By Guest Expert: Pete Rivers, who is one of the experts who writes for the popular www.abundance-info.com website.
You can really be whatever you want. This is the statement we usually see everywhere. We have come to think that the statement is too common and trivial to be true. However, if you read self help books, you can see many tips on how to improve your life by changing how you feel. This is mind power. And this is true. If you do exactly as what described in those books, you will be able to find happiness and prosperity. This article will guide you through abundance and prosperity so that you know how to change your life for the better.
The first thing you have to accept before you can move on is: You are the sole owner of your life. Whatever good or bad happens is the result of your own action. And there is no body except you can change your life.
You have to learn to accept the fact that it is you who is responsible for your current state in life. An unsuccessful relationship, an unsatisfactory job, or an increase in the amount of bill arrive at your mailbox each month… These things are the result of your own actions and way of thinking. Before you can start changing for the better, it is required that you know who you are.
When you feel dissatisfied with your marriage’s current state, you should start changing how you and your spouse communicate with each other. Believing is one thing, taking an action is another thing. And only by taking an action that you can change your current state and improve your present.
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I do not care what people debate or think or believe in, this is something you need to pay attention to. How much you believe or do not believe in the law of attraction it is there true as fact. It is absolutely critical that you read this with an open mind and understand what I am telling you.
I am not talking about the movie, The Secret with you. I am talking about The Law of Attraction. Even though that movie has been out while, The Law of Attraction has been around for thousands of years.
You are responsible for everything in your life right now. You attracted it into your life. I am not saying you mystically attracted it. I am saying you attracted it because you did certain things in the past that created your present.
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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must to see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead “I will come next Tuesday”, I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
“Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!”
My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this all the time, Mother.” “Well, you won’t get me back on the road until it clears, and then I’m heading for home!” I assured her.
“But first we’re going to see the daffodils. It’s just a few blocks,” Carolyn said. “I’ll drive. I’m used to this.”
“Carolyn,” I said sternly, “Please turn around.” “It’s all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, ” Daffodil Garden .” We got out of the car, each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight.
It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.
“Who did this?” I asked Carolyn. “Just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “She lives on the property. That’s her home.” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking”, was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman Two hands, two feet, and one brain.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958″
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration.
That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time–often just one baby-step at time–and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world …
“It makes me sad in a way,” I admitted to Carolyn. “What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it ‘one bulb at a time’ through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!”
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. “Start tomorrow,” she said.
She was right. It’s so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, “How can I put this to use today?”
Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting…..
Until your car or home is paid off
Until you get a new car or home
Until your kids leave the house
Until you go back to school
Until you finish school
Until you clean the house
Until you organize the garage
Until you clean off your desk
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married
Until you get a divorce
Until you have kids
Until the kids go to school
Until you retire
Until summer
Until spring
Until winter
Until fall
Until you die…
There is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don’t need money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt, and, Dance like no one’s watching.
Don’t be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous
OK…So you’re tired, frustrated and almost ready to give up on your dreams? Well, don’t. Instead, take a deep breath, relax. You’ve found what you’ve been looking for. You want to get to the top of your company’s compensation plan? Here are 5 simple steps that will get you there.
Step 1. Make Up Your Mind.
You may think you’ve made up your mind to get to the top, but you haven’t. You’ll know when you do. If you’ve not decided consciously to get to the top, chances are you won’t. Make up your mind about it. Think about it. How will getting to the top of your compensation plan change your life? Will your family be affected? How? No, really, think about it. Once you’ve thought about it, if you still want it, then make up your mind. A mind made up will not waver easily. So whatever happens, DON’T change your mind. This is a solid promise to yourself and the beginning of a miracle.
Step 2. Write It Down.
Writing this goal down engages your mind, emotions and actions. This builds your commitment to get to the top. Your mind thinks it, your heart feels, your body acts it. Take this seriously. Use a notebook you like or a fancy paper. Make sure to put the date on it. Each day, take some time to write it out and read it. Write it in the present tense. Write ” I’m a …in XYZ company”. Be sure to use “I am”.
Step 3. Pretend It.
Do you day dream? Yes, you do. Create a day dream about your goal to get to the top of your compensation plan. Let’s do it now. Relax your body, mind and emotions. Pretend that you’re at the top, this moment. Watch a movie of you in your mind. You hear your name called, you see thousands of reps and hear their thunderous applause. You feel the excitement. Smile, yes smile big. You’re at the top and lovin’ it. Day dream for about 10 minutes or more. The best times to pretend this way are when you wake up and just before you go to sleep. This will explode your belief.
Step 4. Work Your Plan.
Plan your work and work your plan. Decide on the actions you’ll take daily to get to the top. Then take these actions. Be honest with yourself. Do you know what actions you need to take? Do you need some skills? Your actions should be in the areas of Prospecting, Presenting, and Closing. Don’t forget personal development. When you plan your work and work your plan, you move in the direction of your goal. Give this your best shot every day.
Step 5. Let Go, Let Gratitude.
When you make up your mind, write it down, pretend it, work your plan, you’ve done your part. Really you have. Simply count your blessings and give thanks for them. Let the miracle work it self out. Don’t fret or worry. Be at peace and know you’re at the top. Give thanks for other areas of your life. Help others in gratitude. Let go. Let gratitude flow in your life. Even in the way you treat other people and react to situations. There’s no where for you to go but the top.
These simple steps have helped a lot of people get to the top of their compensation plans. They can help you too. You must practice the steps persistently and consistently. Just make up your mind, write it down, pretend it, work your plan, and let go, let gratitude.
