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3 Goal-Setting Tips I *Didn’t* Learn from Star Wars
I haven’t watched The Mandorlian, ok? Neither the first or second season. I don’t have Disney+. And I certainly didn’t purchase Disney+ with the sole intention of watching The Mandalorian. I have better things to do with my time, ok? So just accept that at face value and move on. That said, though I haven’t watched The Mandalorian and have no plans to, one could assume that a clear story arc is visible. Not that I would ever care about such things, but for sake of argument, let’s just say that I did.
By Corey Fradin5 years ago in Motivation
Expectations Lead To Disappointment
How does it make you feel when you believed that your partner would call you this evening, yet they never did? How does it make you feel when you believed you would receive a job promotion, but you didn't, and it was instead handed to another one of your work colleagues? How does it make you feel when you go to have a nice hot shower, only to find that there is no hot water at all? How does it make you feel when you go to the grocery store, and then get stuck in a long customer line at the checkout? I could go on and on with so many different scenarios, because they all involve expectations, and expectations are something all too common for us, which is not a good thing. What emotions and feelings do you get from the above sort of scenarios though, when you are involved in such situations? Disappointment? Anger? Hurt? Sadness? Rejection? Frustration? One thing is for sure, they are not exactly emotions of great joy, jubilation, and happiness! But why do we feel this way? Is it really that bad that our partner didn't call this evening? Perhaps they were busy, they were detained, or they had another engagement to attend to. Does it truly mean they don't love us, or are we just being a bit precious? Is it really that bad that we missed out on a job promotion that we believed we were a certainty to get, when there just might be something even better that comes up in the near future for us anyway? Is it really that bad to have to wait in line for a few minutes at a grocery store, because the staff are overwhelmed with an influx of customers? Sure, these things may be a little inconvenient and disappointing, but they're not the end of the world. The problem is though, because we set expectations for so many things, these feelings of disappointment, inconvenience, anger, frustration, hurt, sadness, rejection, etc begin to compound. With an ongoing barrage of negative emotions, we start to find ourselves living in constant unhappiness. Is that really living?
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Worthwhile Goals
We know that fear, doubt, and laziness are three of the key factors behind why most people fail to achieve their goals in life, and succumb to failure as a result, but none of these three are actually the biggest factor. Try and work this one out; the biggest reason behind why people fail to achieve their goals in life, is because of the goals themselves. No, it's not the goal's fault why people fail to succeed. No, it's not because the goals are unrealistic or unreachable. The reason is the goals are simply not attractive or important enough. When we commence the journey towards achieving a goal, we start off all motivated, inspired, and excited. Here we are, about to start doing something for ourselves, and be working towards something that will bring us great satisfaction, happiness, and success, but how is it that we go from being all motivated, excited, and inspired, to just throwing in the towel, and quitting the journey? For anyone who has ever embarked on the journey to achieving a goal, you would well know that it's far from an easy experience. I think, prior to starting such a journey, most of us underestimate just how tough and challenging it can really be. We envisage that we will begin to see results within a few days, a few weeks, or maybe a few months perhaps, and yet, these results fail to eventuate in line with our expectations. For those who have persevered long enough to reach even the 12 month point in that journey, you would likely had felt that success still seemed like a long way off. All that we seem to encounter on this journey is failure, setbacks, rejection, opposition, and criticism. With all these negative results, it's only natural to become discouraged, frustrated, upset, angry, and demotivated. All the hard work, time, and effort that we are applying to creating this success, it feels like it is all being wasted. So we reach a point on this journey where we confront a choice. We either need to keep suffering through these adversities, setbacks, failures, and challenges, or we can just go back to the less stressful and less demanding way of life we had prior to starting this journey. Each time we continue persevering, and we encounter another negative result, we face the same question.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Mexica Brown Wolf
I have to admit that it was challenging for me to even think of a bedtime story that was read to me; my home wasn’t a place where bedtime stories were told and shared, neither for tradition nor for entertainment. Growing up for me was a completely different story then the other homes everyone grows up in.
By Miguel A. Reza5 years ago in Motivation
Visionary mind – Vital for success
A vision is a mental image of the outcome you want to accomplish, one that is so clear and compelling that it will aid in making that outcome a reality. A vision isn't just a wish, a dream, or a hope. It's a depiction of real-world outcomes from real-world efforts. It arrives from the future and enlivens and educates the present. Visioning is the most effective technique for assisting businesses and people in achieving their goals.
By The Breatharian Blogger5 years ago in Motivation
Generate an idea and start working instantly!
We've all heard of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the renowned social networking site "Facebook." Initially, he would have had only one concept for the creation of this massive social media platform. And now, that concept became a reality. Most of us believe that if we have a good idea, we can improve our lives. We're always waiting for that brilliant idea to strike.
By The Breatharian Blogger5 years ago in Motivation
Don't Compare Your Day #1 With Someone Else's Day #300
I'm not gonna lie to you, sometimes having a positive mindset is not as easy as they suggest. Sometimes it's so much easier (and fun) to be a sarcastic cynic who doesn't expect anything good and is still disappointed.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Motivation
The Push And Pull Of Life
Simone Wellington sat listening to her older sister Cleona, who was complaining and crying. "Why is my life like this? I should have married Brian Coswell? I would be bathing in money. I shouldn't have done that? I wished I did this. It's my parents' fault. They should have done more for me. It's my teacher's fault; they didn't understand me. It's the world's fault; it wasn't ready for me."
By Annelise Lords 5 years ago in Motivation
Shifting Your Perspective
I talk often about gratitude, and the importance of being able to fully appreciate all the wonderful blessings, assets, people, and abilities in our life currently, rather than constantly focusing on all the things that we don't have. What about gratitude when it comes to our current circumstances though? What if we are currently encountering circumstances that are creating stress, anxiety, worry, suffering, and pain? How are we meant to feel a sense of gratitude when things are going totally against us? It's not an easy thing to do, to go searching for positives in a sea of negativity, but it can be done through a simple shifting of our perspective. First things first, a lot of the time, the circumstances that we find ourselves are not because life is being cruel to us, they are not because other people are making our life difficult, or they are not because we are unlucky in life. In fact, a lot of the time, the circumstances we find ourselves in are as a result of our past decisions and non-decisions. They are a result of our past actions and inactions. That's not to say all the time that adversity is thrown our way, that we are to blame. There are a lot of situations and events that take place outside of our control, and we are left to face suffering and pain, such as the passing of a loved one. Most of the time however, the reason that our circumstances become so uncomfortable, and so painful, are because of the decisions, non-decisions, actions, and inactions, that have led us there. An example of that for me was when I was working in my previous job. I was hating life, I was depressed, and I was even in tears in the rest rooms on many occasions, such had become my distaste for the job. Whose fault was that though? The job description was clear. The company I worked for was clear in their expectations. No one was forcing me to remain there. It's obvious, I was to blame! I hated that job, yet I remained there because I felt I had to stay, in order to make a living for myself. It was my decision to remain there. It was my non-decision in not changing employment. I created those uncomfortable circumstances for myself. So first thing's first, take ownership of the circumstances you're in, by admitting that you made the wrong decision, or you failed to act on changing the situation.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
You Are a Tree
Do you know who you are? You are a freaking tree. You started as a seed and you were very unsure. The underground seemed pretty scary, even terrifying to you. You stayed in place for quite some time. You stayed there for long enough to figure out that there may be a chance that if you don’t move, nothing will change.
By Valérie Rowe5 years ago in Motivation
Paying is the root of success
Life needs to give, and at the same time we are harvesting our own life. Pay is a tender fruit seedling, because of the love of watering, we harvest a large fruit forest; pay is a cute little dragon, because of the communication of the heart, we harvest a giant dragon; pay is a weak light, because of our heart, we converge into a brighter than the sun fluorescence! Hard work is the essence of harvest, good pay is the way to success! You can give up, but others may not leave; you can choose others, but others have no reason to condole with you; you can back off, but can not go to stop others from moving forward, you can hide, but others will set sail; you can ignore anyone's overtures, while others have the right to come and write you a blessing.
By Laurau Collinst5 years ago in Motivation
