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Jun 28 2009

Do You Have a Dream?

Published by Karen under Creating Success

I’ve been reading Put Your Dream to the Test by John Maxwell. He addresses the following questions in each chapter but in the forward he has what he calls “The Dream Test”.

The Ownership Question: Is my dream really my dream?
The Clarity Question: Do I clearly see my dream?
The Reality Question: Am I depending on factors within my control to achieve my dream?
The Passion Question: Does my dream compel me to follow it?
The Pathway Question: Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?
The People Question: Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?
The Cost Question: Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
The Tenacity Question: Am I moving closer to my dream?
The Fulfillment Question: Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?
The Significance Question: Does my dream benefit others?

He asks pertinent questions for each item to help you determine where you are in the dream process. So any people have quit dreaming maybe because they’ve settled for being content or they’ve been disappointed in past experiences or people have told them their dreams are ridiculous. Some people just lack the confidence to step out and pursue their dreams.

If you’ve lost your dream or just never had one – start dreaming now! Dreams are the things that give your life passion. They’re the reason to get up in the morning; they propel us through life and help us to live life to the fullest and experience all that we can be.

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Jun 24 2009

What Are You Saying to Yourself?

Published by Karen under Creating Success

Have you ever listened to your self-talk – all the things you’re telling yourself all day? I mean really listened. You might be surprised at what you’re saying to yourself. It’s like a conversation going on all the time.

Some are things you’ve been told over the years, many times as a child. A lot of times it can be negative – since those are the things we tend to remember people saying to us. So it’s easy to fall into negative self-talk. Things like – ‘you screwed up again’ or ‘you’ll never be able to do that’. Think about what would happen if your self-talk was positive. Do you think it could change your life? There is considerable evidence that it very much affects your life, both physically and mentally.

Your subconscious mind does not make distinctions between negative and positive thoughts. It treats them both in the same way. So saying “I don’t want to get sick” is the same as saying “I want to get sick” to your subconscious. The subconscious doesn’t hear the negative word. To re-frame your self-talk you would say to yourself “I want to be healthy” or something to that effect. The subconscious mind accepts and regards often-repeated thoughts, statements, or self-talk, as commands. So your subconscious then searchs for ways to make it come true. So your thoughts shape your life – either positively or negatively.

If your self-talk is negative, one of the ways to begin changing it is to write down a list of affirmations. It could be many different topics but it should cover your finances, relationships, spirituality, health and community.

Now take that list and make some positive statements from it.

Here are some basic guidelines:

Use only positive words to describe what you want.
Be very specific. The clearer you are the easier it is to visualize when you repeat it.
Phrase the affirmation in the present tense. By doing that you begin to see yourself as having already achieved the goal, not at some time in the future.
Keep them short so they’re easy to remember.
Put some emotion and feelings into them. Not just “I am my ideal weight” but rather “I am now my ideal weight and look drop-dead gorgeous in that red dress.” Which one brings up a more vivid mental pictures?

Repeat affirmations several times a day. Starting your day with your affirmations sets the tone for your day and helps you keep focused on those positive elements. When you end your day with your affirmations, the subconscious mind has all night to work on it while you sleep. Repeat affirmations aloud, silently, or by writing them down. The most effective is writing them down. Take just one and concentrate on that for 30 days. Write it on a card and slip it in your pocket. Whenever you reach into your pocket, you’re reminded of that affirmation. Bringing your positive thoughts into your mind on a continual basis will help your mind to search out those ways to bring that affirmation into reality.

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Jun 05 2009

7 Steps to Creating that Life You've Dreamed Of

Published by Karen under Creating Success

Earl Nightingale believed that people with goals succeed in life and people without them fail.

There was a study on goal achievement done with people ages 23 to 72 from many different countries and a variety of professions. There were 5 groups. The first group thought about their goals, rated them according to importance and commitment. The second group wrote their goals down and did the same rating. The third group made action commitments in addition. The fourth group not only formulated action commitments but sent them to a friend. And the fifth group did all of the above and additionally did weekly progress reports with their friend. The results were definitive. The fifth group did better than the fourth group which did better than the third group, etc. The biggest percentage difference was between those who wrote down their goals and those who didn’t.

As a result of growing up poor, Napoleon Hill was driven to find out why some people are poor and others are not. He believed that we should live each day fully and to the best of our ability. He made his goal to find the secret of success and to become a writer. The result of these decisions was to write “Think and Grow Rich” - which in a nutshell said ” we become what we think.” Obviously, the book has much more than that and it is a “must read” for anyone wanting to experience success in life.

So what do we need to do to start down that path to success?

Write out your goals making them measurable - Remember those plans or goals you made at the beginning of the year? Time to dig them back out – what have you done that has moved you toward those goals? There’s still time this year to realize those intentions if you’re willing to do what it takes.
Make your action commitments and share them with a friend or mentor.
Sometimes on the road to achieving our goals, we hit the old “I can’t do this wall”. Everyone’s hit it at least once in their life – failure looms. For the next 30 days every time a negative thought enters your mind say “switch” and change it to a positive thought. The number of times you need to say “switch” will steadily decrease.
Each day review your goals. If your goals are clear and true to who and what you are, you will be re-inspired. If not, adjust them and begin to take steps that will lead to their achievement. You don’t need to know how you’re going to get there, you just need to know where you’re going and be open to the possibilities that present themselves.
Keep a log of what you did each day to move toward your goal and share this with your mentor/friend. As seen in the above study accountability will make a huge difference in your journey.
Reward yourself for your achievements along the way.
Read books by people like Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill, Brian Tracy, Bob Proctor, Mark Victor Hansen, James Allen or Jack Canfield to name a very few. They will re-inspire you.

We are 100% responsible for creating the life we want. We can just dream about it or we can take action.

Which will you do?

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