FOOD FOR THE SOUL Your view of yourself is a self-fulfilling prophecy. See yourself as effective, patient, disciplined and enthusiastic; ever thankful and positive. You can make your life a triumph in spite of every adversity. Or you can make your life a mess in spite of every advantage. Success does not depend on where you start but where you finish. The opportunity is always yours and so is the responsibility. Decide to do what it takes and create the success that is yours. Opportunity and prosperity belong to those who work hard to bring it to life. Live your passion, do your dream and feel wonderfully alive in each moment. Everything we avoid or deny or try to run away from can serve tp defeat us in the end. Problems will not just go away if they are ignored. Confront your problems and you will grow as a person. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Your life, your goals and your dreams are worth the pain and the effort. The difference between enormously successful people and miserable failures is not that much. Successful people simply learned the value of staying in the game until it is won. Commitment means doing whatever it takes….not whatever is comfortable. Pay no mind to those who would drag you down with their criticism. There is no need to let someone’s opinion stop you, for it is just an opinion. You are capable and hold your head high knowing that the best is yet to come. Discipline is one of the most powerful tools. Discipline is nothing more than controlling your own behavior. Make 1 those choices that will raise your life to greater and greater heights. There is no limit to the rewards it will bring. The more responsibility you are willing to take, the more control you will have over the world around you. Be decisive and proactive and events will more often unfold in your favor. Life greatest achievements come from understanding what is holding you back and acting to turn it around. Instead of regretting or complaining about what is wrong, choose to make positive use of what is. Transform life into the best you can imagine. Pay no attention to those who claim to know how things will be. Your future is yours to determine and this is the day to make it happen and to make it great. Today is the day to get busy making it all happen. A little extra effort will always go a long, long way. Do what must be done and then go ahead and do just a bit more. An extra one percent can make the difference between being the best and being the same as the rest. Rather than focusing on how little you can get away with give your attention to how much you can accomplish. Experience how great it feels to accomplish a little bit. And then find yourself going for more. Effort is truly a joy when it aligns with your purpose. Find your purpose, make the effort and get passionately hooked on accomplishment. Make progress instead of promises. You are not known by the promises you make but rather by the value you create. Actions do speak louder than words. Positive and productive actions build your credibility and polishes your reputation. The way to be impressive is to do impressive and valuable things. Instead of wasting your time as a successful person, get busy with the real and persistent 2 efforts that will make you truly successful. Those who shout loudly and yet do nothing will eventually be ignored or laughed at. Make yourself heard with the quality of your actions. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. When in doubt, just take the next small step. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it. Don’t compare your life to others You have no idea what their journey is all about. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and NO ONE ELSE. Over prepare, then go with the flow. NO ONE IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR HAPPINESS BUT YOU. What other people think of you, is none of your business. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Nobody else does. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it NOW. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it is still a gift. Have fun! Make progress instead of promises. You are not known by the promises you make but rather by the value you create. Actions do speak louder than words. Positive and productive actions build your credibility and polishes your reputation. The way to be impressive is to do impressive and valuable things. Instead of wasting your time posing as a successful person get busy with the real and persistent efforts that will make you truly successful. Those who shout loudly and yet do nothing will eventually be ignored or laughed at. Make yourself heard with the quality of your actions. 3