Start and Succeed with Optimism by Robert H. Schuller

To live God's dream for your life, you must have an optimistic attitude. Pessimists are afraid of tomorrow. Optimists never throw away tomorrow. You will need both positive thinking and possibility thinking to achieve fulfillment.

"Why," I'm often asked, "do I seem to alternate between positive thinking and possibility thinking? Is there a difference?" In my faith and my philosophy there is a difference.

It is the difference between attitude and action.

"If It's Going to Be, It's Up to Me: The Eight Proven Principles of Possibility Thinking" by Robert H. Schuller

Positive thinking comes first. It is a positive mental attitude that replaces a negative mental attitude or a lethargic mental attitude. Positive thinking sets the stage. Your thinking is conceived, but at this point it is still only wishful thinking. To go forward your mind must evolve from positive thinking into possibility thinking.

In possibility thinking, the mental maneuvering moves from attitude ideas to action ideas. We make a commitment to create ways and means to make the dream come true in reality.

Positive thinking asks the question, "Is is possible?" Possibility thinking asks the "get ready to get going" question, "How can I make it happen?"

Possibility thinking puts wings and legs on positive ideas.

"If It's Going to Be, It's Up to Me: The Eight Proven Principles of Possibility Thinking" by Robert H. Schuller

But at the heart and soul of both positive and possibility thinking is the same powerful optimism. Optimism is the all-empowering attitude that unfailingly delivers the energy to:

Start

Stay with it, or

Bounce back and start over again after disappointments.

"If It's Going to Be, It's Up to Me: The Eight Proven Principles of Possibility Thinking" by Robert H. Schuller

Excerpt from Don't Throw Away Tomorrow: Living God's Dream for Your Life

What A Wonderful World!!

All of us are always very busy with our lives.

Sometimes it is good if we give ourselves a break,

And let us immerse ourselves in the land of natural beauty.



The Land of Inspirations!


Nature's Inspiration Movie

Einstein's Formula for Success by Ron White

Albert Einstein had a formula for success. Can you believe that? One of the greatest minds of all time developed a math formula for success! I suggest you read this carefully -- this may be the most important math equation that you will ever see.

Einstein said, 'If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z.

X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."

Einstein no doubt had an excellent sense of humor. Let's look at the 3 variables in this equation.

They are:

1. Work
2. Play
3. Keeping your mouth shut!


1. Work: Albert Einstein had a tremendous work ethic and because of that gave more to society and modern science than any person in recent times

2. Play: Einstein, however, did not work 24 hours a day and made time for fun and relaxation. His idea of fun may have been different than yours, but that doesn't mean it still wasn't play.

3. Keeping your mouth shut: Finally, my favorite part of his success formal is to keep your mouth shut. I genuinely believe that the person who talks the least says the most. A friend of mine complains that the woman he is dating talks too much. I don't know how to break the news to him; however, the problem is not that she talks too much. It simply is the fact that he is irritated that he isn't able to talk. Now, let me just say this is not a generic man and woman statement. I am speaking about a specific person that I know. His desire is to constantly talk and because he likes to talk so much, he will talk in circles. If you let him talk long enough he will repeat the same thing three times and then contradict himself. His desire is not to hear but to be heard.

Albert Einstein, on the other hand had nothing to prove. He felt no need to be the "Chatty Cathy" he could have been with his knowledge. It wasn't important to him to talk to everyone he met and talk over their heads to demonstrate his IQ. Instead, he learned the value of quietness and solitude.

Shift your mind set from being a talker to a listener. It has been said that you can make more friends in 5 minutes by becoming interested in others than you can make in 5 years of trying to get others interested in you! How do you become interested in others? You ask questions and then keep your mouth shut!

"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish"

Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios encourages us to pursue our dreams and opportunities by sharing with us his life story.


In this video, he shared 3 stories and the key learning points.

Connecting the Dots

Steve was dropped out of college as he was not sure what he interested in. Since he was a drop-out, he only took those courses that he is interested in and one of the courses was calligraphy and typography was part of the course. Ten years later when he was designing the first Macintosh computer, he applied what he learnt for typography and thus he was the first person who introduced typography in personal computer.

Lesson: You can only connect the dots backward, not forward. Follow your heart and the dots will connect you to your future.


Love and Lost

Steve was the co-founder of Apple Computer and Apple grew steadily to a $2 billion business. But Apple’s board of directors fired him due to the conflict of opinions. To Steve, he saw his termination as a blessing as it freed him and allowed his creativity to flow. He formed two companies – NeXT and Pixar Animation Studios. Apple Computer bought NeXT and Steve went back to Apple Computer. Pixar Animation Studios grew very successfully after its first animation movie "Toy Story"

Lesson: Life will hit you with a brick but do not lose faith. You got to find what you love. Only do what you believe is good work. Keep looking, do not settle. It will get better and better.

Death

Almost everything will fall away in the face of death. Remember that since you are going to die, you will not fear that you have something to lose. Death is a destination we all share. Your time is limited and don’t waste your time away. Follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want, other things else are only secondary.

Lesson: “If today is the last day of your life, will you want to do what you are about to do today?” “Stay hungry, Stay foolish.”

A Peacock in the Land of Penguins

Are you a peacock in the land of penguins?

Or are you the penguin in the land of penguins?

What will you do if a peacock join you and the rest of penguins?

Will you welcome the peacock for who it is?

Or will you expect the peacock to behave like a penguin?

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"Don't Wait.
The Time Will Never Be Just Right."
By Napoleon Hill

"Circumstances Don't Create Character,
They Reveal Character."
By Zig Ziglar

"Once You've Done The Mental Work,
There Comes A Point Where You Have To Throw Yourself Into Action
And Put Your Heart On The Line."
By Phil Jackson, Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers

"Asking Is The Beginning Of Receiving.
Make Sure You Don't Go To The Ocean With A Teaspoon.
At Least Take A Bucket So The Kids Won't Laugh At You."
By Jim Rohn

"Good Management Consists In Showing Average People How To Do The Work Of Superior People."
By John D Rockfeller, American Industrialist

"He Who Is Not Courageous Enough To Take Risks Will Accomplish Nothing In Life."
By Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

"By Failing To Prepare, You Are Preparing To Fail."
By Benjamin Franklin

"The Weak Can Never Forgive.
Forgiveness Is The Attribute Of The Strong."
By Mahatma Gandhi

"The Person Who Would Like To Make His Dreams Come True MUST STAY AWAKE."
By Richard Wheeler, Rotarian

"The Basic Goal-Reaching Principle Is To Understand That You Go As Far As You Can See,
And When You Get There You Will Always Be Able To See Farther."
By Zig Ziglar