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EVEN IF YOU FAIL

As desirable as it may be,success usually serves to confirm what you already know.Failure,on the other hand,teaches you something new and valuable.

Failure is painful and that makes its positive lessons all the more memorable.And failure never has to be final,because of how it teaches you to succeed.

Though you wouldn’t want to seek failure,you don’t want to fear it either.It is by living with the possibility of failure and by learning from the experience of failure,that you develop the strength to achieve.

Go ahead,step forward and give your very best to the effort.Live and act with the genuine confidence of knowing that even when you fail you are making positive progress.

When you are willing to learn and to adjust,failure cannot keep holding you back.When the goal is clear and the purpose is truly yours,you will find a way to make it happen.

Even when you fail,it won’t be for long.Keep that in mind and have the courage to do what you must do to live the most outstanding life you know you can live.

THE JOY OF BEING YOURSELF

Take a moment to feel,to sincerely feel,how good life is.Breathe in the magnificent possibilities of this unique place and time.

Fully experience the wonderful and amazing fact that you are here.You are alive and aware and in a position to make all sorts of great things happen.

Right now,you have the opportunity for another magnificent day of being you.Life’s immense goodness is yours with which to work.

Focus your thoughts on the good and valuable things that are.Focus your heart on the good and fulfilling things that can be.

Your existence in this moment,on this day,is nothing short of a miracle.Celebrate the goodness and commit yourself to spreading it far and wide.

Feel the rich,authentic joy that is the joy of being you.Now,on this day,let it flow out into all you know and see and do.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF,MOVE FORWARD

Without challenge,there would be no achievement.If you wish to own the achievement,you must be willing to shoulder the challenge.

Working through a difficult challenge builds strength.It is a kind of strength that cannot be acquired in any other way.

Challenges are messy,uncomfortable,complicated and demanding. And yet,they are among life’s greatest blessings.

For the challenges will make it perfectly clear what has real meaning in your life and what doesn’t. The challenges hold your priorities up to you and will show you the best of who you are.

Climbing the mountain of challenge is difficult and treacherous,yet the view from the summit is spectacular.And the experience you gain in the effort will continue to bring value long after the work is done.

You are truly fortunate to have challenges in your life.For within every challenge is a clearly defined path for moving vigorously and meaningfully forward.

LET GO OF TRYING

If you are trying hard and not making any progress,quit trying.Quit trying and start being.

When you see yourself as trying,you don’t see yourself as succeeding.The perception and perspective of trying makes everything into a struggle.

There is great value within you. Allow it to come out, naturally and without a fight.

Instead of trying to get to some other point,give your love and attention to doing your very best right where you are,with what you have. Instead of seeing yourself as not there yet,be thankful that you are right where you are meant to be.

Yes,by all means envision a bright future in which your dreams are fulfilled.And see how everything that comes your way is the unfolding of that beautiful future.

Let go of the trying and let yourself make purposeful,effective efforts.Let go of the judgments and let each moment of your positive energy bring new richness to life.

THE DEPT OF LIFE'S RICHNESS

For every tragedy,there are a thousand joys.For every setback,there are countless ways to move positively forward from it.

Though the world may sometimes seem cold and dreary,there is always a bright new sunrise on the way. Though life can certainly be unfair,it is at the same time filled with an unending supply of positive possibilities.

As painful as the losses can be, love will heal to an even greater degree.In the darkest of times,hope shines more brightly than ever.

Your own existence is so thoroughly familiar to you that you rarely think anything about it.Yet it is a wondrous miracle that is utterly beyond compare.

What you have is so much more than what you can touch or see. What you have is everything that is and all that can ever be.

You will never fully grasp the depth of life’s richness.For the more of it you experience,the more of it there is.

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF

Are there times when you don’t feel like doing what you know must be done? What you need is a little encouragement.

When others give encouragement at such times,it usually comes across as nagging.However,when you encourage yourself,IT can be truly energizing.

Picture yourself with the task already done.Feel how good and satisfying it is to have it behind you.

Experience the sense of satisfaction you know you’ll gain when the work is completed.Visualize the sweet freedom of knowing it is behind you.Turn your reluctance about doing it into an excitement for having it done.When you think about it,that’s really a very easy and natural step.

Then dive in with enthusiasm,Encouraged by your own positive,meaningful thoughts.And soon enough,it is done.

Today you get to be you.Today you get to be immersed in the abundant richness that is your life.

Today you get to grow stronger by dealing with new and unique challenges.Today you have the immense good fortune of being able to create joy where none existed before.

On this day that’s one of a kind,you get to experience the wonders of the universe from your own unique perspective.Today you can envision a dream and then immediately start working to bring that dream to life.

What’s truly wonderful is that even in the midst of the most frustrating frustrations,you can make a difference.In your world,in your life and in the lives of others, you can make a positive difference.

Today, in a new and fulfilling way,you get to be you.And even the setbacks,shortcomings and obstacles make your life richer and more meaningful.

So here it is and here you are.Stand up,step forward and live the grand adventure that now stretches out in front of you.

Put your mind at peace and put yourself in a powerful state.Let go of the worries and anxieties and let in the most meaningful and positive possibilities.

You already have enough challenges to deal with.Don’t let your own thoughts drag you down.

Instead,quiet those thoughts and feel the beauty of your own being.Rather than getting carried along by one distraction after another,experience the unique power and potential of the moment.

At the center of who you are, there is peace and it is real.Connect yourself often with that peace, and let its positive power fill every corner of your life.

Put your mind at peace and free yourself to think and to act according to your highest,most authentic values. See the best possibilities and see how you can lovingly bring them to life.

Live from a perspective of peace and live at a higher,more heartfelt level.Put your mind at peace, and be your most sincere and positive self.

Give more than is expected of you and you will get much more than you expect.Rather than obsessing over how little you can get by with doing,focus on how very much you can get done.

If you set out to cheat life,it is you who will be cheated.When you set about to get something for nothing,what you end up with is nothing worth having.

Instead,go ahead and give all you can to the effort.Then find ways to give more.

Fulfillment is not in the getting. Fulfillment is in the creating and doing and giving.

Fulfillment in life comes from making a difference.When you have an opportunity to make a difference,do so generously and with abandon.

Within every highly successful person is an unquenchable thirst for adding value to the lives of others. Keep finding new ways to give more than you can imagine and know the joy of true and lasting success.

You may indeed have every right to be angry.Yet you also have a compelling reason to let that anger go.You may be completely justified in seeking retribution.Yet focusing on positive pursuits is much more likely to be in your best interest.

You may have all sorts of totally understandable reasons to think negatively of someone else.Yet those negative thoughts,as reasonable and accurate as they may be,serve only to weigh you down.

Think for a moment about how easily you could lighten your load by dropping the negativity you carry around.Anger,blame,resentment and other such thoughts cost you much and bring you nothing of real value.

Every negative thought uses up time and attention that could be invested in more productive pursuits.Every negative thought pushes you back when you could just as easily be moving forward.

When you feel a negative thought rising to the surface,see it for the dead weight that it is.Then turn around face forward and set your sights on the abundance of positive possibilities.

The sunshine feels so very much warmer after weeks of rainy days.Your loved ones seem so much more precious whenever they’ve been away.

You truly appreciate and value your good health after recovering from a difficult and prolonged illness.You learn new respect for financial discipline after working your way out of a burdensome debt.

It’s easy and natural to appreciate the good things after you have experienced life without them.Yet sadly,that can often be too late.

How very much better it is to appreciate the good things you have while you still have them.For then,
not only can you appreciate them,you can put them to positive and productive use.

So begin each day by counting your many blessings.Pay particular attention to the ones so overwhelmingly a part of you that you might otherwise take them for granted.

True abundance and gratitude are solidly linked.The more you appreciate the good things,the more numerous they will be.

Listen to those desires you most strongly feel.They can tell you something valuable about yourself.Those things you desire,you desire for a reason.Feel them completely and seek to understand that reason.Your desires are not there to punish you or taunt you.On the contrary, they can guide and empower you toward giving the best that you have to give and being the best you can be.

Never discount your desires.HAVE the courage to explore them fully.Though at first they may seem trivial and self serving,dig deeper into them. Dig deeper and you’ll find that they’re urging you to be your very best.

Are you allowing yourself to fully become the beautiful,unique,loving and giving person you are capable of becoming? Those things you most passionately desire will help you to see and become that person.

HOW YOU SPEND YOUR THOUGHTS

How are you spending your precious,powerful thoughts? Are you spending them on the things you desire or on the things you detest?

Would you waste your money buying things you didn’t even want? It makes no more sense to waste your thoughts on those things you don’t want.

Your life unfolds in accordance with your most pervasive thoughts.Your actions and the results they bring,flow directly from what you think from moment to moment.

Can you create and nourish a rich and detailed vision of yourself living the life you wish to live? Yes,of course you can.

Allow yourself to fashion that vision, to nourish it, to expand upon it with your thoughts and by so doing,to truly live it.The more you focus your thoughts on what you do desire,the more surely you bring those desires to life.

Make positive and meaningful use of the awesome power of your thoughts.Where your thoughts most frequently go,your life will surely and quickly follow.

Life does not owe you anything,because life has already given you everything.You owe yourself the courtesy of working to make the most of it all.
You are alive in a universe filled with limitless possibilities. Your purposeful,focused and persistent actions can transform any possibility you choose into great value.
The abundance to which you already have access is far greater than anything you could think to ask for.However,what you can ask of yourself is to make it all into a meaningful and rewarding experience.
In life’s great abundance you will find more than enough energy and resources for magnificent fulfillment.It is up to you to create and express that fulfillment through your thoughts,actions and commitments.
You owe it to yourself and to your best possibilities to fully bring those possibilities to life. You owe it to yourself to make the effort and to do the work to create the unique fulfillment that only you can bring into being.
Your precious,unique life connects you with all that is.Every moment is your opportunity to more fully express your priceless legacy.

What you do makes you better at what you think.What you think makes you more effective at what you do.

Take action,after thinking through the consequences that are likely to come from that action.Put some thought into what you intend to do and then get busy doing it.

Express your best,most authentic thoughts with your actions.Focus and empower your actions with your thoughts.

Balance the informed intelligence of your thoughts with the practical effectiveness of your actions. Thought without action is not worth much and action without thought can be even worse.

True excellence results from the synergy of thought and action.Both are vitally necessary, and neither one is very beneficial without the other.

Consider,question,observe,evaluate,intend,plan and then do.Think about what you Are doing and then get busy doing what you think

Successfully solving one problem puts you in great position to tackle the next problem that comes your way.Meeting a difficult challenge gives you the courage to take on even greater challenges.

Success in one area of your life can be built upon to positively affect all areas of your life.That’s why even the little,seemingly insignificant successes truly matter.

Achievement brings to you a type of satisfaction and energy that nothing else can provide.And it is an energy that can be leveraged into further achievement and then into even more, in a splendid upward spiral.

When the big achievements seem to elude you, it’s probably because you are ignoring the countless opportunities for small achievements.Not only do those small achievements add up,they multiply exponentially.

The rich become richer not because of what they have,but because of the direction in which their momentum is flowing.Even the smallest achievement will get your momentum flowing in that same productive direction.

Make something good happen.And there’s no end to where it can take you.

What can you give to this day? There are a million possibilities to be of service,to be of value,to make a difference.

Sure, you are as busy as can be.Of course,your world is filled with complex,complicated challenges.Yes,your time and resources are in short supply and it may seem that there Is nothing left to give.Give anyway and you WIll find that the very act of giving brings you even more with which to give.

Give a smile,give a moment of your time,give a word of encouragement.Give a hand,give a small bit of kindness and watch it grow.

There is nothing that can energize you more than knowing you Are making a real difference.Give of yourself, and there Is suddenly even more of you to give.

Give to this day. And you can make it the best one yet.

Go ahead and give it a shot.Nothing is more empowering than successfully doing something you thought you could not do.

When you surpass one assumption,you WIll begin to question other limiting assumptions.When you step out of your comfort zone and taste success,you are suddenly confronted with a whole new level of exciting possibilities.

What have you always told yourself that you are not capable of doing? Imagine what would happen if you went ahead and successfully did it.

Your whole concept of what is possible will radically change.Your confidence will skyrocket to amazing levels.

Take the first step,because you know you can go at least that far.You will quickly discover that the next step is within your reach and then the next one and the one after that.

See it through and succeed at doing what you previously thought you could not do.Feel the full power of your own intention.

Does the world around you seem too hectic and frenzied? Then your best response is to be extra calm,peaceful and patient.

Does the world around you seem too greedy and selfish? That’s your opportunity to be extra loving,giving and sincerely compassionate.

Does the world around you seem too confusing and aimless? Then choose to be extra focused and purposeful.

The world outside reflects back to you the energy you give it.If you don’t like what you see, you have every opportunity to change it by changing the way you are.

When you’re a beacon in the darkness,your light will shine for a long, long way.When you’re the difference that makes the difference,your efforts will bring abundant fruit.

If things around you seem to be at their worst,that’s when you can accomplish the most by being your best. Shine your positive light in the face of negativity, and you will change your world.

Hard work is easy compared to the alternative.For the alternative is a life without meaningful accomplishment or fulfillment.

Effort can be difficult,time consuming and inconvenient.and yet,the rewards created by diligent,focused effort make all that effort well worth the trouble.

Effort brings lasting value out of troublesome situations. Effort puts your dreams into action and makes them real.

When you are wondering how to get what you want,the answer is usually simple.Get to work.

Life is always overflowing with abundance. Through your efforts you express that abundance in personally meaningful ways.

There is always work to be done for those who are willing to do it.be willing,get to work, and enjoy the immense value that your efforts create.

Whatever happens,there is a way forward. Remember that as you welcome each moment and each new development.

Out of any circumstance,you can find a positive pathway.In any situation,there is the opportunity to create success and to experience fulfillment.

Be unconditionally thankful for the moment you’re in.Because the moment you’re in is filled with real possibilities.

Your gratitude will enable you to see the best of those possibilities.Your expectation of finding the best way forward will enable you to begin moving solidly forward.

There is much to be gained by planning and preparing,by anticipating what is most likely to happen and being ready for it.Yet there is no reason to be paralyzed by worry or fear,because you have what it takes to handle even the most unexpected setbacks.

Know that always,whatever may come,there is a realistic way forward.have the confidence to find that way and take yourself to magnificent new heights.

No matter what you undertake,or create,or accomplish,someone is going to find a reason to criticize it.Go ahead and do it anyway.

Rather than worrying about pleasing everyone, focus on doing what you know is right, what you know is best.Listen to the criticism if it helps you to improve what you’re doing,but don’t let it bring you down.

There’s no reason to allow another person’s weaknesses and doubts to infect you.Their negative perspective is their problem,not yours.Certainly you may want to consider their viewpoint for what it can teach you. Yet there’s absolutely no reason for it to deter you.

When anyone expresses an opinion about what you are doing,be genuinely thankful for the helpful suggestion.you know who you are, you know what you are doing,you know what is right and nothing anyone says can change that.Make your choices based on the highest values you hold and there will be no reason to fear what others think.

With enough determination, no goal is out of reach.Determination carries you past seemingly insurmountable obstacles and makes things real that were once considered impossible.

So how do you create and maintain sufficient determination to take you where you want to go? How do you keep the power of determination working for you?

To maintain your determination,you simply must remember it.For as powerful as your determination can be,it is nothing more than a concept in your mind.

As long as you can keep that concept of determination at the front of your mind,it will work for you. As long as you can remember,with passion and with clarity,the what,why and how of your determination,it will carry you forward.

When the challenges come remember that you are determined and you will be.Though your determination won’t solve your problems for you,it can keep you going long enough for you to solve them yourself.

What things in your life do you truly wish to change, to improve to create,to accomplish and why? Sincerely answer that question and you’ll discover plenty of determination within yourself.

Keep that determination in mind as each moment goes by and you’ll accomplish whatever you choose to accomplish.

Leave each person you meet better off for having had the encounter.Leave each situation you find better off than it was when you came upon it.

When the going becomes difficult,dont waste your time looking for ways to complain.Get busy finding real and workable ways to make things better.

Each day, each moment,each relationship,each problem is an opportunity for improvement.Take those opportunities as they come,make those improvements and soon you will have created something truly valuable.

Each time you do something you have the opportunity to do it even better than the time before.With each experience you learn and with that learning comes continual improvement.

When you Are not satisfied with what is,get busy and make it better.When you do become satisfied with how things are,then expand that good fortune outward to the rest of the world.

Life can continue to get better and better.Each moment,you have the golden opportunity to make it so.

How do you get past your own reluctance to take the difficult actions necessary for achievement? You make sure thatyour desire for achievement is stronger than your reluctance to create it.
If you feel like giving up or like never even starting in the first place,that doesn’t mean your dream is too ambitious.On the contrary,it means that your dream is not big enough.
Those who achieve great things have a personally compelling reason to do so.What is it that will compel you to work your way beyond every challenge?
When you seek to merely get through the day you’ll often have trouble just doing that.Yet when you commit to the very best you can imagine you’ll find what you need to make it so.
Make your dreams big,exciting and undeniable.For those are theones that will push you forward.Set your sights high.And you’ll move swiftly past any reluctance you may encounter.