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The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect is an idea that suggests that small changes have a dramatic impact, over time.
Just think, how the world would be today if the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11 had been stopped? Or if the bullet from Lee Harvey Oswald?s gun was half an inch off-target and missed John F. Kennedy, instead of killing him?
Although these are major events in modern history, we can easily apply these to our own lives.
Success Is A Habit
Michael Jordon, the legendary basketball player, was once making a television commercial.
All Michael needed to do in the advert was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. Michael had conditioned himself to succeed when throwing a basketball and every time he threw a basketball, it went in. In total, it took him over 20 attempts before he missed a shot.
The Past Does Not Equal The Future
Tony Robbins, the popular motivational speaker and success coach, celebrates his 50th birthday today. He is an inspiration to millions around the world. However, his life has also involved great struggle.
Years ago, Tony Robbins was faced with a difficult decision.
New Starts
How much of your life do you live in the past? How much of it do you live in the present? How much do you live in the future?
I recently asked myself this question this and found that I spent considerable time living in the past.
There is a wise proverb that states that “We cannot go back and make a new start, but we can start now to make a new ending.”
The Death Of Ivan Ilych
We often read about the famous last words that people speak. Of all of these, the most profound words were not spoken by a real person, but by a character in one of Leo Tolstoys stories.
Ivan Ilych was an accountant who lived in Moscow. The Death of Ivan Ilych is a short story about the thoughts and feelings that he has on his deathbed.
Ivan lived a normal life. In fact, he was quite successful. He was an accountant who had done well at school, exceeded at work and had a normal family life.
Do Your Best Regardless
Whenever a natural disaster of great importance, such as the one in Haiti, we regain a sense of perspective of just how powerless we are when solving the big issues that often affect this world. Despite this feeling of powerlessness, there are those who try to do regardless and, in trying, ultimately change our world for the better.
One of these great people is Mother Teresa.
The Bamboo Tree And Success
Nature has always been a good teacher and we can all learn a lesson from the bamboo tree.
During the first three years of its life, the bamboo tree only grows a couple of inches over ground, as spends its energy developing a strong root system underneath the soil.
Then, in the fourth year, after the root system has been developed, the bamboo tree shoots up to 80 feet above ground.
Coax Habits Down One Step At A Time
We have all had one of those incidents in life where we have reached threshold.
We become clear in our mind that we want to stop smoking, lose a certain amount of weight, stop drinking or one of the many other negative habits that we succumb to.
We then wake up the next morning, motivated and passionate and stick to this resolution. We totally cut out this behaviour for a few days and then, as expected, that habit returns and we are back to our old ways.
The Science Behind 1 in a Million
Professor Stephen Hawking, the author of A Brief History of Time, spent 29 years of his life studying the hidden determinants of human motivation and behaviour. His Kinesthesiology studies found some truly amazing results.
The study was based upon the energy levels that
different people habitually live from.
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Infinite Patience
“Infinite patience produces immediate results”.
The true meaning of this statement is grasped when you understand the result that patience gives you. Patience gives you calmness, peace and, most importantly, belief.
Look back over the past month. How many problems have been caused by you running out of patience? How much frustration, stress, unhappiness and irritation have you experienced as a result of this. How many opportunities have you not fully realised because you loss patience.