The only person we can truly work on is ourselves. Do that which in your heart you know is right.
Change comes from within.
Love, and laughter: the two things we can never have enough of.
Be at peace with who and what you are, then there can be no chance of war.
The idea that you call “right” is the idea that someone else calls “wrong.” The solution that you call “perfect” is the solution that another calls “unworkable.” The position that you feel is unassailable is the very position that others assail.
What will solve all of this? Not attack, that’s for sure. And not defense, either. So what is left? Simple human love. The kind of Love that says, “It doesn’t matter who is right or wrong. It only matters that you are not hurt. And that we both can benefit. All true benefits are mutual.”
Freedom’ is just another word for ‘God.’ It is hard to find words in human language to describe God, but ‘Freedom’ is one of them.
Another word for God is…You.
You and God are One. Therefore you, too, are Free.
Free to make choices, free to select your reactions
and responses to life, free to be your authentic Self.
Solitude is necessary for any depth of meditation or of character; and in the presence of natural beauty is the cradle of great thought and aspirations.
Meditation and prayer give us a sense of belonging.
Today our world is constantly bombarded with unnatural sounds which preclude silence. Many in our culture today are afraid of silence.
The average person has 60,000 separate thoughts every day. This means there are almost no gaps. If you could reduce that number by half, you would open up a world of possibilities for yourself. You reconnect to your source and know the peacefulness of God whenever you become one with silence.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Everything comes out of silence. Silence helps to recharge your battery, bring inner peace, remove tension and anxiety, bring a closeness to all humanity and God. Creativity increases and fatigue decreases through silence.
To know God is to become independent of others’ definition and description of God. You have your own personal knowing.
Take time out for silence in your life. Meditate daily. Sit quietly and become the observer of all the inner chatter of your mind. Eventually you will be able to move to the gaps between your thoughts. Take a few minutes in the morning and again in the evening to create the opportunity for you to experience inner peace, in a way you may have never known before.
There are many opportunities to access silence. Anytime you must stop somewhere for a few minutes.
When you truly at peace, it is always simple and easy to deflect the negative energies of those you encounter. A person cannot succeed in bringing you into their misery without your agreement. Your sense of peace will at the same time bring others into harmony with you. It has been proven that just being in the energy field of those who meditate raises the levels of serotonin(a substance produced in the body which encourages peaceful and harmonious feeling) in observers. The more you achieve peacefulness through meditation, the more your peaceful state impacts on those around you.
The main benefit of meditation however is your contact with a source of soothing energy that makes you feel deeply connected to God.
God is indivisible, omnipresent, everywhere and is the force that creates and sustains life. Our physical world is full of combinations, opposites, always divisible. Silence is the one indivisible experience. Therefore it is your one way to experience the oneness and the indivisibility of God.
Make being next to nature a regular part of your life routine. Take time to be alone and commune with God.
Relax and enjoy the serenity and inner peace that silence and meditation always bring.
I continually add to my substance by providing amazing ideas and affirmative language so that I can generate new results now.
I focus on and am open to ALL possibilities.
All things past present and future are successes.
I give thanks for the immediate healing of every situation now.
In the spirit of peace, harmony and good will, all my goals, dreams and desires are being accomplished bringing about energy and good to all.
I ask for support from others to see and believe for me what I really want.
I can ask for what I want in a peaceful, easy, emotional state.
I accept and receive all that I am aligned with.
I dedicate myself to be of maximum service to those around me.
I practice harmlessness in generating peace, Love, harmony and good will in my world.
I am grateful and relaxed.
I have a spirit of enthusiasm, excitement and expectancy.
I am at peace
Instruct – Involve – Inspire
To achieve great things, you need a team. Building a winning team requires some basic principles
1. The Law of Significance
People try to achieve great things by themselves mainly because of the size of their ego, their level of insecurity, or simple naiveté and temperament. One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
2. The Law of the Big Picture
The goal is more important than the role. Members must be willing to subordinate their roles and personal agendas to support the team vision. By seeing the big picture, effectively communicating the vision to the team, providing the needed resources, a more unified team can be created.
3. The Law of the Niche
All players have a place where they add the most value. Essentially, when the right team member is in the right place, everyone benefits. To be able to put people in their proper places and fully utilize their talents and maximize potential, you need to know your players and the team situation. Evaluate each person’s skills, discipline, strengths, emotions, and potential.
4. The Law of Mount Everest
As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. Focus on the team and the dream should take care of itself. The type of challenge determines the type of team you require: A new challenge requires a creative team. An ever-changing challenge requires a fast, flexible team. An Everest-sized challenge requires an experienced team. See who needs direction, support, coaching, or more responsibility. Add members, change leaders to suit the challenge of the moment, and if possible remove ineffective members.
5. The Law of the Compass
A team that embraces a vision becomes focused, energized, and confident. It knows where it’s headed and why it’s going there. A team should examine its Moral, Intuitive, Historical, Directional, Strategic, and Visionary Compasses. Does the business practice with integrity? Do members stay? Does the team make positive use of anything contributed by previous teams in the organization? Does the strategy serve the vision? Is there a long-range vision to keep the team from being frustrated by short-range failures?
6. The Law of The Bad Apple
Rotten attitudes ruin a team. The first place to start is with your self. Do you think the team wouldn’t be able to get along without you? Do you secretly believe that recent team successes are attributable to your personal efforts, not the work of the whole team? Do you keep score when it comes to the praise and perks handed out to other team members? Do you have a hard time admitting you made a mistake? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to keep your attitude in check.
7. The Law of Countability
Teammates must be able to count on each other when it counts. Is your integrity unquestionable? Do you perform your work with excellence? Are you dedicated to the team’s success? Can people depend on you? Do your actions bring the team together or rip it apart?
8. The Law of the Price Tag
The team fails to reach its potential when it fails to pay the price. Sacrifice, time commitment, personal development, and unselfishness are part of the price we pay for team success.
9. The Law of the Scoreboard
The team can make adjustments when it knows where it stands. The scoreboard is essential to evaluating performance at any given time, and is vital to decision-making.
10. The Law of Identity
Shared values define the team. The type of values you choose for the team will attract the type of members you need. Values give the team a unique identity to its members, potential recruits, clients, and the public. Values must be constantly stated and restated, practiced, and institutionalized.
11. The Law of Communication
Interaction fuels action. Effective teams have teammates who are constantly talking, and listening to each other. From leader to teammates, teammates to leader, and among teammates, there should be consistency, clarity and courtesy. People should be able to disagree openly but with respect. Between the team and the public, responsiveness and openness is key.
12. The Law of High Morale
When you’re winning, nothing hurts. When a team has high morale, it can deal with whatever circumstances are thrown at it.
13. The Law of Dividends
Investing in the team compounds over time. Make the decision to build a team, and decide who among the team are worth developing. Gather the best team possible, pay the price to develop the team, do things together, delegate responsibility and authority, and give credit for success.
