“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” ~Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn – Success
This is such a powerful and inspirational quote. If we want to create success in our lives, we simply have to follow some basic fundamentals. 1. Determine what you want to do. 2. Understand why you really want to accomplish your goal. 3. Find a mentor or someone else who has been successful in this same endeavor. 4. Become an expert in this field by reading and practicing. 5. Consistently put forth effort by mastering the basics.
Studies prove that willpower is key when overcoming obstacles that block our paths to success. We have to focus on our goal and align ourselves with people who will be instrumental in helping us to achieve personal success.
Reading motivational quotes and books is a much better alternative to watching television. You can program your subconscious mind from negative to positive simply by repeating positive affirmations.
Start living your true purpose in life while earning respect and the income you desire. Once you achieve success, add value to the lives of others by teaching them what you’ve learned.
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Barry Page is a recognized author and publisher of multiple blogs, websites and videos. He is a leading expert on private banking and a Registered Financial Consultant. He specializes in showing families how to increase their happiness, health and prosperity. His business is based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and he services clients throughout the country.
On Monday or any day, we sometimes need some extra motivation.
Mario Andretti on Success
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” ~Mario Andretti
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How To Multiply Your Income By The End Of The Year
Financial Freedom is within you reach. If not earlier, usually by mid-year, many of us have given up on the financial goals we set in way back in January.
But that doesn’t matter, because I’m going to share with you 7 steps you can take now to achieve financial freedom before the end of the year.
Personal Development
When I started on my financial journey 35 years ago, I knew right away that I didn’t want to settle for just a paycheck. I wanted the ability to earn more based on my desire and willingness to do so. Since then I’ve met many financial road blocks, but I’ve consistently set new goals and always tried to learn from my mistakes.
What I am about to share with you came through my own personal experiences over a lifetime of personal growth. These philosophies and principles were taught to me by others who have graciously shared their secrets and wisdom. Exceptional leaders like Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracey and Robert Kiyosaki.
You’re going to learn in this post the proven steps that will position you to become more successful and multiply your income quickly. You may want to print this post out and refer to it daily. Get ready to accelerate your path to financial freedom.
Everyone has dreams and goals, but the one thing that I find common among everyone is that we all want to be rich. Now, before you shun that term, realize that the definitions of rich may vary.
Napoleon Hill, author of the classic Think and Grow Rich, said “A positive attitude is the number one attribute that constitutes real riches”.
The Problem
The biggest problem most people make is they never take action on the goals they set out to achieve. Earning more money is usually among the top 3 goals made every year, yet few will take the steps necessary to actually increase their income.
Typically what happens is, people try something new for a short period of time, run into some problems and rarely follow through completely on their plan. They make excuses like, “I don’t have time”, yet they go home and flip on the television as they sink into the couch. We all have 24 hours in a day, so it’s how we use our time that matters.
– Rich people have about 24 hours every day. – Poor people have about 24 hours every day.
“Time is more valuable than money.”
~Jim Rohn
7 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom
So, here’s the first step to achieving financial freedom.
1. Set aside time everyday for Personal Development
What is personal development? Personal development is a lifelong process, but simply it’s a way improve your skills and knowledge. Reading is one of the best ways I’ve found to increase your knowledge and improve yourself. Ask yourself, are you spending your time wisely to better yourself? Instead of taking risks on speculative investments, consider if you are investing in yourself as a person. What are you reading and whom are you listening to?
“You are the same today as you will be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”
~Charlie ‘Tremendous’ Jones
Since this entire blog is fundamentally based on mental capacity, it is pertinent to recognize the importance of having a positive attitude. As Earl Nightingale pointed out, you become what you think about. If you want to win in the financial game, you have to have the attitude of winning. Denis Waitley said, “It’s really all in your attitude.”
2. Be Willing to Change
Changing behaviors is not easy, just ask any parent. Furthermore, if the behavior is an addiction, this can sometimes translate into nearly impossible.
It is possible to change, even to overcome addictions, if you have a strong enough desire. Napoleon Hill refers to this as a burning desire.
You have to change if you want change to happen. You must be willing to accept complete responsibility for your successor failure.
It helps to understand that there are stages of change, it usually doesn’t happen in one step or without effort.
Your willingness to change depends on your desire. For one person, making a minimum wage is enough for them to decide they want become wealthy and make a change. For another person, losing their home because they lost their job is not enough for them to consider changing careers.
This range of willingness to change has actually been well studied and documented. Often it takes “hitting bottom” or something drastic to cause some individuals to seek help or make a change.
“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.”
~Les Brown
If you understand this, and you truly desire change, then it shouldn’t be hard to charge. It will take effort, and your efforts will be driven by your desire. So, find out “why” you want to change, and your problems will be solved.
3. Be Persistent
Persistence is absolutely necessary if you want to be successful. Life has a way of offering up problems and dead-ends.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
~Calvin Coolidge
You can accomplish your goals in less time when you laser focus on your goals daily. It will take effort, determination and persistence. The good news is, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but you may have to change your habits, your friendships, and maybe even let go of some sacred beliefs.
Persistence is simply your power to control your will. When you combine your willpower and your desire, you will accomplish your goals. Persistence is the difference between success and failure. The lack of this quality, more than any other, keeps the majority of people from reaching their goals. When the going gets tough, they quit.
If you’re to accomplish your goals, you must form the habit of persistence. Things will get difficult, and at some point it will seem like there is no reason to continue. Everything and everyone will tell you to give up, to quit. But, persistence will keep you in the game, and many times that last bit of extra effort will allow you to continue. You will slowly begin to see the signs of accomplishment, and the abundance that is to be yours because you had the courage to persist.
4. Invest In Yourself
Through all of my experiences, one thing that I have done is continue with my education. I’ve purchased literally hundreds of books, cd’s and training programs on finance, business and success. And, if I had it to do over again, I would. You see, these investments were in myself. They were an investment in my knowledge, and this knowledge can never be taken away from me.
In reality, you can learn everything you need to know about practically any subject by simply reading. You can get the equivalent of a college degree or even a doctorate, by visiting your local library. And today you can get most of it online, either way it’s basically free.
By simply reading 15-30 minutes per day, you can read a book per month. That means you could read 10 books per year! That’s more than 95% of the population and that would provide you with expert knowledge. You can use this expert knowledge to build your fortune.
“If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field, you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.”
~Earl Nightingale
5. Create Another Source of Income
Even if you’re comfortable and make a good salary, if you have a desire to be rich, you need to create another source of income. You never know what tomorrow will bring, so it’s smart to have a Plan B. I’m not suggesting that you quit your job, only that you do something on the side that you love to do, that will enable you to increase your income.
“The biggest mistake people make in life is NOT making a living at doing what they most enjoy.”
~Malcolm Forbes
Becoming an entrepreneur changed my life. And, once you experience the thrill of earning a profit from your efforts, it will be hard for you to ever work only for wages again. In its’ truest sense, this is capitalism.
“Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; Profits make you a fortune.”
~Jim Rohn
As a lifelong entrepreneur I started with my own paper route at age 11. From there I sold t-shirts and eventually opened a retail store. I worked door-to-door selling bibles to pay my way through college.
I’ve invested in the stock market, real estate, and multiple businesses. But where I find the most satisfaction is by creating value by serving others, and teaching them how they can do the same. Today, I earn my living as a financial consultant where I teach others how to protect and create multiple sources of income.
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value.”
~Albert Einstein
You can create financial success relatively quickly as an entrepreneur. If you want to be wealthy (rich), you have to educate yourself on money and how it works through your own self education.
In his bestselling book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki describes how you can create wealth by increasing your cash-flow. If you work in a traditional job and get paid by the hour or for a salary, you may think this is impossible. And, to an extent it is, primarily because you have to depend on others for your paycheck.
If you are not happy with your income and you strive to attain higher financial goals, maybe it’s time to start a business. Most people have thought about owning their own business, but fear they could not be successful. Many times this fear is brought on by naysayers or a false illusion in our minds. Zig Ziglar calls this False Evidence Appearing Real or FEAR. You can overcome these fears by simply changing who you associate with and surrounding yourself with positive, goal-oriented people.
There are obviously MANY choices when it comes to business, so you’ll want to be very careful here. You don’t want to waste your time taking on projects that aren’t going to bare fruit. A business can take a LOT of time, and can actually wind up costing you money if you’re not cautious. You have to respect your time, and treat it like a business, not a hobby.
When choosing or starting any business, you’ll want to keep 2 things in mind: 1. Do what you enjoy 2. Find a starving audience
One of the best options for starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur is network marketing. Network marketing companies typically have a low-cost of entry and provide excellent training.
Another benefit of network marketing is that it allows you to become a leader and serve others. When you increase your results, you can help others to increase their results and achieve their goals.
“You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want.”
~Zig Ziglar
Probably the greatest benefit of network marketing is that you can work from home, even part-time. So, you don’t have to quit your day job until you have created the income you desire. And, you can potentially earn more part-time from home than you could full-time at a normal job.
6. Leverage Your Assets
Leverage can jump start your improvement efforts and deliver new levels of performance and profitability, so that you will be able to sustain and fuel future income growth. Once you learn how to identify your key leverage points, you can improve your efforts and focus on the right areas.
You can use various financial instruments or borrowed capital to increase the potential return of an investment. Often times debt is used to finance assets. This can come with risk, so it is vital to seek professional advice and monitor your ratios closely.
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” ~Archimedes
Leverage can also be used as a source of human capital. For instance, utilizing the knowledge of others. Learn from those who have been successful doing what you want to do. Chances are there is someone right in your community who has created great wealth in your particular field or occupation. Perhaps you want to create wealth in another industry, you can. There are no limits as to what you can do.
Your income tends to reflect the average income of the people you most associate with. So, it makes sense to seek out those people that have the income you desire.
“Take a good look at your friends and you will see your future.” ~Denis Waitley
7. Take Action
Now that you know what to do you must take action. Making a decision is not enough, you have to start moving. Analysis of the subject creates procrastination. When you look at people who have accumulated fortunes they have formed the habit of reaching decisions promptly and taking action.
You have to take action on what you’ve learned and focus your efforts in order to succeed. The problem with most people is, even though they may have the knowledge to do some particular thing, they lack putting the necessary action behind that knowledge.
The majority of people who fail are usually easily influenced by the opinions of others. Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Close friends and relatives, often with good intentions, often create negativity through uninformed opinions. Form your own decisions and seek counsel wisely. Choose to listen only to those who will be in complete sympathy and harmony with your purpose.
You Can!
Regardless of where you are in life, you can change today! You don’t have to depend on, or wait on anyone to reach your financial goals.
Expect to make more money and you will. Think big and commit to an amount, whether it’s $100,000, $500,000 or $1 Million. Be definite with the amount you want to earn, fix in your mind that exact amount. Write it down and make a deadline for the time you will earn that amount.
Start seeing the money come into your hands. Think of all the good that it can bring, freedom, opportunity and abundance. Make up your mind, stick to your plan, and be willing to make adjustments.
Follow these 7 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom 1. Set aside Time everyday for Personal Development 2. Be Willing to Change 3. Be Persistent 4. Invest In Yourself 5. Create Another Source of Income 6. Leverage Your Assets 7. Take Action
Now Is The Time to Achieve Financial Freedom
Now that you know what to do, Really Do It. Really achieve Financial Freedom!
Are you going to dream about this or really do it?
Really print this out right now.
Really paste this next to your computer right now.
Really read these steps and follow this process daily for 30, 60, 90, 180 days.
Do it now, and don’t let anything get in the way of this.
If you follow these steps and make the commitment to follow through on each one, you will be successful. Take each step, and tailor it to your desires. Read them aloud every day with passion and desire because when you do, you will achieve your goals!
Please let me know how this plan has helped you. I want you to succeed and nothing would please me more than hearing your success story. Like, comment and share this post.
Until next time, Take action on your goals! Barry Page
Barry Page is a recognized author and publisher of multiple blogs, websites and videos. He is a leading expert on private banking and is a Registered Financial Consultant. He specializes in showing families how to increase their happiness, health and prosperity. His business is based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and he services clients throughout the country.
How To Make Sure Your Financial Goals Actually Happen! Creating Success as an Entrepreneur
It’s mid-year and usually by now many of us have lost track of the goals we set at the beginning of the year. If you are on track, then consider yourself fortunate or at least persistent. Regardless of where you are in your goal setting, I encourage you to take some time now to reevaluate your financial goals and make sure they actually happen. And, I’ll share with you the steps you can take to create success relatively quickly as an entrepreneur.
As we are blessed with the abundance of life, we often find ourselves sidetracked or too busy to fulfill our plans and commitments as first intended. But… don’t let that stop you. You can absolutely turn the table and accomplish your goals in less time than you originally anticipated. However, it will take some effort and determination.
The good news is, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, buy some expensive training, or invest in some new opportunity to make your dreams a reality. But, you may have to change your habits, or your friendships, and maybe even let go of some detrimental beliefs.
What I will share with you came through my personal experiences and a lifetime of personal growth. These philosophies and principles were taught to me by others who have graciously shared their secrets and wisdom. Business leaders like Adam Smith, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracey, Robert Kiyosaki and a host of others. So, get ready to accelerate your path to success and take action on your goals.
You’re going to learn in this short post proven steps that will position you to become successful as an entrepreneur and achieve your financial goals quickly. Everyone has different goals and commitments, but one thing that is usually common among all of us is that we want to increase our ability to create wealth.
The following Principles are Imperative to Your Success:
1. You have to change if you want change to happen.
2. You must be willing to accept complete responsibility for your success or failure.
3. You have to take action and focus your efforts in order to succeed.
Since this entire blog is fundamentally based on mental capacity, it is pertinent to recognize the importance of having a positive attitude. As Earl Nightingale pointed out, you become what you think about. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, said that attitude is the number one attribute that constitutes real riches. Bottom line, if you want to win in the financial game, you have to have the attitude of winning. Denis Waitley in speaking on winning, said, “It’s really all in your attitude.”
Okay, so you may be saying, that’s fine and dandy, but what do I do? Clearly, You have to learn from those who have been successful doing what you want to do. Chances are there is someone right in your community who has created great wealth in your particular field or occupation. Perhaps you want to create wealth in another industry, you can. There are no limits as to what you can do.
Important Economic Philosophies:
A job will earn you a paycheck, but a business can earn you a fortune. ~Jim Rohn
You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want. ~Zig Ziglar
Each person, by looking out for him or herself, inadvertently helps to create the best outcome for all. ~Adam Smith
In his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki describes how you can create wealth by increasing your cash-flow. If you work in a traditional job by the hour or for a salary, you may think this is impossible. And, to an extent it is, primarily because you have to depend on others for your paycheck. In this case you may want to consider a side business.
If you are not happy with your income and you strive to attain higher financial goals, maybe it’s time to start a business. Most people have thought about owning their own business, but fear they could not be successful. Many times this fear is brought on by naysayers or a false illusion in our minds. Zig Ziglar calls this False Evidence Appearing Real or FEAR. You can overcome these fears by simply changing who you associate with and surrounding yourself with positive, goal-oriented people. Denis Waitley said, “Take a good look at your friends and you will see your future”.
While there are literally thousands of side businesses you can start, most will require an investment of some sort. This should not be looked upon as a bad thing, because the best investment you could ever make is in yourself. Many times this investment is relatively small and can primarily come from changing some spending and time habits. Though it is never easy, the benefits of owning a business far outweigh the effort.
You may be familiar with the “latte experiment” where a person was spending $3.50 per day on a coffee latte, and wasting a half hour waiting in line and traffic. By simply changing some habits this person could make a coffee before leaving home and recoup $100 per month as well as 10 hours that could be used to create wealth.
As a lifelong entrepreneur I started with my own paper route at age 11. From there I sold t-shirts and eventually opened a retail store. I’ve worked door-to-door selling Bibles and I even sold soap with Amway in the early 90’s. I’ve invested in multiple businesses, the stock market and real estate, where I have made and lost money. Today, I earn my living as a financial consultant where I teach others how to protect and create multiple sources of income.
Through all of these experiences I have continued my education. I’ve purchased literally hundreds of books, cd’s and training programs on finance, business and success. And, if I had it to do over again, I would. You see, these investments were in myself. They were an investment in my knowledge, and this knowledge can never be taken away from me.
In reality, you can learn everything you need to know about business and finance by simply reading. You can get the equivalent of a college degree or even a doctorate by visiting your local library, and it’s free! Charlie “Tremendous” Jones said, “You are the same today as you will be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.” I agree wholeheartedly with this statement, but I may add one thing more, “the places you go.”
By simply reading 15-30 minutes per day, you can read a book per month. That means you could read 10 books per year! That’s more than 95% of the population and that would provide you with expert knowledge. You can use this expert knowledge to build your fortune. Once you have educated yourself properly you can determine the business that’s right for you.
When choosing or starting any business, you’ll want to keep these 2 things in mind:
1. Do what you enjoy
2. Find a starving audience
“The biggest mistake people make in life is NOT making a living at doing what they most enjoy.” ~Malcolm Forbes
One of the best options for starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur is network marketing. Network marketing companies typically have a low-cost of entry and provide excellent training.
Network marketing may not be for everyone. The important thing is to do your research and look for a company that provides a product you believe in. You’ll also want to look at the people behind the company and their background. It is also important to choose a product that provides a benefit that is a solution to a problem.
Probably the greatest benefit of network marketing is that you can work from home, part-time. So, you don’t have to quit your day job until you have created the income you desire. Another great benefit is that you can potentially earn more part-time from home than you can full-time at a normal job.
Regardless of where you are in life, you can change today! You don’t have to depend on, or wait for anyone to improve your life and reach your financial goals.
Follow these 6 Steps to Create Success as an Entrepreneur:
1. Create Your VISION
2. Determine Your WHY
3. Develop a PLAN
4. Take ACTION
5. Become a LEADER
6. Take RESPONSIBILITY
If you follow these steps and make the commitment to follow through on each one, you will be successful. Take each step, tailor them to you, and write them down. Then read them aloud every day with passion and desire because when you do, you will achieve your goals!
Success Quote – Develop a mental picture of yourself succeeding.
“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind A mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!”
How To Live A Life Of Abundance by Realizing The Value of Your Time, Money and Health
Living a life of abundance is within our reach, when we realize our value.
Reflecting on time gone by helps me to realize my value to society and my worth to myself. Not the tasks I completed or the purchases I made, but the time I have spent with my family, and what I have done to increase my value as a person.
I also consider the value that I have created for others, and what I have traded my precious time for… Because once the day is gone, it is gone forever. So, I must strive to live an abundant life today, and every day.
“Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.”
~Denis Waitley
How To Live with Gratitude
As I grow older I have learned to appreciate my time and my health more and more. Fortunately, I have been blessed far beyond my expectations with spiritual, physical and material gifts.
I can use my time and these gifts to share and benefit others or I can waste them. I’d like you to consider the value of your time and the impact you have on others lives.
Abundance
“Time is more valuable than money.”
~Jim Rohn
All of our lives we have been told that in order to increase our success and material worth we should trade our time for money. We’re told to go to school and to work hard.
And, once we achieve “success” we’re told that we should turn our money over to the financial institutions, but only after the government takes their share… for the betterment of society of course.
Our minds have been brainwashed into believing that the accumulation theory of compounding in retirement plans will create financial success. When you follow this type of thinking, you are devaluing your importance and decreasing your self-worth by basing your beliefs on economic models that are dependent on opinion.
Our mental attitude is power we hold within us.
Examining Our Worth
Our human life value, as described by the late Solomon Huebner, is the capitalized monetary worth of the earning capacity resulting from the economic forces that are incorporated within our being: namely, our character and health, our education, training, and experience, our personality and industry, our creative power, and our driving force to realize the economic images of the mind.
“It isn’t a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. Government education, in turn, is supposed to be evidence of the state’s goodness and its concern for our well-being. The real explanation is less flattering. If the government’s propaganda can take root as children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus. They’ll fasten the chains to their own ankles.”
~Lew Rockwell
Our schools indoctrinate our children from a young age with biased information and fictional characters instead of focusing on history and learning from our past. Case in point, my children participate in an accelerated reading program at their elementary school. Their available literature is almost entirely fictional consisting of fantasy and witchcraft. The problem is over time fallacies and falsehoods develop into myths. And, myths destroy our confidence by instilling our minds with doubt and fear.
“Myths which are believed in tend to become true.”
~George Orwell
Myths are based on a scarcity mindset and can be perpetuated from generation to generation. When we embrace the scarcity mindset we buy into the belief that our resources are limited. Scarcity fails to account for self-worth and further limits our opportunity for ownership and growth.
As you can see these myths can destroy your ability to create real wealth and your value as a person. Instead when you follow your purpose and focus on creating value in yourself and others, you can live a life filled with abundance and prosperity.
Adding Value to Life
“Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.”
~Albert Einstein
We must breakthrough the boundaries of traditional thinking and challenge our minds if we want to achieve our maximum potential in life. An abundant life is developed by practicing our own talents and abilities, and by aking action.
When we take action on our thoughts and ideas, based on our knowledge, we increase our worth. As we increase our knowledge, we also increase our confidence and ability to follow our free will, and make our own choices.
Live A Life of Abundance
By living a life of abundance you can follow your soul purpose and increase your value to others. You are free to focus on God’s work and your personal passions, without the limits and confines of a scarcity mindset.
When you focus on others and giving you create value for others by sharing your knowledge and developing their abilities. You are theen free to live a life of prosperity.
God has blessed us with an abundant supply of spiritual and material gifts. Our challenge is to utilize these blessings to honor God and fulfill our purpose as Christians.
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Matthew 13:12
Many believe that the end of time, as we know it, is near. Ultimately, our future resides in our own hands. Our world is going to change… the question is, will you be ready for what’s next?
“You are the same today as you will be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”
~Charlie ‘Tremendous’ Jones
Personal Inventory
In closing, I’d like to encourage you take a personal inventory by asking you a few questions.
Ask yourself what’s really important to you? Why do you do what you do?
Are you spending your time with the ones that matter the most?
When making investments, consider if you are investing in yourself, as a person. Will these investments increase your value?
Are you expanding your knowledge? What are you reading and whom are you listening to?
Until next time, Live a Life of Abundance! Barry Page
Barry Page is a recognized author and publisher of multiple blogs, websites and videos. He is an expert on private banking and specializes in showing families how to increase their happiness, health and prosperity. His business is based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and he services clients throughout the country.
It’s easy to achieve success when you have PMA. With PMA or a Positive Mental Attitude, dreams are realized, motivation is improved and greater confidence is created.
You can learn how to program your mind to achieve success with positive input that will motivate you to achieve your goals.
Attitude
Your vision of your world is created by your attitude. In other words your outlook on life is determined by how you approach things mentally. By programming your mind to think positive thoughts you can change the picture in your mind and increase your control over the outcome of your actions.
How can you program your mind to think positive thoughts? Over the years I have personally experimented with a multitude of ways to control my attitude, and some work better than others. You’ve no doubt experienced the uplifting feeling of being in a room full of people who are all chanting, yelling or singing; perhaps at church or a pep rally. On the other hand you’ve probably been surrounded by negative people, complaining or arguing, leaving you feeling mentally drained.
How To Achieve Success
Unfortunately, our minds are bombarded constantly with negative information. The television is just one example of this, but probably the best. Today’s programming is filled with news stations that run 24/7 broadcasts of the latest travesties. And, we eat it up even though we know that we shouldn’t. It’s like a drug that we can’t get enough of. And, of course nowadays we have our mobile devices and social media that follows us wherever we go.
Curiosity can work for us in different ways, but often it encourages us to drag ourselves down. The rush of adrenalin you feel when you suddenly find yourself in a pressure situation is similar to the rush of endorphins that flood the mind when you think positive thoughts. Our decision to fill our minds and thoughts with positive, truthful information is a hard one. Partly because of peer pressure and partly because of the curiosity we have.
How many times have you been seduced today? It would be hard to know the answer because it is the job of advertisers to arouse you without your knowing. Today, and every day, that you turned on the TV and watched a commercial, picked up a magazine and saw a print ad or simply logged on to your favorite social media or opened your email inbox, you have been assaulted by mind altering advertisements that your mind may not detect.
As adults we can train ourselves to avoid these ads and to simply turn the channel, but they are becoming much more sophisticated. Advertisers purchase your demographics from sources that you thought were protected to send you targeted messages. Spammers use complex algorithms to fill your email box with sexy solicitations and trash. Avoiding this negativity is becoming much harder.
We will delve deeper into ways to avoid the rubbish later, but for now let’s focus on the positive. Obviously not all advertising is bad, sometimes it’s just hard to interpret. For instance, you’ve probably been touched by ads from charitable organizations that urge you to donate, or insurance companies that encourage you to protect your family. Perhaps these types of ads will leave you with a feeling of hope or accomplishment, because they have touched you in a way that inspires you to do what you feel is good.
The Struggle
Throughout every day we have to decipher the good from the bad. In order to focus on the good it is important to avoid the clutter and pay close attention to our surroundings. Just as our parents warned us to watch who we were friends with, the same applies as adults. We as humans are likely to read, watch and use the same materials as our peers. So, what are the people you spend your time with doing? Is that congruent to what you want for yourself? If not, then you have some important decisions to make.
It’s easy to get caught up in every day life and avoid the things we know can improve our lives. You may want to ask yourself, what was the last book I read? Perhaps you already read motivational or inspirational books. Books and quotes are my favorite way to clear my mind and replenish it with positive thoughts. You may even listen to positive or educational tapes or cd’s in your car, if so you are on your way to a better life.
Inspiration
The Bible is a great source of inspiration and one that can provide hope and instill faith. Attending Church will allow you to surround yourself with others that also have a desire to improve their lives. Inspirational music can fill your heart with love and open your mind to hope. And prayer can provide you with strength in any situation. (NKJ) Psalm 28:1, “To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.”
Keep reading and keep learning. Inspire hope and faith by surrounding yourself with positive and uplifting people. You have what it takes to achieve success in whatever endeavor you choose.
Until next time, whatever your dreams are, Go For It! Barry Page
Goal setting is the best way to improve your life. Goals are imperative to achieving success. And, it’s never too late to set a goal.
Did you set a New Year’s resolution or goal, only to have it fade away? Every year people all over the world set new goals and make resolutions for the new year, unfortunately most will never fulfill their promises.
In the following text I’ll outline how to achieve your goals and keep your resolutions this year.
Maybe you’ve already set your goals, now you must act on them. If you haven’t set any goals, now is the time, the New Year offers the perfect time to set new goals!
Often, many people set goals or make a resolution to overcome bad habits or negative behavior. Your goal may be to achieve more success or increase your income.
Creating a Goal System
Having a goals system will ensure that you focus your efforts to achieve success. Remember, a ‘goal’ is different from a ‘wish.’ You may wish to be rich, but that doesn’t mean you’ve taken any practical steps to make that ‘wish’ come true.
Why should you set goals? Setting goals is the best way to improve your life. The most common reason for not setting goals is procrastination, but there are lots of other excuses. Ironically, stopping procrastination is one of the most popular goals. So, why not get started now?
When goal setting there are about 8 categories that most goals come from, there are many more, but most can be put into these categories:
Primary Goal Categories
Financial
Physical
Spiritual
Mental
Social
Family
Career
Habits
Common Personal Goals
Lose weight
Stop smoking
Increase income
Vacation
Get out of debt
Finish school
Learn a trade
Write a book
So, now that you have an idea of the more common goals, why don’t you set your own? It can be as simple as getting out a piece of paper and a pen. The most important thing is to get started now. The goals you choose are the ‘what’ you would like to accomplish. Simply choose 1 or up to 5 goals and write them down. You may want to do this in a journal or notebook or pin them to the refrigerator.
Be specific with your goals and be careful to keep your goals simple and to the point, listing only what is important and realistic to you. If you make too many, you may get discouraged or have problems focusing.
Why Set Goals?
Once you have your goals written down, you’ll want to determine ‘why’ you want to accomplish your goals. This is simply the purpose for accomplishing your goal. Your ‘why’ is imperative and will keep you motivated when you run into roadblocks or get sidetracked. Be honest with yourself about why these goals are important to you and why you should do them now.
To summarize, the Goal is ‘what’ you want to do and the Purpose is ‘why’ you must do this now. Once you determine mentally what you want to accomplish, you will subconsciously start taking on behaviors that will bring you to your determined result.
Here are some examples of goals, specifics, and purposes:
Goal (What)
Specific Accomplishment
Purpose (Why)
Stop Smoking
Decrease gradually and No cigarettes after 6 months
To breathe easier and live a longer life with your family.
Lose Weight
Lose 24 lbs. this year
So you can be more physically fit and live a healthier life.
Write a Book
200 page “how to” book
To promote a cause and teach others what you have learned.
Save Money
$40,000 over 10 years
To pay for your children’s college, so they will be able to get a higher paying job.
Give to Charity
10% of your earnings
To give back and help others because you have prospered.
Goals Chart
You should now have your goals and your purpose written down. Continuing to take action is vital at this point.
If you break your goals down into short steps they will be easier to accomplish. For example, if you want to lose weight, be specific. Let’s say you want to lose 24 pounds this year, you could break that down to 2 pounds per month. Or if you want to write a book, you may write a chapter a month or 2 pages a day.
Getting Started
Getting started requires action steps. So, you may want to journal or keep track of your daily accomplishments. By tracking your successes you will build confidence.
If your goal is to stop a bad habit, you will want to think of ways to interrupt your negative pattern. You will want to create a positive reinforcement for the negative one. Create a new association that will provide pleasure for the success.
Over the years I’ve put together a common sense approach for setting goals and broken it down into easy to follow steps.
Steps for Achieving Your Goal(s):
1. Write down your specific goal and purpose for achieving your goal. First, handwrite your goal, this will cause you to think and visualize your goal. Later you may want to type or print out your goal
2. Plan your goal setting. Set a specific date for accomplishing your goal. Break your goal down into easily attainable steps
3. Take action toward accomplishing your goal. Work toward your goal daily. Practice discipline until you form a habit
4. Visualize yourself achieving your goal. Play a movie in your mind. Watch the movie at night and in the morning
5. Verbalize your goal. Say “I choose to earn $ (your financial goal here) per year.”. Say “I will do this through (your specific plan or job here).”
The most important part of any goal plan is taking action. So, start now! Keep your mind focused on the above steps and start working towards your goal.
Close your eyes picture yourself in the place you want to be. Don’t worry about whether or not it’s working or over analyze what you’re doing. Just keep your mind focused on your goal and discipline yourself to do the steps above on a regular basis.
The following steps will allow you to “really” accelerate your results:
Are you going to dream about this or really do it?
Really print this out right now.
Really paste this next to your computer right now.
Really follow the steps once a day for 30 days.
Do it now and don’t let anything get in the way of you accomplishing your goal.
Take action and you will feel better about yourself and others. You will achieve success!
Until next time, Barry Page
Barry Page is a recognized author and publisher of multiple blogs, websites and videos. He is a leading expert on private banking and a Registered Financial Consultant. He specializes in showing families how to increase their happiness, health and prosperity. His business is based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and he services clients throughout the country.
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Maintaining a positive attitude is key to being successful in life.
“Our mental attitude is power we hold within us. This is the reality that our life can be changed dramatically by a single, solitary thought.”
~Barry Page
When you view life with a positive mental attitude, you are leaps and bounds ahead of the rest.
Education
PMA101 is the class you could never take in college. Our classrooms today teach us theory and concepts on getting a “job”, but mention little if anything on what it takes actually be successful.
Most of us were never taught why it is important to maintain a positive attitude. We go through life with no idea why.
Sure you can be successful with a negative attitude, but for how long? And, for what price? When you change your attitude, you change your life.
Maintaining a Positive Attitude
One of the best ways to maintain a positive attitude is by reading. Discipline yourself to read something motivational every single day to enjoy a richer, more enjoyable life.
“Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”
