May 5th, 2009
We can hardly travel through this life without encountering some type of relationship. We are born out of a relationship. We grow up into relationships and unfortunately there is no how to manual on relationships is there? I considered searching for a relationship for dummies guide at times and am sure someone has written one at least for their own personal use. There have been so many times when I have felt like a dummy when it comes to my friends or family relationships. Being someone who has had tremendous success working with other peoples situations in both personal and business coaching it is difficult to admit sometimes when we ourselves struggle.
We feel our way most of the time through life and learn mostly by doing. The reason for war stems out of broken relations or poor relations, difference of opinion and ultimately selfishness or the desire to be right and have our way. Someone recently made a statement that asks the question “is it more important to be right or happy”? Many family issues stem from someone wanting or needing to be right. Ultimately they loose site of what is really important and that is the relationship. The best feeling in the world is when you really are able to connect with someone and find the experience rewarding. It is like the best rush in the world at least it is for me.
As we evaluate our lives and measure our success in business or in life, we can almost always look to how we are faring in our relationships. I heard about a couple who were going through marriage counseling and one of their exercises was to answer a questionnaire about how they get along with others in their immediate family. Would we want to read what they say? Isn’t it interesting that in preparing for the success of a new marriage is measured by how the immediate family treats both partners? Many marriages have been destroyed by interfering or indifferent family members.
In order to become successful in our life we should be open and willing to examine how we treat others and especially the people who are closest to us in our lives.
I would love to hear some success stories about how others have been able to turn situations around by devoting more time to relationships and putting others first. I recently heard about a book called the Go Giver by Bob Burg and find it so simple to read and yet for such a small little book it packs a huge message and in fact is causing quite a stir around the world. The Go Giver Tour – Go Giver meetups etc. What are your thoughts?
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April 20th, 2009
There are no random opportunities for those who follow the teaching of the law of attraction. We know that we can have intentions and learn how our words and thoughts create what is present in our lives. How we are feeling is the indicator of whether we are in or out of balance. Often people choose to give up on themselves while placing blame for failed expectations on others. Once you become grateful for what you already have you will begin to open the door for what if, and the possibilities begin to appear. To be able to identify opportunity requires understanding and vision of what we are looking for.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.-Demosthenes
Are you ready for opportunity when it arrives? We can say we are open to opportunity, but at times our actions are different. Some people are living in denial and suspicion because deep within they really do not feel they deserve to have success. Often when we are launching a great enterprise, it is the small opportunities together that contribute to the results.
Are you expecting opportunities?
Is your personal vision crystal clear?
Do you have an intention?
People who have a clear vision will usually recognize opportunity when it knocks at their door. They open it eagerly and embrace it as a gift. Others who are not so confident will peek through the cracks of the door and perhaps only open it very slightly and then slam it shut before opportunity can come all the way in. Others do not even give opportunity a good look if it appears in a different manner or at a different time than they were expecting. They have formed opinions in their own minds of how opportunity must look when it arrives and they miss it entirely.
Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.-Thomas Edison
Many say it seems to too hard or elusive and work is always involved in anything we do. When opportunity presents itself, are you willing to do what it takes to grab onto it? At times it may require doing something unplanned, uncomfortable or unexpected.
In observing people who seem to always be ready to jump on the train of opportunity one main characteristic is that they are typically open-minded. They do not have any preconceived ideas that may prevent them from accepting the gift of ideas that spark possibilities. They often recognize that many opportunities appear small at times and are really stepping stones to larger achievements. They can also appear in unexpected circumstances, and we must be ready and willing to act on them without delay or denial. Positive people do not allow anything to stop them while in pursuit of their passion!
Today we are living in the possibilities we created yesterday. Are you eagerly expecting opportunities? Will you recognize them when they come? Many will grow fearful or weary and give up at the door of their opportunity. Many times there is only one more step or one more day or just one more push! Be ready for that opportunity and prepare for it and decide today you won’t quit.
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now- Napoleon Hill
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