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Don’t let someone else define your success

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“There’s no blueprint for how to be successful. Everyone’s path is unique because meaningful success is something different to everyone.”
     –Lyn Christian

Do you have a friend, a relative or a neighbor who seems to have reached the absolute pinnacle of success?

Yeah, we all do.

But guess what? In that person’s mind they might not be successful at all. At least not yet.

Do you know someone else who seems just the opposite? Someone who goes to work every day doing the same repetitive job, day in and day out, apparently earning just enough money to barely get by?

Although it might not seem that way to others, that person might well believe they have found success beyond their wildest dreams.

Maybe they just love their job. Or maybe their primary goal in life is helping people, even though the things they can do to help don’t pay all that well.

Success isn’t an absolute. Everyone has their own definition of what success means to them.  [Read more…]

“The Power of Positive Thinking”

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“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.”
       –Norman Vincent Peale

The late minister and author Norman Vincent Peale wrote one of the most-read inspirational books of all time.

The Power of Positive Thinking (#ad) was an instant best-seller, and it’s still quite popular several decades after it was first published.

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The life best lived, is your own.

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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
     -–Steve Jobs

Have you ever seen a parent try to coach their child’s Little League team from the bleachers, and attempt to influence or even over-ride the decisions of the coach?

Or perhaps you knew someone who tried to mimic the lifestyle of a celebrity without having the financial wherewithal to pull it off?

In all likelihood those folks were trying to live someone else’s life instead of their own.

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Why it’s important to ‘make time’ by shifting your priorities

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“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
       –Napoleon Hill

Every now and then I’ll hear someone say something like this:

“I’ve always wanted to do so-and-so, but I never could find the time.“

Each and every one of us will go to our grave with unfulfilled wishes and at least a few things remaining on our “bucket list”, simply because we never “found” the time to do some of the things we most wanted to do.

After all, life is hectic. And at times it can be really tough.

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Failure isn’t final. It’s simply a rung on the ladder of success.

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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
             -–Thomas A. Edison

Do you tend to get frustrated and give up when you try something new and end up failing miserably at it?

If so, you’re certainly not alone. Most everyone fails at something on occasion, and I’ve probably failed at more endeavors than most people will ever try.

Like it or not, failure is just a part of life for us human beings.  [Read more…]