The Power of Positive Thinking

<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4666652679443px;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcfnd9zUTzcPV933N7z1pizpD1hbLQvtfWpA4WIHN_B-6Uh3Ew0LkgNDsgSOdiJOUy-K4zWlCCZW4eFTzRxOO9ZLWJWld_Y9lZv1KVUu-Uu4wWXkdkHWMoiIMg3OMgVGeV2UXpTlIf0iZ/s1600/you+can't.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcfnd9zUTzcPV933N7z1pizpD1hbLQvtfWpA4WIHN_B-6Uh3Ew0LkgNDsgSOdiJOUy-K4zWlCCZW4eFTzRxOO9ZLWJWld_Y9lZv1KVUu-Uu4wWXkdkHWMoiIMg3OMgVGeV2UXpTlIf0iZ/s1600/you+can't.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4666652679443px;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Do you know what highly happy and successful people think about all day long? Well, the answer is not farfetched – happy, healthy and successful people think about what they want and how to get it most of the time. The power of positive thinking and growing a positive attitude are two of the most significant qualities a person can acquire in order to change their life.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">The Meaning of Optimism<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Optimism or positivity comes from the Latin word, “Optimus”, which means “Best”, and describes how an optimistic person is continuously looking for the best in any circumstance and anticipating good things to happen. Optimism is the propensity to believe, anticipate or hope that things will end up well. Even though something bad occurs, such as hearing from your doctor that you have cancer or losing a job, an optimistic person sees the positive aspect or the silver lining – they see it as a good thing. Getting dismissed from your job can be the catalyst that will let you finally start your own business. As you pack your personal belongings out of your office table, your mind should be spinning with the possibilities that lie ahead, not the difficulties – without this positive attitude, you might never be able to make the leap to self-employment.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Optimism has a positive impact on mental health according to studies by the emerging field of positive psychology. Optimism has also been shown to be good on physical health and optimists are reported to live longer and fall sick less often than pessimists. They have fewer heart diseases and their bodies handle stress more effectively. As it seems, a positive attitude on life fortifies the immune system and the body’s resistance against illness.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Happiness through Positive Self-Talk<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Being optimistic or pessimistic comes down to the way you talk to yourself. An optimist believes that their own deeds result in positive things occurring. Optimists believe that they are responsible for their own luck or happiness, and that they can expect more good things to happen in the future. An optimistic people do not blame themselves whenever something bad happens – they see bad occurrences as results of something that are not from within them. Don’t blame yourself for losing your job; rather see it as a business decision that has nothing to do with you as a person.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">A pessimistic person however thinks in a contrary manner. They blame themselves for the bad things that occur in their lives and somehow belief that one mistake or bad occurrence signifies that more of that are on their way to them. Pessimists view positive events as strokes of lucks that they have no control over – a luck streak that most likely will not repeat itself.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">What Positive Thoughts Do to Your Brain<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Positive emotions have been found to expand one’s sense of possibilities and open up your mind to more choices. When you experience positive emotions such as contentment, love and happiness, you’ll see more possibilities in your life, and this is just the beginning of exciting things happening in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 71.1pt 10pt 0.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"> <b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Make today the best day it can be and remember every cloud has a silver lining if you look for it!</span></i></b></div> </div>

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7 Concrete Steps to Reaching Your Full Potential

<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mxPdsfgKpq9h5YLD_AiLHkUcFFI5xWG-9KnNiSKN0mSlnROJ9WJVkpRmyD4TFm2G3j8fiOkfYt7WvGOZqFarIRS5W9cWsndPy7-V4Wuj2bfbxGHJzpEKoAp3WjUqZQpWFpZ4KEQ-6mHk/s1600/ReachingFullPotential1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mxPdsfgKpq9h5YLD_AiLHkUcFFI5xWG-9KnNiSKN0mSlnROJ9WJVkpRmyD4TFm2G3j8fiOkfYt7WvGOZqFarIRS5W9cWsndPy7-V4Wuj2bfbxGHJzpEKoAp3WjUqZQpWFpZ4KEQ-6mHk/s1600/ReachingFullPotential1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">In times of strife or uncertainty, it is easy to beat yourself up – to think you’re not good enough. It is even easier to forget that despite all of our differences we are born with one very important thing is common: potential – </span><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">and lots of it</span><span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">. What seems difficult, at times, is remembering this potential for greatness lies within us all. So I have compiled a short, easy to-do list with words of inspiration from great thinkers who have recognized their potential as a reminder and an inspiration, for those who have forgotten amidst the daily bump and grind, how to realize their power within:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#1. Reflect on your life</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"> The first step is committing to 20-30 minutes of quiet Reflection everyday. You don’t have to sit still, close your eyes, and meditate. But you do have to get away from all the distractions in your life such as the television, cell phones, email, radio, family, friends, coworkers, school mates, etc. They’re constantly clouding your thoughts and influencing your decisions.</div> <span id="more-998" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span id="more-998" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div> <span id="more-998" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">So take a walk, ride a bike, turn the radio off while commuting to work, sit on your back porch, lie in the grass, go to bed a little early. Whatever works for you.</span></div> <span style="font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> Now, open up your mind and just Think, Analyze, Consider, Ponder, Contemplate, Imagine, Visualize, and Dream. Think about your past, your present, and your future. Ask yourself questions like…What am I capable of? What are my strengths? Where do I want to be in 5 years, 10 years, 100 years? And so on…</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> During this time of Reflection you will come across great Realizations and Epiphanies. You will experience a new level of Understanding, Insight, Consciousness, and Awareness. The goal of this entire process is to capture these thoughts and preserve them on your LetsReflect profile. Compile your list and read it over and over again. It will always be there to keep you on track and heading in the right direction.</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> So get lost in thought…It will change your life!</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Henry James</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Albert Einstein</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Lao Tzu</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#2. Become an Optimist</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is key. Every negative thought that you replay your mind is like an anchor holding you back. Liberate yourself from the negativity. Inside every setback lies an opportunity! Always find the positive in every situation.</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“You can’t direct the wind, but you can adjust your sail” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">unknown</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Oscar Wilde</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Thomas Edison</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#3. Set a Goal</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> Goals give your life direction and purpose. Without them you’re just drifting through existence. Do something Bold! Set a lofty goal that stretches you outside your comfort zone.</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“A goal is a dream with a deadline” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Napoleon Hill</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“The more you dream, the farther you get.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Phelps</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrew Carnegie</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">James Cash Penney</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#4. Define who your role models are</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> They can be in the flesh, on TV, or even audio books. Model yourself after them. Learn from them. If you don’t, you’ll pick up bad habits from all the wrong people.</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Tyrone Edwards</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“The single most important influence in the life of a person is another person … who is worthy of emulation.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Paul Shafer</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#5. Be Grateful!</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> Be grateful for your opportunities. Be grateful for right now! Being grateful invites even better things to come into your life. So what are you grateful for?</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Ralph Marston</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#6. Become a life long learner</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> You don’t have to be in school to learn new things. Commit to learning something new everyday. Have an open mind. Become a sponge. Grow!</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“All the information you need to succeed already exist; the only problem is you’re not exposing yourself to it.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim Rohn</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">unknown</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>#7. Embrace change!</b></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> It’s impossible to reach your full potential if you’re not willing to change. Become dynamic, adaptive, evolving! Realize that change is good…change is exciting!</div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“One does not discover new lands without losing sight of the shore.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">unknown</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">“An important guideline for effective individual growth is open-mindedness. A willingness and eagerness to consider new information, new viewpoints, new ideas, and new possibilities is essential.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">F. David</span>~</span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease initial; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease initial; vertical-align: baseline;">“Tw</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">enty years from now you wi</span><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease initial; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease initial; vertical-align: baseline;">ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~<span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaBold, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Mark Twain</span>~</span><br /> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease initial; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease initial; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Now, despite what others have said…you are capable of great things! I believe in you. So Get Focused! Get Motivated! …and take advantage of Right Now!</span><br style="color: black; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: black; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Remember that this is a journey…not a quick fix. The trick is staying positive and surrounding yourself with positive people. Best of luck!</span><span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><br /> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease initial; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: KarlaItalic, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/7-concrete-steps-to-reaching-your-full-potential/" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/7-concrete-steps-to-reaching-your-full-potential/</a></span></div> <hr size="1" style="background-color: #e7e7e7; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: 1px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 18px; text-align: justify;" /> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; font-family: KarlaRegular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>

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