The Self Effect

The only position worst than being stuck is sliding backwards! How do you know the difference?

Many confuse inactivity with lack of motion; physically that just may be true, however financially that’s just not possible.... no funds mean a negative cash position and that’s detrimental!

What you don’t know WILL hurt you! Be honest with YOU! Sounds like you? Let’s talk!

The most important journey you can take is INWARD. It’s also the most painful. What have you NOT confronted? What are you not being honest with yourself about?

Interested in taking the journey? What you don’t know WILL hurt you!

Failure Continued...(see previous post for Part One)

6. Opposite of Number 5...Taking the long road. For some it took so long to get to the Promise Land, that they never got there. Complaining and murmuring has a way of creating unnecessary delays.

7. Neglecting LITTLE things! Little things mishandled become BIG problems. Remember that.

8. Quitting too soon. It was once written: “Men don’t fail, they give up too soon!” Often it’s not the wrong start, but wrong STOP that make the difference between success and failure.

9. Burden of the past. “ It’s easier to lie on a couch digging into the past than it is to sit on a chair facing the present.” Isn’t this relatable?

10. The illusion of success. How does one know when they have truly succeeded? The trouble is many cannot distinguish the difference between vulgar success and personal success: we constantly aim for goals of which we think others will approve, and we are pained to find that they have little to do with true happiness.

Ponder the remaining 5 reasons. Perhaps you see yourself, perhaps you don’t. For those who do not, congratulations, you are rare!

Failure. What dreaded word! “Very often we are our own worst enemy as we foolishly build stumbling blocks on the path that leads to success and happiness.” ~ Louis Binstock

Ten Common Causes of Failure (Part One)
Excerpt from The Road to Successful Living...

1. The age old trick of blaming OTHERS
2. The opposite of the first: the ready tendency to blame oneself (in private) aka self-pity!
3. Having no goals
4. Choosing the WRONG goals
5. The short cut! Many choose the shortest, easiest, quickest way to success, only to discover...success was an illusion! 🤔

Do you recognize any of these points outlined above? Do you need clarity or more details/information?

I’d be happy to help!

Kindness is the BEST revenge. It may not FEEL the best in that moment, but later when you reflect, you will feel so proud that you didn’t lessen your own standards by responding in kind!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Feeling sorry for yourself and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have." ~ Dale Carnegie

This excerpt is from the book, " How to Stop Worrying and Start Living".

Two Key Words...THINK and THANK. Stop and ask yourself one key question - "What AM I worrying about?" In these times, perhaps this question is unrealistic you may say. But, is it?

I'm sure each of us in our own way have some horror story or another concerning the pandemic. I most certainly do! However, about 2 weeks ago I injured myself. Gave myself a mini concussion...again! What made this particularly stressful was the fact that I took a hit over "my one good eye". Got a good bruise too! My vision still gets blurry, headaches still come, still can't take too much sunlight...but guess what?? I STILL CAN SEE!!!

So, here are my thoughts: THINK: Would I sell both or any of my eyes for a billion dollars? How much would I take for both of my legs? My hands? My hearing? Children? Family?

While money certainly answers all things, and we concentrate heavily on how to get it, add up the assets listed above that you DO have and measure it against all the wealth the world possess. Who is wealthier?

"We seldom think of what we have but always of what we LACK."

THANK: No matter how tough things may become, I try to make a habit of looking on the best side of every event.

I literally only have functional use of one eye...yet still I'm writing to you. We cannot control the events around us most times, but at all times we can choose our response. Try Gratitude. It works.

"COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS...not your troubles".

I hit a lot of the times, but I miss too. By the law of averages...I am ahead. Are you?