Dear friends!

You may be surprised that I am still writing but a number of your fellow students wrote me and told me they like my messages and share them with their fellow advisors. So I will keep writing a little longer. As you enter your 10th week since our training experience I was thinking about believe versus disbelieving. I found this great quote from one of the most creative people in our history.

“It is better to believe than to disbelieve. In doing so, we open everything to the realm of possibility!” Albert Einstein.

He is responsible for over 300 scientific journals and the winner of the Nobel Peace prize. Einstein’s name is synonymous a genius. He definitely believed in what was possible. Now not all of us can become a genius, but it would be fair to say we often do not live up to, or reach our capacity. Every day, each of us is given a specific amount of capacity. Unfortunately many of us look for ways to do the minimum rather than the maximum with that capacity. Many of us float through life.

I choose to charge through life. I never wish to be accused of doing the bare minimum in any aspect of my life. Recently I had a financial set-back. Yes, even I have challenges in my life. Was I frustrated and anxious? Absolutely, for a about 2 hours. Then I took control of my thoughts and moved forward. During the first hour I wallowed in my anxiety, thinking negative thoughts. Then in the second hour I began the process of replacing my impossible thoughts with possible ones. I know if I am not careful with my negative thoughts they will control me. I know from experience that whatever I tell my self will become my reality.

What are you telling yourself? Are you saying you cannot work harder, get better results, lead, make more money, do a better job or be a better parent/ husband/wife etc. Be careful! Change your thoughts, then you will change your behaviors, then you will change your results. It starts with you. Does this make sense to you? (hehe!)

If it does, then start today.

Warm regards,
Jim