Creating PASSION FOR EVERYTHING

There’s a big myth in our culture:
That passion can only be spontaneous.

You either love your job or you don’t. You either enjoy exercising or hate it. You are interested in reading books or you find them boring. That passion can’t be forced or created.
I disagree.
Passion can be created. Even for things you don’t currently enjoy.
By tweaking the activities and pursuits you engage in, you can find a passion for anything. All it takes is a bit of patience and an open mind.
The benefit is that you end up loving the things you have to do anyways. Exercising, learning, studying, working and almost any pursuit can be made into a passion. And if you know how to do it, existing passions can be turned from mildly interesting to exciting.
The skill of finding your passion is like turning up the dial for the amount of color you experience in life.

Here are some ways to find your passion:

1. Get Curious– Curiosity is the basis of passion. Shake off your current understandings and begin from the view that you are almost completely ignorant on the subject. Then look for novelty to boost your interest.

2. Make it a Game –Give yourself rules, objectives and strategic constraints. The more creative thinking required, the better.

3. Set a Goal– Create a specific goal along with a deadline. This can infuse mundane activities with asense of direction and purpose. Writing a report goes from being just another task, to a creative challenge that pushes you.

4. Express Yourself- Find hidden opportunities for self-expression. This could mean inventing a style for folding clothes. Changing the format you write code in or altering the style of your presentation. View each activity as an act of expression and originality.

5. Focus– Cut distractions and eliminate noise. The more you focus on an activity the better you can notice interesting qualities about it. The only truly boring activity is the one you can’t pay attention to.

6. Jigsaw Piecing– A jigsaw puzzle has hundreds of uniquely shaped pieces of a picture. View your activities as pieces of a larger image. This can turn dull activities into individual snippets of a more fascinating whole.

7. Dial Down Cravings –Have you ever noticed how the hungrier you are, the less able you are to enjoy the taste of food? This works the same way with passion. The more you crave a goal (instead of the process containing the goal) the less likely you are to develop a passion for it. Goal-setting is good. Goal-obsession is not.

8. Connect with Talents– How can you apply your existing talents to an activity? Find ways to use skills you already have in a new endeavor. An artistic person could draw pictures to help himself study. An athletic person might be able to use her strength and endurance as a speaker.

9. Overcome the Frustration Barrier– If an activityis too difficult for you to become enthusiastic about it, slow down. Worry less about results and more about experimenting until you build up skill. Whenever I try a new hobby, I strive to just try things out before building skills. This keeps me from getting frustrated and ensures the process is fun.

10. Leech Enthusiasm– Energy is contagious. If you spend time with someone who exudes passion about a subject, some of it will rub off on you. Seek out people who have the energy you want and get them to describe their motivation. Often it will point you to key information you had no idea could be so interesting.

11. Remove the Chains– Feeling forced into an activity is a sure way to kill any passion. Instead of flowing with the task, you rebel against it, making you miserable. Be aware of the consequences for not acting, but remove the feeling that you don’t have a choice. You always have a choice.

12. Tune the Challenge– For boring tasks, make them more difficult. For frustrating tasks, make them easier. This can be done by varying the speed or constraints you need to complete a task. Boring chores can be made more interesting by setting a time-limit. Frustrating assignments can be made easier by allowing yourself an awful first-draft instead of perfection.

13. Get instruction– Finding a teacher can give you the basic level of understanding necessary to enjoyan activity. Sometimes passion can be drained just by not knowing the basics.

14. Humble confidence– Confidence is necessary for passion, but arrogance can destroy it. Build a humble confidence where you believe in your abilities to handle the unknown, but you also have a great respect for it.

15. Focus Immediately– Look at the next immediate step. Don’t concern yourself over what needs to be done next month or next year if it overwhelms you. Focus on each step of the marathon, not how many miles you have left.

16. Play– If the process confuses or bothers you, just play with it. Don’t have a purpose until you can define one.

17. Eliminate– This one might not apply, but it is always good to use. If you really can’t enjoy something, find a way to eliminate it from your life.

Don’t waste your time doing things you don’t enjoy.

Either cultivate a passion or get rid of it.

Success

The power of Positive Thinking

Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a mental attitude that expects good and favorable results.
A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action.
Whatever the mind expects, it finds.

Many have heard it said that another person cannot make you happy. The happiness will come from within you. Being confident is a choice and it will produce positive emotions. There has been much research done on being in a positive state. It will produce a sense of well-being and has even proven to have multiple health benefits.

Successful living today being positive will change your life.

The way that someone feels about themselves shows in the way they act. They always find funny things in everyday life that makes them and others happy. There is joy and cheerfulness that just rubs off on the people who are around them. The way they feel shows in their life because they are more relaxed and sleep better at night. They are not only physically assured but mentally as well.

Most people have a spiritual connection that gives them the confident mindset in life.

People who have a confident mindset take full advantage of their work force. They go in everyday with a smile on their face and the confidence that they have the ability to handle anything that comes their way. Their ability to take responsibility and not to blame others when something goes wrong shows that they have a handle on life. Negative emotions have no place with them on their way to success.

Confidence is so much better than looking back and thinking of what could have been.

Confident people are ones that you want tobe around because they make the most of the present and look forward to the future. They are in awe of the beauty of nature and good things around them.

This behavior comes from choosing the atmosphere that one is around. It is best to surround yourself with assured people that are upbeat and thinking good thoughts. Try to avoid negative news and thinking on unpleasant things. This will be to your advantage in building the blocks in your life of thinking of good wholesome thoughts.

Positive and negative thinking are both contagious.

All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference, and through body language. People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts, and vice versa. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive people and avoid negative ones?
People are more disposed to help us if we are positive, and they dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity.
Negative thoughts, words and attitude bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment.

Becoming a Positive Example to All

Being positive, doing the right things and thinking the right things will produce the kind of behavior that is an example to all. It will be an encouragement to those around you and an example that they can follow. Watching your confident living will help those with negative tendencies to change the way they think. If it changes the course of their lives you have done a great thing. Being careful of the things we say also will manifest how we act. Our conversation should be complimentary and uplifting.
Being tolerant of others is another advantage of being confident. We will not always be treated in the manner that is right. We are not responsible for the negative way that people treat us, but we are responsible for how we react to it.
A positive person will realize that sometimes people are a product of their environment. Maybe they didn't have all of the advantages that you did. The right thing to do is to act in a positive way.

It is always positive to think of others.

Contributing in positive ways leads to an eternal happiness.

Celebrate Success

Do you reward yourself for your accomplishments?

It is important that we take the time to celebrate even our small victories.It's time to take a step back and realize that instead of focusing on all that we're not getting done, we should be focusing on all that we are getting done.

I call this the Celebrate the Small Victories approach.

The intent is to give a little love to yourself for all of the hard work you put into each day. This will make for a much happier existence, boost your self-esteem by placing focus on the positive and likely make you even more productive and energetic as time goes on.

You can't lose!

By marking these successes, we make them stick out in our minds. It forces us to acknowledge our progress and increases the likelihood we'll repeat the positive behavior in the future.

Did you have a good day at work today?
Did you finish a noteworthy project or deliver a good presentation?
Did you close a sale?
For stay-at-home moms, did you survive another day with a toddler?
Did the kids get to and from school on time?
Did you finish a household chore?

Whatever your goals, be sure to recognize your victories.

So, go ahead and treat yourself for all your victories, even the small ones!

*.Buy yourself a banana split from your favorite ice cream store.
*.Give yourself permission to take a day off and relax.
*.Get a latte at a coffee shop.
*.Take an hour and listen to some of your favorite music.
*.Go to lunch with your best friend.
*.Buy yourself a new shirt.
*.Throw an impromptu dinner party.
*.Perform a random act of kindness.
*.Grill yourself a steak out on the barbeque.
*.Go for a walk in the woods.
*.Bake a pan of brownies and share them with friends.
*.Go on a date to that new restaurant you've been wanting to try.
*.Have a tall frozen margarita.
*.Eat a chocolate bar, preferably with almonds.
*.Call your parents and brag a little.
*.Race a go-kart for the thrill of it.
*.Spend a couple of hours alone in a beautiful place.
*.Meet someone new at a social gathering.
*.Take a weekend road trip.
*.Drink a large cherry limeade.
*.Get yourself an iPod.
*.Take a long nap.
*.Go see an inspiring movie.
*.Share a bottle of champagne with your spouse or partner.

Small victories are worth celebrating too!

Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list of ways to celebrate, but it should give you plenty of ideas for how to treat yourself. Making your victories special will make them memorable so, go ahead and pat yourself on the back once in awhile. You deserve it!

My secret to MOTIVATION

A word is my secret.

As you probably know, routine casts a trance-like power with devastating impact.
As a result, it is an absolute necessity to break free of its grasp.If you can't find a way out of the vicious pattern and into a new set of thoughts, feelings, and actions, you have no hope of changing or improving your life.

Consider this word my guaranteed release.

Working with remarkable speed, it personally shakes me out of autopilot, delivers an eye-opening wake-up call, and motivates with more force than anything I know.

Not bad for a word.

My hope--and my assumption--is that it will have the same positive effect on you.

The Word, My Release

I know a time will come when I'll no longer be able to act on the things I want, the things I've dreamed about experiencing and things I've always wished to become.I will have to let them go. I will have to let go of all those exciting ideas I tossed about in my mind, all the goals carefully constructed while daydreaming.They will have to be put to rest, once and for all. And I will never experience them.

Never

This is a frightening thought for me. It is startling, can be gut-wrenching, and tip-toes toward terrifying.But it's also something else. And it's here, on the other side of the coin, that I find my secret.

The Flip-Side of the Word

Coming to grips with reality can be scary.So much so, that most men and women choose the other door. They hide from the truth and tuck their dreams into the fairytale 'someday.''

I'll do it someday...someday.'

A sigh of relief follows and it's back to the safe and comfy routine.
No need to face fears, no need to rise to challenges, no need to take action.

That will all happen someday--but not today.

If only this were true. It is not.

Here is the truth: Someday eventually meets the edge of the cliff.

Someday eventually runs out. Someday eventually turns into never.

Frightening?

Perhaps. But it's also your way out. It's also your release from the routine that strangles your hopes and dreams.By focusing intently--and I mean intently-- on 'never,' in regard to your lifelong wishes and wants, you will be shocked out of your pattern of procrastination and jolted into a new mindset.You'll have the motivation you need to stop hesitating because you know, without question, if you keep it up, you'll never experience the life you've been waiting for all these years.
Without action, talk is only noise.

Below is what I do in particular to get the most out of this word.

It's something you can do, anytime and any place, to dismantle procrastination and ignite your inner drive.

Action Steps -

Short & Sweet

Think of something you want. Not a lip-service dream, but something you truly desire, something either for yourself or for someone else.
Our results have shown that people imagine themselves experiencing the joys of progress or success when asked to think of a goal.
This time I want you to do the opposite.
I want you to imagine, vividly, that your idea, your chosen dream or goal, cannot happen. No matter what you do, you'll never get it. Never.

Never.

If you do it right, you'll feel anxious, like you have to get up out of your seat right now and do something before time runs out. This is the power of 'never'.

Don't hide from the truth.

Let it smack you in the face and punch you in the gut. Only then can it snap you out of the routine and drive you into action. Only then can it change your life.
If you don't do something now, you may never do it then. Never hide, never avoid, never run from 'never.' Use it as a fire to place beneath your greatest ideas and accept it as a truth that can set you free.

Embrace...'never.'

How to quit Smoking

" I am going to quit smoking tomorrow..." How many times have you said this and how many more times have you heard it?

Smokers, like alcoholics, make this pledge many times in their lives because they need to and they break it for the simple reason that pledges are always meant to be broken.
This does not mean that every time you will take a pledge you will break it. Try to make this the last one because you can do it and you are going to do it.

Believe it and you will, here's some help:

Believe in yourself.
Believe that you can quit. Think about some of the most difficult things you have done in your life and realize that you have the guts and determination to quit smoking. It's up to you .After reading this list, sit down and write your own list, customized to your personality and way of doing things. Create your own plan for quitting.

Set a quit date.
Decide what day you will extinguish your cigarettes forever. Write it down. Plan for it. Prepare your mind for the "first day of the rest of your life". You might even hold a small ceremony when you smoke you last cigarette, or on the morning of the quit date.

Drink lots of water.
Water is good for you anyway, and most people don't get enough. It will help flush the nicotine and other chemicals out of your body, plus it can help reduce cravings by fulfilling the "oral desires" that you may have.

You need a good reason to quit.
Simply deciding to quit because the sky is blue is not a sufficient reason. The need to quit smoking is obvious, but the desire to quit needs to come from inside in order for the process to be successful.

Look for small rewards that you can give yourself as you make progress.
You are not likely to just quit cold turkey with no complications. Set up small rewards that will help you to want to make progress towards ultimately quitting. This can be a great motivation to keep you on target.

Plan out your quitting strategy.
Decide how you want to try to quit and stick to it. Set a specific amount of time for your plan. Ifafter a time, say six weeks you have not quit, work on a new plan. This will allow ample time to try each method, while still giving yourself flexibility to try something else.

Work to overcome your struggles.
If you are smoking due to stressful things in your life, you need to deal with the stress before you can successfully quit. Regardless of the reason why you are smoking, it needs to be dealt with in able to quit for good.

Set up a punishment for yourself.
For example, if you generally stop at a Cafe each day for a coffee you might consider skipping that on days when you have fallen short of your goals for smoking. Whatever punishment you select, make sure it is something that you care about.

Seek out help from your friends and family.
You need support asyou are trying to quit, and this will help you to ensure that you are not alone in the entire process.

Look for someone to quit with you.
If you are entirely on your own, you are going to be much more likely to slip back into smoking. If someone is working with you and holding you accountable, you are more likely to struggle to succeed. Workingto quit smoking is not easy, but hard tasks are much easier to accomplish with a partner.

Aim to quit for good.
This might seem a bit strange, but if you are just planning to quit for a weekend you are not going to put much effort into the process. If you are planning to quit for good,a lot more time and effort is going to go into the process as well as your plan to quit.

Look for ways to take your mind off cigarettes.
If you are always thinking about cigarettes, you may find that you are much more tempted to smoke. Reading a book, exercising, talking on the phone, surfing the internet and even cooking are all great ways to occupy your mind and keep from thinking about when your last cigarette was.

Conclusion:

The decision to stop smoking can be one of the best choices that you can make for your health and your life. So it makes sense to put everything into it when you decide to quit ensuring success. Think of the things that motivate you, find a support system, and use tips like the ones in this article to create a plan that is sure to succeed.Most people are readily aware that stopping smoking can improve their health, but learning how to really conquer the urges to smoke is not easy. With so many temptations circulating around, as well as the stresses of daily life it is easy to see why jumping into a pack of cigarettes seems like a good idea.But, the bottom line is that you need to just take it one day at a time and step by.
You can achieve the ability to quit smoking, but it is something that you do not want to look too far in the future. You do not want to get to the place where you think you are so strong that you can put yourself in vulnerable situations.
You need to surround yourself with other non-smokers, or you can hang with the same friends you have always had as long as they are respectful to the path which you are walking; they may even be inspired by you to take control of their own life.

No blogs today

Sorry folks,
Since I'm not well, there will be no blogs today.
H. R.