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The One Thing Stopping You From Doing Anything Is Everything
More Motivated Than Ever The digital world is one that seems to brim with willpower, mental fortitude, and ambition. A figurative pantheon of modern day champions, high achievers, soul-takers and leaders. David Goggins, Ross Edgley, Courtney Dauwalter. Gary Vaynerchuk, Tai Lopez, Dave Ramsey. Prince Ea. Preston Styles. Jordan Peterson. Peta Kelly. Gary Bishop.
By Bryson Peacock6 years ago in Motivation
Change
Nobody can make me feel as miserable and worthless as I can. It has always been one of my worst character traits. The self-loathing I can inflict on myself can be so damaging, I find myself wanting to sleep my life away. The beautiful dreams that encompass my sleep, are always more pleasant than reality.
By Wendy6 years ago in Motivation
Child of Gold: Farrah Gray
To take into account the fact that Dr. Farrah Gray started his entrepreneurial endeavors at the age of six in Chicago, Illinois and became a millionaire by fourteen years of age (not through sports or entertainment or inheritance) one might need to readjust an individual’s scope of wealth.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Motivation
Today is Your Day
When I was in my 1st year of university I decided that I wanted to learn to sew. This was way before Google could answer your every question and YouTube was the expert on everything! I had to do it the old fashioned way and learn from trial and error. I started making totes because what 19 yr old doesn’t want to learn to make their own handbag (I know it’s hard to believe but I was completely serious, guys!). Before long I graduated to sewing my own clothes. At that time in my life, the sky was the limit. I seriously believed I could do anything I put my mind to. There wasn’t a teacher, mentor or social media influencer whose example I was trying to emulate. I was simply following my own path. It helped that I had the support of a loving family and that I was able to see myself through their eyes: independent, smart and capable. Fast forward to now and I’m certainly not as enthusiastic and confident in my abilities; the world no longer feels like my oyster. Age has brought with it handicaps and limitations that are self imposed. Doubt, insecurity and fear of failure are more comfortable companions than they once were.
By Life Lessons6 years ago in Motivation
A Jar of Clay
I'm sure I won't live long, purposeful people never do. I understand that time is not on my hands, but rather on my side. It's not something I can hold on to, but yet it's something I can race with. Something I can pace myself to or even something I can measure my life by. Time. Time is so versatile, while it’s building and strengthening me it's destroying and weakening many people. One of those people being someone who’s very dear to me, Michael. I've known him for about 20 years now, he’s a close friend of mine. He met me when I was just a fetus in my mothers womb and from there our relationship began to grow. Micheal is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. He encourages me to always look at the best side of things, and he pushes me to keep going. It's actually ironic, how someone so caged can inspire me to be so free. Right now, Michael is in a cell looking at four walls. Paying for a crime he was accused of over 2 decades ago. He’s paid 26 years of his life. That’s a lot of time spent repaying for something that you should already own. It's crazy, I know. He’s on death row, and if his final appeal gets denied it's over for him. Just like that. The state will decide if he lives or dies, how unfortunate. Although Michael knows and understands all that is going on, he never holds his head down. He finds joy in the little things. I admire that about him. With Michael I've shared my dreams, my hopes, my desires, and everything else that I have. We constantly write back and forth. It's been awhile since i saw him though, the prison he’s at hasn't been taking any visitors. It's been that way for a few months now. The last time i saw him he said something that really stood out to me, and he said it as if he knew i’d never forget it. Right before it was time for him to go, he looked me in my eyes with his hand on my shoulder and said “if they put me under, dig up my existence”. When I spoke to him again through a letter I asked him about it, but he never addressed it. I knew he knew I wanted to get to the bottom of what exactly he meant. And by him knowing me, he knew that I was gonna break down his words until they were crumbs in my hand. See, Mike knew that I was smart. He knew that I was strategic. He saw potential in me, potential that I didn't even see at first. I kept thinking about what he said, it even kept me up at night. One day I just couldn't take the agony anymore and I wrote to him and asked “what's buried ?”. I sent it off hoping that he would be able to feel my wonder and frustration through those two words. I waited for his reply.
By Lakeezia Shine6 years ago in Motivation
Using Faith to overcome cancer
I am the oldest daughter of 9 siblings. It has always been a challenge for me as the big sister. My family considers me the second mama. I have to be available 24/7. I have family all over the world in every time zone. It is not unusual for me to get a call at 1:00 a.m. from my sister in England. I have to give inspiration and support to them all. Now my baby sister is a doctor of medicine and psychology and is extremely good at what she does. She has been practicing for over 13 years and yet I still have to give her advice from time to time.
By Diane Cotton 6 years ago in Motivation
Why You Need a Simple Mantra in Your Life
A mantra is a motivating chant you repeat over and over to yourself. Mantras are most recognized in the world of meditation. They are also used when we are trying to do some great fit like the last stretch of a marathon.
By James Ssekamatte6 years ago in Motivation
Flogging A Dead Horse
Fear not animal lovers, today's blog entry is definitely not about animal brutality. I'm dead against that as it is, but that's a totally different subject for another day. Today I talk of the phrase "flogging a dead horse", first used by an English politician by the name of John Bright, all the way back in 1859, when he was addressing the House of Commons about a political campaign he felt was not producing results. The meaning behind this idiom is that it's a waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible, or applying oneself to a particular venture or task that is a waste of time, as there will be no desired outcome. For anyone who has ever made a genuine effort to pursue and achieve their goals, would well know of the unrelenting, and spirit crushing, challenges they faced along the journey. Because such a journey usually takes an extreme amount of effort, hard work, resilience, and patience, there will always be times where doubt creeps in, as it so often feels like progress isn't being made, and the goal feels no closer. Such a belief is actually far from the truth, because even with failure, each time we overcome it, and persevere towards our goals, we are learning, growing, developing, and maturing, all traits which actually help guide us to success. Most of us fail to see it this way however, as we are too focused on achieving the goals themselves, rather than celebrating the small wins, and taking the time to embrace the journey. It's actually at this juncture of failure that many people opt to give up and concede that achieving their goals may just be mere fantasy, rather than reality. They have worked hard, they have been 100% committed, they have invested so much time, effort, and money into it, and yet they keep facing non-stop challenges and failures, and it's why they start to believe they are in fact just flogging a dead horse. They start believing they are doing the impossible, or just wasting time on something and not getting the desired outcome.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
Goals with Soul
I’ve spent years circling in and out of the masculine goal setting paradigm, each January 1st that inner (Melrose Place ball busting) Heather Locklear circa 1995 with the black power suit would stomp into my mind and demand what it was I intended to achieve this coming year?
By Emily Titmus6 years ago in Motivation
The Black Book
Keona was a struggling single mother. She had two children. A boy named Lamar and a girl named Le’nae. The three of them went through many ups and downs but they always stuck together. Keona always dreamed of owning a big house with enough room and space for her children to grow in. Also, a breakthrough to overcome her financial struggles.
By Be Twitty6 years ago in Motivation
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Writers block - that intangible mist hangs heavy on your shoulders, descending like a shroud upon the mind and paralyzing the hands, rendering the instruments of your creativity useless. Alas, it feels as though you shall never write another compelling word as long as you may live. Tempting as this narrative may be to buy into, to give into the ego’s constant barrage of insults upon your artistry, it need not be so.
By Rogue6 years ago in Motivation
