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Tips has become a motivational page that many readers have sited as giving them inspiration to help meet their goals. I hope to inspire you to come back here for more!! :) Find the one that speaks to you! This is a collection of info that i have gathered from various sources over the years. i do not claim ownership over any of the Positive paragraphs below. |
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Do You belong to those of us that work, strive and develop ourselves to a higher standard? Your personal success in all forums is leveraged by two major things, your personal standards and your beliefs. A firm belief in who you are, what you are capable of, and how to succeed is imperative to achieve the extraordinary. Also, in order to achieve a higher level, we must absolutely rise to a level personally, that is above and beyond what we have previously felt was necessary to accomplish our prior successes. This can only be attained through a program of consistent improvement. And you guessed it, no one's coming to the rescue, you are completely responsible for what you do or do not achieve.In other words, what got you here is not going to get you where you want to go now or in the future. Not on a personal growth, familial, professional, competitive, technological or financial level. Why not? Because if you stay the same, the world will pass you by! |
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When I was a kid, I always wondered why some people seemed to have all the luck. It just appeared as though they always succeeded, and I wondered why I wasn't blessed with this amazing aptitude, this unusual gift. I wanted so badly to be successful at things in the same way, that I began to study these unique individuals and emulate their qualities. I was driven with the mentality that if I tried to be like them, I would eventually have the same results. In many instances, I began to achieve things I never thought I was capable of. As bizarre as it sounds, this crude form of modeling is very effective. In fact it is so effective, we as toddlers begin to do exactly that, using our parents as our model. Later, as we are exposed to other influences, we begin to get a stream of models that we are exposed to, many times with conflicting and contradictory images and protocols. At this point many of us have begun to shape our character to a degree where we are not aware of just how influential these entities, these models are. Using just exactly this concept formula, I went from a skinny, uncoordinated, shy, awkward, unpopular, unathletic kid, mediocre at everything I attempted, to a successful business owner, a highly skilled chef, a state, regional and world champion in full contact martial arts, a holder of 8 Blackbelts, a published writer, an accomplished performance consultant and coach, an educator at Cornell University (a prestigious Ivy League University), an athlete with the physique, health and vitality of a 30 year old (at 51), a consummate professional, and most importantly, a very happy person with a wonderful life. So, why did all this change? I decided that I would watch what the best people I knew did and emulate them. If they were that good, it must be because of who they are, who they have become. If that is true, then I will succeed in the same ways if I do what they do, if I act as they do. Guess what, it works! But be careful, it works both ways. If you act as though you are a champion inside, you will become pushed in the direction of greatness. However, if you act as though you are a scoundrel, you begin to think and become a predatory or parasitic entity. You become what you think about most of the time! Experience is not what happens to a man. |
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If You're Ever... If you're ever going to do the things you wish to do, now is the time to start. If you're ever going to become the person you know you can become, now is the time to do it. If you're ever going to fulfill the great and wonderful possibilities that are surely yours, now is the moment to begin in earnest. A full and rich life is yours for the making, but it won't just be handed to you, no matter who you are. Your life, your fulfillment, requires your active and committed participation. And now is the time for that to happen. The past is long gone and the future is yet unavailable to you. Now is when you can make a difference. What are your dreams, your hopes, your ambitions? Now is the time to follow them with the passion that you know you have. Now is the time for action, for commitment, for purpose. Putting it off until later will only cheat you out of what you could have become. Do it, be it, live it now. It's the grandest opportunity you could ever imagine. |
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Every day a thousand decisions greet you. They overflow with opportunity. They can take you to any place imaginable. How do you choose? How do you decide? You do so based on who you think you are. What do others think of you? It depends on who you think you are. What will you become? That depends entirely on who you think you will become. Who do you think you are? It is revealed in every moment, in every action, in every decision, in every thought and opinion. The great thing is that you can be whomever you decide you will be. It is your choice. It is your life. So who do you think you are? |
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If you see yourself as a victim, you will be. Life's difficulties will quickly overpower you if you let them. When you see yourself as a participant in life, as an effective and positively focused force, not only will the challenges yield to your involvement, they will serve to make you stronger. Look at each challenge as an opportunity. What can you learn from it? What can you do with it? How can you bring about something positive because of it? When faced with a challenge, ask yourself this question. How can I respond to this challenge so that a year from now, looking back at the experience, I'll be overwhelmingly thankful that it came along? The challenges are there and they will keep on coming. Rise to the challenges. It's a great way to powerfully lift yourself up. |
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Time for action Now is the time to follow your dreams. Now is the time to fulfill your possibilities. Life can be as full, rich and joyful and you're willing to make it. There's absolutely no reason to put it off until later. You'll only cheat yourself out of the golden days that can be yours. Stop for a moment and consider your dreams, your hopes and your ambitions. They are yours for a reason. They are yours because you are in the best position to follow and fulfill them. They are yours because they will compel you to make a positive difference in your own special way. Today is the time for action, for commitment, for living with purpose and positive direction. Today is an opportunity for you to be the best you can be by making progress toward your own special dreams. What are they? What can you do right now to move toward them? Consider how great that will make you feel, and how memorable it will make today. |
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Little things can have a big impact. Whether that impact is positive or negative is up to you. |
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There's something you've been putting off. There's something you've been meaning to do, and you've been waiting for the |
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Your priorities are evidenced not by what you announce, but by what you become. Look around you and observe the things you've accomplished. Look inside of you and see the person you are. Take a good look at your life and you'll see your true priorities. If you're not completely satisfied with where your priorities have taken you, that's OK. You can change your priorities. However, you can't change them just by saying so. Priorities are not a wish list. Your authentic, driving priorities are commitments to action. Your true priorities are the things for which you'll undertake any effort, meet any challenge, or make any necessary sacrifice in order to achieve or maintain. The fact is, you will most certainly achieve your true priorities. You've always done it and you always will. Whatever you want enough to live for, you'll get. That's an awesome power, and it is yours to direct as you wish. Choose your true priorities wisely, and they'll take you to magnificent heights. |
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Shine Just one light can make a big difference, when there is darkness all around. When you turn on a light in an already lighted room, you make it just a little bit brighter. But when you turn on a light in a room that was completely dark, you significantly change the environment. The light reveals possibilities. It make obstacles less menacing. It makes the situation clearer and easier to understand. The more you are surrounded by negativity, the more impact you can have by being positive. Just one person who insists that yes, we can get it done, and who steadily works to make it happen, can achieve astonishing results. If there is negative energy all around you, see it as an opportunity. Consider how much of a difference you can make with your positive thoughts and actions. Turn on your own light, and those nearby cannot help but see. The darker it is around you, the brighter your light will shine. |
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Shatter your limitations
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-- Ralph Marston |
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Look up at the stars on a clear night. You are not looking at some illusion. They are really there. The vast magnificence of the universe is not "out there," it is real and it is here. You are right in the middle of it. Though your problems of the moment may seem overwhelming, stop and ask yourself, "Compared to what?" Consider that the sun will rise tomorrow. The seasons will continue to change. The light from distant stars will continue to stream across the vast reaches of space, to sparkle before your eyes. Are your challenges really insurmountable? If they seem to be, then enlarge your perspective. You have plenty of room to do that. You have an entire universe against which to consider those challenges. Back off far enough, and they will appear very tiny. Look at a big enough picture, and you'll find the courage, energy and inspiration to move on through those seemingly overwhelming problems. |
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No circumstance has the power to distract you from the direction you have chosen. Anything that knocks you off track does so because you have allowed it to. Keep in mind that you give power to your circumstances. You imbue them with your life, your purpose and your meaning. They are your reflection, not your essence. |
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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter if you are a lion or a gazelle: When the sun comes up you had better be running! |
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Today will proceed right along, no matter what you do. You can't stop it, and you can't hold on to it. What you can do, is use it for all it's worth. |
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The future you The person you are to become, is always watching the person you are right now. The image you have of yourself tomorrow, depends on the actions you watch yourself take today. The confidence with which you live next month, will be based on the I'd have to say that this is the most accurate wording of how a successful competitor must think everyday. Of course this can be applied to anyone for many purposes, but I think this depicts the struggle that physique competitors face daily with diet and training. They may not see the results right away, but tomorrow, next week, next month their hard work will show. |
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TO THE WONDERFUL WOMEN IN MY LIFE |
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Consistency is the most important habit we can develop in ourselves . In this instance, consistency of our new standard. Consistency in our personal development, in our education, our listening qualities, our ability to be more tolerant, our patience, focus, time management, attention the things and people that mean so much to us, and all the important areas of our life. 
incredible actions say? How would this person dress? In order to be successful, you must think and act as if you already were. To be successful, you must first think, act like and accept that you already are. As you do this your mind will look for ways to make you successful. You will elevate your standards to become that person. As you do, your mind will adjust to your new standards and support your conviction! 
Rise to the challenges You can rise to the challenges or you can let them push you down. You can make the best of them, or you can let them get the best of you. It all depends on how you respond. It all depends on how you see yourself. 
perfect time to do it. 
integrity of your actions this week. 