Failures As Stepping Stones to Success

My spiritual master used to say that it is a material principle that failure is the pillar of success, but it can also be applied to our spiritual lives. One very famous speaker has said, "Success is going from failure to failure to failure, without losing enthusiasm." We really never fail until we give up trying - trying with determination and with enthusiasm. Vision means to see the invisible, to feel the intangible and to achieve the impossible.

Actually, challenges or failures can either be stepping stones or stumbling blocks on the road to success. It is all a matter of how we look at it. You can see a glass as half empty, or you can see the same glass as half full. One will bring you enthusiasm while the other will bring you discouragement. We can apply that principle to every aspect of our life. But it is always important to be sure that we are doing the right thing.

We learn from our mistakes. A mistake is only a mistake if we fail to learn from it. Real leaders make many, many mistakes, but they do not repeat them. They learn from them, they remain enthusiastic, and they remain determined for the goal. Actual champions in every situation are always focused on their goals.

Failures build character. Pressure is something which only comes to one who earns it. We should respect pressures as an honour. We cannot be successful unless we have the courage to fail. And every failure contains the seed of success. When one learns from mistakes, when one learns from failures, one becomes stronger, one develops greater integrity.

Thomas Edison tried 8000 various experiments before he finally invented the electric bulb. Later when he was asked about it, he said that he was not discouraged by all those 8000 failures. "From every failure I at least learnt what does not work." That is success!

When difficulties, obstacles, pressures and even failures come into our lives, we should always be seeing the invisible, feeling the intangible, and in this way we can achieve the impossible. We may not understand the exact cause behind them, but if we have faith, if we have hope, we can always be looking at that 'flower' that will grow from this 'rainstorm.' That is the substance of a successful man. Opportunity knocks but most people complain about the noise. We should see an opportunity in every situation; we never really lose until we stop trying. It is said that in the darkness a star shines the brightest.

A third class man does not even begin to endeavor because he is fearful that he may fail. A second class man endeavors but turns back when faced with obstacles and failures on his path. But the first class man keeps his mind fixed on the goal and does not turn back.

Courage in the Midst of Fear

Root of Courage
One of the four cardinal virtues of the Classical world, courage has diminished in importance in these postmodern times as most people equate this important virtue with acts of bravado in the face of fear. By limiting courage in this way, we fail to perceive the courageous aspects of exploring new ideas for a project, breaking from consensus, transcending rejection or initiating progress in the face of complacency.
The word "courage" comes from the French word "corage," meaning "heart and spirit." So courage is really about acting from your heart and spirit - from the center of your being - the true identity hidden beneath the false self of the ego. By delving into the heart and spirit of our true identities, we begin to recognize our innate courage as well as the ego's insidious control mechanisms, which capitalize on fear and insecurity. As we recognize the fears that the ego uses to justify its self-importance, we undermine the ego's power to dominate our lives and begin to manifest our true identities. We discover the personal truth within our being and recognize courage, as the key to spiritual truth.

Fear Paralyzes the Heart
What percentage of your life is filled with regrets? Regrets represent the times in our lives when we allow fearful insecurities to undermine the courageous choice. Recognizing regrets, the task, then, is to cultivate courage and then trust that going for it is better than dying without it. This is the difference between heart and mind. Learning to stay centered in the present may not banish fear or the blame it spawns, but you will at least begin to diminish the tendencies that keep you stuck in fear. Fear blocks and paralyzes the heart; therefore, fear blocks courage. Slowing down makes the difference.
The process of slowing down puts us in touch with reality - our own everyday issues instead of the sensationalism of the media culture. This astonishing yet simple process releases you from inner tyranny of old fear-based habits and scripts, uncovering a deep set of self-actuating principles. Marianne Williamson writes in The Gift of Change, "We are lifted from weak to strong; we are lifted from lack to abundance; we are lifted from pain to peace; we are lifted from fear to love. None of this happens in an instant, but over time, through the daily process of living."
Many contemplative practices can help initiate this transformative process-sacred reading, chanting, Tai Chi, hiking, a silent retreat and so on. Any choice that moves you beyond words and thoughts and into the inner silence of the heart allows the fears created by the ego to dissipate. "Within each experience of pain or negativity is the opportunity to challenge the perception that lies behind it, the fear that lies behind it, and to choose to learn with wisdom. The fear will not vanish immediately, but it will disintegrate as you work with courage. When fear ceases to scare you, it cannot stay," says Gary Zukav in The Seat of the Soul. The stillness found in contemplation provides a maturity to your inner experience thereby accelerating your spiritual courage.

Courage Cradles Your Actions
Fear is a manmade creation just like slavery, apartheid and poverty. The dualistic concept of fear versus courage keeps us stuck within the mental limitations of ego. When human beings claim their courage, they begin to experience the heart and spirit truth that transcends the duality of the mind. In recognizing transcendent truth, we begin to see that fear is simply an illusion used by the ego to maintain its position of control, and this recognition dissolves fear, allowing love to fill our hearts. This is the experience of "dying to self."
As courage consciousness matures in your life and in your organization, you will notice huge shifts in your perspective about fear. You will find courage cradles your actions, allowing you to validate the choice of courage consciousness over attachments that trigger life's unwanted fears.

Observation is the Key, The Problem is the Lock - Innovation Unlocks the Solution

"Observation" is the "key".
Many times problems occur in front of us but we don't catch them. Problems that have workarounds become invisible. Eventually it isn't seen as a problem. One hard to use trick is to observe your own actions. It is much easier to recognize frustration from another's comment than to see it in our own actions. Difficult to do but it also opens your viewpoint to observe the world more deeply. The effect is to question why things are done in a certain way.
When a co-worker or customer complains about a problem capture that issue. Bounce the problem around immediately. If the problem isn't written down within five minutes it will probably be lost. Actionable problems are hard to discover so follow up with an Email to the customer or co-worker about the issue. Understand the viewpoint it was found from. Any solution found must meet their needs.

The "problem" is the" lock."
Extrapolate the issue and describe the issue in a clear manner. Typically it will take multiple tries because the needed words/concepts might not be in your normal vocabulary. Describe the issue at the root. Do not solve the issue at this stage. The better you can describe the "concept" of the "problem" the more effective you will be at finding a solution.

"Innovation" unlocks the "solution".
Now work with the extracted problem "concept". The "innovation" needed to solve the problem does not work in a straight line. Expect bumps and dead ends. Write or draw any possible solutions. The method used to describe the possible solution is unique to every innovator and issue. Play with the innovation and record what was found. The approach should branch out in all directions. Explore the "concept" for where the solution might be. Change the parameters of the "problem" a bit.
The way to the solution might be blocked if it's restricted to a single individual's input. Bring together a small group (2 or 3 max!) to discuss the "concept". More possible solutions will appear and the problem "concept" should be challenged. Reach into what needs done to solve the issue not how it needs done. When the written description describes in real terms what should be done to solve the issue you are on the path to an innovation. Then start looking for the how to for the solution.
"Observation" is the key. The "problem" is the lock. "Innovation" unlocks the "solution".

Do What Makes You Happy - Ways to Become Rich

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Herman Cane

I'm sure you've heard the saying "If you do something you love, you'll never work a day in your life". Well, its not just a slogan! It's true.

A while ago, we talked about the importance of doing something for a living that inspired so much passion in you that you often found yourself completely engrossed. Well, that inspiration typically comes from the sheer happiness and bliss that you get whenever you are doing what you love.

Growing up, very few of us are ever encouraged to pursue a career based on what WE love and are inspired by. In fact, 99% of the time we are encouraged to choose a profession based on what the grown ups around us approve of, which is usually fueled by their own regrets and pain around what they never accomplished.
Understand that as a 20, 30, 40, 50, or even 60 something adult that you now must see all of that negative programming as just that, and become hell bent on living your life by your design; and a big part of that is simply waking up every day and doing work that makes you happy.
The sad is part is that intuitively we all know this, but few people actually feel like they deserve it. This is no accident. Society teaches us to think "who do you think YOU are to feel that you deserve to love what you do? Just do something that pays the bills and follow the rules".

A secret that many successful people know is that they are where they are by first identifying what made them happy and then pursuing it aggressively. Happiness is truly the key to success because it gives you a mental and emotional edge that will help you to work through adversity, outshine your competition, and experience true fulfillment.

Each person makes their own choice as to whether or not they will settle for this reality or create one of their own design. I hope that you will choose the latter and enjoy the fantastic fulfillment and quality of life that comes with it. Doing what makes you happy will ultimately make you incredibly successful as well because you will have the emotional "edge" of having true passion for your work.

For the Love of Self

We hear about the value of self-love. "Love yourself more!" You can't love another unless you love yourself first" Blah, blah, blah. What is self-love exactly? Why is it necessary? How do you do it? Who has the time?
What:
The answer is self-care.
                                       Self-love = self-care. Self-care = self-love.
How:
Take care of yourself. That seems so simple, yes? Then why don't you do it? Self-care can be as basic as eating a little better. Make a small change in your diet. Maybe eat a nutritious breakfast every morning or eat one additional fruit or vegetable each day. Take 10 minutes for yourself daily. Pause throughout your day and breathe deeply. Call a friend once in a while and connect. Have a little more fun. Truly, it can be this simple. Sounds like an easy place to start, doesn't it?
Once you start small, you can incorporate more self care into your lifestyle. Begin an exercise program. Learn the value of setting personal boundaries. Become comfortable saying "no". Let go of the need to be a martyr. Learn what matters to you. Let go of toxic relationships of all kinds. If a relationship is taxing, draining or anxiety producing most of the time, reconsider the true value of the relationship in your life. Chances are you will see the need to release that person from your life.

Why:
Some of this seems obvious. You will feel better, be happier, healthier and more relaxed. You will have more time for family, friends and things you enjoy.
Here's a reason you may not have considered: The more you love yourself (aka, self-care) the more you will attract love into your life. More loving people, experiences and situations will come to you. Like attracts like. Get it? If you aren't loving yourself, it's likely you are attracting situations and people who are challenging, stressful and possibly even harmful. As you begin to care for yourself, you are opening the channels for more positive things to come into your life. And they will!

Who:
Who has time for this? YOU do! Everyone does. If you honestly don't feel you have time to eat one additional vegetable a day or to pause for 10 seconds throughout your day to breathe deeply, then you may want to examine why you feel the need to be a martyr. That doesn't serve you or anyone around you. So get started! You will love what happens next!

SMS Jokes and Crazy Sayings to Cheer Up Your Mood

It is scientifically proven that in order to remain wholesome, each physically as nicely as mentally, laughter along with active sense of humor is very best medicine actually and there is no greater way to make you smile than riddles and hilarious sayings. Riddles can be explained as little testimonies that end with a laughably startling speech. Jokes give us our everyday dosage of laughter and bring happiness and pleasure in our living. So to continue to keep your mind fit and wholesome examine amusing SMS comments.

With the advent of SMS technologies, now one particular requires not to be physically existing in order share humor with every single other. A person can use his cell cell phone and send SMS comments to pals, household and all close to and dear kinds and provide smile on their encounter. What are SMS Riddles? They can be defined as two or 3 liner comments which are in particular made to be sent by way of text messaging. You will need to examine and remember these SMS riddles in buy to reveal them with your mates.

You can identified thousand of internet websites in the World Broad Net. No matter what variety of text riddles you are hunting for, be it every day joke, birthday riddles, hilarious riddles, filthy riddles, crazy sayings jokes or Hindi riddles, you are confident to get it on the world-wide-web. You can go to any search engine and search for the joke you are seeking for. If you want to have enjoyment with your buddies, then you can lookup for humorous or dirty riddles. If you demand some for your friend's birthday then you can research for birthday jokes or if you want to be naughty with girlfriend or boyfriend, then you can go for naughty kinds.

In purchase to use these internet sites successfully, you ought to copy your favourite riddles in notepad or WordPad so that you won't encounter any problems in situation of unavailability of online. You can also make your personal compilation of your preferred jokes on web which can be accessed by the total earth or by the human being you want with no shelling out even a tiny penny. There are so much service accessible online permits you to build world-wide-web pages totally free of price tag. You can use blogger, Wordpress or Google pages to make a webpage where you can collect all of your beloved sms jokes on all topics.

Thus, sending fantastic jokes is ideal way to distribute the humor close to the planet. It allow you forget all the program tension of everyday living. On the overall, sending comments and humorous sayings via SMS is a finest way to instill some fun in our lives.

Smiles Will Constantly Brighten Your Day

Grinning is 1 of the easiest and cheapest methods to enhance one's high quality of life and the advantages from grinning reach extra than just a single individual at a time. Smiling is contagious, alterations our mood, can make us look younger and additional interesting, creates us glimpse extra successful and relieves pressure.

Grinning is contagious. When you smile, it causes others smile. It is like when you see others grinning it creates you want to smile as well. It just can make you think excellent when you see an individual smiling at you ir even just in your direction and when you smile you are doing the same for other people. You are actively passing along a great feeling via your actions and you will draw people today towards you by presenting a appearance of happiness.

Like somewhat stated above, smiling can also transform your mood. Seeing other individuals smile adjustments your mood simply because they are presenting a seem of happiness. If you are feeling low, you ought to try smiling even if your feelings on the inside do not reflect it. It has been proven that grinning can trick your body into tricking your mood and can reverse sad or depressed feelings.

Smiling draws individuals in also simply because a smile on ones face can make them appearance additional appealing. Smiling also causes people search younger mainly because when you smile it lifts the muscles in the face. In addition, nothing is much more appealing to a potential partner then an irresistible smile, so start grinning and spread the love.

Grinning can make you extra flourishing. Even though this may be tough to believe, it is true. When you walk into function, wearing a smile you will seem extra pleasant and outgoing. It has been proven that people today who smile a lot more though on the task are less likely to be passed up for promotions. Use this bit of facts to enhance the high quality of your existence and moving ahead in your career. Your next work advancement may possibly just be a smile away.

If you feel stressed at operate, home, or just in general try a smile on for size. Smiling initial gives you the appearance of not being stressed and second it helps by lowering your blood pressure, boosts your immune system, and releases endorphins that make you feel excellent and melts the pressure away.

It is awesome how such a little act can transform so several lives for the much better all at once.