I got this videolink through Twitter: Hand in Hand.
I think the video is very inspiring and touching.
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Worry does not help
Today I came across this quote:
Worry doesn’t help tomorrow’s troubles, but it does ruin today’s happiness.
It really says a lot, worry does not solve problems – it only ruins the now.
New theme
I have used a theme I had created myself but it is time to pick a more professional look. There are many themes available, I decided to swith to Vigilance which is a powerful and flexible theme.
The Law of Attraction requires action
In his book, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth, Steve Pavlina comments on the Law of Attraction under Effort:
What about the Law of Attraction? Can’t you just sit on your butt all day and manifest what you want through the power of intention? That would be a gross misunderstanding of how the Law of Attraction works. When you focus single-mindedly on what you want, you’ll begin to notice new resources appearing in your life. If you don’t take action, however, those resources will dry up and you’ll be no closer to your goals.
I am not keen on the Law of Attraction, there are too many that think that manifesting is all it takes. To sum it up, Attraction = Attract + Action.
Update March 21, 2009.
Over at The Discomfort Zone, Tim Browson’s blog, is a guest post by Sean Platt, Writer Dad and Ghostwriter Dad. The post The Secret Is, You’re Busted is a great post with many great comments (mine included).
See also Is The Law of Attraction A Con?.
Link Medley Coaching
Bonnie writes about Identify Your Gremlins: What Holds You Back From Success? Gremlins are a common term in coaching, they are those nasty little voices inside your head that constantly put you down and remind you that you are not good enough.
The Positivity Blog has a post about How to Handle Criticism: The Top 7 Tips from The Last 2500 Years.
Negotiations are part of life, The Bridgemaker tells us How to Improve Your Negotiation Skills.
The Bridgemaker also gives us A Guide to Creating Success | 24 Essential Actions You Can Do Beginning Today.
Billionaire Woman posts about Break Out Of Your Money Box, your money comfort zone.
Chris Garrett writes about Overcoming Your Own Constraints.
The Change Blog gives us 5 Daily Practices to Help You Keep Your Edge.
Zen Habits tells us How To Find That Elusive Balance Between Work and Life. There is also Five Great Ways to Conquer Your Fears.
Link Medley Personal development
Over at PickTheBrain is a post about How to Beat the Plague of Limiting Beliefs. There is also 10 Traits Of A Successful Human Being.
Attraction Mind Map writes Be Careful What You Wish For.
Marc writes about How To Avoid The Biggest Mistake You Always Make.
Yin vs Yang writes about How to Open More Doors in Life.
Steve at Rebel Zen asks Do Success Stories Inspire or Intimidate You?
The Positivity Blog has a post about Leonardo Da Vinci’s Top 6 Tips for Getting Things Done.
The Change blog has A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success.
Jonathan gives us The Lazy Man’s Guide to Getting Things Done and 10 Ways to Use Laser Sharp Focus to Get More Done.
Marc gives us 34 Reminders to Help You Find Your Way. Here are some that I like a lot:
• Lessons cannot be taught, they can only be learned.
• Dreams will remain dreams forever if you don’t take action.
• As long as you are alive, there is always more to learn. (I love life long learning.)
• In life and in love, you get what you put in.
The Bridgemaker writes about The Price of Fueling Our Lives: 15 Abundantly Free Ideas. There is also 45 Tips for a Happier, Simpler and More Productive Life.
Link Medley Blogging
Winning the web writes about 4 Steps to Find the Perfect Topic For Your Blog.
Charlie asks Do You Have an Idea Garden?
Traffikd writes about 16 Critical Tips for Building a Blog Part-Time.
Write to Done gives us Branding 101: How to Promote Your Blog Like the Big Guys Do.
Copyblogger asks Why Should Anyone Read Your Blog?
Analyze your blog for fun
Typealyzer will analyze and suggest a Jung-Myers-Briggs type. It also shows a brain activity analysis which looks cool.
Forty Plus Two was classified as INTJ – The Scientists while Zen and more was classified as ISTP – The Mechanics. I think both should be taken with a grain of salt but it shows that sticking to a set choice of blogging topics gives a different result than my personal Jung-Myers-Briggs type.
Genderanalyzer determines if a homepage is written by a man or woman. Both of my blogs were rightly typed as written by a man.
Do you have a personal motto?
I came across Your Life’s Story Told in One Sentence over at Marc and Angel Hack Life. It is a very interesting and useful post that starts like this:
Constraints make us focus. They force us to zero-in on a specific purpose. The less material we have to work with, the more resourceful we must be. Can you sum up your entire outlook on life in one sentence? Do you have a personal motto you live your life by?
The mission sentence is mainly for your own use:
When you define your mission sentence, you craft a powerful tool for yourself. You create an abbreviation of all your goals, values, and passions… a guiding symbol of your life’s story. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a phrase others will understand. It’s not for them or for promotional purposes. It’s for you.
Creating a mission sentence is a great exercise, it helps you stay focused. My mission sentence is “I am making the world a better place”. What is yours?
How To Discover Your Life Purpose
Jonathan at Illuminated Mind writes an excellent post about How to Find Your Purpose in Life. I love his explanation of purpose:
Your purpose has nothing to do with your degree, your resume, your career, or vocation. Your purpose is independent of all those things. In fact, it’s much bigger than any of those. Purpose has to do with your creative self expression. It has to do with what makes you feel alive. It’s something you do, where at the end of the day you think “I made a difference.”
Jonathan gives a four step exercise where you answer the question “What is my true purpose in life?” or “How would I want to be remembered when I die?” There is also a part about aligning your job and your life purpose.
The exercise comes from How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes where Steve Pavlina writes about how he found his life purpose.
See also:
How to find your passion