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How cool would it be if you grew up with someone rich and famous like Bill Gates and he owed you a big favor? What if this was a favor that you remembered by keeping score? I think that many of you would agree that it is a very tempting proposition. The honest truth is that thinking in terms of keeping score will essentially lead you to disappointment in many aspects of your life.

The world is filled with people whose attitude is nothing more than “I owe you and you owe me.” You have most likely known someone in your life that lives on favors. It isn’t hard for you to figure out that someone is tallying up a total. The best way to live life is to recognize that success is gained by giving without keeping score. Keeping score will ultimately lead to failure in life. (more…)

Forrest Gump thinks life is like a box of chocolates. But what he didn’t tell you was that life is more like school. Do you remember the days in school when all you took were tests and exams every few weeks? It didn’t matter what grade or level you were at (kindergarten, elementary, junior high, high school, college, grad school), there was always some sort of test. Just when you thought that you were done taking tests when you finished school, you were introduced to the school of hard knocks called life. The best feature about life’s tests is that there are no wrong answers until you keep repeating them. (more…)

When I talk about changing your mind, I don’t mean flipping back and forth between decisions that makes you appear like you have no direction in life. What I really meant was that you should change your mind set once and for all. Everyday, there are moments and events that occur in our lives that change us forever.

It is unfortunate because that is the way nature works. Life is always constantly changing whether you like it or not. How many of us would (more…)

There is a famous saying that says “Attitude is everything”. In fact, the most important part of attitude is having a positive outlook on life. These are the people that look at the glass half full instead of half empty.People can instantly sense if you have a negative attitude and they will run for the hills just to avoid you. They would rather be spending time with upbeat, excited and positive people!

You can easily change your outlook in life by doing one simple step. (more…)

How does the positive thinking look and feel like? Well, think of what you truly desire in your life right now. With positive thinking and attitudes, you will realize that you have the power to turn that desire into reality. You will have total control of your emotions in your journey to that desire. You will overcome your fears and negative influences that keep you from that desire. Finally, you will stop hanging on to past failures that keep you from achieving your dreams. All this can be your promised land as long as you keep a solid commitment to making positive thinking a part of you.

Research shows that what successful people have in common is a positive attitude. (more…)

What do you stand for? What do you believe in? What do you feel very passionate about? What is within yourself that you can contribute to the world that will ultimately make it a better place to live in? (more…)

Ok, I’m not talking about Sirius, the satellite radio company. I just came up with that title to get your attention. I’m talking about people being serious in general. For some reason, this world has gotten incredibly serious. People have become irritable, uptight and bothered so easily. We get offended easily at the slightest of comments. We walk around with these mean looks on our faces and worry about almost everything. It has come to a point where (more…)

Society usually responds to self-pity in a negative way. It’s so much easier to see it in other people than in ourselves. You know you are wallowing in self-pity when you (more…)