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STORY FOR YOUR WEEK

How I Made My Millions

By Catherine Pulsifer

I was working all day and took a break for my supper. I was flipping through the channels and just happened to come across CNBC's program, How I Made My Millions (http://www.cnbc.com/id/23131910/). I snickered when I saw the title of the program thinking, oh this must be one of those info commercials that promises to make you millions and most of the time you end up spending lots of money and making nothing.

The program came on and I was truly motivated by watching and listening. These were ordinary people, like you and me, with good ideas. They not only talked about their idea, they took action and persevered even though many people laughed at their idea. The last laugh is, of course, on those who originally laughed. The people featured on this show are now millionaires, and they persevered and took the steps necessary to achieve their success. Yes, they had setbacks, and rejection, but that did not deter them from continuing. And, it truly paid off for them.

So often we have a good idea but we don't take action. Or, we are discouraged at the challenges that face us. We give up far too easily, we don't persevere. I can remember when I worked for a large corporation, making a decent salary, but no longer enjoying the work I was doing. I wanted to work on my websites but I could not see any way to generate an income that would support my family. After years of frustration, I finally left my corporate job and focused on the websites. With focus and perseverance, I was able to learn and apply many different theories – some worked, others were disastrous, but I never gave up. I can't tell you how many times I read the saying on my desk – "persistence prevails when all else fails:. I am now generating a good income – I am not a millionaire – yet – but I continually learn and push the envelope.

The purpose in sharing this story with you is to encourage you to take action on your ideas, and to persist! Learn from your failures, overcome the challenges; and, as Walt Disney once said, "If you can dream it, you can do it."

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

October 2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown."

H. Ross Perot

"Use the word PERHAPS to change your negative beliefs to possibilities that invite ACTION and, ultimately, to positive beliefs and probabilities."

Anita Foley

"For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."

Mary Kay Ash

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

Calvin Coolidge

"Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth."

Julie Andrews

"When life knocks you down you have two choices- stay down or get up."

Tom Krause

"Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."

Herodotus

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Monday, 20 September 2010

Motivation for Your Week September 20, 2010

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QUOTE of the WEEK:

"Every life is like a book make yours a best seller."

Author Unknown

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THOUGHT FOR YOUR WEEK

The Art of Achievement

by Wilfred A. Peterson

You hold in your hand the camel's hair brush of a painter of Life. You stand before the vast white canvas of Time. The paints are your thoughts, emotions and acts.

You select the colors of your thoughts; drab or bright, weak or strong, good or bad.

You select the colors of your emotions; discordant or harmonious, harsh or quiet, weak or strong.

You select the colors of your acts: cold or warm, fearful or daring, small or big.

Through the power of your creative imagination you catch a vision...

you dream a dream.

You visualize yourself as the person you want to be.

You see yourself as a triumphant personality striding toward far horizons of constructive accomplishment.

You see yourself as a master servant of the race, ministering to human needs, radiating happiness.

You see yourself as a builder, making a creative contribution to the evolution of modern civilization.

You strive to make the ideal in your mind become a reality on the canvas of Time.

You select and mix the positive colors of heart, mind and spirit into the qualities of effective living: patience, determination, endurance, self- discipline, work, love and faith.

Each moment of your life is a brush stroke in the painting of your growing career.

There are the bold, sweeping strokes of one increasing, dynamic purpose.

There are the lights and shadows that make your life deep and strong.

There are the little touches that add the stamp of character and worth.

The art of achievement is the art of making life - your life - a masterpiece.

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September 2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

Enjoy these inspirational quotes by Wilfred A. Peterson:

Happiness does not depend upon a full pocketbook, but upon a mind full of rich thoughts and a heart full of rich emotions.

Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the aright attitude toward others.

You mould your character and your future by your thoughts and acts.

Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothing happens. Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if they are not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Tell the funny story on yourself so that the laugh is on you; always laugh with others never at them.

He creates mental pictures of his goals, then works to make those pictures become realities.

Each day is a lifetime in miniature.

Stay young by continuing to grow. You do not grow old, you become old by not growing.

Begin today to be the person you want to be.

Big thinking precedes great achievement.

The finest gift a man can give to his age and time is the gift of a constructive and creative life.

Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward spiral of progress. It is perpetual growth.

Be grateful for the precious gift of life with its limitless possibilities.

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Monday, 13 September 2010

Motivation for Your Week September 13, 2010

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"Sometimes, life's challenges are tough to deal with. You will succeed if you focus your thoughts on how to overcome the challenge."

QUOTE of the WEEK:

Catherine Pulsifer

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STORY FOR YOUR WEEK

Sharks in Your Life

By Author Unknown

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So the fishermen had to go further out to sea to catch their supply of fish, the fishing boats got bigger and bigger. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh and they lost their fresh taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.

Also, the frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference; because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.

So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies added a small shark to the tanks that the fish were kept in. The shark of course eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state due to the fact that the fish are challenged.

Moral of the story:

Some of us are also living like fish that have been caught, we give in too easily, and we are not challenged. Some of us could use a Shark in our life. Consider new challenges and problems in your life as a shark – the challenges and problems can keep us motivated and moving forward. Without challenges we can become complacent, find life boring, and become inactive.

Challenges in our lives can keep us moving forward. As the quote goes, "When we long for life without difficulties, be reminded that - oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure.

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

September 2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Author Unknown

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

Norman Vincent Peale

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Orison Swett Marden

Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

Kobe Bryant

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

Washington Irving

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Monday, 6 September 2010

Motivation for Your Week September 6, 2010

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"Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy."

QUOTE of the WEEK:

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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POEM FOR YOUR WEEK

The Word

Poet: John Kendrick Bangs

To-day, whatever may annoy,

The word for it is Joy, just simple joy:

The joy of life;

The joy of children and of wife;

The joy of bright blue skies;

The joy of rain; the glad surprise

Of twinkling stars that shine at night;

The joy of winged things upon their flight;

The joy of noonday, and the tired,

Trued joyousness of eventide;

The joy of labor and of mirth;

The joy of air, and sea, and earth-

The countless joys that ever flow from him

Whose vast beneficence doth dim

The lustrous light of day

And lavish gifts divine upon our way.

Whate'er there be of sorrow

I'll put off till to-morrow,

And when to-morrow comes, why, then

'Twill be to-day. and joy again!

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

September 2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

Author Unknown

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Helen Keller

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

Marianne Williamson

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

E. B. White

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

Oprah Winfrey

I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.

Lawana Blackwell

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