Tuesday's Motivation

Great job, everyone!
Here are some words of encouragement from some motivators I like:

Regarding surviving a crisis, Vanessa Kennon says, "The goal is to come out on the other end a more authentic and whole YOU, one that expresses more awareness, compassion, gratitude, and love than when the crises began."

When asked by an interviewer to explain his success, Will Smith responded: “I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be outworked. You may be more talented than me. You might be smarter than me. And you may be better looking than me. But if we get on a treadmill together you are going to get off first or I’m going to die. It’s really that simple. I’m not going to be outworked.”  Haahaahaa.....

Dale Smith Thomas quotes Lorin Beller as saying "Give Energy to That Which You Want To Grow!" Then Dale goes on to explain, "Think about that for a minute. How many times do we give our energy to things that we really don't want in our lives? We focus on the things we "don't" like in our relationships, "don't" like in our work, or "don't" like about ourselves. What is the energy we give? Energy is our thoughts, our words, our written word, and our focus. One of the 1st steps in taking our lives to a new level is mindfulness...Give your energy to that which you want more of in your life or that which you want to grow! If you want to create more of something, like a fulfilling relationship, you have to find where that already exists in your life- even if it is small, and focus your energy in that direction. Be grateful for that. What you focus on gets bigger." 

Vanessa Kennon talks about getting back on track: "Life is busy! We all have somewhere we’re trying to get to, a goal we’re striving toward, a hurdle we’re trying to cross, or a milestone we’re trying to achieve. We work hard, keep our noses to the grindstone and still sometimes life happens and pulls us off course. Often it’s for a short period of time and other times it’s extended. The temptation is to become frustrated and want to give up on where we were headed. But we can’t let ourselves fall prey to defeat. We must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and try, try again. No matter how long it takes, we have to persist in getting ourselves back on track. How do we do it?  Sometimes it’s sheer willpower that will put us back on track. Often the fact that we got derailed is enough to fuel us and make our resolve that much more resilient. However, in those times when we’re finding it hard to regain the focus and drive we once had, we have to revisit our decision of what it was we were headed toward and remind ourselves why we wanted to go there in the first place. Then we must recommit to that decision without regard to the “How” of getting there. Action is the third step. Remember to begin with the small steps because these have a way of adding up and they often lead to the bigger steps that are surely to come. Lastly, we must persist until we achieve."

What has been motivating you lately?????????