Articles / Daily Positive Thought / Dreams / Goals

I Need Your Opinions Please

Opinions Needed Hi Everyone - I need your opinions please.  As you know, I recently published my little book.  I'm really excited that I did that, and I'm really proud of myself for reaching a goal and living a dream.  Reaching for your goals and achieving your dreams is something I truly believe in.  The book I wrote is called Thinking Positive Take the Journey into Positivity and it's available on Amazon. Now here's where you come in.  I'm working on another book, fiction this time, which may or may not ever get finished.  Well not any time soon because my position in my school has changed and I have a much larger case load now with kids I know nothing about.  There is a large learning curve going on.  Added to that, I'm currently taking two classes online to get another teaching certification. If anybody knows anything about macroeconomics, drop me a line because this class is  struggle for me. Okay on to the opinion portion of our program.  I came up with an idea for a companion to my Thinking Positive book.  I'd like to make a companion journal with prompts and such to help people increase their…

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September 9, 2018
Articles / Choices / Emotions

How Are You?

by Chris Cade That's an interesting question. This question is asked at least millions of times per day across the globe. Many times the question "How are you?" passes from employee to customer without even being noticed. Strangers might not even hear the question. Those who notice the question, most frequently answer with a commonly expected response: "Fine" or "Good." It's an automatic response that is avoids connection and/or potential confrontation. I know at least for me, there used to be a little voice in the back of my mind that said, "They don't REALLY care how I am. She was just being nice. It's her job at the store to ask those questions." Sometimes that was true. I could sense that the person didn't care. But that doesn't change the fact that a part of me was afraid to engage the other person. What did it matter? We'd only talk for 10 seconds anyway. Why bother being open and vulnerable? It wasn't until a few years ago that I decided to make my best conscious effort to answer "How are you?" honestly. Some days that means I'm wonderful, delighted, having a great day, or simply feeling well. Other days,…

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January 22, 2012
Daily Positive Thought / Dreams / Goals

Follow Your Passion

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination. - Diane Sawyer I work in the education field, and as such, I frequently field rather nasty comments about getting into education just for the vacations.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the vacations (when i don't have to work a second job through them), but that's NOT why I became a teacher.  I LOVE working with kids.  I LOVE learning, and I LOVE sharing what I've learned.  That is why I became a teacher.  Sadly, I see many teachers who don't love kids, and don't love sharing their knowledge.  They became teachers because of the summer vacation, or because they just didn't have a clue what to do with their lives.  It shows in their teaching, or lack of teaching. They didn't follow their dreams.  They may truly be passionate about the subject they teach, but teaching isn't their dream, and it shows.  Don't get stuck somewhere that you really don't want to be.  Follow your passions, but follow them completely and live the life of your dreams.  

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January 2, 2012
Being Grateful / Believing / Choices / Dreams / Goals / Motivation / Positive Thoughts

A New Year a New Outlook

This is NOT going to be one of those look back over the past year type of posts.  I could do that, but I figure just about everybody in the bloggerverse is doing that, and I'm a rebel. 2011 was a rough year for a lot of people, myself included, and I see no point in in reliving it.  It's time to move forward, and move forward with purpose, drive, determination and joy.  Joy?  Yes, joy.  Because great things are going to happen in 2012. Great, wonderful and amazing things. Set your goals in your mind, and see yourself achieving them.  Do this every day.  Develop a plan, and take baby steps toward that goal.   Just keep reminding yourself that every day in every way you are a unique and incredible individual filled with love and light! Have a wonderful and prosperous 2012 and stay positive!

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December 31, 2011
Articles / Choices / Emotions

Exonerate – Chris Cade

by Chris Cade

Definition of “Exonerate:”
1. To free from blame.

2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.

 

The first example is how it’s used in the common context of legal matters. An innocent man exonerated after the evidence proves his case. If a person is lucky, she’ll even be exonerated before she is even charged with a crime.

 

The second definition is quite interesting in the context of personal transformation. What does it mean to be “free from a responsibility, obligation, or task”?

 

Consider this…

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December 6, 2011
Choices / Daily Positive Thought / Dreams / Goals / Opportunities / Possibilities

The Right Direction

Whatever way you're going, you're headed in the right direction to reach your dream. Originally posted 10-1-09 Your goals are your goals. Your dreams are your dreams. There is no right or wrong way to reach your goals and achieve your dreams. So why is it that everybody seems to know the best way for us to do everything. We start out with our parents teaching us and telling us what to do and how to do it. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, because we need to learn. Then we head off to school and we have educators telling us what to do and how to do it. Again, not a bad thing. We are also faced with peer pressure and we often find ourselves doing what everyone else is doing the way they are doing it to fit in. Again, this isn't a terrible thing because a little conformity is not a bad thing. From there, we join the workforce and our bosses are telling us what to do and how to do it. When do we get the opportunity to decide what we want to do and how to do it? It's a challenging question without an…

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October 1, 2011
Abundance / Articles / Goals

Use Your Power to Get Whatever You Want

This article was originally credited to Andreas Ohrt.  I recently received a posting on our facebook page from an Andreas Ohrt asking us to take his name off of the article as he did not write it.  If anybody knows the author, please tell me.  I want to give credit where credit is due.  Thank you . Use Your Power to Get Whatever You Want Over the past 18 years, I have been obsessed with learning how we can change our reality with the creative power of our minds. I've studied dozens of experts, read hundreds of books, and spent thousands of dollars in this quest. Through all of my experimentation, I've discovered that there are five simple core principles at the heart of the creation process. In this short article, I have tried to make this knowledge as simple as humanly possible. I want every single person reading this to be able to take this information and use it, easily and quickly. Here then, is the most simple possible explanation of the power of your creative energy. Follow these five steps, and any goal can be yours. Yes, it seems so obvious, doesn't it? You must know what you…

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September 19, 2011
Daily Positive Thought

To Guarantee Success

To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail. - Dorothea Brande It's all about confidence. If you want to be successful, you must act as if you can and will succeed. There is no room for doubt. It's great advice, but what if you're not there yet? What if you're filled with doubt? Well, I can't give you any professional advice because I'm not a professional, I'm not a life coach, I'm not a motivational speaker. I'm a high school teacher. I can only tell you what I do on those occasions that I want to succeed, but I'm filled with doubt (and there are many)I fake it to make it. Yes, you heard that correctly, I fake it to make it. I will pretend to be filled with confidence.  I will pretend that I am the most confident person in the world.  And guess what?  Eventually, I'll start to believe it, and I'll be pretending a little less, and feeling it a little more.  And then a little more, until eventually, I'm NOT faking it, I am full of confidence.  It may not happen right away, and it probably won't happen all at once, but little…

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July 21, 2011
Daily Positive Thought / Visualization

Speed Your Success

To speed your success, twice a day form a clear mental picture for two minutes of the one thing you want; and tell yourself it's already yours. Imagine it is. It's the secret of the ages, and there have been countless books written on the subject.  Professional athletes do it, successful businessmen and women do it.  People all over the world are doing it.  But what is it?  It, is visualization.  It's not some new age secret, nor is it some metaphysical occult thing.  There are references to visualizing in the bible. Simply put, visualizing is seeing yourself having, or obtaining what you want, seeing yourself living the life you want.  It's focusing on a goal.  Professional athletes practice this skill all the time.  They see themselves hitting the home run, but not just seeing the ball sail out of the park. They'll see themselves standing at the plate, taking their stance, waiting for the perfect pitch, swinging and connecting with the ball - over and over again. If it's good enough for professional athletes, it's good enough for you and me.  Take a few minutes every day and focus - focus on something you want so much.  See yourself…

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July 20, 2011
Daily Positive Thought / Positive Thoughts

Goals and Determination

This one step - choosing a goal and staying to it - changes everything.- Scott Reed I watch people every day flit from goal to goal. I want this, I want that.  It's okay to want - it's actually kind of important to want, but you're not going to GET until you start to focus and work, with determination, toward what it is that you want.  Once you have a goal, or a destination firmly set, you can begin to work toward it, and that determination will help you reach that goal so quickly.  You can do it.  You will succeed.  And then, you get to set another goal, and another and another.  Achieving your goal doesn't mean that it's all over - it's just another new beginning!  

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March 18, 2011