Why "Good Intentions" Don't Help You Hit the Bull's-Eye.
It’s interesting that people don’t seem to connect the dots between the choices they make and the outcomes they experience. They've come to believe that as long as their intention are good, and as long as their hearts are in the right place and they do their best and it doesn't really matter which path they take.
They believe somehow they will end up in a good place. Sorry to inform you, life doesn’t work that way. For example:
• A single guy says, I want to have a wonderful sex life once I'm married"... but he "practices" unprotected sex with every girl along the way. That’s unhealthy and not the best way to find a loving partner.
• A man say's, I want to grow old and invest my latter years of my life with my grandchildren" but does nothing to cultivate a good relationship with his children.
• A new married couple wants to be secure in their golden years but racks up debt and they max out all their credit cards instead of saving money while their working and they're late paying bills. Not a good sign.
These are just a few examples and there are countless others, but you get my point. Life would be much easier the second time around if we had the opportunity to learn from the first time around, but often times we don't. Why is that? Food for thought!
Let's talk about money. As you get older and wiser you can't afford to take a lot of the same financial risks, you took when you were younger. Simply put, it takes years to recover from a foolish financial choice.
How and when do you know which way to go when you've never been where you’re going? Seek wisdom council and watch and talk to others who have been where you're going.
Life is a series of choices and there's always a first time for everything. Do you remember your first date? Ackward I'm sure. Your first kiss, first semester away from home? Your first job? First major investment? First house, Each one of these first are the first step down a path.
Looking back over your life do you see the roadmap you created? It funny how we can looking at someone else live and it's evident. Looking ahead we're often deceived into thinking that life is a series of unrelated decisions and somehow, we'll end up where we want to be simply by sheer force or luck.
I've heard many people say. Oh,"It'll all workouts.” Trust me it won’t workout. If you take a close look there is a path behind you, that reflects where you've been. Look at it? Is it painful? Do you get joy when you look back over your life? If not, you can always make a mid-course correction and start from where you are.
All paths have a specific and often times predictable destination. Direction, not intention determines our destination. Are you heading in the Right direction? Will your travels lead to a bright financial future?
What about your personal and business relationships? Are they helping you, or are they hindering you? Sure, it’s tempting to believe that our good intentions, aspirations and dreams will somehow will manifest without a clear plan, that's not going to happen. I said a CLEAR PLAN!!! When I decided to write my first book I had a clear plan.
When it's all said and done. You will win or lose in life by the path YOU choose..So choose wisely?!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Stay Postive No Matter What!
I’ve always have this penchant for inspirational positive quotes. It’s amazing what those mere strings of words can do,Ssemingly simple yet interestingly profound.
I invite you to join me in this self discovery journey as we go through this several wonderful inspirational positive quotes.
Indulge in the tranquil moment as you read with both your eyes and heart. Remember, eyes may provide sight. But it’s the heart which gives insight.
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
- Earl Shoaf
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-Christopher Columbus
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us”
- Helen Keller
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.”
-Norman Vincent Peale
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
-Dr Wayne Dyer
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”
-Theodore Rubin
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
-Thomas A Edison
“When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
- Franklin D Roosevelt
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.”
-Zig Ziglar
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
-Winston Churchill
“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.”
-Dennis Green
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
-Dale Carnegie
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
-Confucious
“Many of life’s failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up.”
-Thomas A Edison
“Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!”
-Donald Gardner
You have to ‘Be’ before you can ‘Do’ and ‘Do’ before you can ‘Have’.
- Zig Ziglar
“The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others wish to join us.”
-Hubert Humphrey
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn
“It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.”
-Tim James
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
“There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.”
-Po Bronson
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”
-Winston Churchill
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself.”
-George Bernard Shaw
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.”
-Benjamin Mays
“More often in life, we end up regretting the chances in life that we had, but didn’t take them, than those chances that we took and wished we hadn’t.”
-Anonymous
I invite you to join me in this self discovery journey as we go through this several wonderful inspirational positive quotes.
Indulge in the tranquil moment as you read with both your eyes and heart. Remember, eyes may provide sight. But it’s the heart which gives insight.
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
- Earl Shoaf
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-Christopher Columbus
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us”
- Helen Keller
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.”
-Norman Vincent Peale
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
-Dr Wayne Dyer
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”
-Theodore Rubin
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
-Thomas A Edison
“When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
- Franklin D Roosevelt
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.”
-Zig Ziglar
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
-Winston Churchill
“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.”
-Dennis Green
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
-Dale Carnegie
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
-Confucious
“Many of life’s failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up.”
-Thomas A Edison
“Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!”
-Donald Gardner
You have to ‘Be’ before you can ‘Do’ and ‘Do’ before you can ‘Have’.
- Zig Ziglar
“The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others wish to join us.”
-Hubert Humphrey
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn
“It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.”
-Tim James
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
“There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.”
-Po Bronson
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”
-Winston Churchill
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself.”
-George Bernard Shaw
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.”
-Benjamin Mays
“More often in life, we end up regretting the chances in life that we had, but didn’t take them, than those chances that we took and wished we hadn’t.”
-Anonymous
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