Be The Best Version Of You!

 

                            Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. 

                                               If you don't control what you think, 

                                                     you can't control what you do.

It is simple to improve on our lives and to get what we want, but it isn´t easy.

If it was easy, everybody would be living their dream life.

So why don´t we?

Because we are so busy waiting to feel like doing it.

I have news for you... You Will Never Feel Like It!

A lot of times we are waiting for something or someone to come along to inspire and motivate us.

What about if they don´t show up! What are you going to do then?

It requires discipline and motivation to live a happy and fulfilling life.

Both discipline and motivation are inner muscles.
You are responsible for growing and developing these inner muscles.
No one can do it for you.

In other words, you must do the work.

"Without self-discipline, 

success is impossible, period." 

- Loy Holtz

Most of us don´t ever feel like doing the things we really need to do. If you are waiting for the day you feel like doing something, you will be waiting a long time.

You just have to make yourself do the things that you really don´t want to do.

No one ever feels like going on a diet and eat carrot sticks and celery instead of doughnuts.

No one wants to spend an hour every night at the gym, while they could just hang out in front of the TV instead.

No one wants to get up an hour early to read and learn a new skill(s).

No one wants to read a book when they can hang out on social media.

You have to force yourself to do the things that you really don´t want to do so that you can be all that you are supposed to be. 

"Self-respect leads to self-discipline." 

- Clint Eastwood

You cannot wait around to do it until you feel like it.

You will never feel like it.

Just Do It!!!

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What Do You Really Want?

                                    "Never give up on what you really want to do."

                                                        - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Unfortunately, too often we will talk ourselves out of what we really want.

Why do we do this?

A lot of times it can be old beliefs and old feelings associated with our dream.
They will pop up in our mind and mess with us and with our self-esteem.
Things like past failures and doubts that we will ever be able to accomplish what we really want.

Can you remember how many times in your life that you have abandoned something that was important to you because of feelings like......

It is way too hard
There is not enough support
Not enough time or money to make my dream happen
People won´t like me if I pursue my dream
I am afraid to be too visible and to show the world who I am
I am too old or too young
I don´t know the right people
I can´t learn the skills I need to have to pursue my dream

How many excuses have you heard yourself use in your lifetime?
How many times have you abandon your new ideas?
How many dreams have fallen by the wayside?

Now this is not about judging yourself and your past.
This is about starting fresh, no matter what has gone on before.
It is about trying something new.
It is about letting go of your old beliefs and not to allow them to interfere or stop you. 

"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. 

If you don't, you'll find an excuse. " 

- Jim Rohn

The first thing you need to do is......
To visualize your desired outcome.
What do you really... really... really want?
Can you actually see what it is that you want for yourself and your life?

To be able to do this process you most likely need to spend some time alone.
Listen to your inner voice or dialogue.
Not the one that tells you to get busy and the one that keeps pushing you to look "out there".

Have some alone time and focus on your dream.
Spending time alone will start the process of discovering or re-discovering your dream.

Make sure you carve out some quiet time for yourself every day. Even if it´s only 5 minutes.
Increase little by little.

You don´t need to fill your life and your precious time with people or activities that undermine or sabotage your dream.

Just remind yourself that you deserve to live your dream.
You deserve to feel whole and empowered.
You are enough.

Sometimes you need to be alone, to find out who you really are and what you really want in life.

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Your Talents Are Precious Gifts Given To You

                                                                 "Use your talents.

                                  They are precious gifts given to you to put to work."

                                                                   - Robyn O'Brian

Did you know that every single person on this planet is designed from birth with their own special talents and abilities?

If you develop these talents and these abilities, they can enable you to accomplish almost anything that you want in life.
Everyone is genetically created to be able to do something extraordinary, something they enjoy doing, something they can do well and something they get great satisfaction from doing.

If you look back at your own life, can you think of something that has been responsible for most of your success up until now?

What have you done in the past that has given you the best results?

What have you done that has given you the most satisfaction?

If you look back on your life and you past, you will find clues that will guide you to your future. 

Celebrate your gifts and talents.

They made you unique.

Ask yourself a couple of great questions.

What am I good at?

What am I good at today?

What have I been good at in the past?

What do I enjoy doing?

What could I be good at?

What can I see myself doing in the future?

Take a few minutes to ponder on these questions.
Write down the answers. 

"Your talents are God's gift to you. 

What you do with them is your gift back to God."

Do you know your unique gifts and talents... and are you using them?

Right now, someone, somewhere needs what you have to offer.

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Dream Big and Never Settle

                                                       "Setting goals is the first step 

                                            in turning the invisible into the visible." 

                                                                    - Tony Robbins 

Most of the time we have very vague plans or a very unclear vision of what we want. Most of us want something to change or something to happen, but we don't sit down and actually decide on what we really want.

I want to lose some weight.

I want another job.

I want to start saving some money.

I want to become healthier and more fit.

I want my relationships to improve.

I want more energy.

I want to become more active.

I know these are all good intentions, but they won't get you very far. You have to become specific of what you want. Just wanting something is not enough for taking you all the way.

A lot of times we might have a lot of commitment, but we don't end up reaching our goals.

Commitment is great but there are a couple of things that you need to go along with your commitment.

A Specific Plan Of Action.

How are you planning to reach your goal?

You need a "road-map" that will take you from where you are to today, to where you want to be in the future. Put in writing and also put a specific time when do you want to have this goal accomplished. Just having a finish date will put the pressure on you to start working on your goal.

Also seizing the opportunity to take the action is a very important step. Being ready to seize the opportunity when it happens.

If you have vague plans... you probably will have vague results.

How are you going to be able to go from just wanting something to happen... to actually making it happen?

Be specific.

Write it down.

Take action and get started... TODAY!

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

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