“Happiness is something we reap from the seeds we sow. Plant misery seeds and that us what you reap.” -Stephen Richards Keep this in mind whenever you think about what you put out into the world because it truly matters more than what you think. When you plant happiness into your life and the world, you receive happiness back and the world benefits when you have joy in your heart. When you plant misery into your life and the world, you receive misery back and develop a negative outlook on life. The movie ‘Inside Out’ serves as the best example of how your seeds work. I will talk about two of the emotions, how they each affected the main character Riley, and how you can they can impact you. Joy (The Emotion of Happiness): Joy’s job is to plant the seeds of happy thoughts into Riley’s memories. When Riley has such memories, it inspires her to believe in the good
Month: July 2016
What Are You Doing About Tomorrow Today?
“Spend time today doing something positive and beneficial for your life before you spend tomorrow wishing you did.” -Michael J. Fite Keep this in mind whenever you find yourself wondering if you have time to do something for yourself today. When you take time to do something positive and beneficial for yourself, it makes you feel good about yourself; and it can be the catalyst for either starting something new, continuing on with doing something, or finishing something that you wanted to do. When you put off doing something for yourself today, you miss that opportunity to feed yourself and your goals for that day. If you are doing something positive and beneficial for your life today, I commend you for doing so because it shows that you value yourself and your goals. If you are not doing something today to benefit your life and goals, I must ask you these three questions: Why are you not taking advantage of
What Is Your Definition Of Success?
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” -Maya Angelou Keep this in mind whenever you find yourself defining your own success. Success is about you loving and being pleased with who you are. Success is also about you loving the things that bring you happiness in your life. Success is also about you loving the way that you are doing what makes you happy. When you add it all up, your success will have all of this in it! I will go a bit further into the ingredients for your success: Liking yourself is the beginning of your success. Success starts when you begin loving yourself. You can do this easily by saying to yourself “I like/love me” daily. Without loving yourself, you cannot begin to see yourself in the image of the person you want to be. Liking what you do brings you success. This can only happen when you love yourself enough
How Do You Achieve Your Own Freedom?
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt Keep this in mind whenever you are trying to figure out how to achieve freedom from your issues. If you are expecting someone to give you freedom, you will be sad to know that they cannot free you from your issues. The only way you can get the freedom you seek is through you doing what it takes and sticking with the plan that is in place for you. The problem that exists with freedom is similar to money: people want it without having to work for it. This is a big problem because if you expect for something to be free, you do not truly appreciate the value of what you are getting until you have to work for it or it’s gone. When you have to work for it, it has a greater meaning to you to where you value what you have
What Is Your Story?
“Nobody will never know you until you write and tell your own story.”-Michael J. Fite Keep this in mind whenever you find yourself wondering why you should write and tell your own story. If you never write and tell your own story, nobody gets to know the special and unique person that exists in you. When you do write and tell your own story, people get to know and learn about you in a way that gives them a better understanding of your life and how to deal with either you or their own situation. I have some questions to ask you when it comes to your story: What are you afraid of in taking control of the pages and telling your story? Is it fear that nobody will listen? Is it fear that you are not famous or popular? Are you concerned that it will take up too much time or money? Do you fear being exposed? I would
Do You Have To Work Hard To Achieve Success?
“Success does not come easy later in life unless you put in hard work first.” -Michael J. Fite Keep this in mind whenever you look at trying to achieve something in your life. If you are not willing to put in the work necessary to achieve what you want, you will find yourself still in the same spot in your life. You will also envy and hate those who are successful and did the hard work. When you do put in the hard work in the beginning, you will find that as you make progress, things become easier and you will eventually accomplish what you want in life. Hard work is naturally meant to separate the successful from the mediocre. The successful do the hard work and conquer challenges while the mediocre run from hard work and fall back into a comfort zone. I am seeing this when it comes to my military career. I remember sitting in recruit training
Who Will You Surround Yourself With?
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.” Oprah Winfrey Keep this in mind whenever you are trying to figure out the people you want to have on your team in life. When you have people who bring you down and keep you in the same spot in life, you remain where you are and never go after anything better. It can mess with your mind and cause you to have a bad attitude about life. When you surround yourself with people who are where you want to be and can be positive influences in your life, you will move forward and achieve what you want and even more. It will make you have a positive outlook on your life in ways you cannot even imagine. In life, you cannot surround yourself with people who are either limited in their thinking or beliefs, have not accomplished what you want out of life, or simply do not
When Will You Take Action In Your Life?
“If you want something to happen in your life, you got to do something about it!” -Michael J. Fite Keep this in mind whenever you find yourself wanting something in life. It is easy to say you want something, but if you never take action yourself, they will remain wants and you will become disappointed with the world around you. When you decide to do something about your wants by you taking appropriate action, you start to see results and you will feel good about yourself heading in the right direction. I have found there are two factors that can stand in the way of someone achieving what they want out of life: lack of knowledge and fear of the unknown. When a person has these two things, it is more than enough to stop a person from pursing success. If you have these two things standing in your way, it is okay because if you simply take action
Are You Normal Or Unique?
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” -Maya Angelou Keep this in mind whenever you find yourself deciding whether it is okay to be normal or unique. It is okay to be normal, but you will find yourself just like everyone else and not really trying anything that will make you stand out or become better in life. This can lead to people not taking notice of and recognizing you from the crowd. When you decide to step out and be unique, you get to try out and explore different things that will help you to grow and take on your own identity. This can lead to you gaining confidence in yourself and getting noticed by people. Why do people want to be normal when they can be unique? The easy answer is this: it is easier to a person to follow the crowd than to stand apart from it.
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