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Success Through Gratitude

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463 days
by in Philosophy of Life

Which Comes First – Success or Gratitude?

Which do you think comes first?  Being grateful for what you have or success? If you are like me, you often say, “I’ll be thankful when such and such occurs.”  Will you? Will you be thankful that you were given such a wonderful opportunity? Or will you want more?  It is hard for most people to face the fact that they will not be thankful when they are given something.  They will want more and more. Success is being grateful first.

Gratitude Leads to Success

It has been my observation that people who are grateful for what they already have are given more.  I have a friend that no matter what you do for her, it is never enough.  If you volunteer to drive her to the store because her car is in the shop, she will moan and complain if you are five minutes late.  Does it make me want to help her out more? No way, Jose! It makes me want to avoid her.  Everything I do for her comes out of a sense of community.  I don’t do it for her.

Gratitude Brings Joy

I have another friend who is always thanking me for every little thing I do for her.  If I post on her Facebook page that I’m praying for her, she will thank me profusely.  Do I want to do more for her? Absolutely.  And I do it with a happy heart.  I am joyful that I can help her.

My friend who is always grateful is a generally happy person.  She is always looking for the good in others.  My other friend is always miserable and complaining.  Who is happier? It’s obvious.

Success!

So, which comes first? Success or Gratitude? I’m sure you can see that gratitude comes first.  Be grateful today for the little (and big!) things in your life.  Consider yourself lucky to be alive and able to do what you can do. Enjoy your success by being grateful!

Success Journal

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533 days
by in Motivation

Journaling Your Way to Success

One of the things that helps me stay focused and committed to my goals and dreams is keeping a success journal. A success journal is just what it sounds like – a record of your accomplishments.

It seems so simple, yet it is an effective tool for changing your life. If you keep track of what you’ve done right, it is easier to hang on when it seems like everything is falling apart around you.

How do you start a success journal?

1. List successes you had in school. Were you on the honor roll? Did you start a club? Look through your files. Do you have copies of achievement certificates? List anything you can remember!

2. Think of things that you do right in your relationships. Do you help others? Have you made someone smile today?

3. What have you done right at work? What things have you done to help the bottom line?

4. Think of obstacles that you have overcome.

5. Enlist a friend to help. Sometimes it is easier for us to remember our failures.

If you take the time to remember and record your successes, you have a powerful tool to keep yourself on track. Keeping track of your successes is one way to sure that you have more of them! We get what we focus on.

Recovery

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960 days
by in Uncategorized

Just yesterday morning I had surgery. Today, I am in that recovery phase where I feel as if I will always be sick and in pain.

For many of us, this happens in our life. We start to make a change and then realize it hurts more the day AFTER we made the cut than the day we made the choice. For many people this is the excuse they need to go back to the way it was.

Why? In two or three more days, I am going to feel better than I have felt in a long time. I had to cut away baggage that was holding me back. Some people need to do this as well.

Don’t let temporary pain blind you to the beauty that is ahead. Press on. Give yourself time to heal.

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