How To Grow A Money Tree

How To Grow a Money Tree

Yes, money does grow on trees! This article will show you how you can grow your very own Money Tree by following  these three basic steps. The three steps are:

1.The  Money Seed

2.Plant Your Money Seed  

3.Watch Your Money Seed Grow into a Money Tree 

Step #1: The MONEY SEED

In order to plant your Money Tree you will need a Money Seed. You are going to get your money seed by Paying Yourself First. Here is how:

·        Every time that you get paid and before you pay any of your bills, you are going to pay yourself first.

·        You are going to pay yourself 10% after taxes

·        You are going to Be Consistent!

·        Place this money in a bank account, online-bank account or a money jar.  Label your account “Money Tree”

• The concept of “Paying Yourself First” comes from George Clason’s book, “The Richest Man in Babylon”

 

Step #2: Plant Your Money Seed

Before you can grow your Money Tree, you will first need to know how to manage your money. This step is going to show you a very simple way that you can manage your money. 


Every time that you get paid, you are going to  plant your money by placing your money in to six separate accounts.

Your accounts can be banking accounts, on-line accounts, money jars or a combination of the three.

Account #1: Bill Account 

Every time that you get paid, place 50% of the money you earn, after taxes, in to your Bill Account. Your bill account will be used ONLY for paying your bills.

Account #2:  Money Tree Account

Your Money Tree account is your seed money from Step #1. The money in this account will come as a result of you consistently paying yourself 10% of your earnings after taxes. Do not touch this money until you accumulate $250.00

Account #3: Long Term Savings Account

Every time that you get paid, set aside 10% of your earnings, after taxes, in your Long Term Savings Account. You can use this money for things such as your down payment for your home, a new car, vacation or your child's education

Account #4:  FUN Account

This is your guilt free account and it is to be used solely for FUN! Every time that you get paid, place 10% of your income, after taxes, in your FUN account. At the end of the month you are to spend every dime of this money on something enjoyable J

Account # 5 Learning Account Your Learning Account should be used to continue your education. Each time that you get paid, you should place 10% of your income, after taxes, in to this account. This money can be used to purchase books, CD’s, classes, attend seminars etc.

Account # 6: Giving Account You are also going to need to have a Giving Account. You can use this account to pay your tithes or give to your favorite charity. Every time that you get paid, place 10% of your income, after taxes, in to your Giving Account.

Money Jar In order to help you learn the New Habit of Managing Your Money, I want you to get a jar or a can and label it your “Money Jar”. Every day, I want you to place something in this jar. It can be a penny, $1, $5, $10, $20, etc. Whatever you place your attention on, you will get more of.

 When you place money in your Money Jar daily, you will keep your attention on growing your money tree.

• The concept for How to  Successfully Manage Your Money comes from T Harv Eker’s book, “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”

STEP 3: WATCH YOUR SEED GROW IN TO A MONEY TREE

You have already developed the habit of saving your money by paying yourself first and placing this money in your Money Tree account. Now it is time to get your money to grow. The way that you are going to get your seed money to grow in to a Money Tree is by investing and compounding interest.

When you save $250.00  in your Money Tree account, then you are ready to take your seed money and watch it grow.

An easy and simply way to get your seed money to grow is by investing in the stock market through Direct Investment.

The two types of Direct Investments Plans are:  Direct Re-Investment Plan (DRPs) and Direct Stock Plans (DSPs)

• You can learn more about Direct Investing by reading “The Motley Fool’s Investing Without a Silver Spoon” by Jeff Fischer

Direct Investing

Many companies will allow you to invest directly in to their company. The advantages of Direct Investing are:

1.      You can invest without a broker 2.       You can stop paying commissions

3 .  Buy stocks for as low as $10 per month

For more information visit:

The Money Paper’s Direct Investing http://www.directinvesting.com/

The Motley Fool http://www.fool.com

This article serves only as a starting point. If you want more indebt knowledge, then you should read: “The Richest Man in Babylon” by George S. Cleason, “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” by T. Harv Eker and “The Motley Fool’s Investing Without a Silver Spoon” by Jeff Fischer

You can get these books at a discount price by ordering them on line at http://www.alibris.com

Inner Peace and Joy Daily Tip: Take a Yoga Class

Meditation and Inner Peace

I went to a yoga class today taught by Juju Poogie The Monk . The class was amazing! I learned how to heal myself through mediation and healing sounds. What I enjoyed the most about the class was that I learned how to channel my energy by releasing anger, depression, fear, anxiety and stress.



JuJu Poogie The Monk Demonstrating a Yoga Exercise





The yoga exercise that I experienced was titled " The Six Healing Sounds". The Monk passed out a handout and I am going to share with you three of the six healing sounds that we practiced so that you can also experience "How to Heal Yourself Through Yoga"

When you are performing these exercises you should redirect the sounds that you will be making back into your body rather than out as in normal speech. You should also make sure to give as much feeling or gutturalness as possible because you want to cause the organ to literally vibrate into it's normal frequency.


Make sure that you have a blanket or a mat because you are going to be performing these exercises while laying on the floor.

Exercise #1: The Lungs and the Large Intestine

• Lay on your back on the floor and picture The Season of demand: "Autumn, harvesting"
• Now picture The Element: metal, air or dryness
• Concentrate on the Body Association: the sides of your upper torso, your thumbs, index fingers, shoulders inner arms, upper thigh and chest
• Release the Negative Emotions- depression, sadness resentment, overly sensitive
  
• Channel in the Positive Emotions- Courage, Loyalty and letting go
• Sense - feeling
• Picture the Color- white and pink
• Take a deep breath in and when you release make the Sound- Sssssss, Tsssss, Psssss
  

Exercise #2: The Kidneys and The Bladder

• Lay on your back on the floor and picture the Season of demand- "Winter, storing"
• Now picture the Element-water, cold
• Concentrate on the Body Association- the feet, the back, ham-strings, inner thighs, pelvis
• Release the Negative emotions- fear paranoia, hesitation and holding back
• Channel the Positive emotions-gentleness, stillness, vitality
• Sense- hearing
• Visualize the Color- blue, black
• Take a deep breath in and when you release make the sound- Chooooo, Wooooo, Oooooo
  

Exercise #3: The Liver and Gall Bladder

• Lay on your back on the floor and picture the Season of Demand- Spring, germination
• Now picture the Element-wood, warm
• Concentrate on the Body Association-right side of the torso and knee, diaphragm, ribs, tendons, eyes
• Release the Negative emotions- anger, lust, jealousy, confusion
• Channel the Positive emotions- kindness, sharing, out going, decisive
• Sense-sight
• Picture the Color-Green
• Take a deep breath in and when you release make the Sound- Shhhhhh

When I was in the Yoga class, it was the teacher who would say things such as "Picture the Element... and Release the negative emotions...."

As a student, I just laid on my blanket and followed the instructions. It was a very relaxing experiment. The room was lit with candles and their was a tape playing. On the tape you could hear the sound of water flowing. Wow! It was so soothing and calming.

Also on some of the exercises I was asked to lay on my left side, my right side, my stomach and my back.

Making the sounds was not that easy. The teacher stated that we should not concentrate on perfection but rather concentrate on making sure that we feel the organ vibrate.

Have You Ever Taken a Yoga Class? If so, please share your experiences.


More Useful Tips
Relax Your Muscles

4 Secrets of the Ages by Robert Collier

4 Secrets of the Ages: Tips to Help you Attract What You Want When You Want It

Secret #1 The first thing necessary is a sincere desire, concentrating your thought on one thing with singleness of purpose

Secret #2 The second is visualization- SEEING YOURSELF DOING IT- imagine the object in the same way the Universal Mind imagined all of creation.

Secret #3: Next is faith-BELIEVING that you HAVE this thing that you want.  Seeing yourself in your mind's eye pouring your Vital Force into it, filling your thought molds and making them realities.

Secret #4: The last is gratitude-gratitude for this thing you have received, gratitude for the power that enabled you to create it, gratitude for all the gifts that Mind has laid a your feet in such profusion, gratitude for the illimitable supply of Vital Force, with which you can create anything good.


This is an excerpt from the book "The Secrets of the Ages" by Robert Collier

Biblical Scriptures to Use In Emergency Situations

Emergency

Telephone Numbers

These are more effective than 911. Call when . . .

You are sad, phone .............................John 14

You have sinned, phone ......................Psalm 51

You are facing danger, phone ..............Psalm 91

People have failed you, phone ...........Psalm 27

It feels as though God is far from you, phone .......... Psalm 139

Your faith needs stimulation, phone .............Hebrews 11

You are alone and scared, phone....................Psalm 23

You are worried, phone................................Matthew 8:19–34

You are hurt and critical, phone .................1 Corinthians 13

You wonder about Christianity, phone ........2 Corinthians 5:15-18

You feel like an outcast, phone ...........Romans 8:31-39

You are seeking peace, phone..............Matthew 11:25-30

It feels as if the world is bigger than God, phone......Psalm 90

You need Christ like insurance, phone..............Romans 8:1-30

You are leaving home for a trip, phone ...........Psalm 121

You are praying for yourself, phone ..............Psalm 87

You require courage for a task, phone...........Joshua 1

Inflation’s and investments are hogging your thoughts, phone......Mark 10:17-31

You are depressive, phone ................Psalm 27

Your bank account is empty, phone ..........Psalm 37

You lose faith in mankind, phone............... Corinthians 13

It looks like people are unfriendly, phone....John 15

You are losing hope, phone.............Psalm 126

You feel the world is small compared to you, phone .......Psalm 19

You want to carry fruit, phone............John 15

Paul’s secret for happiness, phone ...........Colossians 3:12-17

With big opportunity/discovery, phone .........Isaiah 55

To get along with other people, phone .............Romans 12

ALTERNATE NUMBERS

For dealing with fear, call ......... Psalm 3:47

For security, call .....................Psalm 121:3

For assurance, call...................Mark 8:35

For reassurance, call ...................Psalm 145:18

All of these numbers may be phoned directly

No Operator assistance is necessary

All lines to Heaven are available 24 hours a day

FEED YOUR FAITH AND DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH

Positive Attitude Famous Quotes

Napolean Hill
Your mental attitude is something you can control outright and you must use self-discipline until you create a Positive Mental Attitude.  Your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are.


W. C. Fields
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.


William James
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.


Norman Vincent Peale
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes. 


Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

Get Motivated With Robert Collier Quotes

10 of My Favorite Robert Collier Quotes

#1 All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.-Robert Collier

#2 Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted.- Robert Collier

#3 Constant repetition carries conviction.-Robert Collier

#4 If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.-Robert Collier

#5 Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.-Robert Collier

#6 See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.-Robert Collier

#7 Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.-Robert Collier

#8 Mind is all that counts. You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.-Robert Collier

#9 You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get. -Robert Collier

#10 The great successful men of the world have used their imagination... they think ahead and create their mental picture in all it details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building - steadily building.- Robert Collier

How To Attract More Of What You Want

How To Attract More of What You Want
You are a human magnet and you have within your capability the power to attract in to your life whatever you want at anytime. The way that you attract "more of what you want" is by focusing on what you want instead of focusing on "what you do not want".
There are many principles that you can master that will bring you closer to understanding the laws of how to attract more of what you want in your life. I am going to share with you three at this time. The three principles of the Law of Attracting more of what you want in your life are:
1) Bless What You Want
2) Be Grateful for What You Have and
3) Give
#1 Bless What You Want
Remember that you will get more of what you want when you give your attention to what it is that you desire. So, when you see someone who has what it is that you desire for yourself, you should bless that person and do not curse that person. You curse a person when you are jealous or when you hate on what it is that they possess.
If you practice being jealous or hating on the possessions or relationships of others, then what you are doing is repelling what you desire away from you.
When you bless people who are in possession of what it is that you want for yourself then what you are actually doing is giving your desires positive attention. When you give your desires positive attention then you will attract more of the same.
#2 Practice Gratitude
You should also practice being grateful for what you have already in your possession and for what you believe you will receive in the future. Let me ask you a question. If you were around a person who did not appreciate you, how long would you stick around that person? I can safely say that you would be more likely to keep company with someone who appreciates you and who is thankful that you are around.
Well, that is exactly how the law of attraction works. When you show sincere thanks and appreciation for what you have and for what you believe you will receive in the future you will attract more of what it is that you are sincerely thankful for.
#3 Give
This is a very important principle and it is one that should not be over looked. In order to receive you must first give. You may say that you have nothing to give but if you examine your life closely you will find that you have a lot that you can give. For example, you can give money, time, kindness, patience and understanding. You can give a hand picked flower, make a card, cook and share dinner, give clothes that you are no longer able to wear. There is something that you can give. In order to reach and receive true abundance then you must give.
When you give, make sure that you are not giving because you want to reap the rewards. When you give, give with a generous and pure heart.

Teach Your Child Their Telephone Number in Less Than 30 Minutes

It is important that your children know their home phone number and their parent's cell phone numbers in case of an emergency. Teaching a child to memorize numbers can be challenging because children, like adults, have different ways of retaining information. I have discovered an easy and fun way to help your child memorize their telephone number. The method is by associating numbers with words.

Method: Power of Association
Associate the number with having a first name, middle name and a last name

1) The teacher ask the child to say and write their first name.
2) The teacher ask the child to say and write their middle name.
3) The teacher ask the child to say and write their last name.

The teacher will explain to the child that a phone number has a first name, middle name and a last name too.

The First name of the designated number is....777
The middle name of the designated number is...777
The last name of the designated number is... 7777

The numbers used here are examples. You should replace these numbers with your home or cell numbers.

1) The teacher then asks the child to say and write the first name of their number.
2) The teacher then asks the child to say and write the middle name of their number.
3) The teacher then asks the child to say and write the last name of their number.

Result:
In 30 minutes the child will be able to learn and recall their phone number through association. The teacher should practice this method of associating the child's name with their phone number several times daily in order for the information to stick. The teacher should ask the child:

1) What is your telephone number's first name?
2) What is your telephone number's middle name?
3) What is your telephone number's last name?
4) Finally the teacher should ask the child simply to tell you his or her telephone number.

The final method does not require you to say first, middle or last name.

Never Give Up

Some one shared this video with me! It is very inspiring about not giving up and the Power of God's Love
Enjoy

My Favorite Dale Carnegie Quotes

• Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. -Dale Carnegie

• Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. -Dale Carnegie

•   The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. -Dale Carnegie

•   When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. -Dale Carnegie  

• It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.-Dale Carnegie

•  You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. -Dale Carnegie

•   Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.-Dale Carnegie

• Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself-Dale Carnegie

•  Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire   
• One of the surest ways of making a friend and influencing the opinion of another is to give consideration to his opinion, to let him sustain his feeling of importance.-Dale Carnegie

• Make a man laugh a good hearty laugh, and you’ve paved the way for friendship. When a man laughs with you, he, to some extent, likes you. -Dale Carnegie

• Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face. -Dale Carnegie

The Habits of Focus, Discipline and Consistency can be Learned by Walking

In order to be successful you are going to need to apply successful habits. Successful habits are: 1) being able to focus 2) being disciplined and 3) being consistent.
You can actually learn and master each of these habits by walking. If you walk for one hour three times a week for one year can successfully teach yourself and master the habits of being focused, disciplined and consistent.
The Habit of Being Focused
1) Set a walking goal that is not comfortable for you. For example: Plan to walk 5 miles three times a week for a year.
2) Get a planner and on the days Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the next year, pencil in the word "walking".
3) Establish a time that will be convenient for you to walk (such as 7am-8am) and then write the time underneath all of the places where you wrote the word walking.
Your focus is "Walking 5 miles every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a year.
The Habit of Being Disciplined
Once you start your walking regime it will not be uncommon for you to come up against a defeatist attitude. In the beginning, you may become tired and you may even want to give up and quit. You may also find that your convenient schedule is not so convenient anymore and you may want to swap back and forth in order to fit your walking regime around your schedule instead of fitting your schedule around your walking regime.
What ever reasons that may pop up in your mind to get you to permanently sway from your focus, do not comply with them. Remember that by sticking to your schedule you are developing the habit of being disciplined.
The Habit of Being Consistent
The way that you develop a successful habit is by doing the same positive action over and over again for a period of time.
When you walk for 5 miles every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the exact time for 1 year and you do not sway from your focus, you will have developed the habit of being consistent.
Positive Results
In order to be successful, you have to be able to see successful results. When you have a focus, a plan to achieve your focus, and you are disciplined in following your plan then you should be able to see positive results.
When you walk 5 miles three days every week for a year, then you should be able to see improved health and weight loss.

5 Sure Fire Steps to Getting What You Want When You Want It

Plan To Succeed
Setting a goal and having a plan of action to achieve your goal is going to be the key to your success. You can have what you want when you want it by creating your very own Plan of Action for Success in just 5 easy steps. The steps are 1) Decide what you want 2) Write out your Desire Statement 3) Write out your Plan of Action 4) Get Motivated 5) Review Your Plans Daily
#1 Decide what you want
Get a notebook and write on page one your long termed goal. Be creative! You can cut out the letters from a magazine or you can use bright color markers to write out your long termed goal. You should also add pictures to describe your long termed goal. For instance, if your long termed goal is to take a one week vacation to the Bahamas, then you can cut out the letters "B" "A" "H" "A" "M" "A" "S": from a magazine and paste them on the first page of your notebook. On the following pages of your notebook, add pictures of the ocean, the resort that you would like to stay in, the activities you would like to participate in etc.
#2 Write a Desire Statement
Write out your desire statement. An example of a Desire Statement is "I will be vacationing in the Bahamas for one week on January 1-7 (year). Give yourself a dead line to achieve your goal otherwise it is just wishful dreaming.
#3 Plan of Action
Once you have identified your long termed goal and you have set the date that you expect to achieve your goal, the next step is to develop a plan of action. Your plan of action will include all of the necessary steps that it will take for you to successfully meet your goal. In Step #1, I gave the long termed goal of taking a vacation to the Bahamas. Let's say that I will take my vacation two years from today's date.
Two years from today's date gives me plenty of time to plan in advance and save enough money to cover the cost of my vacation (staying in a resort, plane ticket, activity money, meals). When you plan in advance, you get great deals on plane tickets and you also get great deals on resort prices.
#4 Get Motivated
You are going to need to stay motivated. Remember that you are working on your long termed goal and a lot of things will have happened in your life from the time that you set your goal until the time that you achieve your goal. If you do not stay motivated, you can easily be deterred and give up on achieving your goal
A great way to stay motivated about achieving your goals is to write in your notebook a list of motivational quotes and or inspirational scriptures.
#5 Review Your Notebook Daily
Every day, I want you to open up your notebook and review your goal. It is a good idea to review you goal before you go to bed at night and when you wake up in the morning. Make sure that you state out loud your desire statement, your motivational quotes and inspirational scriptures. You should also be sure to do something every day that will bring you closer to achieving your goals.

30 Minute Routine That Will Condition Your Mind For Happiness

I am a happy person so I can tell you that having a happy day every day is not an accident, it requires work on your part. I want to share with you my system of being happy everyday. The key to my happiness can be
summarized in my 30 minute routine that conditions my mind for happiness.

How to Condition Your Mind For Happiness in 30 Minutes
Every night before you go to bed and as soon as you wake up in the morning you should declare out loud "Today is going to be a Great Day!" When you declare that you are going to have a great day it is at that point that your happiness begins.
After you declare out loud that you are going to have a great day, the next thing that you have to do is work towards having a fantastic day. You can work towards having a terrific day by following these three simple steps. The three steps are: 1. Read inspirational scripture 2. Listen to inspirational music and 3. Laugh

#1 Read Inspirational Scripture
The most important thing that you can do to have a great day is to include God in your plans. In the morning take about 10 minutes of your time and read inspirational scripture. Psalms and Proverbs are great scriptures to read to help you start your day off to a great start. You can also read inspirational quotes, a poem, or a chapter from a book that inspires you.

#2 Listen to Inspirational Music
After you spend 10 minutes reading your inspirational scripture, the next thing you can do to ensure that your day goes well, is to spend 10 minutes of your time listening to inspirational music. I enjoy gospel music because it centers my attention on God, however, you can play any type of music that you desire. You just need to make sure that the song of your choice gets your juices pumping.

#3 Laugh
The third step in your 30 minute routine is to just laugh out loud for 10 minutes. Laughing helps you to release all of the negative forces of the day which may attempt to hinder you from having the best day of your life. Laughing is great because if you are able to laugh then you know that whatever happens in the course of the day is not that serious.

My Favorite Les Brown Quotes

#1 You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.-Les Brown

#2 If you don't program yourself, life will program you!-Les Brown

#3 You gotta be hungry!-Les Brown

#4 Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.-Les Brown

#5 You may not accomplish every goal you set -- no one does -- but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.-Les Brown

#6 Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.-Les Brown

# 7 As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person. 
-Les Brown

#8 Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.-Les Brown

# 9 Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.-Les Brown

#10 "Act The Way You Want To Be And Soon You'll Be The Way You Act"-Les Brown
   

Jack Canfield's 4 Simple Steps to Success

Wealth Starts in the Mind!

Jack Canfield's  4 Simple Steps to Success

#1 Decide what you want

#2 Believe it is possible to achieve what you want and that you deserve it

#3 Focus on what you want by thinking about it and visualizing it as if it were already yours

#4 Be willing to pay the price to get it-with disciplined effort and perseverance over time

Ten of My Favorite Napoleon Hill Quotes

#1 Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.-Napoleon Hill

#2 Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive. -Napoleon Hill

#3 Think and grow rich- Napoleon Hill

#4 There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.- Napoleon Hill

#5 You give before you get. -Napoleon Hill

#6 No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.-Napoleon Hill

#7 What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.-Napoleon Hill

#8 It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.-Napoleon Hill

#9 The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.-Napoleon Hill

#10 Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

Maya Angelou shares her insight on aging successfully and enjoying life now

In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.

And, there on television, she said it was 'exciting...'
Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day......like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.

The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

Maya Angelou said this:
'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.'

'I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.'

'I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.'

'I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a life.'

'I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.'

'I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back...'

'I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.'

'I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.'

'I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back....'

'I've learned that I still have a lot to learn..'

'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.'

Motivational Quotes on "Success"

My 10 Favorite Success Quotes

# 1“I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line.”~ Andrew Carnegie  

#2 “Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” 

~ Dr. Joyce Brothers  

#3 “Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” ~ William Feather 

#4 “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” ~ Bill Cosby  

#5 "They can because they think they can"-Virgil 

#6"Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself"- Theodore T. Hunger 

#7 "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out" -Robert Collier 

#8 "We were born to succeed, not fail"-Henry David Thoreau     

#9  It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.-Harvey S. Firestone   

#10 The real secret of success is enthusiasm.-  Walter Chysler 

Inner Peace and Joy Tip: Read "The Magic Ladder to Success"

Read Napoleon's Hill book "The Magic Ladder to Success"

If you are wondering where I have been the last few days, well let me tell you...I have been buried in Napoleon's Hill book "The Magic Ladder to Success".  I am in the process of reading every book that I can find that Napoleon Hill has written.

So far, I have read "Think and Grow Rich". The thing about Napoleon Hill is that you have to do more than just read his books you have to put what you have read in to action.

Truthfully, I am definitely seeing a difference in my mental state as to how I view things. I am more positive, focused and goal oriented.

The great thing about "The Magic Ladder to Success" is that it gives you a great outline as to how to improve yourself as it relates to improving your personality, building self-confidence, gaining self control and so much more.

 Napoleon Hill's 14 Secrets to Success

1. I render more service that I ask people to pay for.
2. I engage in no transaction intentionally that does not benefit all whom it effects.
3. I make no statements that I do not believe to be true.
4. I have a sincere desire in my heart to be of useful service to the greatest possible number of people.
5. I like people better that I like money.
6. I am doing my best to live as well as to teach my own philosophy of success.
7. I accept no favors from anyone without giving favors in return.
8. I ask nothing of any person without having a right to that for which I ask.
9. I enter into no arguments with people over trivial matters.
10. I spread the sunshine of optimism and good cheer wherever and whenever I can.
11. I never flatter people for the purpose of gaining their confidence.
12. I sell counsel and advice to other people at a modest price, but never offer free advice.
13. While teaching others how to achieve success, I have demonstrated that I can make my philosophy work for myself as well, thus "practicing what I preach"
14. I am so thoroughly sold on the work in which I am engaged that my enthusiasm over it becomes contagious and others are influenced by it.