Happy New Year!

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. 2018 is over. 2019 is here. As we start the journey of this New Year it is a good time to reflect on the year that is ending and look forward into the year that is soon to begin. Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

All of us wonder what the new year will bring. I don’t know of any more relevant and practical advice for us at the start off 2019 than to say that the old year ends, a new begins with pages clean and new; And what is written on each page will now depend on you. We don’t have to live our lives imprisoned by our past because you can’t relive the year that’s past, erasing every wrong; for once a year – or day – is spent, It is forever gone. We are to allow a heavenly perspective to govern our earthly walk! Every decision, every activity, every plan and purpose is to be considered in the light of eternity. Everything is to be laid out before the Lord and considered not from an earthly, sensual perspective, but from the viewpoint of Heaven because the steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.

I think that the start of the New Year is a good time for us to rise to that challenge and to say to ourselves that I am going to, with the help of God, forget my past. I am going to stop torturing myself about what I did or didn’t do. This New Year is a good time to stop being chained to our past failures. Don’t give up in dark despair if you have failed some test; Seek God’s forgiveness and resolve henceforth to do your best. Resolve each precious day to do things good and kind and pure; Though days and years may pass away, these things shall still endure. You know not where your path may lead nor what’s beyond the hill; But know that God walks at your side, if you will do God’s will. We should remember that all things are possible with God, though days be bright or dim;
So do your best and know that you can leave the rest to God. Be encouraged, the future rests in the good hands of a God who loves you more than you can imagine. You may stumble this year, but you won’t completely fall. This is God’s promise to you.

Thank you all for your support in 2018! Happy New Year to you, your friends and family! Here’s to 2019!!! 🍾🥂 I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

We Attract Into Our Lives What We Are

People in our lives are often a mirror for what we feel in ourselves and to live your greatest life, you must first become a leader within yourself. Take charge of your life, begin attracting and manifesting all that you desire in life because we attract into our lives what we are.

Your whole life is a manifestation of the thoughts that go on in your head and one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract. Many people complain about their love life, but interestingly, they always attract people who do not value them, who neglect them or who do not make them a priority. The beauty of meeting new people and making new friends is that they’ll see you for the person you are today, not their memory of the person you used to be.

The truth, whether some believe it or not, is that you get whatever it is that you focus on in life. You reap what you sow and cultivate what you grow. When our minds are steeped in negativity, we tend to see things from a negative light. But when we’re positive and look to the silver lining, so to speak, we ultimately produce positive results. True maturity happens by accepting everything that happens to us as perfect because this is the process to perfection. Appreciating that the problems we have are, in large part, an opportunity to grow will help us to improve. On the contrary, viewing ourselves as a failure is only a way of throwing away our aspirations. If you want to achieve success and become your best self, you need to surround yourself with people who have higher standards than you.

Succeeding by Choice

When you are presented with a clear path toward a goal you would not have chosen for yourself, it’s important to check your motives. Achieving success in life isn’t just about intelligence, competence or experience. The key to beating your competition and succeeding is the ‘winning attitude.’

In every moment we can pick a new direction – how to act, how to react, how others’ moods, as well as how these decisions will affect you and how you will affect others. These choices are not made only once but every moment of every day. These decisions mould and sculpt your experiences and actions in the moment and eventually your day and life. When things happen that are not to your liking you can either allow them to bring you down or choose to find the opportunities in them. Your initial decision is what matters. Your choice to “do it” screams messages of hope and belief in yourself. Don’t get me wrong, not having things turn out the way you hoped totally stinks! But don’t let that beat you down and keep you there. Remember that your effort to make it happen is the most important part. Your time on this planet is very short. The more you put on your plate, the faster your time will go. The less time you’ll have for those things which matter most because a lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.

If you lack a clear and compelling vision, you will frequently be swayed by lesser goals. In such a case, you’ll be driven by achievement and/or external validation. Hence, there is an enormous difference between true success and achievement. Success is how you feel about yourself, and can only comes from living in alignment with who you truly want to be. Achievement is an external indicator of something you’ve done, which in itself doesn’t qualify you for success. You can only be successful spending as little time as possible on things you hate. It’s all about the right attitude. When life presents its numerous challenges, you begin to lose faith in your abilities. It is then that positive attitude helps you navigate all the difficulties and face the challenges boldly. It makes you better equipped to overcome the odds and puts you back on the road to success. Nothing happens unless you choose to act now. Change happens in the moment, not over time. The effect of what we choose, of the changes we have made, happen over time and we get to choose again and again in the moment.

 

 

Nothing In Life Comes Easy

You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free with the exception of God’s grace. We do bargaining everyday in our life. Every action of ours is followed by an outcome, which is the cost we pay for the action we have taken. Sometimes we do not pay attention to what we are doing, how we are behaving and how that will affect our life. Even small things sometimes make huge difference in our life.

It’s easy to make excuses for why you cannot do things. But nothing in life is free, and not every goal is going to be simple to reach. Regardless of position, situation, or circumstance, if you want something you have to work for it. Isn’t it good to know that you don’t have to be perfect to be used by God. You don’t have to have it all together to accomplish something meaningful and lasting. Nothing is going to come right away, and if you’re looking for a quick-fix for everything, you’re not going to find it and you might as well just give up now if you insist on keeping the same attitude. If life wasn’t challenging, we’d all grow bored. God can take whatever he has already given you to do what he has created you to do before you were ever born. We just have to have the faith to believe that without being perfect and without living up to other’s opinions about us we can live a life that is both dynamic as well as pleasing and acceptable to God. Life isn’t always going to be everything you expect it to be. But you gotta suck it up and stick it out. Be glad you even have a life. So many people have wanted to live theirs and were denied the opportunity. Live yours, without excuses, and with less worry. Just take a breath, grit your teeth, smile, and keep trucking because nothing in life worth having comes easy. Nothing in life that is worth having is free. Nothing in life worth having is not without a fight.

Life Is Full Of New Beginnings

Do you ever feel like every area of your life is changing so fast and you’re just standing in the middle of it all, confused and directionless? You could consider a new beginning as the start of a new year. A fresh start, a new goal, a year to make your dreams come true. Be determined and persevere.

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. Beginnings could happen more than once or in different ways. You could think you were starting something afresh, when actually what you were doing was carrying on as before. You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating. Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it…it’s just easier if you do.

Don’t worry about being worried. You’re heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something else. When everything seemingly falls apart, it’s more important than ever to get clear on the direction you want to go in as you move forward. Focus on how you want to feel in every area of life and then start doing activities that create those desired feelings. This is about you. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon. Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities. Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. One thing I know for sure is that we learn about ourselves through new experiences. So whatever the ending and new beginning is for you right now, allow yourself to be swept away by the sweet freedom that comes with it. Always remember that each day is a new life. Each moment is really a new life. What we call memories are really present thoughts. What we call anticipations are really present thoughts. No one has ever lived in any moment except the present.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

Success Is Liking What You Do…

Success is liking what you do, and liking how you do it. We don’t or at least we aren’t supposed to be living our lives in hopes of making everyone else happy by our accomplishments. Though we are supposed to live our lives helping others and making this world a better place, we must do so as ourselves. 

To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.  Be a dreamer, a believer, and a courageous and cheerful thinker.  Be a positive motivator, a productive doer, and a go-getter who keeps her head in the clouds and her feet on the ground.  Be about what you say you are about. The time you have to prove to the world that you are who you say you are is limited. We are only afforded a short amount of time while we are here and to make the best use of it we have to do much more than talk about the things we would like to do. Let the spirit of passion and possibility ignite a fire within you to do something worthwhile today, and don’t forget to spread your enthusiasm to those around you.

One thing that you have to remember is that if you don’t believe in yourself no one else will. You have to realize that you are in control of your own success. You can’t let others’ opinions of you affect how your life ends up. To step into the life we would like to see, and to really embody the person we would like to be we have to get over the jitters. There’s no excuse for being an amateur forever.  Life is short. Get past the fear of failing or making mistakes and get to flying. One way that you can help yourself do this is by making a plan, and setting reasonable short term goals alongside real long term goals. Not everything will go according to plan at all times, but this is a good way to get past your initial fears.

Don’t let the fear of not being accepted stop you from being who you really are. Strive to show everyone that being who you really are is the only way that you can truly be accepted. You can never be a success in life by trying to be someone that you aren’t, true success comes from being able to show the world who you truly are, and how they love you because of it. Also, be sure to live in the now. You are no longer who you were in the past, and you will get to your future in due time. Focus on making positive moves in the present move, never forget to live out each day. Listen to people who have the things you want in life. Don’t take advice from losers. You’ll end up with what they have. Always strive to better yourself!

Rejection Is God’s Protection

We have all been rejected at some point in our lives and I want to tell you congratulations! Rejection is God’s way of saying wrong direction. 

Those who are successful in life don’t see rejection as a bad thing because they know with each rejection that they are closer to their victory. When someone rejects or breaks up with you, it may be a blessing in disguise. The person was not right for you. Or maybe you would have eventually been miserable with them. Now the door is open for someone else much better to come into your life.

Rejection is someone’s personal opinion about you, it isn’t how God sees you or who you are. If you were rejected in a relationship, for whatever reason, that is that person’s opinion, not God’s. If you were fired from a job, that is that company’s opinion, not God’s. Never allow someone’s opinion become the definition of who you are in God. Stop letting the fear of rejection stop you from living a free life. In your life journey, you will absolutely encounter many types of rejection. There will be people who tell you not to believe in yourself, or your dreams. There will be doubts you have in your own mind as well. But refuse to give up, and refuse to let any negative thinking rule you.

Instead of weeping at the door of rejection, we should lift up our eyes and locate the open door of favour that is open before us. Rejection simply tells us that favour is nearby and we should seek it. The more and more you are willing to try, the more opportunities you will see arise in your life. Not everyone is going to like you, what you say, what you are trying to sell, and so on. Don’t let anyone else’s disbelief stop you from getting to the victories that you know are meant for you. Remember, rejection is just an illusion. The reality is that you are 100% lovable just the way you are. So turn people’s rejection in to your heavenly Father’s protection!

Acquire The Experience Of Being Humble

You need not boast when you have the answers. You need not judge when you know you are right. You need not exaggerate when others don’t believe. You need not defend yourself when being ridiculed because a great man is always willing to be little.

Humility is one of the hardest traits to learn, especially in these times, but is in reality one of the most important traits a person can have who is interested in success. A person with humility knows when to be quiet and when to speak, even though people around them may expect for them to be willing to fulfill social norms.

The greatest people among us are always willing to be small if it means that success can be achieved. A level headed person knows that life isn’t about being superior to your fellow man, and is more about being superior to your former self.

Acquire the experience of being humble. Realize there is always room to learn, no one is perfect including yourself, and be willing to share your success to help others along the way.

Hard work, and a humble resolve are the catalysts for some of the greatest things known to mankind. Show how much of a difference that you can make in your own life and in the lives of the people around you by living in this way.

Your Desire For Success Should Be Greater Than Your Fear Of Failure

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure because winners are not people who never failed but people who never quit.

How much do you really want to win? Do you desire to succeed more than you want anything else in life? Do you go to sleep thinking of your passion and wake up from dreams of your passion? Do you wake up each morning with goals in mind, and then commit the effort to achieve them?

Becoming a winner is developed by constantly being reminded and pushed by things in your life that represent the culture of winning. Consistently being reminded isn’t enough though, we have to be willing to commit to the hard work and dedication that it takes to truly be a winner in any field.

Developing a winner’s mindset is also helped by spending time with like-minded people. In this big world it’s hard to win alone, so make sure that you have the right support team around you so that when times get hard you can continue to push on.

There is no better time than now to win! Never stop trying.

Every Accomplishment Starts With A Decision To Try

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Making great choices is what leads great people into great lives. Often when making choices we are affected by the factors and influences of our immediate environments and forget to take our own desires into account.

This thoughtless attitude may seem very harmless at first but as time ticks on, people who continue to make the bad choices end up lost in a sea of unhappiness. When we live life going against our better judgment doing things that we know we shouldn’t be we are consciously choosing to limit our own growth!

Improve your life now and in the future by developing the habit of making better choices in your life when the opportunities to do so are presented to you. Think about everything you do, and pay special attention to all of the things you do that have seemed to be detrimental to your life in the past.

Think about the success you want to see in your life, and choose to go get it!