A friend sent me a link to this video earlier today, knowing how I LOVE cute animals… and it made me think about some life lessons too…

What I got from this video (apart from loads of smiles):

It reminds me that we all start from a place of not knowing, & can learn & do amazing stuff

Hi everyone,

I know loads of people say that social media interferes with work too much – but when I see a blog post like this, it’s absolutely worth it!! http://voiceoftheanimals.org.uk/shake-your-tail-feathers/

Here is the video again: I was crying with laughter

Have an amazing week!

The Universe is guiding me to read/listen to Jim Rohn – I received yet another email with a very interesting quotation from him, this morning:

“What we ponder and what we think about sets the course of our
life. Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it
all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind
to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any
day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it
immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

“We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if
the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we
can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment
over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The
choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we
continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed,
“The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” We created our
circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the
responsibility to make better choices beginning today.

I’m going through a time of re-thinking my business strategy, finding ways of reaching people en masse, not 1-to-1 as then the limits are on my time – today I choose to spend 2 hours planning around that!

“It’s the cut of your sail not the blowing of the wind that determines your success” Jim Rohn

(by Jim Rohn)

“The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that when it finally arrives, it is called today. Today is yesterday’s tomorrow. The question is what did we do with its opportunity? All too often we will waste tomorrow as we wasted yesterday, and as we are wasting today.

All that could have been accomplished can easily elude us, despite our intentions, until we inevitably discover that the things that might have been have slipped from our embrace a single, unused day at a time.

Each of us must pause frequently to remind ourselves that the clock is ticking. The same clock that began to tick from the moment we drew our first breath will also someday cease.

Time is the great equalizer of all mankind. It has taken away the best and the worst of us without regard for either. Time offers opportunity but demands a sense of urgency.

When the game of life is finally over, there is no second chance to correct our errors. The clock that is ticking away the moments of our lives does not care about winners and losers. It does not care about who succeeds or who fails. It does not care about excuses, fairness or equality. The only essential issue is how we played the game.

Regardless of a person’s current age, there is a sense of urgency that should drive them into action now – this very moment. We should be constantly aware of the value of each and every moment of our lives – moments that seem so insignificant that their loss often goes unnoticed.

We still have all the time we need. We still have lots of chances – lots of opportunities – lots of years to show what we can do. For most of us, there will be a tomorrow, a next week, a next month, and a next year. But unless we develop a sense of urgency, those brief windows of time will be sadly wasted, as were the weeks and months and years before them.

There isn’t an endless supply!

So as you think of your dreams and goals of your future tomorrow, begin today to take those very important first steps to making them all come to life.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn”

Zig Ziglar said, “People often tell me that motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them bathing doesn’t either, that’s why I recommend it daily!”

This idea is so important to remember when you’re struck low by doubts or worries… nothing is an instant quick-fix – you have to work at success, happiness, motivation, inspiration. That doesn’t mean that you’re on a never-ending cycle of struggle, not getting anywhere – but you have to top things up regularly to stop them “going flat” as it were.

• Find inspirational quotes that will remind you that what you’re doing is worth while!
• Speak to people who uplift you with their positive energy and joie de vivre   : )  Even if your circumstances remain the same, your outlook may change and that can help enormously.
• Take responsibility for your own feelings – you really can change the way that others make you feel by choosing to let their energy affect you … or not!
• Find some form of meditation that centres and calms you, and helps you learn to avoid others negative energy – again, it takes work and practice, but the benefits are so worth it.
  I’ll write more about this soon…

Find what inspires YOU!!!

Motivation implies an outside source, pushing you towards something that you want (or think you want)… but if that source of motivation is absent, it makes continuing along the path you want far harder than it needs to be

Inspiration implies motivation from within, a source of internal energy that will keep you going because it comes from your passions or beliefs – it’s a bit like having a fully-charged battery on inside you all the time – you stay driven!

Please let me know if you’ve enjoyed this post – then I can write more articles in this vein…

thanks,
Tracey