“If I want to be free, I’ve got to be me. Not the me you think I should be, not the me I think my wife thinks I should be, not the me I think my kids think I should be. If I want to be free, I’ve got to be me so I better know who me is.” – Bill Gove

Know thyself.

This inscription is found on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Knowing thyself is also synonymous with loving one’s self.

Ask yourself.

What is it that I really want in my life right now?

Not what I need but what I want.

It must be something that truly cuts right to the core of your being.

As soon as you have determined that want, then and only then can you begin to move towards its’ realization.

The picture of what you want must be crystal clear. A clear picture creates more order, less fear, less doubt and less confusion in your life.

You are the architect. 

You are the driver of the bus of your life.

You decide who, what, where and when comes into your life experience. 

You! 

As you become more in control of your thoughts, feelings and actions that ultimately determine your results, you will gain greater happiness.

This happiness will lead to more confidence in yourself and your abilities.

Get to know that amazing, creative, decisive and aspiring individual within.

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“Imagine if you will being on your death bed – and standing around your bed – the ghosts of the ideas, the dreams, the abilities, the talents given to you by life. And that you for whatever reason, you never acted on those ideas, you never pursued that dream, you never used those talents, we never saw your leadership, you never used your voice, you never wrote that book. And there they are standing around your bed looking at you with large angry eyes saying ‘we came to you, and only you could have given us life!

Now we must die with you forever. The question is – if you die today, what ideas, what dreams, what abilities, what talents, what gifts, would die with you?” – Les Brown

Don’t play it safe.

Some people are enablers and co-dependents that walk around with their own personalized dictionary filled with a myriad of excuses. When they need one, they simply pluck it out of their resource and provide it to any one on their play it safe list.

Learn to become a gladiator of faith, peace, trust, inspiration, confidence and every other empowering factor that exists on this glorious planet that we call Earth. 

The piranhas will never leave you alone, but your armor will protect you from all intruders.

Your psychological and spiritual armor will create a shield of protection around you 24/7 and 86, 400 seconds of each glorious day.

Listen to this and eradicate all excuses. This is the beginning of creating your own personal armor.

SHOOT FOR THE MOON - LES BROWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulCsBqBHq1c&list=PL5qMLKuAiOtM0nUufGR8ej5uFIX8s9pHc&index=1

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“When life hands you dirt plant seeds”. - Matshona Dhliwayo

Plant your seed with passion, love and everything else that gets you to your destination. You accomplish this by defining your very own personal culture.

If you’re breathing and not simply on life support you must possess a belief system of attitudes and values that are continually evolving.

Without a distinct personal culture, an individual is doomed to failure.

This culture is developed through leadership. You lead from within and aim towards your target. Don't sidebar yourself even though people will doubt your direction.

Discipline yourself to what needs to be done without anyone telling you.

Do what others won’t do.

Expect to get there with expectation and gratitude and be responsible for your decisions, actions & results, as the blame game no longer exists here.

The question that you should ask yourself before you go to sleep tonight is who am I becoming?

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“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The most deplorable word on the planet is this four-letter word fear. I could think of a lot of other four letter words but this one takes the cake.

This four-letter word steals your joy. It steals your dreams. It absolutely steals anything and everything that you ever wanted to accomplish on this earth and beyond.

It is responsible for conflicts, wars, poverty, lack and so many other maladies that have inflicted the human race.

You’re getting the picture? I really don’t hate anything or anyone but this word is interesting to say the least.

This four-letter word rears its ugly head whenever there is change in our environment intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially. It is the five to seven alarm fire that triggers our lizard brain into action. Once our lizard brain is activated anything can happen.

Therefore, immediately begin to focus only on what you want intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially.

No longer focus on present circumstances as present circumstances are continually changing and do not count.

You always get what you focus on and you’re thinking and subsequent attitude determines your focus.

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“In the last century, science and technology have grown so fast, but psychology has stayed far behind. It’s time for psychology to catch up with science and technology. It’s time for us to change our beliefs about the human mind, and what I see right now is almost an emergency, because with computers and the Internet the way they are right now, lies can go all around the world very quickly and get completely out of control.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Don Jose Ruiz

Emotional intelligence and mental toughness are the pillars towards promoting intelligent ideas throughout the planet.

Emotional intelligence creates responsive thinking, feelings, actions and results.

The opposite of this creates reactive thinking, feelings, actions and results.

The latter is rampant throughout media at all levels in our society.

Thank God that we are not all the same otherwise humanity would have a very boring experience. However, if more people understood the true power of the human mind and its ability to solve issues or problems, then there just might be fewer uncontrollable and out of control lies going around the world.

What we need to do is to attract these four friends into our existence. They are dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin and serotonin. Attract these four friends and one has the ability to manage excuses, no goals, no energy, no health, apathy, anger, hatred, distrust and no love.

Guard your thoughts with this script by Dr. Joseph Murphy in order to quell the toxic intruding thoughts. “Be still, be quiet. I am in control. You must obey me. You are subject to my command. Get out and stay out.”

Your deeper mind has no clue what is real or imagined and only executes the marching orders.

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“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, when the road you're trudging seems all uphill, when funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, when care is pressing you down a bit, rest if you must, but don't you quit.” – John Greenleaf Whittier

Most people quit just before the blessing.

We're not talking about religion or dogma. We're talking about spiritual awareness. We're talking about receiving what has already been intended.

Quitting acknowledges that you have a belief that you do not deserve the blessing and that is absolutely absurd.

It is only when it’s unimaginably difficult that you must not quit.

Essentially, get yourself out of your way so what must come to you will come to you in perfect alliance with the universe.

The universe does not have a sense of humor as it will deliver exactly what you are thinking and feeling 24/7 and 86,400 seconds of each glorious day.

There is more grace, more peace, more light, and more happiness in this world because of you.

At this moment, you should clearly realize and understand what a blessing you are to the people in your life.

DO NOT QUIT!

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“Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love – you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” - Eckhart Tolle

So get rid of these naysayers and believe that you can do it. Yes, believe that you can live your life without playing it safe. These people are everywhere. They are piranhas in your midst.

They love to kill your dream, your goal or your aspiration. Most of all they absolutely love to enable you. These people show up as you’re so called friends, parents, associates, acquaintances, relatives etc.

In addition, they might be well intentioned, however in the long run they prevent you from growing intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially.

Depending on circumstances, they might show up as enablers or co-dependents. Regardless of the term that is used, these people prevent you from growing towards your potential in this lifetime.

Basically, they are well-intentioned and wonderful human beings however they believe that their mission in life is to enable or to be a co-dependent to someone.

Do not get sucked into this scenario.

If you do, you will never leave your comfort zone or this play it safe syndrome.

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“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your value. Your values become your destiny.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Every single thought that you impress into your brain travels at an incredible speed. Thought is compared to the speed of light and science says that it travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. Furthermore, scientists tell us that thought travels 930,000 times faster than the sound of your voice.

If thought travels 930,000 times faster than the sound of your voice, then we should really pay very close attention to all of these thoughts.

All of these spoken or unspoken words create images that manifest into your reality and sooner or later you do not do what you intended. Your human personality is designed to manifest whatever is impressed into your glorious mind, good, bad or indifferent.

You are a walking supercomputer greater that any machine that has been or not yet invented. No machine ever can even begin to touch the magnitude and power of the human mind.

Every single word that is uttered from your mouth is heard. Every time that you say the words can’t or how, these words are reinforced with unbreakable concrete that ultimately create your reality.

THOUGHTS = FEELINGS = ACTIONS = RESULTS

Be a sentinel to your thoughts.

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“Gossiping has become the main form of communication in human society. It has become the way we feel close to each other because it makes us feel better to see someone else feel as badly as we do. There is an old expression that says, ‘Misery likes company,’ and people who are suffering in hell don’t want to be all alone.” – Don Miguel Riaz (The Four Agreements)

Mental toughness with compassion and understanding crushes all of the emotional barriers that are created by gossiping and/or conjecture.

Mental toughness doesn’t mean being rude, arrogant, stubborn, intolerant or tough.  Mental Toughness implies one’s ability to compartmentalize.

You acquire the knowledge and mental strength in order to place issues or problems into very distinct and separate boxes without compromising your emotional intelligence.

Emotional intelligence is the key to real success in life and business.

Mental toughness that is coupled by emotional intelligence is the psychological armor required in society today in order to stop the drama and take your life back.

Begin the video at 9:35.

https://youtu.be/ymaWq5yZIYM

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“Don’t forget, the best coach with the strongest power over your performance is the coach that lives within you.” – Keith Harrell

The most amazing coach on the planet is you. However, most people are seeking outwardly what they already have within themselves.

Looking outward is not the answer.

Look inside and realize that what you are seeking is already seeking you.

You were created for abundance and wealth and not lack and limitation.

You were created for greatness and that greatness lies within you. From the very first moment that you breathed your first breath, greatness was born.

No one in this universe has your DNA.

My acronym for DNA is “Dare to Nurture All.”

Therefore, dare to nurture all that is within you. Many people short change themselves by not realizing that there is something very special within.

Allow that greatness to manifest as it has been waiting for you a very long time.

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“Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person.” – Fred Rogers

Do you want to give more kindness, more love, more understanding, more forgiveness and more of everything that is wholesome and life giving?

Go and see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

If you grew up with Mr. Rogers you will know exactly what I am referring to in this power action today.

Fred Rogers impacted so many people on so many levels that promoted tolerance and understanding.

Just one kind word to someone on your journey today might make a huge difference.

Imagine.

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“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” – Mark Twain

“Wow, did you hear that so and so said . . . . . . .”?

“Really, where did you hear that and who told you”?

“They said”.

“Well, who are they”?

We love this as we hear it all the time around the water cooler, in the staff room, at the grocery store and anywhere else on the planet where people meet online and offline.

There are many versions of everything on the planet and there are always at least 3 verifiable sides to any issue or topic.

The two types of dialogue are air talk and real talk.

Air talk always signifies what people want to hear.

Real talk signifies the straight goods with no hidden agendas, sidebars or any other BS, only the facts.

Mark Twain was bang on when he said, “Get your facts first”.

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