Life is NOW!

By Rick Gettle

NOW!

(Excerpt from "The Science of Success Achievement Course")
© 2008 Rick Gettle

What Is Life?

Life Is Now!
Yesterday Is Gone - Tomorrow May Never Come. No One Has A Guarantee In Their Pocket That Says
They Will Be Around Tomorrow. Before This Day Is Over - Your Life Can Come To An End

What Is Success?

Success Is Turning Your Now Into TOTAL FULFILLMENT

LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE NOW

"How Can We Complain That Life Has Lost Interest -- Life Will Never Lose Its Romance For The Person Who Unselfishly Does Good For Others. Those Who Do Lose The Thrill Of Living, Are The One's Who Develop The Habit Of Thinking Exclusively About Themselves -- Who Are Constantly Concerned With Their Own Interest -- Or Their Own Pleasure Or What Is More Common Their Own Troubles.

"Start The Habit Of Doing Good To The People Nearest You. This Policy Will Make You So Happy That You Will Sing Inside -- And The Whole World Around You Will Take On A Richer Color. The Grass Will Be Greener -- The Songs Of The Birds Will Be Sweeter -- The Stars Will Be Brighter -- The Skies Bluer, And Even If The Bank Account Is Low And Things Are Tough -- The Dreariness Of Life Will Depart -- If You Learn The Secret Of Finding Happiness In Human Service.... Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Some Wise Person Once Said: "Unhappiness -- Is The Hunger To Get -
Happiness -- Is The Hunger To Give" A Kind Word -- A Smile -- A Helping Hand

We Are So Busy Buying And Piling Things On Top Of Things
And New And Better Things On Top Of Those Things
That We are Only Happy For A While.
The Best Things In Life Are Still Free.

Don't Forget To Take Time To Live And Enjoy Your Life

Everyday You Hear Someone Say: "Some Day I'll"

(Fill In The blanks)

Some day I'll write my book.
Some day I'll go in business for myself.
Some day I'll learn the piano.
Some day I'll read all the classics.

Have you ever gone to "Some Day Isle" for a vacation? Don't bother - It's too crowded there. The world is filled with people who are going to do something great - some day. They are waiting for the time to be "just right." The time is never just right.

In Napoleon Hill's book, Think And Grow Rich, on page 36, in: Six Steps That Turn Desires Into Gold, I like the Fourth Step the best. It says: Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action. Start now - and work with whatever tools you have at hand and better ones will be available for you as you go along.

Delay Is The Worst Form Of Denial.

The Secret Of A Happy & Successful Life Consists In Taking Time To Live.

There Are Two Things To Aim At In Life:

First -- To Get What You Want -- After That -- To Enjoy It.
Only The Wisest Of Mankind Achieve The Second.

For years, I Wanted An Organ -- I Got It -- And It Sat There For Several Years - How About You? How Many Of You Have Something You Wanted Real Bad, But Once You Got It-- You Never Use It? Great Books You Don't Read - Club Memberships You Don't Use. And Even A Great Body And Mind Some People Never Use.

Life Is
By Mother Theresa

Life Is Bliss - Taste It.`
Life Is Luck - Make It.
Life Is A Song - Sing It.
Life Is Life - Fight For It.
Life Is A Game - Play It.
Life Is Beauty - Admire It.
Life Is A Promise - Fulfill It.
Life Is A Duty - Complete It.
Life Is A Dream - Realize It.
Life Is A Struggle - Accept It.
Life Is A Challenge - Meet It.
Life Is Sorrow - Overcome It.
Life Is A Tragedy - Confront It.
Life Is An Adventure - Dare It.
Life Is Too Precious - Do Not Destroy It.
Life Is An Opportunity - Benefit From It.

One day a teacher asked her students to write down a list of The Seven Wonders In The World and when they were through to turn them in.
While Gathering The Votes, The Teacher Noted That One Quiet Student Hadn't Turned In Her Paper Yet, So She Asked The Girl If She Was Having Trouble With Her List.
The Girl Replied, "Yes, A Little. I Couldn't Quite Make Up My Mind Because There Were So Many."
The Teacher Said, "Well, Tell Us What You Have, And Maybe We Can Help."
The Girl Hesitated, Then Read, "I Think The Seven Wonders Of The World Are:

1. To See
2. To Taste
3. To Touch
4. To Hear
She Hesitated A Little, And Then Added,
5. To Feel
6. To Laugh
7. And To Love

The Room Was So Full Of Silence You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop.
Those Things We Overlook As Simple And Ordinary Are Truly Wondrous.
This Is A Gentle Reminder That The Most Precious Things In Life Cannot Be Bought.
Being Happy Doesn't Mean Everything's Perfect, It Just Means You've Decided To See Beyond The Imperfections.
What Did You Learn From This Lesson And How Do You Plan On Applying What You Learned?

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Don't Get Carried Away With Your Success(es)!

By Tayo Solagbade

James Cook in his book titled "The Startup Entrepreneur" explained that certain successful entrepreneurs get very uneasy whenever things seemed to be going (in their opinion) "too smoothly". They are rarely comfortable with "good times" and when such times come upon them, they take pains to stay on the alert for things that could go wrong.

In a number of cases, these individuals learn to be this way due to bitter and painful past experiences in which they had suffered devastating setbacks because they got carried away with their successes to the point that avoidable failure was visited upon them.

If anyone should know what this feels likes, it's ME! The positive side to all this however is that every time, in the process of recovering from EACH setback, I have learnt many useful lessons.

It was Fran Tarketon who said "A true entrepreneur never stays down".

In previous writings I have used the example of some celebrities who achieve local fame and success, but immediately lose their focus, sense of moderation and humility.

They begin acting out unhealthy fantasies through poor attempts at flaunting what they think suggests wealth - e.g. buy/drive flashy cars, eat/dress expensively, and even become loudmouthed. Often times this leads to their success being short-lived, as they eventually get into one trouble or the other - be it through financial indiscipline, bad relationships, etc.

TOM Associates have a series of educational tapes, which they routinely produce to meet the personal development needs of people who attend their training programmes. In one of such tapes on "Wealth Building", highly successful/wealthy people were described as having - among other qualities - the "habit" of "living well below their means", believing that they do not need to show they have wealth.

Also, the tape explains that a person earning high income, who spends all that he earns as quickly as it comes, will not be wealthy. In other words, wealth comes thorough the careful accumulation and growth (via investment) of that which has been earned.

I went into elaborate detail in my Ten Week e-mail course explaining the importance of understanding the issue of "Money Management and Wealth Creation". I quoted very successful people who have shared their knowledge in this area.

Now, with this understanding of how to manage the inflow of income resulting from your initial successes, you may also want to ask yourself, what next? Many people have short-term visions for themselves/their businesses. It is however much better to try thinking ahead, and envision where you would like to be in the distant future in your business. This way, even when you achieve your small victories/short-term goals, you will be able to stay focused on maintaining your performance to achieve the longer-term goals.

It is the absence of long-term planning that often makes many people wrongly conclude that they have arrived, when they suddenly achieve a small success. You should have determined at the start why you are doing what you are doing, and how far you want to go with it. Then plan carefully what you need to make it happen, who can help you get there, what problems could crop up etc.

When you work this way, you will be much less likely to fall into the common trap of getting carried away with your successes. Examples of how people get carried away include: An actor or actress/entertainer especially preferred for key roles due to his/her good looks/smartness suddenly starts "putting on a lot of weight".

A check reveals that he/she now eats indiscriminately and/or does no exercises. The result over time - his/her performance drops. For a while, the fame from previous achievements might help to raise "heads"/open doors, but after a while, he/she would become obsolete.

My observations and experiences prove that as humans we are prone to errors and mistakes. What is crucial is that we learn from them. The message I therefore wish to share in this article is that you constantly strive to AVOID getting so preoccupied with your successes that you forget to CONTINUE doing the things that made you successful in the first place.

Failure, as Jim Rohn once wrote, does not happen suddenly - it is very OFTEN the result of a long series of poor decisions and wrong choices/actions you take over time. Keep this in mind and act based on your understanding of it, and you will NOT have to endure avoidable setbacks in any endeavour you embark upon!

Asked which of his works he would select as his masterpiece, architect Frank Lloyd Wright at the age of 83 replied, "My next one."

Self-Development/Performance Enhancement Specialist Tayo Solagbade - works as a Multipreneur, helping individuals/businesses develop and implement strategies to achieve their goals, faster and more profitably.

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