When you make a mistake...

“When you make a mistake or get ridiculed or rejected, look at mistakes as learning experiences, and ridicule as ignorance. Look at rejection as part of one performance, not as a turn down of the performer.” —Denis Waitley

The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale's classic, The Strangest Secret, earned the first Gold Record for the spoken word, with sales exceeding 1 million copies.

Nightingale, known as the "dean of personal development," reveals how he discovered and lived the secret to success.

Enjoy watching and also see his famous quotes below.



Earl Nightingale's famous quotes:

All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
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No Limits for Success

According to Brian Tracy, Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, which specializes in the training and development of individuals and organizations, all successful people do four things:

1. They set clear goals.
2. They take risks beyond their comfort zones. 
3. They accept feedback and self-correct.
4. They never give up.

According to him, "You have within you, right now, everything you need to achieve almost any goal you can set for yourself. The only question is how badly you want it, and how hard you are willing to work to get it. There are no limits."
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Don’t Become a Victim of Yourself

Don’t become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?

It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts.

You say, “The country is messed up.” That’s like cursing the soil and the seed and the sunshine and the rain, which is all you’ve got. Don’t curse all you’ve got.

Walk away from the 97 percent crowd who, mostly complains. Don’t use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Since I will be no one’s slave, I will be no one’s master.”

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. You don’t have charge of the constellations, but you do have charge of whether you read, develop new skills, and take new classes.

Your paycheck is not your employer’s responsibility; it’s your responsibility. Your employer has no control over your value, but you do.

5 Rules of Relationships

5 Rules of Relationships

John Maxwell says relationships can fall into one of four categories. Those that add to who we are, those that subtract, those that multiply our strengths and those that divide us.

To improve our relationships with others, he offers these five rules:

1. Get Along with Yourself — The one relationship you have until you die is with yourself. Treat yourself with the love and respect you deserve. 
2. Value People — You cannot make another feel important if you secretly feel that he or she is not. Recognize that everyone has innate value.
3. Make the Effort to Form Relationships — Chuck Swindoll said, “It’s like they say in the Army, when you dig a foxhole, make enough room for two.” Reach out, make room and enjoy new relationships.
4. Understand the Reciprocity Rule — What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own. 
5. Follow the Golden Rule — If every person made decisions based on the Golden Rule, we would all make more right decisions.

Success Motivation in a Minute

"Those people blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel." - Mary Kay Ash

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - John Quincy Adams

POSSESS THE FOCUS AND DETERMINATION TO TAKE ACTION ON YOUR IDEAS AND CONTINUE TO BUILD POSITIVE MOMENTUM TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.

Lessons On Life

"There are a half dozen things that make 80% of the difference. The difference between triumphant success or bitter failure lies in the degree of our commitment to seek out, study, and apply those half-dozen things.

Learn To Be Happy. Happiness is activity with purpose. It's love in practice. It's both a grasp of the obvious and the mysterious.

Discipline Yourself. Discipline is the most critical ingredient for success. It's the master key that unlocks the door to wealth and happiness. It's the glue that binds inspiration and achievement. It's the bridge between thought and accomplishment. We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Embrace Change. Unless you change how you are, you'll always have what you've got. You can change all things for the better when you change yourself for the better. You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction.

Live Well. Don't just learn how to earn. Learn how to live. The good life is not an amount. It's an attitude, an act, an idea, a discovery.

Remember always...

Life is worthwhile if you TRY. Try to make progress. Try your best.

Life is worthwhile if you GIVE. Giving starts the receiving process.

Life is worthwhile if you PLAN. Design your own life or someone else will.

Let others lead small lives, but not You. Let others argue over small things, but not YOU. Let others cry over small hurts, but not YOU. Let others leave their futures in other people's hands, but not YOU." - Jim Rohn

5 Reasons Why God Uses Problems

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.

Here are five ways why God wants to use the problems in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT YOU.

Humor, Humor, Humor

For as long as I can remember, I've enjoyed making people laugh, whether it be by telling a joke; playing with my toddlers; watching funny videos; carving a piece of wood; or by building my website.

Writing; wood carving and photography are not my passions... HUMOR is my passion because:

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Results, Results

At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.

The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.

Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving

To solve any problem, there are three questions to ask yourself: First, What could I do? Second, What could I read? And third, Whom could I ask?

The real problem is usually two or three questions deep. If you want to go after someone’s problem, be aware that most people aren’t going to reveal what the real problem is after the first question.

HEALTH

Health

Some people don’t do well simply because they don’t feel well.

Some people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. Their animals can run like the wind, and they can barely make it up a flight of stairs.

Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you.

CONCENTRATION

Concentration

Best advice on the subject of concentration: WHEREVER YOU ARE, BE THERE.

When you work, work. When you play, play. Don't mix the two.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are the gift of attention.

On the way to work, concentrate on the way—not the work.

Pay attention. Don't just stagger through the day.
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