Have you ever read a self improvement article or some kind of motivational book? Have you listened to an audiobook while driving in your car, providing you with all the “how to’s” on getting rich, achieving success or simply how to think productively? I have read and listened to all kinds of speakers and authors for the last 25 years. Let me ask you this... have you applied the knowledge that you learned? Probably not, but if you did, it was probably forgotten about the next day. It’s so easy to get motivated by these books, videos and cd’s but it’s easier to forget the advice they give us.
When I was 26, I had no idea what I was looking for but I knew something was missing in my life. I was aching for an internal hole to be filled. I knew there was something more to reach for on a day to day basis but I didn’t know there was advise on what to reach for or how to reach for it. Until a friend loaned me a set of CD’s on self improvement. Who was the speaker? None other than Anythony Robbins. From the first CD I listened to, I knew I was hooked.
However, day to day routines seems to swallow up the need or desire to make changes in our lives. Going about the same routine day in and day out becomes easy and comforting. Changing anything about our routine places an obstacle course into the set and easy routine which creates the need, we think, to muster up even more energy after running after the kids all day, after a hard day at work or while going through a painful relationship, breakup or death.
Last March I decided to dabbled in these new thought processes after losing my job. Each day I posted something I was incorporating into my life on Facebook. Why Facebook? Mainly because it put my quest out there and made me more accountable. In just, I think, seven to nine days my world started moving, changing and awesome opportunities were appearing before my eyes. No lie! So why did I stop there? Because I took the opportunity I thought was best for me and moved on.
At a luncheon, given by a potential employer who handed me a fabulous offer, the lady next to me dropped her jaw, looked at me and said, “You know why you got that don’t you? Because of those things you posted on Facebook.” I smiled with butterflies in my stomach as I quietly said to myself, “Oh my gosh, it worked!” I accepted the out of state job position just to decline it the following Monday to accept the proposal for marriage from the love of my life.
I am anxious to do this challenge again. It’s fun, puts happiness into your day, but it also clarifies a path for your individual passions, what you may have been born to do. All in all, it’s a learning experience about love, gratitude and how to think positively and do this with ease.
So, what is my experiment? For 51 days, I will incorporate, consciously and publicly , a “tip” or “suggestion” from various motivating/self development speakers and/or writers into my daily life. I will write about each one everyday and share on my blogs when and what changes take place.
I am curious as to how fast and how well my little piece of the world might evolve into a fun filled, successful, rich, physical and mentally fit life. Do I want to take advantage of all things good available to me? You bet’cha. Is it worth the energy to consciously make the effort to change? You bet’cha. Am I ready to achieve a more successful career, an even better relationship and gobs more money in my bank account? Absolutely.
Please join me on my journey for the next 51 days and read about what can potentially happen when we dabble in positivity.
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