You decide if a failure is the end of your dream, and you also decide if you keep going.&nbsp;You see, there really isn’t such a thing as failure. There’s only your choice to quit or keep going.

If you don’t succeed the first time:&nbsp;DECIDE TO KEEP GOING A SECOND TIME.&nbsp;If you don’t succeed the second time.&nbsp;DECIDE TO KEEP GOING A THIRD TIME. FOURTH. FIFTH.Change your path, not your goal.&nbsp;Work harder. Work smarter. Try something new. Get advice.&nbsp;KEEP GOING.

If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but not the GOAL. Stay focused on what you want. It doesn’t matter how you get there, it doesn’t matter which path you take… Just make sure you take one that gets to your goal!You’ve failed… You’re not a failure. You’ve failed… but it’s not over. KEEP GOING and turn that failure into a GREAT STORY.

Everything you are going through is preparing you for what you’ve asked for. YOU ASKED FOR CHARACTER and you’re developing a great one. KEEP GOING and get your rewards.

Self improvement

Powerful motivational reminders!

"Everything made physical begins with a dream, change is alright and it is not as bad as it may seem.”

Think of things you want to grow next year and begin to put effort into these dreams to make them manifest. Along the way ask the Almighty that you be provided with what will support your highest good.Happy reading!

Action Plan Of The Day!

Turn your bucket list of dreams into reality!

A daily practice of gratitude changes your way of thinking from positive to negative, from victim to one who is blessed. Realise that you are given a multitude of blessings – large and small. Even what may be viewed as a negative event is really an opportunity to grow your faith. As you practice shifting your perspective, you will begin to see all the ways your setbacks are blessings in disguise.Continue reading the next stash for the action steps.

Why Practice Gratitude?

Make an effort today to change negative thoughts into positive ones. This will help you be grateful for what you have. Review your blessings in the evening.If you don't like writing...Then just close your eyes for a moment and tell yourself atleast three things that you are grateful for today.Simple? Well try practicing it each day and you'll feel the difference!

Action Steps

Yes there may be unpleasant days...Sometimes so unpleasant that you may even feel like crying out loud. But remember, that moment of endurance will eventually make you stronger than ever!And that's definitely something worth to be grateful for! That this experience has helped you become the best and the strongest version of yourself! Happy reading!

In Endurance Resides Strength!

Gratitude: A simple yet powerful exercise!

Today sit down and create lists. Write things you do for others and things you do for yourself, write things you do to nourish your body and things you do to nourish your soul. Use the lists to see where you are off-balance and where you need to add life-affirming activities to your day.Continue reading the next stash for the step by step journaling.

ACTION PLAN OF THE DAY!

Write atleast one action that you practice or want to practice in the below 4 categories of your life in a question-answer format:How do I nourish my soul?Example: By meditating for 5-10 minutes everydayHow do I nourish my body?Example: Everyday 30 minutes of athletic runHow do I serve myself?Example 1: By pursuing the hobbies that I love like painting or travelling Example 2: By positive self talk.How do I serve others? Example: By giving unconditional love and time to my beloved ones.Have an awesome day!

Step By Step Journaling

TASK OF THE DAY: STEP BY STEP JOURNALING.

No prayer goes unheard or unanswered. I want you to remember this – and have faith that the timing or response will always be for your highest good. Sometimes you are being called to have patience. When things finally work out how you’ve been wishing, you will have a deeper understanding of how timing came into play. The Divine is always providing you with the things you need to succeed.”

“I am supported as I take new steps and do something new, I am comfortable with waiting for my wishes to come true.”

Affirmation

Affirmation of the day!

Say it out loud with me!I surround myself with people and situations who support my spiritual journey, this allows me to thrive and release all my worry.

Affirmation Of The Day

“Accepting and living in divine love is the basis for my happiness, when I fully realize this then I am truly blessed.”

Feel The Divine Love Showering Upon You!

Your happiness does not come from being in a specific place, or from another person, or in a certain job situation. All joy comes from aligning yourself with divine love and living a life of service and gratitude. Without that alignment all is fleeting. Don’t worry that you need to have it all to be happy. Simply focus on being in divine service and know you are always exactly where you need to be!Love and Blessings!

Happiness Is Your Natural State!

Spirituality

Powerful Affirmations to start your day with!

<blockquote class="ql-align-center">Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul.</blockquote>

The mind should be a powerful machine put at the service of our heart, not the heart at the service of our mind. Let your mind show you how to achieve your heart’s desires instead of forcing your heart to love what your mind chooses by fear.

Are You Hearing Your Intuition or Your Ego? How to recognize each voice in you and live a fuller life?

We often say: “Listen to your heart, not your head”. I would add: for it is from your heart that your intuition speaks, and from your head that your ego speaks.  We all have times when we know exactly what our heart desires and times when it all seems blurrier. This internal battle happens constantly in many of us. Today, I want to help you recognize each voice clearly and avoid the tricks that our ego plays on us so as to confuse us into choosing it instead of our intuition.

First, let’s start by clarifying the role of intuition and ego in our life.

Intuition helps us elevate and merge with our divine essence, that part of us that’s pure, perfect and boundless. Some call this merging ‘enlightenment’. The ego (here I specifically refer to ‘the part of us that we consider as our Self’, the ‘I’), on the contrary, prevents us from remembering our divine essence by keeping us attached to the pain, suffering and sense of separateness of this world, the only place where it (the ego) can exist. (If you wish to delve deeper in this concept of ego, I recommend the book “The Disappearance of the Universe” by Gary R. Renard)

With that definition in mind, let’s take a closer look at how both voices play out in our life.

<ul><li>Emotions — Our intuition speaks through ‘positive’ emotions such as Love, Gratefulness, Compassion, and Forgiveness. On the contrary, our ego uses ‘negative’ emotions such as fear, hatred, anger, sadness and addiction/neediness. </li><li>Energy — The energies and vibrations of our intuition feel high and light, linking us back to the emotions of happiness, oneness, and bliss. While the energies and vibrations of our ego feel low and dense and bring us back to sorrow, depression, a sense of separateness and opposition. </li><li>Movement — Our intuition pulls us TOWARDS our highest heart desires, therefore prompting forward movement through the shadows of our ego (i.e. it often takes overcoming our fears in order to follow our intuition). Whereas our ego pushes us AWAY FROM what we aspire to do (especially if that leads us in the right direction) keep us on the same spot or push us backward. </li><li>Decisions — Our intuition will say “If you truly want it, take the risk” or “Trust me and stop doubting”, while our ego would say “This is the proof it won’t work” and “These are all the reasons why you won’t succeed”. </li><li>Judgment — Our intuition will often sound illogical, impossible and risky. Whereas our ego will sound logical and safe so as to keep us in our illusion of safety. </li> </ul>

Does any of this sound familiar to you? Do you remember the last time you felt an irresistible urge to pursue something that you felt would open doors for you, and in the split of a second, heard your mind fire up millions of questions, doubts, and reasons why you shouldn’t do it?

Because I am able to hear both voices in me, I also know that it often takes conscious effort to not choose the ego voice.

In high school, I was a Literature major because I loved poems, philosophy, and languages. Upon completing my senior year, I had to choose what undergrad education I wanted to pursue and I so chose International Trades (which was really a study of Languages). However, after three years, I became bored out of my soul and decided to get into graduate Business School. Not into the first year, mind you, but rather into the second year!

I remember that I was an exchange student in Barcelona when that idea hit me. And almost instantly, a million of self-limiting thoughts exploded in my mind: “I don’t even know Maths, how am I going to do Finance?”; “People who go to Business School bust be way smarter, I won’t even pass the entry-exams!”; “I shouldn’t demand too much out of life; it’d be really painful if I failed”. Quite frankly, I had no idea where these thoughts came from as I was a bright student, but it felt as if one part of me was deeply insecure. Very fortunately for me, a more confident voice took over and declared: “F*** it. I’m applying to Business School!”. I wasn’t sure if I had what it took to succeed but I did it anyway. Looking back, that was just for me the first of a long series of “insane” decisions, each one being a constant stretch from the previous one.

To make the story short, not only did I get into business school with top grades at my entry-exam tests, but I also ranked first of the class and got an MBA on my last year. And to continue with the challenging moves, I got my first job as a journalist traveling the world, then went to work as a financial market officer, an IT consultant, a Marketing Director, and a Transformation Manager. To be honest, none of these moves made any sense to my ego mind who just wanted to keep me in the same little comfortable box. However, I can tell you that one daring decision leading to another, I ended up being always exactly where I was meant to be and rapidly landed my dream job. Had I chosen to follow my ego voice instead, the journey would have probably been much more complex!

Fears […]: Hints That You’re Heading in the Right Direction.

I realize that my personal experience is an unusual example of how listening to your intuition may just effortlessly bring you all that your heart desires. I have also had the chance to be surrounded by supportive people (especially romantic partners) who believed in me and never put me down. Without their unparalleled support, I do see how it would have been easy for me to give in to my self-doubts.

I’m not saying that trusting our intuition over our fears is always easy. What I am saying is: “if you do try, you will find yourself flowing with life effortlessly &amp; reap rewards that you hadn’t expected”. So next time you’re faced with the choice between stepping forward or remaining on the same spot, look at your fears and see them for what they really are: hints that you’re heading in the right direction. Lastly, I want to clarify that by no means is the aim to kill our rational minds and live a life devoid from reason. What I’m pointing to, here, is the fact that the mind should be a powerful machine put at the service of our heart, not the heart at the service of our mind.

Let your mind show you how to achieve your heart’s desires instead of forcing your heart to love what your mind chooses by fear.

Are You Hearing Your Intuition Or Your Ego?

Aim to be like a rhino! To have a single purpose. To charge at the obstacles and goals with total commitment and to develop a thick skin to deal with the slings and arrows that try to slow you down.

That sudden trigger of emotions, blurred thoughts, sudden imbalance in breathing patterns, and those nasty ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts) when creeps in and hinders your productivity especially among students...Relatable?And what's worse? When you have deadlines or perhaps exams are approaching and all of those sudden triggers comes as an unwanted guest into your head during those last moments, hindering your productivity.

Automatic Negative Thoughts (The Unwanted Guest Of Our Brain)

But you know what? You still have to keep going! And charge like a "Rhino" towards your goal come what may!One thing I've realised with my anxiety is that....When I started to become more mindful of my thought patterns...I've realised that my thoughts have no control over me and neither am I my thoughts.They'll just come and go anyway...but this is for sure is that they'll never stay permanent!Because after all they are thoughts!

Thoughts Are Temporary...They'll Come And Go Anyway!

<ul><li>If you feel anxious and are unable to focus during your moments of productivity. Stop right there! I repeat! Stop right there!</li><li>Sit back, relax and focus on your breath. You can also go out and have a little walk in your balcony to grab some fresh air! </li><li>Come back after 15 to 20 minutes and realign your focus towards your work.</li><li>Why 15 to 20 minutes? Because anxiety remains for 15 to 20 minutes...not more not less.</li></ul>

Action Plan To Handle Anxiety

Sometimes it's okay to turn on your favourite music and dance to the beats...It's okay to cry your heart out...It's okay to be vulnerable...But what's not okay is when you self sabotage yourself!Remember there is beautiful cheer leader, a best friend within you...Allow that cheer leader to cheer you up and motivate you to keep going!

And Lasty...

For me, music played a major role infact as a healer in my journey with anxiety!You can check out my musical compositions on soundcould:Link⬇️<a href="https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/zwAMW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to ELECTRONIC CITY by syedprincy on #SoundCloud</a>

Want To Feel A Musical Vibe?

Are Anxiety and Automatic Negative Thoughts troubling you? Well, read this!

"A friend of mine once paraphrased David Gergen, saying on the subject of repetition,“If you want to get your point across, especially to a broader audience,&nbsp;you need to repeat yourself so often, you get sick of hearing yourself say it. And only then will people begin to internalize what you’re saying.”

“I’ve already said it, why would I need to repeat it?” It’s an innocent sounding thought, but it’s a dangerous one for any leader that wants to be truly effective. The power of repetition is any leader’s best friend.Repeating yourself may seem annoying to you at first, but it’s important to make sure your key messages and actions are given a chance to sink in.

Repetition Is A Leader's "Best Friend!"

Saying the same thing over and over again is not what repetition as a leader is about. That’s just annoying.The power of repetition requires a bit more finesse and skill. It’s about finding multiple creative and effective ways to get the same idea across to your team.Want to know the three action steps? Continue reading the next stash for the action plans.

Get creative with your repetition.

Don’t just&nbsp;say&nbsp;something again and again, put it in writing, too.Say it first and then put it in writing. If instead you put your message in writing first, there’s many potential risks of misunderstandings, perspectives or the tone of the message conveyed.All these issues are easily avoidable by talking about it first.

Reinforce your message in multiple ways.

The power of repetition is not just about fixing problems. It can also help you when you’re looking to praise and reward your team.If you like work or actions you see, tell them!&nbsp;Consider Gallup’s findings as an example. In their research of thousands of managers and employees,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/25369/praise-praising-your-employees.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">they found:</a><blockquote>“[Those answering “strongly agree to] “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work” is responsible for a&nbsp;10% to 20% difference in revenue and productivity.”</blockquote>

Make sure praise and positive reinforcement is fully understood.

One of the best ways to create positive change is to look hard at your own work as an example of what you want to see. As <a href="https://getlighthouse.com/blog/gallup-marcus-buckingham-first-break-rules/">Marcus Buckingham wrote</a> in <a href="https://amzn.to/2db7AHT">“First, Break All the Rules”</a>:<blockquote>“A manager has got to remember that he is on stage every day. His people are watching him. Everything he does, everything he says, and the way he says it, sends off clues to his employees. These clues affect performance. So never forget you are on that stage.”</blockquote> When you want to tap the power of repetition, use YOUR example as a powerful piece of it.

Lead by example, repeatedly.

Great leaders know the power of repetition. It's key to getting your message across & getting the most from your team. Learn the power of repetition here.

Leadership

“I’ve already said it, why would I need to repeat it?”

It’s an innocent sounding thought, but it’s a dangerous one for any leader that wants to be truly effective. The power of repetition is any leader’s best friend.

Repeating yourself may seem annoying to you at first, but it’s important to make sure your key messages and actions are given a chance to sink in. As Jeff Weiner, CEO of Linkedin remarked in <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/blog/culture-change/">an interview </a>:

“A friend of mine once paraphrased David Gergen, saying on the subject of repetition, “If you want to get your point across, especially to a broader audience, you need to repeat yourself so often, you get sick of hearing yourself say it . And only then will people begin to internalize what you’re saying.”

Next time you’re bothered by the fact you already said something, remember this. The power of repetition is your friend. It’s an essential tool for any leader to see the results they desire in their team.

Today, we look at how you can easily use it in your every day work with your team.

How to use the Power of Repetition to be a Great Leader

A study of managers in the workplace by Professors Tsedal Neely of Harvard and Paul Leonardi of Northwestern <a dir="ltr" href="https://hbr.org/2011/05/defend-your-research-effective-managers-say-the-same-thing-twice-or-more" rel="noopener">found a simple truth </a>:

“Managers who were deliberately redundant moved their projects forward faster and more smoothly.”

Remember that manager whose team is doing better than yours? Whose team always seems to get more done? They’re probably repeating themselves more than you.

Saying the same thing over and over again is not what repetition as a leader is about. That’s just annoying.

The power of repetition requires a bit more finesse and skill. It’s about finding multiple creative and effective ways to get the same idea across to your team.

Here’s 3 easy ones you can start doing today.

1) Reinforce your message in multiple ways.

One of the easiest ways to take advantage of the power of repetition is to think about how you repeat yourself. Don’t just say something again and again, put it in writing, too.

Whether it’s an email, a Slack message, or task in your project management system, seeing what you said can help your team quite a bit.

As Paul English, founder of Kayak.com, reminds us above, it’s important to talk about it first.  If instead you put your message in writing first, there’s many potential risks:

<ul><li>Misunderstanding: They may not have all the context you expected, and thus not understand what you wrote. </li><li>Perspective: When you talk about an issue or idea with a team member you have the critical opportunity to hear their side of things. This can help improve the next steps and help get their buy in. </li><li>Tone : When you talk it’s much easier to convey your true meaning because they see and hear you. When it’s only words, it’s much harder to tell the difference between a big problem, and minor feedback. </li> </ul>

All these issues are easily avoidable by talking about it first. To start on the right foot bring it up in <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/">your 1 on 1 meeting </a>, take them aside for a moment, or talk about it in a team meeting.

One of the greatest benefits of this redundant approach is the clarity it brings. You may think you both understand a subject because you talked about it, but that’s not always the case. By putting it in writing, you reinforce exactly what you said in a way that sets clear expectations.

This is especially important when you’re trying to <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/blog/turn-around-disengaged-underperforming-employee/">turn around an underperformer </a>. When you need to see improvement in their work or they’ll be let go, you don’t want to leave anything unclear.  By following up in writing any verbal instructions on what must change, you help maximize the chances they’ll improve.

Then <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/">sign up for a free trial of Lighthouse </a> . Built with best practices like what we wrote about here today, it helps you automatically build habits of repetition and reinforcement.

2) Make sure praise and positive reinforcement is fully understood.

The power of repetition is not just about fixing problems. It can also help you when you’re looking to praise and reward your team.

If you like work or actions you see, tell them! As Sam Walton said, praise is free, and has a big impact.

If the founder of one of the largest retailers in the world isn’t convincing enough, then consider Gallup’s findings. In their research of thousands of managers and employees, <a dir="ltr" href="http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/25369/praise-praising-your-employees.aspx" rel="noopener">they found: </a>

“[Those answering “strongly agree to] “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work” is responsible for a 10% to 20% difference in revenue and productivity .”

If you really want the actions you’re praising to last, <a dir="ltr" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/keys-giving-praise-motivates-your-team-jason-evanish" rel="noopener">be specific </a>about them, and be sure to reinforce them regularly.

A story: Using praise to improve customer support

Every company I’ve ever worked at (including <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/">Lighthouse </a>) has deeply valued providing great support to customers.

At a past job, we worked really hard to have engineers get involved in support. When one of the engineers did a particularly great job with a customer both in fixing the problem and communicating, I made sure to use the power of repetition.

First, I praised them in the moment (they cc’d me on the email to the customer) for doing a great job. Then, later that week when we met 1 on 1, I brought up again how awesome it was and why it mattered so much to us as a product team.

By doubling down on how important the support was, it reinforced in my teammate’s mind its value. They continued providing the same high level of support after that.

When I later taught them about the power of repetition they recalled this reinforcement, and remarked how it did make it stick more for them.

There’s nothing more powerful than the <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/blog/company-culture/">example you set </a>to your team. Nothing frustrates a team faster than “Do as I say, not as I do” situations.

One of the best ways to create positive change is to look hard at your own work as an example of what you want to see. As <a dir="ltr" href="https://getlighthouse.com/blog/gallup-marcus-buckingham-first-break-rules/">Marcus Buckingham wrote </a>in <a dir="ltr" href="https://amzn.to/2db7AHT" rel="noopener">“First, Break All the Rules” </a>:

“A manager has got to remember that he is on stage every day. His people are watching him. Everything he does, everything he says, and the way he says it, sends off clues to his employees. These clues affect performance. So never forget you are on that stage.”

Embrace being on this stage! When you want to tap the power of repetition, use your example as a powerful piece of it.

Just because you do something well does not mean your team understand why you did it that way. When you set a good example and it creates the results you hoped for, use that as a teachable moment.

Take some time to explain to them what happened and why it’s important. This helps your people better understand the approach you want them to follow. It also is a perfect example of repetition as you repeat yourself in multiple ways:

<ol><li>Observation: They saw you lead by example in what you did. </li><li>Clarification: You explained the meaning and intentions behind your action you want them to replicate. </li><li>Replay: As you explain things, they’ll be rehashing what they saw you do in their minds, replaying the moment again. </li> </ol>

This creates a beautiful, repeating cycle. When you do it in the future, they’ll remember what you explained. Every time you set that example you’ll be reinforcing the idea again.  Then, if you’re a real pro, you’ll praise them when they do what you taught through your example. Soon thereafter the habit will start sticking for everyone.

The power of repetition is in its simplicity. A message heard repeatedly is more likely to stay in your mind.

The more senses a concept touches, and times it is heard, the more likely your team will hear your message and help deliver the results you desire. Be intentional with your habits of repetition and you’ll see better results with your team.

Want help being consistent in your habits to manage and motivate your team?

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The Power of Repetition: the Secret of Successful Leaders

Today try walking backward and feel how awkward it is. You can’t see where you’re going, you falter. Use today’s exercise to remember not to look backward, but to look forward as you progress through life.

Task Of The Day: Walking Backward

Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.

FEARLESS MOTIVATION

Powerful motivational reminders!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!

Turn your bucket list of dreams into reality!

Why Practice Gratitude?

Gratitude: A simple yet powerful exercise!

ACTION PLAN OF THE DAY!

TASK OF THE DAY: STEP BY STEP JOURNALING.

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!

Affirmation of the day!

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Powerful motivational reminders!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!

Turn your bucket list of dreams into reality!

Why Practice Gratitude?

Gratitude: A simple yet powerful exercise!

ACTION PLAN OF THE DAY!

TASK OF THE DAY: STEP BY STEP JOURNALING.

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!

Affirmation of the day!

FEARLESS MOTIVATION