Motivational Minute
January 10, 2000
Hello Friends!
Here is a message of POWER and PASSION to get your week started with
ENTHUSIASM!
Please feel free to share it with your friends and associates.
Are you moving forward or are you just looking backwards? Henry David
Thoreau said,"If one advances confidently in the direction of his
dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will
meet with a success unexpected in common hours." As you live your
life, are you moving confidently in the direction of your dreams on a
daily basis? Or, are you allowing life to pull you through your days
with an uninspired sense of duty?
Think about what makes you happy and about the things that give you a
passion for life. It is important to move toward the things that make
you happy and get away from things that cause you pain. Yet it is better
to concentrate on moving toward the good instead of living life
constantly running away from pain.
Life tends to be a series of moving two steps forward
and one step back. There will always be challenges to face no matter
what stage of your life you are experiencing right now. It helps to
train your mind to be able to always expect the best and be prepared for
the worst. This keeps you positive, enthusiastic and emotionally
prepared for anything life can throw your way.
Your life should be consistently moving forward in terms of your
learning, growth and experiences. Albert Einstein said, "The level
of thinking that got you to this point in your life cannot possibly be
the same level of thinking that will get you to the next point in your
life." With the fast pace of change in our everyday world it takes
being aggressive with your personal development to achieve your
potential.
Practice welcoming change in your everyday experience. This allows you
to have the mindset of always moving toward your dreams. Understand that
change is a part of life that will not go away in our age of
information. Learning to adapt, overcome and move in the direction of
what makes you feel good will keep your mind fresh, heart strong and
spirit energized.
When you feel unsure of yourself or your future,
remember what T.S. Elliot said, "You never know how
far you can go until you can risk going too far."
May your day be filled with inspiration and passion!
LAUGH-A-DAY
"The first time I walked into a trophy shop, I looked around and
thought to myself, 'This guy is GOOD!'"
- Fred Wolf
"They laughed at Joan of Arc, but she went right ahead and built
it."
- Gracie Allen
"I have a microwave fireplace. You can lay down in front of the
fire all night in eight minutes."
-Stephen Wright
QUOTE-OF-THE-DAY
"Success in life comes not from holding a good hand but in playing
a poor hand well."
BE YOUR BEST!
Michael L. Stahl
speaker, author, trainer
www.michaelstahl.com
(407) 855-2476
"Helping organizations and individuals to 'Focus Your Power' for
maximum productvity and workplace enthusiasm."
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enthusiasm and entertainment.
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