Success

Successful individuals have no-limitations belief in themselves. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. These ideas will illustrate success in the working world, in interpersonal relationships, and in developing self esteem and confidence. If you dig down under low self-esteem, or find yourself not believing that you can do, have, or be the things and person you aspire to, what you find is fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, fear of loss of love, fear of not being "enough. If the biggest obstacle to your success is a weak ability to believe in yourself, you are setting yourself up to make a much smaller contribution in life than you are capable of making.

Confidence

A person with a strong sense of self-confidence is happier with their life because they believe in themselves. Your accomplishments will give you satisfaction and enhance your self-confidence. "Self-confidence and a belief in yourself is a must. To instill confidence in others, you first must have confidence in yourself.

"Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be. The quiet and contented assurance that naturally flow from this believe can only increase a person's self-confidence and self-esteem. Isn't it true that people who convey confidence and a positive attitude have a knack for attracting success.

Excellence

Excellence requires an incredible commitment to persist through the ups and downs associated with becoming your best and maintaining your best performance. The experiences of exceptional performers suggest that there are seven critical elements of excellence: Commitment, Belief, Full Focus, Positive Images, Mental Readiness, Distraction Control and Constructive Evaluation.

Commitment is the first essential ingredient guiding the pursuit of excellence. This is required to attain the highest levels of excellence For consistent high level performance you must commit not only to high quality training and maximum performance, but also to adequate recovery. It opens the door to higher levels of excellence, and higher levels of excellence open the door to higher levels of belief.
Not believing in ourselves, or more accurately, our disbeliefs and negative beliefs, usually come from having formed attitudes and actions based on these negatives. By focusing on the positive beliefs we also diminish the effects of the undesirable beliefs because they are no longer our focus. Just as your beliefs are your own, so must your goals be personal. Belief is further strengthened by developing essential mental skills associated with excellence.

The third element of excellence centers around being FULLY FOCUSED: for the duration of the performance on the task at hand in the moment In the zone on the performance totally connecting to learning, experiencing or performing on auto pilot. Focusing is the single most important mental skill associated with performance excellence. Focus leads activation, anxiety, relaxation, learning, mental readiness, personal growth and performance excellence.

The fourth element of excellence uses POSITIVE IMAGES to: dream big dreams, go after your dreams , follow a desired course of action, pursue specific targets or goals. Prepare yourself to act and react in constructive ways, feel the flawless execution of desired performance skills. Create positive feelings about yourself and your capacity, make corrections , remain positive , enhance confidence. Imagery for excellence is holistic in nature, allowing you to pre-experience and re-experience quality performances and desired outcomes with all your senses.

The fifth element of excellence is your MENTAL READINESS to: create and take advantage of learning and performance opportunities to develop essential mental, physical, and technical skills necessary to excel in your pursuit. Plan, practice and prepare effectively, perform to capacity (usually accomplished with a commitment to follow an effective pre-performance routine to enter your best mental "zone" for quality performance).

The sixth element of excellence is CONTROLLING DISTRACTIONS in order to: maintain an effective focus regain an effective focus when distracted before, during or after a performance quickly reenter "the zone" of high performance perform consistently at a high level stick with your own game plan get adequate rest stay on your own best path for personal excellence.

The seventh element of excellence is CONSTRUCTIVE EVALUATION of training and performance situations to: reflect upon what you did well , reflect upon what you can refine or improve. Draw out important lessons from each experience/performance assessing the role of your commitment, attitude, mental readiness, and focus in relation to your performance outcome. Target areas for improvement and act upon the lessons learned.

With the countless negativities the world brings about, how do we keep motivated? Try on the tips I prepared from A to Z…

A - Achieve your dreams. Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

B - Believe in your self, and in what you can do.

C – Consider things on every angle and aspect. Motivation comes from determination. To be able to understand life, you should feel the sun from both sides.

D – Don't give up and don't give in. Thomas Edison failed once, twice, more than thrice before he came up with his invention and perfected the incandescent light bulb. Make motivation as your steering wheel.

E – Enjoy. Work as if you don't need money. Dance as if nobody's watching. Love as if you never cried. Learn as if you'll live forever. Motivation takes place when people are happy.

F – Family and Friends – are life's greatest 'F' treasures. Don't loose sight of them.

G – Give more than what is enough. Where does motivation and self improvement take place at work? At home? At school? When you exert extra effort in doing things.

H – Hang on to your dreams. They may dangle in there for a moment, but these little stars will be your driving force.

I – Ignore those who try to destroy you. Don't let other people to get the best of you. Stay out of toxic people – the kind of friends who hates to hear about your success.

J – Just be yourself. The key to success is to be yourself. And the key to failure is to try to please everyone.

K – keep trying no matter how hard life may seem. When a person is motivated, eventually he sees a harsh life finally clearing out, paving the way to self improvement.
L – Learn to love your self. Now isn't that easy?

M – Make things happen. Motivation is when your dreams are put into work clothes.

N – Never lie, cheat or steal. Always play a fair game.

O – Open your eyes. People should learn the horse attitude and horse sense. They see things in 2 ways – how they want things to be, and how they should be.

P – Practice makes perfect. Practice is about motivation. It lets us learn repertoire and ways on how can we recover from our mistakes.

Q – Quitters never win. And winners never quit. So, choose your fate – are you going to be a quitter? Or a winner?

R – Ready yourself. Motivation is also about preparation. We must hear the little voice within us telling us to get started before others will get on their feet and try to push us around. Remember, it wasn't raining when Noah build the ark.

S – Stop procrastinating.

T – Take control of your life. Discipline or self control jives synonymously with motivation. Both are key factors in self improvement.

U – Understand others. If you know very well how to talk, you should also learn how to listen. Yearn to understand first, and to be understood the second.

V – Visualize it. Motivation without vision is like a boat on a dry land.

W – Want it more than anything. Dreaming means believing. And to believe is something that is rooted out from the roots of motivation and self improvement.

X – X Factor is what will make you different from the others. When you are motivated, you tend to put on "extras" on your life like extra time for family, extra help at work, extra care for friends, and so on.

Y – You are unique. No one in this world looks, acts, or talks like you. Value your life and existence, because you're just going to spend it once.

Z – Zero in on your dreams and go for it!!!

When you feel strongly about something without logical basis to it, that's called intuition. It comes in three impressions: clairvoyance or "the third eye", sensing clearly and feeling through listening.

Clairvoyance is when your eye goes beyond what it can see. This is when you know what is happening somewhere.

Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as "hunch" or "gut feel." This is the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling and you can't explain it and all you can say is "I just know."

On the other hand, feeling through listening or clairaudience is being able to "listen" between the lines. Intuition also happens at times when a certain sound, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's twitting - ushers in an intense feeling.

They say only a number of people are gifted with intuition. Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces signs are naturally intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But studies have been sprouting left and right that proclaim that anyone can develop intuition.

Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not let your emotional and psychological state as it is? First and foremost, intuition promotes good communication. It makes you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand them. Intuition also makes you far more creative than ever. Intuition means releasing more creative juices for any means of expression. Lastly, intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not in the physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to eradicate some negative energy buried in it.

With that being said, are you ready to develop your intuition? Here are some ways to unlock this gift:

1. Hypnosis

Oh yes, get yourself hypnotized. Hypnosis is not limited to watching a pendulum move back and forth. Perform self-hypnosis or you can avail of hypnotic programs that can strengthen your intuition.

2. Meditation

Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart are cluttered with too many baggage and hurt, you wouldn't be able to quiet down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition. There are so many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some breathing that could bring you straight to Zen.

3. Think positive!

A worry-free, fear-free state could do so much to improve your intuitive ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be able to easily recognize imminent feelings and events.

4. Just let go.

What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge decision, let go of all the inhibitions and head to a quiet place where you could find out where the letting go has brought you. Sometimes you just have to listen to the voice within you, and that voice wouldn't come out unless you let go.

5. Never expect.

After letting go of the inhibitions and all those things that stop you from thinking and feeling clearly, never expect for an answer right away. Never expect that the "hunch" would fall on your lap immediately. Give it a little time then you'd just get surprised that -- wham! -- now you have your answer.

6. Believe in your first impressions.

When you see someone for the first time and think that he is a bit too arrogant for your taste, chances are that impression actually holds true. Most of the time, first impressions are brought by intuition.

7. Stay happy!

See? All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy! Happiness attracts immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping your intuition, your motivation must be happiness and contentment. Given that premise, intuition will fall to you easily.

Intuition is helpful, because sometimes it leads you to something that cannot be achieved otherwise. A lot of lives have been saved by intuition alone. Decisions are easier done if armed by this gift. Develop intuition now and reap benefits you have never imagined.

Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn't unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. But maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the desire to make things happen – to be the head, not the tail. Then maybe leadership just suits you fine.

Some people believe that great leaders are made, not born. Yes, it may be true that some people are born with natural talents. However, without practice, without drive, without enthusiasm, and without experience, there can be no true development in leadership.

You must also remember that good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their natural skills. This takes a commitment to constantly improve in whatever endeavour a person chooses.

First of all, let's define leadership. To be a leader, one must be able to influence others to accomplish a goal, or an objective. He contributes to the organisation and cohesion of a group.

Contrary to what most people believe, leadership is not about power. It is not about harassing people or driving them using fear. It is about encouraging others towards the goal of the organisation. It is putting everyone on the same page and helping them see the big picture of the organisation. You must be a leader not a boss.

First of all, you have to get people to follow you. How is this accomplished?

People follow others when they see a clear sense of purpose. People will only follow you if they see that you know where you are going. Remember that bumper sticker? The one that says, don't follow me, I'm lost too? The same holds true for leadership. If you yourself do not know where you're headed to, chances are people will not follow you at all.

You yourself must know the vision of the organization. Having a clear sense of hierarchy, knowing who the bosses are, who to talk to, the organization's goals and objectives, and how the organization works is the only way to show others you know what you are doing.

Being a leader is not about what you make others do. It's about who you are, what you know, and what you do. You are a reflection of what you're subordinates must be.

Studies have shown that one other bases of good leadership is the trust and confidence your subordinates have of you. If they trust you they will go through hell and high water for you and for the organisation.

Trust and confidence is built on good relationships, trustworthiness, and high ethics.

The way you deal with your people, and the relationships you build will lay the foundation for the strength of your group. The stronger your relationship, the stronger their trust and confidence is in your capabilities.

Once you have their trust and confidence, you may now proceed to communicate the goals and objectives you are to undertake.

Communication is a very important key to good leadership. Without this you can not be a good leader. The knowledge and technical expertise you have must be clearly imparted to other people.

Also, you can not be a good leader and unless you have good judgment. You must be able to assess situations, weigh the pros and cons of any decision, and actively seek out a solution.

It is this judgment that your subordinates will come to rely upon. Therefore, good decision-making is vital to the success of your organisation.

Leaders are not do-it-all heroes. You should not claim to know everything, and you should not rely upon your skills alone.

You should recognise and take advantage of the skills and talents your subordinates have. Only when you come to this realisation will you be able to work as one cohesive unit.

Remember being a leader takes a good deal of work and time. It is not learned overnight. Remember, also, that it is not about just you. It is about you and the people around you.

So, do you have the drive and the desire to serve required of leaders? Do you have the desire to work cooperatively with other people? Then start now. Take your stand and be leader today.

Practice going through life with a smile on you face, turn your frown upside down, it's just that simple. And yet so many people miss that very precious feeling that we get from a smile, whether or not we smile or
someone smiles at us.

How often do you see a really negative person smiling, I am sure they don't known how, well we have plenty to give away, so next time you see a sad face SMILE you will be amazed what it will do for you, and just maybe you will brighten up another persons life.

But when it's all boiled down, it is what we think about that decides where we are going in life, and we can't be positive and sad at the same time. If you want to be sad and never get anywhere in life, seek out the negative people to associate with, I am telling you. You will not find that too hard; there are millions of them in the world. BUT if you desire to become a success, keep away from the negative person, Keep your thoughts on the future, NOT THE PAST OR THE PRESENT, because that's where all your negative thoughts come from, you have built them up over the years so there are plenty to pick from.

NO RISE ABOVE ALL THAT and look towards the future and what it has to hold for you if you keep the company of positive people. If you are to succeed in anything you undertake from here on through your life, you must and I mean Must change your thinking towards your goals and dreams. We have learnt that they are simply thoughts, but as thoughts rule our lives we must make them as positive as we can, They must become our leading thoughts, they are the ones that will get us
results.

Anthony

Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that – dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.

This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualisation, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing. But you know what? Life could be so much better, if only we learned to aim higher.

The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible. Most people get hung up thinking I can't do this. It's too hard. It's too impossible. No one can do this. However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.

Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does. On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming totally outrageous dreams and not acting on them. The result? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations.

If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem impossible. If you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream. Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write down some goals in your life. Under one header, list down things 'you know you can do'. Under another header, write the things 'you might be able to do.' And under one more, list the things that that are 'impossible for you to do.'

Now look at all the headers strive every day to accomplish the goals that are under things 'you know you can do'. Check them when you are able to accomplish them. As you slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try accomplishing the goals under the other header-the one that reads 'you might be able to do.'

As of the items you wrote under things I could do are accomplished, you can move the goals that are under things that are 'impossible for you to do' to the list of things 'you might be able to do.'

As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all. You see, the technique here is not to limit your imagination. It is to aim high, and start working towards that goal little by little. However, it also is unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.

Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned. On the other hand, if you told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. If you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.

Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be had work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one. Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the saying, "No pain, no gain"? That is as true as it can be.

So dream on, friend! Don't get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible. Yes it works, it really does.

Anthony

Practice going through life with a smile on you face, turn your frown upside down, it's just that simple. And yet so many people miss that very precious feeling that we get from a smile, whether or not we smile or
someone smiles at us.

How often do you see a really negative person smiling, I am sure they don't known how, well we have plenty to give away, so next time you see a sad face SMILE you will be amazed what it will do for you, and just maybe you will brighten up another persons life.

But when it's all boiled down, it is what we think about that decides where we are going in life, and we can't be positive and sad at the same time. If you want to be sad and never get anywhere in life, seek out the negative people to associate with, I am telling you. You will not find that too hard; there are millions of them in the world. BUT if you desire to become a success, keep away from the negative person, Keep your thoughts on the future, NOT THE PAST OR THE PRESENT, because that's where all your negative thoughts come from, you have built them up over the years so there are plenty to pick from.

NO RISE ABOVE ALL THAT and look towards the future and what it has to hold for you if you keep the company of positive people. If you are to succeed in anything you undertake from here on through your life, you must and I mean Must change your thinking towards your goals and dreams. We have learnt that they are simply thoughts, but as thoughts rule our lives we must make them as positive as we can, They must become our leading thoughts, they are the ones that will get us
results.

Anthony