The words that you use when you are talking to yourself – I mean that inner chat that goes on inside your head – are important. So much of that babble is negative if you don’t watch it. What is holding you back from doing so many things that could improve your life – just that inner talk I suspect.
I received an e-mail this morning from one of the most positive people that I know. He is Lou Tice and to get some idea of his take on life you can visit his Happiness Blog.
So with full credits to the source I give you the contents of the e-mail verbatim.
Great advice!!
A few years ago I decided I didn’t like all the
“shoulds” in my life. So I made a switch, from “I
should” to “I think I would like to”. It has taken a lot of
pressure off of me, and left me feeling like a really have choices about my
destiny!”
I figure that most of us were raised with
“shoulds” from our parents and family members, perhaps our faith. And
while some of these “shoulds” were valid and created to maintain safe
and productive communities, some of them have become millstones around our
necks.
You know I am a big advocate of self-examination. It is
good – from time to time – to take a look at the attitudes and habits that are
running our life.Along with the comfort zones and restrictive zones, I
take a look to see if I have a “should” running around unattended. I
give it a thorough “look-see” to make sure that it is valid, and not keeping me from
exploring new opportunities or possibilities.
Life is about choices, and you have the ability to
choose. You always have had this
ability. I suggest that not only do you have the ability, you have the
responsibility to make choices for yourself. It is your life, and you are in
the driver’s seat, if you choose to be.
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About Keith Watson
Hi - I am Keith Watson.
This blog is dedicated to Banger - a teacher from my teenage years who - at least once a week - insisted upon cracking the hilarious - and I have to say - never heard before line "What's on Watson?".
I would smile demurely - the rest of the class would fall about with sides aching - and life would go on for another week.
'Wats-on My Mind' I have decided will assist me personally as well as be of interest to others (I hope) who share my challenges. It will help keep me organised and document my activities so that I know what I did yesterday.
You think I am joking!!
I have been in the website development game since 1993 and have been involved with over 2000 website builds (with the help of my fantastic team of freelance programmers)
It was only in the last two years though that I have moved over to making money for myself on line and in particular linking up with an amazing talent called Adam Eason to produce and distribute self help and hypnotherapy products.
As a result of looking to promote these products I have downloaded hundreds of internet marketing articles and e-books, studied countless reports, tested list building tactics, butterflied, boot-camped, buzzed, adsensed, affiliated, met a jerk, jv'ed, plr given-awayed, and generally suffered from information overload.
My computer - presumably in a fit of pique or simply demanding a holiday has given up the ghost on at least two occassions - causing me even more stress.
Oh this simple business of making money online.
BUT the great news is that it is all working and our list has grown - I have found some gurus I have complete faith in - and Adam and I are actually making money from our endeavours.
Some way to go but I am more relaxed and can spot a phoney over hyped, sexed up, must have latest product which you must either buy or if not, simply fade into oblivion. There’s not room on this Internet for the two of us.
This ramble of an introduction is really to set the scene for I am sure an interesting journey which I invite you to join. In fact I want you to help me find the right tools, scripts, plugins etc. etc, that will catapult me into the stratosphere of success. I hope you will be there with me.
I don't just consider success in a monetary sense. I so want to help some friends of mine who are involved in Christian missionary work in some pretty harrowing parts of this world. If I can bring any help to their missions that will give me more satisfaction than anything else.
I really, really do love this web stuff and the people you meet. I am convinced that this powerful technology can be harnessed to do some good.
