Drifting, Without Aim or Purpose, is the First Cause of Failure

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Napoleon Hill is one of my all time favorite authors. I just recently listened to his newest release on his interview with the Devil, “Outwitting The Devil“. Very interesting indeed! He talks a lot about drifters and how they are the easiest for the Devil to ensnare, because they just drift from thing to thing and have no resistance to him.  Check it out! http://outwittingthedevil.com/  (You can also sign up for a free secret chapter)  

The quote below is from the Napoleon Hill Foundation. I receive it in my email daily. You might want to sign up as well.

Karin Conway

Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.Without a plan for your life, it is easier to follow the course of least resistance, to go with the flow, to drift with the current with no particular destination in mind. Having a definite plan for your life greatly simplifies the process of making hundreds of daily decisions that affect your ultimate success. When you know where you want to go, you can quickly decide if your actions are moving you toward your goal or away from it. Without definite, precise goals and a plan for their achievement, each decision must be considered in a vacuum. Definitenessof purpose provides context and allows you to relate specific actions to your overall plan.Permanent link to this post: Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.

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Be Happy by Groucho Marx

Courtesy of Bob Proctor, I get these great quotes in my email inbox.  I felt compelled to share this one. You can sign up for your own at BobProctor.com.

Make it a great day…only you can!

KC

Dear Karin,

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”

Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx
1890-1977, Comedian and Film Star

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How Will You Spend Your Prize?

I received this as an email forward and thought it had a very good message to share.

I think many of us forget to treasure the moments we have each day. I always stop and smell the flowers, but often lose many other hours spent doing mundane tasks. If you view each day as a precious gift and spend every minute doing what you love and with those you love, you will truly have a Rich Life.

I hope you enjoy your prize today,

KC

Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be: Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules: The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over,the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right? …………………….. ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY! Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can’t seem to see it.The MAGICAL BANK is TIME! Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us. What we haven’t lived up that day is forever lost.Yesterday is forever gone. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time…. WITHOUT WARNING. SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about that, and always think of this:Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think. So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life! Here’s wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day. Start spending.

This Too Shall Pass, by David Krueger, MD

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I just love Dr David Krueger. He posts some amazing things on how we each deal with our money story and all the issues it brings us. I took one of his classes on the Secret Language of Money and learned a lot from it.  Check out the post below, from his blog. My favorite line is this; “My Perpetual, Hopeful Bias: People can change; they can write new stories.” That’s what Dr David or any good coach does…help people write a new story.

Make it a great day!

Karin Conway

Connections Coach

Karin@PROAlliances.com

 

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This, Too, Shall Pass: The Improbable Lessons of Our Biases Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:24 AM PDT David Krueger, MD The King summoned the wisest man of his court and commanded him to present one statement that would apply for everything, for all of mankind, for all of time. And to not come back until he had such a statement. After a substantial time, the wise man returned with this statement for the King: “This, too, shall pass.” Yet our brain wiring and mind programs are constructed to not recognize this simple fact. Here are some biases to recognize in order to outsmart our brains and revise our software: Durability Bias: Assuming an intense emotional experience – either really good or really bad – will continue at the same level of intensity for the foreseeable future. The brain is not wired to imagine a gradual dissipation of emotion over time. The fact is that emotions, good or bad, gradually gravitate back toward a pre-set emotional baseline. Extrapolation Bias: Projecting the past, as well as the present, onto the future. We are wired to project the past, the present, and the context of each into the future, and not to project change going forward. This distortion is compounded by the cognitive tendency to view events within their context and to assume the same context in the future. Cause and Effect Bias: Seeing patterns in random data and assigning causality; this brings closure in our minds and ends dissonance in our brains. Harry Houdini, the magician, commented on this phenomenon: Just because something is unexplained does not mean it’s supernatural. We are also more likely to see an outcome that was unpredictable going forward as inevitable once it has occurred (the mortgage crisis of 2008, Japan’s trio of tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear disaster). The Gamblers Fallacy: When there are five outcomes of “red” in roulette, the expectation is that “black” is now due. We expect rapid reversion to the mean. Studies also show that gamblers, given more information on the horses and jockeys they bet on, become biased based on this greater information, and assume they should do better. Those with more information systematically gamble more, with the result that they lose more money. The Hot Hand Fallacy: When observing an unusual streak of events, people continue to predict that the streak will continue. Status Quo Bias: People continue doing the same thing, even when it is compromised or limiting, expecting somehow that the same thing will result in a different outcome. The three areas that people know exactly what they need to do to change, yet don’t: money, weight, and relationships. In each area, people have tried and failed. They repeat patterns that don’t work, become frustrated, and often come to believe the cause is due to issues beyond their control: the economy, genes, and a partner’s stubbornness. They fail to recognize how strong and how unconscious their stories are. My Perpetual, Hopeful Bias: People can change; they can write new stories. Jung reminds us, “We can not live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening, and what in the morning was true, at evening will have become a lie.”

Today I Will Make A Difference

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I receive a daily message from Bob Proctor which I wanted to share. You have probably seen this one before, but its worth repeating.

Enjoy,

Coach Karin

Here is your Friday message,

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference.

I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference.

I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No failure is fatal. It’s OK to stumble…I will get up. It’s OK to fail…I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.

I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.

Today I will make a difference.

Max Lucado
From “On The Anvil“
Copyright (Tyndale Publishing, 1985) Max Lucado, Used by Permission

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Napoleon Hill’s Thought of the Day – Get Yourself Under Control

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When you get yourself under complete control, you can be your own boss.

We all have moments when we allow others to cause us to react emotionally, especially in anger. Often we regret our response later, and we vow we will never allow ourselves to behave in this fashion again. The next time you feel the anger rising, remind yourself that no one can make you angry or emotional without your consent — indeed, your active participation is required. Those who have learned to manage themselves are the individuals who are destined to be leaders. They are chosen to manage others because they have demonstrated that they can manage themselves. They are people of character.

Permanent link to this post: When you get yourself under complete control, you can be your own boss.

This positive message is brought to you by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. We encourage you to forward this to friends and family. They can sign up for this free service at our web site: http://www.naphill.org.

I am currently going through a Think and Grow Rich class led by Vera Nowak. If she offers it again, I will certainly post it so more people can benefit from this awesome experience.

Make it a great day!

Karin Conway

Coach, Connector, Nature Freak, and whomever else I wanna be today…

Napoleon Hill Thought for the Day

No one is so good that he has no bad in him, and no one is so bad that he has no good in him. We human beings are a complex lot. Many religious writings and great literary works are based upon the constant struggle between good and evil that goes on inside every one of us. This struggle is as old as mankind itself. Yet, while we recognize our own inner struggles, we are often quick to condemn others. Psychologists tell us that there is no such thing as a bad person; there are only bad behaviors. Make it a point to look for the good in yourself — and in others. Nurture the good character traits and work on the ones that may need improvement. Like plants in a garden, the character traits that grow strong and productive will be those that are fed, watered, and weeded regularly. Permanent link to this post: No one is so good that he has no bad in him, and no one is so bad that he has no good in him.

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I just recently went through Hill’s program “The Science of Personal Achievement” and it is phenomenal to think about the profound ideas Hill had way back when…long before I was born.  He is an inspiration and I hope you check out his work. I think you will find a lot of inspiration and personal growth if you study what he taught.

Make it a great day!

Karin Conway

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