The Power of Choice
The choices we make every minute of our lives are driven by our agendas. If we are emotionally co-dependant then that will color our decisions and influence our choices, just as being afraid will restrict our choices. We often simply live by one reaction after the other, rather than conscious actions. So how do we make choices, which empower us? Choices, which do not cause us, harm? The answer is simple. These Principles do not only apply to business ventures, they apply to the person who we want to become. We must first strive to become the person, and then the rest will follow:
- Firstly envision the person you want to become, identify the qualities that person will have, and then learn all you can about how to own the skills to become that competent person. Write a list! Find a role model, someone who inspires you. Did you know that it is impossible for us to achieve wealth for example if we believe all wealthy people are crooks? What ever we respect we can achieve, it’s that simple.
- Secondly don’t share your thoughts with people who are not 100% supportive. There are very few people in this world who understand the power of manifestation. And very few who will totally support you to achieve your dreams without messing things up with negatives.
- Thirdly. Don’t try to run before you can walk, it takes years to develop the skills to achieve your goals, and a giant redwood didn’t grow in a day. Be prepared to go the distance and do what ever it takes. So many people give up, just when they are about to succeed.
- Do something every day towards your goal, don’t miss a day. 27 years ago I had an idea, a vision, 1984 I began writing my first book, In Search Of Truth. I had never used a computer before and I was dyslexic, did it stop me? NO! I sat at the computer for a minimum of one hour every day, without fail. I cried, I got angry, but I eventually mastered it, and that was an old dos machine not a windows easy…
- Do everything you do with GRACE.
- Develop a generous spirit, emotionally, mentally and physically.
- Give respect to everyone, no matter who it is. (Suspend judgment – it does wonders for relationships)
- Accept the things you cannot change and change the things you can.
- Have compassion for all people, animals and life as a whole.
- Walk a mile in my shoes, have empathy – not sympathy.
- People want you to listen, they don’t want your sympathy, they want to know you understand, be empathetic.
My mother Marjorie had a saying she would say whenever she saw someone disadvantaged, “there but for the grace of God go I.” To this day, whenever I see a disaster on television, a person in suffering, anything that affects the quality of our lives, I still find myself saying that in my mind. I am thankful for my spirit of strength. We so often forget to be thankful for what we have.
With my project, people thought I was crazy; they openly condemned me for taking such a view of life. I was told I was unrealistic, Idealistic, and Ultraistic to name a few things. All around me people lacked courage to stand bye me to support and encourage me, but I kept going. Each time something didn’t work I asked myself, what is the bigger picture, what next? And I kept going. I kept learning every day, I taught myself to be computer literate, I developed skills I thought were impossible. I started out learning by listening to tapes and watching videos because I had so little literacy skills. If I can achieve what I have achieved, so can you, there is no difference between you and me. I admit I view the world from a different perspective to most people, I live to inspire others, to help people achieve, to give the strength and courage to people to try. Every day I see so many unfulfilled dreams in people simply because they don’t believe strongly enough that miracles can happen. They think success only happens to other people.
Success can happen through disasters
As I said previously, my journey has been one of incomprehensible hardship to get to here, so why did I do it? I had the courage to believe in a vision in a destiny and that vision was so strong that it kept me going no matter what challenge life handed me to test my truth. Everything in my life was broken away bit by bit, friends left, business failed, people let me down breaking promises time after time, and yes it knocked me down, but the power of my vision would pick me right back up again, and with no money, no help, just pure will and courage I kept going. The only things that can be destroyed in your life are things, which are not real; I want you to think carefully about that. Turn everything that happens to you into an opportunity, look for the silver lining. Sometimes it’s hard, but I can guarantee there is one they’re somewhere. You just have to look hard enough and broaden your thinking to step out of always grabbing on to the negative.
Major upheavals often pre-empt a choice of change of life direction.
Common mistakes:
- Not knowing how to read the balance sheet and not double checking the figures. When I lost my first company, in my heart I knew it was because I lacked basic skills.
- I trusted other people to do what I could not do - the result was disaster.
- Sending an email while your still angry – or trying to sort out problems while your angry.
- Also because everyone told me I was new to business I felt I had to take their advice, after all they were the professionals I was only a beginner.
- I also went against my gut feeling taking the advice of so called experts, who it turned out had never developed anything, and only learnt from text books.
- People who should have known better told me to give up that my vision would never happen. I wonder how they feel today? Rather foolish I would imagine.
Ultimately your vision for your life cannot impinge upon any other person. It is your vision and only yours. When you expect other people to be a part of you vision, your life you deny them freedom to choose
The ultimate gift we can give people in this word is FREEDOM – freedom to be they, to become their dream, to live life in safety, respect, truth, trust, integrity, acceptance, and love
Our journey in life I believe is ultimately to find our own inner FREEDOM and this I believe can only be achieved when we stand 100% in integrity 100% of the time.
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