Surging Ahead for Success, Issue 23
Friday, Feb 09, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE
What
Do You Have A Right To Expect
Can
We Really Have it All?
In this life it seems that we work, we strive and sometimes we seem to be running in place. Sometimes it seems that we just can't get ahead. If that's happening, then you need to recharge your batteries. Get a new perspective. The following articles What Do You Have A Right To Expect, and Can We Really Have it All? give us some new success strategies and yes, some new possibilities.
............... June
What Do You Have A Right To
Expect
By E. R. Haas
"For, he that expects nothing shall not be disappointed, but he
that expects much—if he lives and uses that in hand day by
day—shall be full to running over."
~ Edgar Cayce
Great quote, isn't it? Even if it comes from a man who lived his
life on the fringe of "conventional" wisdom, considered by many
to be a fraud and charlatan!
Do you Expect little out of life... for fear of being
disappointed?
Or do you raise the bar each day, setting a new higher standard
for yourself—creating world-changing Expectations—and holding
yourself fully accountable for achieving them?
Do you Expect the good things in life... or just whatever life
hands you?
Do you have sky-high Expectations—coupled with the Power to
exceed them—or do you just hope and pray to make it through the
day?
Do you live your dreams... or are you trapped in a slow-moving
nightmare?
It's all a matter of what you have given yourself the RIGHT to
Expect.
Are you taking ACTION to move your dreams into your life? Are
you living your MISSION?
If not, why not?
The power of clear future Expectations is an AWESOME POWER—
trumping fantasies, wishes, dreams, hopes and aspirations every
time.
Learn how to turn your dreams into clear Expectations, and they
are 75% realized. Leave them in their natural dream-state, and
you have a zero chance of seeing them made real.
This is an absolute FACT!
A big part of my job is turning hopes and dreams into reality.
My team and I do it every day.
With millions of data points at ThinkTQ.com, I know for a FACT
that most people (87%) fail to set crystal-clear Expectations
for what they want to see happen.
They FAIL then, simply because they don't EXPECT to succeed.
What Do YOU Have The Right To Expect?
By turning a wish into a dream... a dream into a goal... a goal
into a plan... THEN taking some action (however small) to move
towards your dream, you EARN the right to EXPECT rather than
just wish and wait.
What Do You EXPECT This Year?
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Can We Really Have it All?
By: Sue Dickinson
Someone asked me this week if I thought we really can have "it
all." My immediate answer was "of course," but after thinking it
over, I concluded that it depends on a lot of things. I think
three main questions to ask are (1) Do YOU think you can have
"it all"?; (2) Do you have a clear definition of what "it all"
is?; and (3) are you willing to change your definition of "it
all" as you life changes?
In my opinion, the answer of whether or not you can have "it
all" has to vary from person to person because we are all so
different, and everyone has a differing definition of "it all".
In fact, I believe that even the same individual’s definition of
"it all" varies over their life. Most babies believe they have
"it all" when they are in the arms of their mommy enjoying a
good meal. That’s all it takes! But, as that baby matures, their
definitions become more complex, and finding "it all" becomes
increasingly a private matter.
I have learned a lot of important life lessons during my search
to have "it all." It began in Junior High School, when to have
"it all" meant having my own room, getting HBO, and being on the
"A" volleyball team at school. And, yes, I achieved those goals
and had "it all." At least for a little while. Because the first
lesson I learned about having "it all" is that as soon as you
get "it all", you want more!
In High School, I thought I only needed one thing to have "it
all." I wanted so badly to be a member of the Madrigal Singers,
a prestigious choir sponsored by our school. I finally worked up
the nerve to audition, despite the fact that no one had ever
told me I had a special singing talent or that my voice was
unique. At least, until my audition, when the director of the
choir had no problem telling me how LITTLE talent I had! When I
didn’t make the choir, I learned that if my definition of having
"it all" means having something that isn’t a god-given gift, I
will always be defeated. If, however, I choose to pursue goals
that fit with the talents I have, the chance to have "it all" is
unlimited!
In college, my quest for "it all" became more mercenary: a great
job, a car, the grades I needed to be "sellable" after
graduation. As I started my career, these goals were only
expanded to include more and more "stuff": a house, nicer car,
better job ... the list went on and on.
About two years after my husband, Marty and I were married, I
thought we were really getting somewhere. We were making more
money than we ever had before (and, I might add, spending more
money, too). I remember one evening we were on our first real
vacation since getting married, and were feeling pretty proud of
ourselves. We were dining in a very nice restaurant, enjoying
each other’s company, good food and cocktails. We were doing a
great job of congratulating ourselves for all we’d achieved. In
our minds, that night, we actually had "it all."
Well, God really does have a sense of humor, because two weeks
after we returned from vacation "it all" went up in smoke when
Marty’s company decided to close his division, and eliminate his
job in the process. I quickly learned another lesson: if having
"it all" is reliant on circumstances outside our control, we can
easily be disappointed.
So began several adventurous years where Marty and I moved
across the country, changed careers, and started a family,
always in search of a new and improved definition of "it all."
In the process, I’ve learned some more important lessons.
Most importantly, I’ve learned that the best "all" I can strive
for is in my head. I can’t lie, money, a nice house, clothes,
cars and jobs are important to me, but they are easily lost.
Tony Robbins has often said that there is nothing in life you
can control except the way that you perceive things. And, in
order to place a positive perception on any circumstance that
comes my way, I’ve learned that I must do three things.
First, I must be at peace with myself, comfortable that I am
always doing the very best that I can with the hand life has
dealt me.
Second, I must be happy and secure in my relationships with
those closest to me, with my husband, son, family and especially
with God.
Finally, third, I must be constantly growing and improving,
always trying to learn just a little bit more. For me, when I
can achieve those three things on a consistent basis, I believe
I really will have "it all."
Since every person is different, I can’t tell you what it will
take for you to have "it all." But I do know, that if you keep
looking for the answers, the lessons you learn during your life
will guide you until you, too will find the answer. Always
continue to ask. Do YOU think you can have "it all?" Do you have
a clear definition of what "it all" is? Are you willing to
change your definition of "it all" as your life changes? If so,
I’m positive that you will not only achieve "it all," but have a
great time in the process – Yes, we CAN have it all!
Sue Dickinson publishes the Unlimited Mom Newsletter, a newsletter dedicated to helping working moms recognize and value all facets of their lives…their families, their work and their personal development. Visit http://www.unlimitedmom.com for more information
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See you soon! Norm and June McHardy
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