Millionaire's Digest Magazine - Successful Living (July 2017)

Millionaire’s DigestFeatured Articles Reads & Stories S Growth u c Give it a Try c -Written by Andrew R. e Motivation s s Moving On -Written by Matthew J. fL ui Brain Hacks lv The Mindset That Can i Change Your Life n g -Written by Baran W. Productivity How Strong is Your Vision? -Written by Opeyemi O.



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Contents 4 The Mindset That Can Change Your Life Written by Baran W. 6 Give It a Try Written by Andrew R. “Build the high- est dreams you 8 5 Ways to Figure Out What You Want to Be can envision of Written by Edah D. yourself because Being Patient Written by Andrew R. you become 10 Facing Fear everything that Written by Andrew R. you believe in yourself to be.” 12 -K&L Founder & CEO of the Millionaire’s Digest 14 One Simple Way to Fight Off Fear Written by Precious G.2

15 Embracing Your 22 Stop Existing and Start Imperfections Living Written by Beth H. Written by Mehar M.16 21 Happiness Quotes to 24 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Live By This Month That Will Change the Way Written by April C. You Think About Life Written by Isabella S.18 Moving On Written by Matthew J. 25 One Reason You Have Trouble with Positive19 Are You Serious About Thinking Making the Most of Your Written by Levi W. Life? Written by Jamie I. 26 How Strong is Your Vision? Written by Opeyemi O.20 Nothing Will Work Unless You Do 28 How Do I Schedule? Written by Sabrina A. Written by Kristina K.21 You Only Live Once 3 Written by Opeyemi O.

The Mindset ThatCan Change Your LifeYour mindset is the reason why you succeed and \"The only thing standing betweenfail in life. The way in which you think and visualize you and your goal issituations in the future has a significant impact on the story you keephow you actually unfold. With a determined and positive telling yourself as tomindset, it will usually lead you to success, but with a why you can'tnegative and sometimes neutral mindset, it can often achieve it.”lead you to failure. -Jordan BelfortIf you are someone who is not very positive in The Wolf of Walllife, it is essential for you to realize that the Streetthings you say and repeat in your head arethe things that will translate into youractions. They can also subconsciouslyaffect your attitude and mind too.Maybe you’re someone who thinks abouthaving a positive and focused mindset butreally don't in life. Many people know this,but often forget to use it.Here are a couple scenarios where I have foundthat creating a positive mindset can make a hugedifference. Hopefully, you can relate to thesesituations too, and apply them to your everydaylife.FitnessWhen it comes to exercising, if your mindset isn'tcompletely focused, then making progress will be avery long journey for you. Before you start yourworkout, you must set a goal to hit and tell yourselfthat you will reach that goal no matter what. With-out that set goal, many people will fall short. Youhave to think of how many minutes, reps, and/orsets you are going to do ahead of time.The determined mindset says that no matter how Ifeel and no matter what I feel, I will reach my set goal.Often, many people will try to go as hard as they canand then experience pain along the way, and theirbrain will automatically tell them to look for newways to minimize that pain. This is what leads tofailure in people's full potential.4 Millionaire’s Digest

Social Situations It used to be hard for me to talk to people, but after I recognized and altered my mindset, it became easy for me to do. I found that it was easiest for me to talk to other people when I became excited about something like a trip or an event because it always put me in a great mood. If there was nothing particularly exciting happen- ing, I would usually think of other situations where I would encounter people as an opportunity to improve my social skills. This was a way to help trick my mind into being excited. If you constantly think about positive things, you reflect it in social situations too. Can you think of someone in life who effortlessly communicates with others? I find that often, these people can be genuinely caring and expressive. It's all about how you perceivesituations and how you react to them. “Change your mind and it will change your life.” Author 5 Baran W. Website bearbodyliving.wordpress.comMillionaire’s Digest

Give It a TrySetting goals and executing those We would like to try something but about what there is to gain from thegoals can be hard. Sometimes we have we are afraid we will look stupid or situation. What could potentiallyit all planned out, then something else fail. Evaluate the potential risk. What happen, and how would this changecomes along and throws us off track. if your plan does go sour? What do your life? How could you grow fromWhen we face a difficult challenge, you really have to lose? this situation? Would you be moremany of us give up. We feel that our confident, happier, healthier? Toogoal is too challenging or that we are When we think about our potential often we only evaluate the cons with-not ready yet. Instead of trying to losses in the situation on the surface out taking a look at the benefits.move forward, we stop in our tracks level, it seems like the losses are Looking at the benefits can give usto save us from any extra hardship heavy. Yet, when we really evaluate the extra dose of encouragement wethat might come along if we keep what is at stake, often, the odds aren’t need to push ourselves and give ourgoing. What if we acknowledged that as bad as we thought. Now think goal a try.hardships were a part of the journey,and gave it a try?We have all been at a point where wehave felt discouraged and wanted togive up. The odds might seem stackedagainst us to the point where it wouldseem foolish to even try. Yet, what dowe really have to lose? When we giveup, it’s guaranteed that we aren’tgoing to reach our desired outcome.If we give it a try, there is at least achance that we will make it. If youhave the chance at being victorious,run with it and see what happens.Otherwise, you will always bewondering what would havehappened if you did.Before we try something, make sureto assess the risk. Sometimes, we dohave something to lose. It might be ajob, a certain amount of money, or avaluable possession. Often times,there is nothing substantial to lose.6 Millionaire’s Digest

“To succeed in life, you need to fail more than once.” -UnknownSetting goals and executing those curiosity is taken care of. Tryinggoals can be hard. Sometimes we have something can be beneficial regardlessit all planned out, then something else of the outcome, and these benefitscomes along and throws us off track. can help us on our steps to success.When we face a difficult challenge,many of us give up. We feel that our “To learngoal is too challenging or that we arenot ready yet. Instead of trying to somethingmove forward, we stop in our tracks new, youto save us from any extra hardshipthat might come along if we keep need to trygoing. What if we acknowledged that new thingshardship is a part of the journey, andgave it a try? and not beWe have all been at a point where we afraid to behave felt discouraged and wanted togive up. The odds might seem stacked Wabeouwtowuhldatliwkeoutoldtrhyaspopmenetihfiynogubduitd wrong.”about what there is to gain from theagainst us to the point where it would wtaelkatroe tahfreamid. Nweowiylloluoockanstruepeivdalourateseem foolish to even try. Yet, what do fyaoiul.rEavpaplruoaatechthfeorpothtenntieaxltrtisimk.eWyohuat situation. What could potentiallywe really have to lose? When we give iafreyotiumr ipdlaanboduotetsaglkoinsgoutor?sWomhaetondeo. happen, and how would this changeup, it’s guaranteed that we aren’t Wyohuerneawlley thrayvseotmoeltohsien?g, there isgoing to reach our desired outcome. always something to gain. Perhaps the your life? How could you grow fromIf we give it a try, there is at least a aWttheemnpwt we ethnitngkreaabtoauntdouyor upohtaevnetinalowchance that we will make it. If you rloesascehseidnytohuersgitouaaltidoenspointetwhehasut ryfoauce this situation? W-RouoldyyTo.u BbeemnonreetthGaive tyhoeucrhgaonacleaattrybeainndg sveiectworhiaotus, hleavdelt,hitousegehmt.sMliakyebteheyolousfselsl ashreort ofrhuanppweinths. iHt aanvde saeheewalhthatyhgaopapl einsm. ind hyoeuavryg.oYael tb,uwthsetinll wgaeinreadllsyoemvealuate confident, happier, healthier? TooOliktehelorswinisge,wyeoiughwt iollrarluwnanysinbgea 5K. vwahluatabisleatsksitlalskea,loonftgenth,ethweaoyd. Edsvearnenif’t Aoufttehn ower only evaluate the conswTroynldoesriinnggwwehigaht twoorusldtarhtarvuenning athsebatdteams pwtewthenotubghadt., Natolweastht itnhke ALwnoitdohkoriuentgwtaaktRitnh.ge a look at the benefits.hevaepnpeifnethdeifdeysoiuredidw.eight goal or benefits can give usrunning distance isn’t reached. HavingBloesftowreeiwghettoryr sroumnneitnhginlog,nmgearke sure the extra dose of encouragement wetdoisatasnsecsesstihsestriilslks.oSmoemtheitnimg etos, bwee dohpraovuedsoomf.eTthryininggtotologseet.tIhtemcoiguhrtagbe tao sWugnoeeceacbdl eastsotirstypfe.uushlsoteurpseslbvelsoagn.dcgoivme ourjtoalbk, taocyeortuarincoawmooruknetr?oEf mveonniefyt,hoer avcoalnuvaebrlseaptiosnsedsoseiosn’.tOgofteans ptilmanens,ed,tyhoeureexistinoguthisinhgedsuthbestbanurtinailntgocluorsieo.sity Millionaire’s Digest 7

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We live in a time filled with instant Notice when your body starts to tense Patience isn’t a one-time activity togratification. Instant gratification is up. Take a few deep breaths. Relax. work on, but rather something toone of the things that makes junk Be mindful of what is causing the keep coming back to. This is by nofood, shopping, social media, and frustration. Is the frustration really means an exhaustive list, but rather, adrugs all so addicting. Whether it is because of the wait? Is it because you guide to help you get started.waiting in the grocery line or sitting in are dehydrated or hungry? Is ittraffic, we want everything done by because you are stressed about See what other ideas help you becomeyesterday, then get upset when it something else and taking it out on more patient and observe what worksdoesn’t happen. the wait? best for you.A lack of patience can also be By addressing the source of thetroublesome when we are working problem we can come up with atowards our goals. Many people lose better solution. Goals can bemotivation when they don’t quickly challenging, but that’s what makessee the results they were hoping for, them worthwhile. Breathe andor they avoid lengthy goal plans applaud yourself for working on thealtogether. Here are some suggestions goal. Not everything goes onon how to be more patient. schedule, so it is important to“It might take a year, it mighttake a month, or it might take aday, but what’s meant to be willalways find it’s way.”Do something else in the remember to be patient.meantime. Let go of your expectations.If you think you might have to wait,try bringing something else to do People get impatient because of theirwhile you wait. Long periods of expectations of how fast things willboredom can make us impatient, but get done. Needing to be patienthaving something to do can help the clashes with our expectation oftime go by much faster. Reading a instant results, which leads tobook or magazine, or even playing a frustration. By letting go of thegame can be helpful. If you are expectation that you will get instantdriving, try listening to a podcast to results, you let go of the impatience.help pass the time. If the impatiencehas to do with a goal, try praising Allow extra time between tasks foryourself for working on your goal things you don’t expect, like long linestoday. or traffic. The extra time helps us stay on schedule so we don’t get frustratedThink about the situations where you when we are running late. With goals,typically feel impatient and decide remember that success takes time.what you can do to help pass the Working on goals in small stepstime. ensures steady progress. If you try to take a bigger step than you can handleBreathe. it’s going to take more time to start over and build your way up again.Waiting in a long line can buildfrustration so notice that frustration. Millionaire’s Digest 11

Facing Fear Fear does not discriminate on age, gender, religion, or race. We all face fears of various types. Most people have fears of failure, of not being good enough and letting our loved ones down. When we fear that we aren’t good enough and will fail, we don’t even try in order to protect ourselves. Ways to Face Your Fears12 Millionaire’s Digest

What would your life be like if you were better at facing fear? In order to stop fear from holding us back, we must “fearless.” So much of our life is controlled by fear. Some of this fear is useful for our survival like natural disasters. those whocause us harm. or participating in dangerous activities that put our lives at risk. In order to get the most out of fear, we aregoing to keep the helpful survival elements while confronting the elements that stop us from accomplishing our goals. Sohow do we confront our fears?Stare It Down Deal with the FearStare fear straight in the face. Eventually, we are going to need toConsider what you are really deal with the fear by doing whateverafraid of, and what the probability we are afraid of. Fearing less is anis of it taking place. Is your fear activity that will get easier withrational or just an unpleasant practice, so start small. Instead ofthought that became stronger focusing on failure, think about howwith repetition and attention? amazing it would be if you were to succeed. Over time, you will get more comfortable with dealing with fear and build effective strategies that work for you. Get It Started Break It Up It’s important to just start, no Remember, you don’t have to tackle matter how small. You might not the whole fear at once. If the fear have it all figured out yet, but go involves a long-term change, take it ahead and start with what you one day at a time. Often times, the have. You can gradually adjust fear is intimidating because we feel and build more courage. Starting that it all needs to be addressed at is a hard bridge to cross, although once. When we work on these fears, it is extremely rewarding and will in smaller steps, the fear becomes make the rest of the journey a lot more approachable. Then, before you easier. Just by starting your first know it, you will have made incredible step, you might realize that your progress that you can look back on fear is less likely to come true and be proud of. Let your progress be than you initially thought. the proof of your ever-growing abilities that will continue to developRemember, only you have the power to truly overcome your with practice over time.fears. Realize that if you construct the fears in your mind,you can also overcome them. Fears limit us from doingwhat we want to do and being who we want to be. As webegin to have less fear, we can begin to enjoy life more. 13

One Simple Wayto Fight Off FearCourage was never, is never, and will Courage is the virtue that inflames our What is it that you are hoping for ornever be the absence of fear. This faith and strengthens our will to dreaming for in life? Are you afraid tostatement is for those who used to persevere in challenging times. One start? What is standing between youbelieve that courage was the absence major mistake most of us make is we and your dreams in life?of fear. run from the opportunities we are given, then give up on our dreams Whatever it is, always remember this:Courage is the willingness to go after whenever we experience pain or fear. Trying times come to all humanwhat we desire in spite of pains or We convince ourselves and others beings, but the man or woman whofears. It is starring danger or shame in that our challenges are larger than life courageously holds on to his or herthe eye while holding your ground. It and start a pity party that supports dreams, in spite of fear or pain, is theis the mastery of fears, not the trying a different route. one who rules the world.absence of them. If you are afraid ofthe unknown, or afraid of starting This act makes us forfeit Authorsomething new, I say welcome to the opportunities through whichwinner’s circle. For a winner is simply providence could have blessed us Precious G.one who dares to continue with the with. The only time to really be bravepursuit of his or her dreams, even is when you are afraid! Websitethough afraid until he or she getsthem. thinkdigest.wordpress.comCourage is a quality of the mind thatproduces the physical act of boldness.This is why when you are courageous,people call you bold thinking you arefearless. It is courage that makes ourworld expand. When we venture intosomething new, we acquire newexperiences, come in contact withnew resources, and become moreinfluential than we were before.Cowardice instead shrinks our world.The more you withdraw and run fromchallenges the less power and relevantyou become in life.

Embracing Your perfectionsWe are all human and every one of us mirror can be a sigh, do something “Beinghas at least one thing we dislike about that makes you smile. Watch one of different isourselves, even those who appear to your favorite movies and snuggle upbe flawless in life, but having in bed all day. Whatever it is, just do nothing toimperfections isn’t so bad if we learn what makes you happy.how to embrace them. Cut out the negativity. Sometimes the be ashamedStyle yourself right. If you have hatred can come not just from within of. If it’scurves, look for outfits that show off but from the people around us,those curves and wear things that whether it is a toxic relationship or aflatter your figure. Same for if you are rocky friendship, never feel bad aboutslim. Find the style that suits your cutting people out of your life whofigure and makes you feel good and bring you no joy.wear it with confidence!“The most beautifulperson you can be is anything,yourself.” it’s the oneThis doesn't just have to be with Finally, remember that as much as thing thatclothes, though. If you have freckles, you think that everyone in the worldwork with them and stop trying to is observing your insecurities, they are inspireshide from them all the time. Wear thinking and observing their owncreams and enjoy looking a little sun insecurities too. others to dokissed all year around. No matter the same.”what your imperfection is, go with it Authorand find what works best for you!Stop being so hard on yourself. I once Beth H.read somewhere that whenever you'rebeating yourself up about something, Websiteimagine shouting it out at your fiveyear old self. It becomes difficult and stealthebeauty.wordpress.comit puts things into perspective on howmuch your own words can beaffecting you. If it hurts to say thethings you say to your five year oldself then why would you say it now?Do the things that make you happy.On those days when you wake upfeeling miserable where looking in the Millionaire’s Digest 15

21 Happiness Quotes1. \"Happiness is not a goal... It 7. “I am always happyis a by-product of a life well because I have no other choice.”lived.” - Debasish Mridha- Eleanor Roosevelt 8. “Maybe the secret to 2. \"The greatest happiness is simplicity.” happiness you can have is - Amy Harmon knowing that you do not necessarily require 9. “Happiness is just a smile happiness.” - William Saroyan away.” - Maira Cheeda3. “Happiness can't be made; 10. “I wish for sorrowIt's been around since forever...Just freely waiting to be chosen.” to be a full stop and- T.F. Hodge happiness to be a comma in my life.” 4. “Humbleness is the - Luffina Lourduraj heart of happiness.” 11. \"The key to happiness - Lailah Gifty Akita is… To hide the damn key in a5 \"Happiness is not such an place that only you can access.” - Mansi Laus Deoelusive thing to define. For mostpeople, happiness is that state 12. \"Happiness is notwhere you don’t want anything tochange.” about getting what you want.- Clifford Cohen It is about wanting what you've got.” 6. \"My happiness will - Michael Brodeur not be ruined by people who can not find their own.” - April Williams

to Live By This Month Author: April C. Website: littleaprilshow.wordpress.com13. “Happiness is a quality of 18. “If you decide to bethe soul... Not a function of one's happy then you're happy. If youmaterial circumstances.” decide to love then you love.”- Aristotle - Ann Marie Aguilar 14. “You can't let your 19. “A string of excited, happiness depend on fugitive, miscellaneous external factors. It comes pleasures is not happiness; from within you. That is Happiness resides in the source of true imaginative reflection and happiness. Only then can judgment, when the picture you enjoy the pleasures and of one’s life, or of human comforts of life.“ life, as it truly has been or is, - Kaleb Kilton satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.”15. “I'm not in pursuit of - George Santayanahappiness, I'm happiness in 20. “Disputing nothing ispursuit; ready to happeneverywhere I go.” the first step through the difficult- Bernard Kelvin Clive door of happiness.” - Padgett Powell 16. “If the entire 21. “If you can channel world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather the best part of you that is than make itself happy, bigger than yourself where then the entire world it’s not about your ego and would be happy.” not about getting ahead, - Criss Jami then you can have fun and you aren’t jealous of others.“ 17. “No man is happy who does - Ethan Hawke not think himself so.” - Marcus Aurelius

Moving OnAuthor: Matthew J. Website: unmotivatedenthusiast.wordpress.comEvery one of us once felt the pain of having to move on and leave whateverwas holding us back behind. Whether it was moving to a differentcountry, or a simple block of your ex's number - it all happenedat one point in our lives.I always believed that pain was a necessary part of life. Notthat moving on has to necessarily be a bad thing, butimagine this: You live without knowing what pain is,then you don't feel it at all.Everything that is harmful and that causes you somuch pain is seen as normal and harm-less to you. You move through life “The past is a nicelearning what is bad for you justby seeing what others do and don’tdo. How tiring and confusing would place to visit, butthat be for you?It is the same with changes. not to live in.”They happen because whetherthey hurt or not, we learn from -Matthew J.them. Imagine a life wherenothing would ever change. Founder of Unmotivated EnthusiastSure, you would meet yoursecond half someday butother than this, you wouldstay in your hometown doing the“whatever-the-hell” job you were given.No fun vacations, which is terrifying to say theleast.If you recently had a hard time moving on andleaving someone or something behind, let me usemy favorite quote:“The past is a nice place to visit, but not to live in.” Whatever it was that you were going through, try to think of the amazing things that happened with that person or place, because seeing positive things in whatever is happening around you is how you keep moving forward. I'm not trying to tell you that we can only live life in happiness, pretending like sadness does not exist in our dictionaries because that is not a life either. It's all about balance, and what we do in order to keep our mind fresh.18 Millionaire’s Digest

Are You Serious AboutMaking the Most withYour Life?Do you remember being a child when positive contributions as possible. “Greatnesssummer seemed to never end, or the Greatness comes from serving others comes fromagony of waiting for the major so find ways to help people in everymilestones of your life, like turning facet of your life. serving16, getting your drivers license, others sograduating high school, and being Have big dreams, plan carefully, and find waysable to reach the legal drinking age? take action. Don't do what everyonePerception, of course, is our reality! else is doing just because that is what to help they are doing. Live intentionally and people inNow as I approach my 20-year high as a great man once told me, “Plow every facetschool graduation reunion, I have a your own field.” of your life.”very different perception of time andwhat constitutes a milestone. I genuinely feel that if you keep -Jamie I. focused on these fundamentals, theWhat do you do if you feel that you world will be a better place andhave so much more to give and you changing the world is making thejust haven't found a way to release the most of your life every day.greatness within you yet? AuthorTo all those who are serious aboutmaking the most of their life Jamie I.regardless of your age, I have amessage for you! Life is a precious Websitegift so show gratitude everyday. jamieirvine.caYour impact on others is onemeasure of richness so make as many Millionaire’s Digest 19

No amount of thinking and ponderingcould ever substitute hard work.Establishing a plan and contemplatingthe actions and steps you need to take inorder to complete your tasks is all youneed to make them happen, but there isa threshold where over-preparationmeets procrastination.At some point, you need to put downthe red pen and start taking action.Sometimes you need to silence yourthoughts and get over the feeling of notwanting to take action for the fear of notbeing prepared or not doing well. Justdo it!If you don't have all the necessary skillsto do it, begin and tackle obstacles asthey come. If you have the will power,you will eventually build enough staminaand knowledge to accomplish yourdreams.

You Only LiveDon't you like it when people say Onceto you, \"I don't think you arecapable…?\" It doesn't matter if “Living is knowingthey say it to your face or not, you what you’re goodknow they say it to you anyways. at andThe pain of not being able toarticulate your innate expressionsis undeniable, but other peopledon't disqualify you in this gameof life unless you give them thepermission to do so.I used to try to be a ghost. In A lot of us just want to live normal. doingsome sort of invisible terrain, I To eat, sleep, drink, and think like whatfound that taking refuge in my everyone else does. A lot of us alsoshell was comforting enough want normal relationships with youwhile trying to go unnoticed. I loved ones, and want to go to lovesaid no to myself for a long time school, study hard, get married, get everybecause I thought it was the a great job, and even have kids too. day.”easiest way to live life. However, having a normal life sometimes fails to quench our thirst AuthorIt takes real guts to make a for more. If you say no to yourself Opeyemi O.difference, but in the end, you will long enough, you start to believe it.realize that every single step youtook was worth it. You only live once, so you need to always ask yourself, \"What do IThe little things you do makes you have to lose if I don't do this?who you are and if you denyyourself the chance by saying no Weigh your options carefully, andto yourself in the little things, you take the chance. You would bemight not have the courage to surprised that you could do a lotmake the important decisions the more. Most of the time, taking away you should in life. leap is all that you need. Every single thing you need to succeed in life has been created, and exists inside and around you. Find your rhythm. The next time you are saying yes to Website others, make sure you are not hopyrane.wordpress.com saying no to yourself. It is a free world. Millionaire’s Digest 21

StopExistingEverybody has a phase of failure. A phasewhen they are not motivated to do anything. andA phase when nothing seems to be going Startgood. LivingLife gives us many challenges and we all haveto face them. We all have to go through themand endure the pain it puts us through. It is apart of what life is all about.These challenges are what makes us shine.Remember that there is always light at the endof the tunnel, and you can cross it with fear,sadness, happiness, or hope. Why don’tinstead of focusing on the darkness, you keepan eye on the light it has to offer at the end?Life is not about overcoming obstacles, butabout how you overcome them. Life is notabout being turned into ashes, but about howyou rise from them. Life is all about fallingand rising, then falling and rising again.Challenges and problems will not cease toexist, so why not learn to solve them withenergy and a smile? You will overcome themno matter what so why not overcome themwith happiness and experiences you will neverforget? Life is in the challenges it gives you, sostop existing and start living.AuthorMehar M.Websitemeharmalhotra.wordpress.com

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5 Questions to Ask YourselfThat Will Change the WayYou Think About Life1. What are five things you Have you failed recently? Do you get annoyed by the successhave accomplished in yourlife that you are proud of ? of your peers? Do you feel as though you need to work harder to gain the approval of other people around you? Well you need to stop that right now.Maybe you have a great partner 3. Who are your five best 5. What was the mostalongside you. Maybe you have an friends? difficult time in your life?awesome job. Maybe you went to aphenomenal university. Whatever it What have they helped you with? How did you get through it? Who domay be, write it down and how you What are the things you like most you know that's been throughgot there! about them? something even worse?2. What is something you'vebeen wanting to accomplishin your life?Do you want a raise or a promotion? 4. What is something that hasDo you want to complete that been on your bucket list for aassignment you got months ago? Do long time? Authoryou want to start your own businessor company? Write down the steps Maybe you want to go to a concert or Isabella S.you need to take to get there and do finally go clubbing. Maybe you want toit! do karaoke or take a dance class. Just think of all the things and find ways toAfter you have answered these five cross them off your list!questions, frame them so you can put iton your wall and look at them everyday.Remind yourself that you have a dreamand that you will get to live out thatdream one day. Once you write all of these things down, you should begin feeling empowered. You are inferior to no one.You can accomplish anything you put your mind to so go ahead and start building the life you want and becoming theperson you want to be, but most importantly, remember that everyone you talk to is a human being. We all have vulner-abilities and weaknesses. Nobody is perfect, and even though you may have a few hurdles to jump through, don’ letanything or anyone get in your way of accomplishing your dream.24 Millionaire’s Digest

VSTTPOYIII One Reason You Have Trouble with Positive Thinking It's been said, \"You get what you today's social climate and it probably think about constantly.\" At the most has been throughout human history. basic level, your words and actions Why not listen to that nagging voice, follow your thoughts so how could it the voice of your purpose and get be any other way. Now, let's add a started with small steps? little to this. What about your You may have to get quiet and listen purpose? What about the calling that closely for a while since you have has always existed inside you? Often, been ignoring it for so long but when this calling has been buried deep you find it and take action with it, it inside you but it's there. If you think will help. In fact, it may be the only hard enough about it, you know it's thing that can help you out of your there. rut. If you have already been taking If you are like most people, you action on your purpose then keep it played life safe, you went with the safe up. job, and you went with the safe route Things might get hard sometimes, but but something else was always if you keep at it, you will get there. nagging at you. Tat nagging voice is You will find your happiness. the voice that represents your purpose. Author The voice of your purpose stirs your thoughts and keeps everything mixed Levi W. up enough that you can't settle until you begin to work on it. The stirring Website enters your thoughts and your subconscious mind and creates your learnwithcaveman.wordpress.com reality, which is your outer experience. Jim Carrey once said, “You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” This is hard advice to follow in

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If you could choose the difference between clear your vision is, the more bold you become.becoming something you dread or becomingsomeone who could live one’s full potential up Hindsightto, it is obvious your response would be thesecond choice. Everyone has the potential to see Successful people don't just feel happy becausetheir bright future ahead but it turns out that they have favorable outcomes. They are simplymost people usually become anything but the joyful because they have the benefit of relivingbest they can be. Too many times we hear of their experiences twice. The success they seepeople who become a shadow of their own self. around them was something they have alwaysBeing a convict, for instance, or having to drop envisioned.out of college for whatever reason is never partof anyone’s dream. It’s not like you didn't know Insightwhat you wanted. Life just happened that wayand you got caught up in the web. The choices Originality is what drives creativity. Your abilityyou make now will define your success on your to understand what something is like gives youjourney ahead, and these choices are not meant an edge over others.to be wasted. How can you be successful if youdon't have a broader picture you're looking at? PassionThe strength of your vision is directlyproportional to the height of your success. A When you have something reasonable enoughvision must be strong enough to move you that keeps you up late at nights, and gets you uptowards being the best you can be. early in the mornings, life becomes a whole lot better. Your passion is your drive to succeed.Dissatisfaction Your vision is a glimpse of your purpose, theA perceptual vision has the ability to see the blueprint of your journey, and your key tofuture that is better than where it is now, and it preparation.tells you that where you are now is differentfrom where you want to be in the future. A The best thing you can do for yourself is keepvision comes with a yearning on the inside to see your vision alive by strengthening it withthe reality of where you want to be. preparation. Lose your preparation and you will lose your entire vision. Developing great habitsImagination like managing your time wisely, will help aid your preparation for the future.Imagination is the solution to avoid thedissatisfaction you have on the inside. It is a clearmental picture of a solution that will propel youto move from where you are now, to where youwant to be in the future.A Sense of CompulsionIf you are someone, for example, who wants toget a great cumulative grade point average inschool, then you will have to endure the processof your purpose. The process is not always easy,but your vision holds the need for you to feel thepressure and promise that it will all be worth it inthe end.ConvictionStrong vision breeds strong belief. The moreMillionaire’s Digest

It's not always easy to keep up with ourbusy lives. Our lives are so dynamic thatthere is no way we can make a fittingguide to meet all our needs. What worksfine for me today, won't work fine forme tomorrow, so it’s important to have afew quirks to make scheduling easier. 1. Set deadlines and counter activity. Author To deliver the completed work on time is a Kristina K. challenge. When working or studying, it’s other people who are setting deadlines for us, Website and we have to comply, right? Be your own kristinakoti.com boss! Set your own deadlines to complete things. Set a timer and say, \"I will spend two hours on my blog reading other people’s work, and an extra hour to review my own posts.\" Most importantly respect them. If you already know, you will be dragging along and will probably making up excuses the way, assign this duty to a friend, or partner who will be more diligent than you are at this.28 Millionaire’s Digest

3. Take a break.2. Set priorities. Yes, as crazy as it may sound, when you think you don't haveIt's easier to prioritize the things time to take a break, you need to we like. We are happy, efficient, do it. Your body will be eternally and can go on for hours and grateful, as well as your brain, only feels like mere minutes your eyes, and your muscles have passed. Prioritize the too. In the meantime, praise \"boring\" things you will have yourself for the hard work to do because you will have to and your accomplishments.do them anyways. When youdon't experience joy insomething you are doing,your brain needs moreenergy, more concentration,thus you get easily tired. Theeasy strategy: \"If I do these 4. Check and go.now and fast, I will have Check your performance to meet the established targets.enough time to do the Summarize briefly what you needthings I like later.” to do and carry on. 5. Don't procrastinate. Don't assume you will have enough time tomorrow to do something you could have easily done today. Your time is your money. Make 6. Start ahead of time. time today so you can have more Waiting? Instead of slamming your to invest in pen on your desk, fill the waiting time for tomor- ow. with the things you have to do next. As soon as you have the needed informat- ion, then schedule that in too. Millionaire’s Digest 29