Daily Motivator - April

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April 16

Start now and keep going

Whatever must be done, you can do. Just start, and keep going.

Difficult problems are not pleasant, so don't make them worse by prolonging them. Confront each problem, take action, and get it behind you.

Looking ahead to the work you must do, it can seem overwhelming. Yet as soon as you take action, you begin to realize that yes, you can get it done.

Take the first step, and suddenly you're looking at the situation from a perspective of power. You can instantly switch from the self-pity of a victim to the effectiveness of a problem solver.

Take the second step, and you begin to put momentum on your side. With each successive action, your doubts melt away, your confidence and commitment grow stronger.

Whatever goal you wish to reach, whatever problem you wish to solve, you are a specific number of steps away from doing so. Start now, keep going, and get it done.

-Ralph Marston

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April 17

From this day on

From this day on, you have the opportunity to live better. From this day on, you can make every choice a positive one.

By now you have learned what matters and what doesn’t. Over and over again, you’ve experienced what brings valuable results and what doesn’t.

Today, and every day after, you can put that experience to good use. Informed and inspired by the living of life, you can act to benefit yourself and your whole world.

From this day on, you can make good use of the possibilities in each moment. From this day on, you can be driven by your highest purpose.

Living at your best is never easy, and often is an extreme challenge. Yet today, and each day going forward, you realize it’s your only choice, because what you have to give is so important.

Feel yourself turning decisively away from distractions, excuses and indifference. Feel your commitment, from this day on, to make all of life the best it can be.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 18

Think, act, feel and know

Think you can, and keep thinking it. Think you can, and let that thought blossom into action.

Act as though you can, and continue the action. Allow your action to build confidence, and then you’ll know you can.

Know you can, and feel the responsibility of your own effectiveness. Know you can, and honor that knowing, that capability, with a worthy purpose.

In the confluence of your thoughts, actions, feelings, there lives great power. Keep reminding yourself to invest that power wisely, every day, every moment.

Think you can, act on that thought, feel your power, and know you’re making a difference. With thankfulness for all there is, make that difference positive, uplifting, life-enriching.

Today you have good and transformative things to do. Bring those good possibilities to life with the way you think, act, feel and know.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 19

Right direction

Don’t get discouraged because you see the world heading in a negative direction. Get motivated to improve that direction.

Stop feeling hopeless because of what everyone else is doing. Realize the opportunity you have to be a positive example.

Refuse to curse the darkness. Shine your light and push away the darkness everywhere you can.

There are many good things you can do, so get busy. Being worried and being discouraged are not among those good things, so let them go.

Life is certainly not perfect and will never be, but that need not stop you from creating excellence. Today is full of great possibilities, and your best option is to bring the positive possibilities to life.

No matter who or what is going in the wrong direction, choose to push forward in the right direction. Go where you want life to go, for the best way to lead is by positive example.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 20

Fill this day with substance

Fill this day with substance. Fill this day with life at its highest level.

Inoculate yourself against trivialities, temptations and distractions by making a firm commitment. Commit yourself to follow specific, meaningful intentions of your choosing.

Be able to remember a week from now what you achieved on this day. Be able to be thankful a year from now for the way you invested your time today.

This day is not a practice run. Life is happening right now and you are here to do something good with it.

Though it is serious business, it never has to be a chore. You can fill this day with substance while also finding great satisfaction and enjoyment.

Achievement is what you are meant to do, so joyfully let yourself do your thing. Fill this day with substance, and make all of life thankful for what you do.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 21

Value in the problem

Let each problem remind you to be thankful. For problems are possible only because your life has value, meaning, potential and effectiveness.

You won’t solve your problems by fighting them, resenting them, or allowing them to overwhelm you. You’ll solve the problems by engaging and utilizing the good and valuable aspects of your life.

No problem is a reason to feel sorry for yourself. On the contrary, every problem can prompt you to find the best within yourself.

Step up to the opportunity. The more difficult the problem, the more value you’ll be able to create.

Problems often force you to address issues that have needed your attention for a long time. By working through the problem, you end up in a better position than before the problem arose.

Problems demand much of you, and therein lies great value. See the positive possibilities in each problem, and let them motivate you to give your best.

-Ralph S. Marston,

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April 22

Love is always willing

There’s something in you important enough to get you moving. Something in your life matters so much it will persistently push you into action.

Find that something. Connect yourself to it and stay connected.

It could be another person, a dream you have, something you want to achieve, some particular value you hold dear. It could be a feeling you like to have.

Whatever it is, bring it to the front of your awareness. Keep it there, and tap into its inexhaustible motivating energy.

You have a reason to bear any burden, to work through any challenge, to find your way forward no matter what. Think of what you’re more thankful for than anything else, of what you care about more than life itself.

Whatever you love without condition will push you ahead through any condition. Love is always willing.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 23

Energy to keep going

How do you keep going when everything seems to keep going against you? How do you push forward when it feels like the whole world is pushing back at you?

The way to keep going is to remind yourself why. There is a reason you've chosen this path, and connecting with that reason will keep you on the path.

When you started, that reason was clear, visible and present, fresh in your awareness. It gave you the energy, enthusiasm, drive and determination to get started.

Go back now and revisit that reason. Claim that enthusiasm and energy again, recharging yourself with it all in the present moment.

Your love and your purpose are stronger by far than any challenge you face. Do what you must do to remind yourself of that, as often as possible.

You have what it takes to keep going, and it's been there right from the start. Remember, reconnect, feel the love, feel the purpose, and engage the positive energy to push through whatever may come.

Ralph Marston

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April 24

Force for good

Don’t waste a single moment of your life being outraged. Put that energy into being determined to be a force for good.

Outrage does nothing but amplify, spread, perpetuate the bad. Invest yourself in better, more useful, more creative and affirming pursuits.

Certainly outrageous things occur all the time. The best response is to overwhelm them with positive, purposeful living.

Time spent being outraged is time spent under the control of someone else’s negative actions. You owe it to yourself, to all of life, to choose a more beneficial response.

Whatever might get you outraged can also inspire you to make a positive difference. Pause, and consider all the good you can do.

You never have to let outrage eat away at your spirit. Decide instead to always show life how good it can be with kindness, caring and effective action.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 25

Power through

You must do what you must do, even if you don’t want to, even if you don’t feel like it. Power through and get it done.

Splash your face with the cold water of reality, of responsibility, of effort and effectiveness. Let it wake you to new possibilities, and let it push you to fulfill them.

You’ve worked too hard to ruin it all by letting yourself get soft and idle. Power through and get it done.

The effort itself is not the enemy. Your own reluctance is the enemy, and the good news is you have the power to overcome it.

Start with a small action to remind yourself you can. Immediately follow it with another and create an active, powerful momentum.

On this bright day with all its possibilities and obligations, power through to get the good work done. Make yourself ever thankful for choosing to act.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 26

Today, fulfill the promise

Life is filled with wonder and great promise. Today, live to fulfill that promise.

What you think right now can be turned into action, and those actions will make a real and lasting difference. Here, in this place, think the positive thoughts and be willing to take the actions that set it all in motion.

Whatever dreams, goals, ambitions, desires you have for life are yours for a reason. Do what you must do to bring them into being.

Later is nothing but an excuse, and now is the time you have to work with. This is the moment when you can act to fulfill the promise, so do.

As big as the challenges may be, they are outweighed by the possibilities. Focus on those possibilities, be willing, and you’ll find your way through every challenge.

Today is the culmination of everything in your life so far. Today, fulfill the promise you’ve been working so long and hard to create.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 27

Love what happens

Decide to love what happens, before it ever happens. Choose to love this day, before you know what it will bring.

See the futility of fighting against what is. Embrace the power of acceptance.

Don’t waste your time waging a battle that’s already over. Employ your energy, your resources to make good and meaningful use of what is.

Imagine the power of knowing at the start what a great day this will be for you. Think of how effective you can be when whatever way things go, they’re going your way.

Being grateful is one of the most empowering things you can do. It’s in your best interest to be grateful for as much as you can, indeed, for everything.

Love the way life unfolds, in every way it unfolds. In that spirit of gratitude, love, resourcefulness and cheer, you’ll create greatness no matter what.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 28

Let richness flow

Invite the beauty of this day to fill your awareness. Wrap your thoughts and your attitude around the priceless opportunity of being alive right now.

Remind yourself of the challenging ground you’ve successfully traversed to get here. Feel your capabilities and the desire you have today to put them to good use.

Marvel at the growing abundance that surrounds you. With a thankful heart, rise to the challenge of making new meaningful value out of it all.

See splendor in even the smallest, most common things. Experience life’s richness in every task, every encounter, every situation.

Focus your energy, your actions on the goodness that is possible. Keep in mind how unique and worthy you are, and live up to the responsibility of being so blessed.

Let great richness flow into you now, and always. Then let new richness flow out from you in your own special way.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 29

The thoughts you think

The thoughts you choose to think influence what you see when you look out at the world. The thoughts you think determine the actions you take and, consequently, the results you get.

The thoughts you think impact the way you feel. The thoughts you think guide you in choosing what to learn.

The way you experience almost every part of life is connected to the way you think. The life you create for yourself begins in your thoughts and is built around more thoughts, carefully chosen as you move forward.

Thoughts have no physical mass, yet they do have great power. And there are no restraints or limitations on what you can think.

Already, your thoughts have carried you to beautiful places and give you the ability to create tangible, lasting value in your world. Imagine the limitless possibilities of where your thoughts can now enable you to go.

The thoughts you think are yours to choose, every moment, every day. Choose wisely, purposefully, independently, and let your thoughts push you to fulfill your own unique greatness.

-Ralph S. Marston

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April 30

Energy of emotion

Anger, regret, fear, desire and determination are all powerful emotions, and there are plenty more. When they arise within you, let their power push you to take positive action.

Emotions can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to stay overwhelmed. You can quickly choose to let those emotions empower you.

Your emotions connect you directly to what's most important to you. That can be a very good thing.

Powerful emotions remind you of what really matters, in a way you can't ignore. Use those compelling reminders to give positive purpose to your thoughts, words and actions.

In each emotion, you feel the miraculous energy of life. Direct that energy in ways that make a beneficial difference in your world.

You cannot change whatever past event caused the emotion, yet you can control what you do with it. Choose to do good, and use its power in your own way to lovingly lift up life.

Ralph Marston