Posts Tagged ‘Choice’

How much fun are you having in your life?

Successful people have fun doing what they “do”.  From the outside it may appear as if the super achievers are super disciplined and self-sacrificing.  However, their success is actually attributable to what really drives them — FUN!  Yes, they actually have more fun in their work than others.

Research shows that these individuals took the time to select a career that would incorporate their natural talents and abilities.  And, most notably,  these individuals chose a path that encompassed something they were passionate about. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t sacrifice your life for someone else’s idea of success. Striving for success above all else is hardly living.

Alan Watts, a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, expresses it best in the following video:

You have choices.  Don’t let someone else makes decisions about how you spend your time each day, like what you do and when you do it. Each person has the right to make decisions and have choices about how they live Read the rest of this entry »

Are you on the right path? Should you quit or stick it out? Are you frustrated thinking you’re working and working and, yet, not accomplishing anything? Should you keep going…persevere? Or, would it be better to give up. Maybe the universe is giving you a sign that you’re going in the wrong direction.

Well, those are questions that have come to my mind recently…and, frequently as I pursue my entrepreneurial path and financial goals. I get up each morning with a well-defined “to do” list. I accomplish each of those tasks and cross them off one by one. I get up Read the rest of this entry »

Your rewards in life are determined by your contributions and service to others. Some people are paid minimum wage and others earn millions. There are no limits on how much you can earn. Limits are determined by your thoughts and beliefs.

As a child, wanting to be liked by others was a very powerful motivator. In school kids begin doing what they see everyone else doing. Acceptance is their focus. They want to dress like everyone else. They laugh when others laugh at a joke, story or subject matter…even though Read the rest of this entry »

Developing an attitude of gratitude is one of the most powerful practices we can develop. Be on the lookout for opportunities to be grateful, find things to be grateful for in the midst of problems or challenges, and talk about your gratitude frequently…to as many people as possible. Constantly be on the lookout for good and then name it when you see it.

The attitude of gratitude helps us not take people and things for granted. It keeps us open and receptive- even a bit humble-which opens the channel for more good to come to us.

In order to express gratitude, we have to shift our focus from the negative and put our attention on all of those things we are thankful for. It is very easy to forget Read the rest of this entry »