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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Nothing is Original
Take the things that interest you, that fire your imagination, take them and learn from them
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Be Your Own Thinker
This is another fine article from my favorite author, I must say what this man has to say and the advice given really does make sense, and it gives you something to think about, I know that I have started to instigate some of his advice into my life and it seems to make things easier, you can read the complete article here at
http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2009/01/be-your-own-thinker.html
In the past I wrote about the power that societal conditioning can have over us. This is the major reason why people have difficulty forging their own thoughts. Simply, we are taught what to believe. Social pressure exerts great force on us. We all want to fit in. The idea of being singled out is not something that many are attracted to.
If you ask the average person, he or she will tell you that they are in control of their thoughts. However, the sad truth is that few take the time to monitor what is going on inside one's head. For example, have you ever taken a look at where your beliefs came from? Are they something that you made a decision to be true or were they put there by someone else? We are all products of our environment. This results in us mirroring those who are around us.
http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2009/01/be-your-own-thinker.html
In the past I wrote about the power that societal conditioning can have over us. This is the major reason why people have difficulty forging their own thoughts. Simply, we are taught what to believe. Social pressure exerts great force on us. We all want to fit in. The idea of being singled out is not something that many are attracted to.
If you ask the average person, he or she will tell you that they are in control of their thoughts. However, the sad truth is that few take the time to monitor what is going on inside one's head. For example, have you ever taken a look at where your beliefs came from? Are they something that you made a decision to be true or were they put there by someone else? We are all products of our environment. This results in us mirroring those who are around us.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Attitude
"“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.”
–William James
"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."
- Martha Washington
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
––Muhammad Ali
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."
–– Ralph Waldo Emerson
I'ts not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life ;it is how you handle what happens to you.
Zig Ziglar
–William James
"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."
- Martha Washington
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
––Muhammad Ali
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."
–– Ralph Waldo Emerson
I'ts not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life ;it is how you handle what happens to you.
Zig Ziglar
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
How Committed Are You?
This is an extremely important question. Your level of commitment will determine how much success you enjoy. It dictates the actions that you are willing to take. Commitment creates the motivation and incentive to forge ahead. We wrote down some goals for the New Year a couple of weeks back. How committed are you to achieving them?
When people are fully committed to something, they can achieve incredible results. Superhuman feats are accomplished if the desire is great enough. Have you ever seen the videos of a woman who miraculously saves a child who is trapped underneath a car? A woman who weight 110 pounds has no business picking up something that heavy. Nevertheless, her level of commitment is really high at that moment. This provides her with the adrenaline rush necessary to pull off this feat.
Another inspiring article from this noteworthy writer, the rest of the post can be found at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-committed-are-you.html
When people are fully committed to something, they can achieve incredible results. Superhuman feats are accomplished if the desire is great enough. Have you ever seen the videos of a woman who miraculously saves a child who is trapped underneath a car? A woman who weight 110 pounds has no business picking up something that heavy. Nevertheless, her level of commitment is really high at that moment. This provides her with the adrenaline rush necessary to pull off this feat.
Another inspiring article from this noteworthy writer, the rest of the post can be found at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-committed-are-you.html
Monday, January 26, 2009
Victims
Unlike the previous article, this one is easy to find, easy to read and understand and best of all, when you read it, you can identify, you think to yourself, " Hey I know someone like that, wow that is so true " I hope you enjoy it and can use it to help improve your life as I am trying to
People love to play the victim. This absolves them of any personal responsibility. It also provides for an excuse as to why one did not succeed. After all, it was because of (fill in the blank).
Being a victim is a way to ensure you will never be successful. Always reaching for an alibi becomes a habit that will eventually stifle action. Take a look at the most successful people and tell me how many claim victimization. You will find this is not a common trait among this group of people.
read the rest of the article at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2009/01/victimization.html
People love to play the victim. This absolves them of any personal responsibility. It also provides for an excuse as to why one did not succeed. After all, it was because of (fill in the blank).
Being a victim is a way to ensure you will never be successful. Always reaching for an alibi becomes a habit that will eventually stifle action. Take a look at the most successful people and tell me how many claim victimization. You will find this is not a common trait among this group of people.
read the rest of the article at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2009/01/victimization.html
Seeds for a better life
I read as much as I can find on self improvement and motivation, the trouble Ifind is that you have to wade through pages of ads, sort out the good from the bad, figure out who is only promoting a new product to sell or a new workshop or a new 'break through' invention designed to help you, finally I find an article to read, sometimes it is worth the trouble finding it, sometimes it isn't.
Here is a snippet of one I managed to find which I find quite good, I have gone straight to the post to save you the hassle of fighting through all the ads on this site, you can find the rest of the article at
Many people don’t allow themselves the luxury of thinking big. I think this may be due to the fact that they don’t believe in themselves enough to allow themselves to think big.
In this article I wanted to give you a technique to start the process of thinking big and I wanted to tell you why it is important to think big.
Time, and time again
To realize the value of ONE YEAR,ask a student who failed his exams...
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby...
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper...
To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer...
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet...
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train...
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident...
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics...
Treasure every moment that you have!!
YESTERDAY is history.
TOMORROW is a mystery.
TODAY is a gift. That's why it's called the PRESENT!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Take Charge of Your Own Life
An excert from a post on self improvement, this I will admit is one of the few writers I have subscribed to as I really get the feeling he is talking to you from experience. All too many times people who write about self improvement tend to 'talk down' to their readers, this writer does not, he is honest and open, he writes about things that a 'normal' person can relate to,
This is the mindset that you need to acquire if you are going excel in these trying times. It is obvious that the world is in a turmoil like we never saw before. Economically, we might be confronted with the worst situation in the last 3 generations. There is little that is encouraging about what is coming down the road. The prevailing belief is that times will get worse before they get better.
That being said, I hope that most realize what the cost of depending upon someone else is. Everyday we are seeing lessons of people who put their trust in another only to be let down. Take all the people who worked in the financial sector. Hundreds of thousands of them lost their jobs because of the financial crisis. Even if they were superior employees, they are out looking for work. Another example is the automobile industry. People operated under the belief the union would take care of them. Sadly, if the companies go out of business, the employees are out of luck.
read the whole post at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2008/12/take-charge-of-your-own-life.html
This is the mindset that you need to acquire if you are going excel in these trying times. It is obvious that the world is in a turmoil like we never saw before. Economically, we might be confronted with the worst situation in the last 3 generations. There is little that is encouraging about what is coming down the road. The prevailing belief is that times will get worse before they get better.
That being said, I hope that most realize what the cost of depending upon someone else is. Everyday we are seeing lessons of people who put their trust in another only to be let down. Take all the people who worked in the financial sector. Hundreds of thousands of them lost their jobs because of the financial crisis. Even if they were superior employees, they are out looking for work. Another example is the automobile industry. People operated under the belief the union would take care of them. Sadly, if the companies go out of business, the employees are out of luck.
read the whole post at http://dennisharting.blogspot.com/2008/12/take-charge-of-your-own-life.html
Life is Short
Life is Short, live life to its fullest, love life and all it contains and laugh often as laughter is the best medicine known to man
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