"You must be the change you seek."
Keep Mohandas Gandhi's quote in mind today when deciding what YOU should do next to make YOUR life better. To change our lives we must be completely personally responsible.
November 25, 2009
Random Inspirational and Motivational Quote from Gandhi on Change
Keep Mohandas Gandhi's quote in mind today when deciding what YOU should do next to make YOUR life better. To change our lives we must be completely personally responsible.
November 24, 2009
Buddha Random Inspirational and Motivational Quotes
Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
Buddha
These are a couple really profound quotes from the Buddha himself. If you're feeling anger, how true is that first quote for you?
November 23, 2009
Self Mastery: The Zen Way to Attain Peace, Develop Attachment and Program Success by Dick Sutphen
One such tip is to ask yourself the following question:
What at this moment is lacking?
Ask yourself this question at any moment this question. Do a mental check to see if you're resisting what is, and to see if you are living in the now. And make sure you accept the decisions you've made, and not carry any unnecessary burdens.
November 22, 2009
Random Inspirational and Motivational Jim Rohn Quotes
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go.
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.
Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.
Finally...
Don't say, "If I could, I would." Say instead, "If I can, I will."
Get more motivational and inspirational Jim Rohn quotes here!
November 21, 2009
Profound Question to Ask Yourself - Are You On the Right Track
If the question seems odd to you or you really do not know how to answer it, you need to start studying goals. Let me also point out that everybody has goals - subconscious, conscious, or both. But not everyone knows what their goals are. That is where the divergence from mediocrity begins.
How will you know that you've arrived if you don't know where you are headed?
Answer this question today, tonight at the latest!Jack Canfield Comments on Self Esteem and the "Comfort Zone"
"If you want more you have to do more. And as you do more it's uncomfortable."
This is moving out of the "comfort zone."
-Jack Canfield on self esteem
Canfield has a lot of material on self esteem and motivational strategies, and much of his research and material is on moving out of your comfort zone. He has practical information that you can apply to your life if you read or listen to his materials. He's definitely a "keeper"!
November 20, 2009
Zig Ziglar Top Performance and Andrew Carnegie
You've got to dig through tons of dirt to find a single ounce gold. However, you do not look for the dirt. You look for the gold. It works the same way when you work with people.
November 19, 2009
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself (Shad Helmstetter) Book Notes
Here are some nice "What to Say When You Talk to Yourself" excerpts:
"If you want to improve your job: In one way or another we are all subject to the directions of others. We all have rules which we must follow. How you look at your job, your vocation, your associates and your employer, boss, or supervisor, will have an important effect on how well you do and how you feel about yourself in the job you are in. If you tell yourself that you do not like your job - you probably won't. If you tell yourself that you are unhappy with your manager or employer, you probably will be."
"Imagine for a moment any problem you would like to overcome, right now, or any change you would like to make in yourself or in your life. If there were two of you, and one of you became a positive, productive Self-Talker, and the other did not, for whom would you cast your vote? I know which one I would vote for, every time." page 149
Just examine this paragraph for even a moment. Many people, perhaps even myself at one point, dismiss the positive self talk ideology. The reasons for this are likely numerous, but perhaps the largest reason is that it seems too simple-minded or too hocus-pocus like. However, answer Shad Helmstetter's question above and re-evaluate just exactly how you feel about self talk. It is an eye-opening question, but moreso a revealing answer.
Here are some of the actual positive self talk affirmations from this book:
Positive self talk for freedom from worry and Anxiety affirmations
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November 18, 2009
How To Read A Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren: Quote
The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.
from page 49 regarding "How to Make a Book Your Own"Do you know anyone like this? Maybe I should ask, how many people do you know that cannot express what they really think? If you are unfamiliar or only vaguely know of Jim Rohn, How To Read A Book is one of the books he continually recommended for a large part of his public speaking career. Continue your study in personal development to ensure you do walk away from the 90%!
Secrets of Success Random Inspirational and Motivational Quote
"You are the same today as you’ll be in five years, except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read."
Charles E. Jones
I heard this on Og Mandino's, Secrets of Success.
November 8, 2009
The Greatest Salesman In The World Book Quotes - Og Mandino
"Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his action. Strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts."
An insightful quote from Og Mandino's The Greatest Salesman In The World.
This really is a great book if you are looking for something simple to understand and practical to put into your life today. It's just loaded with bits and pieces that I, and you, will want to write down and go back to time and again. Here's some more inspirational quotes for today from Mandino's inspiring book!
Excerpts from Scroll 9:
"It is better to act and fail than not to act and flounder."
"Without action, all fruit will die on the vine."
"... I will say 'it is done', before the failure says 'it is too late'."
Another quote and some info about The Greatest Salesman In The World
A quote and question to ponder from Og Mandino's The Greatest Salesman In The World
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November 6, 2009
How To Read A Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
"The packaging of intellectual positions and views is one of the most active enterprises of some of the best minds of our day. The viewer of television, the listener to radio, the reader of magazines, is presented with a whole complex of elements-all the way from ingenious rhetoric to carefully selected data and statistics-to make it easy for him to "make up his own mind" with the minimum of difficulty and effort. But the packaging is often done so effectively that the viewer, listener, or reader does not make up his own mind at all. Instead, he inserts a packaged opinion into his mind, somewhat like inserting a cassette into a cassette player. He then pushes a button and "plays back" the opinion whenever it seems appropriate to do so. He has performed acceptably without having had to think."
Page 12:
"...it is obvious that teaching is a very special art, sharing with only two other arts-agriculture and medicine-an exceptionally important characteristic. A doctor may do many things for his patient, but in the final analysis it is the patient himself who must get well-grow in health. The farmer does many things for his plants or animals, but in the final analysis it is they that must grow in size and excellence. Similarly, although the teacher may help his student in many ways, it is the student himself who must do the learning. Knowledge must grow in his mind if learning is to take place."
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November 4, 2009
Jim Rohn Random Inspirational and Motivational Quote on Gifts
"If you work on your gifts they will make room for you."
Ancient saying brought to you by the inspirational Jim Rohn from his book, Take Charge of Your Life, one that I recommend incredibly if you appreciate the value a simple book can have.There is a reason this individual was able to speak in front of millions.
Read more about Jim Rohn's book in audio format at this link:
Take Charge of Your Life: The Winner's Seminar
November 2, 2009
Ponder a Question from The Greatest Salesman In The World
Can sand flow upward in the hour glass?
Think on this quote from the book for a moment and tell me what this means to you!
Another quote and some info about The Greatest Salesman In The World
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November 1, 2009
The Greatest Salesman In The World - Life Skills Beyond Merely Sales
Unfortunately for me, I heeded that superficial "once-over" when it came to this inspirational book. It is so much more than a book on sales or marketing. It is an ancient parable about skills for life, skills for building confidence, and lessons for everyone as opposed to merely people in sales or marketing.
Anyways, I just started listening to the audio version and I certainly like it so far. As hinted at before, it is in the form of a story in ancient times with a young apprentice being taught from secret scrolls with a life lesson on each one. I would definitely share this easy-to-read, yet inspirational book with any friend.
Here is one powerful quote from Og Mandino's, The Greatest Salesman In The World:
"Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough."
If you have not yet read this book, pick it up! Whether you're a salesman or not the book will resonate with you. In the past, I never bothered because I thought it was just for salesmen. Don't make the same mistake I did.
The Greatest Salesman in the World: Gift Edition
More quotes and excerpts from The Greatest Salesman In The World
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