By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Janno_Lassen]Janno Lassen

Do You Embrace Your Mistakes?
The question came to me today after reading a couple of articles about making money with blogs and creating high traffic blogs at steve pavlinas blog on personal development.

Somewhere between those articles, and my own inner dialog I suddenly realised what I wanted to write about today. I am hoping someday a lot of people will be reading this article, but as of right now my daily traffic count to this blog isn’t quite what I am hoping to make it in the long run.

Well back to the question, do you? It is important to realise that making mistakes is part of life, we all do it, and we will all keep making mistakes for the rest of our lives. So mistakes are inevitable, and you are bound to make them, and that’s ok… it is not the mistakes that are the reasons for not succeeding in whatever it is you are trying to achieve. It is how you handle your own inner dialog when you make mistakes that counts.

Look at mistakes as teachers in your ride through life. Let the mistakes you make be your guide to becoming a better you. Making a mistake is nearly another way of finding the right solutions to what you need a solution for.

Some people beat themselves up in an endless struggle for perfection, actually most people do this, our natural tendency seems to be to be our own best critic, and whenever we make mistakes our inner dialogue starts putting us down. “Now you failed again, you are never going to amount to anything” “You … Now you made another one of your stupid mistakes, you just think you are so smart. …..

Lots of people are not even aware that they keep an inner dialogue, they think they are just thinking, and concluding… But let me assure you of one thing, your inner dialogue is very important, in fact it is what will support you in whatever you think about yourself, and if your inner dialogue puts you down, guess what you will think, and more importantly, feel about yourself?

When you start listening to your inner dialogue, it will at first be hard, but if you keep trying to be aware of your “tinking” about yourself, you will get better at it, and if you then every time you think non constructive and helping thoughts would stop yourself, and tell yourself quite the opposite, your mind will slowly but surely learn a new pattern of thought. And in time you will begin to understand that failing is not really something that you do, you nearly find a way that doesn’t work, and then soon you will do things differently, until you find a way that works and give you the results you were going for.

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This article were written by Danish hypnotherapist Janno Lassen, and is also published at his site.

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=John_U._Lord]John U. Lord

You can’t make money, not any real money, if you think money is bad.

Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? But believe it or not, many people in their heart of hearts are unsure about whether making money, and wanting lots of it, is somehow morally dubious. The history of how we have become so muddleheaded about a resource which is, for most of us, as good and necessary as water, food and shelter, is fascinating, but outside the scope of a short article like this. The fact is that this confusion is as prevalent today as it ever was; furthermore, it especially afflicts good, decent people, who are just the sort of folks the world needs to be rich.

Wealth, we are told, is all about the “true riches” in life: friends, family, community, a healthy emotional and spiritual life, and money is in comparison of very little “real value,” whatever that means. This is dangerous nonsense. As they say in Mexico: when poverty comes in the front door, love goes out the window. Lack of money puts stress on your relationships and your physical health. It does great damage to one’s self-esteem, and can easily lead to depression, addictive behavior and worse. Fortunately, the opposite is just as true: with plenty of money you can be a better spouse, better friend, better and more constructive member of your community. Your ability to care for yourself physically and emotionally, indeed is every way, is increased enormously.

We have been told that focusing on money is materialistic, not spiritual. And most of us probably believe that becoming more spiritual is one way a person improves themselves. We want to transcend concerns about money. But the truth is that unless you are a monk living in an ashram, the less money you have, the more you’re going to be preoccupied with it: how to get it, how to keep it, how to spend it, whether or not you can save any. On the other hand, having money and lots of it, gives you the opportunity to be free as never before, although, it must be said, this doesn’t always happen. A poor man who worries about money is only doing what you would expect;, while a rich person who does the same is just neurotic.

Wealth IS money…at least.

In our culture in our time, money is what makes wealth possible, and wealth is what makes everything else abundant. Of course, remember that money is a good servant but a bad master. Keep your priorities in order and understand that your financial abundance is to be used in the service of your goals and the needs of others. That said, the pursuit of money is more than morally acceptable, it is a moral imperative.

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Here is a classic text that makes a very strong case for the moral necessity of making money: The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace Wattles. This little book was written in the early 20th century, so it’s going to sound a little dated, but Wattles is the granddaddy of today’s abundance gurus who owe him an enormous debt. May you find this book enRICHing!

I am personally very impressed with the work being done by Bob Doyle, one of the teachers included in the movie “The Secret.” His approach to wealth and the application of the Law of Attraction is very down to earth and user-friendly. He’s certainly worth checking out.

My name is John Lord. I am a teacher and a personal coach based in New York city and Puebla, Mexico. My personal mission is to help individuals who at mid-life are looking for proven ways to achieve personal transformation and success.

You can find out more about me and the work we are doing at: http://anotherolddog.blogspot.com

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tim_W_Baker]Tim W Baker

The only way to guarantee that you get anywhere in life is to take risks. You might get lucky and be handed a million dollars, but more than likely that will never happen. Now if you bought a lottery ticket and won a million dollars, then you won because you took a risk by buying a ticket. By taking a risk you give yourself a chance to win.

It is comfortable not taking any risks. People who don’t take risks feel secure where they are in life. It means they aren’t losing anything. Risk taking requires that you give something up. You have to sacrifice time, money or both. Sometimes risking something can bring you rewards that make it worth the sacrifice. This is why we take risks. I mean who wouldn’t want double, triple or one hundred times the amount that you risked?

Risking is you deciding that you want to get something. Deciding to take chances in life is probably one of the hardest things to do, but the alternative is also the hardest to live with. If you decide not to take a chance then you may stay exactly where you are. Not taking a chance means you don’t get what you want. Without a risk your chance of success is zero.

There is no guarantee that you will win but you can increase your chances by using the “shotgun approach.” Hunters use shotguns because the bullet is actually in many pieces and there is a chance that one of those pieces will hit the target. This approach can be used in anything that you do in life. If you ask several friends to go to a game with you, the chances are that at least one person will go.

My friend uses the “shotgun approach” when he needs money. He asks all his friends if he can borrow money and most of the time it works. You use this approach when searching for a job. You apply at many different places in the hopes that a few will give you a call for an interview. The “shotgun approach” may sound like a waste of time, but if you never do anything then how will you know the outcome?

Life is always about risks. You may not be aware of it but you take risks everyday. You take a risk just walking down the street or driving in your car. Anything can happen to you. The thing to keep in mind is to take risks that are in your favor. Try to take risks that improve your situation or provide you with a way to have a better life.

Tim Baker is the founder of a new website dedicated to helping people change their lives. He has years of experience with life and with helping those around him. Please check out his website http://www.be-self.com

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=H._Les_Brown]H. Les Brown

I believe that most adults are familiar with the phrase, “the bast-laid schemes of mice and men,” though I wonder how many know its origins in the Robbie Burns poem, “Ode to a Mouse.” I truly love the whole poem (in its original Scottish dialect), but I’ll only quote the last two stanzas here:

But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,

In proving foresight may be vain:

The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,

Gang aft agley,

An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,

For promis’d joy!

Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!

The present only toucheth thee:

But Och! I backward cast my e’e,

On prospects drear!

An’ forward, tho’ I canna see,

I guess an’ fear

In Burns’ narrative, he observes a field mouse scamper away in terror as its nest is disturbed. He contrasts the mouse’s terror at present events with his own ability to remember his past and to speculate on his own future. The uncertainty of what he imagines causes him a terror that the mouse cannot imagine.

To provide a stark contrast to Burns’ glum perspective on his future prospects, I want to turn the scene inside-out for you. With few exceptions, men and women are not mice and even though we can remember the past and dread the future, unlike mice, we have choices. Burns’ “Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie” fulfills its destiny just by being what it is, and doing what it does. You and I, on the other hand - well-noted in the “Ode” - have a purpose that includes our responsibility to the future: our own and others’.

I ask you, “What lies at the root of your fear?” Perhaps, there’s a sense either that you’ll never know why you’re here, or, even worse, knowing it, you’ll be unable to meet the challenge. At the same time that you know that your best hope for success lies in careful planning (the life strategy I call ‘anticipation’), you also know all too well about “the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men.” What’s the use of planning, if the outcome’s always doubtful?

That brings me to the writings of another of the contemporaries of Robbie Burns, this time, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean: Thomas Jefferson, the author of our Declaration of Independence. He wrote that we were “endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Wrong! So long as humankind lives in pursuit of happiness, we’re engaged in a life-long exercise in futility, forever chasing our tails. Happiness is not an end in itself, it’s the byproduct of an honest pursuit. Not only is happiness a moving target, your destiny or purpose is also constantly evolving. Every opportunity you’re presented with, every choice you make alters the course of your life. Your destiny is no fixed point; it’s the confluence of your potential with your choices.

What about your plans? As the saying goes, “Humankind proposes; God disposes.” Or, again, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” Be assured that, without plans, nothing meaningful would ever get accomplished. You provide, after all, the only intentionality our universe possesses. On the other hand, every goal that you choose is only preliminary. In striving for that goal, you are preparing yourself (and the universe with you) for the next one, and the one after that. You could not be where you are if you did not do what you’ve done.

Don’t grieve over goals not reached and promises left unfulfilled! Each one was only a stepping-stone to something beyond itself, anyway. If you’re actually reading this, then you must ask yourself, “Would God allow me to come this far, just to drop me on my head?” The good news is that you have a unique and critical contribution to make to the story of humankind. The bad news is that you may never know exactly what that contribution may have been. When opportunity comes your way, why fear? If it requires a change of direction, why hesitate? Detach! Let go of your pet ends and means; your destiny is much greater than you couild imagine. Plan, yes, but leave the results in God’s hands. Be ready to become a prophet: read the ’signs of the times’ and move forward proactively (and courageously). You know it’s true that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

H. Les Brown, MA, CFCC

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Here we go in my journey of exploring software to minimize the time I spend checking multiple emails and managing contacts.

Today I’m testing Google Talk.

So far, i noticed that it slower than Yahoo! Messenger in term of notifications. I know this is a fast judgment.

But we’ll see…

I’ll be fair!

if you wanna test it, go to:

http://www.google.com/talk

Take care,

- Kaled

I’m about to start to hate this Skype thing!

I couldn’t make use of it yet… pray for me!

I’ll admit it. I don’t use technology and software properly to boost my productivity. Although, I know it works well. So, I have decided to use my skype account a little bit in a smart way.

I’ll keep my idea, but I couldn’t set it up till now.

Here we go, I’m still trying to use SMS notification. I think it requires some credits. Bad news!

I have already bought $120 credits value in another service. I’ll try to make use of it.

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mark_Garbelotto]Mark Garbelotto

According to Galileo, “You can not teach a person something he does not already know; you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.” If you happen to be living the life I used to have before then it promises an unlikable future. Being unfocused with my goals and priorities just pulled all my energy to a drain. I ended up accomplishing nothing or a half-baked task. Then I realized that I’m going nowhere thus, I started changing my life and designed it for success. To unlearn the things that you normally do is quite a challenge. But, with the desire and goal to succeed, nothing is impossible. All you need to do is to discipline yourself so that everything will turn out naturally. That is what is taught in, “Eat That Frog”.

The First Step in Disciplining Yourself

In any craft or business we wish to engage in, a discipline is required and bundled along with it. If you are serious and dedicated in achieving success in your life, then you should know the value of discipline. By learning the teachings of “Eat that Frog”, I have formulated easy steps on how you can make your life focused and goal oriented.

Materials you need:

1. A pen

2. Clean paper

Right now, learn to discipline yourself by “thinking in paper”. Everything that comes in your mind that should be accomplished should be written down. You have the liberty to write as many goals you can think of. With the nature of your goals presented in black and white, you will then have a clear picture of what you need and want to achieve. One key thing here is using the principle of the 6 P’s (Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance). Put yourself in a situation of a medical triage. As an efficient medical professional, prioritizing which patient to address first, who can wait and who needs minimal medical supervision is the key for efficiency.

Prioritizing and planning what you need to do first will simply do the trick for you. If you happen to be in the Emergency Room, you prioritize and plan your render of care to the patients who need it most. Clearly you would want to take care of a dying person before a person that’s just having a headache. Also, You wouldn’t want to go in a battle without any preparation, I suppose? In relation to the book, “Eat That Frog,” students are taught how to attack the biggest and ugliest frog first. The discipline here is learning to engage with the most difficult task of the day, first, so that anything that follows it should just be easier. It’s simply eating the biggest and the ugliest frogs first, so that as the day progresses and your energy dwindles, you would just be flowing with the natural course of the day.

Now, you are lucky because there is a program that can teach you all this. What I have mentioned here is just a tiny portion of what the seminar offers. Not even a chapter. There are still more ways to stop procrastination and ways to tackle an prioritize our daily activities. And it’s not just about small tasks, there are more complicated things that are hard to put in the list that you will soon learn to process. You too can learn how to be disciplined enough and on your way to success.

Mark Garbelotto is an advocate of Eat that Frog and a Master Brian Tracy International Trainer.

Eat that Frog encourages that the most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex. But the payoff and rewards for completing these tasks efficiently can be tremendous. You will learn how to adamantly refuse to work on tasks in the bottom 80% while you still have tasks in the top 20% left to be done. Brian Tracy brings to the event key solutions, step by step procedures and strategies that give tools and methods to get to the core of the message. With all businesses and leaders being different a personalized approach to life and work and all aspects that fill our day need to be planned and prioritized. Brian Tracy and his team of Master Trainers have addressed more than 5 million people in 45 countries for the last 25 years creating more successful people and millionaires than anyone else alive today in the development of human potential and personal effectiveness industry.

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