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This ambition post is built around a phrase I used with my kids and grandchildren. The phrase is – ‘You can get anywhere from here’. Let me explain.
I live in a small village and however you look at it you wouldn’t say it is the nerve center of the world. A traffic jam here is two cars waiting to get on to the main road. When the kids were growing up, like kids everywhere they sometimes used to moan about what was available where they lived. My response was ‘you can get anywhere from here’. In other words whatever you want to do or wherever you want to go you can get from here.
If you want to you will and if it’s not that big a deal you won’t bother. The kids reasoning and attitude is very much like a lot of people’s reaction to their circumstances. They look at their present location, position or circumstances and say they cannot get what they want because of where they are. If they came to me for advice, guess what I’d say, yep, ‘you can get anywhere from here’.
The most important thing in life is not your circumstances but your ambition to achieve or do what you want to do.
If you want to earn extra cash … you can.
If you want to enjoy adventure travel … you can.
If you want to make money from home … you can.
The dictionary definition of ambition is to have an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. If you have true ambition it doesn’t matter where you are right now. Because ‘you can get anywhere from here’.
There are many many people who you can read about that had ambition to achieve in a particular field but at the beginning didn’t show any indication that they would succeed. In fact people around them laughed at them and wrote them off as dreamers. Again there are many stories of people who have suffered all kinds of serious setbacks in various areas of life. And from the ashes of traumatic events they have risen to glory. We read the accounts of those involved in sport, business, entertainment and life in general and we are amazed at the drive and persistence to overcome all obstacles in their way.
Ambition isn’t just thinking or talking about what you want to do. Neither is it planning it out on a piece of paper or a fancy computer program. It is really knowing where you want to go and how to get there. And then taking whatever action is required to get there. No ifs or buts, just success. Ambition really is the key to success.
There is a quote that sums up ambition from Ferdinand Magellan. He was an explorer in the early to middle sixteenth century and was the first man to sail around the world.
“The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore…Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible…It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavours…to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.”
When Magellan set sail his mind set was ‘I can get anywhere from here’. Even though he was going where no one had been before. He didn’t contemplate failure only success and for that he had to pay a price. [Why not read his story.]
Wherever you are, right now, if you want things you have to make them happen. You must take action, overcome all obstacles and persevere until you are successful. If I was right there in the room with you today and you told me what you wanted to do. My response would be, ’you can get anywhere from here’.
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Posted in Self Improvement · September 4th, 2010 · Comments (0)
Trouble with controlling anger is a major problem in the life of many people. Addressing this issue is difficult if the person is unwilling to admit to their problem and use anger management techniques that work. It is crucial that other people be supportive and encouraging to those experiencing anger issues. It may sometimes seem impossible since angry people are often hurtful and even violent. The first step however is helping them to realize they need help with expressing their anger properly.
There are anger management techniques that will be used to help someone once they are ready to work on their anger problem and turn to anger management for solutions. There are many techniques which are helpful in anger management. It might be helpful or even necessary for you to try them all so that you can find anger management techniques that work best for you.
Relaxation is a recommended technique for anger management. Angry feelings and emotions can be calmed when you relax your muscles with exercises like deep breathing, relaxing imagery and slow non-strenuous exercise that is a lot like yoga. It is suggested they breathe deeply when someone gets mad and is headed toward a fit of anger. The method recommends that you breathe deeply from your diaphragm in order to relax.
Using relaxing imagery also works for some people. A relaxing experience usually helps to calm them, by allowing their mind and thoughts to go to a happy place. The depiction may be of a past experience or you can just use your imagination. The yoga-like exercises used as anger management techniques will relax the muscles which in turn will help you feel much more composed.
Another anger management technique that is used is Problem solving. It is important for a person to discover the reasons for their anger. Anger is a natural response to certain situations and at times it is an acceptable reaction but there are other times when anger is improper. There is a reason for anger and with every problem comes an answer. When a situation comes up, people are taught not to concentrate on the solution but instead on the problem. Finding ways to confront and fix the problem is the main goal of this anger management technique. It may take awhile to conform to this plan, but it is important to stick to it. Eventually the answers will come.
Among the better techniques that are taught to people with anger issues is practicing better communication skills. Often a fit of anger arises because a person misunderstood a conversation, and without thinking, they become enraged and filled with anger. Anger management teaches people to slow down and think before they speak or act. The easily angered person needs to seek out the underlying messages and not just jump to conclusions. When feeling on the defensive side, people should learn not to fight back. Listening rationally to what another person has to say might make a huge difference in a reaction.
There are many other anger management techniques which may be helpful to people needing them. These are just a few of them.
I believe that you can control your anger, it will mean that you have to go through a process, but once the process is complete, you will have control over your anger like never before and you will always know what to do and how to do it right.
The truth is, its not your fault that your anger sometimes get the better part of you. You see your angry responses for the most part were ingrained into you while you were still a child, and as an adult you are only letting what is inside come out.
It’s alright though, you are not forsaken. There are millions of people just like you who are angry and want to get their anger under control.
As for you, if you want to be expressing your anger properly in less than 48 hours, go to www.the-anger-management-store.com, I have more free videos there that tell you more about it.
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Posted in Self Improvement · September 4th, 2010 · Comments (0)