Daily Motivator - January

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New You

As the New Year begins, take the opportunity to create a new beginning of your own. This is the perfect time to let go of what’s not working and to more fully embrace all that truly matters to you.

If there’s anything you’ve been doing, or failing to do, that’s holding you back, now is the time to change. Beginning today, free yourself to move quickly forward and to live life according to your highest vision.

The past has had its ups and downs, and now it is over. Now, as a new year begins, you can take the best of what you’ve learned and experienced, and make new, positive use of it all.

Give yourself permission to be a new, more purposeful, more effective, more loving, compassionate, curious and creative version of the you that you’ve always been. Allow yourself to let go of the limitations you’ve imagined and supported, and to soar higher than ever.

There’s no need to abandon what you love about your life. Yet there’s every opportunity to bring new richness into the world.

Let this day be the beginning of a happy new you. Imagine how great life can be, and live the greatness you know is there.

— Ralph Marston


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Friday, January 2, 2015

It is tempting

It is tempting to think you can cheat, and receive more out of life than you give. It’s tempting to think you can shortcut the process of achievement, and create great, meaningful value with little or no effort.

Even the wisest, most sophisticated, experienced achievers can be tempted by the promise of something for nothing. The problem is, that promise is never fulfilled.

Yes, it may seem that you’re able to cheat life for a while. However, whatever you might manage to gain by doing so will ultimately have no value to you.

That’s because the real value of life is in the doing, in the creating, in the work, not merely in the possessing. The real value is in making a difference, and there’s no way you can cheat your way to that.

In fact, giving in to the temptation of something for nothing will actually put more distance between you and the fulfillment you seek. Though the temptation can be highly enticing, it helps to remember that it will always set you back.

What you really want is not to have the trinkets of success, but to have the experience of creating success. Let go of the illusion of something for nothing, get busy, and enjoy working your way steadily there.

— Ralph Marston


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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Not too seriously

Don’t take yourself too seriously. Be responsible, reliable, dependable and level-headed, but don’t get all bent out of shape when you stumble, or when the world knocks you around.

It’s foolish to ignore the problems and hope they’ll go away. Yet it can also be powerful to laugh at your troubles and to know that you’ll eventually get yourself far beyond them.

Be ambitious, focused and diligent, but don’t beat yourself up when you occasionally wander off track. When it happens, just see what’s there to see, have some new experiences, gain some new wisdom, and calmly move yourself back in your intended direction.

Do less complaining and judging. Do more laughing and sharing.

Plan well, and work your plan, but don’t act like it’s the end of the world if things occasionally don’t go according to the plan. Make some adjustments, remember to smile, and you’ll be just fine.

Much of life is indeed serious business, but being uptight about it doesn’t add any value. Loosen up, enjoy the moment you’re in, and you’ll be better able to deal with whatever comes your way.

— Ralph Marston


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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Give a little kindness

A negative attitude can be contagious. Fortunately, so can a positive attitude.

One of the biggest challenges of staying positively focused can come from the negative people who cross your path. Yet instead of letting them get you down, you can choose to lift them up.

When someone is rude to you, the most powerful response is not to reply with your own rudeness. After all, what would that accomplish?

Your best choice in such a situation is to respond with courtesy, kindness, consideration and understanding. Though it may seem strange and unnatural at first, it can have a profoundly positive impact on the situation.

Most people, when given the chance, will be glad for you to rescue them from their own negative momentum. When you come across someone who is clearly in a bad mood, you have the opportunity to be the best part of that person’s day.

Seize that opportunity and make the most of it. When you give a little kindness, it can make a big, big difference.

— Ralph Marston


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Monday, January 5, 2015

Walk your talk

Rarely can you make an effective argument just by talking. The way to convince people of your point of view is to live that point of view.

Live what you believe, day in and day out. No amount of scolding or cajoling or persuasive rhetoric can equal that.

If you have trouble getting people to believe you or take you seriously, it’s probably because your actions don’t completely agree with your words. Do what you say, consistently, without fail, and your credibility will grow.

Rather than explain how much you care, show how much you care. Connect with others on a personal level, and be of genuine service.

The most persuasive way to talk, is to walk your talk. Let your actions and the way you live your life demonstrate who you are.

What you say can make a big difference, but only if it is fully supported by what you do. Walk your talk, and both your walking and your talking will get great things done.

— Ralph Marston


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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Positive in the negative

When you’re going through a negative experience, it takes real work to see the positive in it. Yet when you can do that work, there’s no limit to the difference you can make.

Great achievements very often grow out of great difficulties. Those who see the opportunity, and act on it, truly move the world forward.

When you’re buried in trouble, disappointment, frustration and confusion, it seems like you can’t possibly see anything good in it. Yet that good is there, those positive possibilities are there, and when you have the strength and the foresight to look, you’ll begin to see them.

One big key is to not take the difficult times personally, even though they may feel extremely personal. Step back, give yourself some objectivity, and you’ll start to see the situation differently.

Instead of worrying, complaining or feeling sorry for yourself, adopt a counterintuitive strategy of being thankful. Be thankful for the goodness that will come out of your troubles, and you’ll be able to bring that goodness to life.

When you’re knocked down by life’s troubles, the best thing you can do is to look for the best thing you can do, and do it. See the positive in the negative, and as soon as you do, you’ll start to leave the trouble behind.

— Ralph Marston


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January 7

Give yourself a reason

When you have a good enough reason, you can figure out a way. Give yourself a reason, and give yourself the energy necessary to move forward.

Without a good reason, any excuse or distraction will be enough to stop you cold. Without a good reason, you’re prone to complaining and questioning your work, rather than doing it.

So give yourself a reason. If you can’t come up with a powerful and inspiring reason, then consider doing something else, something that will have a solid reason behind it.

When you know what the reward is, and when that reward is something you really desire, nothing can stop you. Connect with the reason, connect with the reward, connect with the purpose, and you’ll naturally move toward it no matter what.

Everything you do has consequences. Remind yourself, again and again, of the positive consequences of your efforts, and you’ll find the most effective way be persistent in making those efforts.

Give yourself a reason, and you’ll give yourself a way. Give yourself a good enough reason, and it will happen.

— Ralph Marston

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January 8

Privilege

When you see your work as a burden, you’re not going to do it very well, and you’ll make yourself miserable in the bargain. When you can instead see your work as a privilege, you completely change things for the better.

When you see your work as a privilege, your effectiveness and your satisfaction skyrocket. You experience a dramatic improvement in your creativity and level of commitment.

Just because there are burdensome elements to your work is no reason to see the work itself as a burden. Most likely, you can find a way to eliminate or make improvements to those troubling components.

It’s important to make that distinction, between what you’re seeking to accomplish and the tasks and procedures you must undertake to get there. It enables you to be fully committed to and enthusiastic about the goal, while being flexible about the way you achieve it.

The opportunity to make a difference is indeed a privilege. Although the path may at times be frustrating and uncomfortable, the destination remains highly desirable.

If there’s something about your work that continues to trouble you, find a way to fix it. Get to the point where you can see your work as a privilege, and raise yourself to a whole new level of achievement.

— Ralph Marston

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January 9

Make your next step positive

In ways large and small, life can often be disappointing. Yet in every case, you don’t have to let the disappointing events keep you disappointed or discouraged.

For as disappointing as life can be, there is always something positive you can do. What you do next is what truly matters, and you can choose a positive step no matter what.

In each disappointment there is a priceless gift. That gift is the opportunity you get to become more determined and purposeful and positively motivated.

Each time, choose to accept that gift, to take that opportunity and to embrace its great value. Quickly use it to transform the energy of disappointment into the energy of achievement.

When you think about it, the choice is actually an easy one. Would you rather waste your life and crush your spirit with resentment and retribution, or do you want to feel great about making a positive difference?

Make the choice to honor your life, to honor all of life, by making your next step a positive one. Seize your great opportunity and enjoy the treasure it brings, each and every time.

— Ralph Marston

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January 10

Changing the story

It’s not really so hard to get up and get going. It’s mainly a matter of changing the story you tell yourself.

Every day you’re strengthening your habits and assumptions with the things you do and the things you tell yourself. Every moment you have the opportunity to become more energetic, more focused, more purposeful and successful.

If you sit around telling yourself that you’re too tired and that life is unfair, guess what? You’re creating a reality with your inaction and with those negative, self-defeating thoughts.

Instead, get up, move around, do something useful and caring, being thankful all the while. Remind yourself of life’s best possibilities and jump at every opportunity to have a positive impact.

Is the story you’re telling yourself holding you back, keeping you inactive and unmotivated? If so, it’s time for a new, improved story, and you can start telling yourself that story right now.

You deserve the best, so remind yourself to get busy and create it in every moment. Fill your days with positive thoughts and actions, and live the very best story you can imagine.

— Ralph Marston

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January 11

Leave excuses behind

Excuses are the building blocks of failure. Actions are the building blocks of success.

At best, the energy you put into crafting a good excuse will merely keep you stuck where you are. Yet when you put the same amount of energy into taking positive action, you begin to move ahead.

When you notice yourself looking for an excuse, stop and ask this question. What action could be taken right now that would make the excuse unnecessary?

Excuses give you permission to give up. But that’s not something you really want to do.

Dig deeper, past the superficial impulse to make an excuse. Dig deeper, and connect with the things that matter most to you.

Make a new commitment to what really matters. Leave the excuses behind as you act to fulfill your best possibilities.

— Ralph Marston

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January 12

Now is your chance

Now is your chance to make life better. Now is your chance to do something that will make a positive difference.

Now is your chance, so take it, live it, give yourself to it and transform this fleeting moment into lasting value. Step boldly and decisively past any hesitation, and create new richness in this precious life of yours.

Life is always challenging in all sorts of ways, and you can choose to see that as a good thing. Accept the unique challenges of this day, put your positive energy into working through them, and you’ll quickly realize what a great opportunity you’ve been given.

You’ve known how beautiful love can be, and now is your chance to give it. You’ve felt how great it feels to build, to create, to achieve, and now is your chance to do more.

This is not a time for complaints, for excuses, or for turning a blind eye to your best possibilities. This is your time to fill your whole self with a zest for living and to fulfill those great possibilities.

Now is your chance to be the best expression of yourself that you’ve ever been. Feel the abundance, feel the immense opportunity, and live it, now.

— Ralph Marston

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January 13

Do what is right

It is really not that difficult to do what is right. And doing what is right can make all the difference in the world.

Don’t settle merely for what is convenient or popular or glamorous. Insist on doing what is right.

This is your life and it is worth more than you can ever imagine. Honor and fulfill that awesome potential by doing what is right.

Do what is right, not to impress or gain favor. Do what is right simply, and powerfully, because it is right.

Would you like to live in a world where people are driven by their highest ideals and best instincts? Then let that world begin with you, today.

Do what is right, and you’ll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.

— Ralph Marston

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January 14

Humility is smart

The smartest people are those who don’t feel the need to tell you all they know. The most accomplished people are those who don’t feel the need to talk about all they’ve done.

Build on what you know rather than smugly sitting on it and talking about it. Listen, truly listen, and you will learn.

Make good and generous use of your achievements and you won’t have to announce them. Find fulfillment not in seeking praise but in working to have a meaningful, positive affect on the world.

Be smarter, richer, more satisfied and more at peace with life by being genuinely humble. Get your ego out of the way of your ability to bring great value to life.

Genuine humility is smart. Genuine humility is powerful in a way that benefits all of life.

Be smart, and powerful, and a creator of great value. Get beyond the confines of your ego and, with true humility, live a life that lifts up all the world.

— Ralph Marston

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January 15

Live real

Life is messy, uncertain, difficult, inconvenient, and wonderful. Live the real wonder, and not just an imitation.

Get your hands dirty, get your feet wet, and do something for the sheer joy of it. Unplug from the so-called conventional wisdom and serve yourself up some delicious original thoughts.

Take the most stimulating, interesting, thought-provoking and enjoyable route, not merely the quickest one. Stop along the way, and discover something you had no idea was there.

Fill your time with activities for which there is no sanitized, diluted, pre-programmed ***. You are a unique, original spirit, so live up to that glorious potential.

Feel the texture of life in all its diversity. Stop comparing yourself to what others have done and start expressing the singular beauty of what it means to be you.

There’s no joy in living as one of a million copies. Live real, live rich, and live the unique joy that only you can create.

— Ralph Marston

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