The Miracle Minute
Let's Think About Thinking by Dick Warn
Harry Lorayne, American memory expert, said, "Thinking clearly and effectively is the greatest asset of any human being."
And, Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher, said, "Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts."
Most people aren't aware of the power of their thoughts. They live outer-directed lives, blaming their environment and other people for their unhappiness. However, the rare few who do find happiness are inner-directed - people who have learned to select the thoughts they entertain.
Your conscious mind sits at a very busy crossroad of random ideas. Some of those ideas are based on absolute truths, yet the vast majority of them are not. What most people assume to be true are often opinions driven by emotional myths based upon absolute garbage.
Common sense isn't common. Truth isn't welcomed at most gatherings. No wonder so many people have lost their way.
William James, American psychologist and author, said, "Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines our life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings."
Dick Warn
Copyright 2009 Richard S. Warn & Associates
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A Certain Amount of Mess by Dick Warn
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A Certain Amount of Mess
Francis Ford Coppola, American cinematographer and director, said, "I bring to my life a certain amount of mess."
Who doesn't? Even when we think we're totally upbeat and positive, thoughts and feelings of a negative nature creep in.
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher, said, "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."
Recently the local media made a big deal out of unemployment reaching 6.3%. Most people assume that is a bad thing because of the spin it is given, but is it really? Nothing is either good or bad until compared with something else. Is 6.3% unemployment bad when compared with other nations? We've got 93.7% of our people working.
Right now our nation is going through tremendous change. Change is scary. However, there is a difference between being concerned and being scared. Scared people tend to panic, run for cover, and expect others to make things better, whereas concerned people open their minds, look closely at what they are doing, and ask, "What can we do to make things better?"
In every extended economic downturn many firms go under. Yet, there are always a select few who rise up and become more successful than they were before. How can this be?
Rather than fight with change or wait for others to fix things, the select few look in the mirror and begin making changes within. They find ways to get more done in less time. They find ways to better serve their customers. They find ways to better serve the needs of their employees, their suppliers, and everyone else they deal with.
What separates the winners from the losers in an economic down turn is the winner's willingness to grow.
Dick Warn
Copyright 2009 Richard S. Warn & Associates
A Certain Amount of Mess
Francis Ford Coppola, American cinematographer and director, said, "I bring to my life a certain amount of mess."
Who doesn't? Even when we think we're totally upbeat and positive, thoughts and feelings of a negative nature creep in.
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher, said, "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."
Recently the local media made a big deal out of unemployment reaching 6.3%. Most people assume that is a bad thing because of the spin it is given, but is it really? Nothing is either good or bad until compared with something else. Is 6.3% unemployment bad when compared with other nations? We've got 93.7% of our people working.
Right now our nation is going through tremendous change. Change is scary. However, there is a difference between being concerned and being scared. Scared people tend to panic, run for cover, and expect others to make things better, whereas concerned people open their minds, look closely at what they are doing, and ask, "What can we do to make things better?"
In every extended economic downturn many firms go under. Yet, there are always a select few who rise up and become more successful than they were before. How can this be?
Rather than fight with change or wait for others to fix things, the select few look in the mirror and begin making changes within. They find ways to get more done in less time. They find ways to better serve their customers. They find ways to better serve the needs of their employees, their suppliers, and everyone else they deal with.
What separates the winners from the losers in an economic down turn is the winner's willingness to grow.
Dick Warn
Copyright 2009 Richard S. Warn & Associates
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Achieving Your Dreams
The Miracle Minute
Achieving Your Dreams
Most of us enter adulthood with dreams of achieving financial freedom, a house in the country, a career we love, yearly vacations in Hawaii, a cabin on the beach, owning our own firm and perfect health. People achieving these things (high achievers) are crystal clear dreamers, yet very few dreamers become high achievers.
In terms of talent and golden opportunities, most people just sit on the sidelines. Occasionally they consider getting up and putting their life together, but they never seem to find the time. To appear busy they attend meetings, listen to guessers, find fault with others, re-revise the same basic plans they have been playing with for years and often have coffee with other low achievers.
As all high achievers have discovered, dreams and desires can be achieved when people are willing to pay the prices involved. How can you uncover the prices? By listening to the people who have already achieved the same types of dreams that you have.
If business success is what you desire, find people who have already succeeded in the same basic game and listen to them. And a painful trap that you want to avoid is following people who say they know, when they're really guessing.
If improved health is what you seek, ignore what the sick people say. If sick people had the right answers they would be healthy. Find people who have faced a painful illness and gotten better ... and now know how to remain healthy.
If peace of mind is your desire, find people who already have it. How will you know if they've truly got it? It won't be anything they say. It will be how they make you feel. Individuals at peace with themselves radiate peace.
The first half of my life I listened to "fake-it-till-you-make-it" and "appearances-are-everything" highly polished near-sighted guessers. Guess where that got me?
No matter what you want, the fastest ways to get there can be found by asking questions and following the advice of people who have already paid their dues to achieve their dreams. Life's basic math is the same for everyone.
One additional thing that I had to do was stop trying to put my life together "my way" so I could hear what the high achievers were trying to share. Once I saw what they meant and applied the principles involved I began to transform myself into a more effective human being. And one by one I began to achieve more of my dreams.
If I could do that, so can you.
Dick Warn
Copyright 2009 Richard S. Warn & Associates
Achieving Your Dreams
Most of us enter adulthood with dreams of achieving financial freedom, a house in the country, a career we love, yearly vacations in Hawaii, a cabin on the beach, owning our own firm and perfect health. People achieving these things (high achievers) are crystal clear dreamers, yet very few dreamers become high achievers.
In terms of talent and golden opportunities, most people just sit on the sidelines. Occasionally they consider getting up and putting their life together, but they never seem to find the time. To appear busy they attend meetings, listen to guessers, find fault with others, re-revise the same basic plans they have been playing with for years and often have coffee with other low achievers.
As all high achievers have discovered, dreams and desires can be achieved when people are willing to pay the prices involved. How can you uncover the prices? By listening to the people who have already achieved the same types of dreams that you have.
If business success is what you desire, find people who have already succeeded in the same basic game and listen to them. And a painful trap that you want to avoid is following people who say they know, when they're really guessing.
If improved health is what you seek, ignore what the sick people say. If sick people had the right answers they would be healthy. Find people who have faced a painful illness and gotten better ... and now know how to remain healthy.
If peace of mind is your desire, find people who already have it. How will you know if they've truly got it? It won't be anything they say. It will be how they make you feel. Individuals at peace with themselves radiate peace.
The first half of my life I listened to "fake-it-till-you-make-it" and "appearances-are-everything" highly polished near-sighted guessers. Guess where that got me?
No matter what you want, the fastest ways to get there can be found by asking questions and following the advice of people who have already paid their dues to achieve their dreams. Life's basic math is the same for everyone.
One additional thing that I had to do was stop trying to put my life together "my way" so I could hear what the high achievers were trying to share. Once I saw what they meant and applied the principles involved I began to transform myself into a more effective human being. And one by one I began to achieve more of my dreams.
If I could do that, so can you.
Dick Warn
Copyright 2009 Richard S. Warn & Associates
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