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Transcript – Review Your Past Year So The Next Year Can Be Better! (New Year Resolutions)

It’s that time of year again… the new year…

Time for some new year resolutions…

But not so fast. 

Studies have shown 88% of people who set new year resolutions fail to reach them.

 In fact, the majority of those people will have quit before we are in the second month of the year!

Less than 12% do something different… they stick to their goals.

That’s the statistics. 88% fail and quit. 12% stick at it. And that doesn’t even mean the results of the 12% are lasting.

Why do that many people fail? More importantly: Why do the so few succeed?

There are 5 main reasons… listen in so you can be one of the few who conquer their goals, not just new year goals, but every kind of goals, targets and dreams you have.

Number 1: Review Your Year, Take In The Good, Notice The Blessings and Use The Lessons.

This is a powerful process. Not just in looking forward to LEARN and ACHIEVE MORE, but also looking back at how far you’ve come and being grateful for everything that was great this past year.

Get a pen and paper and write down your answers to the following questions. We will provide a download sheet in the description as well.

Think back over the past year.

Write down:

What was great this past year?

What was your favorite memory?

What were you proud of?

What was your greatest achievement?

What was your greatest lesson?

What was unacceptable from that year, in other word… What can you do BETTER?

What lessons could you take into this next year to make sure you are in a better position in 12 months time?

Number 2: Do you know where you’re going?

Most people give up on their goals and resolutions so easily because they don’t have a clear target they are working towards.

They have vague resolutions like “lose weight” or “make more money” but no plan as to how that will be achieved and no deadline for when it will be achieved by.

If it is not CLEAR it will not happen.
If it is not PLANNED it will not happen.

Get clear about the result you must have.
For example:
“I WILL LOSE 30 POUNDS”
“I WILL MAKE ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN EXTRA INCOME.”

Get precise about the time in which you will achieve it.

“I WILL LOSE 30 POUNDS… By March 30th, 2020
”
“I WILL MAKE ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN EXTRA INCOME…By December 31, 2020″

Get clear about what you what and when you must have it… and you WILL HAVE IT.

Number 3: Change Your Identity

For many people their goals and resolutions fail because, although they might have a plan, they never believe they are that person that can change long term.

The person doesn’t lose weight because they identify themselves as a sweet tooth. The person doesn’t quit smoking, because they identify themselves as a smoker and they still believe they NEED IT for stress relief.

You must change HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF if you want permanent change.

DIE to your OLD-SELF so your new self can be reborn.

Number 4: Improve Your Circle

If the people around you are not supporting the POSITIVE CHANGES you want to make in your life… distance yourself from these people until you make the changes you must make.

If the same people are still not supportive after you’ve made these great changes, maybe you need to review the people you are around.

Surround yourself with people who are going to help and support you, people who want to see you make these changes permanent. 

If they are not in your immediate environment – find them online, follow positive people, people who have already achieved the results you want to achieve. Listen to their podcasts, read their books. Immerse yourself in the result you want to achieve.

Number 5: Believe.

Believe it is possible by finding stories of others who have done it before you.

Believe in yourself by taking the first step, then another and another and being aware and PROUD of your progress.

Believe you deserve this. Because YOU DO.

Don’t take your mistakes from last year into this year. USE THE PAIN. LEARN FROM IT. GROW FROM IT.

Set a new standard for your life and commit to make this coming year your best year yet!

It’s time to step into a new YOU.

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Have you ever stopped to consider what motivates you?

Do you know why you do the things that you do?

Motivation can be either internal or external, meaning it can either come from inside or outside of a person.

Internal motivators are behaviours that are driven by internal rewards. This means that the motivation behind the the way you are choosing to act comes from an internal source.

• An example of an internal motivator could be a personal feeling of accomplishment, or simply the satisfaction of doing something you enjoy.
• An example of an external motivator could be the drive to gain money, fame or status. This motivator comes from outside of you.

So what makes internal motivation important and why do we need to be aware of it?

When you are driven by internal motivators you become naturally more self-sufficient, and even more self-confident because you aren’t seeking external validation for what you’re doing.

While they certainly have their place, external motivators are far less empowering and do not last for long term goals.

So how can we consciously use internal motivators in our own lives?

3 Powerful Internal Motivators You Can Use To Upgrade Your Life

Focus On Desire

In order to do anything, we need to know what we want. In order to create long-lasting motivation, you need to be able to clearly see what it is you are working towards. If you are unsure of what your desires are, using creative visualisation is a powerful way to help you tune into those internal motivators.

Clarify Your Purpose

We all need to have a purpose in life. With purpose, we are inspired to create something that is bigger than ourselves. Focusing on our purpose and using it as a powerful internal motivator will help you set bis goals. Following our purpose will make us feel as though we are making a difference in the world.

Acknowledge Your Growth

Getting better at things is satisfying and serves to inspire us to continue working towards our goals. When we feel a sense of accomplishment we are inspired to continue moving forward and perhaps even strive for the seemingly impossible. In the end, there’s no competition when you’re focusing on yourself and being the best version of YOU that you can be.

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When we set a new goal in life, we are usually filled with optimism, have a crystal clear vision on what we want and are 100% committed to going after it.

But often, over time, and with all the distractions present in our day to day life, we can fall off track and lose that focus we started with. There are lots of things that can distract us, social media, family commitments, television, work, the list is endless. As the distractions add up, the feeling of determination and clarity we initially had can slip away, and with it, the dream of achieving what we want.

However it happens, it is extremely common for our focus and determination to dip now and then when we are on the journey to achieving something we have never done before.

A lot of this has to do with the fact that when we set our sights on achieving something we have new, there is a lack of evidence in our mind that we can achieve it.

Your brain may say to you that because you have never done this particular thing before, that it is a foolish idea to try. You may even tell yourself that you aren’t capable. Self-talk like this can generate a sense of self-doubt which ultimately leads to a decrease in focus. It is the ultimate in self-sabotage.

So how can we get back on track towards our goals when we lose focus?

1. Acknowledge Your Mistakes

You are human, you are allowed to make a mistake. Acknowledging and taking responsibility for your choices is the first step to making a change in the right direction.

2. Reevaluate Your Goal

If you find that you are falling off track, perhaps you may need to reevaluate your goal. Some questions to ask yourself may be;

Do I actually want this?

What else do I need to learn to get to where I want to be?

Are the steps I have laid out to help me get there practical and achievable?

3. Practice Self Compassion

It is easy to beat ourselves up when we fall off track or make a choice that is not in alignment with what we really want. The more productive option is to love yourself through your inner challenges. Give yourself a break! You are learning, growing and trying something you have never done before.

4. Get Inspired

Look to others for inspiration. Although you may have never achieved the goal you have chosen, there is definitely someone else in the world who has done it. Use these people as inspiration! Read books, blogs, listen to podcasts, go to seminars, whatever it is that helps to remind you that what you want to achieve is possible.

5. Take Action to Get Back on Track

Once you regain clarity on what you want to achieve, get back to it. Momentum is a powerful driver for creativity. Take one action today towards any goal you have no matter how small. Do it now!  One small movement in the direction of your goals can incite an avalanche of progress.

What techniques do you use to get yourself back on track? Share them in the comments below!

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The challenges of a fitness journey can be numerous and at times overwhelming. Starting a fitness journey is the best decision you could make, ever! It’s one of those ‘choose yourself’ decisions. Like deciding to invest in real estate; only this time YOU are the investment. Getting fit  can be a daunting prospect. Yes at times it will be tough and you will want to give up.. These tips will help you achieve your fitness goals & have you feeling more energetic and confident than ever before!

1. Aches – Challenges of a Fitness Journey

Muscle aches

Be prepared to ache. Everywhere.

You do five pushups, the next day your arms, abs, and chest ache. You decide to go jogging, the next day your legs, back, and abs hurt like crazy; climbing out of bed becomes a nightmare. If you do sit-ups/other crunches please, I repeat, please don’t watch comedy or cough for the next couple of days.

All these are typical aches.

Don’t go to hospital claiming you have malaria as I did.

Just push through them, in a day or three they’ll subside. However, there some things you could do to ease the pain:

Massage the aching area

A quick rub can ease inflammation, improve blood flow and reduces muscle tightness.

Cryotherapy (Applying ice to sore muscles)

Applying ice to a sore muscle will reduce the swelling, lower inflammation and reduce pain, ultimately leading to a quicker recovery and repair of the affected muscle.

Bear in mind that DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) can be really bad when you are first starting, but your body will adapt and over the next few weeks you will reach a stage where your muscle soreness is barely noticeable. So stick with it!

Mystery Shin Pain

When I started running, I used to experience this annoying pain in my legs during the exercise session and after whenever I walked. I didn’t know what it was or what was causing it at the time, and my naïve brain jumped to conclusions that I would have to get my legs amputated if it persisted (you can roll your eyes all you want, but the pain I felt was driving me nuts…)

Good news is, that’s also a normal pain especially for new runners. The condition is called Shin splints, soreness of the shin muscles. You can overcome this pain by taking it slow; start with a slow pace and little mileage and gradually increasing both.

Headaches

The common cause of headaches during a workout is dehydration. If your head is pounding during or after, you should drink water; Safe amounts of water (drinking a lot of water in a short time causes hyponatremia which is a rapid decrease in the level of electrolytes in your body which can be fatal.)
It could also be a sign that you’re overworking your body; cut back a little. You can do it all in one day, the key is consistent small efforts, not one large one that sends you to hospital.

2. Failure – Challenges of a Fitness Journey

Failure.. is a part of success.. if you want to be successful in anything you must embrace failure, it is through failure that we learn and grow the most. The more you fail the quicker you will actually reach your goals. So don’t be afraid to fail, be brave, be powerful. Go after what you want proudly, knowing you are doing what’s best for you. If you do fail, then go again because at the time of your latest failure, you were closer to your goal than ever before and your next big effort will be the next breakthrough.

3. Lack of Motivation – Challenges of a Fitness Journey

People always ask ‘how’: how did you get all that money, how did you lose all that weight, how did you get over your ex? When the more important question is ‘why.’ When your why is really strong, it can get you out of any slump. And trust me slumps will be there in plenty: times when walking just a mile or two becomes hard, or when you have to summon your inner warrior and all the angels to help you through just one lap around the field.

To beat this lack of motivation, I suggest you:

• Dig deep inside you for a why that’s strong enough to withstand anything.
• Find something to lose and link it to your ‘why.’
• Have a support system/accountability partner(s).
• Have a definite desire.
• Write down a fitness goal for the week and month.

4. Fear – Challenges of a Fitness Journey

If you’re like me, you’ll have lots of fears at the beginning. Fear of being the non-fittest person at the gym, fear of ridicule, fear of failure, insecurities about how you’ll look in gym clothes.

Here are some tips on how to get over fear:

• Be kind to yourself, and to others.
• Conquer your fears; don’t run from them, face them head-on.
• Take it moment by moment and don’t overthink things.

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7 Inspirational John Assaraf Quotes To Make You Believe

John Assaraf is a best-selling author, has built five multi-million dollar companies, and appeared on Larry King and “The Secret.” His vision is to help millions of people believe in themselves and achieve their goals and dreams. After experiencing massive success in his life he now focuses on helping others change their mindset and beliefs to acquire confidence and personal power.

Use these John Assaraf quotes to find your purpose and achieve your goals.

“Success tastes that much sweeter when you have people to share it with.” – John Assaraf

Achievement is great but don’t work so hard that you have no one to celebrate your success with. Keep everything in perspective. Don’t forget the people who support you through the good and bad times.

“Emotions are yours and you can learn to release them like freeing a bird from its cage.” – John Assaraf

Emotions can be a huge asset or a potential downfall in your life. To find the most happiness and success, you need to control your emotions. Keep your negative emotions in check and learn to get over them quickly. With positive emotions make sure to celebrate and cherish your victories. Reward yourself for great achievements and use them as motivation to become fearless.

“I believe that the success of a person is not measured by the amount of money they have nor the things they own. It’s measured by the way they live their life to their fullest while loving and lifting others up as they climb.” – John Assaraf

Monetary success is great but without fulfillment, you will live an empty life. Money is a great resource to help others and give back but don’t base your life on hoarding money. Use the money to create an amazing life for yourself and your family. Along the way, make sure to help others who are less fortunate. Find people you can help bring up with you. Giving back often brings more happiness than any amount of money.

“Plant your seeds. Water them. Do your part as best as you can. The Universe will do its part perfectly every time, no exceptions.” – John Assaraf

Have faith and belief that everything you want to achieve in your life will happen. Know that the Universe has a plan for you and your dreams. If you are constantly taking action, learning, growing, and giving the Universe will help. Don’t be afraid to announce your goals, intentions, and desires to the Universe.  

“Whatever you believe about yourself on the inside, is what will manifest on the outside.” – John Assaraf

You become what you think about. If you are hard on yourself and practice negative self-talk you will continue to be that person. But if you love yourself, think positively, and work hard you can manifest your dreams into reality.

“The strongest factor for success is self-esteem: Believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it.”  — John Assaraf

Believing you can achieve anything is the first step. Without belief, you will not take action. Learn to eliminate negative, limiting beliefs by surrounding yourself with positive people, loving yourself, and practicing creative visualization. You have unlimited potential within once you start believing in yourself.

“Do more of what you love, less of what you tolerate and none of what you hate.”  — John Assaraf

Life is short, don’t spend it doing things you hate. Spend as much of your time working on things that bring you happiness, joy, and satisfaction.

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Inspirational Life Lessons From Mom Entrepreneurs

Here is some of the best advice that other mom entrepreneurs have for those moms who want to raise their children and start a business. It is possible. You just have to be creative.

Being a mom or an entrepreneur are two of the hardest jobs in the world. And yet there are some people who manage to do them together. These people don’t just deserve a medal, they deserve to be emulated. They should be an example to us all.

For that reason, here are some of the most valuable lessons we’ve learned from mom entrepreneurs to date.

You can see it as a setback or you can see it as an advantage

Most single mothers think that the job of raising their children is so intense that it isn’t possible to do anything on the side. That’s one way to look at it. The alternative is to realize that being a mom teaches you some incredibly valuable skills.

“Don’t get me wrong, entrepreneurship is a ton of work. However don’t let the perception of this lifestyle count you out before you even count yourself in. Being a single mom comes with a wealth of skills that do well in entrepreneurship, like: multitasking, creativity, managing and/or operating on a budget and problem-solving to say the least. I don’t know about you but I’d put my money on someone with these skills rather than a new college grad.” Angela Benton, founder and CEO of NewMe told Ebony magazine. And she should know as she’s helped 300 startups and secured over 17 million in funding.

Time is your most valuable asset

Ebonie Townsend is the founder of 8Twelv told us to focus on our time. She says, “One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a mom and entrepreneur, is that you always have to protect your time and treat it as an invaluable asset. This includes things like charging consultation fees for advice and setting time boundaries for communication with clients.”

In other words, treat the time you’re not spending raising your children as the proverb says. Treat it as money.  

Focus on the right people

As you don’t have that much time you have to make sure that you’ve got people that give and don’t just take – as the latter will make it impossible to actually get anything done.  

Lisa Stone, who co-founded BlogHer which has an audience of 100 million, says “Ban toxic people from your life. You don’t have enough time already, right single mom or dad? So if you are living, working or worshipping around a toxic person or people who invade your confidence and bring you down, you MUST remove them from your life.”

Involve your children

You might want to keep your children out of the business. The thing is, that might not be the best choice. They might actually be able to offer you ideas and insights that can ultimately make your business boom.

In fact, they can even unintentially become your best sales people. When Michelle founded MamaSuds, which makes its own soap, it’s her children who ended up being her most effective sales tool. “One of the surprising things I’ve learned from running my own business is that I didn’t realize how much my kids would admire me. They are like little sales people, and it was all on their own. They are really proud of me and it’s the best feeling when my daughter says “I want to be MamaSuds when I grow up!” Uh, tears!”

Then there’s the money

As a single mom it can be incredibly difficult to manage your finances, because not only do businesses often not generate a lot of money in the beginning, children are expensive as well. Don’t let that stop you. There are still options out there. There are even specific funds designed around helping mom entrepreneurs. Reach out to these entities. Sure, they might say ‘no’, but if you don’t then they definitely will.

Or as Laura Ure of Keenability said, “It may seem overwhelming at first, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it will be worth it. It will give you greater financial freedom and also more flexible control of your time once your business is up and running and you have the right staff in place.” And that will be well worth it.

So don’t give up. You deserve to be a success. You know it, I know it and fortunately so do a whole bunch of financial institutions.

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3 Key Decisions For Every Moment: Create Meaning and Win in Life

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” – Tony Robbins

Decisions determine what you let into your life – success or failure, courage or cowardice, fulfillment or dissatisfaction, passion or apathy, growth or stagnation.

Every decision brings either positivity or negativity in our lives. Yet many people make decisions unconsciously and invite unpleasant things like physical illness, emotional exhaustion, toxic relationships, and financial stress.

Therefore, it’s important to live consciously and make the right choices every single day. That’s how we can live with happiness and satisfaction instead of stress and frustration.

Small Decisions Matter

We create our circumstances with our decisions. Everyday decisions to exercise vs. be lethargic, to be productive vs. lazy, to express love and gratitude vs. complain and criticize – open the doorway to the big opportunities in life.

Living consciously isn’t a one-time thing. Only when you exercise every day will you be healthy. Only when you express love everyday will you have long-lasting and fulfilling relationships.

So it’s important to make the right decisions in life’s ordinary moments. Because your circumstances or life events never make you happy. It’s what you decide to do with the circumstances that makes you happy.

This is the reason many rich people are depressed and living miserable lives. They unconsciously make bad decisions which lead to negative circumstances.

Here are the three key decisions for every moment to help you win in life:

Decision 1: What am I going to focus on?

Where focus goes, energy flows.

In every moment, we can choose to focus on the present to create what we want. Or we can focus on the past or the future and remain stuck. We can focus on the beauty of our dreams and feel the joy in chasing them, or we can focus on the risk and feel paralyzed by fear. To win in life, you have to focus on the positive.

An important takeaway is to focus on what you have instead of what you don’t. Feel grateful for your family and the roof of over your head. Millions of people crave the things you take for granted.

When we focus on something, our mind makes a second key decision –

Decision 2: What does this mean?

“Things do not have meaning. We assign meaning to everything.” – Tony Robbins

The meaning is the story we tell ourselves about life events. To win in life, what matters is whether you tell yourself an empowering story or a disempowering story.

For example, if you don’t get promoted at work, is it “failure” or an “opportunity” to learn from your mistakes and grow? If you had a fight with your spouse, does it mean your relationship is “failing” or that you need to “become aware” of each others’ needs?

The meaning we assign to the event drives our emotions. A positive meaning creates positive emotions of happiness, excitement, and wonder. A negative meaning creates negative emotions of sadness, anxiety, and hopelessness.

In the face of “difficult” events like car accidents, health issues, or financial losses – it’s our responsibility to give them an empowering meaning.

Decision 3: What am I going to do?

“The actions we take are powerfully shaped by the emotional states we’re in. If we’re angry, we’re going to behave quite differently than if we’re feeling playful or outrageous.” – Tony Robbins

The kind of meaning you give to an event determines how you feel. And your emotions, your feelings, determine how you act. And your actions determine whether you’ll win in life not just on financial level but also on emotional and spiritual levels.

When we are feeling happy and excited we’ll take positive actions – work for our dreams, appreciate others, find the good in everything.

But when we feel negative – hurt, angry, sad, afraid – we react and fall into negative behavioral patterns. In a negative emotional state, people shout, curse, and sabotage themselves.

Tony Robbins advises that you become aware of your patterns when you feel frustrated, angry, lonely, or sad. The first step to change your negative pattern is to become aware of it.

Final Thoughts

Your circumstances aren’t creating your life, your decisions are. So be very careful about what thoughts, emotions, and beliefs you allow to enter your mind.

Make the right decisions – focus on the beauty of life, tell yourself an empowering story filled with positive meaning, and act out of joy and inspiration. Mastering these three decisions will give you lasting peace in life.

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5 Ways to Gain Clarity When You Don’t Know What to Do

Clarity is important to create a fulfilling life. Without it, we have nothing to focus on and we attract chaos in life, leading to mediocrity and dissatisfaction.

If you don’t know what to do in life and feel stuck, confused, lost, or uncertain, know that it’s not the end. It’s in fact the beginning of something good that’s about to happen.

In times of doubt, some of us identify with our circumstances and become passive, complacent, and paralyzed by fear. The big questions like “What should I do next?” “Why am I here” “How do I find my passion?” haunt us.

In such testing times, what we really need is a change in attitude. When we stop feeling like a victim and take charge of the situation, life responds by turning around and rewards us with opportunities.

Here are 5 ways to gain clarity when you don’t know what to do in life.

1. Take Responsibility  

“Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, and destiny.” ~Alfred A. Montapert

Steve Pavlina, a prominent personal growth guru, advises that you shouldn’t seek clarity from outside. Take full responsibility for your life right now. Everything, good or bad, is your doing. It’s important to take responsibility, because when we are stuck, we tend to blame the outside world for our problems.

The key here is to DECIDE to create clarity and stop saying “I don’t know what to do”. Decide to make it happen!

Decide comes from the Latin word decidere, which means “to cut off from”. When we decide to gain clarity, we cut off any other possibilities from entering our lives.

2. Know What Creates Clarity and What Doesn’t

“Spend time with yourself. It is where everything begins. It is in this serene space of solitude that you will find clarity, peace and direction. .” ― Miya Yamanouchi

It’s a no-brainer that some actions make us feel positive and others drain our energy. Yet when we are stuck, we don’t pay attention to what we’re doing and how it’s affecting our mindset.

Here are the actions that bring clarity:

Brings Clarity

• Winning the morning by getting up on time, eating a healthy breakfast, and exercising or working
• Having a daily routine because structure keeps the mind balanced and calm
• Paying attention to your sleep, diet, and fitness
• Diffusing negativity by deep breathing, exercising, focusing on the good, and appreciating the little things
• Avoiding substances like alcohol or nicotine that distort your emotions and thoughts
• Working toward goals that matter to you
• Keeping an organized environment
• Keeping connected by talking to friends and family

Brings Confusion

• Waking up late and staying in bed watching TV or killing time on the internet
• Running away from stress with behaviors such as watching TV, internet surfing, using drugs or alcohol
• Ignoring your body – not taking a bath/shower every day, eating unhealthy foods, sleeping at abrupt times, not taking the time to relax with walks, meditation, and down time
• Complaining about how you’re unhappy, blaming others
• Taking excessive amounts of caffeine
• Staying distracted with television, web surfing, video games, and similar things
• Staying aloof from family and friends
• Living in a cluttered room
• Spending time with lazy and aimless people
• Spending time with people who have different values and goals

3. Set Goals in Writing and Become Active

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.“ – Albert Einstein

In order to have balance, we must chase goals and work on something worthwhile. Stephen Hawking said that, “Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”

Think about it. When we give, we feel good. We validate ourselves by giving because realize that we have enough inside us to be able to give.That’s why we must find a way to be of service.

If you are thinking, “I don’t know what to do, so I can’t set goals”, you’re overthinking. Don’t find the perfect goal. Give yourself one minute to write down your goals and work whatever comes to mind. ANY goal is better than indecisiveness. The trick is to start taking action and figure things out along the way.

Here are some goals that any person in the world can have in times of confusion.

• Workout for 30 minutes every morning.
• Meditate 30 minutes every day.
• Learn a new skill in my field of interest.
• Spend quality time with family every day.

Becoming active is an important part of gaining clarity. You have to take actions – become productive, practice meditation, exercise, seek help. Unfortunately, many people just talk about what they want and how it’s not happening.

As Tony Robbins says in his seminars, “Massive action is the cure-all.”

Bonus Tip: Start with micro-goals and use the momentum to achieve the big goal.

4. Practice Daily Meditation

“When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.” – Paramahansa Yogananda

The real cause of confusion is not your circumstances, it’s your mind. It works like a magnet and attracts the things that vibrate at the same frequency.

Meditation is a great way to control your mind and develop focus. When your mind is calm, there is no lack of insight and solutions. As the saying goes, “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. So when your mind is ready, it will see the solution.

Deepak Chopra says that the mind is just like the river. On the surface, the flow is fast, waves crash onto stones and fall back in, there is chaos. But as you go down, the flow become slow and stable. At the very bottom, the flow is so still that it hardly looks like the water is moving.

Experience the stillness of your mind. When you reach deep down, with meditation or focus on any other nourishing activity, you’ll find the answer to “I don’t know what to do” and all other questions you have in mind.

5. Seek Help From Mentors

“We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.” – Epictetus

You don’t have to do it all alone. There is no successful person in the world who has done it all by himself. So seek help from counselors, coaches, and mentors whenever you feel it’s necessary.

If you don’t know what to do, a person who knows about your particular field or problem area can help you save months or even years of failure and frustration.

Even asking your friend about a potential solution can help. This is the value of feedback. Sometimes when we live in our own bubble and ignore the answers that are trying to reveal themselves. Seek feedback from people around you.

The Takeaway

If you don’t know what to do, don’t wait for clarity to magically enter your life. You are creating your life, consciously or unconsciously, with your thoughts, emotions, and actions. Take full responsibility for creating clarity and take positive action. Remove yourself from any external influences that pull you down and drain your energy.

And finally, become active – work on daily goals, seek mentorship, exercise, meditate – success and fulfillment come to those who make things happen, not who keep contemplating.

Become active and find your clarity!

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Denzel Washington Speech (Inspirational) “True Desire In The Heart”

True desire in the heart
for anything good
is God’s proof to you
sent beforehand to indicate
that it’s yours already.

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So that desire you have,
that itch that you have to be whatever it is that you want to be – in front of the camera, or on the stage, behind the stage
that desire for GOOD is god’s proof to you sent already to indicate that it’s YOURS.
You already have it.
CLAIM IT.
Understand this.
Understand this also:
You have these dreams,
and as Kenny said:
DREAMS without GOALS remain DREAMS.
Just dreams.
And ultimately fuel disappointment.
Dreams without goals — yearly goals, life goals, daily goals, monthly goals, hourly goals, minute by minute goals…
Dreams without goals are just dreams
and they ultimately fuel disappointment.
GOALS on the road to achievement
can not be achieved without DISCIPLINE
and CONSISTENCY. Do you understand?
Between goals and achievement
are discipline and consistency.
I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night
so that you got to get on your knees in the morning
and while you’re down there
thank God for grace
and mercy and understanding
we all fall short of the glory.
We all got plenty.
If you just start to think about all the things you got to say THANK YOU for
that’s a day.
Right?

You have all been given these gifts.
we have a little boy in our show we’re doing “raising in the sun”???
and we have a circle, we pray everyday
and this boy is preyed up
he just prays that we go out and touch someone tonight
he says
God, somebody out there needs us tonight
and we all have that unique gift
to go out
and touch people
to affect people.
Understand that gift.
Protect that gift.
Appreciate that gift.
Utilize that gift.
Don’t abuse that gift.
Treasure it.
Be happy with all that you have.

and finally I’ll say this:
you’ll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse
I’ll say it again:
You’ll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.
Now I’ve been blessed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in my life
I can’t take it with me
and neither can you.
So it’s not how much you have
It’s WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
We all have different gifts
some, money
some, love
some, patience
some, the ability to touch people
but we all have it

Use it.
Share it.
That’s what counts!

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Did you know that only 8% of people achieve their goals? Why is it that our goals are destined to fail?

Read on to find out how you can achieve your goals and the live your dream life.

Why do we fail in achieving goals?

The most common goals include losing weight, healthier living and life improvements, but within 6 months these goals have been completely given up or forgotten. So why are our goals doomed to fail before they have even begun?

The goals that we set are too broad and unrealistic for us to be able achieve. They usually lack real meaning and we set them without putting a plan in place on how we go about achieving them. Confidence and being ready for change is also a big factor. If you really aren’t ready to make those changes and you aren’t confident that you will get there, then you are likely to fail before you even get started.

How to overcome challenges for goal achievement

Create a vision

A vison is the picture that you have of yourself living your life the way you want it to be. It is a picture of you at your very best self. It can be in any shape or form, a picture, a painting, bullet points or even a paragraph. It needs to be unique and meaningful to you. Before you create your vision, ask yourself, what is the reason I want to be this way? What is the true meaning behind my vision? By identifying your deep motivators will help keep you on track.

Everything you need is within you now:

Identify your strengths

We rarely take time to reflect on our achievements in life, but by identifying all the things that we do well will boost our confidence to help us achieve our goals. Take some time to list out your top five strengths, or reflect back on the times where you have successfully accomplished something. If you are struggling to think of them then you can take the VIA strengths survey to help you.

Overcome your barriers

Look at your vision and ask yourself, what could get in the way? Make a list of any potential barriers that may arise. Once you have jotted them down, read over them and start planning some strategies to overcome them.

Enlist support

Tell your family, partner, friends or work colleagues of your plans. Having support around you increases your chance of success.

Failure is the key to success

Part of successful change is setbacks. You will fail along the way. Without failure, you will not be able to succeed. You need to fall to grow, learn and develop new strengths. See your setbacks as an opportunity to grow. Growth leads to lasting change.

Are you ready to change?

This is one of the most important parts of goal setting. How ready are you for this change? How important is it for you to make this change right now? A good way to measure this is to use the ruler scale, give yourself a number between 1-10. Ideally you need to be at least at a 7 before you start your plan.

Why set goals?

Goals represent landmarks on a journey, if you don’t have a structured plan in place then there is no path to follow. Preparation is key for successful goal setting. Changing behaviour is essentially about changing habits. If you change your habits too quickly and without planning, and if you aren’t ready for that change it is harder to achieve those changes.

Successful goal setting

Start with a 3 month outcome goal with weekly action goals that lead you towards the 3 months. Starting with 3 months is more realistic for us to envision. If we change too quickly our bodies struggle to adapt. It is the small changes that lead to long lasting change. Ask yourself, what would I like to be doing in 3 months that will lead me towards my vision? What do I need to do to get there?

Create SMART goals

SMART stands for specific, measurable, attractive, realistic and timed. By using this principle, you will succeed with your goals. For example if you goal is I want to be exercising a few times per week, this goal doesn’t fit the SMART formula, whereas, I want to be running on Mondays and Wednesdays for 45 minutes and strength training on Thursdays and Saturdays for 30 minutes does fit, as it is specific, measurable and timed. Realistic and attractive is equally important; the goal needs to be something that you really want to do as well as realistic to achieve. You can use the ruler scale again here, ask yourself, how confident am I that I can achieve this goal this week? How important is it to me?
Once you have set your 3 month goal, the next step is set your weekly goals that will lead you toward the 3 month goal. For example, your goal maybe, on Monday I will for a walk at 6am for 15 minutes, just remember to follow the SMART formula and you are guaranteed to succeed.

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