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Your Success Depends on Your Desire

February 17, 2012 in Personal Development

Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

Are you working to be successful at something that is really important to you? Or is it important to someone else? Too many people are walking around today trying to fulfill someone else’s dream – a parent who just knew their child would become a doctor; an engineer who chose the field because she was able to get a scholarship due to her math scores; a lawyer whose wife revels in his partner status.

It is hard to be really successful when the vision is not your own. Demanding jobs require a performance level that maximizes not only your skills and talent but your unwavering resolution and commitment. It’s hard to do that when the resolution is someone else’s.

If you want unparalleled and sustainable success, determine what it is that you can eagerly give your mind, heart, and energy to regardless of what others think you should do.
Be resolved to succeed in this area

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by Cecilia

Having the Courage to Make Your Dreams Come True

February 10, 2012 in Personal Development

All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.

Walt Disney, 1901-1966, Cartoon Artist and Producer

A dream is an idea that you have that is devoid of a link to your current perception of reality, a plan of action, or a deadline. What is that recurring idea you have that you believe is too silly, outrageous, or plausible to come true?

Obviously, if it is in the dream stage it has not crept into your perception of reality. Why not? What are you afraid might happen if you were to pursue it? What are you going to have to risk? What are you going to have to give up?

One reason we often have for not pursuing our dreams is[ ... ]
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by Cecilia

Getting Fit for More Than You Are Doing Now

January 27, 2012 in Personal Power

Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

James A. Garfield, 1831-1881, 20th President of the United States

A common response to the “How are things going?” question today is something that indicates how busy you are. People swap busy stories as though it gives them bragging rights. In the work environment, it is a common strategy for people to do things to appear to be busy. They believe that busy people will always stay employed.

There is a real negative side, however, to all of this busy-ness. [ ... ]
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by Cecilia

Powerful Images of 2011

December 3, 2011 in Personal Development

As the year draws to a close, the end of year reflections are beginning. I saw this post of 45 of the most powerful images from 2011. I encourage you to take a few moments to view them.

These are all some very powerful images. It shows us how much we have to be thankful for in our every day lives. The people in Japan and Joplin did not expect the total destruction that entered their lives on those fated days.

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by Cecilia

Great Poem: I Am Powerful !

November 4, 2011 in Personal Development

Here is a great poem I thought I would share. It points out that the fact that we can choose makes us very powerful. The author is unknown. Enjoy – and Choose.

I am very powerful!

Whatever I set my mind on having, I will have.
Whatever I decide to be, I will be.

The evidence is all around me.

The power of my will has brought me precisely to where I am right now.
I have made the choices. I have held the thoughts.

I have taken the actions to create my current reality.
And I have the power to change it into whatever I want it to be.

With the choices I make, I am constantly fulfilling the vision I have for my life.
If that does not seem to be the case –
then I am deceiving myself about what I really want.

Because what I really, truly want, I will get!

What I truly wanted in the past, I already have.

If I want to build a billion-dollar business, I will take the actions necessary to do it.
If I want to sit comfortably watching TV night after night –
I will take the actions necessary for that.

Don’t be disappointed in my results –
they’re just the outward manifestation of my priorities.

I will be sure of what I truly want,
because I am sure to get it!

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by Cecilia

Exercise? No Way – It Will Mess Up My Hair

September 7, 2011 in Personal Development

This might not be something that my white female readers can understand, and the men certainly will not have a clue. But black women have a challenge with our hair when it comes to working out. Our beautiful, thick tresses that can be coiffed in a different style each week – from Nubian queen to sassy diva, conservative corporate chic to casual and comfortable – they require lots of care and attention. Most of us, unless we are Oprah, do not wash our hair daily and we spend lots to have our hair dressers give us the perfect “do.” Rain, sweat, pool water, or any other kind of moisture are devastating to these finely crafted pieces of temporary art.

So, you can see how working out regularly – the kind of workout that gets you really dripping with sweat, the kind that is great for your body - can be tough on our hair. Who wants to spend $60 – 75 dollars and at least two hours having someone create the perfect style only to sweat it into a thick bushy mess the next day from a work out? Doesn’t sound like desirable thing to do, and many of us choose the hair.

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by Cecilia

The Strangest Secret (to Success)

August 17, 2011 in Personal Development

Earl Nightingale, a recognized founder of the personal development industry, reminds us that we should be careful about what we plant in the fertile ground of our minds. Our minds work to return whatever we plant in it, success or failures, clear goals or confusion. It’s up to us to decide.

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by Cecilia

Money Talks, But What’s It Really Saying?

April 27, 2010 in Wealth Creation

The Real Reason You May Not be As Profitable As You Would Like

Everyone goes into business with the stated intention of being profitable. (Even nonprofits need to generate enough income to continue and expand their operations.) We are also flooded with information on what to do with our money – yet, so often we are don’t take the steps in our personal lives or in our businesses to ensure profitability. Perhaps our internal belief system around money has something to do with it.

We live in a culture that encourages debt and denies the lost art of delaying gratification. And, like color that fades on a cheap paint job, the repercussions of this lifestyle are beginning to show in both our economy and our personal lives.

Our current U.S. and global financial crisis is clearly the result of excess reliance on debt to fuel excessive growth of business regardless of whether the underlying economics could support it. Predicated on a model that requires consumers to spend more money than they have, our national economy has been crippled with the tightening of credit. [ ... ]
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by Cecilia

Multiple Streams of Income (Traffic)

December 3, 2009 in Professional Development

: Image by DavidErickson via Flickr

Many people are aware that their businesses should have multiple streams in income so that if something happens – say that one really big contract is reduced or eliminated all together – they and their businesses can still survive. In today’s business environment, with so much marketing being done on the internet, traffic plays a huge role in generating income.

It is just as important to have the multiple streams of traffic to your website(s) as it is to have multiple streams of income.

In a recent post on ProBlogger.com, Darren Rowse answered the question What to Do When Your Search Rankings Drop. One of the points he makes is to ensure that ALL of your traffic isn’t coming from Google or any other one source. This is akin to having all of your revenue coming from a single contract.

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Business Start Up Advantages

November 25, 2009 in Professional Development

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When starting a new business, most people can only think of all the challenges and disadvantages they have relative to established players. Here is a helpful blog post written for new software companies that I think is true for all companies.

Your Just Getting Started

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The Real Reason You May Not be As Profitable As You Would Like

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