"Success is like a ladder and no one has ever climbed a ladder with their hands in their pockets"- Lao Tzu
Why is it that as soon as a little opposition is presented we are so quick to just give up cave in and quit. Where is the fight? Where is the passion? So many people in history could have given up when things looked like they wouldn't go according to plan. I read a story about Truett Cathy, founder of chick-fila read below:
"Truett Cathy founded the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, which started with one small diner and has grown to more than one thousand restaurants, making it the second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain. Three weeks after he opened his first store, it burned to the ground. When he finally got his second store built, his brothers, who were his partners, were killed in an airplane crash."
How amazing is that? After evaluating my life thus far I have learned the missing piece... The essential element...are you ready?!?!?
Consistency...very simply put...no frills...no thrills...and no bells or whistles
It's not what you do one time that matters it what you do consistently with passion that will cause you to succeed even when things look bleak.
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible"-St. Francis of Assisi
How you continually think and what you believe to be true is a sum total of how successful you will be throughout your individual life.
We have to ignite our inner warrior that person that is relentless.
The definition of relentless is so powerful check it out:
- steady and persistent; unyielding in severity; unrelenting
If you think and believe that you are a failure... You are
If you think and believe that there just isn't the right mate out there for you...there isn't
Sidebar: single ladies stop saying that there aren't good guys out there and that all men are dogs... This is completely false!!!!
Please if you don't listen to anything that I say get this: things can change in a year...a month...a week...a day...an hour... and even minutes
Nothing is every set in stone. Rules can be bent and even reversed.
Hello Readers!
What a week! This weeks message is all about appreciation. Ever since I was a child my mother always made every holiday special, especially my birthday. However, now that I am an adult, I still feel very passionate about holidays as well because of what was instilled in me at a young age. For instance, if I never ever received anything from any of my peers on Valentine's Day, I knew that my mom would always make me feel special. Thanks Mom!
Often times when our loved ones pass away.. we are left feeling all of the "shoulda" "coulda" "would-as"- Therefore today I am encouraging you to get excited while people are still living. Whether it is your immediate family, co-workers or a Stranger, making a difference in someones life is a precious gift. It can be as small as a smile or a kind word on there birthday. You will be amazed at how people feel appreciated by the smallest gestures. I guess I have always been a big picture kind of person because I am always concerned with impact. By impact I mean the type of impression or memory that I left on a person. Whether good or bad people will hold on to the memory that was created. So every chance I get I want to leave people with good memories.
For instance, my mother will be turning 50 this year and it felt so good to be able to surprise her with an all expense paid trip on a cruise to the Bahamas...exactly where she wanted to go. It made me proud at the fact that I was finally able to show my mom how much I loved and appreciated her. At the time when I was paying for everything I had the biggest headache because of all the money that was spent but hearing the gratitude and appreciation in her voice when I told her weighed in much heavier than the price tag. This is the feeling that makes you want to keep doing more and more for people.
On another note, it can get difficult trying to appreciate everyone in your inner circle as well as co workers and strangers, however you have to start somewhere. When you get in the habit of just doing the basic things like a card or a hug...just the fact that you actually remembered someones birthday says a lot...it's hard enough just keeping up with my own birthday let alone everyone else's
So I challenge you this week to go the extra mile and remember someones birthday or anniversary and acknowledge them or even tell someone that you appreciate them in some form or fashion, just so that you can make them feel special...
Now that you have been Enlightened...Go and Enlighten Someone else!!!
~Na'Tasha Nicole
