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Sunday, July 21, 2013

15 Motivational Quotes You Have NOT Heard.

Sometimes what we need is a list of some different motivational quotes. Some have been heard so many times that although they remain true they have lost there luster. Here are fifteen motivational quotes that you probably haven't heard, well, yet anyways. Some are funny and some are deep. Either way I hope you enjoy.

1. “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” via Chris Grosser

2. “Don’t complain; just work harder.” via Chris Grosser

3. “Deeds not Words” via Bernord Hor

4. “Before you can work smart you must work hard.” via Chris Pardo

5. “Persevere…because on the road to success there is never a crowd on the extra mile!” via Charity
Gibson

6. “I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying.” – Jay Z via Steven Gordon

7. “Coffee is for CLOSERS!” via Michael Wayne

8. “It’s not the cards you’re dealt it’s how you play the game” via Chris Pardo

9. “If you think you made it, your at the wrong place, never stop” via Chris Pardo

10. “Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them” via Danielle Luedtke

11. “The grass is greener where you water it” via Danielle Luedtke

12. “If you are going to fear anything fear success. Think about what you are doing and when you
succeed what life you will have” via Brandon Chalmers

13. “God gives every bird his worm but He does not throw it into the nest” via Liam Carey

14. “If it is to be, it’s up to me” via Caleb Anthony Parker

15. “Life doesn’t have to suck…DO something about it!” via Jennie Mustafa-Julock

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Monday, June 10, 2013

16 Ways To Boost Your Attitude

16 Tips to Giving Your Attitude a Boost

Your attitude is everything. It is how you see the things around you, how you deal with the situations you face, and what you think about life. The difference between a positive and negative attitude could be the difference between a positive or negative life.

The tips below are quick and highly effective. Make use of them today and start getting results immediately.

1. Rise and Shine!
Getting up early and taking a walk in the morning is a great way to start the day. Fifteen or twenty minutes is plenty of time for a quick walk in the brisk morning air.

2. Tomorrow is a New Day
When things aren't going the way you might like them to go, remember that as time passes, so do your troubles. At the time it may be hard to realize that things will get better, but rest assured they will.

3. Control
The only one who can give you a good attitude is you. And the great news is, it can happen whenever you want it to. You could wake up tomorrow with a brand new outlook on life. And why? Because your attitude is yours to control. You don't need permission from anyone to change it.

4. Circle of Friends
You may be trying to stay positive, but if your friends or coworkers are negative, it may make for a losing battle. The company you keep impacts your attitude greatly. Seldom will you find a group of negative thinkers and one positive attitude together. Negativity can spread, so be sure to keep clear of noticeably negative situations.

5. Healthy Diet
You have heard it a thousand times, and this will make it a thousand and one. A good diet is vital to maintaining energy, alertness, and a positive attitude. Without the necessary amounts of fuel for your body, it cannot function properly. If you find yourself in a tired and negative mood, ask yourself, 'Have I eaten yet today?'

6. Sleep
Just as important as a healthy diet is the right amount of sleep. It seems obvious but many people don't get enough sleep at night. Without rest, the body and mind become irritable, fatigued, and they drag through the day. The same effects can result from oversleeping. Make sure you get the sleep you need each night.

7. Your Hobby to the Rescue
It is important to have a fun hobby or activity that you can do when facing a problem or a long, hectic day. Sports, books, collecting, etc. are great ways to get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy yourself.

8. Do Unto Others
It's true what they say, you get what you give. When you focus on treating others positively and with respect, you will, in most cases, receive the same treatment. Change the focus from yourself to others and let the giving spirit be the reason for your improved view of the world.

9. The Bigger Picture
When you think of the world as a whole, it may serve to downplay the obstacles in your life that cause frustration or complication. You might have it bad, but the odds are that someone else has it worse. That in itself is enough to make people thankful for what they have.

10. Try Something New
If you feel like you're stuck and you need a way to break out, try something new. Picking up a new instrument, trying out a new sport, or discovering a new talent may add some excitement and enjoyment to your life.

11. Past Proofs
Others have successfully done what you are trying to do, and that is why you should be positive about the future. It doesn't matter what you are trying to accomplish, the chances are that someone has done it. That means you can do it too. We are all human, and we all have the same 24 hours in each day. If they can do it, so can you.

12. Stop It
If you get up on the wrong side of the bed, that doesn't mean you have to go to bed on that same wrong side. If your day begins poorly, make an effort to correct its direction. Realize you aren't happy and fix the problem. Your bad beginning could turn into a happy end.

13. You Need Bad Days
If you do have a bad day though, that's all right. Some people have trouble with that thought. They think that one bad day is not acceptable, making it even worse for them. We all have an off day. The important thing is to make sure we improve the next.

14. Write It Down
Want a positive attitude? Describe your attitude in writing. Your plan will be easier to work if you know what you want. Knowing you want a better attitude may not be enough. Get specific, plan your work, and work your plan.

15. Helping Hands
Bringing your friends and family into the picture is a great way to keep you heading in the right direction. Tell some friends about your desire for a better attitude and tell them to let you know when you are getting negative. You may not want to admit you have a negative attitude, but your friends sure will tell you.

16. Be the Optimist
Being the optimist for others can help you see the positive things in your own life. When a friend comes to you with a problem, remind yourself that you are trying to improve your attitude and make your best effort to give the most positive advice you can. It doesn't have to be overdone, but it should have a very positive flavor to it.

Make use of the above tips and you'll find yourself a true optimist in no time!

Thank you and a Shout Out to a companion site Motivation123.com for supplying the article. Thank You!

Have an Excellent Day.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Ten Motivational Quotes for those who don't care about Motivational Quotes.

Below is a list of ten quotes I believe everyone should read, even if they do not care about having a good attitude, being motivated, or exceeding in their lives. These quotes will just help alter your frame of mind to give you a different perspective if you will. Enjoy!

1. Mark Twain

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

2. Luigi Pirandello

In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.

3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

4. Zig Ziglar

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

5. T. S. Elliot

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

6. Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

7. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

8. Peter F. Drucker

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.

9. Nora Roberts

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

10. Stephen Covey

Begin with the end in mind.

The following ten articles were compiled by By Simran Khurana from About.com. We are grateful for being able to share such great wisdom, and my hope is that this post can help just one person a day.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Breaking into the Motivational Market

Those of you who know me personally know that I have always been different than other people. I have always followed the trail less trod, marched to the beat of a different drummer. I am very grateful for that. I believe my purpose is to use my expertise in the field of motivation through the different ways that I analyze things to reach out to those who never can accomplish anything of true value; to help inspire those who have negative attitudes. This is the reason why I am writing my book; 'Success Through Failure' and the other books I am currently working on.

This blog post is sort of an explanation of the blog itself and my website. It's an answer to the question; what is this guy trying to do? or who is this guy trying to help? It is my ambition to better organize the site and the blog in the coming weeks to make it easier to identify with but in the mean time I figure I would just write a post about it.

My products are going to include books, workbooks, audio cds, video, and e-book downloads. I want to help everyone I can, from the struggling business owner to the high school kid with a negative attitude. I want to cater to the needs of them and everyone in between. That is why I am putting an excerpt of my book on the post. I am looking for a little feedback, the book is almost through the editing process; and I wanted to give anyone out there who is intrigued about my book a little glimpse of what they will be getting if they do decide to purchase. Here is a little bit of chapter two from my book; ' Success through Failure' :

We become the decisions that we make, the paths that we choose. We become the experiences that we encounter with those decisions that we make. My experiences differ from yours because we are all different and have made different choices in our lives. What we do share in our commonalities is how we learn from our different experiences; we may choose to foolishly disregard learning from a certain experience or we may take the lesson and apply it to our lives for the betterment of ourselves and those around us.

For example, I have an interesting story involving my kayak and a waterfall. About five miles from my house is a state forest with a large creek running through it. The state land is about 2,400 acres and consists of a gorge ranging from 350 to 480 feet deep, to where the creek is at the bottom. It is made up of some of the oldest forests in New York, multiple ponds and over a dozen waterfalls. The story starts about fourteen miles upstream from the state land, where I had decided to enjoy a beautiful summers day by kayaking the creek. I launched my boat and set off by myself, not letting the fact that no one could join me deter me from the fun I was going to have. Considering that there are a lot of class two rapids and even a couple class threes, I left my phone and wallet in the car so they wouldn’t get destroyed. I jumped in my boat and paddled through the rocks. As I rounded the gentle flowing bends in the creek, taking in the scenery and a bald eagle perched on top of a giant pine tree, I noticed a patch of rapids followed by a drop of about 500 yards ahead of me in the creek. So after I traversed the minor rapids I paddled over to the shore to scope out the drop. I beached my boat to view a small waterfall of about ten feet. At the base of the waterfall was a tangled mess of massive trees broken, and twisted together from the last flood. I wouldn’t be able to go over the falls so I put my paddle in my boat and climbed down the rocks to launch at a safer point about 50 yards upstream. I climbed over the rocks and dragged my kayak back to the creek, went to grab my paddle and realized it was gone.

I am sure you could imagine the panic that came over me at that moment. I paced up and down the beach where I had carried my boat all the while hoping that it had just fallen out and was lying there somewhere. For about a half an hour I searched and concluded that it must have went over the falls and gotten stuck under the trees, a place I couldn’t safely go, especially by myself. So there I was: no phone, all alone and way too far to walk with the kayak, with no roads in sight. I was literally up the creek without a paddle. Instead of letting my situation get the best of me, I immediately started to form a strategy. I found an L shaped branch about four feet long that was about three inches in diameter on the one end to about a four inch diameter on the shorter end. That was my new paddle. I used it to navigate the remainder of the five miles downstream to where I was going to be picked up; needless to say it was not easy or safe. Looking back on the situation, I am glad I made the right choice not to get discouraged and let that situation ruin an otherwise beautiful trip. I was actually laughing about losing my paddle and being able to say that I have been ‘up the creek without a paddle’ and actually mean it literally. I will always remember the wonderful time I had that day. Also, I now have a hilarious story to share with other about my experiences.

Any feedback would be appreciated and if you would like a copy of it please go to www.attitudedriveslife.com and pre order yours today. Thank you for taking the time to read it and comment.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

15 Inspirational Quotes You Must Read

It is in our ability to change whatever we want. Too many people do not care about changing the things in their lives; they do not care about the consequences until they must face them, then they complain about fairness and get angry about their circumstances. Why do we constantly do this and never truly try to change? I will give you one powerful reason.

Too many people care too much about what other people think about them, so much that it keeps them from reaching their potential.

Here are 15 inspirational quotes from people who did not care what others thought. I promise it will help your life.

“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” – Unknown

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine

“Its hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but its harder to give up when you know its everything you want.” – Unknown

“One of the most important keys to Success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you don't feel like doing it.” - Unknown

“Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen.” - Unknown

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.” - Denis Waitley

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

“Go where you are celebrated – not tolerated. If they can’t see the real value of you, it’s time for a new start.” – Unknown

Don't be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.. - Unknown

“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

“Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.” - Unknown

“I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

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Monday, April 15, 2013

30 Motivational Quotes

Quotes that can alter your attitude can help make a difference for the whole day. Whatever attitude you choose to get out of bed with this morning will be reinforced as your day moves on. Here are some quotes that should motivate, inspire, recharge and might make you laugh. Don't worry you'll catch those droids some day.

1. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”

Dhirubhai Ambani

2. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”
Mark Caine

3. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Tony Robbins

4. “When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
Audre Lorde

5. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain

6. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

7. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas A. Edison

8. “If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know & start charging for it.”
Kim Garst

9. ”A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
David Brinkley

10. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
Steve Jobs

11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

12. “Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.”
Roger Babson

13. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
H Jackson Brown Jr.

15. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
Vince Lombardi

16. “Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours.”
Kelly Kim

17. “I used to want the words ‘She tried’ on my tombstone. Now I want ‘She did it.’”
Katherine Dunham

18. “Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?”
Jimmy J

19. “It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
J. K Rowling

20. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
Albert Einstein

21. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman

22. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
Bruce Lee

23. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”
Swami Vivekananda

24. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
Dale Carnegie

25. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
Jim Rohn

26. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
Ayn Rand

27. “If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it – teach yourself to be impatient.”
Gurbaksh Chahal

28. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”
Robert Kiyosaki

29. “If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!”
T. Harv Eker

30. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
Steve Jobs

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Saturday, April 13, 2013

26 People who FAILED

26 Failures That Succeeded

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26 People Who Failed

Not getting that promotion can feel like the end of the world, but the people on this list show that devastating failures are just another stop on the road to success

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We've put together some of the world's greatest success stories, from movie stars to scientists, who just happen to have experienced massive failure that could have easily made them give-up.
But they didn't and now they're the monumental successes that they are remembered for, a good source of encouragement when it feels like you will never make it to the top.

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade. He was defeated in every public office role he ran for.

Then he became the British prime minister at the age of 62.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Edison also famously invented 1,000 light bulbs before creating one that worked.

Harland David Sanders, the famous KFC "Colonel," couldn't sell his chicken. More than 1,000 restaurants rejected him.

But then one did, and today there are KFC restaurants bearing his image all over the world.

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1. Mark Twain

2. Luigi Pirandello

3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

4. Zig Ziglar

5. T. S. Elliot

6. Buddha

7. Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. Peter F. Drucker

9. Nora Roberts

10. Stephen Covey

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Monday, April 15, 2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013

26 Failures That Succeeded

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade. He was defeated in every public office role he ran for.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Harland David Sanders, the famous KFC "Colonel," couldn't sell his chicken. More than 1,000 restaurants rejected him.

R.H. Macy had a history failing businesses, including a dud Macy's in NYC.

Steven Spielberg was rejected from his dream school, the University of Southern California, three times.

Charlie Chaplin's act was rejected by executives because they thought it was too obscure for people to understand.

Marilyn Monroe's first contract with Columbia Pictures expired because they told her she wasn't pretty or talented enough to be an actress.

Soichiro Honda was passed over for an engineering job at Toyota and left unemployed.

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and was passed over for the editor-in-chief position.

Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

Albert Einstein didn't speak until age four and didn't read until age seven. His teachers labeled him "slow" and "mentally handicapped."

Charles Darwin was considered an average student. He gave up on a career in medicine and was going to school to become a parson.

Sir Isaac Newton was tasked with running the family farm but was a miserable failure.

Dick Cheney flunked out of Yale twice.

The first time Jerry Seinfeld went onstage, he was booed away by the jeering crowd.

In Fred Astaire's first screen test, the judges wrote: "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little."

After Sidney Poitier's first audition, the casting director instructed him to just stop wasting everyone's time and "go be a dishwasher or something."

Oprah Winfrey was fired from her television reporting job because they told her she wasn't fit to be on screen.

Lucille Ball spent many years on the B-list and her agent told her to pursue a new career.

After his first film, Harrison Ford underwhelmed the producer and was told he would probably never succeed.

Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his entire life, to a friend.

Dr. Seuss' first book was rejected by 27 different publishers.

Henry Ford's first auto company went out of business

While developing his vacuum, Sir James Dyson went through 5,126 failed prototypes and his savings over 15 years.

J.K. Rowling was unemployed, divorced and raising a daughter on social security while writing the first Harry Potter novel.

Stephen King was initially so frustrated with his first novel, Carrie that he threw it in the trash.

You've seen people who changed the world despite failure...

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade. He was defeated in every public office role he ran for.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Harland David Sanders, the famous KFC "Colonel," couldn't sell his chicken. More than 1,000 restaurants rejected him.

R.H. Macy had a history failing businesses, including a dud Macy's in NYC.

Steven Spielberg was rejected from his dream school, the University of Southern California, three times.

Charlie Chaplin's act was rejected by executives because they thought it was too obscure for people to understand.

Marilyn Monroe's first contract with Columbia Pictures expired because they told her she wasn't pretty or talented enough to be an actress.

Soichiro Honda was passed over for an engineering job at Toyota and left unemployed.

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and was passed over for the editor-in-chief position.

Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

Albert Einstein didn't speak until age four and didn't read until age seven. His teachers labeled him "slow" and "mentally handicapped."

Charles Darwin was considered an average student. He gave up on a career in medicine and was going to school to become a parson.

Sir Isaac Newton was tasked with running the family farm but was a miserable failure.

Dick Cheney flunked out of Yale twice.

The first time Jerry Seinfeld went onstage, he was booed away by the jeering crowd.

In Fred Astaire's first screen test, the judges wrote: "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little."

After Sidney Poitier's first audition, the casting director instructed him to just stop wasting everyone's time and "go be a dishwasher or something."

Oprah Winfrey was fired from her television reporting job because they told her she wasn't fit to be on screen.

Lucille Ball spent many years on the B-list and her agent told her to pursue a new career.

After his first film, Harrison Ford underwhelmed the producer and was told he would probably never succeed.

Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his entire life, to a friend.

Dr. Seuss' first book was rejected by 27 different publishers.

Henry Ford's first auto company went out of business

While developing his vacuum, Sir James Dyson went through 5,126 failed prototypes and his savings over 15 years.

J.K. Rowling was unemployed, divorced and raising a daughter on social security while writing the first Harry Potter novel.

Stephen King was initially so frustrated with his first novel, Carrie that he threw it in the trash.