Golfer lives his dream – Inspires Millions
What’s your problem?
That’s right – what’s your problem? You’ve go one, right? You know, “that thing” that keeps you from being a success. Those things – (excuses) – that stand between what we are and what we want to be.
- I’m too shy
- I don’t know the “right” people
- it takes money to make money and I’m broke
- he, she, it, they are special
- I’m not smart enough
- blah, blah, blah
Give me character every time
It’s all about your character – what you believe in and whether you believe a thing is possible – FOR YOU!
This golfer lived his dream, because he had one – a dream that is. If you’ll notice, it took:
- an idea
- asking for help
- planning
- DOING - oh yeah, the actual doing – the thing separating the heroes from the wannabes
D.J. Gregory walks every hole of every round of every tournament of the PGA tour. Not even the pros do it. Want to know why this is special? Watch the video.
Don’t tell me:
- what you’d like to do or be
- what your dreams are
- your problems are
- why YOU can’t accomplish anything
I don’t want to hear it. Show me what you can do. Be an example for your wife and kids. Empower the people around you by your example – or just SHUT UP and QUIT WHINNING – we have enough people doing that right now.
Get Psyched
How to get Psyched!!!
All joking aside – life is what YOU make it. It’s really that simple. You cannot continue to do the same things and expect a different outcome. In order to have the life you want, you must DO things differently than you’re doing now.
Get Psyched!
What’s Standing in the Way of Your Success?
Stop Bitching, Moaning, Whining and Complaining
Don’t you get tired of people whining -
- about how hard their life is?
- about how much everything costs?
- about what the government is doing?
- about how badly they are being treated?
- blah, blah, blah
I’m sick of it. If you don’t like what’s going on, then here’s a thought – take the initiative and “do something” about it. Yes, this will require action on your part, but think of the calories you’ll burn in the process.
Ross Training – Plenty of Motivation
If you need a little motivation then watch this great video that I found at Ross Training. Thanks Ross
Brain Power – Video Challenges Your Beliefs
What would you do (or be) if you knew you could not fail?
That question changes things – doesn’t it? It kinda complicates your thinking process and makes you focus on what you really want – that’s scary.
Besides, most people don’t know “what they want”. They are too focused on what they “don’t want”.
- I don’t want to be poor.
- I don’t want to be disrespected.
- I don’t want to be in debt.
- I don’t want to be fat.
- I don’t want to go to work.
Would you dare to pursue your dream if it meant leaving the comfort of mediocrity?
You cannot improve yourself and stay the same. What will you choose? And the choice is up to you.
Until you accept the idea that you are responsible for your life – nothing will ever change. No amount of wishing and hoping or dreaming will change a thing. Change is the result of decision that is acted upon.
Decide what you want – then get busy.
Would you dare to have more than your friends?
The quick and easy answer is yes, but it’s really not so simple. You’ve got a lot of time and energy invested in your friendships. Are you willing to jeapardize that?
Growth changes a person (so many people overlook this obvious fact), which can scare others. Plus it can make them uncomfortable because they have to ask themselves why and how you were able to achieve your “new” accomplishments. I mean you’re the same person, right?
Here’s a thought – your income is the average of your five closest friends and associates. Test it for yourself.
Who determines what is possible?
This is an easy question. The answer is everyone but you. Right?
- You can’t help your lot in life.
- You don’t have an education.
- You’re not smart enough.
- You don’t have the time.
- You don’t know where to start.
- You don’t have the “connections”.
We see what we believe is possible
You’ve probably heard the phrase “I’ll believe it when I see it”. That’s not true. We “see” what we believe. If we don’t think a thing is possible, then we won’t believe it – even when we do see it.
Our perception clouds and determines our reality. As long as you limit yourself with outdated ideas and beliefs, you will never see (or be) anything new.
Keith Barry will make you question what is possible.
What do you believe is possible for you and your life?
Tags: Brain+Power, mediocrity, change
Advertisers: Please interupt me so I can actively ignore you!
Have you ever run into an acquaintance at a grocery store or restuarant and while trying to have a conversation with them, either their child or your child is constantly tugging at your hand while repeating “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy” as a way to get your attention? It’s frustrating, but something that you have to put up with. I don’t owe advertisers the same consideration.
(photo courtesy of alessandro pucci)
Hey Television Marketeers: Your days are numbered!
Have you noticed how many commercials there are on television? Is it just me or does they seem to be more frequent – if that is possible? I don’t watch much tv, but what little I do watch seems to interupt the commercials.
How long can this last? With the growth and development of the web, I believe that the current model for advertising on tv is headed for the trashcan. If things don’t change, then people will get their entertainment elsewhere – someplace where they give their permission to hear a sales pitch.
What’s the Point?
If you have a website that markets anything (if you have a website, then you are marketing something, whether it is a product or your ideas), then please pay attention to the following suggestions. Though I can’t speak for eveyone, I believe that a large number of people will agree with me.
- Get rid of your annoying popups that ask me to subscribe to your free newletter or special report – just place it somewhere on your site and I’ll find it – if I want to find it! You don’t have my permission to assault me with ads that block the view of the article that I came to your site to read. Yes, it is your site to do with as you wish, the problem is that I (and many others) won’t be back to see it. By the way, the “catch me if you can” ads that dance across the screen are hard to catch, so I just click on the little “x” in the top right hand corner of the page. Works every time.
- I don’t want or need a flash presentation – I’m sure that some “hotshot” web designer told that it was the latest and greatest thing, but it just slows me down. The web is all about speed, speed, speed. Give it to me quick and dirty. I don’t really care about you – I’m doing research for me!
- If it looks like an ad, then I’m probably not going to read it. Sorry, but I want information. Help me and I’m more likely to help you. Make stopping at your website worth my time.
- Having my email address does not give you permission to bombard me with your “Special Offers” – please use my email information wisely. If I didn’t request it, then I probably don’t want it and I’m not going to open any email that I don’t recognize. P.S. – If everybody would stop opening email from senders that they don’t recognize, then they (spammers) would be forced to stop wasting the time it takes to send them out.
The Take Home Message for Marketers
I realize that you’ve got a job to do. Just understand that the old model of marketing doesn’t fit for the internet. On the internet, it’s all about giving you my permission to present me with your marketing message.
Post current information that is clear and understandable – then I’m much more likely to stay around and look at your other stuff.
(photo courtesy of Tub Gurnard)
I am much more likely to buy something when I’m happy!
Sharing for personal growth and development
Didn’t your Mama teach you to share?
(photo courtesy of andrew mc d)
Sharing is easy while we’re children because we want everyone to enjoy the pleasures that we enjoy. Somewhere along about junior high school, that all changes. We start to exclude others while someone else sees fit to exclude us.
We start to form little cliques like:
- the “cool” kids
- the rich kids
- the gamers
- the freaks
- the jocks
- the nerds
- the suckups
- the slackers
Now that I’m older and look back on my life, I realize just how much of life you miss when you choose to alienate yourself. Why can’t we go back to that childlike innocence and share some of the things that we have?
1. Share you love
(photo courtesy of Noel Zia Lee)
Tell others how much they mean to you. Tell them that you love them. What they do with that knowledge is up to them, but I guarantee that you will feel much better – and so will they.
2. Share your thoughts
(photo courtesy of JasonRogers)
Let people know what you think about – especially your children. You’re a big mystery to your kids.
- They want to know why you do the things that you do.
- They want to know how you do the things you do.
- They want to hear stories of when you were a kid.
- They need to learn how to dream or create goals.
Children have a million thoughts running through their heads everyday and they don’t know that its normal to have that many. Explain everything to them. Answer their questions.
3. Share your opinions
(photo courtesy of Jan Tik)
Tell people what you believe and why. They may challenge your belief system. That’s good. Your views may be antiquated. You may need to revise you ideas or you may need to explain to them why you feel your opinions are correct.
4. Share your wisdom
(photo courtesy of Christina Snyder)
Be a mentor. Find someone and pass your knowledge to them. Help them avoid the pitfalls that you struggled through. Show them how to avoid the ruts in life. You’ll have a friend for life.
5. Share yourself
(photo courtesy of Tony the Misfit)
No person is complete while alone. You need others and they need you. It is when we give of ourselves that we are open to receiving the blessings that life can provide.
Sharing is easy once you get past all the cliques and petty divisions.
The Master Key to Success
I am what I will to be
Charles Hannell wrote The Master Key System almost 100 years ago, but his thoughts, teaching and philosophy are timeless. Recently, while studying his work, I came across the statement, “I can be whatever I will to be” and it became stuck in my mind. Kind of like a tune that you just can’t get rid of. The more I thought about it, the more fascinated I became with the simple but profound principles it teaches.
(photo used courtesy of suika*2008)
1. I am responsible for my life
The first thing that becomes clear is that I am responsible for my life. I like that. It is nice to know that I am in control of my destiny. No matter what occurs in the external world, it is only my responses to those events that determine how they affect me.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Paul wrote that back in the first century and to me he is making a great point. He did not say that everything would be good, but that “all things work together for good”. In other words, we, through our responses determine whether a thing is good or not.
If it helps us grow spiritually, then it is good. However it is we who determine whether we choose to grow through our experiences or not.
2. I am what I will to be – not – what I want to be
When I first came across this statement it read kind of funny – funny strange. At first, I attributed it to the fact that the book was written 100 years ago and language has changed somewhat since then. But the more that I thought about it, the more I came to realize that the statement is correct as stated.
“What I want to be” is more about dreams, hopes, wants and wishes. It imposes no responsibility nor decision and requires no dedication nor commitment. It would have no value stated this way.
You get to choose between what you want (hopes) and what you will (unrealized goals) have.
3. …I will to be
“What I will to be” implies power and determination. Say these two statements:
- I am what I want to be
- I am what I will to be
Which statement sounds weak and which sounds powerful? Which statement put you in control?
“I want” sounds like pleading and begging. It reminds me of a child having a temper tantrum, stomping his or her feet and crying because the don’t have something. It bears a very strong resemblance to most people I know. There is no power in wanting.
(photo used courtesy of soldiersmediacenter)
4. The force of will
When a person imposes their will on a thing, then accomplishing that thing becomes a mission – a quest. It is a self-promise that cannot be easily discarded. You can see obvious differences in the person who is on a quest to get into shape and the person who “wants” to get into shape.
A person does not write a “Last Want and Testament” as a preparation for distribution of their assets at death. They have a lawyer compose a “Last Will and Testament”. It becomes the only way that their goods can be disbursed, because that person has “willed” it to be so done.
5. Use this affirmation – as often as possible
“I am what I will to be”. Say it often. Substitute your own desires and see how it affects your life.
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I am what I will to be
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I accomplish what I will to accomplish
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I acquire what I will to acquire
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I create what I will to create
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I learn what I will to learn
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I understand what I will to understand
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I do what I will to do
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I am successful because I will to be successful
Try it for a few days and you’ll begin to understand how powerful your will truly is.
Success is the reward of persistence – a video demonstration
Are you successful?
- If you have to ask the question, then the answer is NO!
- If you have the ability to do more than you are currently doing, then the answer is NO!
- If no one is asking you for your advice on being successful, then the answer is NO! Millionaire Mommy currently boasts a subscribership of 2848 readers and that number is growing. I’ll bet that they read her posts to discover how she became a millionaire. People want her advice because she is successful.
Do you want to be successful?
Everyone wants to be successful, right? Not really. Everyone dreams of success, but few “do” anything that moves them toward success. The “doing” is a requirement for “having and enjoying”. What are you doing that will lead you to success?
Here are some clues:
- If you are doing the same things as all your friends and associates, then you will not be successful.
- Successful people are different by their very nature. They separate themselves not because they have special abilities, but because they have developed common abilities to uncommon levels. Everyone works, but they work hard. Everyone has an idea, but they pursue their idea. Everyone starts a fitness program, but they continue it.
- Successful people realize that success can be achieved because others have done it. Success is not a secret – it leaves clues. Do what successful people do and you will increase your chances of being successful.
- Successful people don’t sacrifice the “excellence of achievement” for the mediocrity of “good enough”.
What does success mean to you?
Let’s get to the point – No one is going to “give” you success. You must earn it and that may take time. Watch the following video that I found on Dethroner – it defines success on so many levels. This video is about eight minutes long, but worth every second. Some points to remember as you watch:
- Obstacles can be in your way even when you don’t see them.
- Troubles can chase you down.
- When you are down, others want a piece of you.
- Always fight for what you want.
- It helps to be a part of a “strong support network”.
- Never give up! Never quit!
You will be successful when you want success as badly as this calf wants to survive. It’s as simple as that.
Three reasons why we never reach our potential level of success
1. We deny that we have any potential
(photo by LabGP & SigOther’s)
No one expects you to do anything that you are not capable of. Right? Just convince everyone that you are currently performing at your maximum level of ability. After you’ve done that, you just coast.
The problem is that maintaining this facade can be difficult when circumstances cause you to rise above the level of mediocrity. In times of:
- great need – you find another income source so that you can purchase something that you desire
- urgency – you do more in less time when there is a time component
- catastrophe – you rise to high levels of performance when the situation leaves you no choice
- personal desire – you become more efficient and productive so that you can leave early for vacation
2. Procrastination – The I’ll do it tomorrow syndrome
There’s always plenty of time. Right? No!
- There is a limit to the time that you have available
- There is a limit to the amount of time that you will be able to perform at high levels
Time is the one resource that is limited – you only get a certain amount
Here is something to think about. The things that you do today will determine your tomorrow. How can you expect an extraordinary future when you keep doing average things today?
Today is yesterday’s tomorrow.
- Is today remarkably different than yesterday?
- Do you expect tomorrow to be different than today?
- Why do you think tomorrow will be different than today if you keep putting off doing the things that can change your future?
3. Fear
(photo by Violator3)
Let’s face it – it’s scary if you stray too far from the herd of mediocrity. The great mass of commonness, sameness and in-the-box thinking is:
- where all our friends are
- feels safe
- easy – almost like no effort at all
- comfortable
- easy, easy, easy
Animals that stay together in herds do so because there is safety in large numbers.
- It is more difficult for predators to pick out an individual target.
- Weaker animals can be moved to the center of the herd and protected.
Do you need to be protected from success? Are you too weak to be successful? You’ll never find out until you separate yourself from the status quo.
Don’t allow negative thinking to stop you
(photo courtesy of Madeira)
NO!
It’s a word that we all hate to hear. In fact we hate it so much that we will usually avoid putting ourselves into a position of having to hear this negative response. The result?
- We don’t ask for a raise.
- We don’t ask the pretty girl for a date.
- We don’t close the sale.
- We don’t ask a possible mentor for his/her help.
- We don’t get what we want.
The Problem of “No”
We are in the habit of taking a negative response (“NO”) personally and therefore, we tend to imagine all the the possible motivations behind the respondent’s answer. For example:
1. We didn’t get the raise, so we immediately begin to imagine all the possible causes:
- The Boss doesn’t like me.
- The Boss is a jerk.
- The Boss thinks that I am inept.
- The Boss doesn’t respect me nor my efforts.
Please notice that I wrote “imagine” all the possible causes. Our minds go to work trying to explain why we did not get what we want. The reality may be, and usually is, far different.
- There may not be any room in the budget for your raise.
- You may not have demonstrated to your boss your worthiness for a raise.
The result of your negative thinking
Because so many people hate to hear “NO”, we don’t ask for what we want. The result is that we don’t get what we want. And it’s all because of “imagined” motivations rather than actual responses.
Please notice that when you ask for something and don’t get it – You are no worse off than you were before you asked.
- If the Boss doesn’t give you the raise, he doesn’t also say, “By the way, we are going to cut your pay”. You still have the same level of compensation as before.
- If the pretty girl does not go out with you, then that doesn’t mean that the next one won’t either.
- If the sales prospect says “No”, then you still have your product to sell to the next customer.
When you ask for something, you have nothing to lose. The key is to not take a negative response personally.
Ways to overcome negative thinking
2. Spot your negative thinking habits
3. Don’t believe everything you think
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