At this very moment you are creating your future. That future is, for the most part, open ended. Sure, a few limitations have already been placed on it. Yet those limitations pale in comparison to the unimaginably vast possibilities still open to you. The future is relentlessly arriving and it will continue to do so, [...]

Are you so busy fighting against life that you have no time left to live it? Are you so worried about what’s going on in your world that you have no energy left to get things done? Do you put so much of your attention into judgment that you fail to notice the real treasures [...]

Do you realize how much power you have? Do you understand that you are a full-time, high-powered, creative, resourceful goal fulfillment machine? It’s true. Other people may try to put you down. Those who know you may criticize you endlessly, laugh at you, and act with extreme disrespect. But none of that matters. Because no [...]

As you live the great experience of today, have fun. Laugh. Smile. Whatever you’re doing, enjoy it. Life is difficult, but it is not a chore. Make it an adventure. Make it fun. There is joy to be found everywhere you look. Work can be just as fun as play. And it doesn’t really matter [...]

With just one single action that you take right now, you can create powerful consequences that stretch far into the future. So, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Well, it depends. It depends on what the action is. Whatever it is, whatever action you take, you can be sure of this: time [...]

When a drinking cup is dirty, what do you do? You rinse it out with fresh water. You put so much water into the cup that it pushes out the dirt. You put so much fresh water in that there’s no room left for the contamination. You can do the same thing with your thoughts. [...]

Get momentum on your side. Get moving and keep moving. When you’re standing still, it’s somewhat difficult to get going. Yet when you’re already moving, it is much easier to keep on moving. So start each day early with positive, result-oriented action and keep it up all day long. That will enable you to get [...]

In the open ocean, away from sight of land, you fall off a small boat into the water. You’re a good swimmer, and are able to begin treading water after a moment or two. But there are six-foot swells in the sea and you can’t see over them to determine where the boat is. Even [...]

Don’t ruin the quality of your effort by trying too hard. When you act out of desperation, your actions lose much of their effectiveness. When fear of a particular failure is constantly at the front of your awareness, you give energy and vision to that concept of failure, thus helping to bring it about. Instead [...]

Your thoughts shape your life, and you have the power to exercise complete control over your thoughts. Every action you take begins with a thought. Everything you know is filtered through your own unique set of thoughts — the thoughts you choose. Do your thoughts build your life or do they hold you back? Thought [...]