In honour of this special day, I thought I would borrow from another site. Time and Date has some interesting facts about this day in history, as it pertains to events and birthdays. I have a friend whose daughter and grandchild were born on his birthday. Here is the story of three consecutive generations born on Leap Day. And I have four cousins–sisters–all born on the same day in August, but different years. Here is another family, with three children all born on consecutive Leap Days! Continue reading »
My imagination is the workshop of my mind. I can create anything I want in my workshop. All the tools, materials and instructions are already there. All I have to do is choose the right ones for what I want, and put them together.
Your creative imagination is the part of your mind that receives hunches and inspiration. It works automatically whenever the mind is vibrating at exceedingly rapid rate. This is why it’s so important to guard your mind against the wrong kind of vibrations. What is driving you right now? Work problems, family crises, personal struggles? Or are you driven by a burning desire to achieve your goals? What is getting through to your subconscious mind? What are your dominating thoughts? Thoughts become things. What things, depends on what occupies your mind the most. Continue reading »
How many people have you sponsored into your business in the last year? How many of them stayed? And how many of them are successful in sponsoring people who actually stick around longer than a few months? If you are like most network marketers, you are not happy with your answers. The vast majority of network marketers fail to make any money. Why? The biggest single factor is their failure to duplicate what they do. So what’s the answer?
David Haines hits the nail on the head…
Feb 142012
Last year David Haines said something that really resonated with me, and it’s stayed with me. He said that sometimes the reason we fail so often in a problem area is that we have made and broken so many promises to ourselves in the past, that we no longer believe ourselves. That is one reason we have trouble believing a self talk, even if it is perfectly tailored to our needs. It is also a big reason why we stay stuck in certain areas.
I believe he is right.
I believe this is what Mr. Hill is talking about when he includes “personal experiences” in the title. Continue reading »
Feb 132012
Today I would like to do something different. This has nothing to do with network marketing or personal development, and everything to do with something else that is very close to my heart.
Today is Monday, February 13, 2012… and it’s Ian’s and my 30th wedding anniversary. It’s been a busy day, but there’s always room for reminiscing and jaunts down Memory Lane. I would like to share with you a special something the Lord did for me on a day that might otherwise have been filled with pain and sorrow. What God did for me that day was like a link between the two most important men in my life… a bridge between the past and the future. It was wonderful evidence to me that my loving heavenly Father cares about even the smallest details of my life.
This comes straight from my journal.
The first time I remember talking with Ian was during a chance meeting in the bookstore at Prairie Bible Institute. We had seen one another around campus, and even shared a few classes, but we had never really spoken before, because Prairie’s social regulations did not allow for anything but the most casual contact between guys and gals.
Ian and I met at Prairie Bible Institute 31 years ago. Prairie’s strict social regulations did not allow guys and gals to talk at length with one another, but I’ll never forget the time we bumped into each other in the Prairie bookstore — and had a long conversation. One thing he said really stuck out to me, because it resonated with me and I felt helpless to do anything about the same thing in my own life.
“There is this huge chasm between what I want to be and know I should be — and what I am.”
Bible college is a great place for gathering ideas and fodder, but I was missing one key ingredient. Continue reading »
Feb 062012
Forgiveness is a tough concept for a person who has been badly abused by someone, and reconciliation is either impossible or dangerous. Forgiveness does not mean absolving the other person of guilt, or even pretending that what he or she did is okay. Forgiveness is a release of the abuser’s power over you. Any time you allow someone to rent space in your head, you are giving that person your power. For anyone who wants to grow as a person, forgiveness is an absolute must.
A friend asked me today HOW one can do that — release an abuser’s power over her — especially if one does not believe in God. This is my answer to her. Continue reading »
“There is a reason for every part of your unique journey. Your parents… the schools you attended… your church… your marriage… God does not waste a single thing.” ~ Lyle Black
I met a lady at church this morning who suffered hearing loss as a child. She could have hated what happened. She could have resisted the handicap and become bitter. Instead she grew into a lovely and gracious woman who enjoys a happy marriage and has raised four daughters. Now she has written a children’s book based on that long ago experience. Her book comes out in a month or so, and I know it will be a help and a blessing to children who face difficulties and challenges today. Continue reading »
Napoleon Hill states:
There are millions of people who BELIEVE themselves
“doomed” to poverty and failure, because of some strange
force over which they BELIEVE they have no control. They
are the creators of their own “misfortunes,” because of
this negative BELIEF, which is picked up by the
subconscious mind, and translated into its physical
equivalent.
Ouch!!
This doesn’t have to be something new I bring on myself. It can be keeping myself stuck in old ruts because I would rather stay there, spinning my wheels so I sink even deeper, rather than get out of there onto smooth ground or onto a track that’s going to get me somewhere. Continue reading »
