Category : Personal Development
The story of the butterfly
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shrivelled wings.
The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.
Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.
So have a nice day and struggle a little.
Can you name one negative person with a successful life? Every successful person has had either a very positive person behind them or they had a very positive attitude. We need to start instructing or teaching our children the values of goal setting and planting or having a positive attitude. So many parents don’t present a positive outlook or instil a can do attitude.
We have so many problem finders. We need more problem solvers. It’s just a matter of how you look at it. The negative and the positive approach.
A positive person will accept the situation and go right into solving the problem.
The whiner is to busy complaining to look for a solution for their problem. They will usually
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Below you’ll find several list-building and retention ideas that will help you get the best results from all your email marketing activities: (more…)
A 10 minute system that helps you organize life in every important area .
How important is it to organize life?
Everything in our life comes from how we (more…)
I could make it very easy from the start and say that you are already manifesting your desires everyday, but you just don’t realize it. Most people are unconscious creators. They go about their daily lives not knowing (more…)
One day a farmer’s donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; so it just wasn’t worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
Realising what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly. Then, a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down completely.
The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw. (more…)
The key to self discipline isn’t in working harder, but in working smarter. Learn to do that, and life gets easier.
Self discipline starts with the ability to control your behavior. That means motivating yourself to do what you need to do, and stopping yourself from doing things that are bad for you.
The “ability to control” is just the start, though, and real discipline is when you have trained your mind in such a way that you consistently get the behavior you want.
Discipline may appear to be a problem of willpower. However, (more…)
One life, one chance, only you pay your bills and live the life you lead.
Why listen to other people who don’t have what you want.
Expand yourself personally, financially and in your business.
Be the person you want to be.
When you start changing yourself you change your future
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When was the last time you read a book?
What have you been reading lately?
Are you a wide reader?
You can tell In a gathering who are the wide readers. Wide readers think and speak well. They win the admiration, respect, and good opinion of others.
Reading expands the mind. In fact, many people consider it as one of the satisfying pleasures of humans, for it involves physical as well as mental activities.
Reading is primarily a mental activity. After all, you read with your mind and use your imagination to paint the setting of the detective thriller you are reading. You use you mind to imagine the pain that the main character experiences as the story unfolds. You bring into play the different arguments and ideas brought up by the author in that self-help book you are holding.
To read effectively, reading helps you develop a wide vocabulary through extensive reading. A skillful reader has a wide recognition vocabulary. He may not know exactly what every word means, but he will have a good general idea of the meaning of the sentence.
Reading makes you alert and curious about new words. Other readers develop the dictionary habit. Every time they come across a strange word, they try to figure out what it can possibly mean by the context. If they cannot do this, they refer to the dictionary.
Likewise, reading develops intellectual curiosity by exposing you to a variety of materials. You learn to read by reading books of increasing difficulty and variety. As in other forms of activity, you learn by actually doing.
Reading trains you to have an active and open mind. Merely grasping the writer’s idea is not enough. You must make a positive response to what you read. Be an active, not a passive, reader. Develop the habit of drawing your own conclusions, the habit of active thinking, of agreeing or disagreeing with the author. Keep your mind open; understand and weigh up the ideas that you read. A practical part of active reading is the drawing of conclusions.
Four basic rules for effective reading and better comprehension:
1) Try to read more and more. Remember the saying that practice makes perfect. Practicing in the correct way makes perfect.
2) Develop the habit of reading for main ideas. Look for the subject and predicate. Do not waste time on details or little words.
3) Learn to read with focus and concentration. Think of what you are reading. Don’t let your attention wander somewhere else. Good readers read with understanding.
4) Learn to budget your time. Experiment with your reading time. Try purposely to read faster. Give yourself a time limit on specific material that you read.
Reading is a stimulating mental activity. It expands your reality and capability. You have so much to gain in discovering the joys of reading. Go ahead; grab a book right now!
Is it time for change?
Do you feel as if you are not getting anywhere?
Do you feel frustrated with where you are in life?
Then it is time for change.
You see if you keep on doing what you have always done
You will keep on getting what you have always got.
So what needs to change?
I’m afraid that the next bit may hurt but it has to be YOU!
Everything starts and finishes with YOU.
But where do I start I hear you say?
It starts with what it is that you want from your life.
What you want to be.
What you want to have.
What do you want to do? Etc
Yes I’m talking about your goals. Goals are the thing that most people don’t bother to do, so no wonder they are confused and frustrated because they don’t know where they are going and don’t know what to do.
You can’t hit a target that you can’t see.
If you want to be successful in life or a business you need a map,
a map for your life and then a plan of action and work very hard
Until you reach your goal for how ever long it takes!
It’s not a race it’s a marathon. Nothing that is worth having is easy
otherwise every one would be doing it.
Make the decision today to change you and you will change your life
For ever.
An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can
Outstrip the most brilliant genius, if that person has clear, focused goals.
“The establishment of a clear, central purpose or goal in life is the
Starting point for all success” (Brian Tracy)
Make today the first day of the rest of your life. Set your goals.
May you have all of the success that you are prepared to work and plan for.
Tony Judson
June 2010-06-05
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