Achieve your goals and live your dream life

You're your destiny

2012-01-14T13:41:00.000-08:00

It's amazing how much "power" our thoughts have in determining our future. Louise Hay quotes "Your thoughts and beliefs of the past have created this moment, and all the moments up to this moment. What you are now choosing to believe and think and say will create the next moment and the next day and the next month and the next year."

What does that mean?

It means we have to work-out our minds, just like we work-out our body every day, creating discipline so that our thoughts gives out energy to the universe of positive experiences, prosperity, love, healing, serenity and success.

Our memory thoughts usually stem from childhood experiences. If you’ve experienced trauma or negative experiences as a child, than most likely your thought memory are negative. Negative childhood memories are harder to erase, and reinforce negative affirmations throughout our adult life. This is why its important to reprogram our memory, and replace negative affirmations into positive ones if we want to live a happy, peace life and be content with who we are. Reprograming the mind requires work and commitment. Some exercises Louise Hay provides to do this is are;

Mirror work-stand in front of a mirror and tell yourself every day you love yourself; “I love you and accept you completely. I am here for you”.

Re-writing affirmation-rewrite your negative thoughts, into positive affirmation. What you think and speak, is attracted to you so make sure they’re positive, loving and nurturing thoughts that support you in your life.

Listen to positive affirmation cd in your car.

Chanting-when you’re walking, chant positive affirmations. “Life loves me, I love life”-louise hay

Make the change today to have a better life, and not have your negative thoughts control your destiny. You can change that underlying unhappiness, dissatisfaction and unfulfilled life, with thoughts of greater appreciation and acceptance of who you’re. Be the person you deserve to be by letting go your past and negative thoughts, and have the life you truly deserve just by changing your thoughts.

Create Affirmations with Service in Mind rather than Result Driven

2011-10-29T14:27:00.000-07:00

It's been almost one year since I wrote my last blog. I have been on whirl wind of exciting new adventure and changes in my life. I moved to a completely new city, began a new job and now embarking on some of my dreams. This past week I have been following Oprah's life classes and learning a lot about how to “achieve goals” by using the intentions “to service others” rather than focus on the end results of what we want. In other words, let go of expectations but embrace the moment of the process and serve your true purpose by giving to others. In Oprah's life Classes, Cheryl Richardsons, shares how she believes you will be more successful at achieving your goals if you practice affirmations with the intention and purpose to “serve” rather than be “result” driven. When you act to “serve your families and communities” you than set intentions for true purpose in your life. By practicing your affirmations in this way it takes the pressure off focusing on the “results”, and it allows you to be present in the moment. You feel a sense of satisfaction, peace and purpose. The positive energy is projected out to the universe. Richardson emphasize result driven goals can put negative pressures on us and we can come across distress and desperate. This is not the kind of energy we want project to the universe. Mother Teresa is an example of how one can achieve goals through positive intentions. Her true passion and purpose to serve the poor helped her to achieve her goals to raise funds and bring awareness about the conditions of the poor. Through her charities she was able to give hope to the poor by building many infrastructures such as homes, schools, businesses and farms. She made a difference in the lives of people, while at the same time achieving her goals at many levels; spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally.

Successful Life Strategies - 5 Keys to Build an Extraordinary Life

2011-01-19T12:50:00.000-08:00

I usually write about something that has been challenging me. Lately that has been fears. Old patterns, insecurities and negative thoughts have crept back into my “thoughts”. Maintaining a positive attitude and positive outlook on life requires being able to control our fears and our thoughts that feed them. Here are 5 keys for you to begin building an Extraordinary Life.

Recognize when Fear is present: It’s important to recognize and acknowledge your fears and not ignore them. Speak to them, write about it and share with others about your fears. If fear has prevented you from fully enjoying life or experiencing success in your life, than you need to work on overcoming it so that you can embrace what life has to offer.

Distinguish what you are afraid of: By identifying your fears and facing them, you’re better able to deal with them rather than reacting to people or situations. Often anger and insecurities are fear based. If the fears you face are preventing you from growing, succeeding or enjoying life than you have to get professional counseling or seek self help groups.

Affirm Yourself: Many people overcome small fears. For instance, I was so afraid of flying and would not go into an airplane. I acknowledge this fear and took some on line courses on “fear of flying”. I learned about the plane engine, noises etc.. and gaining knowledge. I also found out there are more car accidents than there are airplane accidents. In addition to learning what I was afraid of, I created affirmations. “I love flying, it is safe and fun”.

Act in the Face of the Fear: I faced my fears of flying and just started flying on planes. I bought meditation tapes to listen too and say my affirmations, “God is with us, I have no fear”. The more I flew, the easier it got. But the best thing about the experience is I was able to visit and travel to many destination. It opens many positive and wonderful opportunities for me, including a job I loved.

Expand Your Thoughts: Your thoughts create “feelings”. How you think creates your feelings. Most fears stem from what people have experienced or heard. Then they feed into their fears. You have the power to change this, by changing the thoughts of experiences that caused these “feelings” of fears. Create new thoughts, deal with those past experiences to address your fears. It is possible.

Don’t let fear control your life and prevent you from experiencing what life has to offer. Begin applying these keys and see your life become extraordinary in all areas. It takes being consistent with a touch of patience. Nothing happens overnight, however, create the habits and success will come.

Balancing Act~Health and Family Comes First!!

2010-02-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

Without getting into too many details, I choose to withdraw from the MBA program, to tend to a family matter. Just when I thought I was back in the game again and moving along, a family member of mine urgently needed my support. Without any hesitation, I step up to plate.
What can I say, family comes first. In my younger days, my career took priority over my family but not this time.

In the book, Tuesday with Morrie, his last year before his death he writes about it is so important to maintain relationship with family and friends. He shares, at the end of the day the most important people who love you, are your family and friends. He emphasis the need for us to nurture these relationships, and make them a priority. Your riches will be rewarded by the love and support you received in return. Morrie, says, the worst thing in the world for someone die “alone”.

This is why he emphasis that career, certification, money and prestige will not bring you happiness. The key to having it all, is to be able to “balance your life”. He strongly, emphasis we need to invest in the people that love you the most. HE says, we need to nurture our family, and it make a priority. At the end of the day, when you most need support, it will be your family and friends by your side.

I love my family, they mean a lot to me. I couldn’t say that when I was in my early 20s. I was very career driven and all I could see was the “goal” in mind.

This does not mean, my dream has died or that I have completely given up. This does not mean, I have put my goal of MBA on a shelf. All this means, is I took some time out, to tend to a very important matter. And this will happen in life.

My journey to begin and stay on course to complete my MBA has been a bit of struggle, but I like my experience as my cup half full. I see my experiences (both positive and negative) as opportunities to learn and grow. Which inturn, make me a stronger person because of it. I have no written plan set in stone, or a specific road map to reach my goals.

This is reality, and I never thought I would be dealing with so many challenges. What I never prepared for and included in my plans were unexpected situations, ie family situations, or failing a course. Was I naive to think that none of this would happened? Do we need to include some of bumps into our goals plans and brainstorm “what ifs”. Most of the inspirational books and cds I listen to, never prepare you for the unexpected, or mention that it may occur so include them in your plan.

I think it is vital, when a person thinks out their goals, and road maps, that they need to include and brainsstorm, “what if’s situations” and come up with possibilities. Sometimes, it’s best just to deal with them as they come, because circumstances at that time will bring resolution.

Back in The Game Again

2010-02-01T21:41:00.000-08:00

After a full semester of taking courses at a local college, I’m back in the game again with the MBA program. I’m feeling a little more competent and confident in the financial material, especially accounting to continue on with the program. Because I failed the last course, I have to repeat it again in the program.

I never thought I would be taking a winding path to get to my goals but I soon learned there are no straight paths either. Life brings challenges, unexpected bumps, twist and turns and we have to learn to deal with them. The more we experience these bumps, than the next bump doesn’t seem so bad. Your attitude in experiencing challenges is a difference maker. If you see roadblocks and challenges as opportunities for new opened doors, then it is much easier to overcome them.

I have come to accept that achieving my MBA may take a lot longer than I anticipated, but I will get there someday. Trust me, I will. I just don't want to kill myself getting there, and that is why, I have decided to pace myself.

I’m looking forward to what opportunities will come my way in the next few months, as I embark in my course in the MBA program.

Here’s to striving towards your dreams and NEVER giving up. When there is a will, I’m telling you, there’s always a way.

How to Handle Challenges, Self-Doubt and Fears

2009-08-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have been faced with many obstacles to continue with my program. One of the obstacles includes student funding. I was just informed that the student financial assistance I have been receiving will not continue.

While working out at the gym yesterday, I was listening to the CD, "Making a Difference", by John Maxwell and I was inspired.

Maxwell defined real problems from predicament. He defined a problem as something you can do something about; whereas a predicament you can’t. In my situation, there is nothing I can do about the decision made to deny me of student funds.

He indicates in his book that once you can assess whether your obstacle is a predicament or a problem, you can address it accordingly . In my case, I have problem and I have to just accept that this agency will not fund me any longer .

At that moment, I was struck with complete fear. My mind began to spiral in utter fear and thoughts ignited around; “how would I finance my school, how will I support myself and the thought of becoming homeless."

I immediately went into survival mode of wanting to quit the program and find a job. I began having doubts about the direction in my life and whether I should continue with my MBA.

But I remembered reading one of Obama’s biographies and he too experienced self-doubts early on in his political life. He shared some of his challenges and how he had self-doubts about whether he was doing the right thing or following the right path. Now, look at where is in life now. He is the president of the United States!!!

If I allow my fears to take me out, it will rob me of my dreams.

Having self-doubt and feeling fear is a normal reaction to have, especially when faced with obstacles and challenges. But that is all that they’re, just feelings. It is important not to feed into your fears and over re-act too quickly. However, it is also important to acknowledge your fears and doubts so that you can move on.

People give “life” to their fears when they act on it too quickly. My fears are valid and I am not ignoring them. They’re healthy fears and I’m aware of the consequences if I do not act on my situation. But at the same time, I will not give up “quickly” and take the easy way out. First, I will exhaust every avenue and see what else is out there for resources.

John Maxwell also indicates that once you determine your situation is a predicament and that there is nothing you can do about it, you must focus on moving on and not waste any time on the subject. Sometimes, people fall in the trap of being a victim and need to tell the world what has happened to them. Maxwell says this is an energy drainer, which robs you of valuable time that you could be using towards finding solutions.

He reinforces that your attitude in how you approach the challenges will determine your success in overcoming it. It is important that I spend more of my time focusing on what to do next and not wallow on what has happened, especially if I cannot change the outcome. I do not need to be a victim in this situation but rather I can rise up to the challenge.

I am not ready to give up. I will remain persistent and determined! I have decided to pursue other options for funding, such as scholarships and look into other resources. When there is a will, there is a way. It just depends on how bad you want it. I truly believe finances will come my way. I have faith and hope that things will look up and I will connect with the right people in the universe who will see my passion and compassion to complete my MBA program. I need to believe that, even in my darkest days.

Enclosed is John Maxwell's website if you're interested in buying any of his books or CDs. http://www.johnmaxwell.com/

Unexpected Twists and Turns, But Always Keep Your Eyes on the Ball

2009-07-10T09:23:00.000-07:00

It looks like I will take a little longer to do my MBA. I didn’t pass one of my courses and I was required to redo it. However, I decided to take a leave of absence from the program and admit myself into a program that specialized in the course that I failed in. In January 2010, I will re-admit myself back into the MBA program with a stronger foundation and knowledge in the concepts I need to successfully move forward and pass the course.

I didn’t feel confident or comfortable redoing the course over again knowing that I was missing key concepts . So, this is why I’m making the decision to take a couple of pre-requisite courses that would help me fully grasp and understand the concepts I need to successfully pass the course.

What does all this mean? Well, it is simple. Life is about “change” and unexpected twists and turns. Although, we may have detailed plan to reach our goal. Sometimes it doesn’t always go the way we would like it too. We may take a little longer or be taken down a different path than we had originally planned. I didn’t anticipate this to happen and this happens to most of us.

Whatever the challenges and course that is thrown at us, we have to always remain focus on the main goal.

The one affirmation that I kept on telling myself over and over again in my head was, “never, never, never give up”. I’m excited about entering back into college for a few months. Who knows who I will meet and what is in store for me. I like to see challenges as "opportunities". It will take me a little longer to get my MBA, but so what!

I didn’t waste one second feeling sorry for myself. I immediately started searching for courses/programs that would address the gap. I applied to several programs and I am waiting for confirmation on whether I get accepted.

This doesn’t mean I didn’t have my disappointment moments or that I didn’t grieve. I did all that and I allowed myself to have that. But I made sure that I didn’t wallow in it for too long. Action is the key to success.

When I look at the cup half full, I’m embracing this time off and catching up with friends and family. I just returned from a fabulous one week vacation trip to New York. I had an opportunity to visit with a girlfriend I hand't seen in two years. I’m looking at this as an opportunity where other doors can open for me and that the cup is certainly have full. It also gives me an opportunity to consult with key stakeholders and possible sponsors for ideas on what I should do my Organizational Consulting Research Project on.

With that, I hope you’re all enjoying your summer and embracing opportunities that come your way. Remember, “Never, Never, Never, Give up”. You’re worth the successes and goals you set out for yourself.

Blessings to you.

Oprah Winfrey's Commandments for Success

2009-06-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer: I take no credit for this article. I am publishing it in my blog because it fits in with the theme of my blog and I admire Oprah's success. The source of this article is mentioned in the end.

1) Don’t let others define you or tell you what you can’t do.Oprah Winfrey said: “Nobody had any clue that my life could be anything but working in some factory or a cotton field in Mississippi. Nobody.” For her entire life people have been telling Winfrey what she can’t do— and why. But Winfrey hasn’t listened to them. Rather, she says, she listens to her own instincts. “Gut [instinct] is what got me where I am today,” she said in 1998.

2) Take responsibility for your life.That doesn’t mean you have to absolve others of wrongdoing if you’ve experienced that in your life. It just means you still have to overcome it. As a victim of sexual abuse, Oprah Winfrey had the triggers that have led countless others to drug and alcohol addictions. But Winfrey wasn’t looking to check out from life; she was looking to lead a productive and fulfilling life. She took responsibility for how her life would turn out. “I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good,” she said.

3) Embrace God.Oprah Winfrey said: “There’s only one way I’ve been able to survive being raped, molested…only one way to cope with fears of pregnancy, my mother on welfare…my faith in God got me through.” Reading the Bible has been part of Winfrey’s everyday routine. She has said: “I act as if everything depends upon me and pray as if everything depends on God.”

4) Have compassion for others.Winfrey had a compassion she just couldn’t, and maybe didn’t want to, hide. While this was considered a “negative” for a news anchor by her bosses, it proved to be one of her great strengths as a talk show host.

5) Study the competition.When Winfrey was starting out, Phil Donahue was the king of the talk shows. “I watched Phil every day to see what I could learn,” she said.

6) Just be yourself.Winfrey’s genius lay in just being herself. She said, “My head hurts when I have to be in any situation where people are being phony. So if I can’t be myself and take my shoes off when my feet hurt, then I’m not going to do very well.”

7) Live your life with passion.Winfrey’s audience could see that from the start she was engaged in something she loved when she was doing her show. “I’m a person who lives my life with great passion, and I think that comes across on camera. …I believe you’re here to live your life with passion. Otherwise, you’re just traveling through the world blindly—and there’s no point in that.”

8) Pursue quality in your work first—money will follow.Pursue the work you love, which allows you to do it to the best of your ability. It is only then that money will follow. Today Winfrey’s net worth is estimated at around one billion dollars, making her one of the wealthiest women in the world. But the pursuit of money was never her objective, only the pursuit of quality. “Part of the reason why I am as successful as I have been [is] because success wasn’t the goal. The process was. I wanted to do good work,” she said.

9) Have a generous heart.After the murder of four-year-old Angelica Mena at the hands of a convicted child abuser, Winfrey hired former Illinois governor James Thompson to draft a 1aw that would create a national registry of people convicted of child abuse. Winfrey then lobbied hard for it. In December 1993, the National Child Protection Act, which was nicknamed the “Oprah Bill,” became law. Winfrey has also used her wealth to give her family better quality of life and to help needy and worthy students attend college on scholarships, in addition to other numerous charitable causes. “Education is freedom, and that is one way you can make a huge difference in someone’s life,” she said.

10) Read.As a little girl, Winfrey could almost always be found with a book in her hand. Reading brought her comfort and perspective, especially when she was young and troubled. “Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.”

11) Continue to grow—personally and professionally.By 1990 Winfrey decided that her topics, which had helped bring her to the top, were for the most part too frivolous. She wanted to do shows of more substance that made a difference in people’s lives. By growing as a host, Winfrey has stayed influential and relevant. “I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives. I realize now, more than ever, that the show is the best way to accomplish these goals,” she said.

12) Guard against hypocrisy.In January 1995, during a show that dealt with a guest talking about her drug use, Winfrey admitted her own drug use when she was in her early twenties. She called it her “great shame.” She said: “I would have felt like a hypocrite, not saying [I had smoked cocaine], talking to people about baring their souls and standing there like I didn’t know what they were talking about.” Regarding her relationship with her half-sister, Patricia Lee, who sold the tabloids the story of Winfrey’s teenage pregnancy and her premature baby’s subsequent death, Winfrey said: “I didn’t feel I could continue to go on the air speaking to people about forgiveness if I couldn’t do it myself. There was a lot of pain, a lot of stuff let out. But I did it so that we could go on and live with each other.”

13) Strive to be the best.“The greatest contribution you can make to women’s rights, to civil rights, is to be the absolute…best at what you do,” Winfrey said.

Source: http://lovemorenyatsine.wordpress.com/watering-your-spirit/

The Most Powerful Tools: Your action, Your Words

2009-06-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

I grew up often confused by the behaviors and actions of other people. Too often, people would say one thing then do another. Naturally, I assumed this was how things were done. After many years using this method, I started to question this way of doing things, but only after I suffered much heartache and pain from my decisions and actions. But wisdom grows out of our mistakes.

Maybe you wish you would have made better choices in life, thus far. Perhaps you wish you would have been kinder, more generous or a better friend. If you could do it over again, maybe you would do things differently. But none of that matters because each moment gives you another chance to make a different choice—right now. In each moment, you can start again.

No one knows how you are feeling or anything about you except what they observe. What you show other people through your demonstration will tell them everything they need to know about who you are today. Your actions and words are your most powerful tools for self-expression; they reflect neither your past nor your future, but represent only this very moment.

And who you are in this very moment is exactly who you choose to be. Your present behavior has a way of erasing unfavorable past actions or behavior and shapes more positive future conditions.

Be kinder to yourself. Stop giving undue thought to what you haven’t done in the past; stop feeling guilty for what you don’t think can do in the future. Think only of what you are doing now and do it with all your strength, with all your conviction, and with all your heart.

Your words and actions grow out of your beliefs and thoughts. In order to live an exceptional life, you must live your life from your highest truths and exemplify your greatest ideals.

Be patient with people who appear to be wrong. Be grateful for people who appear to be right. Always listen carefully, take a deep breath, and think before you speak. Let your humble heart and your sincerest truth shape your words, not your ego! Don’t be so arrogant as to cherish your own opinion to the exclusion of other possibilities. Always be willing to accept new truth and greater awareness when it’s time to do so.

What are you demonstrating to other people? In every exchange with another person, are you expressing your highest ideals and beliefs? Live your life from your highest truth and give others the freedom to live from theirs.

"If I wrote a note to God"

2009-05-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love this song....it is so inspirational. To all of you who are struggling....don't give up. This song will lift your spirits up.!

There are no failure-just experiences and your reaction to them.

2009-05-26T12:46:00.000-07:00

I had a set back and I didn’t do too well in one of my exams. As my inspirational videos indicate there are several ways I can handle this setback. Yes, I had my moments of sadness and disappointments. But I also have choices in how I choose to move forward. I can choose to continue to wallow in it or choose to pick up, go on and learn from it. Enclosed is a video that inspired me to look at the glass half full rather than half empty.

Set back and failure is part of life but your reaction to them will determine the success of reaching your goals in the the future. The key is how you choose to handle it and how you choose to deal with it. It’s important to acknowledge your disappointments but also important not to wallow in it for too long.

I acknowledge that I won’t be gifted in every subject in my program and that I will struggle in some of the subjects. But I know that I can learn and push myself to do better. My attitude in how I choose to deal with failure and set backs in the program and in my life will determine the success of reaching my goals.

Who I am today and in the future is a reflection of my thoughts. And I choose to think that I will overcome this and I will learn from this. I will also choose to think that I will do much better in the exam I will rewrite. I need to believe that I will succeed and do well.

Know that set back and failure is a part of life. How you handle to deal with it is the key to success. I choose to deal with my set-back with a positive mental attitude. Spending more time studying the subject, will ensure that I grasp the concepts, in turn it will give me the knowledge and confidence to do well in my job.

Take the Time to Renew yourself

2009-05-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

Hello from Denmark

I’m on a vacation de-stressing after four months of continuous stress. It is important to de-stress your body, spirit and mind in order to renew yourself. That is why time out and vacations are so important. It can be as simple as a three day retreat but it has to be absolute stillness, where your body, mind and soul is totally relaxed.

People who do not take this time out, are more than likely to develop post traumatic stress symptoms, all sorts of diseases and ailments. There are many benefits to de-stressing the mind, body and soul. Research have proven the benefits are endless and the bottom line is you cannot get away with not de-stressing. It is medicine that is needed to help renew and rejuvenuate your vibrant body, mind and soul. Many successful people have this as one of their secret receipe to their success.

Denmark is a beautiful country and I’m embracing the culture. I’m just going with the flow and not stressing too much about anything, especially my diet. I am a vegetarian and since I have been here I pretty much let that go. But I am OK with it and I am not sweating it too much. I want to experience the small window of opportunity and embrace their culture to the fullest. Some things are just not worth stressing over and for me, I let my diet go. So far, it has been a wonderful experience.

For my next goals, I’m looking at seeking part time employment while pursuing my MBA and at I found myself stressing out about it. Even my prayers began to sound demanding and stressful. Than, I began to realize I just needed to let go and put my life and trust in my higher power. Instead of pleading in my prayers, I changed the tone to surrendering each day to my higher power and the universe in employment opportunities. I needed to put my trust in knowing that my higher power is looking out for me and pray more for guidance and direction. When I did that, I felt the load lifted, and it was the most amazing feeling. The stress of just letting all the worries go was unbelievable feeling.

I know it's not easy for many, especially in this difficult economic crisis and many people are suffering. But faith always seems to help me in times of distress.

This does not mean, I don’t visualize the type of work I want or that I can't create affirmations. I still have to do these activies. I just need to trust and believe that my higher power/universe is working to create that perfect job for me.

I send blessings to each and every one of you :)

Journal to Achieve Your Goals

2009-03-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

There are so many great ideas out there to help you achieve your goals. The ideas are endless and they’re all great. You have to choose what works best for you. We are all different and what works best for me, may not work for you.

Research has shown over and over, successful people have some kind of ritual that helped them to believe in themselves. Some pray, some do affirmations, and some journal. Whatever it was they believed these rituals helped them to achieve their goals.

One of the rituals I absolutely swear by is journaling. I get most of my ideas through journaling. I always start my journal by listing what I have achieved that day so that I could see what I have accomplished. Then I just ramble about what I’m feeling. Usually it’s something I’m not happy about, or I wished I had done differently, or need to improve.

Then immediately after I assess my feelings or emotions I start to go into tackling problems and ideas start to flow. I come up with all kinds of ideas in how I can improve and make my life better. A lot of times its about creating schedules and times to exercise, study, and plan meals or I need to apologize to so and so. and etc. Sometimes it’s just emotional, and I acknowledge my feelings and deal with it. If I need to make changes in my life to so that I emotionally feel better than I work that out in my journaling.

Our greatest enemy can be our negative thoughts. Journaling and affirmations are great tools to help us exercise positive thoughts. Like our body needs food, our minds need daily exercise of positive. I have read so many books on how our mind produces more negative thoughts than positive. Like exercise for our bodies, we also need to exercise positive thoughts.

I use journaling to attack those negative thoughts by rewriting those negative thoughts into positive ones. Then I use these positive thoughts in my daily affirmations until I don’t need them anymore. If they come back, I have my affirmation stored in my computer.

Journaling allows you to be absolutely free with your thoughts and it is a tool to help you assesses yourself or your day. Did we achieve what we accomplished to set out today? Was I kind to a person today? What do I want to work on so that I am a better person? What did I achieve today? If I’m not happy about something, what choices can I make to improve this?

Once you come up with great ideas to make changes. It’s important you put that in a different form of writing other than your journal, like a contract, calendar, check list etc.. to help you fulfill those changes. Don’t expect perfection. The first step is acknowledgement and the second step is doing something about it. Most importantly, give yourself a pat on the back for your achievements that you accomplished that day.

I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Delphine

Affirmations & Inspirations

2009-03-16T00:07:00.000-07:00

After a long break from my blog, I decided to touch base today. I honestly hit a brick wall and was so overwhelmed with my school work I had no time for nothing else. My school work became my focus and priority. I had to set a side many things, including my blog. The stress and workload was overwhelming. There were peiords where I felt many times, I could not do this.

But I wrote an affirmation specifically for myself and read it each day before I began my day. I also followed it with a prayer and that seemed to help me get through these difficult times. I set goals for myself each day and I try as much as possible to follow them. I still need to work hard on time management and using my time more efficiently. Identifying the problem is the first step, which I've done. I just need to continue to work on improving in this area.

When times are tough, which they're most times, I go to youtube, and watch inspirational videos. That always seems to lift my spirits and renew my energy. One video in particular that has touched me is the video about the two guys who raised a Lion, Christian. After a year of raising him they released him to the Wild in South Afarica. When they reunited with him after he was in the wild for a while, it was such an emotional union. I have to be honest and say, I cried. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWtRYaxmWM&feature=related

I also find this video inspirational. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEqdr_Awdak&NR=1

Since beginning this proram, I have somewhat neglected my loved onces. I know, it was not the smart thing to do. People say, sometimes to get ahead we have to make scrafices. But spending time with our loved ones, should not be one of them. The nurturing we get through their love, is part of who we are. Now that I have more time to work on creating more balance in my life, I'm making an effort to connect more with family.

I have given up a lot since beginning this program and clothes shopping was one of them. In some ways it has been a positive scrafice, because I've saved tone of money. It's great to be back and I hope to commit to writing atleast once a week. I want to thank my followers for being patient with me.

I hope you have a great week.

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T14:32:00.000-08:00

Don't let a shrinking economy dictate your level of success or fulfillment!

To thrive in 2009, it's essential to stay in gratitude, keep focused on your goals, learn new skills, take inspired actions, and develop supportive habits.By maintaining a positive and joyous emotional state (and laser-like focus on what you want) you' re practically guaranteed to achieve your goals.

And that's exactly what I'm dedicated to do in 2009 so this time next year I can be celebrating my successes and continuing on my path of living the life of my dreams.

Why Create a Vision?

2008-12-21T10:58:00.000-08:00

What is the purpose of creating a vision?
If you don’t remember when we said, “We’re on this journey with you,” we are! I’ve just invested the last ten days visioning deeper than I ever have. I have gained more clarity in the last 72 hours than I thought possible. I blush when I think of the magnitude of my vision and the impact I am having on this world. If you don’t blush when you think of your contribution, you aren’t visioning big enough. The purpose of creating a vision is to give (a visual) voice to your soul and a direction for it’s landing point.

Creating a vision aligns your heart, mind, and soul.
Visioning will put you on the emotional path of creation. When you honestly invest a chunk of time to vision for yourself, you will find that you feel excitement at what comes out of you. That excitement is the fuel you need in order to take daily action to manifest your vision.

Visioning directs your attention to what you truly desire; to what wants to be expressed through you. When you can hold this vision long enough in your mind, you will open up to the opportunities that exist all around you. You have to be able to see the opportunities in order to say, “yes” to the paths that lead to the manifestation of your vision.

Visioning allows for your soul to express itself. When you give your soul the freedom to dream, it will. Your soul yearns to be expressed and when you take that yearning out of it’s many boxes, it will soar in freedom.
What do you have to let go of in order to allow the biggest vision inside of you to emerge?

In order to live my purpose, I have had to release a lot of old thinking. The biggest belief that I’ve had to release is that no one wants to hear what I have to say. My words are meaningless and contain no value, so I had better just shut up. As a (false) protective device, I learned to want what you want. What I want doesn’t matter and when I speak my truth, you will go away.

Before the universe can give you what you desire, you have to know what it is
Start with a writing exercise. This is a sacred activity, so create a nurturing environment for yourself. Light a candle, retreat to a special place in nature, or do what I did… (drink tea at the bistro). (Don’t think too much about my choice of a nurturing environment, okay?) Close your eyes and breathe a few cleansing breaths.

Ask yourself, “What is the desire of my heart?” or some other question that is more appropriate for your life. Then start writing. Here are some prompts in case you get stuck:

Always come back to how you imagine you will feel when this vision is manifested.
What are the thoughts you are having?
What are the feelings that course through your veins?
What specifically are you doing in your vision?
Is your vision related to your conscious livelihood? Give details.
Who are you interacting with?
What daily activities are you engaged in?
How does your purpose get expressed through this vision?

What is the real reason to vision?
I know that there is a spiritual gift that exists inside of you that needs to be brought into manifestation. Your desire to share yourself uninhibited with the world. You have a purpose and a passion, even if you don’t know what it is. Visioning can help your purpose emerge. Visioning can help you gain clarity on the manifestation of your purpose. Visioning is a tool to use to move any stuck energy inside of you and allow for fresh ideas to emerge.
It’s important to not get tied to your vision once you’ve defined it. Allow for the expansion of your vision. Right when you think you know what it is, it might just get bigger than you thought possible or doable. That’s okay! While my vision has changed many times over the past few years, it’s also stayed very much the same. My willingness to let my vision breathe is the single action that brings me additional clarity.

Why is goal setting important?

2008-12-16T21:56:00.000-08:00

“The FUTURE depends on what we do in the PRESENT”
Mahatma Gandhi

Goal setting, how many times do you hear how important goal setting is to your success in business, life, spiritual and anything you can think of. Well, you know what, it is true!Why do so many people preach about the importance of goal setting, promise making, intensions or whatever you want to call it? Easy answer, because many of us still today don’t do it, or we do a poor job or we put in half the effort and wonder why we are still stuck in our non-satisfying jobs, with business partners we don’t like, with clients that frustrate us, with employees that just don’t care or anything else that you can think of why we are stuck. Goal setting is just the start of launching YOU as a person to the next level in your business, your life maybe your church, your fitness, your peer group and the list continues forever.When you master the art of goal setting, you will then be primed to master goal achievement (coming soon).

Striving for my Dream-MBA

2008-12-16T15:10:00.000-08:00

My long-term goal to complete my Masters 0f Business Administration (MBA) program began 10 years ago. This goal was part of my journal writing 10 years ago, and I began to visualize it around 5 years ago.

I would visualize it, journalize it and pray about it. I designed a poster to help motivate me. This poster had cut up magazines of a graduate who graduated and powerful words to empower me. I had this poster put up in my room, where I could see it everyday.

I never knew which school I would go to, or how I would get there. I didn't even know, that my life experiences were leading up to my goals to enter into an MBA program. My experiences and encounters were all apart of my admission into the program.

I truely believe in the power of "the law of attraction" and visualizing what you want in life. This practise, came true for me in my life.

And now, here I am embarking in my dream to complete my MBA. I'm only one month into the program, and I'm already facing challenges to stay focus.

This is why I wanted to start this blog so that I can find other like minded people like me who are embarking in their dreams and need a little support, encouragements, guidance, and advice. I'm starting this blog to also keep track of my journey and keep me accountable to me.

My graduation day is July 2011, and I will be posting my grauduation photos on this Blog to show that I reached my goal and dream. I visualize this everyday...I also visualize that I will gruaduate with highest honours and that I will be the valedictorian.