by Jim Rohn
(Excerpted from The Power of Ambition series)

What is the origin of true ambition? There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you – in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression.

Self-expression. Isn't self-expression really self-direction? How you think, how you move, how you motivate yourself. Ambition is a result of self-direction and self-direction is one of the six key principles necessary for building ambition. Positive self-direction says, "I know who I am and I know where I want to go. I'm accumulating knowledge and experiences and feelings and philosophies that will help prepare me for opportunities that I know will show up without notice or any help on my part." Because you know where you want to go, you have already been working on the parts of your personality that will make you better. Working on your attitude, working on your health, working on your time management skills. Putting it all down on paper. And you constantly see yourself in the place you want to be, going in the direction you want to go.

Direction determines destination. So here is a question you must ask yourself, "Are all the disciplines that I'm currently engaged in taking me where I want to go?" What an important question to ask yourself at the beginning of the month, the beginning of the week, the beginning of the day. Because here is what you don't ever want to do - kid yourself. Kid your neighbor, kid me and kid the marketplace, but don't kid yourself - fingers crossed - hoping you will arrive at a good destination when you're not even headed that way. You have to ask yourself often, Am I? Am I doing the disciplines that are taking me in the direction I want to go? Don't neglect to ask these important questions, questions that help determine your direction, the set of your sail, your destination.

Is this the direction I want for my life?
Is this someone else's direction?
Is this a goal I have been ingrained with since my childhood?
Is this goal my parent's, my spouse's, my boss', my children's or is it Mine?

Ask yourself these questions and then debate them. After you have answered these questions within yourself, then take it one step further and ask, "What am I doing that is working or not working?" Debate it all. Work with your mind to figure out the best possible direction for you - your self-direction. And then ambitiously pursue your own self-direction. Let the power of your own ambition take you where you want to go, to do what you want to do, to create the life you want to live!

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." ~Jim Rohn

"Very few of us are authorities on the truth. About the closest that any of us can get is what we hope is the truth or what we think is the truth. That's why the best approach to truth is probably to say, "It seems to me...." ~Jim Rohn

Maine

   Maine's official flag was adopted in 1909. The flag has a deep blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms pictures a farmer and a seaman (representing agricultural and maritime industries). A shield is between them, upon which is a pine tree, a moose (the state animal of Maine), green grass, a blue sky, and deep blue water. Above this is a yellow star (representing the North Star - Maine was the northernmost state when it entered the Union) and a red ribbon that reads, "DIRIGO," which means "I direct" in Latin.

Did you Know?

Maine (ME, US-ME) Eastport, Maine is the most eastern city in the U.S. West Quoddy Head lighthouse is the most easternly point. It is the first place to raise the flag at sunrise, 4:45 a.m. every morning.

What is now the state of Maine used to be the District of Maine and belonged to Massachusetts.

Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

In 1641 America's first chartered city was York.

Maine has in excess of 60 lighthouses dotting the 5,550 miles of coastline including Portland Head Light commissioned by George Washington.  It has about 2000 islands off the coast.

Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.

90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.

  Author Stephen King (1947 - ) is a resident of Bangor.

 Freeport is the home to the L.L. Bean Company, founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean (1872-1967). 

Patrick Dempsey (1966 - ), known as an Actor, Philanthropist is a Lewiston native. He is the founder of The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing.

Moose-vehicle crashes occur every year in every Maine county – in any setting, on any type of road: about 700 crashes annually; 150 of these crashes result in human injury; average of 2 to 3 fatalities a year; 90% of the crashes occur between dusk and dawn; moose crashes represent 14% of Maine’s large animal crashes, but lead to 80 of the resulting fatalities; peak crash season May through July, but can happen anytime of the year.

Maine Origin of Name:  First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France.

Maine Motto:  “Dirigo” – I direct or I lead.

Maine Nickname:   Pine Tree State

Capital City:   Augusta

State Area:   35,387 square miles

State Population:   1,316,456 (est. 2008)

Admission to Statehood:  March 15, 1820, 23^rd state

Major Industries:  Agriculture (potatoes), shipbuilding, fishing (lobster), footwear, machinery, electronic, tourism

State Environments:  Coast, Mountains

State Bird:   Black-capped Chickadee

State Tree:   Eastern White Pine

State Flower:   White Pine Cone and Tassel 

State Gemstone:  Tourmaline

State Cat:  Maine Coon Cat

State Song:   “State of Maine Song”  (Words and Music)

Elevation: Highest Point – Mount Katahdin, 5,268 feet above sea level
Lowest Point – Atlantic Ocean, 0 feet above sea level 

Time Zone:  Eastern: GMT (GreenwichMeanTime) GMT – 4

 Average Annual Rainfall:   59.74 inches

Did you Know?

Maryland (MD, US-MD) In 1813, Maryland found out that the British were planning an attack on the coast. The people hung lanterns from ship masts and trees. The British cannons aimed for the lights and overshot Maryland’s coastal towns completely.

The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis.

During revolutionary times Rockville was known as Hungerford's Tavern the name of its most familiar landmark. One of the first calls to freedom from British rule was heard at the tavern in 1774.

The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is considered a masterpiece and one of the finest 19th century buildings in the world. The basilica is the first cathedral in the United States. Baltimore represents the first Roman Catholic diocese.

King Williams School opened in 1696 it was the first school in the United States.

St. Francis Academy, the first dental school in the United States opened at the University of Maryland.

Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore and attended Saint Mary's Industrial School.

Tilghman Island is home to the Skipjacks, the only commercial sailing fleet in North America.

America's national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key  a Maryland lawyer. It is believed Key wrote the anthem on September 14, 1814 while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

The 1,200 foot Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is the second longest continuous truss bridge in the nation.

Samuel F.B. Morse reportedly received the first telegraph message in Bladensburg, in 1844, before his famous "What Hath God Wrought" message between Baltimore and Washington. His telegraph wire had been strung along the railroad right of way. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University, lived in Bladensburg and is said to have invented the telegraph pole.

Maryland was first to enact Workmen's compensation laws in 1902.

Friendship International Airport - now Baltimore/Washington International Airport - began operations on June 24. 1950.

The Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace is the oldest continuously operated lighthouse in the State of Maryland.

The Methodist Church of America was formally organized in 1784 at Perry Hall.

William Goddard inaugurated the first Post Office system in the United States in Baltimore in 1774. Baltimore is A City of Firsts.

Maryland is a prominent producer and processor of seafood and a national leader in the production of blue crabs and soft clams.

Sixteen of the 23 Maryland counties border on tidal water. The combined length of tidal shoreline, including islands, is 4,431 miles.

The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage is made of both cast iron and wrought iron. It is the only open railroad bridge of its type anywhere in the world.

Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The house in Glen Echo served as her home and headquarters for the American Red Cross and a warehouse for disaster relief supplies.

The Community Bridge mural project in Frederick transformed a plain concrete bridge into the stunning illusion of an old stone bridge. The entire structure was painted by hand by an artist and his assistants, using advanced trompe l'oeil ("deceive the eye") techniques.

Maryland Origin of Name:  Maryland was named to honor the Queen concort Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the wife of King Charles I of England

Maryland Motto:  “Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine” Manly Deeds, Womanly Words

Maryland Nickname:   Old Line State, Free State

Capital City:   Annapolis

State Area:   12,407 square miles

State Population:  5,633,597 (est. 2008 U.S. Census Bureau) 

Admission to Statehood:  April 28, 1788, 7^th state

Major Industries:  Farming (corn, soybeans, tobacco, poultry and dairy products), Mining (coal), steel products, communications equipment, fishing (crabs and oysters), government services.

State Environments:  Coast, Plains

State Bird:   Baltimore Oriole

State Tree:   White Oak. The Wye Oak (a huge, 460-year-old white oak is the official state tree)

State Flower:   Blacked-eyed Susan

State Boat:  Skipjack

State Song:   Maryland, My Maryland

Elevation: Highest Point – Backbone Mountain in Garrett County. 3,360 feet above sea level 
Lowest Point – Bloody Point Hole, the area is located approximately 1 mile west-southwest of the southern tip of Kent Island in Queen Anne's County.  174 feet below sea level.

Time Zone:  Eastern: GMT (GreenwichMeanTime) GMT – 4

Average Annual Rainfall:   59.74 inches

This content was in an email that I had received from a friend that is now a second time cancer survivor.

 She is 38 years old, a wife, mother, a dear friend and a high school teacher where my daughter goes to school.

This is the message that was at the end of the email: Send this to the people you'll never forget and remember to also send it to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.

As usual I did forward this onto several others, but it really did touch my heart I thought that I would post it where thousands could also be touched.

Please enjoy this short, sweet story… and just maybe you too will take time to run in the rain!

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target.

She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence.

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there, under the awning, just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day.

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

Her little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, “Mom let's run through the rain,” she said.

“What?” Mom asked.

“Let's run through the rain!”, she repeated.

“No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

This young child waited a minute and repeated: “Mom, let's run through the rain.”

“We'll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!''

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one left. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life.

A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just need washing,” Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They got soaked.

They were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories... so, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday.

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

Take the time to live!!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other -- and don't forget to run in the rain!

Skiing season is just around the corner... and there is nothing better than skiing Colorado at Keystone, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, Arapaho Basin, and Loveland Basin!!!

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Enjoy fantastic winter skiing--Keystone is two miles away, and Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, Arapaho Basin, and Loveland Basin are within 15 miles.

Enjoy many great activities including tennis, mountain biking, and

boating on Lake Dillon.

When comparing the same week and unit size being offered through membership, we were only able to find availability at this fantastic resort by booking direct.  Not including taxes or extra fees, the per night rate to stay here is over $315.00.

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"The staff here is exceptional in prompt, effective
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"We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want." —Jim Rohn

by Napoleon Hill

Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.

Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance

The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.

Lesson 3: Applied Faith

Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.

Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile

Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.

Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality

Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.

Lesson 6: Personal Initiative

Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.

Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude

Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.

Lesson 8: Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.

Lesson 9: Self-Discipline

Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.

Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking

The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.

Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.

Lesson 12: Teamwork

Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.

Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat

Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.

Lesson 14: Creative Vision

Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.

Lesson 15: Health

Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.

Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money

Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess. 

Lesson 17: Habits

Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.

~Napoleon Hill

"In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." ~Unknown

(My nephew is in dress whites with a mustache...)

It's been an exciting week, my nephew has returned home from deployment after 6 months at sea. This was his last deployment before he retires from the US Navy, after 20 years of service. (unless he chooses to continue on...)

He and his family will be traveling back to Oklahoma today to visit family and friends. I wish I was in Oklahoma to personally tell him "thank you and I'm glad he's home and safe" .

US Military News Story Number: NNS090820-08
Release Date: 8/20/2009 3:31:00 PM

By Kevin Copeland, Commander, Submarine Force Public Affairs

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) returned home Aug. 20 after concluding a regularly scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group.

"Scranton's highly trained crew, in keeping with its unbroken tradition of uncommon professionalism, tenacity, and pride, met or exceeded every expectation in accomplishing all tasks assigned," said Cmdr. Wesley Guinn, commanding officer. "We travelled more than 30,000 miles in some of the most treacherous underwater environments, and because of the impressive skill and enthusiasm of her crew, the submarine was underway on time every time and never missed any mission obligations."

While living up to its motto, "On Time, On Track, On Target," Scranton conducted operations in support of national security interests and maritime security operations. In executing the maritime strategy, Scranton further demonstrated the submarine force's great capability in providing global presence.

Although the deployment was a great success, the crew is happy to be home and glad to reunite with their families.

"As stressful as the separation during deployment can be, it does teach us to never take our precious families for granted," said Guinn. "The crew is uniformly excited and anxious to spend some quality time rediscovering our families again. After all, a strong family relationship at home makes a better Sailor on the ship."

During the deployment Scranton conducted port visits in Souda Bay, Crete; Bahrain and Diego Garcia.

Fast-attack submarines like Scranton have multifaceted missions. They use their stealth, persistence, agility and firepower to deploy and support special force operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary's military and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from close proximity and ensure undersea superiority.

Built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Scranton was commissioned Jan. 26, 1991. It is 360 feet long, displaces 6,900 tons of water and can travel in excess of 20 knots while submerged.

Did you Know?

Massachusetts(MA, Mass., US-MA) Plymouth Rock, where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 is now the size of a coffee table. It was broken and dragged around Plymouth during the Revolutionary War, and then scraped by 19^th-century souvenir hunters.

John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy) on October 30, 1735. He was the 2^nd US President, serving from 1797-1801.

John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy) on July 11, 1767. Hew as the 6^th US President, serving from 1825-1829.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline on May 29, 1917. He was the 35^th US President, serving from 1961-1963.

George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton on June 12, 1924. He was the 41^st US President, serving from 1989-1993.

552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.

Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.

In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895.

After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

There is a house in Rockport built entirely of newspaper.

The Fig Newton was named after Newton, Massachusetts.

The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.

In 1634, Boston Common became the first public park in America.

In 1891, the first basketball game was played in Springfield.

Quincy boasts the first Dunkin Donuts on Hancock Street and the first Howard Johnson's on Newport Ave.

Glaciers formed the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard during the ice age.

The first U.S. Postal zip code is Massachusetts is 01001 at Agawam.

The birth control pill was invented at Clark University in Worcester.

The Mather school was founded in Dorchester in 1639. It is the first public elementary school in America.

John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried in the crypt at the United First Parish Church in Quincy.

The Boston Tea Party reenactment takes place in Boston Harbor every December 16th.

The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in Plymouth in 1621.

The first nuclear-powered surface vessel, USS Long Beach CG (N) 9, was launched at Quincy in 1961.

The USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides', the oldest fully commissioned vessel in the US Navy is permanently berthed at Charlestown Navy Yard. Since 1897 the ship has been overhauled several times in Dry Dock 1.

Acushnet is the hometown of the Titleist golf ball company.

Massachusetts State Flag: Massachusetts’ flag depicts a Native American carrying a bow and arrow on the blue shield (all on a white background). A white start on the shield represents Massachusetts, one of the original 13 states. The state motto (in Latin and written in yellow on a blue ribbon) reads “ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SUB LIBERTATE QUIETEM,” meaning “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.” Above the shield is a arm wielding a sword (demonstrating the state motto).

Massachusetts Origin of Name: Massachusetts was named for an Algonquian Indian word that means “at or about the great hill.”

Massachusetts Motto: “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” – By the sword we seek peace only under liberty.

Massachusetts Nickname:   Bay State, Old Colony State

Capital City:   Boston 

State Area:   10,555 square miles

State Population:  6,497,967 (est. 2008)

Admission to Statehood:  February 6, 1788, 6th state

Major Industries:  Textiles, electronics, publishing, education, tourism, fishing

State Environments:  Coast, Plains

State Bird:   Black-Capped Chickadee

State Dog:   Boston Terrier

State Horse:   Morgan Horse

State Tree:   American Elm

State Flower:   Mayflower (also called the ground laurel or trailing arbutus)

State Gem:  Rhodonite

State Song:   All Hail to Massachusetts

Elevation:Highest Point – Mt. Greylock 3,491 feet above sea level
Lowest Point – Atlantic Ocean 0 feet above sea level 

Time Zone:  Eastern: GMT (GreenwichMeanTime) GMT  -5/-4

Average Annual Rainfall:   59.74 inches

"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." ~Jim Rohn

This is a great short story and definetly an eye-opener. Have you started creating that lifestyle you and your loved ones deserve. Don't forget to treat them to a nice dinner, movie, or shopping spree. It wil make a difference, and that is my motto "make a difference every day". It should be yours too!

by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from The Day That Turns Your Life Around)

After having struggled for so long, it took a shift in attitude for my family and me when success started to happen. When I started making a little extra money at age 25, Schoaff taught me to also let it serve as a new inspiration for lifestyle. Take my family to dinner after I’d had two or three pretty good weeks and it looked like it was going to continue. I would say, “Today we get to order from only the left-hand side of the menu, we don’t have to look at the right-hand side”. Didn’t cost much, just a little extra. But you can’t believe the effect on the family, wow, that these are new days.

It’s called changing your life as well as changing your skills and earning more money. It’s best to invest some of that early money in lifestyle. Go to the movies. Take two vacations instead of one. Just some little extra things that now the family gets inspired by this new commitment to earning more and becoming more and learning more, taking some night classes, whatever you have to do. Now you make it more worthwhile for the family by thinking of lifestyle changes that now become very exciting. Go to the concerts. My parents said don’t miss anything. Don’t miss the play, the music, the songs, the performances, the movie—whatever is happening.

When I started making some extra money, I opened up an account for my wife and I called it the “No Questions Asked Account.” I said, “Here is the checkbook for a new account and it’s called no questions asked. I’ll just keep putting money in there and you spend it for whatever you wish.” It was life-changing. It wasn’t a fortune. But she didn’t have to ask for money anymore. I could sense that it was a little embarrassing at times when she had to ask me for money. I thought, that’s not good, so the first time I get a chance, here’s what I’m going to do. And sure enough, I did it. The “No Questions Asked Account.” You can’t believe what that did. It was absolutely amazing.

With that little extra money, work at creating lifestyle. Social friendships, church, community, country. All those things that make a composite of our overall life. Start furnishing that with new vigor, vitality, money, whatever it takes to expand your life into what I call the good life as well as economics.

And it doesn’t always take a lot of money. How much is a movie? Even for a person of modest means. $8 or $10? It might cost $60 million to make it and it only costs $8 to see it.

When I discovered those kinds of concepts at age 25 you can imagine it was hard for me to sleep nights that first year. I got so excited about changing everything. And one discipline leads to another. One change leads to another. Feeling good about yourself and starting to make the turn to do something you’ve never done before, then it starts to work, wow, and then you get excited about changing other areas of your life as well.

Now after you have made your fortune, the money and extravagance might not seem as big a deal. And fortunately you can then create even more powerful opportunities, in particular, opportunities for benevolence, philanthropy and giving.

Now I’m certainly not saying to focus only on external pleasures and rewards. Your relationships, health and spirituality are all of more consequence.

But in the beginning, when the rewards of your hard work begin paying off, make sure and treat yourself and those closest to you to a new world of lifestyle and celebrations.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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“The one without dreams is the one without wings.”~Muhammad Ali

Chris’s Commentary:
No matter what great thing it is that you want to accomplish in life, you are going to need some wings to get there. And the bigger the thing it is that you want to accomplish, the bigger your wings need to be! So what are the wings that will lift you to this great success in your life? Imagination! Every accomplishment begins as an action or a series of repeated actions. Every action is driven by a thought. Our thoughts are reflections of what it is that we imagine. So imagine big, and you will think big. Think big, and you will take big actions. Take big actions, and your accomplishments will be big!

Action Point:
Take some time today to imagine the great successes you want to see in your life in the next few months. Spend some time dreaming! This will start a chain reaction that will lead to the actual accomplishment!

by Chris Widener

One morning in Houston, I caught a taxi to attend a breakfast meeting, and during that short ride, I heard one of the finest sales talks on America and its free-enterprise system that I had ever heard. The cab driver had been a professional healthcare provider in his native Nigeria, but he preferred living in a free society, with the opportunity to do what he pleased, and so he was very excited about being a cab driver in Houston.

During our conversation, my immigrant friend quickly turned into a motivator, and his enthusiasm led him to give me some rules for success! I offer them here so that you might benefit from them, too.

1. Pay your bills.
2. Obey the laws.
3. Keep your eyes on God. God is in charge.
4. Run from lazy, crooked people.
5. Make your workplace your home.
6. Love and honor your boss.
7. Keep your promises.
8. Mind your own business.

I was motivated by the cab driver who was excited about his dream and having the opportunity to live it. He had set his goal long ago. He was living his dream. He wasn’t waiting until he could get into something better; he was performing with the opportunity he had. He was happy with what he had and was enthusiastically giving life his best shot. That, my friend, is marvelous preparation for a better tomorrow!

~Zig Ziglar

"The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I

said 'I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through

the '60's I tested everything.'" ~

Bill Lee