You Need Singleness of Purpose

""But in searching for the essence of anything, you also strive for specific major objectives, with singleness of purpose. And thus with each successful step forward you get closer and closer to the essence of that which you seek.  The essence of success in any man's life depends on his living philosophy."

-- W. Clement Stone


"This business of hozho. The way I understand it ... I'll use an example. Terrible drought, crops dead, sheep dying. Spring dried out. No water. The Hopi, or the Christian, maybe the Moslem, they pray for rain. The Navajo has the proper ceremony done to restore himself to harmony with the drought. You see what I mean. The system is designed to recognize what's beyond human power to change, and then to change the human's attitude to be content with the inevitable."

-- in a Sacred Clowns, by Tony Hillerman


"It doesn't much signify whom one marries, for one is sure to find out the next morning that it was someone else."

-- Samuel Rogers

Why Many People Don't Prosper

"The reason many people don’t prosper is not because of their lack of ability or their circumstances, but who they think or feel they are and how they see themselves. The level of prosperity in your life will be determined to a large extent by who you are as a person."

-- Pat Mesiti


"A seed is small but rich with possibility, like love, which is as humble as it is powerful."

-- Pir Zia Inayat-Khan


"Acceptance says, True, this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me."

-- Catherine Marshall

Don't Let Your Motivation Stop

"Motivation for a single or even several goals is important, but even better is motivation for life.  It gives your life meaning and makes it more complete.  So once you have motivation, don't let it stop, and the best way to doing this is keep it alive by thinking about it every day."

-- Barry Parker


"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth."

-- Leo Tolstoy


"The flute of the infinite is ceaselessly playing and its sound is love."

-- Kabir

So You Want More in Life

"Do you want more in your life? More love? More happiness? More money? More satisfaction? Then explore how you can BE more.

In the Delfin Knowledge System, Leslie Fieger advises, "You can have more when you are willing to give more. You must begin this process by giving more to yourself. Give yourself more time; give yourself more attention; give yourself more love; give yourself more of what you want. Then decide how to offer the more that you are (and have) to the world and you will receive even more back in return."

-- John Robson


"Let the waters settle you will see stars and moon mirrored in your Being."

-- Rumi


"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

-- Epictetus

The Essence of a Living Philosophy

"Now, what do you do when you have a serious personal problem a physical, mental, moral, spiritual, family, social, or business problem? Your philosophy will determine your answer.  Remember: The essence of a living philosophy is that it must be alive. To be alive, it must be lived. To be lived, you must actl Actions, not mere words, determine the validity of a man's living philosophy."

-- W. Clement Stone


"What you must dare is to be yourself."

-- Dag Hammarskjold


"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up."

-- John Holmes

How The Law of Attraction Really Works

"When you instruct your brain to look for the things you want, you will begin to see them.  In fact, the object of your desire has probably always existed around you, but your mind and eyes weren't open to SEEING it.  In reality, this is how the Law of Attraction really works.  It is not the mysterious, esoteric voodoo it sometimes sounds like."

-- Darren Hardy


"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson


"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

-- Dr. Seuss (via Elena)

Looking into the Benefits of Betrayal

"When we don't know who we are -- or if we are afraid to be who we are -- we betray ourselves. We pretend to be who we think we are. Our self image is made up of our experiences, desires and other people's ideas and expectations of us.  Maintaining this false self is a betrayal of ourselves. In all deep spiritual journeys, there is the experience of betrayal.

Betrayal always tells us to adjust our life to be more authentic. What we identify with is all important.

There are large betrayals (e.g., your partner leaving you) and small betrayals (e.g., disappointments). They are all experiences of being wounded for the purpose of breaking down the defenses of the personality. When we allow the wounding and accept the betrayals as divine gifts, we greatly benefit."

-- John Robson

Positive Expectations Create Miracles

"Develop positive expectations. Expect things to go well, expect yourself to prosper, expect to be wealthy, expect to be on time, expect to be healthy and expect to develop great friendships. Positive expectation is the breeding ground for miracles"

-- Pat Mesiti


"Life consists with wildness. The most alive is the wildest."

-- Henry David Thoreau


"Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life."

-- Isaac Singer

Start Giving Now

"If we are constantly expecting, we spend a great deal of our lives disappointed that the world isn't treating us right.  It's easy to give when you feel abundant, but you only feel abundant when you give.  So what's the answer?  Being giving now!"

-- Susan Jeffers


"To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist."

-- Gail Sheehy


"Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions."

-- Dan Millman

Be Accountable In Your Life

"What holds you back from being all that you are?

In your journal, list at least 5 things that hold you back.

Now review your answers. Have you blamed people or factors outside of yourself?

It's important to understand that ALL obstructions are rooted in our internal blocks. Even the problems that appear to be outside of us are only reflecting back to us problems we have inside. Once we address our inner issues, the outer problems disappear.

Be personally accountable for everything in your life and watch your perspectives shift. We claim our power when we accept responsibility for our lives."

-- John Robson

Those Who Have Children

"Those who have children can become masters of patience, endurance, and steadfastness, because children will test you at every turn. "The way to make our children patient and loving is to be that way ourselves."

-- Eknath Easwaran


"Faced with a child (or a person of any age, for that matter) who is angry or rebellious? Consider the guidance from Vimala McClure:

To discover what my child needed, a deep, yielding receptivity was vital. The temptation is to become more and more rigid, but the more you do, the less you understand. When faced with a child who is testing your resolve, relax and yield.

As a parent, the frustration of not knowing how to fill a need that cannot be articulated can be overwhelming. Often we direct the rage that stems from that frustration toward the child, which serves to distance us even further, making it impossible for the child to open up to us. To get to this type of receptivity, a practice of conscious relaxation is a must."

-- John Robson

What You Are In This Life

"You are in this life to develop yourself. You are here to learn and grow. Your job is not to develop anyone else, just you. Consequently, you must be around like-minded individuals to survive."

-- Thomas L. Pauley and Penelope J. Pauley

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"It occurs to me that we allow ourselves to imagine only such messages as we need to survive."

-- Joan Didion


"Family life! The United Nations is child's play compared to the tugs and splits and need to understand and forgive in any family."

-- May Sarton

Why Create A Positive Environment

"We need to create a positive environment around our minds and not be trapped inside walls that hold us back. Things thrive in the environment to which they are suited. To be prosperous, you need to create an environment that supports prosperity."

-- Pat Mesiti


"With life as short as a half-taken breath, don't plant anything but love."

-- Rumi


"But really, all we need is dedication to small, manageable tasks. Mastery follows consistency."

--James Clear

The Subconscious Mind That Give You Power

"Never use such expressions as "I can't afford it" or "I can't do this."  Your subconscious mind takes you at your word. It sees to it that you do not have the money or the ability to do what you want to do.  Affirm, "I can do all things through the power of my subconscious mind.""

-- Joseph Murphy


"We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces; we become the powerful force ourselves."

-- Leo Buscaglia


"The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, 'I can do it,' without boasting or fretting."

-- Dalai Lama

What Is That Single Skill You Can Excel

"If you could be absolutely excellent in any single skill, which one skill would have the greatest positive impact on your career and income?  What can you do, starting today, to develop that skill?  Whatever it is, set it as a goal, make a plan, and then work on improving yourself in that area every day until you have mastered the skill and made it part of your personal skill set."

-— Brian Tracy


"Angeles Arrien says that whether we are male or female, we need to develop three kinds of power. People who hold these three powers cannot be ignored.

Power of presence - Being really present in each moment
Power of communication - Speaking my truth
Power of position - Being willing to take a stand "A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself."

-- Henry Ward Beecher

The Secret Key To Great Wealth

"The key to wealth is to be more valuable.  If you have more skills, more ability, more intelligent, specialized knowledge, a capacity to do things few others can do, or if you just think creatively and contribute on a massive scale, you can earn more than you ever thought possible."

-- Anthony Robbins


"I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."

-- Wendell Berry


"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

-- Christopher Reeve

Law of Giving Activate Law of Karma

"Through your actions in the Law of Giving you activate the Law of Karma. You create good karma, and good karma makes everything in life easy. You notice that you don?'t have to expend a lot of effort to fulfill your desires, which automatically leads to an understanding of the Law of Least Effort. When everything is easy and effortless, and your desires keep getting fulfilled, you spontaneously begin to understand the Law of Intention and Desire. Fulfilling your desires with effortless ease makes it easy for you to practice the Law of Detachment."

-- Deepak Chopra


"Soul cannot exist when our connections in life remain superficial. An experience of soul requires that we take time to be fully present to the details of our lives.  Explore what happens when you take the time to STOP and PAY ATTENTION. When we choose to slow down and really experience the qualities of our lives, we get a whole new perspective on what living is all about."

-- John Robson


"The well of Providence is deep. It's the buckets we bring to it that are small."

-- Mary Webb

The Reason We Are in This Life

"No one is perfect. No matter how spiritual, clever or rich individuals may be, they are not perfect. This is an imperfect world, and we are part of that world. We, too, are imperfect. We make mistakes, we grow, we learn—this is the very reason we are in this life. We are here to learn such things as patience, charity, love, kindness, understanding and tolerance."

-- Thomas L. Pauley and Penelope J. Pauley


"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery."

-- H. G. Wells


"The soul requires duration of time -- rich, thick, deep, velvety time -- and it thrives on rhythm. Soul can be hurried or harried .... We may go through many events in the day and experience nothing because the soul has not had the opportunity to feel them from many different points of view."

-- Robert Sardello

The Gardener of Your Mind

"A wonderful way to begin getting to know the two functions of your mind is to think of it as a garden. You are the gardener. You are planting seeds of thought in your subconscious mind all day long.  Much of the time you are not even aware of doing so, because the seeds are based on your habitual thinking. As you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap in your body and environment."

-- Joseph Murphy


"Heritage is not a luxury but a basic human need: our need to be connected to a place...and to know that the world we inhabit is greater than the boundaries of our individual lives."

-- Dr. Vince Michael


"I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life."

-- Bill Watterson

The Light Will Begin To Shine Again

"Life can seem very dark at times, but just hang in there, the light will begin to shine again.  You may not know how it will happened exactly, but simply trust.  Just because you can't figure out exactly how to get out of your situation right now, it doesn't mean things won't turn around."

-- Sonia Ricotti


"We each have our own pathways to develop both personally and spiritually. They are based on our character and past experiences. No one else can identify our paths for us. Tune in to your inner guidance system and follow its direction."

-- John Robson


"What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is no one can tell him. It must be his own creation."

-- Joseph M. Dodge

Isolate Your Fear

"Action cures fear. Isolate your fear and then take constructive action.  Inaction-—doing nothing about a situation—strengthens fear and destroys confidence."

-- David Joseph Schwartz


"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep."

-- William James


"Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another ... The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness."

-- M. Scott Peck

Hope Keeps You Going

"Never lose hope; it gives you strength and it keeps you going.  It is essential for strong motivation.  The hope for something better gives you motivation; it's the fuel that keeps you going."

-- Barry Parker


"What do you believe about yourself?

If you are experiencing a lack of something in your life, chances are that you hold a belief in your subconscious that says you aren't worthy of having that quality. Write in your journal the answer to these questions for yourself:

Where are you not good enough, not worthy enough?
How willing are you to receive?"

-- John Robson


"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit."

-- e. e. cummings

Be Specific When Asking The Universe

"Ask the Universe for all the good you can imagine. Protect yourself and your loved ones. The more specific you are, the better. Your job is to define the parameters of what you want so God can fill the order as precisely and quickly as possible."

-- Thomas L. Pauley and Penelope J. Pauley


"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."

-- John F. Kennedy


"We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves."

-- Orison Swett Marden

Have Belief in Your Own Mind

"All your experiences, events, conditions, and acts are produced by your subconscious mind in reaction to your thoughts. Remember, it is not the thing believed in, but the belief in your own mind that brings about the result.  Begin to believe in the eternal verities and truths of life that never change. At that point you will move onward, upward, and Godward."

-- Joseph Murphy


"I then remembered why I avoid the 'news,' if that's what you want to call it. Our 'news' is a misnomer, and it's more like 'the ongoing train wreck you can tune in to at any time when you want to divert yourself from your purpose and your happiness... lose your faith in humanity... and go from feeling like things are pretty good to feeling like the world is going to sh*t and why bother going on, I mean really?'"

-- Ali Brown


"Our beliefs create our reality. If we wish to live happy, healthy lives, it's vital that we feed our minds healthy, nourishing material. The negative, sensational focus of today's 'news' media hardly serves to enlighten us about the true state of the planet. Let's open to our limitless potential by keeping our focus firmly on what uplifts us.

-- John Robson

You Create Your Life Result

"You get in life what you create.  Expectation drives the creative process.  What do you expect?  You expect whatever it is you're thinking about.  Your thought process, the conversation in your head, is at the base of the results you create in life.  So the question is, What are you thinking about?"

-- Darren Hardy


"Not only is it possible to create a greater sense of harmony among the different parts of your life while achieving greatness, it is necessary."

-- Stuart Friedman


"The world is not dying. It's not falling apart. It's changing. I personally believe that pessimism is an indulgence, despair an insult to the imagination. There are wonderfully positive things out there."

-- Wade Davis

Ability To Think Had Greater Value

"Remember that the ability to think is of much greater value than the ability to memorize facts. Use your mind to create and develop ideas, to find new and better ways to do things. Ask yourself "Am I using my mental ability to make history or am I using it merely to record history made by others?"

-- David Joseph Schwartz, Ph.D.


Our beliefs create our reality. If we wish to live happy, healthy lives, it's vital that we feed our minds healthy, nourishing material. The negative, sensational focus of today's 'news' media hardly serves to enlighten us about the true state of the planet. Let's open to our limitless potential by keeping our focus firmly on what uplifts us.

-- John Robson

Letting Go of The Crouched

"Giving is about letting go of the crouched, withholding person and standing tall with outstretched arms.  Lack is only in the mind.  It's not about money.  Some of the greatest givers I ever met were very money-poor."

-- Susan Jeffers


"I then remembered why I avoid the 'news,' if that's what you want to call it. Our 'news' is a misnomer, and it's more like 'the ongoing train wreck you can tune in to at any time when you want to divert yourself from your purpose and your happiness... lose your faith in humanity... and go from feeling like things are pretty good to feeling like the world is going to sh*t and why bother going on, I mean really?'"

-- Ali Brown


"The world is not dying. It's not falling apart. It's changing. I personally believe that pessimism is an indulgence, despair an insult to the imagination. There are wonderfully positive things out there."

-- Wade Davis

In Your Hearth The Universe Look

"Visualization changes your requests into solid orders, compelling desires. But it is enthusiasm that puts these desires into your heart. And it is only in your heart that the Universe looks for your orders, your desires."

-- Thomas L. Pauley and Penelope J. Pauley


"We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond."

-- Gwendolyn Brooks


"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."

-- MotivationStuff.com

Discover Your Inner World of Thoughts

"It is your right to discover this inner world of thought. feeling, and power, of light, love, and beauty. Though invisible, its forces are mighty.  Within your subconscious mind you will find the solution for every problem and the cause for every effect. Once you learn to draw out these hidden powers, you come into actual possession of the power and wisdom necessary to move forward in abundance, security, joy, and dominion."

-- Joseph Murphy


"True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation."

-- Thomas Bailey Aldrich


"Where there's life, there's hope."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

How To Generate Great Wealth

"Discover your divinity, find your unique talent, serve humanity with it, and you can generate all the wealth that you want. When your creative expressions match the needs of your fellow humans, then wealth will spontaneously flow from the unmanifest into the manifest, from the realm of the spirit to the world of form."

-- Deepak Chopra


"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

-- Stephen Hawking


"Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired."

-- Martha Graham