Who you are

I was reading Thoughts of A Philosophical Fighter Pilot by Jim Stockdale when I came across this quote. “Epictetus tells people of all centuries what I’ve come to believe is the truth: That the essence of yourself, your inner self, is totally what you make it.”

the essence of yourself, your inner self, is totally what you make it.

This is what personal development is all about. Making your inner self. Today, who you are, is the sum total of all the little actions and decisions you have made yesterday and the days before. Not happy with who you are? That’s OK, because who you will be is the sum total of all the little actions and decisions you will make today and the days ahead.

Here is another quote by Epictetus

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. No man is free who is not master of himself.”

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Personal Development Quote of the Day - Definite Purpose

“I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.
Napoleon Hill — Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill was right. This small statement contains 3 success principles. In order to be successful you must

1) be clear and decide what you want,

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3) you must ACT - persistent, continuous action

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Is Something Bothering You?

Is something bothering you. The neighbor’s dog? Your boss? Does your husband leave his smelly socks beside the bed? You get the idea. There are millions of little and not so little things that we have to deal with everyday. There are two questions you should ask yourself.

So what do I want? And what am I going to do about it?

The Law of Attraction tells us that whatever we put our energy, attention and focus on, we get more of. So its important to focus on the solution instead of the problem. SO WHAT DO I WANT?

The next step is WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Lets take your husband’s smelly socks for an example. Again, if you focus on the problem ” Why are you always leaving your socks on the floor?”, Law of Attraction says that you will get more of what you don’t want. Instead, focus on what you want (It’s nice when you pick up your socks.”).

Two questions to ask yourself What do I Want? and What am I Going to Do About it?

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Quote of the Day - The Way to Fly

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.”

Richard Bach in Jonathon Livingstone Seagull.

Richard Bach is one of my favorite authors - some of his books include Stranger to the Ground, Nothing by Chance, There’s No Such Place As Far Away , Illusions:The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah to name just a few.

I have always found that Bach’s philosophy that we create our reality is very similar to the ideas of Seth It was interesting to find this note on College Crier

“The way I was led to meet Jane and Rob was one of these examples of the principle of coincidence. When someone says there’s a book I have to read I say ” sure”. When the third or fourth person in a row tells me I need to read a book, I start listening. That had happened with Jane’s first book, The Seth Material. I was in this dim little corridor in a second hand book store with books to the ceiling. This book was sticking out like it was about to fall down. I reached up to push it back in and I noticed it was that book. I opened it and was completely fascinated. If you know the Seth books, they’re like deep chocolate fudge. One sentence will last you for hours. At the time Jane-believe it or not- was in the phone book, so I called her. I told her that I’d had this strange experience. I’d written a book that I felt was not of my personal creation. She asked me what book. I said Jonathan Livingston Seagull. She said that people had been telling her to read that book. She and Rob, her husband, invited me up for dinner. So I flew up and had a wonderful time with them, and occasionally with Seth, who would come booming through Jane at odd intervals whenever there was something interesting for him to say.”

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Find your passion.

What are you passionate about? Are you doing what you love to do? It’s no secret that the most successful people love what they do (and do what they love).

“It’s hard to find work you love ; it must be, if so few do. So don’t underestimate this task. And don’t feel bad if you haven’t succeeded yet. In fact, if you admit to yourself that you’re discontented, you’re a step ahead of most people, who are still in denial. If you’re surrounded by colleagues who claim to enjoy work that you find contemptible, odds are they’re lying to themselves. Not necessarily, but probably.” Paul Graham

You don’t have to make the jump from where you are now to where you want to be in one huge, seemingly impossible jump. Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals (Jim Rohn). If your goal is to be doing what you love, then perhaps to achieve this you need to break it down into smaller achievable goals.

To learn more about SAFE goals

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Planning Your Day

What is the best way to get maximum results? Jack Canfield discusses the best way to plan your day.

Plan your day the night before to initiate instead of responding. When you plan the day before, your unconscious mind can go to work for you.

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Personal Development Quote of the Day

“We’ve observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project.”

Judith Wright

Are you stalled in your personal growth? Are your soft addictions standing in the way of your personal development? Are they slowing you down reaching your goals?

Start here to find out more about soft addictions.

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Robert Kiyosaki and the Cash Flow Quadrant

Robert Kiyosaki has written many motivational books starting with Rich Dad Poor Dad. Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert’s two fathers. His “poor dad” was his biological father,”he struggled financially all his life”. And his “rich dad,” his best friend’s father who became “one of the richest man in Hawaii”. By contrasting his two Dads, Kiyosaki helps people rethink their idea of money and wealth building.

Although there is some controversy over whether Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad” was real or whether he made it up, there are still some very valid concepts in his books. One of the most important is the Cashflow Quadrant which is also the name of the book written by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. The Cashflow Quadrant shows the four ways to earn money. Employees, Self Employed/Small Business owners, Business owners (not directly involved in the day-to-day operation of the company), and Investors. Robert Kiyosaki’s philosophy for financial independence is that not all Quadrants are equal.

“That is why I did not want a job. If we were going to be responsible citizens, Kim and I wanted to have our money work for us rather than spend our lives physically working for money.”

Robert Kiyosaki in Cashflow Quadrant .

“You only have so many hours in a day and you can only work so hard. So why work hard for money? Learn to have money and people work hard for you, and you can be free to do the things that are important.”

Rich Dad in Cashflow Quadrant .

The Perfect Business

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Positive Thinking - Will Smith talks about bending the universe

Here is Will Smith talking about positive thinking and creating our reality:

“… our thoughts, our feelings, our dreams, our ideas. are physical in the universe. That if we dream something, if we picture something, if we commit ourselves to it, that that is a physical thrust towards realization that we can put into the universe. That the universe is not a thing that is going to push us around, that the world and people and situations are not something that are going to push us around. That we are going to bend the universe and command and demand that the universe become what we want it to be…”

I notice that there are 3 steps:

1) We dream of something. It may be that new car, that new house, that special relationship.

2) We picture it. We visualize and focus on it. We raise our vibration.

and 3) We commit ourselves to it. We know in our hearts that this will be. There is absolutely no doubt.

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Personal Development Quote - Life Purpose

True North is the internal compass that guides you successfully through life. It represents who you are as a human being at your deepest level. It is your orienting point - your fixed point in a spinning world -that helps you stay on track as a leader. Your True North is based on what is most important to you, your most cherished values, your passions and motivations, the sources of satisfaction in your life.

- Bill George