All the great leaders and motivators agree with this fundamental truth. “You Don’t Get What You Want, You Get What You Are”, says Tulshi Sen, in the Master Key For Success. James Allen, in As a Man Thinketh, says, “Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”
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Les Brown, in his interview with Armand Morin, subscribes to this same bold truth, “You don’t get what you want in life, you get what you are.” He explained how his unusual early childhood molded his heart and mind for the motivational writing and speaking he does around the world today. [read more…]
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People often interchange the terms ‘wants vs desires’. So, this query is very subtle. Our mind may even purposely dismiss its inherent nuances. Yet our answer will reveal how we live our life and work on our business.
WARNING: When you dig down deep enough, your mind may get very agitated and force you to abandon the question. Hopefully, you will be intrigued enough to probe further.
Why is it important to know the difference between wants and desires?
Because herein lies the key to creating and sustaining a successful life. Some entrepreneurs prefer satisfying their wants and see desires as frivolous or at best, fantasies. Others may say that both are important and it really depends on the particular situation. Still others may already be living in the Consciousness of their Vision while going about their day to day activities. [read more…]
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Have you noticed how the current economic situation has created its own momentum of fear? Stimulus efforts (from individuals, communities or nations) seem virtually ineffective in this sea of constant, negative news feeds. As a result, the doubts and fears people may already be entertaining tend to get reinforced.
So, what is adversity to the entrepreneur? Once understood, it can be used to inform our goals and visions. Misunderstood, it will feed our excuses and lingering doubts about what we want for our business and our life.
We can choose to see adversity as the challenge for focusing anew and learning from our difficulties. Otherwise, we will find ourselves sagging from the relentless negative reports about global economies, or even buckling under the weight of failures close to home.
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It takes great courage to go for what you really want. And entrepreneurs seem to have plenty of it. Yet despite great intentions, most fall short of the mark.
Intentions can get tainted by what you don’t have or haven’t yet been able to secure. And for many, 2008 has been an extremely challenging year.
It’s no wonder discouragement insidiously seeped into our awareness. And we’ve all had plenty of external economic indicators bombarding us about the hard times ahead for 2009. But if we now feel we can’t have what we truly want, we’ve indeed fallen into a dangerous self-deceptive trap.
The way out is to go deep inside the core of our being and allow our hearts to speak. Entrepreneurs are courageous, so we can do this. I’m reminded that the word courage comes from the French word ‘coeur’, meaning heart. Courageous people move into the world with, in and through their hearts. We often use the expression, ‘take heart’, in other words, be encouraged.
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I found this wonderful video snippet from professor Tina Seelig of Stanford University, from her presentation, The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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