Hi Everyone,
Just a quick one today. Here’s your thought:
“The only way you can live a truly creative life or know the
highest happiness is by developing your own unique potential.”
-Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Listen To The Right Voices
The world is full of myriad voices directly to those who dare listen. Many voices take the stage in virtually all names you can imagine. The voices of the voiceless, the voices of the poor, the voices of the marginalized, the voices of….you can name it. The salient truth is that these voices have a targeted group.
A number of questions must be brought to the fore. Which voices should you listen to? Would it be possible to avoid some voices? What are the repercussions for listening to some of the incoming voices? These questions beg clear and unequivocal answers.
Choices must be made in regard to the voices to be listened to. A continued exposure to unworthy and worthy voices will influence you positively or negatively. Some voices speak hope, encouragement, success, motivation, positive attitude and breakthrough. These are the voices you should tune your ears to.
Other voices speak negativity, discouragement, hopelessness, haplessness, impossibility and distress. These are the voices to avoid at all costs. They devalue us and diminish our chances to become better.
It is noteworthy that our friends house these voices. The choice of our friends is directly proportional to the choice of the voices we want to listen to. The will encourage or discourage us. They will help us build positive or negative attitude.
They will influence us to move out of or stay in our comfort zones. They can kill or nourish our dreams in life. The bottom line is that we all have the responsibility of choosing our desired voices. Beware of the friends you choose because they may influence the voices you listen to.
A number of questions must be brought to the fore. Which voices should you listen to? Would it be possible to avoid some voices? What are the repercussions for listening to some of the incoming voices? These questions beg clear and unequivocal answers.
Choices must be made in regard to the voices to be listened to. A continued exposure to unworthy and worthy voices will influence you positively or negatively. Some voices speak hope, encouragement, success, motivation, positive attitude and breakthrough. These are the voices you should tune your ears to.
Other voices speak negativity, discouragement, hopelessness, haplessness, impossibility and distress. These are the voices to avoid at all costs. They devalue us and diminish our chances to become better.
It is noteworthy that our friends house these voices. The choice of our friends is directly proportional to the choice of the voices we want to listen to. The will encourage or discourage us. They will help us build positive or negative attitude.
They will influence us to move out of or stay in our comfort zones. They can kill or nourish our dreams in life. The bottom line is that we all have the responsibility of choosing our desired voices. Beware of the friends you choose because they may influence the voices you listen to.
Chart Your Own Path To Success
It has been said that the only person who can promote yourself is YOU. There is no one who can make you better other than you. No one will put you into limelight unless you make a concerted effort to do so.
No one will tell your story unless you step forward and narrate it. It is you to make that story and tell it the way you want it told. Think about Oprah Winfrey. She made it happen in her life even in the face vast challenges in her youth. She overcame various kinds of abuse and chose to make a difference not only in her life but also in the lives of men and women worldwide.
Mohammed Ali had to muster the best self-belief, tremendous confidence, and unquenchable desire to win the international boxing bout against Liston. He told the world that he was the greatest. He walked it, he believed it, and acted it.
The only person who can define and determine your destiny is you. You have the responsibility to managing your thoughts. Your positive thinking will spur positive actions and productive habits. Your good habits will shape a fulfilling character in your life. Your life will be fruitful as well.
You must refuse to listen to the voices that preach defeat, impossibility, small dreams, negative attitude, discouragement, and disillusionment. Beware of people who will steal and belittle your dreams. It is your success, dreams, and victory; it not theirs. It cannot be them. The best person to set the goals of your career and life is you. It will never be the duty of your life coach, friends, and parents. It is all about you.
No one will tell your story unless you step forward and narrate it. It is you to make that story and tell it the way you want it told. Think about Oprah Winfrey. She made it happen in her life even in the face vast challenges in her youth. She overcame various kinds of abuse and chose to make a difference not only in her life but also in the lives of men and women worldwide.
Mohammed Ali had to muster the best self-belief, tremendous confidence, and unquenchable desire to win the international boxing bout against Liston. He told the world that he was the greatest. He walked it, he believed it, and acted it.
The only person who can define and determine your destiny is you. You have the responsibility to managing your thoughts. Your positive thinking will spur positive actions and productive habits. Your good habits will shape a fulfilling character in your life. Your life will be fruitful as well.
You must refuse to listen to the voices that preach defeat, impossibility, small dreams, negative attitude, discouragement, and disillusionment. Beware of people who will steal and belittle your dreams. It is your success, dreams, and victory; it not theirs. It cannot be them. The best person to set the goals of your career and life is you. It will never be the duty of your life coach, friends, and parents. It is all about you.
To Achieve Your Dreams Remember Your ABCs
Avoid negative sources, people, and places, things and habits.
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every angle.
Don’t give in.
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.
Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
Give them more than you planned to.
Hang on to your dreams.
Ignore those who try to discourage your.
Just do it.
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
Love yourself first and foremost.
Make it happen.
Never lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.
Open your eyes and see things as they really are.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.
Stop procrastinating.
Take control of your destiny.
Understand yourself in order to understand others.
Visualize it.
You are unique of all God’s creations, nothing can replace YOU.
Zero in on your target and go for it!
-Wanda Hope Carter
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every angle.
Don’t give in.
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.
Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
Give them more than you planned to.
Hang on to your dreams.
Ignore those who try to discourage your.
Just do it.
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
Love yourself first and foremost.
Make it happen.
Never lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.
Open your eyes and see things as they really are.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.
Stop procrastinating.
Take control of your destiny.
Understand yourself in order to understand others.
Visualize it.
You are unique of all God’s creations, nothing can replace YOU.
Zero in on your target and go for it!
-Wanda Hope Carter
Self-Control Quotes
Here’s 30 quotes on self-control. Which ones jump out at you?
1. Control your destiny or somebody will. -Jack Welsh
2. Rule your mind or it will rule you. -Horace
3. He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king. -John Milton
4. The control centre of your life is your attitude. -Anonymous
5. I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. -William Henley
6. He who angers you conquers you. -Elizabeth Kenny
7. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. -Tao Te Ching
8. Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control–these three alone lead life to sovereign power. -Alfred Tennyson
9. Speak when you are angry and you will make best speech you will ever regret. -Ambrose Bierce
10. You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. -A. J. Kitt
11. I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. -Aristotle
12. You can’t always control the wind, but you can control your sails. -Anthony Robbins
13. In the midst of movement and chaos keep stillness inside of you. -Deepak Chopra
14. Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint. -James Russell Lowell
15. Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom’s root. -Robert Burns
16. When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions. -W. Clement Stone
17. What man’s mind can create, man’s character can control. -Thomas Edison
18. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. -Donald Laird
19. When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone. -George O’Neil
20. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. -Napoleon Hill
21. The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. -Charles Darwin
22. No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy–unless you let him. -Napoleon Hill
23. The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you don’t you, life controls you. -Anthony Robbins
24. No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. -William Penn
25. Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock. -Mohandas Gandhi
26. Your brain shall be your servant instead of your master. You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you. -Charles Popplestone
27. You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. -Chinese Proverb
28. Self-determination is fine but needs to be tempered with self-control. -Anonymous
29. No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. -Barbara De Angelis
30. Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. -Elie Wiesel
1. Control your destiny or somebody will. -Jack Welsh
2. Rule your mind or it will rule you. -Horace
3. He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king. -John Milton
4. The control centre of your life is your attitude. -Anonymous
5. I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. -William Henley
6. He who angers you conquers you. -Elizabeth Kenny
7. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. -Tao Te Ching
8. Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control–these three alone lead life to sovereign power. -Alfred Tennyson
9. Speak when you are angry and you will make best speech you will ever regret. -Ambrose Bierce
10. You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. -A. J. Kitt
11. I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. -Aristotle
12. You can’t always control the wind, but you can control your sails. -Anthony Robbins
13. In the midst of movement and chaos keep stillness inside of you. -Deepak Chopra
14. Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint. -James Russell Lowell
15. Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom’s root. -Robert Burns
16. When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions. -W. Clement Stone
17. What man’s mind can create, man’s character can control. -Thomas Edison
18. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. -Donald Laird
19. When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone. -George O’Neil
20. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. -Napoleon Hill
21. The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. -Charles Darwin
22. No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy–unless you let him. -Napoleon Hill
23. The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you don’t you, life controls you. -Anthony Robbins
24. No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. -William Penn
25. Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock. -Mohandas Gandhi
26. Your brain shall be your servant instead of your master. You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you. -Charles Popplestone
27. You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. -Chinese Proverb
28. Self-determination is fine but needs to be tempered with self-control. -Anonymous
29. No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. -Barbara De Angelis
30. Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. -Elie Wiesel
Ten Commandments
1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have earned it.
4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
6. We seldom report of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain evils have cost us that have never happened!
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you speak, if very angry, count a hundred.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have earned it.
4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
6. We seldom report of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain evils have cost us that have never happened!
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you speak, if very angry, count a hundred.
Count That Day Lost
If you sit down at set of sun
And count the acts that you have done,
And, counting, find
One self-denying deed, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind
That fell like sunshine where it went–
Then you may count that day well spent.
But if, through all the livelong day,
You’ve cheered no heart, by yea or nay–
If, through it all
You’ve nothing done that you can trace
That brought the sunshine to one face–
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost–
Then count that day as worse than lost.
And count the acts that you have done,
And, counting, find
One self-denying deed, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind
That fell like sunshine where it went–
Then you may count that day well spent.
But if, through all the livelong day,
You’ve cheered no heart, by yea or nay–
If, through it all
You’ve nothing done that you can trace
That brought the sunshine to one face–
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost–
Then count that day as worse than lost.
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