Creating a Better Life

Pointers To Resources For Your Better Life #6

Reborn magazines, podcasts from a motivational master, and planning to succeed in 2008… welcome to the 6th edition of Pointers To Resources For Your Better Life.

Success Magazine Lives!

Karen Lynch of Live The Power let us know that the famous Success Magazine will be making a comeback in 2008. I’m pretty jazzed about this - as a fan of Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, and Og Mandino, it’s really neat to see the magazine making a comeback.

Zig Ziglar Podcast

Classic Zig audio and video from Inspiring Words of Encouragement. If you haven’t ever heard Zig Ziglar before, I think you’re in for a treat. Here’s a link to one of my favorites - The Story of the Biscuits - which includes an inspiring story about encouraging others.

See Your 2008 Now

One of the top suggestions from people who have enjoyed success is that we see it, act it, live it, and be it before we achieve it. Here are a couple of exercises that might help you to do that.

Vickie of Contemplate This suggests that we write up something from the perspective of the end of 2008. I joined in, and it really was powerful. My wife even said that it was her favorite piece of my writing - I guess doubling a guy’s income really does make him sexier .

To add in some visuals that your subconscious can really soak up, you can set up what’s known as a “Treasure Map” or “Vision Board”. Lorraine Cohen of Powerfull Living has published an in depth article explaining the process of creating a treasure map (and shares her finished product). After you’ve finished with yours (or before you’ve started if you want more tips), check out Edward Mills’ Vision Board 2008 Invitational and display your future for the world to see! I’m committed to getting mine done well before Edward’s deadline (January 14th) - I hope you’ll join me!

Make it a great week!

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Pointers To Resources For Your Better Life #2

This seemed to be a fairly popular idea, so I intend to make these pointers a regular weekly feature here at Creating a Better Life.

Have you ever wanted to be a public speaker?

Then go read Stephen Hopson’s Confessions of a Motivational Speaker. I found this just after posting my Opie, where I wrote that “people and organizations have started asking me to do speaking engagements. I’m still no great orator, but I do get by better than I could in the past.”

After reading Stephen’s article, I know I can do better than just get by.

It’s Not About The Money

Jim Bouchard contributed a thought provoking article to Steven Aitchison’s Change Your Thoughts To Change Your Life - It’s Not About The Money

I was hooked by the first half of the first line of the article: “Before I give the impression that I’m going to regurgitate some of the new age platitudes that so many underachievers find comforting…”

He doesn’t.

Improve Your Vocabulary While Feeding The Hungry

I was pointed to this one by the newsletter from Publication Coach - if you want to improve your vocabulary and help the needy at the same time, check out FreeRice. You’ll be presented with a word and four choices for what it means. Get it right, and 20 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Programme. Get it wrong, and you’ll learn a new word! The site also tracks your progress, so that new words are presented with increasing difficulty.

Learning to Live Consciously

Leo from Zen Habits gives us some great tips (and has an interesting conversation going) with Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously. The more I live, the more I realize that we don’t have anything other than the Now… and paying attention to it is key.

What Would You Do If You Knew You Couldn’t Fail?

Well, you might as well do it! Edward Mills of Evolving Times explains why in his outstanding article You Cannot Fail In Your Personal Growth (But You Can Be Defeated By Constantly Greater Things). Why do we accept failure as a part of the learning process in everything except our personal growth efforts?

Just Keep Moving.

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Have a great week!

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