what is success

Success is  ___________?   How do you fill in the blank?

Is success being rich?

Is success having enough?

Is success fame?

Is success freedom from fear?

Is success freedom from failure?

Is success power?

Is success freedom from want?

Is success having all that you want?

Is success measured in dollars?

Is success a smile?

Is success peace of mind?

Is success giving to others?

Is success having time?

Is success being busy all of the time?

Is success defined by others?

Is success defined by you?

What is success?

inspired living

Are you living an inspired life?

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”

Santos Patanjali

Do you think Patanjali’s quote is accurate?   Is it possible to be inspired by some great purpose and then by taking action break through the bonds that normally hold you back?   Everyday something holds us back from accomplishing something great.

What is that one great thing you want to do that you haven’t done yet?  What barriers would need to be removed for you to start working on that one great thing?

-         Identify it

-         Resolve it

-         Move it away

Sounds simple and most problems are not so simple that they can be removed by a few words.  Sometimes the greatest challenges are imbedded in the simplest of problems or those that appear to be simple.

What would it take for you to begin living the inspired life?

take a peak

What has been your peak experience?

When have you reached a summit in your life?   Was it the experience you desired?   If so, what would allow you to enjoy that experience again?

What challenges did you have to overcome to reach your highest peak?

What did you learn about yourself when you reached the peak?

facing forward

What problems dwell in your mind most often?   Are those the types of problems that cause dispair, anguish or depression?   What would happen if you faced the problems foward?    Rather than looking back at the cause of the problem look forward to the solution to the problem.

What would be a good first step to resolving the issue that is blocking you from moving forward?

What would the realistic solution to that problem look like?

When could you take that first step?   What would it take to move forward today?

What are the potential roadblocks that you might face?

Reflections

Have you taken time to reflect, on today and yesterday?   What did you learn?

Take time to reflect

Take time to reflect.  Review previous posts.   What questions do you have?   What would help you have a more powerful day, week, month, year or life?

What is the deepest desire you have not expressed?

What road are you on now?   Is it the right road for you?

What would leave you more powerful tomorrow if you did it today?

Chose from the posts over the last year and reflect on them.   Posting will restart in a couple of weeks!

activate your life

The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped.
Robert Fritz

Stuck?  Where do you go?   What is the conversation you are having with yourself right now?  Is it positive?  Is it uplifting?   Is it providing you courage to take the next step?

How do you see yourself?

Do you look in the mirror and see the person you really are or something else?

Are you genuine?

Are you authentic?

Do you want to be true to yourself?

What would it take?

What new skills would you need?

What new values would you need?

What hard question are you willing to ask yourself?

Where do you want to be in three years, five years or ten years?

What are you waiting for?

Activate your life today.

authentic living

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”

~ St. Francis De Sales

Describe your best self?   Are you living your life authentically?   Become who you are.

You know the answer

     “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” Lao Tzu

You know the answer even though you may not know the question that needs to be asked.  The self-help industry is huge.  It offers ways to transform your life into the life you want.   The only problem is that the self-help industry doesn’t answer your question.  

People read and digest self-help information only to find that in a couple of months nothing has change and perhaps the situation is even worse.     It looked so appealing, so powerful and with everyone it seems getting results why doesn’t it work for you?  

You don’t need the answer, you need the question.  

What do you desire from your life?

What do you want to leave behind as a legacy to your contribution here on earth?

What do you want  your family to value in you?

What do you need that satisfies your deepest desires?

What quesiton do you need to ask?

hope lives inside

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.”  Barbara Kingsolver

Hope lubricates the soul and keeps the engine of imagination running.  Hope chases away fear.  Hope walks arm in arm with courage.  Hope leaves a fresh taste in the mouth of dreams.  Hope carries the kite high into the sky. 

Hope never begs.  Hope endures pain, trials and anxiety.  Hope is alive in the hearts of men.  Hope is one step forward.  Hope is a light.

What are you hoping for?