Words To Live By

 It's not how much you accomplish in life that really counts,

but how much you give to others.

It's not how high you build your dreams that makes a difference,

but how high your faith can climb.

It's not how many goals you reach, but how many lives you touch.

It's not who you know that matters, but who you are inside.

Believe in the impossible,

hold tight to the incredible,

and live each day to its fullest potential.

You can make a difference in your world.

- Rebecca Barlow Jordan -

Decision Making

"It is the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.  Believing in yourself  is one of the first steps to success.”

It really is important to believe in yourself, isn’t it?

Believe in yourself no matter what other people think.  We should all decide what we can do, be and have.  Whatever we want in this world and the only person who can get you there is YOU!  It is in your thoughts; it is in your actions that you can make your dreams come true.

Some simple steps that may help include: 

1. Set goals. When you set goals you know where you are heading
2. Acknowledge when you achieve any small goal.  It helps to build your confidence in your own success.
3. Have realistic expectations of what you can achieve and then aim a little higher.  We can always achieve more than we think we can.
4. Listen to feedback, and remember, some people will try to tear you down while others will provide golden tips to support you on your journey.
5. Contribute to those around you.  When you contribute, you will receive positive feedback and respect from others that helps build yourself belief and self-confidence.
6. Always, always work towards your dreams.
7. Believe in yourself.  It is the key to success in life.

Is My Dream Possible?

Many of us don’t even spend a lot of time thinking about what we really want from our life.  Some of us who do, may be asking the wrong question.  What question is that?  It is "Is my dream possible?"

Then they look at their life, their abilities and their conditions to determine the answer.

The answers to those questions may be convincing.  You may look at where you live, your age, your bank statement.

However, the world is an interesting place.  The universe is full of endless possibilities.  Many say, by definition, it is unlimited.

When you look at your current life, your current abilities and your current conditions to determine your dream, you squeeze the infinite into a tiny little picture of what you think is possible.

We have to really dream to make our dreams possible.  We have to be a little bit crazy and reach to the improbable and impossible.  Remember, a hundred years ago, flying in a plane was impossible, the telephone was ridiculous, the light bulb, cars, televisions, and computers.  If those inventors looked to the current conditions back then to determine their dreams, we may never have made these leaps.

So start asking a different question - "What would I love?" Then allow yourself to dream without limit.  Write down the ideas that come to you.  Look for the feeling of excitement, nervousness, ridiculous, laughter and let it guide you to living the life of your dreams.

Sometimes You Need Patience for Your Dreams to Come True

I was recently told how Chinese bamboo grows.  Young Chinese bamboo is a slow-growing plant.  When you nurture and look after the bamboo, it grows two inches in the first year.

It then grows two inches in the second year, it grows two inches in the third year and two inches in the fourth year.  Then in the fifth year it grows 80 feet!

When I heard this, it reminded me of our dreams.  At times, it can feel like you are working and working and nothing happens.  Then when you are not expecting it, things change, they take off, your life moves to a whole new level.

It’s important to nurture and look after your dreams.  Every step forward is a step in the right direction.  Keep looking after your dreams.  You never know when they will take off.