Archive for October, 2009
Destiny-a Time in our Season Part 2
In part one of this article, I shared some of my experiences and test of faith in regard to my own destiny. The response to the article was the same from Michigan to Germany; too many of us are working in a box everyday of our life. To NOT know who we are or what we are really called to do in life can be very painful. I want to share with you the most common hindrances or obstacles that can keep you from reaching your goals.
I already mentioned other people. That is a huge one for everyone. I will go back there for just a few words. Realize that if someone in your life does not celebrate your success, you may need to rethink your ties to that person. Always have an open mind regarding your relationships and know why a person is there. Some people are sent to us to help move our lives forward. Some people really need our help. Some people want nothing and they want you to have nothing faith in yourself. They feed off of your weakness and cause it to grow like a cancer cell until you yourself feel that you cannot move forward.
The next one, fear of failure. Our fear of failure is the response to something that did not work in the past or words of discouragement and doom. Usually we are hard on ourselves because of someone else’s influence. I have had associates that used every opportunity to “talk down” on anything and everything that I tried to do, while I was encouraged to pat them on the back every moment. The reality of anything new is that we will never learn how to really do it right unless we do it wrong. Everyone has to experience this lesson in our personal lives, relationships with others and in business dealings. Some of the problems that we face were caused by the lack of knowledge, education and self-confidence. We can’t blame others for not at least trying. You should have control over that part of your life. Also, never fear the end of a thing that you have not began. You cannot worry about your business folding if you have not filed business papers. You should not predict a failed relationship before you have a date. Don’t be concerned that you won’t make the 50-pound mark in weight loss, work on the first 5. These are just a few things that people, including myself deal with daily. The impact of these small statements is the tragedy of never even finding out what the end would have been.
Low Self Esteem. I have had so many corporate managers in the past ask me questions about my business and management style. I’ve been asked whether I had a Fortune 500 company because of my business savvy and sales techniques. At the end of the day, all I saw in the mirror was someone who did not love me. Somehow that was told over and over again that the dreams that I had were stupid, dumb and foolish. My education was not enough, my looks would not be marketable, so on and so forth. It took an everyday practice to begin to live without the validation or opinion of those who were in my life. If someone NEVER compliments me, I have to know for myself that I did a job well done. This brings me to my final point for this article.
The past. What has happened in our past holds us captive in the box. Outside of our pain is an entire world of variety and creativity. There is something and someone out there that is waiting for you to step up to the plate and do what you are destined to do. The element that is missing out of most of our lives when it comes down to being free from our past is walking away. The life of elephants that are trained for entertainment and other purposes out of captivity is a lesson that we can use for our lives. Elephants are trained standing in one area with tethers or chains around their ankles. Trainers are encouraged to use tethering on the animals at an early age so that they can be more excepting of restraint as they grow older. Researchers have noted that over 50% of elephants spend their time engaged in repetitive side-to-side weaving. When the shackles come off, they don’t leave from the area or box that they have been chained to for so long. Their minds are conditioned to stay in one place. They just rock back and forth not knowing that they are free. Our lives can be very similar to that of the elephant in captivity. We simply rock back and forth in our mind excepting bondage that is no longer a part of our lives. What elements in your life are you physically free from that continue to hold you down? Take the challenge to look inside of yourself and then look outside the box, that is were your destiny begins.
Karen L. Donald
http://www.articlesbase.com/coaching-articles/destinya-time-in-our-season-part-2-752330.html
The High Cost of Living Unconsciously
Have you ever heard of the term “Highway Hypnosis”? It’s a
term that’s been coined for what goes on in major
metropolitan areas every day. Your conscious mind becomes
overloaded by information from your body, environment,
subconscious mind, and conscious mind, so that your
subconscious mind takes over and moves into the driver’s
seat.
We all know the high cost of driving unconsciously. You
can slam into someone’s car and not know how you got there.
Here’s the real question, though: What’s the cost of being
unconscious on the highway of your life? Are you bumping
into obstacles that you don’t need to bump into? Could you
be navigating a much more effective path? Are you tuned
out to the road signs that could make your life a smoother
journey?
When your subconscious mind slides into the drivers seat of
your life, what goes on? Is your mind full of negative
self talk, thoughts of worry and doubts, fears that you’re
not good enough or that it’s not going to work out, and
conversations you could or should have had with people days
before? Are you working yourself into a state of stress
and fear based on old beliefs and programming?
The truth is that 90% of what you think, say, and do is
based on the subconscious mind and the information it has
stored. If you aren’t conscious, you slip back into
letting your subconscious mind take over and much of that
is based on old beliefs, ideas, experiences, programming
and limitations from the past.
That’s what happens in life and it can hold you back from
success. And the cost of this is high, often times
painful, sometimes leading to a life of quiet desperation
or death.
Cleaning out the closet of your mind to eliminate limiting
beliefs is a powerful step towards ending this cycle. We
all know that your thoughts lead to your emotions, which
lead to your actions, and lead to the results that you see
in your life.
To avoid the high cost of living unconsciously, the key is
to become conscious in your daily life so that you can
choose the thoughts that will lead you to the destiny of
your dreams. By consciously choosing to create new thought
habits that are filled with powerful, positive beliefs,
your highway of life becomes a smooth, easy, joyful
adventure.
If you become aware that you’re not present in the moment,
that your mind has drifted, that there is a high cost of
living unconsciously that you are no longer willing to pay,
and sense that your subconscious may be in the driver’s
seat of your life, here are five practical steps you can
use:
1. Create a fist with one of your hands and “count
yourself out” by extending one finger at a time as you say
“1-2-3-4-5, eyes open, wide awake!” Repeat this until you
are in the present moment and consciously aware. If you’re
driving, be sure to keep one hand on the wheel at all times.
2. Pay attention to your body, mind, and spirit. If you
feel yourself becoming overwhelmed, take a walk, take a
break, take a nap, and give yourself a moment to step off
the Stress Express.
3. Be conscious of your surroundings and stay focused on
one thing at a time. Be fully present in the moment with
whatever is in front of you.
4. Create a dialogue with yourself that is positive and
that allows you to anticipate the day ahead, verbally
acknowledge and celebrate all that good things that are
happening, and express gratitude for everything in your day
including the fact that you have the gift of creating your
dream.
5. Focus on what is right in your life and your vision of
the life you choose to live. Give attention to what’s not
working smoothly only long enough to correct your course
through your actions, thoughts, or emotions. Learn the
lesson, gain the wisdom, and move on.
Then, consciously choose the life you desire. YOU deserve
it!!!
Debbie Friedman
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/the-high-cost-of-living-unconsciously-3593.html
The new Kia Soul
The Kia Soul, the company's new urban crossover, is in showrooms now. Soul customers in Europe are offered a choice of 126 ps diesel or 126 ps gasoline engine. For the USA, Canada and some non-European general markets, it is also available with a 2-litre, 142 ps gasoline engine. Soul acceleration times (to 100 kph) range from 10.4 to 11.3 seconds and fuel consumption spreads over a 5.1 to 6.6 litres/100 km span, while CO2 figures vary between 137 and 159 g/km for European models.
Duration : 3 min 19 sec
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Shadow Force on History – Operation Ivory Tracker
SHADOW FORCE on History – Fridays at 10 PM. Operation Ivory Tracker – The team covertly joins forces with a local anti-poaching unit working to save Kenya’s last remaining black rhino from execution by ivory-hungry poachers. With the human and rhino death toll on the rise, the team brings in sophisticated tracking gear that allows them to plan covert tracking equipment into horns and then follow them into the shadows of the black market. It’s an operation that is making every criminal poacher in Kenya nervous as . Tune in on Friday November 21st at 10 PM only on History. For more info, please visit http://www.history.com/shadowforce
Duration : 15 sec
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Retail Therapy Television's Studio Tour
Take a look around our studio….
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Duration : 2 min 10 sec
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Syte Black – Successful Money Making Affiliate Program
Find out how to make money while you sleep. Successful Syte Black users report an earning of $500-$700 a day! Visit MarketingForBusinessAffiliates.com to learn more about how to make money online with your own affiliate website!
Duration : 1 min 24 sec
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Life With Derek – Opening
Can two self-obsessed teenagers live under the same roof? Find out in the complete first season of the hit series âLife with Derekâ.
http://www.kochvision.com/moreinfo.aspx?number=741952653691
Duration : 40 sec
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