Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don’t,
If you like to win, but you think you can’t
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

–Dr. Walter D. Wintle

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”  -Albert Einstein

Actually, if you focus on just one or two of these words at a time, you can change your life for the better.  Don’t try to do them all at once.  Enjoy the video.

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

- Walt Disney

“It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.”

Louis Kossuth -

I learned to win by learning how to lose – that means not being afraid of losing. That probably helped me more than any other single thing. Jeff Blatnick – Greco-Roman Wrestler

Procrastination is the fear of success
People procrastinate because they are afraid
of the success that they know will result
if they move ahead now.
Because success is heavy, and
carries a responsibility with it,
it is much easier to procrastinate
and live on the “Someday I’ll” philosophy.
~ Denis Waitley

A different take on “Our Deepest Fear” written by Marianne Williamson, in her book, “A Return to Love“.

Enjoy this inspirational video of Marianne’s poem portrayed in ASL (American Sign Language). I trust you will be inspired to BE Your Best – to serve the world!

(ASL Sign Interpretation by Mark Brudney & Deborah Cole Micek)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
Who am I?
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God!
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us!
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

NOTE:
Nelson Mandela has been given erroneously given credit for including this speech in his inaugural address, however this is incorrect. He never quoted this, nor included it in any of his speeches to date. Although I think we all can picture him sharing this with the world and being inspired by his story of strength, courage and light. But all credit should be given to the correct author, Marianne Williamson, from her book, “A Return to Love“.

I’m not like most “success coaches.”
That’s because I say and do a lot that
they’re not willing to say or do. I take risks,
and I say bizarre, off-the-wall things that make
people go… hmmmm…

For example, I just posted the following comment
on someone’s blog on MySpace today – and I thought
I’d share it with you and my readers of this Motivational
quotes blog because it’s one of THE most important
success secrets I share with the business owners I coach.

What is it?
What do I say to my coaching clients that throws them off guard?
It’s this:

Here’s to you Taking Action and reaching
50% of your goals.

Oh? Is that a typo?
You ask why not 100%?

I’m glad you asked!

Because if you do reach 100% of your goals
all the time, it simply means:

1) You either haven’t set enough goals,

or

2) You haven’t set your goals HIGH enough!

Either you’re afraid to risk NOT achieving a BIG goal,
and you simply avoid putting your big goal down on paper,
afraid someone might see it, that they might laugh
at you for even THINKING you could achieve such
a crazy, lofty goal.

Or – you’re afraid of disappointment if you don’t
achieve your goal.

Either way – it doesn’t matter. When you don’t
set BIG goals, and write your goals down, then share them
with other TRUSTED sources – you are jeopardizing
your ultimate success and limiting yourself by choice.

Believe me, disappointment is NOT the worst feeling
you can ever experience. Regret is.

I look back on my life, a decade later after being at
an Anthony Robbins event in New Jersey when I first
allowed myself to dream big! Dream HUGE!

I remember my hands shaking, as I wrote down my goals,
hiding my paper from my husband so he wouldn’t see this crazy
goal I had of quitting my job, becoming a successful Coach,
speaking all around the world, and living in a warm place.

Now as I type those things… I can’t help but smile, and think…
“Wow! I should have written even more down! Because everything
came true and THEN some!”

Anyone who knows me now who didn’t know me then would think I
was a different person. And I suppose, a decade later – I AM!

A decade ago… I was scared to even ADMIT
my goals to ANYONE for fear of ridicule.

OR – the worst thing in my family – was disappointment.
We learned to “settle” and to accept what we had and
not want anything more. To be content and stay where
we were in life.

Dreaming of a better life was not something we were encouraged to do.
But I dared to dream anyway.

Now I realize how much we UNDER estimate what we can do in a decade.

Now, I dream even BIGGER!

I think HUGE thoughts and I dream MEGA dreams now.

And now, I only care if I reach 50% of my goals over the next 5 years…
because now I know… it’s only a matter of time
until ALL our dreams will come true.

So – here’s to reaching 50% of your goals over the next year!
Are you with me?!