It Starts With You

Most people have to be able to see and know how things will get done before they try to change their situation for the better. Take goingback to school for instance; there are a lot of people that would love to go back to school, if for no other reason than to have that accomplishment under their belt. But, they look at their situation and find a million and one reasons that would make that goal impossible to obtain...no babysitter, what about work, how will I get there, when will I study, what about my family, will it consume too much of my time, can I finish, how will I pay for it (the list goes on and on)? Usually people focus so much on negativity that they rule out any future goals that they may want to accomplish because of the negative clutter already in their minds. The term we "speak things into existence" is quite true. When you think negatively and consider yourself defeated before beginning, you take yourself out of the equation by NOT believing that ALL things can be changed…people, circumstances as well as finances.

What people fail to realize is before you expect someone else to come through for you, you have to make the first move and come through for yourself. Make some moves to better your OWN life and change your OWN circumstances.  No one wants to help someone that isn’t helping themselves. My point is, people are more inclined to help those that want something out of life, besides a hand out.

So Today my Voices are Asking you for a Favor:  please change your way of thinking?  Instead of thinking about millions of reasons things can't be done, think about the opportunities that may arise if you put yourself in a prosperous position. Just start doing things and deal with the hick-ups in life as they arise. You will be amazed at the help and support you get when you step out on faith!

A situation will never change by doing the same things over and over again.  You MUST change your way of thinking,  if you want any type of change in your life.  It starts with you…

Until Next Time

Dare Yourself to Do Better

Yesterday my mom said "you’re just as bad as your son is with that gadget!" At first I was offended because I thought there was no way possible that my using my phone could be compared to Blake’s playing of video games. Even though I didn’t agree, I began to pay attention to how often I picked up my phone. I was astonished at how often this was… that made me take it a step further and start paying attention to exactly what I was doing when picking up my phone. And guess what, it’s a whole lotta nothing!! I’m doing one of the following… glancing through emails, playing Words with Friends or whatever random game I’m addicted to at the time, checking Facebook, reading Twitter or looking at pictures that I’ve already seen. I was instantly disappointed in myself, I’m not even sure when this compulsiveness with my phone started and exactly what I’ve been missing out on because of this uncontrollable urge to accomplish nothing.

Me being the googling queen that I am, decided to research habit. And it is defined as an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. Which is quite similar to having an addiction. I read that it takes about 30 days to break a habit and wasting so much time on non-productive things is definitely a habit I want to break. I would hate to be one of those people like on T.V. that are constantly on their phones ignoring the beautiful things that can or are going on around them. So I decided to dare myself to do better and I am going to do a 30 Day Challenge of Betterment; and I encourage you to join me in this challenge. The guidelines include:

1. Evaluating a habit that you have that takes away from your productivity
2. Think about constructive things that you could do in place of that thing
3. Set realistic goals of what you will do with your time
4. If you fail, start over from day one

It’s just that simple! My 30 Days of Betterment Challenge include NO PHONE for 4 hours a day! I am going to COMPLETELY devote an hour to my children, an hour to my mate, and 2 hours to self betterment as a whole (time with God, time perfecting a skill, exercising, etc). This will not only help me break that habit or addiction but it will help me to build on the relationship that I have with Demond and the Kids! I wish you luck…no scratch that... I don’t believe in luck, I wish blessings upon you! Keep me posted on your challenge.

So today my voices are saying: Realize who you Are, Accept Who you Were and Strive to Become Better! Your past can only hold you back if you allow it. Today is the day to begin a journey to a better you! A You that is Productive, Loving & Considerate!

I am Better than I Was, Not All that I Shall be, but Loving who I Am…A Work in Progress, Headed in the right Direction!

It’s never too late to become a better you.. Challenge yourself to become better!!

Until Next Time…