Living Life Abundantly

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, beyond measure. Ima show you, how great I am. Last night I cut the light off in my bedroom, hit the switch, and was in the bed before the room was dark. Ima show you, how great I am. Only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick, Im so mean I make medicine sick. Ima show you, how great I am. This kids gonna be the best kid in the world. This kids gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew. Ima show you, how great I am. I have wrastled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I done handcuffed lightnin, thrown thunder in jail. Ima show you, how great I am. All you chumps are gonna bow when I whoop him, all of you, I know you got him, I know youve got him picked, but the mans in trouble, Ima show you how great I am. But somewhere along the line you changed, you stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you youre no good, and when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know, the world aint all sunshine and rainbows, its a very mean and nasty place”

Motivation Increases Self Esteem

When it comes to motivation, you will notice that it does more than get you going. It gets you to the point where you are able to accept the things way they are and reach out for better things. There are so many reasons why you should try to find something that motivates you so that you can in the end be happier with who you are and with your life.

The first way that motivation will increase your self esteem is for the fact that it gets to look at the way things are. With motivation you will find there are times when you will be able to look at your life with a clear head and then be able to decide what and where you would like to go from there.

The second way that motivation will increase your self esteem is for the fact that once things start to work out for you, you will feel good about yourself. You will begin to notice a change in your attitude about life and you’ll actually be able to enjoy life. You will just feel better about yourself because you will see the opportunity for change that you have. You’ll be able to appreciate the fact that you can do things and you will feel more eager to put yourself out there and reach for bigger and better things.

The third way that motivation will increase your self esteem is that it will give you courage. From the success that you will find from your self motivation you will be able to push yourself to go for other things that you may not have thought about and you’ll also push yourself to think about all the things that you might want to look into. Things that you might want to pursue in the future. This is a great way of living because you can begin to find the things that truly make you happy. You’ll feel like a success because you’ll be successful in your own personal achievements.

Another thing about motivation is that it will make you see things in a positive light. When things begin to go great and everything ends up the way you plan it to be, you’ll feel better about yourself and about everything in your life. You’ll begin to change the way you think from a negative light to a positive light. Everything will seem to change because you are thinking differently. When you begin to think positive you are able to respect others and to appreciate the smaller things in life.

Motivation is very important because you won’t be able to succeed in anything that you wish until you are able to drive yourself. You need motivation in your life so that you have a reason to do more with your life. It is what makes you want to change into a better person.

Without motivation there are a lot of things in life that would seem meaningless. Motivation makes you feel better about yourself because you will become full of hopefulness. When you are motivated to do something, there is a great sense that you can achieve these things. That is what makes it worth doing; knowing and believing that you are fully capable of doing something that you truly desire.

Motivation is a great feeling, however, you just need to find the right thing to get you going. All you need to do is find something that you can be passionate about. Motivation will increase your self-esteem and self awareness.

Your subconscious thoughts determine almost everything in your mind. In order to build a positive mind, you need positive statements. You can create positive subconscious thoughts by consistently repeating positive statements. These statements are positive affirmations.

Positive affirmations will reinforce the new positive image you hold for yourself, once they are instated. Positive thinking will replace negative thinking on a conscious and subconscious level. You will then have access to all of the positive energy you have within and create a new positive reality.

You need to really feel the emotions while using positive affirmations. Experience each emotion fully. In your mind, you must believe that each affirmation is a fact and is true. If you follow these guidelines, your positive changes will happen more quickly.

The first 30 days are usually the make or break when it comes to positive affirmations. It takes about 21 days to make a change in your mental image, for some it may be longer. I suggest 30 to be safe. Writing them down until you know them by heart is a good way to start. If you are using them as frequently as you should, it will not take long.

These simple statements can be used anywhere in your home, car, work, etc. You can use them in the morning which getting ready, brushing your teeth or hair, showering, before you go to sleep or before a meal. Get creative, but remember, the affirmations should be at the same time everyday. This will help create a trigger for you. For example, every time you brush your teeth, after the first 21 days, it will just come automatically to you.

Another thing that will help you change your thought patterns more quickly is to continually remove all negative thoughts you experience daily. If you allow negative thought to dominate, your positive affirmations will not make any progress. As soon as you notice a negative thought, eject it.

It is normal in the beginning to have negative thoughts, and it will take a few days to become conscious of them when they actually happen. What you will find is that in the beginning, after a few hours, you will realize that you are thinking negatively. You will be disappointed in yourself, that you didn’t catch it sooner. But don’t be discouraged, you are already moving in a positive direction, because before now, you didn’t even notice you were thinking negatively. Make sense? After a few days, it will only take you moments to realize and before long, you will notice before you even say it or think it.

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How to get yourself pumped up to achieve anything you desire starting right now!

“Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.”
- Abraham Lincoln

How many times have you put off things for later? Have you ever felt like perhaps you lack the confidence and skill necessary to accomplish a particular goal? Well, you are not alone. We’ve all been there. Almost everyone feels this way at some point in their life. If you feel this way, now is a good time as any…to explore ways to get motivate that inner drive and confidence you need to achieve your goals and turn your dreams into reality.

Don’t put things off for later. Start Today!

Step One: What Does Motivation Mean To You?

Think about and even write down what the word motivation means to you. Based on YOUR definition, how do you feel when you’re motivated? Write down how you feel, what you think, and how you act when you’re motivated. Write down one or two examples of occasions when you have been motivated by someone or something.

The dictionary defines motivation as:

‘to provide with an incentive, move to action, impel’

Now, write down all the things that you feel are stopping you from being motivated and taking action…

Step Two: The Formula For Change

This is a simple equation that you can apply whenever you are faced with the responsibility of taking a decision as to whether something should be done or not.

D x V x P > C

-DISSATISFACTION WITH STATUS QUO

First of all, you must be really discontent with the way things are at present.

VISION
You should have a clear vision of the situation that you look forward to attaining through the change. You should also be clear as to why you want it.

PRACTICAL STEPS
You should be aware of the steps involved to implement the change. An action plan detailing the things you need to do has to be drawn up.

D x V x P is the formula of your desire for change.

COST OF CHANGING
What will you have to let go in order to make way for the change? How much will the change cost you? Will it affect your beliefs and ideologies?

The underlying rule is that you will proceed with the change only if your desire to change is greater than the costs of the change.

Consider the following story:

A lady once happened to visit a store where she used to buy sweets as a child. She was a lovely person and quite attractive too though she was a bit on the plump side.

“Nancy? I remember you.” he replied “What on earth has happened to you? Haven’t you let yourself go?”

You could imagine what it must have felt like for Nancy as she left the shop.

A cruel comment like that would fuel a desire to reduce weight in anyone. And so it did in Nancy. She had a clear vision of what she would look like if she lost some weight. She was also aware of the steps that she would have to take, like diet and exercise plans, if she would opt to change.

Nancy decided not to change.

SHE HAD NO MOTIVATION TO CHANGE.

She saw as per the formula above, that the cost of changing would be greater than the desire to change.

She relished food, enjoyed socializing and going out. The last thing she wanted to do after a hard day’s work was work out in a gym and eat a lettuce leaf for dinner. She would at any time opt for relaxing at home with a bottle of chardonnay.

People seem to be pressurized to remain thin these days.

Had Nancy gone ahead with her diet and exercise plans, she could have become thin. Nevertheless, would she be happy?

Probably not!

As Anthony Robbins says – Achievement without Fulfillment is Failure

For Nancy, the costs of changing far outweighed the returns she would get.

Numerous people fret over their figure and take up diets as an attempt to reduce their weight. However, the same people break their diets or give up on their exercise regime as they find it too difficult to take. This happens as they haven’t carefully considered the sacrifices they will have to make in order to succeed in attaining their goal.

Instead, they start, make some progress and then decide to give up.

People don’t mind making short term sacrifices. They tend to give up once they find that the sacrifice has to be extended in order to succeed.

They should identify potential problems before going ahead with change. This can be done using tools such as the Change formula or by listing the pros and cons of change.

That way, they would be walking in to change fully prepared to face the concealed problems and challenges. In nine out of ten cases, giving up half-way through an effort to change results in yet another blow to one’s self-esteem.

Comments like “I have no will-power” probably means that you enjoy doing something else more than what you are actually doing- and there is nothing wrong with that.

Thus whenever you arrive at a point where you have to make a decision on whether change is required or not, think of the formula. Work it out by yourself and make a strict decision with the confidence and conviction that you are doing the right thing.

Now is the time to look back at the instances you had jotted down earlier, where you felt a lack of motivation. Here apply the Change formula and see what dynamics are at play.

Step 3: Finding something to get you up early and keep you up late!

To GET MOTIVATED you need something to GET MOTIVATED about!

If you don’t, then you are UNMOTIVATED to do it!!

Remember how you, as a kid had the freedom to dream all you could and shout it out loud without embarrassing yourself? That time is here again. You have to dream now.

So dream on….. Big dreams… Little dreams…whatever it is. Don’t stop yourself!

Let there be no limits to your thinking.

Create your goals

To feel motivated you should have the surety that whatever you are doing is contributing to an end result.

You know what motivation actually is and how it works for you.

Aristotle said:

“Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”

As such, the worst thing you can do is mistake activity for accomplishment. You will begin to wonder why you are not achieving anything and believe it, when you feel so; it is your confidence that takes a battering.

Do you any goals mapped out for every area of your life?

Look at the following points:

• Career
• Relationships
• Fun
• Achievements
• Money
• Possessions

Take six pieces of paper- one for each of the six areas mentioned above and brainstorm over each for at least 3 minutes. Write down what you would like to have, achieve, and do in each area. Question yourself in every aspect possible. Leave no stone unturned, explore every nook and corner of your conscience and those deep dark realms of your mind. Take your time, as you don’t want to end up with wishy-washy goals you probably won’t even relate to a month later. Think long term and think clear!

Don’t worry about how big the goals seem, just get them down and don’t think too much about them – just keep writing!

Once you have six pieces of paper full of everything that you want to achieve for each area, the next step is to write down on each, the approximate timescale within which you want to realistically achieve them. Categorize the goals into the following timescale categories:

• Less than 1 year
• 1-3 years
• 3 years plus

So now you have 6 lists of things you would like to achieve and the time frame within which you wish to achieve them. Now please take from each area, those goals for which you have allotted less than 1 year and select the top 2 for each sector.

This leaves you with 12 goals achievable within one year.

Making an action plan for achieving the goal can come later (not far off…it’s next week by the way). Before that, jot down some convincing reasons for why you feel that achieving the goal at the earliest is an absolute must for you.

MOTIVATION IS ALL ABOUT MAKING THINGS A MUST!

In the absence of any compelling reasons to implement the goals, there will be no motivation to achieve them.

You might have noticed how it is with children. Getting something done by them is difficult. So it is best to tempt them with rewards.

Any parent or teacher will tell you how very effective it is. Statements like “whoever finishes first gets a sweet” or “we can go for a movie if you clean up your room” or “a hike in pocket money for better marks” can work wonders!

As far as you are concerned, you have to be motivated much more. Merely a feeling of “I SHOULD” for your goals is not enough to get you out of bed or keep you up late.

You have to turn all your “I SHOULD DO THIS” goals to “I MUST DO THIS” goals.

So now, write down, what the goal is and why you feel you MUST achieve it.

1. What pleasure will it give you?
2. What will you be able to do?
3. What will you miss out on if you don’t achieve it?
4. Why is it so important to you?
5. Why is the goal a MUST rather than a SHOULD?

Time to recap!

So what were the steps?

• Brainstorm what you want in each area of your life
• Allot timescales for each – 1 year, 1-3 years, over 3 years
• Consider the less than 1 year goals
• Pick two from each of these
• Write down convincing reasons on what makes achieving them in less than a year, a must

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said …..
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today”

You just have to be honest to yourself and approach things with an open mind and see how everything falls in place.

to be continued….next

Stop Procrastinating – How To Take Action

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