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Our lives are the result of a series of choices

“I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest.”

— Andrew Carnegie

What do Joe Vitale, P.T. Barnum, Napoleon Hill and Internet pioneer, Mark Joyner have in common. They all are advocates of taking the so-called negative experiences in life and turning them into something good. Joe Vitale calls this strategy TIISG. It stands for Turn It Into Something Good.

You have the ability to make another choice.

Joe advises, “No matter what happens, take a breath and ask, “How can I turn this into something good?”

Getting To the Good — Start With Gratitude

On a recent program that explored The Law of Attraction, Oprah mentioned that she has maintained a gratitude journal for years. Each evening she takes time to write down that for which she is grateful. Oprah did not start out one of the richest, most influential women in the world. She reached this point in her life by living her passion even when she was the only one who believed she could manifest her dreams. In his new Nightingale Program The Missing Secret, Joe Vitale shares a time in his life when the only thing he had to be grateful for was a pencil. Noting that it could be used to write a suicide note or a great book. We are all very grateful for the decision Joe made those many years ago. We are reminded once again of T. Harv Eker’s comment; “Every Master was once a disaster.” Every great sage and teacher started his or her journey as a student. We are all here to learn and grow… even Opera and Joe.

Defining Gratitude

Gratitude has been conceptualized as an emotion, an attitude, a moral virtue, a habit, a personality trait, or a coping response. The word gratitude is derived from the Latin root gratia, meaning grace, graciousness, or gratefulness. All derivatives from this Latin root “have to do with kindness, generousness, gifts, or the process of giving and receiving.

A Gratitude Exercise That Works For Me

One of my favorite books is Simple Abundance, A Day Book of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach, The book is organized as a walk through the year, beginning on New Years day. Please don’t think that if you buy the book now, you would have to wait until next January 1st to start. Begin on the day you get the book. I keep my copy on my nightstand and read the daily passage just before I go to sleep. I find it helps me release the tension of the day and relax into a peaceful night’s sleep. Others find reading the daily message first thing in the morning helps set their intention for the day.

The natural by-product of true gratitude is happiness, and well-being. In that state it is easier to “Look for the Good” in any situation.

One of my favorite authors, Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton, an influential English writer of the early 20th century contended that “gratitude produced . . . the most purely joyful moments that have been known to man.”

In a 1998 Gallup survey of American teens and adults, over 90% of respondents indicated that expressing gratitude helped them to feel “extremely happy” or “somewhat happy.”

Expressing gratitude for what we have now is really a “gift” to self. To be in a state of Grace, and to authentically articulate gratitude demonstrates the will to look for “something good” in every aspect of our life experience.

Millionaire Minds look for, recognize and praise the good in every situation.

Live Well and Prosper
Sandi

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“Success is not something you wait for, but rather something you should pursue. Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities to find you. Seize common everyday occasions and make them great. Act on your dreams and they shall be yours.”
— Toastmaster’s Literature

A Successful individual

…makes time.
…says, “Let’s find out.”
…empowers.
…says, “If it is to be, it is up to me.”
…is not afraid of losing.
…wants to.
…is part of the solution.
…does it.
…makes commitments.
…works harder than a loser.
…learns from others.
…says, “I’ll plan to do that.”
…says, “I’m good, but not as good as I can be.”
…listens.
…catches people doing things right.
…says, “I was wrong.”
…says, “There ought to be a better way.”
…see opportunities.
…celebrates others.
…feels responsible for more than his or her job.
…translates dreams into reality.
…expects success.

An Unsuccessful Individual…

…wastes time.
…says, “Nobody knows.”
…controls.
…says, “I can’t help it.”
…is afraid of winning.
…has to.
…is part of the problem.
…talks about it.
…makes promises.
…is always “too busy.”
…resents others.
…says, “I’ll try to do that.”
…says, “I’m not as bad as a lot of other people.”
…just waits until it’s his turn to talk.
…catches people doing things wrong.
…says, “It wasn’t my fault.”
…says, “That’s the way it’s always been done.”
…sees problems.
…complains about others.
…says, “I only work here.”
…translates reality into dreams.
…expects failure.

Compare successful traits with those that fall short.

So how are you doing?

From the September 1997 issue of Family Circle magazine.
It was reprinted from The 6 Success Strategies for Winning at Life, Love and Business by Wolf J. Rinke (Health Communications, Inc.).

Wealth File # 5
Rich people focus on opportunities.
Poor people focus on obstacles.

“Rich people see opportunities. Poor people see obstacles. Rich people see potential growth. Poor people see potential loss. Rich people focus on the rewards. Poor people focus on risks… Poor people make choices based on fear. Their minds are constantly scanning for what is wrong or could go wrong in any situation. Their primary mind-set is, “What if it doesn’t work?” or, more often, “It won’t work.”

“Rich people, as we’ve said earlier, take responsibility for the results in their lives and act upon the mind-set, “It will work because I’ll make it work. Rich people expect to succeed. They have confidence in their creativity, and they believe that should the doo-doo hit the fan, they can find another way to succeed.”
— T. Harv Eker
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, pg 78
You Have a Millionaire Mind!

Live Well and Prosper,

H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
Copyright © Serendal Research Institute 2007

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