If You Don't Have Something Nice to Say...

Remember being told "If you don't have something nice to say, then it's best you don't say anything at all." ?? That my friends, is one of the best pieces of advice in our day. The truth is, most people don't follow that concept and wonder why their life feels as hard as it does.

When we complain, gossip, or simply speak negatively to someone else, one of two things will happen. The other person will agree with what we are saying or they will disagree. Here's the rub:

If they agree with what we are saying, it adds power to the negative thought we've put out therefore beginning a vibration that will attract to us more negative circumstances. Not too good, huh?

If they disagree with what we are saying then we get more passionate about the thought we had and feel much more strongly about the negative thought we expressed, which also begins a vibrations that attracts more negative circumstances. Not too good there, either.

So bottom line is, negative statements about people, places, or things only bring about negative circumstances. They never cause us to feel good, therefore they keep us in the vibrational match of attracting situations that are also not good. The good news is, we don't have to change who we are fundamentally. We just have to let go of the negative thoughts. There is simply no need to take a course on goal setting and positive affirmations and then spend hours on the practise itself. All that is needed is to release the negative thought, absolutely don't share it, and picture your mind on something, ANYTHING, positive.

When you begin to do this more and more often, you become accustomed to the positive vibrational frequencies you are emitting, therefore attracting to you more and more positive events. Sounds like a great trade off, doesn't it?

THINK BIG!

Read more...

BE VERY AFRAID...

"Don't be scared."

"Don't worry."


"Don't let fear stop you."


Which one of these statements is the most sound advice? I hope you said the last one. The truth about fear is that we will all experience some form of it some times in our life. You won't be able to get rid of the feeling of fear, but what you can do is muster the courage to go through the task anyway. So when people tell you 'not to be afraid', that is actually poor coaching. Fear will come, you will feel it, but you have to push through.


Depending on the task at hand there are many ways to gain courage in order to push through. The greatest thing one can do in any circumstance is focus on the goal. This is why a "Clear Concise Mental Picture" (Thank you Napoleon Hill) is of utmost necessity. You have to be clear about what you are trying to accomplish, because when obstacles come into the way, you know that the reward is far greater than the price.


One of the most effective ways for combating the fears you have is to do that which you fear most. That sounds like a piece of advice you'd rather not listen to, doesn't it? I fear it, and you're telling me to overcome the way I feel, I have to go do that thing? Yes. Simple.


Many people have a huge fear of public speaking. There are people who absolutely are petrified of talking to strangers. Some people have fears that stem from feelings of inadequacy. Whatever the fear may be, the more you do that which you fear the smaller and smaller the fear becomes and you therefore gain power over that which once held you captive.


If you hate speaking in front of crowds, begin to do it. After about 100 times of doing it, you will learn that it is truly second nature to you. The same with any other task that might cause discomfort upon thinking about it.

Please note, I didn't say: after about 10 times of doing it...I said after about 100 times of doing it. Is that law written in stone, of course not. However, many people go after a new challenge in life, try it a time or two and because they are too fearful to keep going they then declare it doesn't work for them or that it's not in their cards. To really gain the mental power over things we fear, you have to do it over and over again. Dozens upon dozens of times, champions who do that, come out the other end as conquerors over their fears.


So be afraid, but


DO IT ANYWAY!

Read more...

Oh So Wise!

Well, you got a snippet on what I think about being healthy and wise...oh yes...just a snippet. I have lots of thoughts! What in the world does it mean to be wise?? That seems the most vague of all topics. Really, I've boiled it down to this definition for me: Being wise means being open minded to knowing that there is more or different things to know.



Huh?


Well, I think one of the biggest diseases out there is that we come to think that we know all there is to know. When we say, "I know" to someone it shows close mindedness most of the time, because you feel that you are already at the point where you know all there is to know on that very subject.



But if someone says, "The sky is blue" isn't it okay to say, 'I know' since you really do KNOW that the sky is blue? Well, do you really know that? Here's where I can start getting kooky on this subject.

If you've had the pleasure of watching the Panel Discussion of Beyond the Secret where they discussed the coming of the new movie, you heard Bob Proctor say, "People say I'm white and that he's black (pointing to Les Brown). But I'm not white, my shirt is white. He's not black, his suit is black. I'm more peachy or tan, and he's a chocolate shade of brown. So what are these beliefs we've had programmed in us?"*



That really struck me. It made me think about all the beliefs I've held on to about ANYTHING and I really had to dig deep to decide what I thought I knew that really wasn't a good belief to hang on to. One of the biggest things about ourselves that many of us hang onto is the belief that we're not worthy, deserving, or good enough for abundance. It would certainly be WISE to change that belief, now wouldn't it?



Being Wise is knowing that we can always know more. We can always learn, we can always grow! Thank goodness, right? It would be a terrible predicament for most of us to have to be stuck at the current situation we find ourselves in right now...so be wise, my friend...grow, learn, and keep striving!
BE WISE!



*Not a word for word quote, just remembering the conversation.

Read more...