Right now is the time for action. This very moment is your time to live and experience all you can. This moment is all there is.

Every moment of every day you have the opportunity to make a difference. When a thought enters your mind, the chance to make something new and unique is right in front of you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is nothing capricious in nature. And the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feels it.” This is your moment….

Take a chance to do something unique for yourself, those you love and those you’ve made commitments to. Step-Up! When you do—when you take that chance—your day takes on a richer dimension. And when you’ve completed today, you will have made progress. Even a little movement toward your desired outcome—is way more, than sitting and wishing or doing nothing.
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Look at your day today. How have all the things you’ve done gone? Probably a mixed bag of exceptional on down to poorly.

Feel all of your feelings—the good ones, and the bad. They are what make you a person. Mentally give yourself permission to feel them all. The issue is to not get trapped in the ones that make you feel bad, but instead to focus primarily on the ones that lift you up and give you a boost.

There are times you may feel you need to have a certain person, or situation, or possession in your life, in order to feel how you hope to feel. But that’s an illusion. Nothing can make you feel anything. You feel how you feel, from what you are focusing on at any given moment.
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Every day has things to enjoy and be thankful for. Enjoy your right now.

Find that kernel of fulfillment lying dormant within each activity. Are some things you do mundane? Chores that just need to be done? Well, do them with a light heart instead of drudgery, and focus on the step-by-step achievement—instead of grumping.

Fulfillment is a choice. Two people can be doing the same thing—one feels a sense of accomplishment, the other only dismay. Choose your focus wisely.

Let joy and passion for each activity well up within you. Again, both of these are a choice. Let them arise and soar through all your doing. And know they will come and go like the waves at the beach. There is an ebb and flow to these. Promote them arising—allow them to diminish when appropriate.
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Have there been things you’ve considered doing, but were intimidating in some way, so you just never took that first step? Perhaps you’ve considered enhancing a skill you already possess, but to take it to the next level is just way to much time and effort, so you settle for what is now.

Progress in anything results from attempting with conviction. It’s doing something you’ve never done before, or done in quite that way, and so it challenges you.

To grow your power in all areas demands you step beyond what is comfortable and familiar. For most, that is a scary thought…. No one or anything can stop you unless you give in. The unfamiliar becomes your friend when you challenge its strangeness.
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Would you like a method to guarantee you’ll never fail to make a strong presentation? Never miscommunicate? Never irritate the people around you? Here’s how…. Never pick-up the phone; never walk-in the clients door; never make a presentation, never ask them to buy. This is guaranteed to make you a success at failure.

Here’s a better option for inter-action success. In 1995, Cambridge School of Business concluded a research project which was to determine the primary career success factors. They took into account product knowledge, education, referrals, marketing, type of products, and much more. What they found was that each item analyzed was important, but one trait was by far the most significant–congruent enthusiasm. (Meaning it’s real, not faking it.)

Cambridge said 51% of the success in approaching people, building rapport, handling objections and negotiating was determined by the person’s ability to transfer his/her enthusiasm to their client. Obviously you must know what you are talking about and have a reasonable approach. But, your ability to get the person excited about doing business with you will only happen if you are enthused about the opportunity first. Read more »

Outside factors may help or hinder you, but ultimately your success is up to you. Every action you take has a consequence. Though there are single actions you could take that could blow you out of the water, rarely will your long-term success hinge on just one thing. There are many factors that determine whether you consistently attain your goals. How did you learn anything you know today? You learned it step by step, overtime and practiced it repeatedly.

Clear Goals Are The Bottom Line

Before you can achieve your goals, you must set them. Here is a simple, well known formula for helping you do just that. It is called “S.M.A.R.T.” goal setting. This acronym that helps you focus on a proven process for getting where you want to go. “S” stands for Specific—meaning you must set specific, clear goals rather than vague ones. For example, if you want to succeed at losing weight, you need to set a goal for a specific number of pounds to lose. Read more »

If you want have long-lasting and effective relationships, you must first be able to establish, and then second be able to maintain, rapport with those people you interact.

The Communication Connection

In a letter being written by President Abraham Lincoln to one of his generals during the Civil War, he talked about getting soldiers to perform at their best. He recommended communicating in such a way, that they will easily understand what you want. By talking in a way that makes sense to them you’ll have less misunderstanding.
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Have you ever known someone who really achieves a lot, on a consistent basis? It doesn’t matter if their accomplishments are at work, hobbies, sports, school, seeing the world or wherever. There is a little thing that makes a huge difference. That little thing is attitude.

Since the beginning of recorded history, we can track those people who achieve greatly. In many cases they aren’t necessarily smarter than their contemporaries. They weren’t gifted beyond everyone else. But the attitude they had that made the difference was a willingness to give something a shot, to take a gamble on a positive outcome. They were proactive.
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