You’ll Do It When You’re Forced To

“Hardships, poverty and wants are the best incentives, and the best foundation, for the success of man.” -Bradford Merrill

There is a great deal of truth to this statement.

Though not all of the challenges we face in life will be met with open arms, they can be the very things that put our lives on a course to success. Those “bumps in the road” can become the motivation that is necessary to make something better.

If I never got fired from my job back in December of 2006 then I would not be working full-time from home right now. I would still be broke, working 40 hours a week, living paycheck to paycheck.

If there was no contrast, no good and bad, in situations, where would we find incentive to do something else? Do you remember your first job? What was it?

Perhaps you had a newspaper route and you used your bicycle, delivering papers at the crack of dawn. Maybe you were a babysitter for neighborhood children or you may even have walked dogs. [Continue Reading]

You’re Already Working Hard At Something

A primary reason for lack of motivation is that to make the necessary changes that are conducive to success seem too difficult.

It is much easier to be a “watcher,” to sit back, stagnant, doing nothing while you groan and gripe about how terrible everything is and how tired you are of your current situation.

But the only reason that remaining static seems easier is because it is what you have become accustomed to doing. The fact of the matter is that you are already working to remain where you are currently.

Do you find it easy to ignore the desire to accomplish more in your life? Do you find it easy to hold yourself back from achieving your goals?

If so, you are keeping yourself in limbo. Momentum wants to pull you forward, where there is more for you, but your fears and doubts pull you backward and hold you down. It takes a great deal of internal strength, perseverance and endurance to remain balanced between such powerful forces.

It stands to reason that if you are working so hard to stay where you are, all it takes is a simple shift of focus to redirect your energies and move forward.

But how can that be done?

It may seem scary, like a huge leap from where you are to where you want to be; but it helps if you are able to identify the one thing that stands between you and your ability to reach for more.

While this hindrance is different for everyone, but there are some common reasons. Perhaps you can pinpoint your barrier to success and begin to make some changes in your life. [Continue Reading]

What is Your Prosperity Potential?

Do you believe you have the potential to become truly prosperous?

If not, why not?

I can share one common reason: you probably connect the amount of money you have to the things you DO.

You might believe that because your job doesn’t pay a lot, your prosperity potential is extremely low. Besides getting a higher-paying job, you can’t see any other way to achieve the level of prosperity you desire.

Right?

Wrong!

Believe it or not, your prosperity potential has nothing to do with your job. Sure, some people become wealthy because of the type of work they do.

But other people become wealthy DESPITE the type of work they do! You’ve never thought about it that way, have you? [Continue Reading]