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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
We are the class
Below is an open letter I wrote to my class on November 26th 2020. We started the nursing program, a goal many of us had spent years of prerequisites working up to, mid-pandemic. This in-class program had to switch to a majority online program over night. As the class of 2022 we had no idea what we were getting into or how things were “supposed” to go. In fact, we did not even know if we would be allowed to have clinical rotations with all the Covid restrictions in place. I know online school affected many more than just my class and I hope this inspires others to keep pushing through these uncharted times.
By Rugergirl225 years ago in Motivation
Things I wish I had done
Often times we all have had this same song played over and over in our heads, "Time lost can not be regained." Maybe it is true maybe it is not. This then leads to the question "What is time?" Does anyone understand what time really is? But really i feel and realize our idea of time is has it's programmed and regulated by our different time counters, talk of the different Seasons, Sundials, Watches, Wall-clocks, and any other time counters. No one can tell what time is, and the truth is because time is timeless, it's eternity, infinity. You can't talk about time without first having an understanding of it.
By Olalekan Adeeko5 years ago in Motivation
The Legend of Fred Bear
Fred Bear Bed Time Story When I learn to read, I started reading everything I could find. One thing that was always around was hunting magazines, so following my father's example of reading when I pooped. I read every article in the Field & Stream magazine. My young mind was formed by these stories.
By kim buffington5 years ago in Motivation
Instant Dismissal
I personally don't like hearing people talk about one of their goals and wishes in life being to live life wealthy, just so they can buy all the luxuries that money can bring, and live the high life. It becomes dangerous territory really, because when we start focusing on all the luxuries and assets that money can buy us, our mind becomes money centric, which can often take the focus away from seeking to help others in life, from serving others in life, and from designing a life blessed with happiness and success. Our purpose in life becomes completely diminished basically. When we start chasing money, our behavior instantly becomes based on greed and selfishness, and we often find that life doesn't reward such behavior. The moment our focus shifts to chasing money, we find that's all we spend our life doing, chasing money. Even if we start creating wealth for ourselves, we are never satisfied, and we are always wanting more, more, and more. We start spending money on things we want, rather than what we need, or to even help those in need. You often hear of people who have inherited a large sum of money, or perhaps who have won a large amount of money on the lottery, that within a few years, they found a way to burn through it all. Their focus became all about living it up, and buying all these non-essential luxuries for themselves, that they completely lost sight of the need for investment, financial wisdom, and generosity. My late mother was a classic example of this. She inherited over 1.5 million dollars from Dad's estate, following his passing back in 2007, yet by the time she passed away herself in mid 2019, her bank accounts were completely empty. To this day, I'm still at a loss as to where she spent all that money, as there are no assets to indicate where those funds were used. I think the issue with so many people is that they believe money and wealth will provide them with happiness, yet history will show that those who have had gained significant wealth, rarely were ever satisfied and happy. Significant wealth and fame couldn't didn't exactly prevent many well known celebrities from taking their own lives. What we should be focusing on in life is working our passion, seeking out our true purpose, generating success, designing a life blessed with happiness and satisfaction, and be helping, supporting, and encouraging others. It's selflessness and hard work that leads to success, and that success will generate the dollars for us anyway.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Folklore: a gateway to future reality
When I was little, there were few books available in the house, so I always liked to stay with them at the library, so I could read all that I would need. I loved stories, jokes, riddles, historic and philosophic books. I am a retired bookworm. Today I am between writing and seeing series or movies from various countries. Netflix helps a lot with their kind of entertainment, I was a child that didn’t make my homework and would prefer spending time watching TV or reading books. Classes were enough, I wanted more knowledge than the one that school gives. Therefore, I was a little recipient that loved to get her head full of knowledge and dreams!
By Sofia Duarte5 years ago in Motivation
I'm Scared!
When we think about fear, we often relate it back to things such as snakes, spiders, heights, enclosed spaces, flying, darkness, storms, needles, and judgment. Despite all of these such things, one of the biggest fears that people have in life is one called decidophobia. Never heard of it? Well this fear doesn't necessarily bring about the same reaction as say how we would react to having a spider on us, or coming into close contact with a snake, and so on, if we had those relative phobias. The reason being is that we can easily escape from this fear, and as it then poses us no threat, then that fear becomes instantly isolated, and we feel that sense of comfort and relief once again. So what exactly is decidophobia? It is simply a fear of making decisions. Sounds a bit weak, hey? How can someone be scared of making decisions, you may ask, right? This could be any decision that one is confronted with, or one that needs to be made, but it more than often revolves around the bigger issues in life. The phobia itself can result in panic attacks, extreme anxiety, and severe stress, but as I mentioned above, because most people find a way to avoid making any decisions that may cause this anxiety, stress, and panic, it's not really a well renowned and discussed issue. The truth is, it is extremely common, proven by people's lack of action, which I will discuss more of in a minute. When we face circumstances in life that continually make us more and more uncomfortable, it's normally life giving us this subtle kick up the bum, telling us that we need to make changes. We are faced with internal decisions in our mind, rather than external decisions that are handed to us to be made. Because they don't have to be made, we feel comfort in the fact that we can therefore avoid them. It could be that we are in a relationship in which our partner is treating us poorly, or they are not being honest, or they are not supporting us, or they are failing to show us love, and so on, but we choose to remain in that relationship, even though we are unhappy and miserable. Why? Because we are too scared to make the decision of parting ways with that person, and ending that relationship. We are fearful of what the future will hold for us without them. We are fearful they may react and respond in an aggressive manner. We are fearful that other people may judge and criticize us for such a decision. We are fearful about having to sort out the equal division of all assets. We have all these such fears and more, running through our head about what may transpire if we made such a decision, that we end up avoiding making the decision altogether. We therefore choose to remain unhappy and miserable rather than have to face up to a tough decision.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Don’t Waste Time And Money Reading Motivational Books
Most, if not all of us, are getting fooled by so-called motivational speakers and writers. We spend enormous amounts of our hard-earned money attending their seminars or purchasing their books and tapes, with minimal or no results. Quite often, the outcome may be catastrophic.
By Ranjan Venkatesan5 years ago in Motivation
Art Healed Me
I've always been creative since I can remember. It just never stuck the way it should have. When you're life is literally in someone else's hands and you can't just up and make decisions, it can take a few knocks from your self esteem little by little. Every time my dreams and desires were ignored, I died a little more inside. Whenever someone projected their fears onto me, I died a little more inside.
By Breana Anora Maxwell-Radcliffe 5 years ago in Motivation
LISTENING TO "THE CALL"
Peace In, Everyone... It's 2:30 am, on a Sunday in June, 2021... And she does not know why she can't sleep. She’s the one in her family that most often can fall asleep with zero effort on her part. When the body says "it's over for the day buddy" - it's like her internal lights get the signal to just automatically shut off, shutting down her drooping eyelids for hours at a time.
By Shakeenah K Fentis5 years ago in Motivation
BOSSING THE BOSS
• Are you vexed with your boss? • Has your boss taken away your peace of mind? • Has your boss made your work and non-work life miserable? • Does your boss always complain, despite you consistently delivering great results? • Is your boss selfish and always putting his/her interests above the work and team? • Does your boss lack adequate courage to take bold decisions when needed?
By Scott James5 years ago in Motivation
