How do you play the game of life?

“If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” ~ Chinese Proverb ~ When playing any game it is always good to know the rules. This is true to be able to play the game of life effectively. The rules are simple, [...]

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What is Faith?

“Faith is not just something you have, it’s something you do.” ~Barack Obama ~ One of the hardest things about creating one’s dream life is the need for faith. Faith is belief in something which is not seen , the unknown. Man has an inbred fear of the unknown so this sets up a conflict [...]

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What is the art of Zen?

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture… Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale~ Are you familiar with the book, “Zen and the Art of Archery?” [...]

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What do you say to yourself?

“The quality of conversation we have with ourselves directly impacts the results we experience in life and our ability to derive fulfillment at any given moment.” ~ on line motivator Have you noticed that you have an ongoing dialogue in your mind? This is self talk. What you say to yourself determines who you are. [...]

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Do you use affirmations?

“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”~Claude M. Bristol ~ We have talked about meditation and visualization. There is one more technique that ranks along side these two. It is affirmations. These three; meditation, visualization, and affirmations, make an unstoppable team [...]

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What’s in your mind’s eye?

“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.”~ Cherie Carter-Scott ~ Have you heard the expression, “it’s all in your mind?” This usually indicates disbelief of something someone has said. [...]

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Ready to start again?

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford That which we call failure is a part of everyone’s life. It is your attitude that determines if failure is a deal breaker or simply an [...]

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Have you had an attitude adjustment?

“The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”~Charles Swindoll ~ Attitude, attitude, attitude, this is our most powerful tool in life. How we think and act is guided by our attitude. We attract what we give out. If we have a positive attitude we [...]

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What do you know?

“Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach, the more you can see and appreciate.”~Anonymous ~ When we finish going to school many consider themselves educated. However our education does not stop at that point. We continue to learn, but what we do with that learning is most important. After our formal schooling [...]

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Do you have focus?

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell ~ I think that one of the most difficult things we face in creating our dream life is the ability to stay focused. We are continually distracted by things going on [...]

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