Innovation: There’s Got To Be A Better Way!
There’s a better way to do things; but, if you don’t think about it, or look for it, you aren’t likely to find it. And why should we look for a better way of doing things? We shouldn’t, necessarily. But, if you do want to find a better way, you need to think about how you define the word “better,” how you want things to be better, and why you want them to be better. This is the key to making them that way.
Attract Solutions, Not Problems: Quit Complaining About Your Problems; And Do Something Different
Do you really want things in your life to be better in some way, or do you want to keep being the “star” in your own personal drama? Better is different; and, if you are afraid of change, better may be easier said than done. Many people continue to create unhappy lives for themselves because they don’t know how to do any differently; but some people enjoy playing the role of victim. You simply can’t keep being the main character in your own tragedy if you want to have a happy and fulfilling life. You don’t get extra-credit, or “happy points,” for carrying a heavy load. Being happy actually lightens your load – or makes it easier to carry. Suffering is not the path to fulfillment; it is merely one of the steps along the way.
Success: What’s Important To You?
What is success? Isn’t success simply realizing the things that are important to you? So, what’s important to you? I’m sure you could list some things, probably several things; but do you really know what’s truly important to you? Do you ever spend time asking yourself, or thinking about, what’s truly important to you? We often hear people talking about "the important things in life;" but what exactly makes something important - or more important than something else? Are things important to us because we were told that those things are important; or are the things we consider important all matters of personal choice, preference, opinion, judgments, or attachment? Is anything truly important without someone placing value on it? And does someone placing - or misplacing - value on a thing make it important?
Spirituality Simplified: When You Take Care of the Present the Future Takes Care of Itself
By Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified
What I am about to say may shock you, but other than those times when you are looking forward with joyful anticipation to an upcoming event, practically all of the thoughts you entertain about the future are in fact rooted in fear. In particular, the desire to know what will occur, and the urge to make detailed plans to ensure one’s own security down the road, are both related to the ego’s need for safety as a result of its deeply held fear of death. You can deny the truth in this, arguing that it is only prudent that a person plan for the future. However, if you are able to look deep within yourself, you will realize that it is indeed an accurate observation concerning human nature. To varying degrees, every single one of us is apprehensive about the future (i.e., the unknown), and so we burn amazing amounts of energy trying to get a hold on something that quite simply is impossible to grasp. According to Fr. Anthony DeMello in "Awareness":
Innovation: Using Emotional Self-Management for Business Success
The key to innovation, invention, and any kind of success is in thinking clearly and effectively when faced with a problem, or a situation requiring a decision or resolution. In other words, creative solutions come from cool-heads and clear-minds – not from people who freak-out when faced with a challenge. If you’re ready to take a giant leap forward in your business – and personal – life, I’ll give you the number-one secret to mastery and success in any endeavor – and something even better…
3-Golden Rules of Innovation
It isn’t always easy to be different; yet, if you want to be innovative, you’ve got to break with trends, traditions, and even your own habits. There’s no way around this; innovators are bringers of new things – not old things. New means change; change means different. You won’t find those inspirations and motivations to do new things, however, by staying in your comfort zone. Innovators in business, industry, and technology all follow certain rules – their own rules – not the standard rules of thinking and acting that most of society uses. To break through to a new reality, try following these “golden rules” for creating change:
Law of Attraction Distractions: the Universe Pays Attention Even When We Don’t
When asked how he came up with his Theory of Gravity, Sir Isaac Newton replied, "I thought about it all the time." I suppose if he had been more distracted, those ideas would have landed on someone else, or we wouldn’t have done all the things we have done based on Newton’s observations. The fact is that we really can’t imagine what the world would be like if some of our greatest thinkers had other things to do - like watching television, texting their friends, or playing video games.
Two-Things You Don’t Know About Your Own Mind That Could Be Keeping Your Prayers From Being Answered
If you think your prayers are answered sometimes, and not answered at other times, or that the answer to prayers is sometimes, "Yes," sometimes, "No," and sometimes, "Maybe," then you need to consider at least one other possibility. Maybe you just don’t always pray effectively. Maybe there’s more than one way to think, or pray, and you just aren’t doing it…
Relationships: Why Your Relationship Sucks – and What You Can Do To Fix It
Imagine the most complicated piece of technology you can think of. Maybe you’re thinking of a computer or some advanced weapons or medical technology, or something along those lines. Now imagine that I told you to fix one of those things you’re imagining - without tools or instruction. You’d be lost. Now consider that, no matter what your high-tech example was, the most complicated technology available to humans is humans; and making them interact harmoniously requires thought, effort, and communication.
Success Principles: Failure is Not an Option
Failure is not an option; it’s a judgment and a misunderstanding of where you are and what’s going on. Failure is simply what you have labeled a very necessary part of a very necessary process. And, failure can also be an idea used as an excuse to discontinue efforts or activities in a certain area of your life. But there is truly no such thing as a “failure,” only outcomes, misunderstandings, and judgments – which often lead to more of the same.
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The Belief Formula
