way something appears to us. Change is linked unavoidably to the past as we compare what we want to change to what was. Change provides a more, better or different version of the preceding.

Transformation is creating from nothing, an inventing, a shifting of perception without influence from the pervasive past. It’s like starting with a blank slate. Limitations and constraints are released and new realms of possibility can be explored.

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Today’s Transformation – Listen, do you want to know a secret?

2012-01-17T03:35:00.000-08:00

When you are in a conversation with someone are you just waiting your turn to talk? Are you really listening to what is being said or are you merely judging and evaluating? The way we listen to others can determine the amount of valuable and insightful information we gain from another.

Consider this example…

On every commercial flight you have taken there is a safety announcement. Mostly we read a magazine, stare out the window and don’t really listen. That’s one type of listening. However, if that same steward started making an announcement in flight about a pending emergency landing you’d listen differently, intently. Why? Because your life depended upon it.

Listen as if you life depended upon it.

By granting someone your full attention when they speak, not only will you learn a lot but you will show the respect and honor to another of your full attention.

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Today’s Transformation – Pre-existing Notions and Filters

2012-01-16T06:15:00.000-08:00

For the most part we think of ourselves as open minded and objective beings, willing to take in new information without prejudice, without pre-judging. But the truth is we, as human beings, filter everything, cycle it though our way of thinking and come to some sort of a conclusion about ourselves, our circumstances, our past experiences and others. These filters are mostly hidden from our view.

These filters, the way we already think, have a pervasive influence that colors our view. When we gain awareness of these filters, and the limitation they impose, fresh arenas of freedom and possibility emerge and life alters in a dramatic fashion.

In the next few moments you will have one of these encounters. Work on noticing how you already think about something and open yourself up to another point of view.

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Today’s Transformation – The Context is Crucial

2012-01-13T03:34:00.000-08:00

Context influences meaning. Transformation can occur like a paradigm shift.

The classic example for the paradigm shift is the argument for the earth being flat or round. For the flat earth believers when ships sailed toward the horizon and disappeared it was feared they “fell off” the edge. When we learned that the earth is round, we understood the ships sailed to the horizon and because of the curvature they disappear. Two totally differing points of view for the same situation; the only thing that changed was the point of view, the context of how the earth is shaped.

Another example is a man riding the subway with two children. He’s dressed nicely but unkempt. His kids are loud, running around and disturbing the train car. He does nothing about it, merely sits staring off into space. You get annoyed thinking the guy can’t control his kids and really doesn’t care.

So, you approach him and demand that he curb his rowdy kids immediately. You want to know what’s the matter with him and his children? He looks up with dazed awareness of you and quietly says, “I, I’m sorry. We’ve just come from the hospital where their mother died.”

All of a sudden the whole scene makes sense, you soften your attitude toward the guy, and your contempt turns into sympathy in a split second.

Changing your point of view changes your context and your thinking. That’s transformation.

The context is crucial.

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Today’s Transformation – Response: to Act or to React

2012-01-11T03:10:00.000-08:00

The study of the states of being is a branch of metaphysics called ontology. The best way to explain it is by example.

For instance, on one day a mother comes home from work to a messy house. She screams at the kids, tears around the place proclaiming, “You have no consideration, I have to do all the work around here. Now get into your rooms a clean them… and don’t come out until they are clean!”

Same house, same mom on another day. She comes home to the same mess, but this time she says calmly, “Ok, you guys, time to clean up the house. Let’s all pitch in and get this place tidied up and then we’ll fix dinner together. Won’t that be fun?”

The obvious difference between the two scenes is who she is being in the moment. In the first scene she is upset and out of control, in the second, calm and in charge. What happened between the first scenario and the second? For whatever reason who she was being was altered, different. And, this is what we have control over in every situation in our lives. We get to say how we are going to act.

Within our ability to act, rather than react, lives the power of personal responsibility and transformation.

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Today’s Transformation – Did you Notice That?

2012-01-09T03:17:00.000-08:00

As mentioned before, we humans are more like machines in our mental make-up than not. Your reactions and responses to certain stimuli are usually the same, unless you consciously intervene. In order to transform anything in your life it is essential to begin to notice your reactions and responses to events BEFORE responding.

Noticing your reactions and responses begins the process of distinguishing a machine like response from a transformed human response. Being conscious of your thoughts in any given situation gives you the chance to choose the type of reaction to have.

It takes practice, a lot of practice, to slow your system down long enough to think through your next step. Try it for just the next hour, the next 60 minutes. Become aware of your thoughts as events occur and then choose how to respond.

The game is to always be aware of your thoughts and responses. Even as a skilled practitioner of this technique the occasional instant reaction slips through. After all, you are human.

OK? Trial run begins now for one hour.

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Today’s Transformation – E + R = O

2012-01-06T03:18:00.000-08:00

We humans are machines. We respond almost identically in most situations. We even talk about having our buttons pushed when we react to someone. Very machine like.

Psychotherapist, Robert Resnick devised a simple formula to describe human behavior. E + R = O or Event plus Response equals Outcome. Working on your response to an event will alter the outcome to any event.

When my ex-wife stood in front of me with her arm crossed and said, “We’ve got to talk” my immediate reaction was to back away wondering what I had done wrong this time. You can imagine the outcome of those interactions. My response was always the same.

When my current wife says the exact same words I lean in and eagerly want to know what’s on her mind, even if her arms are crossed. A different reaction to a similar event.

Transformation has occurred.

The next time a familiar situation happens to you notice your immediate reaction. It’s like punching B8 on a juke box and always getting the same song. We become predictable in our reactions.

Noticing your reaction is the first step in transforming a behavior.

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Today’s Transformation – The Change It’s Not

2012-01-04T03:20:00.000-08:00

Transformation is not change. Change takes the parts and pieces you have already and simply rearranges them. If you tear a piece of paper in half you have merely changed its appearance. A transformation might happen if you lit the paper on fire. Its essence has then been transformed. It is no longer paper.

Change inherently works with your past. You take what you’ve got and try to make it more, better or different. And, given that the past has a strangle hold on most of us, change does not last.

Thinking like “When I find the right job, marry the right partner, drive the right car, make enough money” is all about change, and has nothing to do with transformation. Change is more of the same wearing different clothing.

Transformation requires that you release your attachment to the past, to what you currently “be, do or have” for what is possible. You must let go of the past for transformation to alter your future.

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Today’s Transformation – The Beginning

2012-01-02T06:05:00.000-08:00

Today marks a shift from Today’s Motivation to Today’s Transformation. Why?

Motivation gets people fired up, raring to go, eager to act… for a little while until the motivation wears off… and it does wear off. It is the reason Zig Ziglar said: “People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily.” With motivation there is no underlying shift in who one is being. You merely attempt to excite the old.

Transformation, on the other hand, causes a shift in who one is being. Transformation can happen in an instant and it lasts. This will become more and more apparent in the days ahead.

Welcome to Today’s Transformation!

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Today’s Thoughts on 2011 and 2012

2011-12-31T06:37:00.000-08:00

Be proud of your accomplishments in 2011; think fondly of the good times, feel deeply on the sad times. May the wisdom you have gathered in 2011 become guideposts for your adventure in 2012.

As your journey unfolds this coming year may you prosper beyond your greatest intentions, may good health blossom and sustain you, may the love in your heart swell to overflowing.

If you missed my post yesterday, here is the link to Kabbahlist Yehuda Berg’s free ebook “2012 and Beyond”. It’s a great way to start the mystical year 2012.

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Happy New Year from Lynn and Rick!

Today’s Motivation – What’s Your Source?

2011-12-30T03:33:00.000-08:00

What is your best source of motivation? What keeps you going in the face of any adversity? When the storm clouds close in and nothing seems to be going as planned, to whom or to what do you turn for inspiration and encouragement?

Would you share here to enrich us all? Bring it on!

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Today’s Motivation – Being The Best

2011-12-29T03:22:00.000-08:00

T. Harv Eker says, “If you want to get paid the best, be the best!”

Are you being the best you can be at what you do?

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Today’s Motivation – Happiness is so simple

2011-12-28T03:32:00.000-08:00

“Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don't have. It's so simple, yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend.” ~Unknown

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Today’s Motivation - Building Anticipation

2011-12-27T03:30:00.000-08:00

Fix a goal in your mind. Set a date for its beginning. Mark it on the calendar. Start to get excited about what happens on that date. Make it a date of significance. Write out a plan. By delaying your start you build anticipation, increase your focus and energy toward your goal.

It’s the same feeling you have when a vacation is planned, a prom date is set, your first day at a new job. Map that feeling onto any goal you want.

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Today’s Motivation – I

2011-12-26T05:12:00.000-08:00

Contrary to popular belief, there most certainly is an ”I” in “team.”

It is the same “I” that appears three times in “responsibility.”

~Amber Harding

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Today’s Motivation – Master of My Emotions

2011-12-23T04:57:00.000-08:00

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions. ~Og Mandino

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Today’s Motivation – Yours to Create

2011-12-22T08:02:00.000-08:00

Today is a blank canvas. Today is what you get to create with. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is unreachable. Create today like your life depended upon it, because it does.

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Today’s Motivation - Learning

2011-12-21T06:22:00.000-08:00

"Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."
~Abigail Adams, wife of U.S. President John Adams

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Today’s Motivation – What You Can Do

2011-12-20T05:47:00.000-08:00

You have talents that other’s have not. Other’s have talents that you have not. Bank on what you can do, partner with those who can do what you cannot.

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." ~John Wooden

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Today’s Motivation – Irish Blessing

2011-12-19T05:36:00.000-08:00

May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

~Irish Blessing

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Today’s Motivation – Together

2011-12-17T03:56:00.000-08:00

You can do what I cannot do.

I can do what you cannot do.

Together we can do great things.

~Mother Teresa

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Today’s Motivation – Inspire

2011-12-16T03:30:00.000-08:00

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.

~John Quincy Adams

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Today’s Motivation – It’s Your Idea

2011-12-15T03:17:00.000-08:00

"All you see in your world is the outcome of your idea about it."

~Neale Donald Walsch, Spiritual author

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Today’s Motivation – Character

2011-12-14T03:23:00.000-08:00

People working together… building, sharing, lifting, helping, encouraging… can accomplish anything.

The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.

~Anne Frank (1929-1945)

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Today’s Motivation – Quality

2011-12-13T03:40:00.000-08:00

Anything you do is worth doing well. The effort you put into your tasks demonstrate who you are for others in the world. Strive for excellence, it counts.

Quality is never an accident: it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

~William A. Foster (1917 – 1945), a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor.

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Today’s Motivation – Integrity

2011-12-12T03:28:00.000-08:00

Integrity is keeping your word; promising to do something and doing it by the time you said you would or communicating when it will be accomplished. Integrity creates reliability and certainty for others in you. You become count-on-able.

“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.”

~Samuel Johnson

“The supreme quality of a leader is unquestionably integrity.”

~Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Today’s Motivation – Build a Fire

2011-12-10T05:16:00.000-08:00

Motivation comes not from a pep talk or an inspiring passage. Drive and desire arise from deep within one’s soul. That makes it divinely sourced.

“You get the best efforts from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”

~Bob Nelson

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Today’s Motivation – Excellence Is…

2011-12-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

Excellence is…

Caring more than others think is wise;

Risking more than others think is safe;

Dreaming more than others think is practical;

Expecting more than others think is possible.

~Winston Churchill

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Today’s Motivation – Look Squarely…

2011-12-08T03:31:00.000-08:00

“Not everything that is faced can be changed.

But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

~James Baldwin (1924-1987), an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic

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Today’s Motivation – Excellence

2011-12-07T03:23:00.000-08:00

Today’s Motivation – Excellence

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

~Aristotle

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Today’s Motivation – Vision into Reality

2011-12-06T03:28:00.000-08:00

Vision into Reality

Passion gives birth to vision. Vision plots a path into the future. Action takes the path.

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

~Warren G. Bennis (1925 - ) - an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies

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Today’s Motivation – Pessimist, Optimist, Realist

2011-12-05T03:26:00.000-08:00

There are three kinds of people in the world with three very different points on how the world works. Which are you?

"The pessimist complains about the wind.

The optimist expects it to change.

The realist adjusts the sails."

William Arthur Ward (1921–1994), author and writer

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Today’s Motivation – TO-DO-IT-OVER-AGAIN Theory

2011-12-03T03:10:00.000-08:00

TO-DO-IT-OVER-AGAIN Theory

If only you had it to do over again, you would do it differently. Fine – then get started, because you do have the opportunity to do it over again, if you just have the courage to admit it to yourself.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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2011-12-02T03:51:00.000-08:00

In some instances timing is everything, in some cases no. Timing is real important if you’re landing an airplane, playing music or trying to catch a ball. However, waiting for things to align before you take action is not an effective use of the timing is everything theory.

TIMING Theory

Conditions are never right at the right time; the timing is always wrong! If you’re waiting for everything to be just right before taking action, you are in possession of a foolproof excuse for failure.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – SURE Theory

2011-12-01T03:35:00.000-08:00

There are 10 two letter words that make it possible for you to accomplish anything. Want to know what they are? OK

If it is to be it is up to me.

SURE Theory

There’s only one way to be sure that you plans will be properly carried out: Take matters into your own hands and don’t expect any help from anyone.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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2011-11-30T03:25:00.001-08:00

The stark reality is - things is the way things is. You must start from the way things are.

The sky is blue and no matter how much you wish it to be purple it’s still blue. Deal with it. Your mother is your mother; your body is your body. Deal with it.

No matter how much fantasizing you allow yourself to engage in the world is the way the world is, and it is like that for a reason. Deal with it.

REALITY Theory

Reality isn’t the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. Either you acknowledge reality and use it to your benefit, or it will automatically work against you.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – RATIONAL-ACTION Theory

2011-11-29T03:21:00.000-08:00

A mother and daughter were preparing a holiday meal including a beautiful ham. Mom cut off the ends of the ham to which her daughter asked, “Why do you do that, cut the ends of the ham?” Mom replied, “Your grandmother always did it that way.” The little girl asked why.

They decided to find out and call grandma to which she said, “I used to cut the ends of the ham off because it didn’t fit in my roasting pan.”

Ta Da! Tradition!

RATIONAL-ACTION Theory

(aka PLASTIC-GLASS Theory)

Rational actions are based on reason, not custom and tradition.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – POSTURE Theory

2011-11-28T03:46:00.000-08:00

When others see you as confident, purposeful, and as a leader you hold a certain degree of posture. When they sense you to be superbly capable and secure in what you do and who you are you demonstrate the unspoken language of posture.

POSTURE Theory

It’s not what you say or do that counts, but what your posture is when you say or do it.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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POSITIVE/NEGATIVE-RESULT Theory

2011-11-26T06:35:00.000-08:00

How many times have you heard this truth? “If at first you don’t succeed try, try again.” Well, now you’ve heard it one more time.

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE-RESULT Theory

Formula for failure: Try thirty-seven times. Formula for success: try thirty-eight times.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – PERVERSE-MEMORY Theory

2011-11-25T07:59:00.000-08:00

Ever walk into a room and wondered what you went there for? Ever forget an important appointment, key detail, vital piece of information? Our brains are vastly capable of miraculous thinking, just not real reliable memory banks. Write it down!

PERVERSE-MEMORY Theory

The only time you can absolutely count on forgetting something is when it’s so important and so fresh in your mind that you’re certain you won’t. Discipline yourself to take notes – regardless of how sure you are that you won’t forget.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – PERSPECTIVE Theory

2011-11-24T06:42:00.000-08:00

Today being Thanksgiving in the United States, this quote from Ringer need nothing from me. Happy Thanksgiving US, and for those elsewhere, Happy Thursday!

PERSPECTIVE Theory

Against a backdrop of an ageless universe, everyday problems have little significance. For best results, just hang loose and enjoy the challenge of solving them.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – OUT-OF-STEP Theory

2011-11-23T03:29:00.000-08:00

The following the herd mentality will get you following the herd results. Blending in, being one of the pack will keep you from your greatness. Standing out, being different and memorable makes way for greater results. Dare to be different.

OUT-OF-STEP Theory

As a general rule, a person’s chances for success will tend to increase the more he’s out of step with the dictates of “conventional wisdom.”

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-DEAL Theory

2011-11-22T03:17:00.000-08:00

Thinking you will never find another quite like this one is no reason to move forward in haste. Business opportunities abound. Never feel you’ve been left with no choice. There is always, always alternatives.

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-DEAL Theory

Never get into a bidding war over a once-in-a-lifetime deal. The best deal in the world comes along every day.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – NOSE-TO-THE-GRINDSTONE Theory

2011-11-21T03:32:00.000-08:00

Working at a job for forty years will merely assure you of four decades of aging. Innovation, risk taking, creation, entrepreneurship are the means to great achievement and satisfaction.

NOSE-TO-THE-GRINDSTONE Theory

If you do nothing else but keep your nose to the grindstone and work hard, long hours, you’re guaranteed to get only one thing in return: old.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

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Today’s Motivation – MONEY-VALUE Theory

2011-11-19T05:52:00.000-08:00

MONEY-VALUE Theory

(aka FINANCIAL GEOMETRIC GROWTH Theory)

To an entrepreneur, the value of money is not measured by the amount of interest it can draw in a savings account. The “interest” accrued on it is the creative use to which the entrepreneur puts it.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – MAKEABLE-DEAL Theory

2011-11-18T03:18:00.000-08:00

Got to have the next best thing, shiny object syndrome, over there is better than over here… and on and on and on.

Focus your attention on one thing and do that one thing well before moving on to the next.

MAKABLE-DEAL Theory

Expend your efforts in working hard to find one makeable deal, rather than working hard on an endless number of unmakeable deals and clinging to the faint home that you will somehow close one.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – LITTLE-WHITE-LIE Theory

2011-11-17T03:33:00.000-08:00

The truth is not moldable. It’s not designed to be like clay in the potter’s hands to be shaped and fashioned to suit ones need. Attempting to manipulate the truth is like trying to see how close you can get a lit match to a dynamite fuse without lighting it.

LITTLE-WHITE-LIE Theory

The danger in telling little white lies, which wouldn’t cause too many problems of and by themselves, is that they tend to lead to big black lies, which cause lots of problems. Morally and pragmatically, a lie is a lie!

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – LINE-DRAWING-GAME Theory

2011-11-16T03:23:00.000-08:00

LINE-DRAWING-GAME Theory

Every person subjectively draws his own line concerning what is and is not “proper” action, based either on his own moral standards, the moral standards of others or what is convenient for him at the time of action. Unless you have an affinity for courtrooms, don’t assume, when doing business with someone that his moral standards coincide with yours.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – LIFE-COMPLICATION Theory

2011-11-15T03:47:00.000-08:00

Life is never as complicated as one makes it out to be. In fact, there is usually a readily available answer that is so simple it seems absurd to consider.

LIFE-COMPLICATION Theory

Given a choice between an easy solution and a complicated one, the loser will usually opt to travel the complicated path. Don’t ignore a solution just because it’s simple!

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – LEAPFROG Theory

2011-11-14T03:42:00.000-08:00

Playing small will keep you small, unhappy and broke. Committing to play large will assure your triumph. Nowhere is this theory more true than with the entrepreneur, the solopreneur, the professionally self-employed and the network marketer.

LEAPFROG Theory

The quickest way to the top is not by fighting your way through the pack; the quickest way is to leapfrog over the pack. All you need is the ability and knowledge necessary to play the game on a higher level, plus the courage to stake you claim to your rightful place on the ladder.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – KNOW-IT-ALL Theory

2011-11-12T04:41:00.000-08:00

Look in the mirror, therein lies the only secret to your success. All that counts is having a passionate vision for the one in the mirror and the action steps taken to fulfill that vision.

KNOW-IT-ALL Theory

(aka Organic Chemistry Theory)

Ignore the know-it-all! Whether or not someone else has “all the answers” is not relevant to your success. The only thing that is relevant is what you know and what you do.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Inspiring Transitions

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – INTIMIDATION Theory

2011-11-10T03:46:00.000-08:00

Refuse to be intimidated. Stand your ground, take a position, hold fast to your beliefs. The cost is too great to let another intimidate.

INTIMIDATION Theory

The results a person obtains in any given situation are inversely proportionate to the degree to which he is intimidated.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – I’M CRAZY / YOU’RE SANE Theory

2011-11-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

Life is way too short to waste time, effort and energy on the absurd. Stick to your guns as long as you can, but exit quickly when dealing with a crazy person.

I’M CRAZY / YOU’RE SANE Theory

The surest way to begin doubting your own logic and reasoning ability is to engage in ongoing communication with an irrational person.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Your Business. Your Life. Your Terms

Today’s Motivation – HYPE Theory

2011-11-08T03:30:00.000-08:00

Fooling yourself to think contrary to the truth will most probably cause a detrimental outcome. Hoping that things are different than they are, not dealing with reality will most definitely cause a nasty ending.

Bravely face the facts and move forward with certainty.

HYPE Theory

Hyping oneself is toxic; believing one’s own hype is fatal.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – HAUNTED-WORLD Theory

2011-11-07T03:35:00.000-08:00

No good deed goes unpunished. Caution is advised in all dealings. Just when you think nothing can go wrong Murphy pokes his head in for a surprise visit. Be careful out there.

HAUNTED-WORLD Theory

A safe approach to dealing with people is to assume that everyone with whom you have dealings with will come back to haunt you at some future date.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – FISHBOWL Theory

2011-11-05T03:20:00.000-07:00

Everywhere you go, everything you do, the types of people you associate with, the comments you make are scrutinized, evaluated, monitored and judged. Especially today with instantaneous communication and the Internet know that others are watching. Conduct yourself accordingly.

FISHBOWL Theory

Your chances of getting ahead in life – and going to Heaven after life – are directly proportional to the degree to which you live every moment as though the whole world were watching.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – FINANCIAL-SUCCESS / ARTISTIC-ACCLAIM Theory

2011-11-04T03:24:00.000-07:00

FINANCIAL-SUCCESS / ARTISTIC-ACCLAIM Theory

(aka FILM FESTIVAL Theory)

The person who aspires to financial success may ultimately get rich; the person who aspires to artistic acclaim may ultimately get stroked; the person who aspires to both may ultimately get neither.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – FIDDLE Theory

2011-11-03T03:16:00.000-07:00

Allowing your to attention wander and your focus blur the further from your goal you will find yourself. Keep your eye on the ball.

FIDDLE Theory

The longer you fiddle around with a deal, the greater the odds that it will never close.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – EXCEPTION Theory

2011-11-02T03:43:00.000-07:00

Adhere to your principles. Be steadfast to honor your word. Once you begin to allow slippage there can be no going back. Stick to your guns.

EXCEPTION Theory

He who makes an exception runs the risk of establishing a rule, because exceptions tend to become rules. One exception has a habit of leading to another, until life itself becomes one big exception.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – DESPERATION Theory

2011-11-01T03:42:00.000-07:00

Being at the end of your rope, being impulsive, will cause one to do things that would otherwise never be considered. The mere mention of despair, fear, hopelessness are reason enough to maintain a sense of joy, hope and confidence for the consequences are dire.

DESPERATION Theory

(aka SCARED-MONEY Theory)

Beware of the man who operates from a desperate position, for he wields the most lethal weapon of all – the latitude to try anything, because he has nothing to lose.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation DEFINITION-GAME Theory

2011-10-31T03:41:00.000-07:00

The world occurs for each us from behind our own eyes. There are over 7 billion realities, each as valid as the next. The world is right and correct from our point of view. When you realize that anyone you connect with has the same point of view, but from their perspective, the chaos and craziness is a lot more palatable.

DEFINITION-GAME Theory

The most prudent way of dealing with people is to assume that their way of defining things is:

Good is what I do; bad is what you do. Right is what I do; wrong is what you do. Honest is what I do; dishonest is what you do. Fair is what I do; unfair is what you do. Moral is what I do; immoral is what you do. Ethical is what I do; unethical is what you do.

Every word, act and situation is subjectively defined by each individual in such a way as to comfortably fit in with his own actions and/or circumstances.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – CRUX-OF-THE-ISSUE Theory

2011-10-29T06:28:00.000-07:00

Our lives are full of distractions, things to take our focus off the true point. Our accomplishments hinge upon our ability to stay on track no matter what. Evaluate what’s important and ignore the rest.

CRUX-OF-THE-ISSUE Theory

(aka THEORY of RELEVANCE)

Resist the temptation to be side-tracked by peripheral issues that cannot yield a payoff, no matter what their outcome. Concentrate on the crux of every issue – the point upon which success or failure rests.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – CRUMMY-RELATIONSHIP Theory

2011-10-28T03:34:00.000-07:00

Although it is better to give than to receive nested within the Law of Attraction is the Law of Receptivity – the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. Take heed of the…

CRUMMY-RELATIONSHIP Theory

A crummy relationship is one in which you consistently give more than your receive, and only masochists and losers allow such a relationship to continue.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – CONCENTRATION-PAYOFF Theory

2011-10-27T03:17:00.000-07:00

Intently focusing your attention and thought on the problem at hand is the most direct path to its accomplishment. The time spent in preparation is its own reward.

CONCENTRATION-PAYOFF Theory

Success is directly dependent upon the total number of hours one is able to devote to intense, uninterrupted concentration.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – CHANGING-CIRCUMSTANCES Theory

2011-10-26T03:32:00.000-07:00

We’ve said it before; the one certainty in life is change. Wait 10 minutes and if it isn’t the weather it’s a market condition, an attitude, a trend or the Internet. Count on it.

CHANGING-CIRCUMSTANCES Theory

One absolutely certain thing about life is that, sooner or later, circumstances will change. Never plant your feet in cement.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – BOY-GIRL Theory

2011-10-25T03:42:00.000-07:00

When in the dance of life , when working with another, when making a deal consider desire and availability don’t always align.

BOY-GIRL Theory

Negotiating is very much like the “dating game”: Every person wants what he can’t have and does not want what he can have. Plan your strategy accordingly.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – BLUFF Theory

2011-10-24T03:22:00.000-07:00

Above all, be honest in all of your dealings. Making false statements, trying to deceive your way to success never works. Always be able and ready to back up your actions and statements. People will either see right through you or see you for the person of character that you are.

BLUFF Theory

The secret to bluffing is not to bluff. Never lay down an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to follow through on it.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – BIRD-IN-THE-HAND Theory

2011-10-22T04:46:00.000-07:00

“If only I had…” “It’s too late now.” “Just when I thought…” It is usually after the fact that we realize we had something great and we let it slip away. Everyone can relate. So, be mindful of what is within your grasp, check to see if you would miss it if it were gone.

BIRD-IN-THE-HAND Theory

The bird in the hand looks awfully good after it’s left your hand.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – BIG-STICK Theory

2011-10-21T03:39:00.000-07:00

There are times in life when discretion is the smarter move. Know when to take a stand and be immovable and when to yield. Posture goes only so far if the one you’re dealing with has real power.

BIG-STICK Theory

When you’re dealing from a position of weakness, it’s all right to hold your ground and refuse to be intimidated, but don’t try to push your weight around – especially when the guy you’re trying to push carries a big stick.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – BETTER-DEAL Theory

2011-10-20T03:36:00.000-07:00

The grass is always greener just over the next hill is a poor excuse for not making a commitment. You will never be able to focus on the task, the relationship, the assignment, the job at hand wondering if something better is just out of sight. Pledge yourself to that which you are passionate.

BETTER-DEAL Theory

If you’re always worried that there may be a better deal down the road, you’ll never close any deal. If your analysis of a deal is sound, and the indications positive, have the courage of your convictions and move forward with it.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation - ASSUMPTION Theory

2011-10-19T03:08:00.001-07:00

They say that when you ASSUME something you make an ASS out of U and ME. How many times have you heard something like this, “well I thought they would stop” or “I figured they knew the door was unlocked” or “don’t worry, this job is a piece of cake” or… well you get the picture.

It’s your business, your life, get your facts straight and don’t assume anything. You never know, you might be bargaining with Murphy.

ASSUMPTION Theory

The only safe assumption in life is that the person who assures you that everything is all right is all wrong.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – ANTI-NEUROTIC Theory

2011-10-18T03:34:00.000-07:00

People say and do some of the most unusual things (politely stated). You’ve done them and so have I. When involved with another, be it personal or professional, your prime aim should not be misguided by these unusual occurrences.

ANTI-NEUROTIC Theory

To the degree that you ignore all neurotic remarks and actions of normal people and all remarks and actions of neurotic people, the path between you and your objectives will be less complicated.

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – ACTIONS-HAVE-CONSEQUENCES Theory

2011-10-17T03:32:00.000-07:00

Action-reaction is nothing new in the world. It is one of the basic laws. If you drive a person hard enough you’ll get some sort of a reaction, a plus or a minus reaction. If you do nothing at all (an action itself) there is an obvious outcome. Even something comes out of nothing.

ACTIONS-HAVE-CONSEQUENCES Theory

“The most elementary law of nature, the principle that best explains how the world works, is: actions have consequences. A consequence will be as profitable or as detrimental as the action behind it.”

~Robert J. Ringer, The Tortoise’s Little Green Book of Winning theories.

Today’s Motivation – Steps

2011-10-15T04:38:00.000-07:00

Steps

Great achievements don’t usually happen overnight. Planning is required, broken into manageable steps. The wise know to expect detours and have the ability to work out new paths.

Take a small step toward that project today. Anticipate mistakes, learn from them. You will gain wisdom and avoid that blunder again.

“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.”

~Jack Penn (bio background unknown)

Today’s Motivation –The Greatest Job

2011-10-14T03:41:00.000-07:00

The Greatest Job

It is near impossible to find anyone who is successful and has amassed a fortune doing what they hate. Success awaits you in something that you absolutely love to do. It is something that your nature requires of you. And, consequently you do it with enthusiasm, joy and a healthy obsession. Then it’s not work.

If you focus on the money then you’ll be working for the money, not for the love. Concentrate on creating your dream occupation, on doing what you adore the most.

Today’s Motivation – Challenged

2011-10-13T03:42:00.000-07:00

Challenged

Just as change in life is guaranteed, so too is being tested. There are daily threats and dangers, silent conversations with self, stiff competition, bold confrontations and lots and lots of questions; face them squarely. Since you know it’s unavoidable, they are coming; your job is to make sure they don’t get to you.

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional."

~Roger Crawford, motivational author and speaker

Today’s Motivation – Character Defined

2011-10-12T03:23:00.000-07:00

Character Defined

You’ve got a great idea and can’t wait to get it going. It will easily go global. You’re so excited! And, a week later the luster is gone and so is your eagerness. Do you pursue your idea, do you press on in the face of the task ahead? That, some say, defines your character.

“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.”

~Cavett Robert, founding father of the National Speakers Association

Today’s Motivation – It’s No Secret

2011-10-11T03:33:00.000-07:00

It’s No Secret

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

~Albert Einstein

Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve.

~Napoleon Hill

I will see it when I believe it.

~Wayne Dyer

Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about.

~John Demartini

Today’s Motivation – Courage

2011-10-10T03:36:00.000-07:00

Courage

Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger or pain. One who has courage faces every challenge head on, bravely. A courageous person may feel fear but presses on in spite.

Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow.”

Today’s Motivation – The Lesser of Two Pains

2011-10-08T06:37:00.000-07:00

The Lesser of Two Pains

There are certain things in our lives that silently cause us pain. To avoid the hurt we mask them with happy faces and the word “fine”, but these things slowly sap our strength, drain our vitality and thwart our will. Facing them squarely is the only remedy.

"Not until the pain of the same is greater than the pain of change will you embrace change."

~Dave Ramsey, financial author, radio host, and motivational speaker

Today’s Motivation – Now That Feels Good

2011-10-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

Now That Feels Good

You know that task that you’ve been putting off? Yeah, you know, the one once finished would move your business, your relationship, your self-development forward and relieve you from the endless nagging that it’s not done. How much time would it take? What would it feel like to have it accomplished? Mmmm, mmmm, good!

"Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy."

~Earl Nightingale, 1921-1989, Author and Syndicated Radio Personality

Today’s Motivation – Mixed Up

2011-10-06T03:28:00.000-07:00

Mixed Up

Your brain mixes stuff up all the time. It can’t tell the difference between fear and excitement. The raw feelings are the same. The physical reaction is the same. Next time you get fearful about something just tell yourself its really excitement masking itself as fear and plow forward.

Excitement, the quicker picker upper!

Today’s Motivation – Passion Identified

2011-10-05T03:51:00.000-07:00

Passion Identified

Your heart is the center of your spirit world; it is at the core of your existence. At the core of your being is your passion. When you identify your passion and pursue it your work becomes play, your days fly by, your satisfaction and happiness soar off the charts, relationships flourish and everyday is sunny!

Wow! Sounds like it might just be something worthwhile to discover.

Do you know what your passion is? Let’s talk.

"If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it."

~William James, was a psychologist and author

Today’s Motivation – Go Motivate Yourself

2011-10-04T03:45:00.000-07:00

Go Motivate Yourself

Today is on you. You’re responsible for all that occurs in your world. You’re the cause of all that happens or doesn’t happen.

So, just for today take the knowledge you have of human nature; mix it with spirit, inspiration, hope and belief, add in your dreams and desires, release you dependence on others and see if you can get yourself fired up.

Go motivate yourself!

Radio Feel Good!

2011-10-03T03:33:00.000-07:00

Radio Feel Good!

Consider that your brain is a high powered broadcast station and your thoughts and feelings transmit across the universe. The Law of Attractions states that like attracts like.

"It's really important that you feel good. Because this feeling good is what goes out as a signal into the universe and starts to attract more of itself to you. So the more you can feel good, the more you will attract the things that help you feel good and that will keep bringing you up higher and higher."

~Joe Vitale, Author and Speaker

What are you broadcasting?

Today’s Motivation – Changing Everything

2011-10-01T09:03:00.000-07:00

Changing Everything

“This one step - choosing a goal and sticking to it - changes everything.”

~Scott Reed, African-American author of poetry, essays, and satiric novels, b.1938

Today’s Motivation – No One’s Looking

2011-09-30T03:09:00.000-07:00

No One’s Looking

Can you resist temptation, enticement, the lure of the unthinkable? You must. A person of integrity, honor and reputation loses all self respect if his or her principles are compromised even when no one is looking. Someone is always looking, you are.

"Live so that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."

~Will Rogers, 1879-1935, Comedian and Actor

Today’s Motivation – To Forgive

2011-09-29T06:21:00.000-07:00

To Forgive

Way too much cerebral space is taken up by holding a grudge, being resentful or blaming another. You can free up a lot of mental power by forgiving. Some say that forgiving is “to give as before.” Try it this week. Look for more productive thoughts to take up your consciousness. Oh, and don’t forget to include forgiving yourself.

~Rick Lelchuk

Today’s Motivation – Sights on High

2011-09-28T03:16:00.000-07:00

Sights on High

Sights set on lofty goals draw us ever upward and onward. There is only one life to live and that is into a future of purpose, possibility and promise.

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim; have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."

~Orison Swett Marden, 1850-1924, Writer

Today’s Motivation – Thoughts Appear

2011-09-27T03:18:00.000-07:00

Thoughts Appear

Out of nowhere a thought emblazoned itself across you consciousness and stuck there for a moment. You entertained the thought and chose to hold onto it for another moment. The thought morphed like a caterpillar into a butterfly from thought to an idea and the idea took hold. It was a good idea. The idea moved you to action and things began to happen.

All from a silly little thought.

“Plant a thought and futures appear!”

~Rick Lelchuk

Today’s Motivation – The Artist’s Eye

2011-09-26T03:16:00.000-07:00

The Artist’s Eye

We are like the potter’s clay, the stone mason’s marble, the painter’s pallet. First there is nothing, and then there is something. Creativity begins in the mind’s eye of the artist.

"The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself."

~Deepak Chopra, author on mind-body medicine and spirituality

Today’s Motivation – Your Only Life

2011-09-24T05:52:00.000-07:00

Your Only Life

Once around is all we get. There is no do over, second chance or make up test. This, right now, right here, is your life, your only life.

“Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?”

~Eliza Dushku, an American actress

Today’s Motivation – Faith In Self

2011-09-23T03:08:00.000-07:00

Faith In Self

We are our own best friend and our most respected ally. Yet, for some reason we are also our fiercest critic. You would never stop believing in your family or your children. Find that same spirit to believe in everything you do. That’s the faith that’s required to achieve your entrepreneurial dreams.

"There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self."

~William James, a psychologist and author

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Today’s Motivation – Standing Out

2011-09-22T03:19:00.001-07:00

Standing Out

Innovation holds the key to a future. Copy what everyone else is doing and you’ll be lost in the herd. Look at a situation and see what is possible; hear something new in the same old, same old and you’ll go far. Touch people where they’ve not been touched before and you’ll be remembered, embraced and lead the crowd.

"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought."

~Jonathan Swift, an Anglo-Irish essayist, satirist, poet, and cleric

Today’s Motivation – Study Just One Hour A Day

2011-09-21T03:21:00.000-07:00

Study Just One Hour A Day

The benefit of taking just one hour a day to study and learn can be measured in dollars and sense. Learning never stops; it is a lifelong endeavor or nothing at all.

"One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."

~Earl Nightingale, was a motivational author and speaker