Empowering you to lead a joyful and creative life

I don’t know about you, but I can never get too much inspiration.

I think we all need to have our dreams and aspirations reaffirmed because it can be way too easy to come up with reasons that lead you away.

You are too busy.
You don’t know enough.
You can’t compete with what is already out there.
Who are you to think you can do it.
Oh, it’s just a silly idea.

The harder road is to keep going. Keep plugging away, even when you aren’t sure where it’s going. Even when you don’t know what you are doing.

Because your heart tugs at you to be yourself, to do things your own way. You would think that is easy but it’s not.

We are all so conditioned to compare ourselves and to think we aren’t enough.

I found this video on U-tube through Kelly Rae Roberts, a talented mixed media artist.

Kelly Corrigan, best selling author of Lift and The Middle Place has these inspiring words for all of us. Take 4 minutes to be inspired today.

I’ve been dealing with clutter and information overload this week.  I’ve written some articles which I’ll be sharing with you soon.

As I have been going through the piles of information, business products I’ve purchased, books with intriguing titles, etc. there is one thing that stands out.

Some of the information sits collecting dust and I’ve never even used it.  There are the things that lured me in with the promise of the magic bullet.

But the programs and information that I have actively participated in have been very valuable with things I refer back to again and again.

I consider those an investment in myself, in my growth, in my businesses, and in discovering better ways to enjoy life.

Let’s face it; we all spend time money on things that don’t add any value to our lives.

After you spend money on the necessities, there is a lot more room for making choices than you think.

When you invest in yourself, you’ll reap the long term rewards long after the time or money is spent.

Investing time and money in your potential and making decisions based on what is important to you, and what bring you happiness, not just for the moment but for the future is the best investment you’ll ever make.

Barbara Winter wrote that she often gets emails about how people are quick to say they can’t afford to do something that would help them to go in the direction of their dreams or just be a life affirming experience.

In her Feb 2010 blog post at http://www.joyfullyjobless.com, she writes about a self employed friend who needed extra cash that put an ad in Craigs list to pet sit and not long after earned over $1, 000.

“What successful goal setters know is that the process goes something like this: focus on a goal, brainstorm obvious and crazy ways to make it happen, start taking action.”

So don’t wait to invest in your happiness.  Get creative and figure out a way to make it happen.

P.S. If you are ready to spend some time and attention on what you really want and what makes you happy, contact me about the Success Circle Program…..it’s about to start  and I just have a couple spots left!

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”

– quote by Scottish mountaineer William Hutchinson Murray

Note: While this quote is often said to be by Goethe, after checking various references, it appears that is not true.

I love this quote.

When you aren’t fully committed to something, it is much easier to just give up.

When you make a decision and a commitment, however, you begin to take action.

And when you begin to take action and your thoughts and actions are in line, you often see opportunities open up in new and surprising ways.

Is there something you want? Are you ready to make a decision and a commitment?