“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
~ Cowboy wisdom
zip it.
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“The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it’s the opposition.” – Nick Seitz, golf commentator and author
Ask any successful, wisdom-filled entrepreneur what they fill their metaphorical fueltank with each morning and you’ll get the same answer: anything that contests their goals and has the potential power to thwart their passionate mission. Waking yet again to tireless, cutting-edge competition and volatile market trends, close-minded pessimists and their very own doubtful demons, they choose to sit down and devour the plateful like a steaming stack of flapjacks with a side of crisp bacon. So what about you? Certainly, you can’t ignore, avoid or shoo away the existence of antagonists; nor do you have to be another rat in the rat race, leveraging negativity, dishonesty and manipulation. Oh, but you don’t have to be someone’s dinner either. Perhaps it’s time you pushed aside that depleted duo of Wheaties and wheatgrass (or whiskey for some of you!) and instead extracted the high-octane from such meaty rivals. Choose to tap that energy to maintain honesty, community and compassion in your ambitious pursuits and you’ll find opposition, in its truest nature, undoubtedly drives you to create an even greater champion within you.
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President
Manischewitz, that’s it! THE big idea of the 20th century that allowed an entire population to see the proverbial light and follow a leader to the mountain! Through one of the darkest times of American history, one mantra may have indeed helped hope float, creating a life preserver to carry a nation to the next decade. A trite, seemingly simplistic statement, it stands without need for correction, for it upholds an inherent truth ad infinitum. Life will always present us with obstacles, dangerous situations, threats, nightmares, heart-wrenching decisions, upsetting results, and yes, the realization of our own mortality. And, no doubt, the relentless realist in you may crave to discredit this famous assertion, arguing the endless list of potential problems and negative possibilities should warrant panic and protection. But you won’t get an email headlining just when all hell will break loose… let alone, if at all, folks! So call it what you will: terror, dread, worry, anxiety, alarm, apprehension, reverence, or utter petrification –the shadow FEAR casts has the undeserved power to ruin so many magical moments life is indeed also readying to deliver with dawn’s beaming light. Choose to deny it such debilitating control and allow your eternal optimist to unabashedly embrace this leader’s plausible, though perhaps fairytale-like enlightenment. Forever choose faith over fear and you reinforce your own authority of leading a life of memorable “aha’s!” versus “ut-oh’s!”
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“When you know what you want the whole world conspires you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho, lyricist & novelist
News flash, folks. You are standing in your own way. Mhmm. At least your negative thoughts are. Don’t believe me? What does it take to make you believe that “the system” is against you? That life is doling out a Groundhog’s Day serving of Murphy’s Law with a side-order of hell-in-a-hand-basket sandwich? Truth is, the real answers may lie in the fact that you still don’t know who you are, what you want or what your true purpose is, and you’re EXPECTING the universe to hand-deliver a silver platter of solutions with an entourage of screaming fans. So, Negative Nancy, what if you deleted those paranoiac judgments of an unyieldingly undermining world and considered all the things that are going right for you and setting you up for a killer day?!
Connect the dots and reality paints a whole new gloriously positive picture; and with it comes enlightenment and a resolute path of vitality and clarity. Perhaps then you’ll even choose to upload a new theory -one that will indeed lift your spirit with the compelling concept that the world is working synergistically and symbiotically in your favor…one person at a time! Around town, and perhaps around the world, random individuals are spreading your good name, sharing your information, completing tasks, investigating opportunities, and getting people talking… all for your benefit. Yup… people are conspiring FOR YOU. Working unsolicitously and hoping that others get fired up about your solid reputation, your brilliant work, your fresh ideas, your steadfast friendship…hell, even your stunning, perhaps quirky, smile! Pair a positive clear outlook with this presumed glee club of personal advocates, and there’s nothing you can’t achieve. Trust that at any moment, life is creating people who are indeed rooting for you …working to bless you beyond your imagination. So, cheer up, wake up, wise up, and ring the damn bell!
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“The meaning of good and bad… is simply helping or hurting.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and poet
Such a simple statement, which no one can debunk. You and I both know, it ain’t tough to find “evil” lurking about. Temptations and trickery, loopholes and white lies, judgments and limitless opportunities for self-serving joy. And when we ourselves participate in creating, delivering or supporting such bad thought, words, and works, we do damage to people and the planet at large… only to have it circle right back to our own backyards. I only pray that the karmic boomerang effect ultimately instigates change in your choices. Conversely, it’s tough to argue or ignore the gratification that rushes in when you do good, right? The excitement in the wonderment of how far the ripple will stretch and even a rejoicing in tapping your own power to help! That said, there’s an everlasting supply of this glorious feeling at your fingertips. For it’s the by-product of simply doing good…and there’s an opportunity around every corner, folks. So seek them, seize them and spread ‘em with love!
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“The very least thing you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it at a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver, author
Aaah, words that would make Walt Disney smile. At some golden, defining moment in your life, a glorious vision plants its seed in your heart and mind and begins to branch through your imagination. An unflickering image of a person, place, event, achievement, or experience -it eclipses your fears and ignites your future perfect with wild hope. Over time, as it grows from idea to driving force, you flip-flop it from top priority to back-burner ideology in reaction to life’s roller coaster, yet you remain steadfast to its potential and focused on its eventual fruits. And that’s the part that the average person can’t grasp. The ones who staple a shelf-life on childhood dreams and adult ambitions alike, in turn projecting their own insecurities and unforgiving failures. It’s these hope-deficient naysayers who toss prickly words in envious aim to pop the faith-filled balloon that lifts you up daily. And they turn up amongst friends, family and strangers, chancing that you’ll question mark your passionate pursuit of purpose and join their crowd of cowards. But, each day that you face them down, your wish seemingly comes closer to becoming true, as if it champions the cause of YOU. That said, never divorce from the dream, folks; for there is joy, love, excitement and priceless memories in the house of hope…and it’s safe inside.
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