Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
How To Stay Motivated When It`s So Easy To Get Discouraged !!
I think it`s safe to say that if you are reading this you have had times when being discouraged was much easier then staying motivated. This is an awful feeling because you want to be motivated but everything seems to be going wrong and getting you down. Here are 3 keys to stay motivated when it’s so easy to be discouraged.
1. Watch something motivating.
For me, this is one of the best things that I can do. With websites like youtube and metacafe, it’s very easy to look up videos that will motivate and inspire you. It’s great to be able to watch something about someone that has gone through something worse then you and come out the winner. I can’t help but to stay motivated when I see these kinds of things.
2. Remember your reasons why.
There are times when you may feel very discouraged but it’s important to not forget why you are doing what you are doing. In the midst of disappointment and discouragement it can be very easy to forget your ‘why’. Take some time and reinforce in your mind your ‘why’. This may be all you need to stay motivated and keep on going.
3. Talk with your mentor.
Whenever things get discouraging it’s easy to make them even worse in your mind. If you are finding it hard to stay motivated, talk about it to your mentor. They will be able to help put things back into perspective for you as well as encourage you. Sometimes all you need is to be able to talk with someone that can show that it’s not as big a deal as you think it is.
1. Watch something motivating.
For me, this is one of the best things that I can do. With websites like youtube and metacafe, it’s very easy to look up videos that will motivate and inspire you. It’s great to be able to watch something about someone that has gone through something worse then you and come out the winner. I can’t help but to stay motivated when I see these kinds of things.
2. Remember your reasons why.
There are times when you may feel very discouraged but it’s important to not forget why you are doing what you are doing. In the midst of disappointment and discouragement it can be very easy to forget your ‘why’. Take some time and reinforce in your mind your ‘why’. This may be all you need to stay motivated and keep on going.
3. Talk with your mentor.
Whenever things get discouraging it’s easy to make them even worse in your mind. If you are finding it hard to stay motivated, talk about it to your mentor. They will be able to help put things back into perspective for you as well as encourage you. Sometimes all you need is to be able to talk with someone that can show that it’s not as big a deal as you think it is.
Monday, June 9, 2008
A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee...
You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way
again.........
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her
life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.
The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity..boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a
coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death,a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water,the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest,do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don`t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;
you can`t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches...
again.........
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her
life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.
The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity..boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a
coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death,a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water,the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest,do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don`t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;
you can`t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches...
Sunday, June 8, 2008
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