Perserverance

I believe that the one quality that sets successful people apart is perserverance.
It is the desire to not give up inspite of the odds. When you feel like quitting,it is the internal voice that says;" keep going".Perserverance looks beyond the obstacle and sees the goal reached. It does not have a time table.

It says; "no matter how long or how many times it takes, I will succeed". Perserverance looks forward instead of backwards. I says; " you can do it, you are almost there"!

As Yoggi Barra said; " it ain't over til it's over" It aint over yet!

Motivation

Sometimes you have it and sometimes you don't. Motivation is the internal drive to accomplish and achieve a task or goal. Lack of motivation often comes from the realization that it will take alot of effort to achieve something.

The key is to see the what you want finished and that good feeling that comes with it. We were made to accomplish things, be it big or small.it starts first thinginthe morning by getting out of bed and every step throughout the day.

Making a check list and accomplishing small things gives you greater motivation.

Yea! I just finished my blog that I wasn't motivated to do. lol

Dreams

" I have a dream". That famous speech by Martin Luther King still rings in the hearts of people of all ages and colors through out the years. Carl Sandberg said; " nothing happens unless first a dream". So what is a dream? It is a mental picture of something we want in the future, which has not yet occured. It may be small or big and lofty and somewhat elusive, but it is still a dream.

As we get older, we re-define our dreams. We realize that a childhood dream of being a pro athelete or walking on the moon probably will not happen. Our dreams then mature as we do. A great line from the movie Rudy says; "Dreams are what makes life tolerable".
So go ahead and dream today. It's free!

Worry

There is always things to worry about. Sometimes when things are going really well we can worry about not worrying. Even though we know internally that we shouldn't worry, those external demons of doubt creep into our minds......

Thoughts like, this time you will not make it or what is this happens, etc. These thoughts can turn into dread and become a self fulfilling prophesy.

I do think that sometimes it is good to visualize the worst case scenario. That way we face the fear or giant head on. Instead of a faceless ghost, it becomes a tangible
challenge we face.Usually when we do this, things never turn out that bad.

So ask yourself.What's the worst thing that could happen? Hey, it wasn't so bad after all- right?

The present

Yesterday is history

Tomorrow is a mystery

Today is a gift

That is why it is called "the present"!

Starting again

Today I start blogging again. It has been one year since my last blog. It made me think about what starting again really means. I think that our lives are like a book. We have different chapters in our life. Sometimes the chapters may not be pleasant but we can always turn the page and start a new chapter. Today is a new page. Tomorrow will be a different page. What is really exciting is that even we don't know how it will end. Instead of fear it gives me faith. God see my life from beginning to end. All I have to do is walk in step with him. Sure, I will stumble along the way but I can always get up and start again!

When Things Don't "Work Out"

Like the song says; you had "high hopes". Maybe it was in a new job or a new relationship, but for whatever reason, things did not "work out". You feel totally deflated, like the the air that had just gone out of a balloon. Another name for it is being disillusioned.

Everyone has had this experience in life. It is so easy to think that when things don't work out that we made a mistake, but maybe not? We can learn from every experience we have. It can certainly make us more humble. Don't look at it as a failure, but as a revolving door. The good news is that revolving doors go all the way around. We can actually come out better on the other side of a let down or "bad experience". It is all a matter of perspective.

Whatever ever has happened has happened. Today is a new day. I will enjoy the ride on the revolving door and not look back. The final chapter is not written just yet........ I am just turning the page !