| A Lot of People in Life Never Have a Really | | | | learning tools and motivational information is a |
| Strong Desire to Do the Things that Will Get | | | | major stepping stone to get the fire in your belly |
| Them to the Top of the Heap. Here Are Four | | | | growing. |
| Ways to Put Motivation into Your Life Right Now | | | | 3. TURN ALL THE NEGATIVE ENERGY IN YOUR |
| "Develop success from failures. Discouragement | | | | LIFE TO POSITIVE ENERGY Has your mood ever |
| and failure are two of the surest stepping stones | | | | changed from a decent, fun-loving attitude to a |
| to success." Dale Carnegie 1888-1955 | | | | deep and dark mood instantly because of that |
| A majority of people living on this planet right now | | | | news story you saw on NBC about the genocide |
| feel down and out because they are not enjoying | | | | in Darfur, or an article you read about a killer |
| the good things in life that they see on television | | | | tornado wiping out a small town in Kansas from |
| every day. One of the biggest reasons they are | | | | the local newspaper? Mass media makes their |
| failures in life is not because they attempted to | | | | fortune on spreading every possible bad news |
| accomplish great goals and failed. No, these people | | | | story to every media outlet known to man. Quit |
| went to college, got a degree in dance or drama, | | | | watching network news every night that drones |
| and then started working at Starbucks to pay | | | | on about how many soldiers were killed in Iraq |
| back their tuition fees. Five years later they | | | | today, or how global warming will kill us all ten |
| become managers of Starbucks and never again | | | | years from now. Television networks know that |
| think about becoming a professional dancer or | | | | salacious and negative news stories are what |
| paid actor. They tried to get jobs that reflected | | | | most of the general public eats up with a spoon. |
| their college degrees for two years, and when | | | | Don't be the average Joe on the street. Turn off |
| nothing happened, they bit the bullet and got a | | | | negative news reports every time you start |
| "real job". | | | | getting depressed from watching them. This tactic |
| These are the people you hear complaining about | | | | does not mean you have to put your head in the |
| how Donald Trump and Paris Hilton are living the | | | | sand like an ostrich, it is just a valuable technique |
| lives they should be having, instead of being a | | | | that allows you to cultivate a more positive |
| manager at Starbucks. They lost that fire in life | | | | energy flow that will let you rise above the |
| that every successful business person or celebrity | | | | hardships that come with struggling to achieve |
| has burning in them at all times. They don't | | | | your goals, thereby giving you more |
| understand what Dale Carnegie knew: You not | | | | determination to succeed. |
| only have to learn from your failures and | | | | The different ways to get that positive energy to |
| discouragements in life, you actually NEED them | | | | flow back to you on a daily basis are many. One |
| to succeed! | | | | of those ways is to make sure that your |
| The following examples are ways you can make | | | | entertainment is not filled with negative imagery a |
| sure you either retain that fire in life, or shows | | | | hundred percent of the time. War movies and |
| you how you can cultivate that burning desire to | | | | extreme horror movies like "Hostel" and "The |
| do the things in life that will motivate you into | | | | Devil's Reject's", while very enjoyable on their |
| being a truly successful person. | | | | own terms, are the kinds of movies that will |
| 1. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS | | | | leave you with a dark look at life after you leave |
| As long as you have established realistic goals that | | | | the movie theater or turn off the DVD player. I |
| you really want to attain in life, this is one of the | | | | would say you should not see more than one |
| biggest ways to ensure you really want that goal. | | | | extremely gory war movie or horror film per |
| Specifically, it is a technique that requires you to | | | | week. It might sound like I'm not a fan of horror |
| take the biggest risk of your life, no matter what | | | | movies or war films, but I for sure am. It's just |
| the outcome. Here are some really good | | | | that if you do see these movies on a daily basis, |
| examples: You just started your own business | | | | there is no doubt that it will have a negative |
| five months ago, but you have not yet quit your | | | | emotional impact on your psyche. |
| job because you love having that measly | | | | Another sure fire way to get to a real positive |
| paycheck coming to you every week for a | | | | point in your life is to do the things you really |
| "backup plan" in case your business does not take | | | | enjoy without thought of the cost, such as seeing |
| off. Guess what? Your business will not take off | | | | a concert you really are looking forward to, or |
| anyway because you are so weak in your | | | | spending time with family members you have not |
| commitment to your own business that you | | | | seen in years. Another way is by cleaning up your |
| spend more time at your "real job" than on your | | | | cluttered office or bedroom, and filing your |
| self employed business. Huge mistake! | | | | invoices in a more efficient filing system than that |
| You need to put your money where your mouth | | | | mail bin that they are currently in, will bring a |
| is and quit that job pronto! It sounds risky, and it | | | | sense of a more enhanced structure to your life. |
| definitely is, but it will bring out your true | | | | That more structured environment brings a sense |
| motivation to get to a profit level in your new | | | | of contentment to your overall demeanor, thus |
| business where you won't need any other income. | | | | giving you that positive energy flow that is vitally |
| If you have to mortgage your house- DO IT! If | | | | needed for your ultimate success in life. |
| you have to max out your credit cards in for the | | | | 4 DON'T DELAY ONE DAY MORE TO ACHIEVE |
| next few months and live on the cash advances: | | | | THAT DAUNTING GOAL Again, I am saving the |
| DO IT! Nothing good in life comes without making | | | | best motivation tool for last. A really good |
| certain sacrifices, and starting your own business | | | | example of what I am describing would be to |
| or trying to become a paid actor or freelance | | | | examine what would be the best result of |
| writer is no exception to that rule. Remember | | | | someone trying to quit smoking? The answer |
| this: People who risk it all are the real winners | | | | would be that the person stops for good, right? |
| because even if they lose, they recoup their | | | | That being the case, the person who really wants |
| losses and get back on the horse. The average | | | | to quit does one thing: As soon as he makes up |
| person never takes risks, so the next time you | | | | his mind that he will quit, he takes all the |
| go get a coffee at Starbucks say "hi" to them | | | | cigarettes in his possession and throws them |
| for me. | | | | away and never again buys or smokes another |
| 2 FEED YOUR MIND WITH MOTIVATING | | | | one. Going "cold turkey" has been proven to be |
| INFORMATION EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK No | | | | the best way to give up smoking, and you should |
| matter what your hard to reach goal is, you need | | | | do the same thing no matter what your goal is. |
| to constantly motivate yourself with audio books, | | | | A physical action in your life is the main catalyst |
| seminars, web sites and magazines that teach | | | | that will ultimately drive you to your goal. Without |
| you specific ways to accomplish that goal. If you | | | | a physical move on your part to lose weight, for |
| want to be an actor, take an acting class, if you | | | | example, you will just sit there on the couch and |
| want to be an author, buy three writing manuals | | | | continue to eat M&M's while watching TV |
| at Every single day you must fill up your mind | | | | shows like "Oprah" for the rest of your life. How |
| with inspirational speeches from people who are | | | | much weight do you think you will lose at that |
| experts in your field of endeavor, no matter how | | | | rate? You will probably be dead from heart failure |
| you'd like to receive those messages. Buy books | | | | before you reach your fiftieth birthday if you are |
| from authors like Dale Carnegie and Deepak | | | | lucky. So do something physically right now that |
| Chopra who can really put the value of true | | | | will get you one step closer to that proverbial |
| motivation into black and white terminology. No | | | | dream goal in your life. You will not be sorry you |
| matter if you just want to lose weight or stop | | | | did! |
| smoking, having access to a daily dosage of | | | | |