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Comment by Fred G. Slabine on December 2, 2010 at 10:02am

"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have."

Leonard Nimoy, Actor

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on December 1, 2010 at 9:34am

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the staircase."

Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 29, 2010 at 10:05am

"Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration."

Cate Blanchett, actress

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 28, 2010 at 2:07pm

Master Your Fears

By Brian Tracy

Perhaps the greatest challenge you will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and the development of courage. Fear is, and always has been, the greatest enemy of mankind. When Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he was saying that the emotion of fear, rather than the realty of what we fear, is what causes us anxiety, stress, and unhappiness. When you develop the habit of courage and unshakeable self-confidence, a whole new world of possibilities opens up for you. Just imagine-what would you dare to dream or be or do if you weren't afraid of anything in the whole world?

Develop the Habit of Courage

Fortunately, the habit of courage can be learned just as any other habit is learned, through repetition. We need to constantly face and overcome our fears to build up the kind of courage that will enable us to deal with the inevitable ups and downs of life unafraid. The starting point in overcoming fear and developing courage is to look at the factors that predispose us toward being afraid. The root source of most fear is childhood conditioning, usually associated with destructive criticism. This causes us to develop two major types of fear. These are the fear of failure, which causes us to think “I can't, I can't, I can't,” and the fear of rejection, which causes us to think “I have to, I have to, I have to.” Our fears can paralyze us, keeping us from taking constructive action in the direction of our dreams and goals.

The More You Know, the Less You Fear

Fear is also caused by ignorance. When we have limited information, our doubts dominate us. We become tense and insecure about the outcome of our actions. Ignorance causes us to fear change, to fear the unknown, and to avoid trying anything new or different. But the reverse is also true. The very act of gathering more and better information about a particular subject increases our courage and confidence in that area. You can see this in the parts of your life where you have no fear at all because you know what you are doing. You feel competent and completely capable of handling whatever happens.

Analyze Your Fears

Once you have identified the major factors that cause you to feel afraid, the next step is to objectively define and analyze your personal fears. At the top of a clean sheet of paper, write, “What am I afraid of?” Remember, all intelligent people are afraid of something. It is normal and natural to be concerned about your physical, emotional, and financial safety and that of the people you care about. A courageous person is not a person who is unafraid. As Mark Twain said, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”

Action Exercise

Begin your list of fears by writing down everything, major and minor, that causes fear, stress, or anxiety. Think about the parts of your work or personal life where your fears might be holding you back or forcing you to stay in a job or relationship in which you are not happy. Once you have written down your fears, arrange them in order of importance, and then pick them apart one by one.

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 28, 2010 at 10:31am

"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."

Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 26, 2010 at 12:34pm

Be a Driver!

by Bill Mansell

I saw a bumper sticker on an old car the other day. It said, “I go where I’m towed.” What a sad commentary about that car, and perhaps its owner, too. Cars aren’t meant to be towed, they’re meant to be driven. Likewise, you were not meant to be simply pulled along down the stream of life, tossed this way and that by the popular current.

You are in the driver’s seat of your life. You get to choose which path you will take, how fast you’ll go, and how much energy you will use in pursuing your goals. Don’t be content to just move along with the flow of traffic. Take the steering wheel! Choose your destination and start heading in that direction.

Yes, you will deal with bumpy roads and detours along the way. Everyone does. But, if you keep your destination firmly in mind, you will successfully navigate the difficult sections and ultimately reach your destination.

Comment by Jack Higginbotham on November 26, 2010 at 12:13pm

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
~Melody Beattie

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 26, 2010 at 10:36am

"The key is not to prioritize what is on the schedule, but to schedule your priorities."

Stephen Covey, Author and Speaker

Comment by Craig Lockerd on November 25, 2010 at 10:57am

Happy Thanksgiving to you Jack and everyone in this "Motivated" Group!

Comment by Fred G. Slabine on November 25, 2010 at 10:48am

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Please say a prayer for the brave men and women of the US armed forces, for their safe and exipidous return to their family and friends.

To those men and woman. Thank you for making this world safer for us to enjoy the freedoms and liberties we enjoy.

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