"Lift Your Life Up"

If the bad stuff is getting to you too much, create more good stuff. Nothing can bring you down when you’re busy lifting life up...

Don’t fight the negativity, because that will just draw you in deeper. Instead, overwhelm negativity with positive substance...

Constantly complaining makes you more invested in whatever you are complaining about. Resist the temptation to complain, and find a positive response...

Let the negativity be, then let it go. Free yourself from its grip and with that freedom, move forward.
You don’t have to be naive to be positive. Though the negative things are still there, you can choose to focus all of your energy on creating new goodness...

No matter how difficult things are, there is always something good you can do. Lift up life, and put more of the power of positive living in your world...

Lift Your Life Up!!

"Road To Success"

From this moment, there is a path that leads toward victory and another path that leads toward defeat. Which path is your awareness focused upon?

Each pathway is equally valid, equally realistic, and equally accessible. Which path have you chosen to follow?

The particular circumstances of this moment don’t really matter that much. What matters is what you decide to do with what you have right now...

Know, without a doubt, that there is a very real path that goes from where you are now to where you would most like to be. Know it and you will surely see it...

Always, there is hope, for always you can take a step forward. Step by step, you can work your way to any place you choose...

Get yourself on the path that leads to victory, to accomplishment and fulfillment of your most deeply held purposes. That path is surely here right now, ready for you to take the next step...

"Experience"

Others can guide you, teach you, and encourage you. Yet what you truly know is whatever you experience for yourself...

When you understand and appreciate the true value of experience, then every experience indeed becomes valuable. The good times and the not-so-good times all bring with them the golden treasure of experience...

Be willing to live through whatever life sends your way, and you will grow stronger with each passing moment. Be thankful for the opportunity to experience whatever may be happening, and the experience you gain will serve you well...

You are more capable, more knowledgeable, more effective than you’ve ever been before. And with each new experience, that positive and valuable growth continues...

Delight each day in the experience of life. Treasure it, learn from it, live it and use every moment to reach ever higher...

"Are You Ready?"

If you’ve been waiting until you’re ready, the wait is over... You are ready...

You are ready, so go ahead and get started. You know enough, you have enough, you’re inspired and purposeful and creative enough to take the first step, now...

Though you have many questions, and maybe even some doubts, you are ready. Go ahead, grab the opportunity of this moment, and make your life come to life...

Achievement is never the result of figuring everything out in advance. Achievement comes when you start where you are and keep going...

Make more than mere plans, have more than just intentions, experience more than empty wishes. You are ready to follow where your passions lead and make life more amazing than it already is...

You are ready to take action. Now is the time and this is the place...

Are You Ready?

"A MasterPiece"

You become what you think and what you do. Your life is an empty canvas upon which you are continually painting your own special masterpiece...

Though you will have much guidance and inspiration, what you do with that guidance and with that inspiration is ultimately up to you. It is at once an awesome responsibility and a blessing of the most profound and unlimited proportions...

And today is when it happens. This is the place and the moment where it all comes together. Even as you ponder these words, the unique work of art that is your life is taking shape. What an immense opportunity it is to be you...

The clothes you wear, the car you drive, the title on your business card are relatively minor factors compared to the real, genuine person you’re capable of becoming. See your life in all the fullness of its grand perspective, and spend each moment perfecting the special masterpiece that you were born to live...

"Possibilities"

Sunlight drops its golden paint on the quiet surface of a mountain stream, and a new day is born. What a shame it would be to let this day pass without putting fresh goodness into it...

From rocky ledges to cool valleys, in the countryside and in cities across the globe, possibilities abound. Life is here to be lived, and now is the time to do it...

Like water swiftly flowing, the opportunities of this day will soon be nothing more than memories. Now is your one and only chance to make them positive, satisfying memories by making full use of the opportunities...

Now is your chance to make new value where none existed before. Now, when you are inspired to let go of the excuses and to cast off any thought of procrastination, is when you can act...

Though the challenges are great and the circumstances less than perfect, today’s possibilities beg you to seize them. To the extent you do, your life and your world will benefit...

This is your day to do what you can, and you can indeed do much, if you will. Say yes to life, to the possibilities that abound, and get going...

"Here And Now"

You don’t have to live extravagantly to live richly. You can find extraordinary richness and fulfillment even in the simple, ordinary things...

You don’t have to wait or hope for some big, impressive windfall before you can begin to fully enjoy life. You can experience immense enjoyment right where you are, with whatever you have...

Living a life that’s full and rich is more about your inner attitude than your outer situation. Richness is found not so much in what comes to you but rather in what you make of it all in each moment...

Don’t limit your experience and enjoyment of life’s richness by limiting your ideas of what it should be. Open yourself to discover and delight in the richness that’s in every moment...

There is so very much available to you right here, right now. Go ahead, let go of the need for this or for that, and live the richness that is always yours to live...

Let the experience of great richness come from your choice to live it. Your life is now, so fully and richly enjoy it here and now...

"Get Acquainted With Life"

Do something you’re not good at, and you’ll get better. Instead of excusing yourself because you don’t know how, challenge yourself to learn and to do...

Go someplace you’ve never been, and your eyes will be opened to new possibilities. Seeing life from a new place can make your overall perspective more valuable...

Get to know people you’ve never known before. They will give you ideas you’ve never considered before...

If you feel stuck, or bored, tired, dismayed or depleted, the answer is not to withdraw from life. Those feelings are urging you to re-introduce yourself to life...

You are capable of creating great new things and forging new connections, capable of learning, of going, of seeing, of taking action. And you won’t be fully satisfied unless you’re putting all you have into doing so...

Take a deep breath and feel the fresh possibilities of this day. Now, go forth, get reacquainted with the wonders of life, and make the most of all you have...

"Start Right Now"

Start right now to fulfill your best possibilities. Start right now to achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself. Those goals, those possibilities are too important to let them go stale. There is something you can do right now to move toward them. Get busy and do it. There is some initial action you can take. Get busy and take it...

What have you always told yourself you would do? Who is the person you have always wanted to become? What is the lifestyle you’ve always wished for? Wishing is not enough. Intention is not enough. At some point you must take action to achieve those things you truly desire. That point is right now...

Now is the time you have available to you. Now is your opportunity to act. Now is when your goals, your dreams, your ambitions begin to become a reality...

There’s no need to put off the fulfillment of you best possibilities for another moment. Start now, take action, keep going and experience the incomparable thrill of making your dreams a reality...

"No Better Time Then Now"

Now is golden, with great value available to be created. Direct your focus and your energy into what you can do with now...

Right now there are possibilities and resources you can tap into. Now, there is the opportunity to make things happen and to make a difference...

Don’t compromise the value of now by using it to obsess over past events that cannot be changed...

Don’t give up the chance to be effective right now by worrying about what might happen in the future...

This is the time you can use to take action. This is the time you can use to move your world in a positive direction...

This moment right now is worth whatever you wish to put into it. Yet if you fail to make use of now while it is here, it quickly becomes worthless and irretrievable to you...

Now is golden, so grab its value by taking positive, effective action. Now is yours, so live it well...

There is no better time than now...

"A Better World"

It may sometimes seem that the world is shallow and petty and focused only on meaningless, superficial concerns. Yet you can choose to live in a better world...

It may appear that there is an overwhelming amount of violence, despair and injustice in the world. Yet you can choose to live in a better world...

Look at the world in a positive light, and suddenly you’ve made it a better place. Act on the possibilities that you see, and you give real substance to your positive vision...

Imagine how the world would be if everyone became focused on the positive possibilities. By directing your own awareness toward those possibilities, and by acting on them, you make them more vibrant, more visible and more compelling...

By working to improve your own attitude and your own life, you become a living example for all the world to see. And a living example is hard to ignore...

The way a better world emerges is one life at a time. Start with your own life, and let the goodness quickly spread outward from you...

All the small things can come together to add up to something much greater of a contribution to helping to make a better world. It all starts with us. People. And as an artist for example, We can help to make a better world through Music & Entertainment.

You have to give back. It feels good to give back. No matter what the contribution is. In order to make things grow, you have to start by planting the seed...

A great Man [Mr. Beryl Wolk] once told me, We have to all work together to keep life evolving and growing. And one way you are able to do it is by Making a Better World through Entertainment & Music... 

                               ~ J Rag

"Be Genuine"

You are worthy, deserving, intelligent, skillful and have unique value to offer. Even so, the world does not revolve around you...

There are a lot of other people in this world. The more considerate you are of those people, even the ones who don’t seem to deserve it, the better off you yourself will be...

You are worthy of the very best life has to offer. And one of the most empowering thoughts to keep in mind is that life does not owe anything to you...

Your life is filled with great possibilities. It is by acting with gratitude, humility and genuine thoughtfulness that you will fulfill the best of those possibilities...

At times, other people will anger you, frustrate you, lie to you and disappoint you. Love them anyway, for ultimately that is in your best interest...

It is easy to be understanding of those who agree with you, and immensely powerful to be understanding of those who don’t...

Live with understanding and genuine thoughtfulness, no matter what, and enjoy the rewards that come from making a real and positive difference...

Be Thoughtful... And Be Genuine...

"Lear From Your Actions"

You don’t have to sit around waiting for a moment of brilliance. Instead, spend your moments taking action, and allow the brilliance to eventually rise to the top...

Don’t spend a lot of time and effort agonizing over what strategy to use. Make enough attempts, and the best strategy will eventually become evident...

Often, to find out what works you have to do what doesn’t. Learn and prepare the best you can, then jump in and do...

Experience will teach you what nothing else can. Start accumulating that experience as soon as possible...

Instead of wondering about the best approach, find out. The sooner you start taking action, the sooner you’ll zero in on the most effective set of actions...
 
Get quickly beyond speculating about what works best in theory and find what actually does work in practice. Learn from action, and learn what really counts...

 

"Don't Live Your Life With Regret"

What can you begin to do right now that will have you looking back on this day with satisfaction instead of regret? What can you do today so at the end of the day you will feel you’ve done your best?

Satisfaction and regret do not just materialize out of thin air. They are the direct results of what you choose to do with your time...

Decide how you would prefer to feel at the end of the day, and live the day accordingly. If you wish to be satisfied with what you’ve done, now is the time to act in that direction...

You can create a day that you know has been well lived. No matter what things outside your influence may happen or fail to happen, you can experience the satisfaction of doing your best with it all...

It’s not that difficult to create a day you can be happy and proud and satisfied to have lived. It’s a matter of intention, and it’s based on what you do right now...

Imagine looking back on this day, and imagine exactly what you would like to look back on. Now is your chance to make it so...

Do what you have to do to live your life with Satisfaction... And the satisfaction of knowing that you don't have to live your life with regret....

"A Daily Progress"

You can make a whole lot of progress today. So let yourself do it...

You can be free of your doubts, your worries, and the limiting assumptions that have held you back. Decide to make progress, and act on your decision...

You can handle the challenges and find a way to address each problem. See yourself doing it, and then do what you see...

You can discard the excuses and put an end to your hesitation. Remind yourself of the great value in what you can do, and get busy doing it...

Instead of slipping backwards, instead of just getting by, you can make progress today. Do yourself and everyone else a great big favor, and do what you know you can do...

The time, the energy and the resources are here now for you to use. Choose to use them now, and make some great new progress today...


 

"How You See The World"

The world you see is mightily affected by the person you are. The quickest and most effective way to live in a better world is to be a better you...

Your opinion of life exerts a strong influence on your experience of life. Change your opinion of life, and you immediately see a corresponding change in the way life unfolds...

Just because you think something is true doesn’t make it true. Yet from your own point of view, it might as well...

Your decisions and preferences depend heavily on your perspective. And those decisions and preferences play a major role in the way your life progresses...

What you think about life determines the way you live it. And you get to decide what you think.
See a world filled with goodness, with positive possibilities, with joy, love and fulfillment. See that world, and live to make it so...

It's all about how you see the world....

"Don't Assume"

Base your decisions on thought and perception rather than assumptions. Don’t get trapped by assuming what is no longer true...

Be careful not to use your assumptions as excuses for avoiding action. Question and challenge those assumptions, and focus on what you wish to accomplish...

The world changes with every moment. What you once assumed to be true may no longer be true, and may never have actually been true in the first place...

Look at the world in front of you with eyes free of judgment. Consider all the possibilities, especially those that seem particularly outrageous...

Instead of assuming that you can’t, feel the confidence that comes from knowing you can. Hiding behind every assumption there are new opportunities ready to be explored...

Let go of the assumptions that may be holding you back. And discover how very much you can do..

"Encourage More Understanding"

There are people who do not understand you. Be okay with that, and then work in a positive way to encourage more understanding...

There are things that will happen to set you back. Be okay with that, and be ready to quickly recover from the disappointments...

Life is not always fair. Be okay with that, find the beauty anyway, and do all you can to offer genuine compassion to those who suffer from unfairness...

This day may not turn out exactly the way you planned. Be okay with that, and make use of it to create new value anyway...

You may not like what has already happened, but there’s nothing you can do to change the past. Your best strategy is to let it be what it has been, to be okay with it, and to move toward the future you wish to create...

Invest your time and energy in new positive efforts where they will make a difference, not in bitterness about whatever has come before. Be okay with the way things are, and be in a position to make them much better...

"Life Is The Way You See It"

Do more than merely getting through this day. Jump into it fully with vigor and enthusiasm...

Do more than merely getting through your work. Find real joy in making a difference...

When the purpose behind each day is just to get it over with, that dismal purpose can begin to take over your whole life...

By contrast, when you put a little bit of joy and positive purpose into each moment, you get a whole lot of great and wonderful things filling your world...

It only takes a fraction of a second to change your whole life and your whole world for the better...

Are you ready to go beyond merely surviving and to fill each thought, each word, each action with the most magnificent possibilities of life?

Life is exactly the way you choose to see it. Wherever you may be, whatever you may be doing, you have the opportunity to immediately and completely make life truly great...

Open your eyes, look around, and awaken to all the best possibilities. Now is when you can live with all the richness you’re able to imagine...

Life is going to be a reflection of how you see it. How you choose to see it. How you choose to live it... There is so much great opportunity and possibility in this life, so choose to see it that way... Live each day with Open Eyes and with an open mind...

                                               ~ J Rag
 

"Build And Grow"

Whatever way this day is going, you can make it better. You have the power, the ability and the opportunity to do so...

If you find yourself in a good and useful situation, you can make it even better. When you encounter a difficult and troubling situation, you can make that better as well...

Accept the reality of what is. Then get busy making your own unique positive contribution using whatever you have to work with...

Look at the events and circumstances of life not as things to fight against or to attempt to grab. See them as opportunities to build and grow...

Be truly thankful for whatever comes your way. For within all of it, there is room for you to add as much real, meaningful value as you wish...

See the possibilities in every moment, and find ways to give your best to life. Always, you can make it better, and by continuing to do so, you make it great...

"Put In The Work"

Life works when you do. You cannot merely coast through life, so don’t waste your precious time trying...

Even if you were to have all the riches and luxuries you could imagine, real life demands real effort. Be ever willing to make an effort, to make a contribution, to make a difference...

You could choose to resent whatever you must do, and keep yourself miserable. Or you could be thankful for each opportunity to make an effort, and constantly renew your enthusiasm for living...

Effective effort is its own reward. And it creates many other rewards in the process...

There are those who foolishly avoid effort, avoid responsibility and avoid discipline. By avoiding the temporary discomfort of effort, they create the permanent pains of regret and dismay...

Today is an opportunity to do meaningful work, to make a difference for yourself and your world. Do the work, make the effort, and create the true richness that you deserve...

"Acting Like It"

A  great cure for self defeating thoughts is empowering behavior. When you’re feeling down and you try to think your way out of it, often you’ll end up thinking your way even deeper into despair. So stop thinking about it. Get up and do something positive...

Challenge yourself to take action that will make a difference. Moving with real action in a positive, productive way will leave those negative thoughts with very little chance to survive...

A great way to occupy your mind with positive thoughts is to fill your time with positive actions. If you’re not in the mood to help yourself, then get busy helping someone else. That will truly boost your energy level and empower you to do great things. Experience the enormous positive power that exists in a kind, sincere gesture...

Are you truly serious about becoming more positive? Then act like it. Your body will do what you tell it to do. So tell it to get busy, and watch those negative thoughts melt quickly away...

"Finding Your Way"

Don’t complain that something is blocking your path. Find a way over it, under it, around it or through...

Just because the work is difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Find a way, and you’ll absolutely make it happen...

You can’t expect to be told exactly what steps will get you where you want to go. Find joy and sweet fulfillment in the fact that it’s up to you to find your own way...

Don’t waste your time crafting elaborate excuses or seeking the pity of others. Invest your precious time in finding a way forward...

You might think it would be nice if someone else were to cater to your every need and whim. Yet what your spirit truly desires is to find its own way, and deep inside you know that...

You were born to find your own unique way through life’s richness of possibilities. Your treasures await, so get going right now...

It's all about finding your way....

"Believe In YourSelf"

Think that you can....

The world is changed by people who think they can... What do you think you can do?

Just thinking you can succeed does not make you successful. Yet if you don’t think you can, you won’t...

Decide that you can do it. Then set about to prove yourself right...

Many may doubt you, but you never have to focus on those doubts. Focus instead on your own confidence...

Think you can, and then act on that thought. You will make progress, and that is good...

Think you can, and push yourself to find a way. Think you can, and do what you think you can...

Believe in Yourself...

"Creating The Best"

Calm your thoughts and be peaceful. Know that all is well, all the time...

This moment is already the best it can be, and is everything it can be. Accept it and move forward.
Do not fear the worst, for your thoughts of fear give great power to whatever it is you fear. Instead, sincerely expect the best and you create the best...

Know that the positive possibilities are always present, and your eyes will be opened to them. Everything that is, can be put to good use in moving toward your highest vision for life...

As life unfolds in each moment, new opportunities are being born. No matter what has already happened, choose to create the very best you can imagine...

This is the day that you have to work with. Live with peaceful purpose, and use it to create a magnificent world...

"The Greatest Opportunity"

Don’t wait for later to do what you love and to love what you’re doing. Life is made richer in increments of now, and this very moment is your moment to fully live...

Keep reminding yourself how much of a privilege it is to be where you are right now. Keep working to make the most of that unique privilege, and use it to lift all of life ever higher...

Stop making excuses about why you can’t. Start making grand fulfillment out of the goodness you have...

Discover how immensely thankful you can be that this moment is here. Enjoy how enthusiastic you can be about fulfilling this day’s most glorious possibilities...

Now is when you can get the most out of life by putting the most into life. Now is when you can find maximum enjoyment in being authentically you...

Do what you love and love what you’re doing. Your greatest opportunity is now...

"Enjoy The Moment"

In every situation, savor the moment. Whatever you must do, savor the task...

Don’t rush ahead in your mind to whatever is next. Give all of yourself to whatever is here and now.
Resist the urge to make a judgment as to whether it is good or bad, helpful or a waste of time. Just savor it, and fully experience it...

After all, you’re there, you’re in the moment you’re in, you’re doing whatever you’re doing, so do it with all you have. Fighting against it will not serve any positive purpose...

Yes, there are some situations, some people, some activities that it is good to get away from as quickly as possible. Yet while you are there, while you are with them, enjoy, appreciate and savor the moment...

Develop within yourself an unshakable positive presence. Savor the task, savor the moment, savor the experience, whatever it may be, and feel the immense power of your own acceptance...

"Don't Put It Off"

At the beginning of each day, think of something you must do, that you really don’t want to do. Then, with a positive and powerful sense of control over your own life, go ahead and get that undesirable job done...

Do the difficult, disagreeable things first. You will make all the other things a whole lot more enjoyable...

Instead of procrastinating, and avoiding, and having something unpleasant constantly hanging over you, get it out of the way. Free yourself to live the rest of your day with the enjoyment and satisfaction of having it done...

Do the hard stuff first, and it will strengthen you, give you confidence and a very real sense of being firmly in control. Do the challenging jobs first, and enjoy the value that comes from working through the challenges...

Rather than dreading what you must do, get it done, and get it out of the way. Put your time and energy into making progress and not into making excuses...

Each day, you have the opportunity to do yourself a big favor. Get the difficult stuff done early, and enjoy all the great rewards you earn by doing so...

Don't put it off.. Get it out of the way... You'll feel better knowing that you completed the task...

"Remain Persistent"

The most valuable experiences are often the most difficult experiences. The biggest challenges bring out the best in you, and compel you to make your best even better...

Difficult situations are not much fun... Yet by working your way through them, you create great strength and value...

Even when your hard work is not fully appreciated or immediately rewarded, it still brings important value to your life. The experience of dealing with challenge can produce a lifetime of beneficial dividends...

When you know you have done it in the past, you also know you can do it again. That is the essence of true confidence...

The difficult experiences give you the opportunity to practice persistence. And persistence is a quality that is always in demand...

Though your efforts may not pay off immediately, they will pay off. Persist, and know that you are growing stronger and stronger...

Always give your best effort. Remain consistent and Remain Persistent...

"Be Persistent And Consistent"

Make sure you always put forward the best effort... Always remain persistent and Consistent...

If you’re disappointed by the results of your first attempt, that’s no reason to quit. On the contrary, that’s a reason to learn from what you’ve done and make a second attempt...

If you’ve made that second attempt, and a third and fourth and fifth, and still don’t have it right, keep going. Though you may not immediately see it, you’re making progress...

If nothing else, you’re learning what doesn’t work. And, you’re reinforcing the powerful habit of persistence...

What you consistently and persistently do, you soon will do very well. Keep plugging away, and as you do, your effectiveness increases...

The achievement you seek comes from consistent, persistent effort. Keep going, keep learning, keep making improvements, one effort at a time...

Let go of the fantasy of being instantly successful, and choose instead to be reliably successful...

With consistent, persistent effort you will find a workable path to whatever achievement you choose to create...

                                    ~ J Rag

"Remember The Little Things"

It only takes a minute or two for you to make a little progress. And a little progress can put you solidly on the road to a lot more...

It only takes a small effort to give a little kindness. And a little kindness can easily multiply itself again and again until it starts to make a big difference...

It only takes a simple adjustment of your attitude to build a little enthusiasm. And with a little enthusiasm you can attract the support of many others...

Small positive changes are easy to make. In between all the things you’re already doing, there are numerous opportunities to fill in the spaces with extra treasures...

And the small positive changes do something much more powerful than making a difference in the world. They make a difference in you...

Get in the habit of making small positive changes, and soon you’ll be experiencing big, valuable accomplishments...

 Let the little things put your spirit in a positive place, and that can change your life in magnificent, profound ways...

"Choose Your Time"

You can always live the life you choose. Because you can always choose, in each and every moment, how to be...

Sure, life in this world sends all sorts of seemingly random and often disturbing occurrences your way. Yet the choice of how to think and feel about them, and what to do with them, is yours...

It is through the use of that choice that your life is fashioned. From the perspective you select comes the world you experience, in this hour, this month, this decade, this lifetime...

Whatever comes, will come and go. What you choose to do with it, is what makes your life the way it is...

It is never too late, and you are never too far off track to live the way you wish to live. For in this very next moment, no matter what it may contain, you can choose how, and why, to proceed...

You never have to resign yourself to less than the best. For now is always your time to choose...

"Make Use Of Your Time"

Your time is one of the most precious things you have, and no hour, no moment, no day can ever be replaced. Keep that in mind when choosing how to spend your time...

The way you use your time, now, in the next hour, in the next few days, determines the way your life unfolds. It is a great opportunity that keeps on presenting itself to you...

Over and over again, you have the chance to make wise and productive use of your time. You have the chance to exchange the fleeting moments for lasting value...

Every now and then, step back and look at what you’re doing. Remind yourself to make the most of the great opportunity you have in each moment...

Tomorrow can be markedly improved as a result of the way you use your time today. By using your time wisely, you can transform the richness of this moment into a richness that continues in your life for years to come...

You have just as much time today as the most accomplished person alive. Now is your time to make it count...

"Be Confident"

Where your confidence comes from is not really that important. What matters is where your confidence can take you...

Perhaps your confidence is based on your past experiences, or perhaps it is not. Perhaps you are confident in yourself just because you have chosen to be...

Confidence is not about what has already happened. Confidence is about moving forward and creating the best of what can be...

Even though you have no logical reason to be, you can still be genuinely confident about what you intend to do. Confidence is an attitude you choose, not an evaluation of what you’ve already been through...

Ultimately, confidence does not come from who you know or where you’ve been or what you’ve done. It comes from your choice to do what you know you must...

Confidence can be yours no matter what. Choose it and use it to follow your dreams...

Be Confident In Yourself...

"Don't Deny Purpose"

The thing that will keep you focused is not a strategy or technique or condition. What will keep you focused, and disciplined, and committed, is a purpose you cannot deny...

If you’re serving a purpose that isn’t really your purpose, you’ll easily be distracted from it. Yet when you follow a purpose that lives at your very core, nothing can pull you away from it...

Focus is not about trying hard. Focus is about living true...

Great achievement demands great effort. A clear, authentic purpose is what will drive that effort, and make it feel like no effort at all...

Be honest with life, be honest with others and, most of all, be honest with yourself. It is an unwavering commitment to truth and openness that enables you to connect to the power of your purpose...

Live the purpose that lives at your heart. And live with richness in every moment...

"People Can Be Difficult"

Difficult People....
The people whom you find most difficult to deal with can also be your most valuable teachers. For your problems with them are not really due to how they are, but rather to how you respond to how they are...

Learn to deal successfully with difficult people, and you learn valuable lessons about yourself. Work to relate positively to difficult people and you develop skills that can serve you well in many other challenging situations...

People are the way they are. Get past the need to try to change them, past the need to judge or condemn, and look for the value they offer. Sometimes that value is deeply hidden, and when you find it you’ve found a real treasure, something few people take the time to uncover...

 In every difficult person you encounter, make a point to look past the difficult part and focus your attention on the person part...

The other people with whom you interact are mirrors that help you to see things within yourself...

 With some people, that mirror can be difficult to view, yet when you have the courage to do so, the rewards can be many and great...

"Being Creative"

Be Creative...
Creativity is not reserved just for those who engage in artistic pursuits. In every life, in every situation, there are opportunities to be creative...

Being creative means acknowledging that there are many possibilities beyond the obvious. Being creative means having the courage to consider doing things in a way that’s different than the way they’ve always been done...

Creativity gives you the ability to solve multiple problems with a single course of action. Creativity transforms weakness into strength, and builds value where there was none before...

Imagine the possibility of a connection between things that don’t appear to be connected, and creativity will start to take hold. Look at life from a new perspective, and it will further nourish your creativity...

Creativity refuses to accept limits. And as such, with sufficient creativity you can move beyond any obstacle...

There is always room for improvement, and there is always a place for beauty, for achievement, for fulfillment. Be creative, and you’ll continue to add richness to life...


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"No Limitations"

The world does not persecute you so much as you would think. Anything that holds you back is assisted in great part by your own imagination, or lack thereof...

Imagine for a while that the barriers are not there. Imagine what you could do if you stepped outside your current assumptions...

The more you focus on what holds you back, the more it holds you back. Imagine being free of the limitations and suddenly, in a very real way, you are...

The energy of your mind has great power. Apply that energy in a positive direction...

Visualize life beyond the limitations. You won’t erase those limitations, yet you can make them far less significant, and much less confining...

Seeing that something is possible, makes it possible for you. Imagine life beyond the limitations, and go do what you have imagined...

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"Don't Make Excuses"

Don't make excuses...
Every day offers you plenty of reasons to make excuses. But excuses bring you nothing of real value...

Sure, a plausible excuse may enable you to save face, to appear more diligent and disciplined than you know you are. But do you merely want to appear successful, or would you prefer to actually be successful?

Excuses hold you back because they enable you to avoid responsibility and the achievement it brings. You deserve more than just a life filled with useless excuses...

Instead of making excuses, choose to make some honest, authentic progress. Even a tiny effort is infinitely more productive than a big, impressive excuse...

Don’t settle for a growing list of reasons for failure. You can just as easily give yourself real, compelling reasons to succeed...

Free yourself from the shackles of useless excuses. And see this day as the grand opportunity that it is...

No Excuses!!

"Be Mindful And Pay Attention"

Always pay attention to what is going on around you, be aware of your surroundings, and when talking to someone, be mindful, and pay attention to signs and what is really being said....
When you truly pay attention and are fully aware, you are never bored and life is never tedious. You are continually immersed in a wondrous universe of limitless proportions, and it is always good to be mindful of that...

Be mindful, and see the possibilities in every moment and in every situation. Be mindful, and take positive, meaningful and beneficial control of every aspect of your life...

Instead of living on autopilot, instead of living from your assumptions, live from your best intentions. Instead of letting the illusions get you down, grab the immense positive reality of life and lift yourself higher and higher with it...

Give your complete and loving attention to whatever you’re doing, without judgments or preconceptions. Connect with the astounding beauty and possibility of what is, and discover new joy in every situation...

Don’t waste the power of your magnificent mind by filling it with worry, anger or resentment. Use that awesome power to appreciate life’s special goodness and to make much more of it for yourself and others...

When you think, when you see, when you speak, when you listen, when you act, pay attention. Be fully mindful, and be fully alive...

"Think Before You Respond"

Always take a second and think before you respond. Never act on Feelings, Anger, & Emotions. It's better to take the second to really think about what you are going to say without just reacting...
Before you respond, take a breath. Before you respond, take a moment to think...

When you instantly and automatically react, it allows the people and events around you to take control of your life. When, on the other hand, you thoughtfully and deliberately respond, it puts you firmly in control...

You can watch, listen and learn from all that’s going on in your world. Yet you never have to let it all get to you...

Always remember that you can choose how to think and feel about whatever is happening. Even more importantly, you can choose what, if anything, to do about it...

Stay ever connected to your dreams, your values, your experience and your wisdom. Give yourself a moment to consider the best of who you are before you decide how to speak or to act...

Every moment is a choice that you have the opportunity to make. Choose those possibilities that will move you steadily and decisively forward...

"Looking At Opportunity"

What does opportunity look like? How do you not look right past it?
What if you were staring straight into the face of a magnificent opportunity and you didn’t even know it? Just what does opportunity look like, anyway?

Many people think opportunity looks like a free ride, a chance to grab on to something, to be powerfully and quickly swept toward fame and fortune with a minimum amount of effort. But that’s not opportunity... That’s fantasy...

In reality, opportunity looks like hard work... It looks like something that will require some patience and persistence. It looks uncomfortable. It looks challenging. It looks risky. It looks a little rough, and doesn’t come with a guarantee...

Would you recognize real opportunity if you saw it? The fact it, it’s all around you. Opportunity is any situation in which you can make a positive difference, and surely you come across plenty of those situations every day. The more of a difference you can make, and the more people who can benefit from it, the bigger the opportunity will be...

Commit to making a positive difference in the lives of those around you, and your own life will be filled with rewarding opportunities...

"Write Your Own Story"

Write your own story.. Only you have control of the Pen that writes each page and each chapter that can create the Book of Your Life...
It’s not really so hard to get up and get going. It’s mainly a matter of changing the story you tell yourself...

Every day you’re strengthening your habits and assumptions with the things you do and the things you tell yourself. Every moment you have the opportunity to become more energetic, more focused, more purposeful and successful...

If you sit around telling yourself that you’re too tired and that life is unfair, guess what? You’re creating a reality with your inaction and with those negative, self-defeating thoughts...

Instead, get up, move around, do something useful and caring, being thankful all the while. Remind yourself of life’s best possibilities and jump at every opportunity to have a positive impact...

Is the story you’re telling yourself holding you back, keeping you inactive and unmotivated? If so, it’s time for a new, improved story, and you can start telling yourself that story right now...

You deserve the best, so remind yourself to get busy and create it in every moment. Fill your days with positive thoughts and actions, and live the very best story you can imagine...

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"Positive Energy"

It's all about the approach with Active Energy.. Keep it all Positive Energy...
Tell yourself, right now, that you’re going to live this day with a high level of positive energy...

 Remind yourself, right now, that you don’t have to let anything make you sluggish or hesitant...

Let the comments, dramas and situations come and go as they will. Through it all, offer your own enthusiastic energy to life...

This is a day to make real progress in a meaningful direction. This is a day to engage yourself with your best possibilities...

Though others may sit around nurturing their doubts and dreaming up excuses, you have much better things to do...

 You have the energy and the willingness to make good things happen...

It’s nice when you get encouragement and validation from others for what you’re doing, but not an absolute necessity...

 You can activate your energy and move forward even when there’s no one there to urge you on...

This very day offers all kinds of great rewards. Put your energy into living this day and earn yourself the best of those rewards...

"Capricorn in The BedRoom"

Capricorns are always after newness and novelty in the bedroom and detests sameness. You do not particularly like being submissive in the bedroom, but you find that sex is something they want done right, and wants a lover who can take them to great sexual heights....

"Life Of A Capricorn"

Being a Capricorn born on January 7th, your personality is defined by your adaptive, charming and hardworking nature. While there are many people that struggle with new situations, environments or people, you are not amongst them. You take to new experiences with excitement and when people over with your sociability and warmth. Although you may not realize it, your charm is quite irresistible and explains for your numerous friends. Those closest to you would be sure to mention your work ethic as one of your most admirable qualities; you will work tirelessly to accomplish a task that you feel to be worthwhile...

January 7th, Element Earth is the paired element of the Capricorn and of all the zodiac signs, you have the only cardinal connection with the element. Your unique relationship with Earth makes you more of a self-starter than other earth zodiac signs. Your active Earthly qualities are paired well with the pragmatic and realistic outlook that all Earth signs share. As you stay grounded, you will be able to work towards practical goals. Be wary of Earth's negative qualities however, as an overly-cautious mindset may cause you to miss exciting opportunities...

January 7th, Planetary Influence:
Your sign's planetary ruler is Saturn, but as you were bon in the second, Decan, or part, of the sign, you also receive the mysterious planetary influence of Venus. While Saturn's influence can be witnessed in your determined, disciplined and organized nature, the influence of Venus is reflected in your appreciation of beauty and sociability. Your unique combination of planetary powers makes you far more social and creative than the other Capricorn Decans. You have the fortitude and creativity to meet any challenge and solve any problem. In love, you take the same determination and pair it with attention and affection. If your planetary influences had one downfall, it would be pessimism. Take care to avoid depressed moods by trying to find the positives in all situations and relationships...

January 7th, Career:
Since it is very difficult to choose a career, you are lucky to have several natural abilities that can lead to success in any field. Your determination and creativity would be well-served in demanding fields like advertising, sales and promotions. On the other hand, your preference to be social and warm can lead you to careers in education or mediation. The entertainment world may prove too alluring to ignore, especially film and television...

 If this is the case, let the fruitful careers of Nicolas Cage and David Caruso, who both share your January 7th birthday, inspire you...

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"Do It Now"

If you can’t find the right words to use, use the words you have. If you’re not sure what to do, just get busy and do what you can. The way to learn how to improve whatever you’re doing is to do it. The more experience you give yourself, the more readily you’ll see how to make it better. When you have the desire to make a difference, start doing whatever you can. The most effective way to figure out what to do is to figure it out as you go along. What might sound good in theory probably won’t work in practice. Jump right in to the real world, and you’ll learn very quickly what works and what doesn’t. You are at this moment just a few seconds away from beginning to achieve whatever you wish to achieve. Get started, and keep going. Achievement belongs to those who act. Now is when you do it.

"Start Where You Are"

Are you not sure where to start? The place to start is where you are. Are you having trouble deciding on the first step to take? Just pick a step, take it, and you’ll suddenly be in a much better position to know what must be done next. Instead of waiting and wondering, speculating and procrastinating, worrying and making excuses, just go ahead and start. Put your time and energy into moving forward. You may not get it exactly right at first, in fact you probably won’t. Yet even if you make some initial mistakes, that’s a whole lot better than doing nothing. Start where you are, and go from there. Start where you are, and discover how much you enjoy the effort. The best way to know what to do next is by doing what you can do now. This is where to start, so do

"Control Your Responsibilities"

The Full Control over all of your responsibilities.... The things for which you are responsible are the things over which you have control. If you attempt to seize control, you’ll be met with fierce resistance. Yet when you offer to accept responsibility, you’ll be welcomed with open arms... Lots of people are quick to claim “it’s not my responsibility.” By so doing, they deny themselves the best opportunities. If you desire to have an influence, if you desire to make an impact, you must be willing to take responsibility... Those who fail to exercise their responsibilities quickly lose them. Those who step up and take responsibility when no one else is willing to do so, consistently expand their level of influence and authority... Influence, effectiveness and achievement are earned, and responsibility is a critical part of the process. Any time there’s a need for someone to take responsibility, there’s an enormous opportunity. Those who have the foresight to accept it will rise quickly to ever-increasing success...

"Changes Have Value"

The value in changes.... Seemingly out of nowhere the world can change, and those changes can sometimes be very difficult. But don’t let those changes fill you with resentment or fear... Instead, let the changes ignite your determination. Let them spur you to be more creative, more purposeful, and more focused on what’s truly important... When circumstances change, there is great challenge. And with that challenge comes great opportunity... With each change, new positive possibilities are born. Put your energy, your awareness and your creativity into figuring out what those possibilities mean for you... One thing you can always count on is that the world will change. And even in the difficult changes, there is value to be found... Be ready and willing to uncover that value, and to make the most of it. And no matter what happens, you’ll always have the ability to get where you decide to go...

"Achievement Is A Gift"

There is a gift you can give yourself at any time, in any place, that will make you feel great. It is the gift of achievement. Nothing feels quite the same as making the effort that results in achievement. When you make that effort, and reach that achievement, it helps not only you, but the whole world as well. Achievements can be big, spread over many years and requiring thousands of people. Or they can be much smaller, taking only a few minutes and yet making a real difference. Yet no matter what size the achievement may be, it always feels great to make a difference. And no matter what situation you are in, there is always a way to make that positive difference. You can give yourself, and your world, the gift of achievement right now. The more you do so, the more richness and fulfillment you’ll experience. At its very core, life is about making a difference. Now is a great time to give to yourself, and to everyone else, the gift of achievement

"Your Perspective Is Valuable"

Empathy.... You have your own perspective, and it is well-informed and valuable. Yet you do not know it all, and it’s a good idea to avoid the assumption that you do. Other people may often frustrate and annoy you, and you may wonder how they could be so ignorant, immature, misinformed or whatever. But you only see a very small part of their perspective, and cannot possibly know everything that goes into their decisions. Being overly judgmental rarely does anyone any good. Look for opportunities to replace judgment with empathy. By all means, live and act with excellence, and expect excellence from others. When others fail to live up to your expectations, find ways to offer help rather than to cause hurt. Seek to understand, and to encourage genuine understanding in others. Let go of the need to lecture and to rant, so you can spend more of your precious life in a positive state. Make connections instead of judgments. And make the best of every situation and of every person you encounter.

"Be In The Moment"

Frustration is caused by wanting to be where you are not, or to do what you are not doing, or to stop what you are already doing. Enjoy where you are and what you’re doing, and frustration is no more. Of course it goes against your grain to enjoy something you’ve decided is not enjoyable. But it is not as hard as you might think. Would you prefer to be frustrated, anxious and inefficient, or would you rather choose to enjoy the moment? Do you want your attitude to work against you, or would you like your attitude to work in your favor? Can you find it within yourself to be at peace with the moment, with the situation, with the task at hand? Of course you can. Let your choices, rather than habitual reactions, determine your state of mind. Let yourself be your best by letting go of the need to fight against whatever is going on. Express your high standards not by getting frustrated, but by getting peacefully and purposefully busy. Be at peace with the moment, and enable yourself to live it at your best.

"Be Impressive"

If you truly want to impress others, seek to impress them with who they are, rather than with who you are. Work to genuinely bring out the best in others, and they’ll certainly see the best in you. The strongest leaders do not command, they empower. The most effective teachers do not impose their knowledge, they infect students with a passion for learning. The most successful salespeople do not trick their customers into buying, they seek to understand and fulfill the true needs of those customers. The most successful businesses do not steal value, they create and distribute it in exchange for other value. Think of the people who impress you the most, and you’ll see that they’re the ones who are able to touch something real and genuine within you. You’re not really impressed with who they are, but rather with what they mean to you. Think of someone you know whom you genuinely respect and admire, and that person will be someone who brings out your best. No matter what the state of the economy or job market, there is never a lack of opportunity for people who can find a way to truly bring out the best in others.

"Stop Blocking"

Every moment you’re alive, you are putting forth great effort. Unfortunately, all too often that effort is intended to hold you back. Great, creative achievement does not require any more work than what you’re already doing. It merely requires different work. Instead of using your energy to make up excuses and rationalizations, you could be using that same energy to create new, unique value. Instead of using your efforts to reinforce your fears and feed your anxiety, you could be using your efforts to give your own beautiful, loving essence to all of life. Your history tells you to be afraid, but the thing is, the past is not where you are. It cannot hold you or frighten you unless you choose for it to. Instead, feel the glorious, warm power of your best possibilities. Know that as soon as you stop blocking those possibilities, you will easily and naturally make them real. Give in, and turn yourself over to the living beauty that glows within you. This is your time to truly and richly live.

"Accept And Allow"

Allow the beauty and allow the challenge. Allow the frustration and allow the joy. Allow the time and people and places and events to come into your life. And allow them to go peacefully on their way. Allow the ideas, the actions, the creative thoughts and even the disconcerting ones. Accept what happens, and accept that there’s a positive way forward no matter what. Accept the praise and the criticism of others, allowing yourself to grow stronger and more compassionate as a result. Allow yourself to be inspired and energized by life as it is, however it may be. Allow the certainty, the confusion, the harmony and the dissonance. Allow what you love and what you do not yet love. Allow yourself to be, in this unique and magnificent moment. Feel the full power of existence, feel the goodness that is possible, and allow it to come to life.

"Feel For You"

I can't believe That I am admitting this to you 'Coz if you know me Then you know how hard It is for me to say what I mean Now I've seen this on TV Twice in the movies Never thought that It could happen to your homie Now I'm a believer In all the things I do with you 'coz I've never felt that Our love could be perfect And that's what I feel for you And don't you forget that That you're more than worth it And that's what I feel for you I feel like Ali when he shook up the world And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl' Your love is like a song I love to sing And that's what I feel for you Said I've never been hooked like this but I tell ya Girl I'm all for it, you I adore it Anything you tell me that you need, girl, I'll get it I'm in it for the long run Swear you've got me on one I'm down right till the end of time I'm with you, with you my baby You gotta understand I need All I do is think of you And I swear that I've never felt Our love can be perfect And that's what I feel for you Don't you forget that That you're more than worth it And that's what I feel for you I feel like Ali when he shook up the world And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl' Your love is like a song I love to sing And that's what I feel for you I need everybody who needs somebody To grab 'em by the hand And tell 'em just like this That when I'm with you I don't want no one else You gotta me feeling better Than I've ever felt I'm talking about everyday And every night And when I hold you in my arms It's just like heaven Nothing feels better I can't believe It took me so long But I ain't ever felt Our love can be perfect And that's what I feel for you And don't you forget that That you're more than worth it And that's what I feel for you I feel like Ali when he shook up the world And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl' Your love is like a song I love to sing And that's what I feel for you I've never felt, oh Our love can be perfect And that's what I feel for you And don't you forget that That you're more than worth it And that's what I feel for you I feel like Ali when he shook up the world And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl' Baby, your love is like a song I love to sing And that's what I feel for you That's what I feel for you That's what I feel for you

"Integrity"

She don't really drink much so she say But by the way she was putting in the Malibu Reds away She was either 'bout that life Tryna front but tryna get right Or maybe she work hard, everyday, at her job And she feel like she deserve to turn up tonight Either way, miss lady bad as a Toblerone sugar rush I drew her near, whispered in her ear "I think that I'm developing a little crush" She said "Nice try, but every short skirt that done walked by has successfully caught your eye No thanks but I'm sure that you're a nice guy" Damn, I had no reply, cause she was right Newly single so I've been a little thirsty She was more than just a booty in a skirt she Walked a way I caught up to her in a hurry I said "Can I at least know your name before your dead me" She turned around and said "My name's integrity" Integrity, can you answer this for me Baby where do you wanna go? I'll do what you say She puttin' it to the top She said take me all the way Matter of fact I'll meet you there Woah, now I'm feelin' love Oh Integrity I think that I need you and me babe And me babe Integrity, damn

"One More Drink For The Lady"

You look like you just got off of work And if I may assume, babe You work hard but you don't get what you're worth Am I right? Let me take another guess You're a little stressed and I bet your feet hurt No I don't read minds, babe I just know what it looks like When a woman works all night tryna get her thing right Don't know where you've been And I don't know what you've been through But something's tellin' me you You deserve a drink or two Let me get one more for the lady Let me get one more for the lady Let me get one more for the lady Let me get one more for the lady (Whatever she wants) Let me get one more for the lady Let me get one more for the lady (Whatever she wants) See I was thinkin', over in the corner while I was drinkin' See you've probably been lookin' for way more out a weekend Than freakin' and watchin' the Sun fly so high But you feel so nasty and don't know why You tried all the things that you weren't gon' try Like kiss body parts if it wasn't on a guy But your girl's in the bed and it wasn't undivided And wasn't no ambition, and everybody wishin' We'd have did this shit way back then, why we didn't? Even if you went too far, it's forgiven You were high when you did it, everybody was trippin' Promised you'd forget it, but everybody didn't You're like, this ass doesn't land in the air, body mitten And I don't just be lookin' on everybody's kitten But you get in the room and my dick in the room Make your forget about all the chicks in the room, like that Ain't gon' lie to you, baby Wish I could take you somewhere, my bride Ain't gon' lie to you, baby Get all in your mind and see what's inside it Ain't gon' lie to you I want you, how could I not with a booty so fat? I don't wanna get on your nerves and test your patience I ain't tryna do that, no Ain't gon' lie to you, baby I would love the opportunity to rub your feet Ain't gon' lie to you, baby If you with it, I got somebody sexy you should meet Ain't gon' lie to you You had a long night, I'm just tryna help you end it right So if I may be so bold, can I get you one more to go?

"Make It Easy For Me To Take It Easy"

Do you love me for me though? The real me not my fly alter-ego? I know I'm never not fly, But if I ever was, would you still ride? If it's early in the morning and my breath stink Would you still roll over kissing on me like it ain't? If I didn't have millions in the bank, I'm talking cardboard box and a fish tank Better yet a fish bowl, and if the fame got old If the cameras didn't flash when I walk through If I wasn't makin' them bands when I walk through Is it where I lost you? Or is you holding me down? You never let 'em bring me down All the haters in the world right now Would you add to the stress Or would you make it easy For me to take it easy That's what I'm lookin' for, Baby let me know would you make it easy? (Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel) Easy to take it easy That's what I'm looking for, Baby let me know, eh Uh girl I know what I need Se appeal, intelligence, positive energy When the drama comes, she become serenity Lady when I need a lady, freak when I need a freak Shawty ride like me like I ride the beat Everything bout her quality Why I send her and her girls to Dubai for bout a week Just a little reward for, for when she hold me down Never let 'em bring me down All the haters in the world right now You're the one that I'm lookin' for to make it easy Baby, girl For me to take it easy That's what I'm lookin' for, Baby let me know would you make it easy? (Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel) Easy to take it easy That's what I'm looking for, Baby let me know, eh Where you at? Ey? Shawty where you at? Baby girl, we got bags to pack We got trips to take, if you cool with that Show me that you got my back Let me see that you got my back Then we'll get into all that Said we'll get into all that You have to make it easy For me to take it easy That's what I'm lookin' for, Baby let me know would you make it easy? (Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel) Easy to take it easy That's what I'm looking for, Baby let me know, ooh oh ooh oh Ooh oh ooh oh oh (Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel) Easy to take it easy That's what I'm looking for, Baby let me know, eh eh

"Congratulations"

[Verse 1] One of my best girls went and got a boo all of a sudden Damn, and I can't even do nothin' What I'm s'posed to do, tell her don't be happy? So that I can keep comin' around How messed up would that be? So I'm chillin' But I must admit, I'm kind of mad Ain't every day you find one like that Beautiful body with a brain to match Make a fella start feeling attached No filter fine, body, soul and mind Any man can't see that, he must be blind I'm Ray Charles with mine So I missed the train The only thing left to say is... [Chorus] Congratulations Kinda sucks that we can't be what we were But congratulations, baby I won't hate I'm glad you found a man that treats you like you deserved [Verse 2] Single and happy, that's where I'm at And she wasn't ever approving of that She wanted me to give her more But I told her though, ain't long ago A relationship, I wasn't lookin' for In and out of town and always on the road But when I hit that city I called her though And that's wrong, so wrong She waited for me to come around so long, so long And now that wifey material is wifey material And if you ain't ready, the wife gotta let it go I wasn't, he was though So... [Bridge] I can't, give up, what I don't got So I got to let him, have her, like it or not Like she deserves Like she deserves

"Don't Put It Off"

Just do it now... Don't keep putting it off.... Things you’re always going to do later never do get done. What you put off until someday will always be out of your reach. If anything is important enough to do someday, then it is worth starting on right now. If you’re going to actually do it, then you must do it in the moment you’re in. Procrastination may seem like an easy way to avoid taking action. What it really is, though, is an ever-increasing burden of guilt and regret that you place on yourself. Think of how awful it feels to know that you could have done, or could be doing, but instead you waited until too late. Fortunately, there is a simple and highly effective way to ease that burden. Take action now. Choose something that you have continued putting off, and go ahead and get it done. You’ve made many great plans and promises. Go ahead, act on them, and see how great it is to make them real

"Always Easier Said Than Done"

Taking consistent, persistent, focused action is easier said than done. Disciplining yourself to rise above the distractions and put forth meaningful effort, is easier said than done. In fact, nearly everything you can think of is easier said than done. But just because something is difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Just because something is easier said than done, is no reason to give up on it or avoid taking action. Because there’s really no reason why you must make the easiest choice. Much of the time, easy is overrated. Easy might appear nice from a distance, but when there’s too much ease in your life, there aren’t very many opportunities for fulfillment. Many things in life are in fact extremely difficult to accomplish. Most of those things are very much worth the trouble. Yes, it is indeed easier said than done. And that’s an excellent reason to step forward and do it

"Actions & Wishes"

The Difference between wishes and actions.... Do you wish you had done certain things differently in the past? Going forward, you have the power to make those wishes come true. There are times when you wish you had been more diligent, more disciplined, more considerate, or any number of things. Though there is nothing you can do about what has already happened, there is everything you can do about what will now take place. Whatever you’ve wished you had done, this is your chance to do it. This is your opportunity to turn regrets into action. You don’t have to create any more painful wishes about how life might have been. You can take the actions that will create the life you wish to live. Take all those wishes about the past and transfer their energy into purposeful actions in the present. Enjoy making life happen the way you choose. This is your day, filled with great possibilities. This is your moment to stop wishing and start living.

"You Deserve The Best In Life"

You deserve the best in life. And you deserve the experience of creating it. You are worthy of a life that’s rich and filled with meaning. And you are worthy of working through the difficult challenges to make that life a reality. At any given moment, including this moment right now, you are fully deserving of life’s greatest experiences. It is never too early and it is never too late to fully feel how it feels to be uniquely alive. You deserve to be extraordinarily happy in your own special way. And you deserve to realize and to understand that you are the only person who can choose to let that happiness flow. You deserve to find the strength within yourself to triumph over difficult challenges. You deserve to feel the sense of accomplishment that comes from a job well done. You deserve whatever you truly desire and whatever you most authentically imagine. Get busy now, with a love of the possibilities, and give yourself what you deserve.

"The Small Things In Life"

It's the small things in life that can really make the difference... Great things happen when small things are done with purpose, care and persistence. Few people can make a big positive impact on the first attempt, yet anyone can have a small impact, and then another and another. The small things matter, because they join together to become big things. Every moment is your opportunity to do the small things that can surely and steadily bring about big results. Those who sit and wait for a big break rarely ever get one, and wonder why life has been so cruel and unfair. Those who do what they can, when they can, with what they have, will get precisely where they intend to go. Today is your chance to do what you can. It may seem small, but focus and persistence will, over time, make it into something big. Meaningful, lasting value is something that is built, effort upon effort, day after day, moment by moment. Step forward at every opportunity, be willing to do the small things, and you’ll be making the big things happen..

"You Are Not Far"

You are not that far away from where you want to be. You are only a single decision, a single instant, a single positive action away from the direction you wish to go. Whatever you seek is within reach. What you must do, is reach. You will always be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you make progress. Just go ahead and get started. Learn from all that has brought you to this point. Be thankful for the wisdom, the experience, the strength and the purposeful sense of determination it has all given you. Then point that determination in a positive direction, and go. Go with gusto, go with enthusiasm and the greatest of expectations along the path that is already in front of you. Right now, right here, you are not that far away. Step up and make the journey, for you deserve it.