Yourself? A family member? Someone entirely different? The Lord? Who… and why? I sometimes think that all of our words and behaviors are designed to please, or impress (fill in the blank) – whether we do this consciously or subconsciously. The ‘why’ is quite simple – we all feel the need for affirmation and confirmation […]
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You do realize that your ‘want’ is critically important… don’t you? Who you WANT to be and become factors significantly on what you do, learn, say, think, etc… Your want is the glasses you look through and how you think about and judge you.It is always considerably easier if we do a frank and honest
These are two distinct and separately defined words, but do you use them interchangeable? Is (fill in the blank) truly a need for you… or is it only a want? Definitions are incredibly important at this point. I’m going to share mine and then you can understand what it is that I’m meaning and refine
Are you? Life experiences seem to force you into a cynical attitude? Should you be? Can/Do you want to break this ‘expectation’ that leads to cynicism? Let’s first consider definitions – does the following describe you? Dictionary definition: “One who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self interest.” Another definition states it only
Does this describe you? Would you want to be considered as a self-motivator? If you were applying for a job, would you indicate this as one of your qualities? Perhaps I should ask – how do you view self-motivated? Is this a positive or not so great a designation? The first thing you need to
Kinda depends on the focus? What would you reference? If you are talking about life, then the answer is a resounding – NO! The question should be – do you know where your destiny lies? When you ‘shake off this mortal coil’ where will you be? What/Who will you see? Or do you believe that this
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Game playing. I must admit that I really don’t like this – which could mean that I don’t really know how or that I am really, really bad at doing it. Both could exist but I’d like to think that I am ‘above’ this kind of behavior. The only kind of games I enjoy are
I think most of us, if not all, would like to do Great Things (those words with quotes, underlined, highlighted, and bold). Of course we don’t define either ‘great’ or ‘things’ and leave it as a kind of unknown and undefined goal and accomplishment. This act leaves us free to have this as a goal
You have to, you know. If you don’t take the time to know what you are going to do when you win then you will face the same kind of dilemma as those who fail to plan (plan to fail by default). As silly as this may sound, you have to know what to
Ahhh Spring. Even the word brings a smile. We can shake off the boots and heavy coats and feel the warmth of the sun instead. Such bliss… until winter does its thing and hammers us at least one more time. But we know now that spring hasn’t left us and will return. This is
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
