You only need to work a half day every day to get rich, it doesn’t matter which twelve hours of the day you work!

Thomas Edison made ten thousand mistakes before he invented the lightbulb.
what if, after 9,999 mistakes………..he gave up?

Never quit…..ever! even when things get impossibly difficult, don’t give up.
If you fall down, get up. one day you’ll get up and you will never fall down again.
Success is a journey, not a destination.

If you needed any more reasons to join me in planning a better future for yourself, watch this

Everything seems to be the short term, quick fix these days. I’m sat at my pc and through the window I see two council workers making their way up the road, filling in potholes as they go.
One guy is shoveling tarmac into the holes while the other guy is ‘ironing’ them with an industrial thumper.
The result is a patchwork of varying sized ‘splats’ of tar meandering its ugly way up the road.
I have no idea how much this has cost but I am willing to bet these repair jobs don’t make it through the next winter.

I remember when they did things properly, when thy used to cut the pothole out so it was a neat square with an even depth of at least three inches all over, then, when they filled it with tarmac, it wouldnt be tapering towards the edges just begging to be run over so that it could crumble away to nothing.
They also used to run a seam of liquid tar along the join where the new material met the old material to stop water getting in and undermining the repair.

I realise that this method costs more but it lasted a whole lot longer than the ‘chewing gum fix’ they’re using at the mo. Time will tell!

Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the power of emotions, human beings can perform the most heroic (as well as barbaric) acts. To a great degree, civilization itself can be defined as the intelligent channeling of human emotion. Emotions are fuel and the mind is the pilot, which together propel the ship of civilized progress.

Which emotions cause people to act? There are four basic ones; each, or a combination of several, can trigger the most incredible activity. The day that you allow these emotions to fuel your desire is the day you’ll turn your life around.

Disgust
One does not usually equate the word “disgust” with positive action. And yet properly channeled, disgust can change a person’s life. The person who feels disgusted has reached a point of no return. He or she is ready to throw down the gauntlet at life and say, “I’ve had it!” That’s what I said after many humiliating experiences at age 25. I said, “I don’t want to live like this anymore. I’ve had it with being broke. I’ve had it with being embarrassed, and I’ve had it with lying.”

Yes, productive feelings of disgust come when a person says, “Enough is enough.”

The “guy” has finally had it with mediocrity. He’s had it with those awful sick feelings of fear, pain and humiliation. He then decides he is “not going to live like this anymore.” Look out! This could be the day that turns a life around. Call it what you will: the “I’ve had it” day, the “never again” day, the “enough’s enough” day. Whatever you call it, it’s powerful! There is nothing so life-changing as gut-wrenching disgust!

Decision
Most of us need to be pushed to the wall to make decisions. And once we reach this point, we have to deal with the conflicting emotions that come with making them. We have reached a fork in the road. Now this fork can be a two-prong, three-prong, or even a four-prong fork. No wonder that decision-making can create knots in stomachs, keep us awake in the middle of the night, or make us break out in a cold sweat.

Making life-changing decisions can be likened to internal civil war. Conflicting armies of emotions, each with its own arsenal of reasons, battle each other for supremacy of our minds. And our resulting decisions, whether bold or timid, well thought out or impulsive, can either set the course of action or blind it.

I don’t have much advice to give you about decision-making except this: Whatever you do, don’t camp at the fork in the road. Decide. It’s far better to make a wrong decision than to not make one at all. Each of us must confront our emotional turmoil and sort out our feelings.

Desire
How does one gain desire? I don’t think I can answer this directly because there are many ways. But I do know two things about desire:

A. It comes from the inside not the outside.
B. It can be triggered by outside forces.

Almost anything can trigger desire. It’s a matter of timing as much as preparation. It might be a song that tugs at the heart. It might be a memorable sermon. It might be a movie, a conversation with a friend, a confrontation with the enemy, or a bitter experience. Even a book or an article such as this one can trigger the inner mechanism that will make some people say, “I want it now!”

Therefore, while searching for your “hot button” of pure, raw desire, welcome into your life each positive experience. Don’t erect a wall to protect you from experiencing life. The same wall that keeps out your disappointment also keeps out the sunlight of enriching experiences. So let life touch you. The next touch could be the one that turns your life around.

Resolve
Resolve says, “I will.” These two words are among the most potent in the English language. I WILL. Benjamin Disraeli, the great British statesman, once said, “Nothing can resist a human will that will stake even its existence on the extent of its purpose.” In other words, when someone resolves to “do or die,” nothing can stop him.

The mountain climber says, “I will climb the mountain. They’ve told me it’s too high, it’s too far, it’s too steep, it’s too rocky, it’s too difficult. But it’s my mountain. I will climb it. You’ll soon see me waving from the top or you’ll never see me, because unless I reach the peak, I’m not coming back.” Who can argue with such resolve?

When confronted with such iron-will determination, I can see Time, Fate and Circumstance calling a hasty conference and deciding, “We might as well let him have his dream. He’s said he’s going to get there or die trying.”

The best definition for “resolve” I’ve ever heard came from a schoolgirl in Foster City, California. As is my custom, I was lecturing about success to a group of bright kids at a junior high school. I asked, “Who can tell me what ‘resolve’ means?” Several hands went up, and I did get some pretty good definitions. But the last was the best. A shy girl from the back of the room got up and said with quiet intensity, “I think resolve means promising yourself you will never give up.” That’s it! That’s the best definition I’ve ever heard: PROMISE YOURSELF YOU’LL NEVER GIVE UP.

Think about it! How long should a baby try to learn how to walk? How long would you give the average baby before you say, “That’s it, you’ve had your chance”? You say that’s crazy? Of course it is. Any mother would say, “My baby is going to keep trying until he learns how to walk!” No wonder everyone walks.

There is a vital lesson in this. Ask yourself, “How long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?” I suggest you answer, “As long as it takes.” That’s what these four emotions are all about.

Many of you may or may not know that I have been involved with my own business for some time, some of you have even accompanied, and still do accompany me in that business.
What I like best about it is the fact that I can pick it up & put it down whenever it suits me. Some of you will know that, due to ill health, I put It down almost two years ago and even then I still got paid every month, not only did I get paid every month but I even got PAY RISES! Isn’t that fantastic?
Well I recently decided to pick up again and this time I have no intention of putting down until I’ve achieved some of my goals.
I also realise that, as far as some of my existing distributors are concerned, I havent started you off in the best possible way.
I’ve been on training a few more times recently and I now KNOW I could’ve started you off better.
If you still want to make a success of this business or achieve some of your goals and earn some extra money on the way then call me (07957896027 or 08002980280) or better still join me at Express Day, our main annual event. You can read what Clive Leach has to say about EXPRESS DAY by clicking here. Come and be inspired and maybe take the opportunity to be involved in the new £10,000 holiday promotion.
Oh, and just incase your “too tired to be bothered” take a look at this

Finish strong. probably the best motivational vid ever!

Over  the years, as I’ve sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life’s  challenges, I’ve come across four simple words that can make living worthwhile.

First,  life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don’t know will hurt you. You have to  have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from  your own experiences—negative or positive.

We  learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive  negative. We also learn from other people’s experiences, both positive and  negative. I’ve always said that it is too bad failures don’t give seminars.  Obviously, we don’t want to pay them, so they aren’t usually touring around  giving seminars. But that information would be very valuable. We would learn  how someone who had it all, messed it up. Learning from other people’s  experiences and mistakes is valuable information because we can learn what not  to do without the pain of having tried and failed ourselves.

We  learn by what we see, so pay attention. We learn by what we hear, so be a good  listener. Now, I do suggest that you should be a selective listener. Don’t just  let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we read, so learn  from every source. Learn from lectures. Learn from songs. Learn from sermons. Learn  from conversations with people who care. Always keep learning.

Second,  life is worthwhile if you TRY. You can’t just learn. Now you have to try  something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference. Try to make some  progress. Try to learn a new skill. Try to learn a new sport. It doesn’t mean  you can do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do if you just  try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go all out?

Third,  life is worthwhile if you STAY. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If  you have signed up for the day or for the game or for the project, see it through.  Sometimes calamity comes; then it is worth wrapping it up and that’s the end. But  just don’t end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this  one, if you signed up, see it through.

And  lastly, life is worthwhile if you CARE. If you care at all, you will get some  results. If you care enough, you can get incredible results. Care enough to  make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a  new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be the highest  producer. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win.

Four  powerful little words: learn, try, stay and care. What difference can you make  in your life today by putting these words to work?

I know, I know. It’s been a while but I’m finally getting back on track and beating back procrastination with a large stick! Afterall, I’m almost 51 years old! this is not good as it means I have even less time to do right by my family and make sure that I now grab every opportunity to make things work for us.
It’s very easy to fall by the wayside and, even though you can picture what you want from life, do absolutely nothing to help yourself. Heck, I even started up some of my old bad habits, you know, the usual ones, smoking, drinking (more than I should) stopping exercising.

But enough is enough, I should be treating my body as a temple (and not the temple of doom!) afterall, it’s the only place I have to live.

I’d appreciate it if you all came along and maybe chip in once in a while with your thoughts and comments. I have new goals and ambitions and I think it’s about time I achieved them because if I live my life without direction I could end up anywhere!

to your health, wealth and happiness

Steve.

I promised when I started this blog that I would do what I could to help you make and save money during these difficult times.
Well, I now have the help of French & Saunders! and these two wonderful ladies have a message that you might want to listen to http://www.tinyurl.com/ourmessage

I would really appreciate it if you could forward the link or even the whole article (short as it may be!) to at least three of your friends who you think might be interested in the message.

To your Health, Wealth & Happiness,

Steve.