Success...One Day At A Time

Are You At The Mercy Of Those People Who Act?

Life is one big learning curve...whether you like it or not!

Most people seem to go through life RE-acting to other people instead of ACTING for themselves!

Why?

Because they don't want to learn...they then become led by those people who DO!

What do I mean by this?

Well...let's look at an example...

Let's say that you don't get that salary increase that you wanted. If you are like most people...you'll blame somebody else...usually your boss.

But...in the grand scheme of things called life...the fact that things didn't work out for YOU probably meant that the 'Universe' was working for someone else instead.

Now...I don't mean directly. I don't mean that it was working for the other guy in your department instead.

What I mean is that the 'Universe' was working 'behind the scenes' (more than likely for someone who you will NEVER probably meet) so that the circumstances will 'fall into place' for that person who is ATTRACTING success into their lives through POSITIVE mental and physical ACTION.

Now...you may be cynical that this isn't the case, but let me ask you one thing...

What if life works in this way?

Wouldn't that make you a little more aware of whether you were actually compromising YOUR success or not?

I hope so...because, funnily enough...once I 'got it'...MY life began to 'fall into place'.

The people who are REACTING to events in their lives are STILL struggling...and wondering why things aren't working out for them.

It's such a shame that it doesn't have to be this way, does it?

So...what are YOU going to do about it?

The Shuffler's Guide To Dealing With A Cold...

Isn't the mind a wonderful thing?

Lesley laughs at me before I go to any seminar...as I always seem to have a cold 'appear' the day before I go.

Now...I am not, for a moment, suggesting that I am good at creating my own illnesses consciously!

I think that, because I am at a 'heightened state of awareness' (OK - rushing around to get everything done!)...that I must batter my body into submission!

Yesterday...my brother, Mark, and I put on a seminar for the first time. (It was on marketing both off-and online for small businesses).

And...guess what 'appeared' the night before?

That little sore feeling in my throat...that is the signal that I'm getting a cold!

(God...I'm SO predictable!)

But...worries about whether I'd lose my voice for my presentation aside...I was too busy making sure that everything went according to plan to 'worry' about it.

The seminar went as well as we could have hoped...even though a couple of the delegates thought that I was a little too 'honest' (my words!) in my appraisal of their web efforts!

Do I care? Well...I only care to tell the TRUTH (in my opinion, of course), whether it is what they want to hear or not.

Anyway...I woke up this morning back home...and 'normal service' resumed.

I've just started what Lesley calls 'shuffling' and feeling sorry for how REALLY 'ill' I am...so I thought that I'd better write this to take my mind off of things before I have a little 'lie down' on the sofa!

Though...because I KNOW a positive, healthy mindset doesn't allow much room for a SERIOUS cold...perhaps I'll just rest up for a couple of hours instead of the couple of days that I used to when I had to 'work' for a living!

If you're a man, you'll understand how important 'shuffling' is to making sure that our better halves know how REALLY 'under the weather' we are.

And...if you are one of those 'better halves'...then I know that you understand that I AM the 'weaker sex'...and PROUD of it!

Don't Try To Fool Yourself...You'll Only Get Caught

Ever get the feeling that something is missing in your life?

You know...you have a nagging feeling that you aren't quite happy doing what you're doing...but can't really work out what to DO about it?

Well...I can't help you!

Whaaaaat?

I can't.

You see...YOU are the ONLY person who can help YOURSELF!

All of my many thousands of words...written or spoken...are meaningless unless you can APPLY them in YOUR own life.

That's why I suggest that you don't tie yourself too closely to one 'guru'...unless EVERYTHING that they do makes complete and utter sense to you.

Even then...I would still suggest that you broaden your horizons a little a read stuff by people that you have NEVER heard of before.

Why?

Because...every thing that you read is based on the EXPERIENCES of the writer...and, as I've mentioned before - what works for them might not work for YOU.

It MIGHT...but, it probably won't.

You see - if you read this every day...you'll know what my viwepoints are on a number of things.

You'll also be getting a regular dose of REINFORCEMENT of a number of what I think are KEY points for success.

But...remember...this is what WORKS for ME. Never forget that.

Don't take what I write as 'gospel'...just look at what makes sense to YOU...and then look at how YOU can make it workable for YOUR situation.

Literally taking an idea and trying to 'bolt' it onto something that's not working in your life is a HUGE mistake.

Unless you make a fundamental CHANGE on YOUR terms...then what you are trying to do will just work its way back OUT of your life again - in the same way that your body will reject a donated organ unless it's made to LOOK like your own!

Your mind is too clever enough to be fooled into thinking that 'one size fits all' where success is concerned.

Unless you do it YOUR way...then whatever changes you make are never going to last.

I Dare You To Prove Yourself Wrong!

To be honest...I am sick of the excuses that people have as to why they aren't more happier and successful in their lives.

So many people are just taking the easy way out by blaming everyone and everything else apart from THEMSELVES!

Now...I don't care if you disagree with me.

I'm fed up with people moaning about things like...

- How 'unlucky' they are.
- Why 'so-and-so' had it given to them on a plate.
- If they ONLY had 'x'...then they would be able to do 'y'.
- If they had a little more money...it would make a difference.

I could go on...but I think that YOU get the picture here.

What excuses are YOU using to stop yourself from REALLY making 'a go' of your life?

I KNOW that you have some. We all do. Even hugely successful people do, too.

Except they KNOW that just because that little voice inside their head is telling them of their limitations...it doesn't mean that they are REAL!

I can honestly say that YOU, right now, have ALL that you need to become a success in whatever you choose.

How?

Well...you can THINK, can't you?

Your thoughts are the ONLY weapon that YOU have complete control over...and that's the problem.

Because you have complete control over them...you constantly allow other people to influence you.

How?

In conversations. Via the TV. With offhand comments. By the books and newspapers you read.

So...isn't it any wonder that you CONSISTENTLY taint EVERYTHING with a negative slant when you are literally PROGRAMMED to do so?

But...now you KNOW that you ARE being influenced into finding excuses...what ACTION are you going to take in order to PROVE yourself wrong?

Well?

Yes, You DO Have A Lot Going For You!

Stop for a moment and think.

Now...forget about what might have 'gone wrong' in your past...or what might 'go wrong' in your future.

What have you got that you WANT - NOW, this second?

- Do you have your health?
- Do you have a supportive wife/husband/significant other?
- Do you have healthy children?
- Do you earn enough money to be able to eat (and maybe have the odd vacation once in a while)?
- Do you have a roof over your head...and enough heating/air conditioning to make it bearable most of the time?

Well, DO YOU?

Sure...you might not have ALL of the above...but I bet that you have MOST of them.

So - what are you WORRYING about?

Are you worrying about...

- That mistake you made yesterday at work?
- Why you friends earn more than you?
- Why you 'hate' your job?
- How 'unlucky' you are?
- Why you can't have a better vacation?
- Why you can't afford a better house/car/whatever?

SO WHAT!

The ONLY important thing in this life is being HAPPY with your life NOW - this minute, this second...this snapshot in time.

STOP.

And think about if your life isn't ALL THAT BAD AFTER ALL.

Think about it...NOW.

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Well?

Did you?

Did you notice that your mind tried to put those...

REFLECTIVE thoughts about your past, and those
PROJECTIVE thoughts about your future

...into your head - just as you were trying to think about NOW?

It can't help it.

But...now that you are AWARE of what it is TRYING to do...don't you think that you should think more about whether life isn't ALL that bad, really.

Sure...we ALL want MORE in our lives...we wouldn't have evolved as a species if we didn't.

But...please...don't let your mind kid yourself that EVERYTHING is bad.

It's not....if you REALLY think about what you DO have.

Don't believe me?

Welll...I used to think that I was stressed in my job until I found out that trying to resuscitate your son in the back of a car whilst speeding to hospital was a little bit more important.

Take it from me...you ARE so much better off than you give yourself credit for.

A Day To Remember...But Now For The Right Reasons As Well

As yesterday was the first anniversary of losing Connor...I wanted to make sure that we would be able to remember the day for something else other than those horrible memories of when we got the 'phone call, what he looked like etc.

As 'luck' would have it (I believe that you create your own)...Katie had her first 'sleep over' with some of her old best friends from her old school.

We're an hour's drive away from where we used to live...so it wasn't worth us driving home at 5pm - just to go back for 10am.

So...I booked Lesley and myself into a nice hotel with a pool, jacuzzi, steam room etc.

But...as I wanted to 'create' some NEW memories to REPLACE those 'not-so-very-nice' old ones...I made sure that we did something different.

I booked us into a suite...(with a lounge and dining area)...and the biggest bed that you have ever seen!

The look on Lesley's face was worth the extra money, believe me!

Now...we have both stayed in a few hotel rooms in the past, both at home and abroad...but - they ALL look the same, don't they?

But this suite was more than twice the size of a normal room.

So...do you think that, next year, when we look back to the 20th February...we're going to have some 'nice' memories of that day, in addition to the not so nice ones?

Sure...it will ALWAYS be a day that we won't look forward to.

It will ALWAYS be a day where thoughts about Connor will be at the forefront of our minds.

But now...we will also be able to say..."It doesn't seem like a year ago when we stayed in that nice hotel suite"!

Plus...as we were 'out'...it stopped us from dwelling too much.

So...it IS possible to make something 'good' out of something that COULD have been REALLY terrible.

All it needs is a little imagination...something that YOU most certainly have in abundance!

Remember...life is what YOU MAKE IT to be.

YOU are in CONTROL...never forget that!

The Legacy Of One Little Boy

Today has been like the day before you go to the dentists.

Tomorrow...it will be a year since we lost Connor...and, unlike the other 'firsts' (his birthday, Christmas Day etc)...it isn't an anniversary that we can find any positive thoughts about.

So...forgive me if I am not particularly 'inspirational' today.

I'm not the sort of person who dwells on things...nor someone who takes a negative view on life.

But...I am certainly a person who can reflect on what has happened over the last few years.

My son changed MY life beyond recognition...and is STILL changing the path of many people around him...either through me...or from the knock-on effects on what he did when he was around...and because we lost him.

The only thing that I take strength from when I think of tomorrow is that I AM proud to have had a little boy who literally 'changed the world'...even though he couldn't make a sound.

His old special nursery school is now more capable of dealing with 'highly dependent' children because he upset the system!

Both Lesley and I very rarely get 'worked up' about anything any more because we KNOW what is REALLY important in life.

I could go on...but all I want to really say to YOU is...

Appreciate what you have going FOR you...and don't dwell on what might have been, what should happen, or what you wish were different tomorrow.

ANYBODY could deal with what Lesley and I have had to over the last few years...but it's not until you do something like it yourself that you understand how much untapped POTENTIAL there is in EVERY person, yes - that includes YOU!

So...as a favor in respect of Connor...please take a little time over the next few days to think of what's GOOD in your life.

We spend too much time focusing on the negatives to realize what an amazing time we CAN have...if only we ALLOW ourselves to.

I know...because I CAN...and so can YOU, too.

Why You Shouldn't Care

There's a guy I know who has a lot 'going for him' compared to many other people.

He's successful by most peoples' definition...yet something isn't still 'right' with him.

It's got to the point where he KNOWS that he is going to be 'down' as soon as he has finished being 'up'.

When things are going his way...he manages to get past his lack of belief and self-esteem...and do a great job.

People who don't know him believe him to be permanently happy and content in both his work and his life.

Yet...inside...he struggles with that voice that tells him that he's not good enough.

And...as soon as he has achieved something...he begins to spiral downwards...as if the 'happiness' drug has worn off...and 'normality' is returned.

Sad, really...isn't it?

This guy has SO much going for him...yet he is STILL finding ways (which he doesn't even consciously make happen) to trip himself up EVERY time he moves forward.

And all because he doesn't think that he is GOOD ENOUGH!

Good enough for whom...that's MY question.

I used to be like him in a lot of respects...then I realized that the ONLY measurement of success was one that I DEFINED MYSELF.

To be honest...how I compare to 'other people' doesn't matter to me.

I could earn a lot less money than one of my brothers, for example...but my LIFESTYLE is much more HAPPY, CONTENTED, and FULFILLING than his.

Simply because I don't CARE.

I don't CARE what 'other' people think of me...all I care about is that I am making PROGRESS on MY TERMS.

And...YOU shouldn't care, either!

You're Useless....That's What 'They' Say

Whichever way you look at life...things aren't always going to go your way.

I know...I've been there!

It's so easy to think that the 'world is against' you...or that you are 'unlucky'...or that you can't succeed because you haven't got any/enough money.

If you are constantly focusing on these negatives...guess what you are going to ATTRACT more of in your life?

There is only ONE single thing that YOU have COMPLETE control over...and that's your thoughts.

People can take away your money, your health can be 'bad', things can go 'wrong'...but whatever happens...YOU alone are in CONTROL.

How?

Well..we all view life through our minds...not through our senses.

Our brain translates the input from our senses...and matches it up against that huge database called EXPERIENCE....before (in the tiniest of moments) telling us what we are experiencing in the NOW.

So...as YOU are reading this now...it's not the words that you see...it's the wdors that your MIND is telling you to see!

How do I know?

Just check that last sentence...and find the serious spelling mistake!

It's been proved that we can read words when ONLY the first and last letters are in the right order (as long as all of the other letters that make up the word are there).

My guess is...even though you might have KNOWN that it was a spelling mistake...you were still able to read it as quickly as if it was spelt correctly.

So...if our mind can work out words AUTOMATICALLY without us consciously reading them properly...doesn't it make you think what ELSE it does in this way?

So...next time you believe that things are against you, ask yourself if they REALLY are...or if your mind is TELLING you that they are...based purely on your experience.

Once you can see so-called 'truth' for what it really is...it will be SO much easier to realize that YOU could be holding YOURSELF back more than you realize!

Smile Like You're Eight Years Old

It's Katie's 8th birthday today. (Happy birthday, sweetheart)

If you're a parent...you'll understand how fast time flies when you begin to see your kids grow up (and answer back more!).

For me...my birthday just comes and goes...and at 34, I've no reason to be excited about another one!

But, boy...is Katie excited!

She couldn't sleep last night...even after counting elephants (I told her to count sheep...but she wanted to count elephants!).

She got up just before 6am...literally screaming in both mine and Lesley's ears!

She jumped up and down when she got a 'groovy chick' 2-litre water cooler as a present. (don't ask).

She's been screaming for the last 2 hours as she has a little 'party' with five of her new friends.

Don't YOU wish that YOU could be so EXCITED about life?

I do, too.

But...even though I've had my share of bad times over the last few years...I've realized that, even though it's not really in me to jump up and down when it's my birthday...I DO have some laughs along this road called LIFE.

More happy than sad times...even after the year we had last year.

So, if you're reading this...THANK YOU.

And please, please...SMILE a little today - whatever your circumstances...just like you did when YOU were eight years old.

You certainly won't regret doing it, that's for you.

And...you might like it enough to want to do it some more!

Fine Tuning For A Happy Life

I'm often at a loss as to what to write on this blog.

But...usually once I just begin to type...I find inspiration from SOMEWHERE!

But...some days are easier than others.

Isn't life like that, too?

Some days you feel on top of the world...and on others...you'd rather just stay in bed.

I still have up and down days...but I find that, because I am constantly looking at what I CAN do (as opposed to what I THINK I can't)...then the down days become less and less frequent.

Some days...what might have depressed me in the past for an entire day...just disappears after a few minutes.

Because my mind is constantly looking for the LESSON or message behind everything that comes my way (good and bad)...I find that it is so much easier to deal with things that don't quite work out as planned.

What about YOU?

Are YOU having more bad, negative days than good, positive ones?

If you are...you should look at why you THINK you are!

Remember...you can find both good and bad in practically all situations.

The key to a happy life is tuning your mind into looking out for the good instead of the other way around!

Then You'll See

I'm in a philosophical mood at the moment...as we are approaching the last of the 'firsts' since we lost Connor.

It's scary to think of how him being around...and then not...has impacted upon my family's lives.

Of course...you're probably aware that if he hadn't come along, you wouldn't be reading this now.

But...on a more personal level...there are a few things that have come out of him NOT being around.

We were able to move to the coast...which, aside from changing the path of both Lesley and I, has forever changed Katie's life.

Not only that...my parents are now moving around the corner of us (incidentally between our house and Lesley's parents, in terms of distance),

So...because we lost Connor...we have a more 'relaxed' lifestyle by the sea, and my parents were able to move because somebody they knew was already down here.

The only reason this became obvious to me was as Lesley and I talked about hpw the decisions we made both before, during, and after Connor being around had shaped our lives.

His legacy lives on through having a positive impact on his closest family's quality of life.

That's my boy!

But...it also reinforced my belief that EVERY single decision that YOU make has so may 'offshoots' from it that you can't usually comprehend.

By that very same token...if you don't really make that many POSITIVE and challenging decisions...then nothing much is going to change, is it?

You can't possibly know how VALUABLE the decisions in your life can be to your future...unless you MAKE them.

Then you'll see.

The Disastrous Path Towards Success

Unless you try...you fail.

But...if you DO try...and it doesn't quite work out...isn't that a success in the sense that you now KNOW what doesn't WORK?

Which also means that, by a process of probability and deduction - one more step CLOSER to success in the future.

Yet...most people just believe that they failed. Miserably.

It's easy to let the stuff get to you that you believe is a 'cock-up' on your part.

I've developed quite a 'thick skin' over recent months as I have been TRYING more and more things.

And guess what?

More and more things don't work out in the way that I would have liked them to when I started them!

But...that's not to say that I am getting 'worse' at what I do.

What it means is that, as I am trying MORE things...of course I am likely to get MORE 'wrong'.

If you just try one thing and it goes wrong...then you might call it a disaster.

Try many things...and many go wrong...but the odd few go really well...then isn't that success?

For me it certainly is!

Succeed Or Fail? It's All Down To You.

It's very important to maintain an open mind where this success business is concerned.

It's easy to dismiss something because you personally don't know how to do it.

It's easily done...and it's certainly nothing to be ashamed of.

But...do you realize how much YOU hold yourself back because of how high you 'set your sights'?

For example...I came up with an idea for something...and, through various methods in the 'real world', was getting my brother, Mark, to work out how we could do it.

But...I realized that there well people who were already advertising a similar thing to what I had thought of.

What would YOU do in my situation?

Give up...and assume that other people had 'beat you to it'?
Give up...because you were now aware that other 'more qualified' people were in the market who obviously knew more than you.

Or...try to find out how THEY were able to do it...and then find someone who KNEW what to do?

Guess which one I did?

Honestly...it's all done to what YOU THINK is possible.

Memories? They're Important...Not Just For Me

I've just spent the last few days reading and editing the transcripts for my "Kickstart YOUR 2004" Program that I did at the end of January.

Isn't it funny that you don't remember half of what you say?

It got me thinking...

How much more am I missing because I am not noting it down for recall later?

Now...I'm quite good at jotting down ideas...and also at 'fleshing them out'...but it was fascinating to spend a few hours reading something...and struggle to remember actually SAYING it!

I'm not too proud to say that reading the transcripts got ME all fired up again!

So...I'm going to make sure that I capture in some shape or form whatever I may speak about that's important in the future.

I'm not 'big' on voice recorders (although I have one)...but from now on...I am always going to make sure that where my business is concerned...NOTHING is going to slip away!

Who knows...what I say may become valuable in the future (at least to Katie and my grandchildren-to-be !)...so I am going to make sure that I keep as much of my 'stuff' as possible.

So...guess who went and ordered a portable hard drive this afternoon?

It's Pressure, Jim...But Not As We Know It

I thought about something to write just now...and I was sure that I had written something about it before.

I was right...in the post for October 1st 2002...I wrote what I was going to write about today.

Don't you think it's strange that you can have literally the same thoughts, on the same subject, 16 months apart?

It was only about me being sad by being able to memorize song titles and intros. (I've recently progressed to working out what the song is from just spoken lyrics from ANYWHERE in ANY remotely popular song of the last 20 years!)

You may laugh...but I'm really quite proud of myself for being able to do that!

Isn't life SO much easier and more fun when you don't need to TRY hard to think of stuff?

In the same way as I am with music...I'm getting a similar way with personal development and the Internet.

On Saturday, I was asked at almost no notice to speak for 15 minutes on the subject of Napoleon Hill's Law of Success.

As I stood there listening to my introduction...I only knew what I was going to say in the first SENTENCE!

(And...I even that came out the WRONG way!).

So...what did I do? Panic, stumble, umm and aah, turn red?

Nope. I just talked about one of my favorite subjects.

Even as I talked...I didn't really know what I was going to say next...but after almost twenty minutes of talking about how important this 'mind stuff' is...I had finished.

And...it seems that I did OK!

Afterwards I realized that I had succeeded precisely because I just let my SUBCONSCIOUS do the work...and didn't let any of CONSCIOUS worries get in the way.

And all because I KNOW that I LOVE the subject...so for me, there was NO pressure.

Those Who Do, Will

I met some amazing people at the UK Internet marketing seminar.

They were amazing because...

1) They were there.
2) They were open to suggestions by those people who could help them.
3) They were nice 'normal' people who just want to benefit from the Internet...but not at the expense of other people.

The very fact that some of them made a journey of almost 5 hours to get there showed me how 'serious' they were about changing their future.

Are YOU serious?

I mean...REALLY serious?

Are YOU so serious that you would get up at 5a.m. on a Sunday morning...just so you could drive 4 hours to get somewhere?

Now...you may be thinking "What's this got to do with being successful?"

Well...EVERYTHING!

You see...those people that DO will ALWAYS get ahead of those people who can't really be bothered.

It's a FACT...written in stone.

Unless you DO...you won't.

This isn't only true in the practical 'action' sense...it's true where your thinking is concerned.

Unless you THINK positive...then how are you going to BE positive?

So...get started. DO something.

Life will only pay you back when you have put some effort in first.

And...those people at the seminar will prove it!

THAT'S what life and business is ALL about!

Off for another couple of days networking and learning amongst the online world...

Time is very important to me...and I don't like to waste it.

So...whenever I do ANYTHING...I want to make sure that, instead of just getting my 'money's worth'...more importantly...I want to get my 'time's worth'.

Being away from home and study upsets my routine...and my routine (OK...good habits)...are those things that make me who I am.

For example...I know that after only two days away from writing this will mean it will be that much more difficult to pick up again on Monday where I left off.

But...as I will be with 'friends'...both old and new...then this weekend will be an excellent excuse to get to KNOW PEOPLE.

When all is said and done...even though my business is 'virtual'...the people who read it and provide my living are NOT...so it is important to get back to REALITY - just to meet some REAL subscribers 'in the flesh'.

Why?

Well...I LOVE to meet my subscribers in person...because it is an EXCELLENT barometer of whether what I am in real life matches up with what YOU are reading here.

So far...I have been told that, 'warts and all'...I am one and the same person.

And THAT'S important to me...because, if you saw me in the street...I would LOVE for you to greet me as a friend...rather than wanting to cross to the other side!

THAT'S what life and business is ALL about!

Note that I didn't mention money?

So What? Who Cares?

Motivation is a funny thing.

One day you can't find it wherever you look...and an another it keeps you 'burning the midnight oil' far longer than you ever expect.

Usually at some point during my week...I get to the point where I can't be creative anymore - so I just become 'lazy' for a few hours (or even a day).

This week...perhaps because I have...

1) Lots of different things to do.
2) A deadline (of sorts)...because I am at a UK Internet Seminar over the weekend.

I have probably worked more hours than I have done for some time.

So...I appreciate the times when I DON'T do anything...because that then gives me the mental 'break' to have weeks like this one.

You can't live life at breakneck speed all of the time...it defeats the object of appreciating some of the people and things that mean a lot to you.

Sure...you can get immense enjoyment from working for 100 hour weeks consistently...but for me, that doesn't fit in with what I want out of LIFE.

I want to enjoy it...live it...spend time with my family.

And...not just burn myself out so that I can become 'someone'!

So Will You...If You Think You Can

I came across a very profound statement by Napoleon Hill as I was teaching a teleclass on his Law of Success course.

He said...

"Remember that your only limitation, within reason, is the one which YOU set up in YOUR OWN mind."

When I read that...it just made perfect sense!

It hit home how I had mentally been holding myself back for years.

Read his quote again.

Are YOU setting up some form of limitation in YOUR OWN mind?

Without knowing you personally...I bet that you are.

Well all do.

I STILL do...even though my so-called 'limits' have been breached on a number of occasions over the last couple of years.

Remember...it's not what holds you back that shapes your life...it's what YOU THINK holds you back that makes the difference!

So...if you now KNOW that you are setting your own limits (even if you don't realize it)...what are you going to do about changing it?

I make sure that I push my comfort zone levels regularly...and so far, it has seemed to work for me.

Never forget that the bigger you aim...the less chance you have of not being better off by the whole experience.

It's something that I constantly prove to myself all of the time...that I CAN and WILL go further than I ever dreamed possible a few years ago.

And so will YOU...if you THINK you can!

Moving Forward. Isn't That A Good Thing?

It becomes more difficult to come up with 'new' things to say as I write so often.

So...I'm not going to worry about it...and instead I'll just repeat what I always say in a different way!

It's the same where leading a successful life is concerned.

You don't have to 'reinvent the wheel' in order to make something happen for you.

Just keep on keeping on...that's the key.

If one thing doesn't quite work out for you...just try to alter what you are doing slightly.

And...if you find that you feel comfortable doing something positive...and it's not quite working out for you...just keep on doing it!

The best results ALWAYS comes from those things that we are good at...sometimes all you need is an investment of time longer than you think you need.

Remember...as long as you are moving forward in some way...isn't that a GOOD thing?

Decisions. Decisions. And A Hectic, Challenged Life

I'll tell you something...you never know what the consequences of your decisions might be.

I know for a fact that almost split second decisions in my past have led to me doing things like speaking...all from just just a few seconds of "shall I or shan't I?"

The thing is...as long as you are 'brave' enough to make some of the more 'difficult' decisions...then you will find that opportunities WILL open up for you.

Sometimes it may take guts...and sometimes, in retrospect...the outcome of your decision may not go the way you expect it.

But...that's part of the fun!

You see...I'm of the opinion that, as long as you are making SOME positive decsions with the aim of getting to where you want to go...then things WILL begin to happen for you.

Quite often, they may happen differently...but with the benefit of hindsight...the path that you ended up taking was usually the better one for your long term success...even though it may not have seemed like it.

Honest!

I guarantee that, if you make more decisions more quickly, your life WILL often seem hectic...and a challenge.

But...it's being hectic and challenged that will bring the BEST out of you...and go some way to proving to yourself that you CAN do what you really want to do.

Try it...you KNOW that you CAN if you really want.

You just have to make that first DECISION that you aren't going to settle for what you've got!

Are you up to the challenge?

Me, Uncomfortable? Would You Credit It!

Sometimes...you have to be a little uncomfortable if you want to get along in life.

It may be pushing yourself out of your comfort zone...or spending money on something that may be on credit...but nevertheless is an investment in your future.

The money 'thing' is a big one for a lot of people.

I have always (and still do) use my credit card to buy things that I can't necessarily afford.

Why?

For two major reasons...

1) If I am serious about myself and my business...I need to think 'big enough' by investing in tools that, although more expensive, will help me get to where I want to go more quickly and efficiently.

Examples of this are buying an expensive microphone. flying to seminars in the U.S., getting more expensive (but more reliable) tools for my business 'infrastructure'

2) If I am spending more NOW to invest in my future...don't you think that I put myself under a little more PRESSURE (not in a nasty way) to actually DELIVER a RETURN on that investment?

If I don't...eventually I will run out of credit...with no way of being able to pay it back!

By literally extending myself in this way...don't you think that I am more motivated to succeed?

What I must stress, however, is that I don't spend 'credit' for spending's sake!

I make sure that, if I am investing in something...I will be able to look at getting some form of return from it.

For example...where I spent over $150 for a headset microphone...I KNOW that, if I had bought a cheaper one...I wouldn't have been ABLE to record audio on my PC because the quality wouldn't be good enough.

It's amazing how focused you can be on getting the most out of yourself if you are constantly challenging yourself to THINK and BECOME BIGGER!

It works for me...but you must make sure that you invest in yourself in a controlled way...that's the key.