Collections to Inspire

Okay this is cool! I found this listed under "World-Class vs Middle-Class" and it's totally worth passing on! Maybe just one of these will be your inspiration for the day. Good luck and don't be average (or middle-class)!

The Middle Class competes . . . the World Class creates.

The Middle Class avoids risk . . . the World Class manages risk.

The Middle Class loves to be comfortable . . .
The World Class is comfortable being uncomfortable. (trying new things)

The Middle Class lives in delusion . . .
The World Class doesn't believe security exists.

The Middle Class sacrifices growth for safety . . .
The World Class sacrifices safety for growth.

The Middle Class focuses on having . . . The World Class focuses on being.

The Middle Class has a lottery mentality . . .
The World Class has an abundance mentality.

The Middle Class slows down . . . The World Class calms down.

The Middle Class is frustrated . . . The World Class is grateful.

The Middle Class operates out of fear and scarcity . . .
The World Class operates from love and abundance.

The Middle Class has pipedreams . . . The World Class has vision.

The Middle Class denies intuition . . . The World Class embraces its intuition.

The Middle Class trades time for money . . .
The World Class trades ideas for money.

The Middle Class is problem oriented . . . The World Class is solution oriented.

The Middle Class sees itself as victim . . .
The World Class sees itself as responsible.

The Middle Class thinks it knows enough . . . The World Class is eager to learn.

The Middle Class speaks the language of fear . . .
The World Class speaks the language of love.

The Middle Class chooses fear . . .
The World Class chooses growth.

The Middle Class is boastful . . .
The World Class is humble.

The Middle Class seeks riches . . . The World Class seeks wealth.

The Middle Class Believes its vision only when it sees it . . .
The World Class knows it will see its vision when it believes it.

The Middle Class coaches through logic . . . The World Class coaches through emotion.

The Middle Class Believes problem solving stems from knowledge . . .
The World Class believes problem solving stems from will.

The Middle Class consciousness is what most of us are born into.
WORLD CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS IS WHAT IS POSSIBLE! - I find myself decidedly Middle Class in some of my thinking, attitude and actions. Today I choose to be more World Class! You can too! It starts with just a decision, then add some focus, stir with a little bit of action and you've got the receipt for growth and success!
Thanks for stopping by.
See you later!

But . . . it's hard!

Here's one to capture your heart and mind.
"Champions believe if you remove adversity, you remove the victory."

In these days of the Olympic challenges and the herculean efforts of some of these athletes. We have to ask our average selves. Do I let my difficulties or fears hold me back?

You see the average choose the path of least resistance. But that's not you. That's why your here isn't it? To challenge yourself to be . . . a bit more than average. Average people watch television and hang out at happy hour with their friends that are going no where, and complain about how someone else is holding them back, rather than waking up and taking responsibility for their own lives and doing something significantly different. Routine is the friend of average and the enemy of extraordinary.

You see the great ones continually push themselves mentally and physically to the point of exhaustion. Only then do they rest and recover. The tough times to an average person, equals pain. To the better than average, tough times are the call to the mental training ground to be better.

So if you're going through a tough time right now. Remember, "Your just passing through!" Answer the call, think about your next move, do something different! How about just laugh at it because tomorrow is going to be different. What's that guy in the Mens Warehouse commercial say, "I guarantee it."

Write down three tough times you went through and then write down three good things that came out of each situation. Maybe it was only, "I'll never do that again." Train yourself to see the good in the tough times and your future challenges will become smaller. See you later.

Whatcha Believin?

One of the major distinctions between average performers and champions is their belief system. Average people are just like champions in the fact that the average tend to be a product of their mental programming. In other words we all learned from our past, parents, teachers, coaches, etc. . . In most case though this programming is limited because it comes from people who believe they are limited themselves. To create a new system of belief we have to cast off our limitations. That's why as "average" we are saddled with beliefs that are more about "survival" than success. As average we are programmed to avoid pain at all costs, which promotes a "playing not to lose" mentality rather than a, "playing to win mentality" that involves an element of risk.

I have learned lately about something that I had cast off as silly. But that, I've surmised, was my average thinking. SELF-TALK. Yepper, talking to yourself about the way it could be, or should be. "I am not average, I am doing something positive to improve everyday." When I talk to myself like that I am programming myself to do more, perhaps better things. It's like waving your dreams and goals in front of your face. The proverbial dangling the carrot in front of the horse thing. I find like the horse I am willing to follow the carrot. I found out this is how "Champions" train.
(Anybody watching the Olympics?)

It doesn't matter how young or old your are, you can start rearranging your beliefs regardless of your current lot in life or upbringing. Believe you can change things, shake off the limitations and TELL YOURSELF (Self-talk) that you can do it. That's right, OUT LOUD, SAY IT! Hey it's a beginning.

It's been stated that, "As average people we believe champions are more intelligent, the champions know better. The truth is that intelligence plays a very small part. Belief is the real star of the show." Go for it! I believe you can.

Today - Make a list of your most closely held beliefs, and begin the process of questioning whether they are serving you in your journey out of average, or holding you back. Remember the old saying, "If you think you can't. You can't. If you think you can. YOU CAN!" Tell yourself you can! - Talking to myself and seeing you later.

We are the Champions My Friend.

Here's a bit for thought: "Average people have a world view that says being comfortable with who and where they are in life is the key to happiness. The great ones have a world view that says happiness is learning, growing and becoming."

In other words: The average seek mental comfort (Ouch). The what makes me comfortable feeling and not venturing outside that zone. The longer I travel this road the more I realize. . . If you're not growing, you're dying. It's true in the plant world and I believe true in my world too.

This of course begs the question, "Am I growing or dying?". Don't be afraid to ask yourself the hard questions. If your answer today is dying, make the decision TODAY to become more aware and begin growing. Heck, just giving time to thinking such thoughts is above average. The average wouldn't even consider it. Such things are outside the comfort zone.

I choosing to discuss this growing thing with myself today and in that discussion to find one thing that I can do to evidence some growth. Maybe not a huge thing, but something. How about you? Besides the conversation itself will be priceless. I love the little voices in my head. See you later . . .

Called Out!

I was called out last night. Well, sort of. It was mentioned that I haven't blogged for a while. It's a fact. While focusing on being something more than average I seemed to hit a wall. Maybe it's age? I know what I want to be/do. But I seem to come up short or lack the opportunities to move forward. There's also other tasks that seem to short circuit my ideas. Good or bad it's frustrating me to a degree.

Have you ever faced one of those times that something seems to frustrate your objectives at every turn? Humm . . . what to do?

I recently read that, "While average performers tend to believe truth and fact are the same, the world class knows there is a difference. . . The masses tend to operate from truth, which is often a distorted version of the facts. . . champions program their subconscious minds to believe their visions, dreams and ideas are truths." Ain't that a mouth full!

What I'm coming away with here is: What's my dream, vision, or idea and how do I program my subconscious to see that as the truth, rather than where I'm at right now?

Dream baby dream! Dream so often that you can't hardly distinguish the difference between the dream and your present circumstances! From what I'm learning then your mind goes to work on creating the steps to take you there. Then it's all action. OR so I hear. I'm a work in progress, and that's okay too.

How about are you? Are you dreamin? Hope so. All this helps us to become more than average. At the end of this who knows. We may become a movement. Not superheroes, just a bunch of something more than average people, maybe some one who makes a difference. Here's to the dreams! Later.

Speed Bumps

You know what speed bumps are don't you? Those diabolically designed pieces of asphalt or concrete in parking lots, placed there to slow you down and tear off the underside of your car while causing massive wheel alignment problems. FUN!

Life has those too. Things that happen to slow you down and tear away at your life's focus. Like things other people say (discouraging stuff) combined with our own "stinkin thinkin"that can lead to major wheel alignment problems in our own lives. We start thinking negatively about our goals and then (God forbid) even talking negatively, and before you know it we're off track. In a phrase, "Derailed and distracted." It's amazing - as people we give up so easily. It's average.

So what do we do? Let me share something that really helped me. Not new news, but something the positive thinking, success coach, mentor types all talk about, that we (as average rut dwellers) don't do: Use those speed bumps to slow and and rethink your goals. THEN - GET A BUDDY! An accountability partner if you will. Some one to help you stay on track.
Just recently I scheduled a meeting with a friend and his wife, (we had dinner) and in our conversation we agreed to call one another at a certain time each week and report how things are going and what we are doing to reach certain goals. The frequency is only once a week for 10-20 minutes and the duration - 1 year (the commitment part). The focus: to encourage one another and create action!

I'll tell ya. Just thinking about it is inspiring. And our talks yield great bits of info that spur us on together (even increase our goals!) I feel better than average just thinking about it!

Call it mentoring, partnership, friendship, accountability, whatever you want. Find someone of like precious faith, get around an agreed upon time and goal, AND GROW! It's really awe inspiring. I'm really looking forward to the results.

Try it! Nobody's an island unto themselves. People who just "go it alone", usually end up majoring in negativity and thumb twiddling. As the song says, "You need a friend. . . " See y'all tomorrow.

Average Overtakes Us.

Wow! I've been out of it lately! Overtaken by the Enemy Called Average. Ever happen to you? Self doubt creeps in, feels like your dreams are stolen, your alone and nobody cares. You Feel that your personal worth is valueless and life is relegated to the same old dull routine. Seems as though I've been there done that lately.

It's been 4 days since my last post and boy have I suffered for my wrong thinking. But I read something this morning that woke be out of my stoopper. "If you got out of bed this morning and started your day because you wanted to, you're in control."
"If you got out of bed and started your day because you had to, something else is in control of you." Did you know that 99% of the population is trapped in the second half of that statement!?! And it's tied up in our thinking!

Here's another one: "If you gave average thinking people a million dollar idea (Opportunity). They will find their way back to "Average". It's their limited self-image and thinking that drive them, it has nothing to do with reality. All of it is perception in the mind of the person.

This of course begs the question: "What are you thinking?" Where you feel most comfortable reflects your self-image and most likely your current state of being. If you want more (Better Than Average) you've got to upgrade your self-image. Finding out what the successful or "World Class" (above average) think and then promoting that to yourself through, images (pictures), self talk, our 10 minute a day dream session, all help us to move past average and into an improved mindset. From there we launch ourselves into "Above Average"!

So here's to thinking different today, better! Throw out the "stinikin thinkin" and upgrade yourself like you would a computer. Better memory, bigger hard drive, more desktop space based on improved performance. You can do it. Get some Grrrr . . . back in your life! THINK DIFFERENT!

I'm back and I am, thinking different. See you tomorrow!