Video: The Strangest Secret

   I first learned about the Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale from reading a book by Jeffrey Gitomer. He suggests in the book to listen to this daily for a month and then monthly after that. How often you listen is up to you. This is a life changing message learning the secret to help you experience total life change. Listen carefully, and take notes. You won't regret spending thirty minutes of your life listening and learning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62DqsD2s5V8

Fear can be Your Friend

 

 Fear can be a killer. It can cause anxiety, stress, and health problems. Fear can also be your friend. This is a different view of fear. Fear is a warning that something may be wrong. It is a reaction to something you are facing. When you are starting something new, going somewhere, or doing something that makes you uncomfortable it causes fear.

   They key to dealing with fear is to do just that……deal with it. You have to do something about it. Sometimes fear means that you need a plan. Usually fear comes when you haven’t planned or prepared. Having a detailed plan can keep fear at bay and can build your confidence. When you use courage and fight the fear you are dealing with can take you to a new place with your confidence.

   Courage is needed to deal with fear. You need to be courageous to do certain things. It can be a small amount of courage or a large amount, but whatever it is your confidence will grow. Fear also comes when you lack confidence. If you are starting a new project that you may not have a lot of experience in can cause a great deal of fear.

   When you plan and prepare your fear will go away because you have shown courage and built confidence. When you avoid starting projects because of fear it can cause unnecessary stress. All you will do is find reasons why you shouldn’t start the project. This is because you have allowed fear to control you.

   Babe Ruth said, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” I love that quote. He is known for his legendary home runs, but he struck out more than he hit home runs. You may too. The key here is to focus on the success you can attract by showing confidence and courage. Instead of expecting the project to fail you should focus on what can be done.

   Every person experiences fear on a daily basis. When this happens figure out what is causing it. Remember that fear is a warning that something needs to be done. When you figure it out then go for it. Andrew Jackson said, “One man with courage makes a majority.” Show courage and it will build your confidence. Don’t let fear dominate you. Allow fear to be your friend.

Motivation Monday: Diligence

   

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.” – Benjamin Franklin

   I met a guy who bought a house. He talked about all the work his wife and he had done to find the perfect house. Then he proceeded to tell me how lucky they got. There was no luck involved. They got the home because of the work they did. Why do people blame luck on something that they clearly worked hard for?

   People don’t give themselves enough credit. They give luck the credit when they should be patting themselves on the back. I think the reason is confidence. They don’t believe they were good enough to do it themselves. This is a lack of confidence. When diligence is what got it done for them. It was all the work they did.

   Don’t blame luck when good things happen. If you look back on what you did beforehand I guarantee you will find out it was something you had done to create the luck. You can find out exactly what you did so you can get done whatever you want. Don’t blame it on some myth that luck does it.

   You can make anything you want to happen with diligence. With hard work you will be amazed at what will happen for you. You will find that everything you want to do in life will come as a result of diligence. The hard work, the long hours, and confidence can get you anything when you put the work in.

  

Take 100% Responsibility

   

When most people think of taking responsibility they confuse it with taking blame. These are not the same things. Problems in life happen to everybody. However, what happens is that you think you’re the only one these problems happen to. This is incorrect. Problems happen to us all. No matter how well you’re doing you will always deal with various problems. They just happen.

   The thing is that whether or not the problem was your fault it is still your responsibility to take care of it regardless of what it is. It is up to you. You have to take responsibility to take care of whatever the problems are. The reason many people don’t take responsibility is because they don’t want to take the blame. They don’t want it to be their fault.

   Blame can be very discouraging. You feel like something that went wrong in your life was something you did. So as a result you end up doing nothing. You don’t think you should have to take care of it because you didn’t do it. If you lose your job regardless of why it happened it is up to you to find a way to fix it. You have to be responsible for anything that comes your way.

   When you get caught up in taking blame and whether or not it was your fault it keeps you from doing what you need to do. If you lose your job you have to find a new one. Maybe losing the job was the best thing that happened to you. This could be your chance to do something better. You don’t know that if you fail to take responsibility.

   The people who make the most of their lives are the ones who are responsible and make something happen for themselves. They decide to make it happen, and they don’t allow problems to keep them down. It becomes a matter of having goals and knowing what you want. When you have a mission and purpose then you will have no problem taking responsibility. The reason is because you know where you want to go. Nothing will stop you.

   Make the decision today to take responsibility for your life. That no matter what happened to you then you will deal with it. You won’t wait for it to go away. Grab the bull by the horns and go for it. You can do anything you want if you take responsibility for what you want to do. This will change everything you do because you have accepted the responsibility.

   When you have decided to be responsible it is a sign of real maturity. You don’t really become an adult until you do this. The person who blames everyone else but themselves for what happens will continue to go the same direction. They will continue to go nowhere because of it. The same thing will always happen to them because they have chosen to play the blame game. Don’t let this be you. Be the person who is responsible for what happens in their own lives. This will promote life change and you will help and inspire those around you.