Breaking Forth: How to Use the Power Within You to Change Your World

Christian Self Help

2009-11-18T17:19:00.001-08:00

Christian Self Help

To have the ability to help yourself, as a Christian, you need to not only have access to the power within yourself, but also the ability to utilize this power. In order to have this ability, you need to reach rock bottom--you need to reach your breaking point. When you have reached your breaking point, your inner power can then break out and break forth. You can only reach your breaking point if you have an enemy (or enemies) to help you reach there. Joseph had his brothers. Jesus had Judas. Mordecai had Haman. Daniel had the presidents and princes. Enemies are important because they validate your significance by seeing things inside of you that you do not see. In addition, when you conquer an enemy then promotion is on its way. Having enemies, traitors, and backstabbers around is not fun--but they are important because they push you to the breaking point so that you can break forth into greater power and greater anointing.

Jodi-Ann Walker is the author of Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness, which is available at Lulu marketplace and Smashwords e-book store. To access more information from this author, visit http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com

Juanita Bynum Preaching

2009-11-17T19:50:00.001-08:00

Nothing can stop you know since they pain of the betrayal is great. That betrayal is your victory seal. The devil should have never done what he did. That betrayal is taking you to power and victory.

Self Help for Christians

2009-11-16T15:03:00.000-08:00

Self Help for Christians

Now unto him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. (Ephesians 3: 20 [NKJV])

We, as Christians, are woefully unaware of the power which works in and through us. This power enables us to help ourselves, as well as others. We access this power through the daily renewal of our mind, through the Word of God. When our minds are renewed, through the Word of God, we are able to activate our faith. When our faith is activated then we are able to tap into realms that were once thought impossible for the believer to access. True, uncontaminated faith allows the impossible to become possible. When this happens we are able to empower, equip, and help ourselves as well as others.

Jodi-Ann Walker is the author of Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness. To access more information from this author, visit http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com

Christian Self Help III

2009-11-12T10:42:00.000-08:00

Christian Self Help III

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Phillipians 4:13 [KJV])

One of the most difficult principles for me to accept, as it relates to Christian self help, is believing that I can do all things. Sometimes I feel like I can take on anything and conquer the world. At other times I feel like I just can't do it because I am so overwhelmed. I begin to feel weak like I just can't go on. I like the part of the verse quoted previously which says, "through Christ which strengtheneth me." Christ gives us the strength and the power to do all things and to help ourselves. We do not need to go it alone. Christ's strength is made perfect when we are weak. He can and will give us the power and strength to help ourselves if we learn to trust and depend on Him. He won't help us with everything but He will give us the nudge, direction, and power we need to go where we should.

Jodi-Ann Walker is the author of the book, Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness, which is a self help/inspirational book based on Christian principles. For additional information on this author visit, http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com/

Christian Self Help II

2009-11-09T13:35:00.001-08:00

Christian Self Help II

10 And, behold, there was a man who had his hand paralyzed. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored well like the other. (Matt. 12:10, 13 [NKJV])

16 ...stretch out thine hand over the sea and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that nigh, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

As Christians, the devil, people, and circumstances will sometimes cause us to be unaware of the power which lies within us.Because of this, the power to help our selves lies dormant within us. It lies dormant because we refuse to use what God has placed within our hands. This could be a gift, talent, or special ability which have been taking for granted. To help ourselves, we need to use what God has placed iin our hands and stop taking it for granted. When we use what is in our hand by taking a step of faith (like the man with the paralyzed hand did when he stretched out his hand) then God will empower and equip us to not only help ourselves but also to help others. It sounds contradicting but we can take a step of faith by stretching out our hands.

Jodi-Ann Walker
Author, Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness
http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com

Self-Help Tips for Christians I

2009-11-04T10:12:00.000-08:00

Self Help Tips for Christians I

Self help for many Christians is not easy. We were taught (or brainwashed) by the church that we, as Christians, need to rely, depend or wait on God. That is what immature Christians do since they are young in the faith and need take 'baby steps' while on their walk with God. When they become mature Christians, then they need to take more initiatives to help themselves. For instance, if you were like myself, you probably thought that faith required that you sat quietly and patiently as you waited on the Lord to work things out; but , I recently found out that faith requires that we work on a vision or plan that God has given us since faith without works is dead (James 2:17). Therefore, we are not simply waiting on God to work on our behalf instead God is waiting on us to help ourselves by taking the necessary steps to work our vision. So move on to being a mature Christian by activating your faith by your works.

Jodi-Ann Walker
Author, Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness
http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com

Self Help From a Christian's Perspective

2009-11-02T10:21:00.000-08:00

Self Help From a Christian's Perspective

I don't think that much has been done to explore self help from a Christian's perspective. Most Christians are often taught to depend on Jesus. But to graduate to spiritual maturity, Christians have to learn how to use the God-given power within them to help themselves. Read the scripture about the man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15 [KJV]). Instead of laying hands on him, rubbing him down with anointing oil, giving him a prayer cloth or participating in his pity party, Jesus told the crippled man to take up his bed and walk. In other words, Jesus told the man to stop wallowing in self-pity and begin to help himself. The man had all the power within him to overcome his sickness but he was too busy being pitiful. If a Christian wants to become spiritually mature, s/he needs to choose to be powerful instead of pitiful. It is true that God helps those who help themselves.

Jodi-Ann Walker is the author of Breaking Forth: Using the Light to Dispel the Darkness, which is a book self help/inspirational book from a Christian's perspective. To access this book and other writings from this author, visit http://breakingforth2dispelthedarkness.yolasite.com/

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2009-10-26T22:42:00.000-07:00

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How to Change Your Mindset to Accept Success

2009-10-21T06:14:00.001-07:00

How to Change Your Mindset to Accept and Plan for Success
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Success is attainable and achievable for anyone who has the mindset to receive it. Many people have not attained success because they have not prepared for, that is because if you fail to plan you plan to fail, or they subconsciously believe that they are undeserving of success. These are the people who I want to address first. These people who believe that they are undeserving of success feel that success is accidental or comes by luck. They do not love or accept themselves and, therefore, do not believe that they should be successful. Here are some suggestions to bear in mind to change your mindset to accept success:

You should stop thinking and feeling as if you are a failure--because this is not true! You may have failed at achieving something but you are not a failure. You should separate yourself from your failures and use them as a learning experience.
Learn to accept and love yourself. How can others love and accept you, if you do not love you? In a very visual-oriented culture, many people judge themselves based on what they look like on the outside. It is best focus on inner beauty. This is because regardless of how many physical changes you might do, if you do not focus on your inner self, then you still will be dissatisfied with your physical appearance.
When you are around people who feel down about themselves, help to lift them up. If you don't then they will pull you down with them and both of you will wallow in self-pity and insecurity.
Do not focus on the mistakes you have made in the past but focus on improving on yourself so that you can have a better future. This will help to change your mindset about failures--failures are not the end of the world if you see it as lesson in improving and developing yourself.

When you have, or are in the process of changing your mindset towards success, then you are able to start preparing for your success:

Develop a life purpose based on your talent and what you intend to see improved in the world around you. When you have a vision for the future then it will be easier to achieve success in life. You cannot reach where you need to go if you don't know where you are going.
Set meaningful, realistic, and manageable goals. It is best to have a practical and systematic approach to goal setting since it will allow you to not feel overwhelmed when pursuing your goals and, therefore, you will be able to achieve success when you work towards realizing your life purpose.
Make things happen for you instead of waiting for things to happen. Successful people are pro-active. They do not wait for someone to hand them something. Successful people have the wisdom to create their own opportunities instead of waiting for them to come their way.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There is no time like the present. Procrastination is not only the thief of time but it is the thief of opportunity and it can help to delay your life purpose, thereby thwarting your success.
You must be diligent while in pursuit of excellence and success. There is an adage which states that,"Footprints on the sand are not made by sitting down." If you want success you need to accept the fact that you need to use some elbow grease to make it happen. Hardwork, diligence, and persistence will always effectively and systematically implement a plan.

How to Design Your Life Map

2009-10-16T04:41:00.001-07:00

How to Design Your Life Map
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Planning out your life is important because it allows you to be the master of your destiny and helps you to live a fulfilling life based on your goals and personal vision. To strategically and systematically plan out your life, the following points should be borne in mind:

You need to do a personal evaluation based on your beliefs, values, and principles. To help you to this, you could reflect on personal experiences to help give you insights on your good ( and not-so-good) traits, skills, knowledge, strengths and weakness. Note that your self-evaluation should not include your economic, professional, cultural and civil status.
Determine what it is you would like to become in life. This makes a personal evaluation even more necessary since you need to know yourself well before you can decide what you should become. You also need to assess what you need to change about yourself. These could be thinking patterns, attitudes, habits or world view. Your personal vision should take in account all the aspects of your being: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.
You need to determine your personal life mission. Your life mission is determined by your goals, talents, abilities and what you intend to do to improve the world around you.
Determine the required knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to fulfill your life purpose. This will determine your competence and help you realize your vision. Therefore, it is necessary to determine wht you need to do to assess what knowledge, skills, and attitudes you have at present and what you need to gain along the way.
Set goals for life plan/vision/map according to S.M.A.R.T. objectives. The goals that you set should be specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and time-bound. Therefore, if you want to receive your master's and doctorate's degree, you will know that it is unrealistic or impractical to expect these degrees in two years.
Expect turns, detours, and setbacks while on your journey in achieving your life purpose. Your life map should minimize any hasty or hurried decisions which would cause you to miss your way. However, you should recognize that life maps can be modified to accommodate unforeseen circumstances or any other eventualities that might come up. You need to anticipate these and adjust accordingly.

How to Overcome Shyness

2009-10-15T16:04:00.001-07:00

How to Overcome Shyness
by Jodi-Ann Walker

If shyness is apart of your personality or natural disposition, then shyness is difficult to overcome. Besides shyness being apart of someone's natural disposition, it can be caused by several factors:

Being exposed to an abusive environment.
Being apart of an emotionally unhealthy family, which refuse to discuss issues.
Not being encouraged to verbally express one's self and if any attempt is made to do so, then it is limited or restricted.

To overcome severe shyness then the help of a trained professional is required. A psychologist who will be able to provide sound counseling about overcoming shyness by suggesting suitable methods for adjusting behaviors, dealing with emotional triggers, and changing thinking patterns. A life coach also can provide useful advice as to re-programming subliminal messages, which have caused the person to be shy most of their lives, and provide assistance in taking pro-active steps in boosting a person's self-esteem. If your shyness is more on the mild side, these tips can prove to be useful to when followed:

Approach people who you think already like you. This will help you become more comfortable and at ease.
You can practice being fascinated by other people. Allow people to talk about themselves and focus on them when they respond to you. Make a mental note of what they told you about themselves so you can talk about it later, or another occasion.
Socially confident persons possess the uncanny ability to make people feel comfortable and interesting. They accomplish this by being genuinely interested in other people. When you are talking to someone who is arrogant, and makes you feel uninteresting and boring, you will not be interested in speaking with that person again. You do not want to be this person.
Do not overuse personal pronouns such as I, myself, me and mine when making conversation. These are a turn-oo because they place the emphasis on you insted of the other person.

How to Move from Being a Dreamer to a Visionary

2009-10-12T18:53:00.001-07:00

                                         How to Move From Being a Dreamer to a Visionary
                                                 by Jodi-Ann Walker


Dreams are important because they give you glimpses of the possibilities that can be accomplished. Dreams allow you to become uncomfortable with your present and press towards your future. This is important because you cannot make any meaningful effort in pursuing your future unless you become dissatisfied and begin to hate your present. Your dreams expose the pain, inadequacies, and shortcomings of your present. They show what you should aim for.

However, to move a dream from the unreal to the real takes work and preparation. Dreams without proper planning are mere fantasies which lack direction and focus. To upgrade your dreams to visions, you need to plan and devise a strategy. This is because a well-defined plan helps to bring tangibility to a dream. When this happens, the dream becomes more than a dream--it becomes a vision.This overall plan needs to be broken down into manageable parts. It needs to be divided into long-, medium, short-term goals. When your plan broken down into manageable sections, it will allow to feel motivated to accomplish your goals and not feel overwhelmed.

The next step in ensuring that your dreams become upgraded to visions is to do some role-playing; that is, you need to act out what you like to become in your future. If you want to become a fashion designer then you need to make sketches of the collections you plan to showcase in the future. You could also source and locate fabrics, embellishments, and notions. This is helpful for you at the subconscious level because it allows you to feel the pleasure and enjoyment of having your dream realized. When this happens, you are much more likely to achieve your goals, since strong emotions are triggered during your role-playing. Role playing helps to embed unforgettable, vivid images within your psyche. Imaginary 'seeing' will trick the subconscious into thinking that is actually happening or has happened. That is why it is said that if you want a particular job, you have to 'dress' for it or behave like you already have it.

A vision board is also helpful in fixing images within your subconscious. When your mind has a picture of what it should achieve then it become easier for the mind to attract anything which is needed to realize a vision. A vision board is more helpful than writing down a plan or goals because the mind thinks in pictures and not in words. Therefore, a vision board can be used to enhance the designing of a plan and a goal setting routine.

It is not enough just to have dreams but there needs to be a well-organized and clearly defined plan which ensures that these dreams become a reality. Without a pla, these dreams will remain empty, impractical, intangible fantasies which lack direction or focus.

Self-Assessment: The Key to Boosting Self-Esteem

2009-10-11T15:32:00.001-07:00

                                                                Self Assessment: The Key to Boosting Self-Esteem
                                                                                        by Jodi-Ann Walker

           Have you ever wondered what is the secret of people who are socially confident? Have you ever wondered how these people have little or no incident of social awkwardness? They always appear to be self-assured and relaxed. They are always charismatic and people seem to gravitate towards them. Why is this the case? They could have very high self-esteem as a result of the following reasons:

They were born confident.
They grew up in an emotionally stable environment
They learn, by trial and error, how to approach others and, thereby, overcame the fear of rejection.

To overcome shyness and low self-esteem is not easy. In fact, it is very difficult. But if you understand that self-assessment is the key to boosting one's self esteem, then you will be able to overcome the first hurdle impeding your journey towards emotional and social development. These are the steps to be taken if evaluating and assessing one's self:

Be willing to scrutinize yourself- This is actually very difficult, especially if you have very low self esteem. But in order to change, you are required to look inwardly to see your short-comings, flaws, and weaknesses. It can be argued that self reflection can further damage one's self esteem. But if self scrutiny is approached from a standpoint of willingness to change, then self negation need not happen.
You need to analyze yourself and present situation from an objective - You need to look at your past and determine the root causes for your low self estteem. Were you excessively abused while growing up? Did others put you down or did you make it a habit to put yourself down repeatedly? If your situation is quite severe, you might consider professional counselling, or hiring a life coach or you can go to self-improvement websites and access resources, such as Cd's, DVD's,MP3 audio, and books, to help boost self esteem.
Develop a better mental picture or vision of yourself- Have a positive dream or vision of yourself and your future. The top athletes have the ability to envision being at the podium and being first place. You need to adapt the mindset of winners--you need to see yourself winning before you actually win. You can share these dreams with close friends or family or write it in a journal. Never lose your vision be cause it is the only link between your present and a future of possibilities.
Learn to love and respect yourself- Learning the art of self love is the key to getting rid of low self esteem. Most people who have low self esteem are afraid of indulging, spoiling, and treating themselves. This is mainly because they feel unworthy or undeserving of such an act. They think that doing anything good to help themselves is wrong since they feel as if they are flawed and, therefore,undeserving of true love and anything which is good. If you have low self esteem you need to re-educate yourself on self-love and understand that self-love and self esteem complement each other. If you do not love yourself then you will not respect yourself. If you do not love yourself other people will find it difficult to love as well as respect you.
You need to formulate a life purpose and the strategy necessary to achieve this- You need to formulate your life purpose based on your talents, skills and what you want see improved in the world. Afterwards, you need to develop a clear, well-defined strategy so that you can fulfill your life purpose. Without a clearly defined strategy it will be easy to lose your way on the road to self-fulfillment. It is advisable to break down your strategies into long-term, medium-term, and short-term goals. When you break down your overall life strategy or plan in such a manner, then you are able to motivate yourself in acheiving your goals. It would be best for you to write these goals down because it will focus the mind in ensuring that the goals are acheived when you can see them in written form.
Identify and name the emotional triggers which rob you of your self-confidence- Low self-esteem patterns are difficult to break because they have been mentally ingrained from childhood. However, if you learn how to identify and name situations which trigger instances of self-negation or self-revulsion, you will become aware of them and gradually learn new behaviors so that you can respond in a positive and emotionally balanced manner.
Ensure that you do regular assessments and monitoring of your personal progress- When you have low self-esteem it is difficult to assess and monitor your progress. But this is required if you want to know where you have improved in your thinking patterns and/or mindset and the flaws within your personality. You need to give yourself the right to assess and monitor your personal growth and development. You are worthy and deserving of it.

It is important to note that while on the journey to self improvement and self-development, you need to surround yourself with positive people who are willing to encourage and support you in your efforts in boosting your self esteem. Try to seek support from friends and family members. If they refuse to help you, join a group of people with your interests and challenges. If you cannot find one you can always start your own. Never forget that it will be difficult to achieve success (and stay successful) if you have low self -esteem. This is because you will pre-condition yourself to self-sabotage. Stop self-sabotage! You are worthy of sucess.

How to be Master of Your Destiny

2009-10-07T06:22:00.001-07:00

How to be the Master of Your Destiny

by Jodi-Ann Walker

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved"- Williams Jennings Bryan

Stephen R.W. Covey, the author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, noted that people who decide to become successful in life move from a state of dependence to independence by developing the habits of being proactive, writing a personal vision, and placing first things first. People who are highly effective do not depend on other people's permission to be successful. They are independent from other people's environment, circumstances, or systems granting them the permission to maximize their potential and to become master of their own destiny. They take the initiative and the necessary action to achieve what they desire in life. Here are some steps to be taken if you want to mentally shift from dependence to independence:

Decide to take full responsibility for what happens in your life--and stop blaming others. When you do this, you are empowering yourself to come out of a victim mentality. You have decide to stop looking for a hand-out and to help yourself out of a situation by renewing your mind/thought patterns.
You need to take initiative by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen for you. Apart of taking full responsibility for what takes place in your life is having the determination to create opportunities for yourself when none can be found. Francis Bacon said, "Wise people make more opportunities than they find." You need to have the presence of mind to recognize an opportunity and not let it pass you by while you are still thinking about it. Cary Grant said that,"Few people recognize opportunity because it comes disguised as work." Many people miss out on an invaluable opportunity because they feel as if it is too hard or they, plain and simple, do not have the discipline to follow through. This brings me to my next point:
You need to have discipline to follow through on achieving your goals and acting on opportunities. It has been said that a talented person without discipline is like "an octopus on roller-skates." This is because this person does not have the focus, drive, or motivation to accomplish what he or she wants. They are going in different directions all at the same time. If a person lacks discipline, irrespective of the person's talent, brilliance, social background or connections, it will be quite difficult for this person to maximize their true potential. This is because discipline is required to develop your inner power and the focus necessary to accomplish your goals. Without discipline, you will lose your way on the road to destiny.

Your life purpose or destiny is not achieved by accident. It is achieved through hard work, discipline, and systematic goal setting and accomplishing. If you decide to take full responsibility for your destiny and stop depending on others, you will be well on your way to developing the power within to accomplish your life purpose and rule your destiny.

How to Re-Arrange Your Surroundings

2009-10-05T12:43:00.001-07:00

How to Re-Arrange Your Thoughts So that You Can Re-Arrange Your Surroundings
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Your environment reveals many things about you whether you want to acknowledge it or not. It not only reveals your personality, but it also reveals your state of mind during a particular time in your life. A clutter, disorganized environment reveals a disorganized mind which does not know how to prioritize and value its self or surroundings. To organize your surroundings in the correct manner, the following acronym should be borne in mind:

A-Ask yourself questions
P-Pile similar items together
A- Analyze
C- Cash In
T- Tidy-up

Ask- You need to ask yourself what you want to accomplish in the space or room for which you are organizing. What are your plans for a particular space or area? How do you want relate to a space, as a result of getting it organized?

For instance, if you want to organize the kitchen, you could ask yourself: "Why do I want to organize the kitchen?" The answer could be, "I want to access food items in pantry without rummaging through a lot of stuff" or "I want to be able to find a kitchen utensil quickly!" After you have answered the question, go to step two...

Pile- Pile similar items together. If organizing your closet, you could pile clothes according to season or occasion. If organizing your paperwork, you could organize according to utility bills or insurance paperwork.
Analyze- This is where you break the pile down even further. You need to decide what you are going to keep, sell, give away or throw away completely. You cannot be indecisive while doing this. You need to decide right away if you are going to keep the item, give to charity, sell, or throw away. This will help you to get out of the "pack-rat" mentality which wants to keep everything just in case something comes up.
Cash in- This where you sell the things which you chose to be sold and turn your trash into treasure.
Tidy-up- After getting rid of the things you don't want, you need to tidy up and place items in an organized fashion. To do this, you need to place similar items together whether on a shelf, drawers, closet or storage bin. Ensure that items that are frequently used are easily accessible.

That's all there is to it! You just need to remember the acronym A.P.A.C.T. to follow the main steps for organizing your home and you will be on your way to having a clutter-free home. To learn more about organization, go to Life Hacker's blog.

How to Develop the Mindset to Attract Success

2009-10-04T05:30:00.001-07:00

How to Develop the Mindset to Attract Success
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Many people desire to become successful. However, success eludes most people because they do not have the mindset to attain success. There are four main points to bear in mind if one desires to have the mindset to achieve success. These include:

Passion. Passion gives you the drive and determination necessary to pursue your dreams and goals. You need passion to motivate and inspire you to go on even even others are not supportive or are critical of your dream. It gives you the ability to be your own cheerleader when everyone refuses to cheer you on. It is the key ingredient for having the commitment to pursue your dreams or goals.
Commitment. As indicated before, passion is first required in order fro someone to be committed to a goal or dream. When you have passion, it will be easy for you to become committed to the vision of success. Commitment focuses the mind on accomplishing the task ahead of it. When your mind is focused, then it becomes easier for you to cultivate a disciplined approach to life.
Focus. If you are committed and disciplined then you gradually focus your mind to achieving goals for success in mind. Mind becomes even more focused when when it has a clear mental picture of what it wants to achieve, since the mind thinks in pictures and not words. To help you develop a clear mental picture, a vision board is very useful. This board can include photos, newspaper and magazine clippings, sketches, etc. This will program the subconscious mind to attract what it desires more easily.
Do the necessary research to gain the knowledge you need about your field. In order to become successful in a certain niche or field, you need to do the required research and learn from others within your field that are at the level of success you would like to be at. If you have no knowledge about a field, niche, or area then it will be difficult to have success in a particular field. Success does not come by accident. You have to be prepared to attain it; therefore, it is necessary to gain as much knowledge as its needed so that you not only mentally prepare for success, but align yourself to it as well.

Success is attainable when you have the right mindset. If you cannot perceive yourself being successful within your mind, do not expect success to manifest elsewhere in your life. After all, your life is an outward reflection of your thought life. You need to change your thinking so that you can create or re-create your reality.

How to Choose the Right Goals to be Successful in Life and Acheive Your Life Purpose

2009-10-02T06:41:00.001-07:00

How to Choose the Right Goals to be Successful in Life and Achieve Your Life Purpose
by Jodi-Ann Walker

There is a lot of material emphasizing the importance of setting and accomplishing goals. However, there is limited resources available about setting and accomplishing the ri goals. However, there is limited resources available about setting the right goals dependent upon your personality and life purpose. In order to set the right goals, there are certain points which should be borne in mind:

You need to be aware of your self-limiting beliefs. You need to assess and evaluate the self-limiting beliefs which hinder your success and would potentially sabotage your ability to accomplish your goals. If you do not do this, then you will not be able to accomplish your goals effectively since you will subconsciously sabotage your ability to do so.
You need to be aware of your talents, abilities, skills and what you want see improved in the world around you. If you have strong public speaking skills and a desire for people to continually and consistently grow to improve themselves so that they can improve the world around them. Then you could probably structure your life purpose in such a way:"My life purpose is to motivate people by speech to develop and improve themselves so that they can improve,develop, or change the world around them." After writing your life purpose, you should do this next:
Develop goals based on your life purpose. You should set goals based on your life purpose because this provides proper focus for your goal setting. If your life purpose involves public speaking then you could set goals which involves taking public speaking courses, going to public speaking workshops, or hiring a vocal coach to improve your speaking skills. If your life purpose involves writing a book then you could make goals which set a time frame for writing a certain number of paragraphs.

When setting goals you should always remember that you should have a strategic and systematic plan in ensuring that these goals are accomplished. You should always break down large goals into manageable sizes so that it does not become too tedious when attempting to accomplish your goals. The most important advice which you should bear in mind is to never give up. It is futile to set goals if you do not have the discipline and perseverance to see them become accomplished.

How to Become a Money Magnet

2009-10-01T09:29:00.001-07:00

How to Become a Money Magnet
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Many people who were exposed to financial lack and insufficiency always believe that gaining and keeping wealth is an enigma. They believe that wealth is only for the 'lucky few'. Personally, I believe that there is no such thing as luck. However, there is such a thing as synchronicity or good timing. Synchronicity is not the only thing which is needed to create and access wealth--you also need preparation and opportunity. Opportunity will always present itself but it will be wasted if there is no adequate preparation. You need to be prepared mentally for wealth before you can handle or manage it. If you are not mentally prepared for wealth, when you do have the opportunity to receive wealth, you will squander and mismanage it. This explains why many lottery winners lose all their winnings in a short-period of time. This is because they were not mentally conditioned to deal with the wealth. Here are some ways to mentally prepare and condition yourself for wealth:

Change your mindset/consciousness about financial prosperity. You need to re-evaluate and re-assess your attitude towards wealth and people who have wealth. If you perceive wealth and wealthy people negatively then you will subconsciously sabotage every effort to receive and keep wealth. When you have a positive attitude towards wealth then you are probably aligning your consciousness with receiving and keeping wealth.
Liberate your consciousness to see the abundance that is within the universe. You need to recognize the abundance within the universe in order to release a limited and constricted mindset towards money, and accept an abundance consciousness. When your mind and spirit expands, you are able to receive the abundance that the universe has for you.
Have a generous mindset when handling money. If you feel tense and anxious when you give away money, this means you have a scarcity mindset. When you are generous with money then it comes back to you with the same measure. If you give abundantly, you will receive abundantly. If you give in scarcity, then you will receive in scarcity.
You need to have a specific focus or intent for the money you plan to earn. Money or wealth needs to be focused on a specific intent or purpose so that it can be managed properly. Define what is the ultimate aim for having wealth. Is it to be able to give substantial amounts of money to charity? Is it to be able to be permanently out of debt? Is it to be able to travel and vacation extensively? Is it to ensure that your family lives comfortably? Do you want to be able to leave an inheritance for your children? The sooner you evaluate what your ultimate aim or purpose for your wealth is, the easier it will be to systematically and strategically manage your wealth based on it.
You need to have a desire to create and grow wealth. You need to have a heart-felt desire in order to subconsciously attract something into your life. If you really do not have the desire to be wealthy, you will thwart every opportunity to acquire and grow wealth. Many people believe that they want to be rich but deeper analysis of their thinking process reveals that they have self-limiting beliefs that prevent them from having the desire to create and grow wealth. When these beliefs are effectively dealt with then the task of attracting and creating wealth becomes easier.
You need to have a persevering attitude when creating and growing wealth. Attracting wealth requires a persistent and determined attitude since there will be many obstacles which will impede your progress toward success. Therefore, it is necessary to block out any negative thought and allow your mind to mentally focus on the achievement of creating and growing wealth.

Living Life Abundantly Success Formula

2009-09-30T11:32:00.001-07:00

Marenda's blog Living Life Abundantly highlights the significance of setting goals and accomplishing them in her post Living Life Abundantly Success Formula. She tells you how to effectively make a plan while making your goals. She talks about being able to look within ourselves first before staring to make the goals that are right for us. It's a great read! Check it out at her blog.

Learning To Love Ourselves

2009-09-30T05:08:00.000-07:00

Learning To Love Ourselves

Author: wbdoyle

Our doubt concerning our self-worth is the main obstacle to our emotional and inter-relational harmony. This doubt is the cause of our greatest fears such as being rejected, laughed at, ignored, unloved, and most of all, of being alone.

Loneliness and Doubt

Loneliness is the disease of our age, and its cause is self-doubt. Fear of being alone is perhaps our most ancient one. It comes from the fact that in the past, he who was not accepted was ostracized from the group. In those days, that did not mean simply feeling lonely, but also being unable to survive.

Another factor that makes us fear rejection or not being accepted by others is the fear of being punished by them or by God. We have been brought up to believe in a God, whose love is conditional, depending upon whether we are perfect in His/Her/Its eyes or not.

Childhood Programming

We receive messages from our parents and other important persons throughout our childhood years concerning whether and under what conditions we are good or worthy.

As children, we learn from adults that we must measure our self-worth by:

1. What others think of us.
2. The results of our efforts in school, our profession and life.
3. Our appearance
4. How we compare to others.
5. How much we know.
6. How much money we have.
7. And various other conditions

Our doubt of our self-worth then becomes our greatest obstacle to inner peace, harmonious communication and loving relationships. These doubts are the foundation of most of our negative emotions and relationship conflicts.

*** If we had more self-acceptance, we would have less need to prove ourselves to others. ***

Then we would not feel offended so frequently and we could overlook others’ negativity and be at peace with them regardless of their behavior.

Let us now look at how we can increase and stabilize our self-acceptance.

The first step is to discover the situations in which we lose our sense of self-worth or self-acceptance.

The reasons we most often loose our feelings of self-worth are examined in the following questionnaire.

OBSTACLES TO LOVING OURSELVES

In which situations do you lose your sense of self-love, self-worth, self- esteem or self-acceptance?

1. When others ask for your help and you * do not say "yes" *, or do not respond.

2. When you have * made a mistake * or have * failed * at some effort.

3. When * others are more capable * than you are at certain tasks or concerning certain qualities (i.e. intelligence, artistic ability, speech, sports, cooking, professional success, their children’s success, economically, making friends, employing disciplines).

4. When * others attract more attention, * esteem and respect in a group situation.

5. When others * have offered more to you * than you have offered them.

6. When you are * not perfect *.

7. When * others criticize, are angry at or reject you *.

8. When * others do not agree with you or believe that you are wrong *.

9. When others * are able to manipulate you *.

10. When * you have "created" pain * for others.

11. When you are * not in harmony with your conscience *.

The accompanying more detailed questionnaire will help us determine more clearly when we lose our feelings of self-worth. We suggest that as you read through it, you mark those items that might relate to you.

I Tend to Lose My Feelings of Self-Worth:
(Worth what; love, happiness, health, success, satisfaction?)

1. When others criticize me, blame me, or do not approve of me.
2. When others are angry with me.
3. When my children, spouse or parents are not happy, healthy, successful, or satisfied.
4. When I do not know as much as others around me.
5. When I do not have an intimate relationship partner.
6. When my house is not clean and in order.
7. When my partner shows interest in others.
8. If I am not successful professionally.
9. If I do not have enough money.
10. If I am not attractive to the opposite sex.
11. If I do not make an impression on others.
12. If I do not have many sexual successes.
13. If others do not respect me.
14. If my child is ill.
15. If I do not have what others have.
16. If I am not perfect.
17. If I do not achieve many things.
18. If others are able to cheat or mislead me.
19. If I do not have
20. If I do not do
21. Other reasons

SOCIAL PROGRAMMING OR CONSCIENCE

Once we have established the particular situations or stimuli that obstruct our feelings of self-worth or self-acceptance, we will need to separate our answers into two groups.

1. Those which have to do with * social programming * and not with our conscience. In such a case, we need to analyze each reason separately as we attempt to discover and change the beliefs that cause us to lose our self-acceptance in those situations.

When we lose our feelings of self-worth because of social programming we are buying into societies illusions concerning who is worthy and who is not. We are measuring ourselves by superficial standards set by society such as money, appearance profession etc, and not by our conscience, such as honesty, love, sincerity, selflessness etc.

2. Situations in which we reject ourselves because our * actions are not in alignment with our inner conscience *. We behave toward others, as we would not like them to behave toward us. Our answers to 10 and 11 in the first questionnaire might indicate such situations.

In such cases, we are interested in how we could react differently in those situations so that our behavior is in tune with our conscience.

In these second cases which have to do with conscience, we will most often find that we behave in such ways because we are being controlled by the previous categories if social beliefs.

For example we tell lies (matter of conscience) because we believe that our self-worth depends on what others think about us and thus want to hide the truth from them

The final solution for the matter of self-worth is to realize that all beings deserve love and respect exactly as they are regardless of all their flaws simply because they are unique aspects of divine creation- just as all flowers and all of nature.

In such a case, we must not confuse one’s ability and/or morality with worthiness of love and respect. As aspects of divine creation all deserve love and respect regardless of ability or morality.

The difference is that those who have ability deserve positions of greater responsibility that those without. While those without morality do deserve our love and respect they may not deserve trust or freedom to move about in society, until they are healed of their problem.

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About the Author: Retired US Navy. Married 20+ years. Home Inchon, Korea. Work Seoul, Korea.

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How to Overcome Obstacles to Goal Setting

2009-09-29T05:58:00.001-07:00

How to Overcome Obstacles to Goal Setting
by Jodi-Ann Walker
When people begin setting goals, they start out feeling motivated and inspired to do great things. They are pumped and ready to go. Then after encountering obstacles, in addition to getting caught up with daily activities and responsibilities, they begin to lose interest. they lose interest.They lose interest to the extent that they completely lose all interest in pursuing their goals and ambitions. In order to avoid this, there are some tips which should be borne in mind:

Define the purpose of the goal which you desire to achieve. Many people start out making goals just for the sake of making them. They do not make the goals based on an ultimate aim or purpose in mind; hence, it is difficult to follow through with these goals. It is important to create a life purpose based on your talents, skills, and what you desire to see improved in the world around you.
Believe that you deserve to see the realization of your goals. When you struggle with low self-esteem by reciting positive life affirmations and use of self-improvement resources and tools, which could include CD's, MP3's, or books.
Having a systematic and step-by-step approach to achieving your goals. To do this, you need to break large goals down into small, manageable ones. It is easy to feel overwhelmed when attempting to tackle a goal. Therefore, it is important to integrate goal-setting into your daily routine by making a to-do list of what needs to be done for each day for each day.
Having a persistent, determined,and never-say-die attitude. You have to remember that persistence is crucial in attaining your goals. You need to resist the urge to give up despite the obstacles which appear to prevent you from achieving what you need to in life. Many times people give up just before a solution presents itself to deal with the obstacle. Many people give up just before the break through and miss out on a valuable opportunity. Remember never give up!

You need to encourage yourself when attempting to achieve your goals, even when people are not encouraging and supporting you. You need to learn to be your own cheerleader. In addition, always remember that in order to change your circumstances, you need to change. When you need to decide that you will achieve your goals then your subconscious will do everything which is needed to attract the necessary resources for the accomplishment of your goals.

How to Create Wealth from Nothing

2009-09-27T06:11:00.001-07:00

How to Create Wealth from Nothing
by Jodi-Ann Walker

Have you heard the saying that it takes cash to care? Well, in some respect, it is true. You also need money to gain influence, power, respect and recognition in this world. You are fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Yes, life is not all about money--but it sure can enhance it. To gain financial success and freedom, you first have to able to move away from pain so that you can enjoy the pleasure of wealth. Unfortunately, many people are unable to move away from the pain of financial struggle because they believe, subconsciously, that they are undeserving or unworthy of wealth. Therefore, they sabotage and stop themselves from creating, gaining, and keeping wealth. In order to change your mindset about wealth then you need to gain access to new knowledge, and then apply this knowledge strategically and systematically to develop wisdom.

Increase your appetite and aptitude for learning. When you increase your knowledge, you will eventually increase your wealth since you need knowledge to make money.
Take full responsibility for your present financial circumstances. This allows you to shift your consciousness from being a powerless victim to a powerful person, who is in control of his or her destiny. It will shift your consciousness from a reactive to a proactive one.
Have total belief in yourself despite the doubts and disbelief of others. Belief and confidence in yourself is very important as the lack of belief and confidence in yourself can lead to self sabotage and the thwarting of your financial success.
Having a commitment to succeed and a determination never to go back to a life of financial hardship. The pain of financial hardship can be used as a source of motivation and cause you to be determined and committed in creating and managing wealth.
Give yourself permission to make mistakes while taking risks. You can learn from these mistakes later on and make improvements as you learn to take risks instead of being crippled by the fear of trying something new.

How to Overcome Mental Obstacles, Destructive Criticisms, and Negative Judgments

2009-09-25T06:15:00.001-07:00

How to Overcome Mental Obstacles, Destructive Criticisms, and Negative Judgments

by Jodi-Ann Walker
"The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgments--success." -Edmund Burke, Letter to a Member of the National Assembly, 1791.

No one needs to tell you that it is difficult to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. No one needs to tell you that it is an almost impossible task to overcome the odds that are stacked against you. No one needs to tell you that it is a daunting task to overcome a brick wall that is determined to hinder and block your path. Although it is daunting, difficult, or almost impossible, a person can still overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Here are the tips you should bear in mind when attempting to do this:

Change your thinking or mindset. The best way to do this is to read and use self-help, self improvement or personal development books, tools, and resources. These resources will help you to change your mindset because they teach you how to identify causes and effects of your present thought patterns and how to change these.
Be solution-oriented instead of problem oriented. Instead of focusing on the problem, focus on the opportunity of discovering a solution for this problem, as well as the rewards and benefits of discovering such a solution. Brainstorm either by drawing diagrams, making mental maps or discussing ideas with friends or family members.
Have trust and confidence in your ability or power to overcome the obstacles, destructive criticisms, or negative judgments that beset you. Make positive affirmations that affirm your confidence or belief that you are able to overcome every challenge which appear to oppose you while attempting to move towards your success and life purpose. You can even write and design a contract. This contract should have stipulated terms, which should motivate and empower you to develop the confidence needed to overcome any challenge and obstacle. This contract should be signed and dated by you and the terms repeated aloud every day as personal affirmations.
Be persistent in achieving goals related to overcoming obstacles. I read in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich that a man missed out on owning a gold mine because he gave up digging when he was three feet away from the gold vein in the earth. If you give up and refuse to persist while attempting to overcome challenges you will definitely miss out on a life-changing opportunity. You could be just three feet away from gold. So, never give up!
Be disciplined and focused. When attempting to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles or challenges, one of the things that is required is discipline. The next one is focus. Everyone wants to be successful. Everyone wants to be an achiever. But hardly anyone wants to develop the discipline or focus required to become a success or achieve anything valuable. Sadly, these criteria are often lacking when a person desires success. They might have intelligence, talents, or special skills but they often lack focus or discipline. Always remember that talent, intelligence, or special skills are not a replacement for discipline or focus while on the road to success. Talent, intelligence, or special skills will keep you there.

Success: The Slight Edge Formula

2009-09-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Success: The Slight-Edge Formula

Author: Daniel Sitter

Copyright 2005 Daniel Sitter

Self-improvement; A great deal has been written on the subject, but does any anyone really know how to successfully implement a creative and manageable plan for its accomplishment? The concept involves goal setting, planning, time management as well as patience, faith, understanding and real desire. Too many times, people approach self improvement haphazardly, unfocused and unclear as to exactly what they want. This is not a paper specifically concerning goal-setting, that will be addressed another time in greater detail, but rather a blueprint for the implementation of the plan you generate during your own self-improvement goal setting exercise.

Many times, we set out on a self-improvement course of action with literally no idea of how to proceed, with only a loose idea of what we really want to accomplish. Basically, at this point, it's just a dream of a better day. This is actually not what you want; after all, you expect success. You must believe success is possible and probable. Be expectant. Be confident.

Before you begin, sit down and write out your plan of action. Clearly write your goal, your timeframe, identify the specific steps to accomplish during the journey and the obstacles that you expect to encounter along the way. Yes, write this all down. Review it each evening before bed and again when you awaken in the morning. Keep your plan with you at all times and read it aloud to yourself several times during the day. This will embed it deeply into your subconscious mind where it will steer you in the direction of your goal.

Jeff Olson talks about the Slight-Edge Formula for success. Imagine an incremental system where you consciously plan to improve just �% each day, or even each week. Can you do that? Sure you can. Everybody can. It has been said that "you can eat an elephant if you do it one bite at a time." The same idea holds true with this concept. The premise is to experience minute improvements on a consistent basis that tend to compound over time like interest. A �% improvement in any skill each day is a 1-�% improvement each week! A 7% improvement each month! An 84% improvement in just 1 year! It's actually higher than that because all of your advances are compounding at an exponential rate! Are you beginning to see the potential of this compounding power at work within you?

The Slight Edge Formula for success is the answer. Do a little each day and reap the rewards you desire over time, while consistently moving in the direction of your goal. You will always get out in proportion to what you put in. Apply yourself. It pays big dividends!

Most people never begin. They may talk a big talk, but they fail to act. Only a few of those who do take action tend to persist over time. Are you one of the few who are determined to make your life different? Do you want changes badly enough? Then begin now. Persist. Make no excuses.

"What's in it for me" or WIIFM is your mantra. What is it that's in it for you that will drive you to pursue the goals that you have defined? Identify this and you have taken the first step toward the success you desire. This can potentially change your life? Nothing will happen until you first decide to get started. You have to make things happen. Do not wait for things to miraculously happen. They will not.

Choose to employ the Slight-Edge Formula into your everyday life events. It is simple, easy to implement and it really works.

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Daniel Sitter, author of the highly anticipated book, Superior Selling Skills and the popular, award-winning e-book, Learning For Profit, has extensive experience in sales, training, marketing and personal development over a 25 year career. http://www.learningforprofit.com

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Making a Mark and Not a Stain

2009-09-22T11:03:00.001-07:00

Making a Mark and Not a Stain: How to Live Out Your Life Purpose and Leave a Legacy
by Jodi-Ann Walker

"The more unlimited you become, the faster you will achieve everything you desire in life."-Enoch Tan

"The most unlimited ones have the greatest power, freedom and wealth in the world. The more unlimited you want to be, the more unlimited your mind must become...The ultimate enlightenment is to overcome all limitations that get in the way of being, doing and having all that we truly want."- Enoch Tan

Do you want to make a mark and not a stain? Do you want leave behind a legacy? Do you want to be an inspiration for others? To do these things and much more you need to overcome the self-imposed and other limitations which appear to be holding you back. How do you do this? You need to gradually renew and change your thinking so that you can change your world.

Your reality is simply an outward reflection of what is truly going on in your subconscious mind. Your world is limiting and constricting because your mind is. When you change your mindset you are hacking the matrix of your reality. Remember that movie called The Matrix. I did not, at first, totally understand that the movie was trying to communicate the point that you must first change your thought life before you can change the world around you. The characters in the movie appeared to have no control over their reality until they used the power of their thoughts via a machine. Their thoughts allowed them to overcome every limitation, setback, obstacle and hindrance. They appeared to be invincible. When they no longer used the power of their thoughts, then they were once again mere mortals. When you harness the power of your thoughts by renewing your mind to see things from a Divine perspective (which is not hindered by limitations or barriers) then no one and nothing can prevent you from becoming and achieving what you ought to be. No one will be able to stop you but you.

To paraphrase Enoch Tan, the "most unlimited ones" are able to achieve, accomplish, possess and be more. You leave a mark or impression on this earth when you become unlimited in your thinking and achieve things which others thought were impossible. When you effectively do this, you are then able to leave a legacy of accomplishments that will be an inspiration for all. You become an inspiration and leave a legacy when you refuse to be hindered or stopped by the matrix. You refused to be stopped by the matrix because you decided to change your thinking and explore the possibilities of what you could become.

How to Use Knowledge to Develop Wisdom

2009-09-18T08:35:00.001-07:00

How to Use Knowledge to Develop Wisdom

"Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end."- Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

When I read the above statement for the first time, it changed my perception on the concept of knowledge. For a long time, I heard that knowledge is power. I had heard that when you go to school, studied hard, and get good grades then you will get a good job and earn lots of money. But I later found out that this is not entirely true since they are many people who have degrees (like lecturers) are still not financially independent. They are many people who have knowledge but still cannot apply that knowledge in a systematic and strategic way to change their present reality.

Knowledge, like Napoleon Hill indicates, is potential power, which, if harnessed properly, can be directed into creating or re-creating the level of existence that you desire. To harness the potential power of knowledge so that it becomes wisdom, the following should be borne in mind:

Make a decision to apply knowledge. Knowledge is of no use to you if it cannot be applied in a strategic manner to achieve a definite purpose. To do this you need to first formulate a life purpose based on your talents and what you would like to contribute to improve the world around you.

Design a plan of action to realize your vision and life purpose. Having a vision or life purpose is not enough. A vision without a strategic plan is a fantasy or fairy tale. It will never happen. A written plan, which is focused, well researched, practical, logical and time-oriented, is needed to realize a vision or dream.
Create short-, medium, and long-term goals to gradually and strategically implement and execute your plans and visions. Long-term goals should be supported by short and medium-term goals. This is important since long-term goals need to be broken down into manageable parts so that the long-term goal can be more easily attained.
Maintaining focus and discipline. This is the most important point of all since focus and discipline gives you the ability to follow through when attempting to accomplish goals, which will then lead you to accomplish your overall plan or vision for your life. You may have plans, goals, talents and dreams, but if you have neither discipline nor focus you will never be successful at realizing your dreams.

How to Attract Anything You Want In Life

2009-09-13T04:15:00.001-07:00

How To Attract Anything You Want In Life

Author:

Is it really possible to “attract anything” into your life? You bet! It’s possible and you can do it anytime you want. The process of attracting things you want into your life might look odd at first, but will work like magic, if you have faith in the process.

This process is called The Law of Attraction. Though there is no concrete scientific evidence that this law works, there are millions of people who have used the law and achieved everything they wanted including money, wealth, relationships, new business ventures etc.

The easiest way to understand this law is to compare yourself to a magnet. Just like a magnet has the power to attract certain things towards it and cling to it, you too can attract whatever you want. In case of the magnet, its core is already built up of stuff that makes things attract to it. But, in your case, you have to “build your own magnet”. This is very simple provided you follow some simple steps.

1. Make a list of all the things you want in your life. Don’t be afraid that you might not be able to achieve some of those goals. If you are afraid, you are working against the law and there is no point of going forward in this exercise.

2. An easy way of achieving step 1 is to think what all you would want in life if you can already afford them. Imagine you are already a millionaire (or a billionaire). What would you want in your life? Where would you live? What type of house would you live in? What kind of “toys” you would own? Who would be living with you? Write it as clearly as possible.

3. Now point out the single most important goal. Let’s say it is about owning your dream house.

4. Set a deadline for achievement of your goal.

5. Write this goal on:
1 small card which can fit into your wallet
1 poster

6. Everyday spend some time early in the morning to visualize your goal. Imagine as if you are already living in your dream house. You might want to put on some music to help you relax and visualize better.

7. The more times you do the above exercise, the better it is. You start believing it is real and very soon it will.

8. In the coming days, you will be surprised to meet new people who can help you in achieving your goal. You will get exposed to new knowledge about your goal. This is when you will start experiencing the Law of Attraction. The more clearly you can visualize and feel the achievement of your goal, the sooner you will start experiencing the power of this law.

9. Never ever doubt your capabilities. Do not indulge in negative thinking. Think positive always.

Repeat the steps 3 to 9 for all major goals of your life. If you follow the above 9 steps, you can attract anything you want in your life!

Nishant Kasibhatla

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How to Finally Get What you Want

2009-09-11T03:18:00.001-07:00

How to (Finally) Get What You Want
by Jodi-Ann Walker

"The more unlimited you become, the faster you will achieve everything in your life."- Enoch Tan

"The most unlimited ones have the greatest power, freedom and wealth in the world. The more unlimited you want to be, the more unlimited your mind must become...The ultimate enlightenment is to overcome all limitations that get in the way of being, doing and having all that we truly want."- Enoch Tan

What is standing in your way of achieving spiritual, financial, and emotional progress? The answer is simple: it is your thought life. You may have thought that situations, systems, and persons outside of yourself were the obstacles and barriers hindering your progress. Your thoughts form the foundation of your outer reality. This is because you are (or become) what you think. And you attract what you are. Here some practical tips to help you change your mindset and finally achieve what you want from life.

Making positive affirmations. You need to change any negative perceptions about yourself through positive affirmations which are done on a regular basis. This will help the mind to receive and accept a new concept of yourself. It is important that you say these affirmations with feelings and/or emotions so that you can condition your mind to believe and accept these affirmations. To absorb these affirmations completely and easily, you should try saying these things while jumping on a trampoline since you are using both hemispheres of the brain while doing this activity.

Write a life purpose. This should be based on your talents and what you desire to do to improve the world around you.

Create a vision board. Get newspaper and magazine clippings, website pages, photos, artwork or illustrations to create a vision board. This will allow the subconscious mind to visualize what you desire and this will cause it to attract the resources, situations, and persons to make the vision become fulfilled.

Design a plan based on your overall vision and life purpose. This plan should be practical, realistic, and should be broken down into major and minor goal setting tasks, which can be achieved on a short-, medium, and long-term basis.

Three Powerful Statements that Can Dramatically Change Your Life

2009-09-10T05:11:00.000-07:00

Three Powerful Statements of Positive Affirmations that Can Dramatically Change Your Life

Author: Happy5

There are three powerful statements of affirmations that can change your life. They are so powerful that, if used regularly, could change your life for
the better and dramatically increase your self esteem and confidence.

What are these powerful statements that can change your life and your self esteem and confidence?

These are affirmations that apply specifically to you. These are affirmations of changes that you would like to occur in your life. By using these affirmations over and over again, you will change your opinion of yourself for the positive. You will become the person you affirm to be. As you become that person you affirm, your self esteem and confidence will increase dramatically and your life will dramatically improve. You will begin living the life of your dreams.

The first statement of affirmation is, the "I am ......" statement. It is a statement that defines who you are as a person. You can achieve a full list of "I am" statements by taking a personal positive inventory of your attributes, strengths, talents, and competencies. Examples include:

I am smart.
I am beautiful.
I am an incredibly happy person.
I am lucky.
I am full of self confidence.
I am creative.
I am talented.
I am competent.
I am a great person to know.
I am a great friend.

The second one is the statement, the "I can ....." statement. This is a statement of positive affirmations of your abilities to accomplish goals. It is a statement of your belief in your power to grow, to change, and to help yourself. Examples include:

I can lose weight.
I can change.
I can be positive.
I can be happy.
I can be strong.
I can be a winner.
I can laugh and be fun.
I can become whatever I want to become.
I can achieve my goals.

The third one statement is the, "I will....." statement. This is a positive statement of what you want to happen. It is a statement also of what you want to accomplish or become. It can also be goal oriented. It is a success prophecy. Examples include:

I will have a great day today.
I will be more patient and loving to my children today.
I will smile more today.
I will have more than enough time to accomplish everything I need to do today.
I will manage my time better today.
I will make the time to exercise today.
I will take better care of myself today.
I will feel good about myself today.
I will accomplish my goal by a specific time.
I will accomplish anything that I sent my mind to.
I will have a big home.
I will get good grades.
I will be part of the basketball team.
I will be at my goal weight by my reunion.

These are powerful affirmations of statements. They are different for each person and very personal. Use these affirmations everyday, even on those days when you don't feel like it or even if you don't believe it is true. As you affirm, you will change your core belief of yourself. You will become that person that you affirm or dream to become. Your self esteem and confidence will skyrocket. You will be a new and self confident person. The sky is the limit. So start your affirmations today.

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Renewing Your Mind to Transform your World

2009-09-05T05:22:00.000-07:00

Renewing Your Mind to Transform your World
by Jodi-Ann Walker

“...And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2 [KJV])...”

If you do not change your mind, you cannot change your world. The main reason why most people feel restricted, constricted, and pressured to conform to the world system is that they do not have the power to change it. This is so because they have not taken the necessary steps to renew their minds. They have not done what was necessary to change their thinking pattern. Jesus said that as a man thinks so is he. Therefore, your sense of well-being and who you are as a person is directly impacted on by your thinking. When your thinking is changed then your life and your whole world begins to change.

Your world seems constricting, restrictive, and limiting because you are limited in your thinking. These self-imposed limitations may have come as a result of your personal background, your life experiences, being in the wrong relationships, or your upbringing. It is not easy to renew your mind. It is an ongoing process. Notice in the scripture quoted above, the word “renewing” was mentioned. This indicates the continuous process a person's mind has to undergo in order to unlearn thinking destructive, self-sabotaging thoughts.

The first step in the process is knowing your rights; that is, you need to know your rights as an individual who deserves to be loved unconditionally by God, Who powerfully demonstrated His love when He sent His Son to grant humanity salvation from its self-sabotaging and -destructive habits, which were caused by engaging in perpetual sin. You also should recognize that you have the right to reciprocate this love by accepting God's only way of salvation from sin by accepting what Jesus had done on the cross for you. When you do this, you can then mentally move on recognizing that since the Supreme Being of the universe loves and accepts you, then you can now claim that right to also love and accept yourself. When you do this, you can then recognize that you have the right to ensure that positive, fulfilling experiences take place in your life. When you love and accept yourself then you will not sabotage and destroy yourself. You will be on your way to thinking positive, self-accepting thoughts, which will propel you to your life's purpose.

Loving and accepting yourself is extremely important. That is why Jesus said that you should “love your neighbor as you love yourself.” In other words, you can only love your neighbor (or your neighbor can only love you) in direct proportion to how much you love yourself. So, if you do not love yourself, DO NOT expect other people to. But if you do love yourself than the RIGHT people WILL always love you. If you love yourself, you will always know how to differentiate between whose presence is good for you and whose is not. When you do not love yourself, you hinder your subconscious mind's ability to differentiate between who is with you and who is against you. When you are against yourself, you make it easy for other people to be against you. You also make it easy for circumstances and situations to oppose you. But when you learn to love yourself, it becomes easy for you to attract the ideal people and circumstances to make your dreams a reality. You make it easy to attract the right people, the right circumstances, and the right events so that you can create the favorable conditions to awaken to and achieve your life's purpose (which is why I recommend Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose which is located on my website). And it all starts with having a right mindset, which recognizes its rights to obtain everything that God desires for it to have. You need to have a right mindset to attract the right things. When you attract the right things, you can attract the purpose or destiny that God intended that you rightfully have.

Discipline: The Secret Ingredient of Success

2009-09-04T11:41:00.000-07:00

Discipline: The Secret Ingredient of Success

by Jodi-Ann Walker

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”- Jim Rohn

“Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.” - Gary Ryan Blair

Discipline is the most crucial factor in accomplishing your goals. If you are undisciplined then do not expect your goals, visions, or aspirations to be manifested. Discipline is the force which belies, drives, and empowers your persistence in achieving your goals. Discipline is required since there will be opposing forces to the accomplishment of your goals, visions, and aspirations. This is because pre-existing systems, thoughts, and ideas will almost always resist new, cutting-edge, dynamic or innovative ones. It is then up to you, the innovative and creative individual, to have total belief in the new system that you have created and to employ all your resources, abilities, talents and power to overcome these obstacles.

Discipline is not only important for maintaining drive or persistence, but it is also important for maintaining focus. I have heard that a “talented person without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates.” That is because this person, who may be talented or intelligent, do not know if he/she is going forward or backward. That person do not have the discipline to focus or channel their talent or intelligence so that he/she can gain the success or achievement that person desires. Discipline allows you to focus on your goals and desired irrespective of personal discomfort, disappointments, discouragements or lack of self-gratification. A person who is disciplined is focused regardless of the circumstance or situation.

Your internal power or strength needs to be developed by discipline. When you learn how to not readily succumb to your proclivities and desires, you develop your internal capacity to channel the power within you to achieve and accomplish what you desire. Your mind will be able to focus its attention on achieving your goals since it will not be a slave to the baser self's destructive, sabotaging, or addictive habits. This explains why Frank Herbert states the following: “Seek freedom and be captive of your desire. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”

Here are some tips to developing and maintaining discipline:

Write a to-do list everyday and try to stick to it.
Instead of using credit cards to purchase items while at the mall, carry a certain amount of money with you. This will stop you from over spending.
If you eat a dessert everday, try to forgo this course for a day or two.

When you cultivate discipline or self-control, you are showing and telling yourself that you love and respect it to the extent that you will reject those things that it desires, which are destructive and sabotaging to it. This explains why Abraham J. Heschel stated that “[s]elf respect is the fruit of discipline; the source of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”

How to Boost Your Self Esteem

2009-09-01T05:31:00.000-07:00

If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life.”

  “With confidence, you have won the race before you have started.”

  -Marcus Garvey

Confidence and having a powerful self-image is very important. Confidence and self-esteem motivate you, when other people do not. Self esteem encourages you when everything and everyone else does not. It is the underbelly of your drive, motivation, and determination.

The question that may be on your mind is, “how is it that some people have a high self-esteem compared to others?” This is because some people's self-confidence has been nurtured from an early age. Their opinions were always respected. They were always encouraged to express themselves whether verbally or otherwise. They were always supported in their endeavors. For people who have low self-esteem, they have encountered contradictory circumstances. They were not supported in their endeavors. They were not encouraged to express themselves; and if they did so, they did so on a limited basis. Their opinions were not encouraged and, hence, shied away from truthfully expressing their views on how they really felt about a particular situation. Because their opinions, actions, and endeavors were not valued then it became easy to devalue themselves—and to allow others to devalue them. This self-deprecating and -negating behavior is intensified when people with low self-esteem compare themselves (or when others compare them) to other individuals. They begin to feel as if they are not enough. They begin to feel as if they are not enough. They begin to feel and think that they are inadequate.

If you are one of those people with low self esteem, here are some tips to help boost your self confidence:

1.Write 50 different things that you like about yourself over a five day period. This will help you to celebrate and appreciate your uniqueness. It will begin to teach you self love. This helps to focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. (A tip that could help you with this activity is to think of two positive things to counteract a negative thing about yourself.)

2. Use personal development and self improvement tools and resources. When you love and accept yourself, then you will do everything, which is possible, to develop and improve on yourself.

3.Help other people who are less fortunate. This will shift the focus off of you for a second and place it instead on other people. In this way, you will move from the depressed state of mind when you are in a self-deprecating and -negating mode. Also, after you help someone else, you start to feel better about yourself.

4.Socialize and make connections with the right people. Join clubs, groups, and social media networks and socialize with people with common interests. These should also be the right people in the sense that they encourage and support you in in your endeavors, dreams, and goals. They should also be able to give you sound advice and constructive criticism when you do something wrong.

5.Formulate a life purpose for yourself. Think of what a perfect world
would be like for you, then write it down. Write down your dreams, gifts, and talents. Then formulate your life purpose which includes what you intend to do with your gifts, goals, or talents to better the world around you.

6.Set short- and long-term goals to achieve your life purpose. First develop an overall plan to accomplish your life purpose. Then set long-term and short-term goals to achieve each section of the plan.

7.Celebrate your successes. After you have accomplished a goal you should celebrate by doing something good for yourself. You can go to the spa and get a massage, buy yourself something nice at the mall or treat yourself to a cone of ice cream.

8.Do not attempt to be like another person. Be the best person you can possibly be. It  is okay to desire to improve yourself mentally, physically, socially and emotionally. But never attempt to be someone else. You will be putting yourself in self-sabotage mode reject yourself so that you can be someone else.

9.Stand up for your core values or belief systems. When you love and appreciate yourself,  you will do everything in your power to protect your core values. This is because this forms the foundation of who you are as an individual. If you do not defend your individuality, then people will always treat you like a doormat and this, in turn activate the self-destruct mode within you.

How to Change the I Am's So that You Can Attract What You Desire

2009-08-31T04:06:00.000-07:00

Expansion or enlarging of consciousness is for the purpose of becoming and... having and experiencing more- Enoch Tan

In order to change who you are right now you have to learn how to change your consciousness or mindset. The term mindset is very important because without us being fully aware of it, our mind is always 'set' on something—whether it is for right or for wrong. This mindset determines what someone becomes, possesses, and accomplishes. Contrary to belief, it is not someone's social background, financial status, or education which determines someone's success—it is their mindset.

If you believe that you cannot accomplish anything then you will not be able to accomplish anything. If you believe that you will never become successful then you will never be successful. If you believe that you will never be rich then you will never be rich. If you believe that you will never be in a fulfilling and satisfying relationship then you will never be in one. You must change a consciousness which is 'set' on being in lack or debt by saying: “I am capable of being wealthy” or “I am wealthy because my spirit is wealthy” or “I am worthy or deserving of wealth.” When you say that to yourself enough times then you are starting the process of re-programming your mind so that you can receive abundance. The same principle applies to any aspect of your life which you desire to be addressed.

I would like to turn your attention to the Biblical book of Exodus when God was speaking to Moses out of the burning bush. God wanted Moses to go back to Egypt, after leaving there many years ago, to tell Pharaoh to free the enslaved Hebrews. Moses, at first, did not respond favorably to God, as he was constantly coming up with excuses as to why he could not go:

'But who am I,” Moses said to God, 'that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?...

Then Moses said to God, 'If I go to the Israelites and tell them that the God of their forefathers has sent me to them, and they ask me his name, what shall I say?” God answered, 'I AM; that is who I am I am. Tell them that I AM has sent you to them...'

Then Moses said, 'O, LORD, I have never been a man of ready speech, but never in my life, not even now that though has spoken to me; I am slow and hesitant of speech.' The LORD said to him, 'Who is it that gives man speech?...Is it not I, the Lord?' (Exodus 3:11, 13-14; 4:10-11 [New English Bible])

Notice the difference in the consciousness of Moses and God: One has a positive I AM consciousness and the other was controlled by negativity and self-doubt. Moses's self-doubt and negativity concerning his ability to lead the Israelites led to negative manifestations of rebellions and an attempted usurping of his authority. His inability to believe that power of 'I AM' was working through and enabling him was an obstacle and hindrance during his leadership of the Hebrews. When God said that He was “I AM,” He was essentially saying to Moses that His all-sufficiency was able to override Moses' s inadequacies. He could do exceedingly, abundantly above all that Moses could ask or think according to the power of the I AM working and enabling Moses. Sadly, Moses did not believe this entirely—and he later paid a price for this.

When you change your 'I Am's' from negative to positive ones than you will allow the Great I AM to work in you and through you to create and re-create the world you desire so that you can become everything that you were destined to be.