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What You Think, You Become
It's interesting that so many of us are so routined and committed in going to the gym regularly, so we can work hard on toning our body and building our muscles. Why is it so interesting, you may well ask? Well, let's get one thing clear firstly, it's definitely not a bad thing to be going the gym, because it's fantastic for our health and well-being to be exercising intensely and regularly, in turn burning fat, and keeping in shape. I would love to know though, how many gym goers genuinely do it for the sole purpose of benefiting their health, or whether they actually go to the gym just for the sake of looking attractive in the mirror and to others. There's no doubt there is some element to the health side of things for everyone, but is that truthfully their sole purpose, or is it really just a vanity thing? Only each individual can answer that question honestly to themselves. At the end of the day though, it's great that these gym junkies are making the effort to exercise, as most other people are just downright lazy and lack willpower, so a massive credit to them. As far as why I find it interesting though? Well, most of these people who are committed and routined in going to the gym to tone and strengthen their muscles, in order to feel healthy and attractive, actually fail to apply the same level of commitment and energy into strengthening one of the most important components of the human body, the mind. I'm certainly not picking on the gym junkies though, as once again, they at least have the willpower, motivation, and commitment, to be getting off their butt and exercising. They are at least strengthening the physical appearance of their body, and keeping healthy, whilst most other people aren't strengthening and conditioning their body whatsoever, including their mind.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Gratitude
This is my first story on Vocal so if you are reading this, thank you and I hope it finds you well! The Power of Gratitude is the first segment of a series called DeLiberate Life that I will be posting here exclusively on Vocal! DeLiberate Life is a phrase I coined that means to deliberately liberate your life! When you break that down, it means you are consciously and actively making decisions that will lead to a life that you feel liberated by. To free yourself from the prison of your mind and have the power to live out a life that is filled with love, a fiery passion, and joy within everything you do. I do not say this as if it is a fantasy or something that seems too cliché to be real. I say it as a certainty. I know this because I am living that life and have helped others achieve it.
By Joseph Grisafe6 years ago in Motivation
Dear Leos: 5 Things You Are
Most people think that Leos are like open books until they start to read between the lines. Every Leo is understood and misunderstood in equal parts. To some, we come across as invincible because we (rightly or wrongly) believe that people need us to be strong. But in every Leo, there lives a child that wants to be loved and free.
By Ametrine6 years ago in Motivation
Stop letting others choose your destination!!!
When I was in my mid-20's, I was barely making it raising 3 children with little to no financial help from their father. I was on public assistance and I remember when I had to add water to the laundry detergent and milk to make it last another week. Not to mention the numerous nights I went to bed hungry so they could eat. Luckily, I was able to get a few minimum wage jobs here and there before and during earning my degrees.
By Nancy I Bagley6 years ago in Motivation
All Things Self-Worth
Self-Love and Self-Esteem is something that people tend to brush to the side when its something that should be worked on and focused on on a daily basis. People spend their time valuing themself based on the value given to them by everyone else, but your quality of life and your happiness is based on how feel about yourself. I've learned that how you treat yourself and how you allow others to treat you is based on your Self-Esteem. When you love yourself, it shows in your actions and in your thoughts, but it takes time to get to that point and its a battle that you will be fighting for the rest of your life. As time passes by it will get easier to fight, but it is something that you have to work to maintain or else life (bad days, bad friends, bad experiences) will try to drag it down. Keeping up your self esteem up is based on different things, like mindeset (thoughts and beliefs about yourself), influence (friends and relationships) and actions (how you treat yourself).
By Hidden Creativity6 years ago in Motivation
21 Jobs that Made Me Money, and 3 Takeaways for Graduates Entering the Workforce
How you make money is more important than how much money you make. As a career counselor and executive coach, I find people get fixated on one aspect of their story—their specific passion or unique strengths or educational background or prior experience or life goals. Then comes the question: What should I do? (I never answer that question for another person.)
By Joel Hathaway6 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Words
Did you know that words are very powerful. They can either build up or tear down. Words are alive, they are active, and can be as sharp as a sword. It is important that we watch our words. Over the years I have met many people. Who have been held captive by someone’s words. People do not realise that sometimes they even curse themselves. When you say I am sick, depressed, angry et cetera you’re actually bring these things upon yourself. You are owning it. Not only is it important that we watch our words, but that we do not accept negative words , spoken over us. It can be so easily done. I have seen too many people crushed, by something that was said about them. There’s an old ,saying sticks and stones ,will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.That is a lie. People will heal from broken bones, in a matter of weeks. But people can live a life time, with things that have been said to them, at sometime in their life.
By Kathleen Merry6 years ago in Motivation
Navigating Capricornhood
I still enjoy a little internal laugh when I think of the night my best friend, who was also newly my boyfriend, read my star signs. But before that, we, of course, had to read about our match. Him a Pisces and me a Capricorn, The book praised the give and take of artistic Pisces living in a fluid dreamy world and stoic, on edge mountain climbing Capricorn. The connection was said to be strong with a fluid balance. We got married only a couple of weeks later; I guess you could say he's my fish.
By Ashleigh Taylor6 years ago in Motivation
Don't Make The Same Mistakes I Did...
A couple of months ago I was at my lowest point in life, I was lost, Falling in a downward spiral with the uncertainty of life ever going back to normal giving me no ground to land on. However one day I decided to give up on hope… Give up on waiting for life to go back to normal… Give up for even the want for solid ground to land on and build up on… But it was in that hopelessness, It was in that presence where I found myself thinking “What if I did this one thing, Took this one step…”. Before I knew it I decided to take another and another till I found I wasn’t falling, I was precariously caught on a branch aside the hole, Above the bottomless pit I had been falling down. Even though I wasn’t falling anymore I was still struggling with the uncertainties, depression, and self hate I had been. It didn’t miraculously go away as portrayed in the many movies and shows we consume in our daily lives. Life is vastly complex, unable to be summarized in an hour and a half long movie or 45 minute episode series. But even though those thoughts and feelings didn’t change and actually got worse, I decided to take another step, And as it got worse I continued to step, And sometimes I would trip and fall but I always found it in myself to get back up…
By Eighty6 years ago in Motivation
Life as a lesson
What if you had the chance to be something you'd always wanted to be? Would you take the opportunity to do something you always knew you'd be able to do? Or would you just let the opportunity pass you like the rest of life seems to be doing? What if I told you, you could be anything that you wanted to be? What if I told you all you had to do was, have faith in yourself? Well, that is all you have to do. Even if you have nothing right now, or you feel as though you have nothing right now. I would like you to imagine if you will. A black book, where you write down all of the characteristics you'd like yourself to have, and every day put aside an allotted amount of time. To embody those characteristics, it doesn't have to be in front of people.
By I Am6 years ago in Motivation
