No Scarcity of Opportunity

"There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at
what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make
it happen."

*-- Wayne Dyer


"Let us move on, and step out boldly, though it be into the
night, and we can scarcely see the way."

*-- Charles B. Newcomb


"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to
complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is
wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing."

*-- Thomas Jefferson

Why Seat Belts Are A Bad Idea! - By Saleem Rana

I hope that you won't be disappointed to hear that the seat belts that I'm referring to have nothing to do with automobile or aviation safety regulations.

I'm referring to "psychic seatbelts." The self-restraint maxims that you use on yourself on a habitual basis to keep you strapped into a life that brings you little joy and satisfaction.

You click these seat belts firmly into place because you believe that they keep you safe.

Let me give you some startling news:

You can ABSOLUTELY have what you desire.

And the only reason why you may disagree, perhaps strongly disagree, is because you have replaced faith with doubt, courage with hesitation, and hope with timidity.

You may feel safer strapping yourself down with the familiar, but it's not a good idea because it does not make you happy.

You deserve clarity of vision. You deserve to take the time to see, feel, and know in your own mind and heart every nuance of your dream. You deserve to believe in "impossible" things and to find within the power to make them possible.

For some it is a new business, where they are freed from the tyranny of following people and events that are not close to their heart. For others it may have something to do with artistic self-expression or closer relationships or vibrant health or some remarkable work of contribution and service. What is "it" for you?

The first step to moving toward your dream is clearly envisioning it in your mind. The more clarity, the quicker your pulse, the faster you will draw it to you.

When you can see it, feel it, and believe it, you're already half-way there to getting it. Because there is nothing in the world more powerful than a motivated mind.
Determined men and women have escaped maximum security concentration camps, recovered from "incurable" diseases, and recouped business losses that ran in the millions. They have climbed tall mountains, swum across oceans, and walked across continents.

If you're not as determined it's only because you're wearing a "psychic seatbelt."

Your mind is fuzzy, details blur, and you can't sit still long enough to make the vision clear.

This is your seatbelt strapping you down.

You're remembering some past incident that holds you back. Or maybe you've never tried "it" before and you don't know how.

This is your seatbelt strapping you down.

You don't feel like it, you lack energy, you lack support or knowledge, and you just can't seem to get it going.

This is your seatbelt strapping you down.

How do you change? How do you stop behaving as if you're walking around with a stick of kryptonite strapped to your back? What needs to happen before you put on your blue leotards and start leaping tall buildings in a single bound?

Here's the cure for an immediate release from mediocrity:

Simply repeat to yourself, "I can ABSOLUTELY do this. I can ABSOLUTELY have what I want."

Repeat this simple affirmation day after day; and one day you will no longer ask, "Am I worthy of my goals?" but instead, you'll ask, "Is my goal worthy of me?"

Please listen carefully as I whisper something in your ear:

"You can ABSOLUTELY follow your heart. You can ABSOLUTELY make your dreams show up in reality. You can ABSOLUTELY have what you want and more."

Saleem Rana would love to share his inspiring ideas with you. Hunting everywhere for a life worth living? Discover the life of your dreams. His book Never Ever Give Up tells you how. It is offered at no cost as a way to help YOU succeed. http://www.theempoweredsoul.com/enter.html
Copyright 2004 Saleem Rana.

Go On Creating Oneself Endlessly

"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is
to go on creating oneself endlessly."

*-- Henri Bergson


"Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."

*-- Harvey Fierstein


"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can
anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him."

*-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher

It's Never Too Late To Stop Doing Work You Hate - By Saleem Rana

This may shock you--but it's never too late to stop doing work that you hate.

You probably know already that you're not going to live forever (at least on this plane). If you didn't, I'm sorry to be the one to break the bad news to you.

In the next few minutes, I want to share some ideas with you that I hope will awaken your divine discontent and arouse in you the determination to become the amazing person that both you and I know you really are.

Most people do work that they feel ill-suited to do. Over time, this aversion turns into hatred.

Consequently, most people are miserable at their jobs. And since they spend most of their day working, they are miserable most of the time.

This is such an ancient problem that it is even mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita.

In this classical poem that dates back many thousands of years, the divine charioteer Krishna says to the deluded warrior Arjuna: "Better one's own duty (dharma) devoid of merit than another's (duty) well performed. Better death in fulfilling one's own duty, another's duty is full of fear." (3.35)

When you see someone actually following this principle, you find a happy person. It's a rare and often vicariously exhilerating sight.

They are happy because they have not betrayed themselves. They have the energy of authentic power and true self-expression, and it shows. You intuitively know that even if they have started out poorly, they will end up in a very good place fairly soon.

The difference between doing work you ought to do because it masquerades as an opportunity and work that you want to do because it represents your true interests is life changing.

This is dramatically interested in the story of Oprah Winfrey.

Before she graduated with a degree from college, Oprah was offered a full-time job as a reporter in Baltimore, Maryland. She was forced to decide between the job and graduating. She chose the job. It was "a great opportunity."

She soon found that she was awful at it. Intellectually, she could not refrain from commenting. Emotionally, she could not refrain from crying over the sad stories she had to cover. She simply could not be objective, no matter how hard she tried. At the age of twenty-two, she was fired from her job as a reporter.

However, her boss set her up for a job as a co-host of a morning show called "People Are Talking."

After her first show, she knew that she was in her element. She made the little-known show popular, and it launched her into becoming the person we now know and love.

Work with your strengths, forget your weaknesses.

There isn't enough time to be well-rounded and it isn't rewarding enough. It's wiser to do work you love and evolve to ever higher levels of it.

Why do so few people do work that they love?

It's always because the "wrong" work comes disguised as an opportunity and the "right" work as a challenge. It's a little trick life plays on us, and most people fall for it time and again.

Over time, the dream gets fainter and fainter. And they get better and better at doing that which they could not care less about.

I repeat: work with your strengths, forget your weaknesses. Do it before it's too late and the dream becomes a regret. You have only so much time and energy available before your twilight years, and even those are never guaranteed.

This is not popular advice.

Since childhood we have been taught to make a supreme effort to work with our weakness and not focus on our strengths. If you're good at English but poor at Math, you're exhorted to spend the bulk of your effort improving your Math.

The idea does have merit. You can be more balanced.

In school, it may be important to be balanced. In character development, it may help to be balanced. But in the world of work, following this ingrained habit is the root cause of most people's unhappiness. It's what makes the life of quiet desperation possible.

After many years of ingrained education, you can find this discipline of trying to compensate for weakness still operating in the consciousness of most working people. Like a piece of malignant software running in the background of their operating systems, it's ruining their lives.

In fact, you can tell at once that they're operating under this rule.

How do you know? They're miserable at their jobs. At a glance, you can see that they're doing work that they have little interest in and even less talent and ability for.

Set aside your fear. Stop doing work you hate. Start doing work you love. You're worth it.

Saleem Rana would love to share his inspiring ideas with you. Hunting everywhere for a life worth living? Discover the life of your dreams. His book Never Ever Give Up tells you how. It is offered at no cost as a way to help YOU succeed. http://www.theempoweredsoul.com/enter.html
Copyright 2004 Saleem Rana. Please feel free to pass this
article on to your friends, or use it in your ezine or
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The Opportunity

"The opportunity is often lost by deliberating."

*-- Publilius Syrus


"Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it."

*-- Helen Keller

"Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday."

*-- John Wayne

Five Keys To Keep You Moving Forward - By Ada Porat

Everyone wants to be able to improve their lives in some way: to heal something, to start something new, to find their soul purpose. As long as we are alive, this process continues. Everyone has a next step waiting to be taken, and everyone – absolutely everyone – has trouble accomplishing it. In fact, we spend an inordinate amount of time making up reasons and excuses for not moving forward.

Being stuck can be extremely painful. The desire you have to change a habit or improve your life comes from your soul. When you do not move forward with it, you block the very expression of your soul. The frustration that accumulates over time because of dysfunctional patterns of self-sabotage merely represents the surface issue.

Here are five practical things to be aware of so you can break free and move forward in your life more effectively:

1. Get over the fear of humiliation. Most people are controlled by the fear of being humiliated. How do you get over the paralyzing fear of being humiliated and worry about what others will say? By recognizing that your true locus of control is inside you. Looking outside ourselves for approval, acceptance and love, is a trap of the ego. The fear of being humiliated by external feedback, is really based on pride. True commitment to the journey of our souls brings with it a deep sense of humility. When we no longer look outside ourselves for approval and affirmation, we finally align with the true Source of our being. That relationship moves us to a place of deep inner honesty and humility because we identify with our true identity as souls.

2. What reality do you live in? Do you find yourself bargaining that you will get on with what you need to do as soon as the children are grown, or after you are out of debt, or once you get a new job? Are you dreaming of the life you’d love to have if only you had the money, time or resources? If so, you may be living in a fantasy world! On this planet, results come from matching vision with action, step by step. Instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, the question to ask yourself is, “What I am I doing in the meantime?”

Appeasing the yearning of your soul with empty rationalization and promises, is not enough. You need to start taking action to bring your life into alignment with the guidance you are being given, or else you are living in a fantasy world. If not, you may end up in guidance overload – overwhelmed, stuck or frustrated – and you’ll have nobody to blame but yourself!

3. Guidance Overload. Guidance overload comes from asking for help from too many people but never acting on any of the information that you've stuffed into your energy field. When planning a change, it is normal to start gathering information for ways to move forward. The trap lies in over-analyzing each piece of guidance and information or waiting for another, and another, piece to appear before taking action. This can move you into analysis paralysis or guidance overload, where there is too much information floating around in your mind, all triggering your fears, anxieties, limiting beliefs and memories of past trauma - and you don't know where to start. Guidance overload is also an indication of having given your power away to others instead of taking full responsibility for your life. It is not a happy place to be at!

To break free from guidance overload, you need to go back to the beginning and start with the very first step that needs to be taken. When fear arises in response to that step, deal with it! Our greatest power lies in choosing our truth in the face of our fears. When you have taken the first step, you can ask for more guidance.

4. Become A Mystic In The Marketplace. For many centuries, mystics lived on the fringe of society. They did not mix with the masses or participate in affairs of the world. This has all changed. Today, the level of consciousness on the planet has tipped the scales to offer potential for unprecedented growth and change. Spiritually awakened beings are being called to participate in this worldwide shift by becoming mystics in the marketplace, and not on the mountain or in the monastery.

To answer the call, you need to learn how to commune with your soul to access the inner guidance that is stirring there. Every change that you wish to see in society, starts with you and the field of consciousness that you are holding. You are called to be the change you desire to see in the world, and you change the world around you through the power of your evolving soul as you hold the energy field of love wherein consciousness can evolve. In a world crying for healing, there is no greater service you can offer.

5. Find Appropriate Support For Each Stage of Growth. Successful personal growth depends on being able to determine where your learning needs fine-tuning and then to support that with appropriate correction and feedback. Whether you need a new skill or a compassionate ear, listen to your needs and find the support to ensure your success.

Collectively, these five keys can be very helpful to identify where progress may be stagnated in any area of your life, and to help you break free so you can live more effectively.

Copyright 2006 Ada Porat

Ada Porat facilitates personal development through the integration of body, mind and spirit. She enjoys international recognition as an inspirational speaker, teacher, author and practitioner at the leading edge of personal growth and well-being. To sign up for Ada's inspirational monthly newsletter, visit http://www.AdaPorat.com

You are Here to Enrich the World

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in
order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater
vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are
here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you
forget the errand."

*-- Woodrow Wilson


"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
It is because we do not dare that they are difficult."

*-- L.P.Sanadhya


"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing
down, the other is pulling up."

*-- Booker T. Washington

3 Effective Motivational Tips - By Momodou Sabally

The 7 secrets of motivation was the subject of a free
teleconference offered by one of Mike Litman’s success coaches
Anna. The motivational session offered great insights a few of
which I will discuss here for your benefit.

1.Have a vision

Nothing can be achieved unless first a vision of that goal is
properly created and nurtured. Whatever you wish for in life,
write it down as a goal, yes a goal for that is one step higher
than a wish. Then turning this goal into a vision is what gives
it LIFE. During his early days in Hollywood Steve Chandler asked
Arnold Schwarzenegger how he was going to accomplish his goal
of, as Arnold Confidently put it to him “be the number one box
office star in all of Hollywood”. Arnold’s answer was both
precise and practical. It is simple, he said, what you do is
just create a picture of what you want to do and live into that
picture as if it were real. Have a goal, state your vision, no
do not just state your vision, picture it, “taste it, feel it,
touch it”, says Anna Goldstein and work your way to its
fulfillment.

2.“Clear that path to Motivation”

Get rid of the clutter, in other words, “de-clutter your life”.
Do not let things pile up on your desk or anywhere in your
environment because that kills your motivation. Am going to move
one step further on this by extending it beyond the physical
clutter that it is supposed to be. Clear your mind of all the
psychological and emotional clutters of negative thinking, fear,
and anger; they are obstacles to motivation and
self-fulfillment.

3.talk your way to success

Psychologists have noticed that the average person talks to
herself about 800 words per minute. The worse bit of this
startling discovery is that most of this self-talk is negative.
You talk to yourself every minute trying to justify your current
status; resisting the need for positive change in a fast-paced
world that has no constant but change alone. Make your self-talk
positive. Tell yourself all the good things, the good habits you
need to acquire, in a word, talk your way into motivation and
meaningful achievement.

In the words of Anna Goldstein, take action now! Any type of
result moves you forward. Doing something wrong is better than
not doing it at all.

Tiny Pushes of Each Honest Worker

"The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes,
but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."
--Helen Keller


"Habits of pessimism lead to depression, wither achievement,
and undermine physical health. The good news is that pessimism
can be unlearned, and that with its removal depression,
underachievement, and poor health can be alleviated."

--Martin Seligman


"What I think about, I bring about.
The thought of success will foster success.
The thought of love will foster love.
The thought of security will foster security.
What am I thinking about today?"

*-- Rita Davenport

Take Action to Guarantee Success - By John Wagner

Many people want to improve their lives but simply don’t know how. They want to make more money but come up short when starting that new business or interviewing for a new job. They want to lose weight but fail to maintain that diet and exercise program. They want to improve their relationships but quickly fall back into their old habits. Many of the programs for improving your life are just too complicated to maintain.

There is however a way to make the changes you must to help improve your life. It’s a six step plan which can be summarized by the word ACTION.

Accept the fact that you can change your life.

You must believe, truly believe, that you can change your life for the better. If you have faith in yourself and in what you’re trying to achieve, amazing things can, and will, happen.

Cultivate a hunger for success.

When you cultivate a hunger for success, you’re less likely to be discouraged by the inevitable setbacks you’ll face. You’re more likely to put in the time and effort required to meet your goals when you absolutely know that you’ll succeed.

Take the first step.

It sounds simple but is often the most difficult thing for people to do. You need to start moving toward your goal. If your goal is weight loss, you’ve got to take the first step on your daily walk around the block. If you’re starting a business, you’ve got to register your business name or start building that web site. Most people want to change but never get started. Don’t be like those people; take the first step.

Inactivity is not acceptable.

It’s really easy to take a night off from exercise to watch television rather than exercise. It’s simple to push back from the computer rather than write that business plan. Your son will still want to play catch with you “tomorrow” night. Don’t do it. Be active, be involved, and participate. It’s your life and inactivity is not acceptable.

Open your eyes to the opportunities all around you.

One of the wonderful things about living in the time we do is that opportunity exists all around us. The Internet has made it easier than ever to start a new small business. If that’s your goal, go for it. If losing weight is your goal, there’s never been a time when so much good, healthy food is available year-round. You don’t have to eat those fries. Grab an apple, grapes or a banana. Good options abound.

Never give up.

The vast majority of people give up in pursuit of their goals. Don’t give up. Ever! Sure, you may have setbacks from time to time. Things will not always go as smoothly as you might like but don’t lose heart. By sticking with your goal, you’ll be ahead of 99.9% of the people.

Start today, right now, to change your life. By following the six ACTION steps, you have a blueprint for making substantive, positive changes in your life, whatever those changes might be. If you follow through and don’t give up, success is guaranteed.

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