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Face life squarely: Face your problems with the highest light you have, knowing that through solving them you will grow both in wisdom and depth of being. This is called Courage.

Dedicate yourself to a good purpose: Find your path of service, of joy, of commitment, and hold fast - never lose sight of the dream. This is called Commitment.

Live in accordance with your beliefs and highest values: Try to never knowingly do wrong. If you believe something, live accordingly, otherwise your beliefs and your life will lose the preciousness of meaning. This is Integrity.

Enjoy the little things in life: Simplify where you can, by ridding yourself of the nonessential. And with the simplest act, be conscious of the miracle present. In drinking a glass of water, really taste the water as it goes down, feel its smoothness, its refreshing coolness - enjoy the moment, it too is a miracle. In this is both Wisdom and Joy.

Relinquish worry over what you cannot change or control: In reality we can only change or control ourselves, and by our example others may change and the world also. Let go of worrying over what you have no control over, focus instead on being the most loving presence you can be whatever the situation. Herein lies Peace.

Practice these five secrets of life and you will find a life of courage, commitment, high value, enjoyment and true peace.

© Michael Bowen. Michael holds a Masters Degree in Cultural Anthropology. He is best known for his inspirational writing and speaking on topics ranging from cultural diversity to the unity of humankind. He is currently a business consultant, author and speaker. He can be reached at mbowen@europa.com.

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“What is the most appropriate form of appreciation and/or service I can provide to each person?” Aren’t you just amazed sometimes about how obvious it is that you or someone around you fails to get recognized for accomplishments? It’s easy to see in others isn’t it? When it’s someone else who should show the gratitude, it ridiculously obvious, isn’t it?

But when it’s US that should hand out some thanks and show that we feel lucky to have the support and help we DO get, we quite often are just as guilty of “forgetting” to do this as those we despise. Isn’t that right? I have watched some of the most incredible performers in the work arena get literally forgotten when it comes to pats on the back. More responsibility and longer hours are what they usually get. And less thanks.

Is it any wonder that it’s tough to keep good employees? There’s an unfortunate tendency to believe that most people just know they’re good, or have done well, so we don’t bother to tell them. In the last few years, psychologists recently did a study about what employees want in their jobs. And pay ranked something like number seven in importance. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t important. Just that on a day-to-day basis, that’s not what we dwell on when it comes to job satisfaction. Feeling appreciated and a feeling of being in on things ranked at the top of most lists.

If some of a company’s computers worth several thousand dollars came up missing, they’d call the police and a full investigation would ensue. The company would want them back and would like to see the crooks behind bars. But if a key employee were to leave suddenly, that person’s bosses and the company owners would likely never get down to the root of why they just lost an asset worth possibly hundreds of thousands (or even millions) of dollars! But I know why.

Most people don’t want to take the time (or accept the possible guilt). Most of us simply don’t understand the implications of not showing how much other people mean to us. With great regret, I can say without hesitation that I have been very guilty of this. But the awareness of it is the first step towards having the power of appreciation help rather than hurt you. If you say, “I guess I should do more of that (ha-ha, yeah, right!)” then you are killing your chances of true and lasting success and happiness in business, career and personal matters.

None of us likes to be taken for granted. Many people have gone nearly insane because they don’t feel appreciated. Think about times when you or someone you know got upset and/or acted in irrational ways. Aren’t many of those times also times when you felt unappreciated, not necessary or that your opinion doesn’t matter? You see? It colors all your relationships–professional AND personal.

Cruising through your days just expecting that John is going to do what you need him to do because that’s what he’s always done in the past is crazy. Pretty soon John’s going to be gone… and you won’t even know why. But now, at least, you’ll have that seed of an idea why.

When you’d like a word of encouragement or a compliment of a job well done, even a little acknowledgement, and it doesn’t come, notice how it feels. I hope it doesn’t wreck your day, but just notice it. Feel it. Well, that’s what others feel, too, when their deeds are ignored.

You could quickly become the most popular person in school, work, or just about anywhere else. Just start noticing small things. Pick them out and give a quick thanks to the person who was responsible. Do this for a couple days or weeks and you’ll see people instantly responding to you. Try it out and watch everything change!!!

WINNING BELIEFS:

– I notice the little things that people do for me & others

– I’m quick to say thank you for a job well done

– I appreciate all the things people do for me

– Other people like to be around me now

– People like doing things for me now

– I’m well liked by others

– My opinion is important to others

EMPOWERING QUOTE:
“Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold.” -Latin Proverb

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“What do I want people to say about me after I’m gone — and even while I’m still here?” I don’t watch a lot of television. Watching other people live their fake lives is a tremendous waste of a real one, in my opinion. I do, however, watch movies that have great lessons in them, like “Rocky”, “Rudy”, and “Mr. Holland’s Opus”. Stuff like that.

I first saw “It’s A Wonderful Life” in 1990. I cried a lot. It was then that I knew I wanted to be like George Bailey. I compared my life to his, and they didn’t even remotely resemble one another. I thought: If I die right now, how many people will really care? Have I done much for anyone other than myself?

It was then that I stepped up on the self-help books, tapes and seminars. I tend not to do things in small ways, so I became a sort of a fanatic. I figure that if you really want to become more, you have to learn how. You can’t give what you don’t have, after all. This is part of the path that led me to being able to talk to you every day.

Now, in your life, what is it that you’d like to stand for? Books like “As a Man Thinketh” by James Allen teach about the power of thoughts. You see, we all are exactly what we think. It’s no accident that we end up where we are in life. I know, there are lots of situations like chance meetings, freak accidents, who your parents and family are, etc. that push us in certain directions. There’s no refuting that circumstances play a significant part in what your history will ultimately be.

But regardless of what has happened to detour you, you still decide where you’ll go and whom you become from where you currently are. Even if you are a world famous actor, business or political leader, or a successful professional in some other field (and there are many of all of those that read this letter every week), what is it that you want to stand for during this life?

I know a lot of people talk about actors that support this thing or that, and it makes them “sick.” But think about it. Anyone who is absent of certain challenges (and it’s challenges that make life worth living), feels empty. So they go looking for them. They don’t want the meaning of their lives to be just the characters they played. That’s not gratifying.

Only by helping other people and feeling a sense of purpose will you truly be happy during your time here. Pick up whatever books you can, watch inspiring movies, listen to successful people. Find some activities that make you feel alive.

If you’re depressed every day, if you’re filled with anxiety and panic, if you start things and don’t finish them, then examine your thoughts. Are they all “self” centered? If that is what you hear when you listen to that little voice inside your head, you must set some goals. You absolutely have to find some purpose.

And for Heaven’s sake, do just one thing at a time. Don’t buy 10 books and try to read them all at once. This is not one more thing to get panicky about. Just get “other people” centered. Start doing something for someone else beside yourself. It really is that simple. Don’t look for the answer. You’re reading it now. Help someone else. Every hour.

That could mean just doing your job as well as you can this hour. If you do, you’re helping lots of people. Isn’t that right? You’re helping your customers, your employer, co-workers, vendors, all those people’s families and the service providers who serve all of them. You see, you can’t help someone else without having a tremendous effect on potentially thousands of others.

You can’t possibly focus on being useful to the people around you without feeling incredible joy and satisfaction with yourself. Is this starting to make sense yet? Good. Think about whom you can help now. And if it’s indirect, think about all the people whose lives will be impacted if you simply take your job a little more seriously. I think you’re about to have a few “Aha’s.”

WINNING BELIEFS:

– I am other person centered

– I know that the quality of my life is the quality of my thoughts

– I am a positive and optimistic person

– I’ve released all selfish thoughts and ways

EMPOWERING QUOTE:
“The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. From the state of a man’s heart doth proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom into deeds, and his deeds bear the fruitage of character and destiny.” -James Allen (Author-”As a Man Thinketh”)

What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life.

Mike Brescia is the creator of the world-renowned Think Right Now! Accelerated Success Conditioning Programs. Mike becomes your own personal success coach - guiding, motivating, inspiring, teaching and moving you in a way that only a best friend would. Mike will inspire you to take a hard look at yourself and be accountable for what you are in life, to be dissatisfied with the “old you” and the bad habits, to take action, ready to happily do whatever it takes to win the game of life.

Find descriptions of all his products at http://www.thinkrightnow.net

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