I was recently asked the following question:
What brought you to the point where you knew that life could be better financially and you were convinced that you could change it?
I?m not sure I?d realized back then, but the groundwork was being laid well before I got to the point of change.? My mind space was slowly, but surely opening to receive the answer.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.? ~Buddhist Proverb
For several years, I?d been listening to business teacher and motivational speaker, the late Jim Rohn.? I think I had about four of his seminars on audio that I?d listen to over and over.? Even today I can recite portions of the seminars by heart (mimicking his voice fluctuations and all).? Don?t judge me?LOL!
Isn?t once enough time to listen, you say??No?not when you?re trying to change old habits and create new ones.? It?s like medicine?you take it every day!? The motivation creates the ?why? change is needed, prepares for the ?how? to be revealed and carries you through to the finish line.
Now, the seminars are old?I think they were recorded sometime in the 90s, but I tell you that he shares nothing but pure wisdom.? Today, I?d like to share just a few of his?famous quotes.? Hopefully they will inspire and motivate you to either start, stay the course and/or reach the financial goals that you?ve decided are truly possible for you.
Here?s what he says?
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment repeated everyday.? It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.
There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have.? Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.
Let others lead small lives, but not you.? Let others argue over small things, but not you.? let others cry over small huts, but not you.? Let others leave their future in someone else?s hands, but not you.
I used to say, ?I sure hope things will change.? Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.
You must get good at one of two things: sowing in the spring or begging in the fall.
Start from where you are with what you?ve got.
The man says, ?If I had a fortune, I?d take good care of it. But I only have a paycheck and I don?t know where it all goes.?? Wouldn?t you love to have him running your company?
Don?t wish it was easier; wish you were better.? Don?t wish for less problems; wish for more skills.? don?t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.
At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance.? The result should either applaud you or prod you.
Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable time.
I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives.? Perhaps that is because escape is better than change.
If you don?t design your own life plan, chances are you?ll fall into someone else?s plan.? And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.
The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don?t have it well designed.
The best place to solve a problem is on paper.
Don?t become a victim of yourself.? Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?
Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.
When you?re faithful over a few things, I?ll make you ruler over many. ~via The Bible
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So what are you motivated to do today?
Image by 50 Watts
Source: http://www.personalfinancenotebook.com/2012/07/23/the-shift/
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