Dreams are thoughts of a new future that have the power to make us stop and consider them. In this way, they can be seen as opportunities waiting for us to take action. Often, however, we are too consumed with living out the requirements of the moment to stop and consider the beauty of . . . → Read More: Dreams are Opportunities Waiting for Action
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How often do you laugh in each day? As you are beginning to see a few wrinkles appearing on your face, are they laugh lines or scowl creases? Laughter is good for us, according to several medical studies. Laughter has been demonstrated to reduce pain, relieve stress, restores hope, lowers blood pressure and is . . . → Read More: Overcome with Laughter I don’t know or know of any human being who has not made mistakes. Some of us think we make more than others; some think we make less. Mistakes are simply a fact of life. Like failure, the question is not if it happens – the question that matters is what we do with . . . → Read More: Moving Beyond Mistakes A focus on accomplishing your goals and fulfilling your dreams is essential to success. We all know that; but that focus is difficult for many of us to maintain. There are often voices in our memories or in our lives telling us we cannot succeed, calling us failures, or undermining our self confidence in . . . → Read More: Three keys to building confidence Achieving your dream is a matter of keeping it always in sight and making regular and steady progress toward the goal. Do not compare your dream to the dream of another. You are not the same people with the same resources of skills. Do not compare the size of your dream to that of . . . → Read More: Re-think, Re-group, Re-fortify, and Re-start A big dream takes you all the way to where you want to go. Sometimes we are afraid to dream BIG and to aspire to accomplish BIG results. And sometimes that fear causes us to settle for taking smaller steps toward smaller goals. This can be a good strategy if there is a clear . . . → Read More: Benefit #5 of Dreaming Big Find out just how far you can go – find out what is in you. When you dare to dream BIG and you dare to stretch yourself to fulfill your big dream, you will find out what you are made of. You will discover the amazing depth of your passion for your dream, the . . . → Read More: Benefit #4 of Dreaming Big There is a danger in the avid pursuit of one’s dreams – selfishness, self-absorption, self-centeredness. The way to avoid this danger is to always stop to live each day and cherish each friend or family member. When we value each person for their dreams and hopes and struggles and pain, we deny selfishness a . . . → Read More: Live Each Day and Cherish Each Friend You cannot make progress toward your goals until you take the first step. The New Year brings to each of us the challenge to just BEGIN. No matter how large or how small your goals and plans, you will not achieve them until you BEGIN. Gather your support group, gather your resources, gather your . . . → Read More: You must BEGIN There are always so many things to do. There is work, kids, spouse, grandchildren, friends, housework, and yard work. In January there are winter challenges and tasks – shoveling snow, scraping ice, bringing in firewood, building fires and more. January is also when we start thinking about taxes and about planning for the . . . → Read More: In January there is so much to do. |
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