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Jim Rohn's Effortless Motivation ... Enjoy!

If you wonder why Jim Rohn is considered by many to be one of the greatest philosophers of our time, sit back for a few minutes & enjoy his flair for words of wisdom

Start Every Day With Motivation, Run The Day, Don't Let It Run You

Whatever your goals are in life, you need sustained focus on working your way towards reaching those goals. There has never been a better time to be Goal Setting than now, as all the best speakers, philosophers and  life coaches are using the Internet to spread their wisdom.

How incredibly lucky are we to be able to simply FIND motivational ways of doing things without having to travel half way around the world to listen to these wise people in person. So many more people can now be reached through the power of the Internet, it truly is a sharing world we live in.

Every morning, while you are going for GOLD, take a moment to first feed your mind before your body and READ something that will stay with you all day.

My quote this morning comes from Jim Rohn, " If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree." You can easily get motivational quotes delivered to your inbox each morning from sites like www.simpleology.com it is also a fantastic reference on how to get things accomplished in life.

When you have fed your mind first thing in the morning every day, you will find that you run the day, you don't let the day run you - that is ANOTHER Jim Rohn pearl of wisdom.

Start Each Day With Motivation and Watch Your Life Change

Almost every day in my business, I start each day by tapping in to a motivational CD, DVD, Audio, MP3 download, books, quote, poster ... you get the picture. Some of the BEST ideas ANYONE has is first thing in the morning after waking. Your mind is relaxed and you have the day ahead, so whether you have your own business, have a day ahead with a meeting to get through, a pile of paperwork waiting for you at your desk, people to look after or cheer up how much EASIER do you think your day will be if you START IT with some pure motivation!

Instead of putting on the morning TV show, watch The Secret, instead of listening to the local radio on your way to work, listen to an inspirational audio. Download a motivational MP3 file and listen to on the commute time to your office.

If you tap into new ways of thinking about things, new doors will open up to all sorts of possibilities you never thought were possible before. Make sure you have a pen and notepad ready for later in the day when you have had time to absorb that information and your mind starts to generate all sorts of ideas for that business you have always been meaning to start, or an inspired way you can add more exercise to your day.

When you start to include this sort of activity into your day, every day you will find your self confidence begins to grow. You will find yourself becoming more focused and positive in everything you do and pretty soon those goals you have set become a little bit closer than ever before.

Why We All Love Those Motivational Quotes

You see them everywhere you look, quotes and sayings, pearls of wisdom, things that somehow make you feel warm inside every time you read one that resonates with you.

I am a huge fan of Jim Rohn & I quote his sayings all the time, one of my favourites is:-

"Don't wish that life was easier, wish that you were better" .... Jim Rohn.

The true philosophers of the modern day world take life's little hurdles, play around with them for a while and utter immortal phrases that help us on our way. If you are feeling in need of inspiration at moments when you feel things are not going quite according to plan, or you are finding that getting your message across seems to be coming out all wrong, reading and listening to the great orators of our time will help see you through and recharge your batteries sufficiently to take you to the next level.

Search for your inspiration today, it may be in the lyrics of a song, it may be from listening to an Audio CD that makes you smile, whatever phrase or words of wisdom that you can rely on to boost you every time you think about them is priceless.

Stop Arguing - You Are Both Right!

I am a great fan of The Apprentice show, featuring Sir Alan Sugar and the hapless lot of "contestants" after a JOB at the end of the day. I am a true believer in learning from the best, and Sir Alan is most certainly a proven case. But the girls this year, oh my goodness me, the bickering has been unbearable, embarrassing and down right self destructive.

One of the biggest benefits in lateral thinking is understanding that people's views on things are quite simply how they feel at that time about the subject. If in conversation with another person on a topic that you have a polar opposite viewpoint about, most people try and stand their ground and argue their point to the other person to the point where one or the other feels they have "won" the argument.

If you begin to understand that neither person is wrong, and in fact both are right, they just have different thoughts and feelings about something, then you can usually create a better sense of harmony. People just have views, that's it.

The girls on the apprentice this series have demonstrated no such balance and as a result have spent all their energy squabbling with each other instead of trying to be a better apprentice. Not one of them has so far demonstrated what they have learned from the experience,  and an inability to understand how you can better yourself is an inability to grow. This will hold you back in life.

So the next time you find yourself in the early stages of a heated debate about something, start the sentence with something balanced like , " I understand your point of view on that, however I feel this way about the same thing, I'm not saying who is right or wrong, we both obviously have a strong view on this but my understanding is this. " 

If you keep calm yourself, you will find greater rewards. It's a hard one to master, but practice it with your work colleagues and you will see good results.

Motivational People

No matter how good you are at thinking positively about anything and everything, we all know people, or maybe work long hours with people who do not share our zest for life.

Within the Master Planning Kit (which you find out more details if you are interested by clicking here ) I talk about developing an armour plating around yourself. This is in line with the philosophy from Jim Rohn that you are the sum average of the FIVE people you hang around the most.

Now if you are happy with that prospect, then great, enjoy and have fun. However if you are looking for more success in life, better health and wealth, more success with your relationships then doesn't it make sense to "hang around" with people who are already demonstrating those attributes.

You can always treasure moments with your friends and family, but adjust the balance a little, because if you truly want more success, you are going to need to spend more time around people who are successful.  If you study them via audio  CD's, DVD's or books,  MP3 downloads on your iPOD or Ebooks from the Internet, you will begin to see they have certain habits in common and it is these habits you need to learn and practise in your every day life and you will begin to experience and see immense changes in your life for the better.

The workplace can often be one of the worst to handle, as it is a forced "family" who will tell you anything and everything that is going wrong in their lives on a daily basis. You may find they tell you the same thing week after week, always negative. You need to practise listening without internalising the content, if you allow yourself to become emotionally involved with what is being said, it will affect your progress. This takes quite a bit of practise, but it is worth mastering being able to "brush off" the negatives and only truly internalise the positives.

Surround Yourself With Positive Things

I have a fascination with philosophy & how the mind works. I have been drawn to people like Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Tony Robbins and others because of the unique way they convey their wisdom and understanding of what it takes to be successful in life.

One of the most beneficial ways in which you can find the motivation to carry on with your plans is to surround yourself with people, places and things that are positive. You need to create a positive environment in which to flourish.

First, your physical environment. Do you love your office? Do you have enough space to work and plan? Are you surrounded by attractive things? Do you have a nice view or at least a beautiful picture to look at? Find something that inspires you and put in where you can see it every day. It can be a cherished photo, fresh flowers or a motivational poster with a quote you hold close to your soul.

Second, your emotional environment. Are you getting the support you need from your family and friends? It's up to YOU to ask for what you need.  You will need to keep educating yourself despite what pressures on put on you by your loved ones.

Third, your intellectual environment. Jim Rohn says, "Are you feeding your brain protein every day, or are you just giving it candy?"  Most people don't feed their minds at all on a regular basis after the school years, they prefer to fill their minds with TV shows, newspapers and gossip.You need to stimulate your mind with BIG ideas and new learning, Buy some books or get an audio CD to play in the car every day to learn as you drive.

Create a more positive environment and you will start to feel more confident, and as that happens you will start to make more progress.

Which Songs Motivate You?

Everyone has "their song" , it may be a love song that brings a Mona Lisa style smile to your face every time you hear it, or some lyrics that resonate with your inner most feelings. It depends on what is your driving force at that moment in your life and what words penetrate your inner most feelings to encapsulate them exactly in a phrase, a melody or a line that you never forget.

If you are setting your goals and need some motivation every time you need it, there is nothing more powerful than music. I have listed some of my favourites in the Amazon favourites section of the Blog, all chosen for different reasons and relevant to my past & current goals and challenges.

Madonna's brilliant album Confessions has two fantastic songs, Jump & Like it or Not which are completely in line with my thoughts right now, especially with the up and coming Podcasts.

So what is your favourite motivational song and why?