If you could have 15 minutes to talk with anyone alive now or in the past, who would it be? Why? What would you talk about?

Today’s world based on our choices leaves little mental bandwidth for much. I think it is extremely important to always reflect upon the gifts we’ve been given and do good works for those who need a hand up. Please share, what do you do to give back to your community?

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Websters defines the word “selfishness” as follows: One concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others.The ability for people to be this way and not realize it confuses me.

Why is it that someone can act in such a way and total denial, have no idea or recognition of their actions? Or is even that a facade?

The thought that a person has lived one way for so long that they believe that change is out of their reach is crazytalk! Its as simple as accepting where you are right now in the moment and just deciding that you will no longer make the choice that kept you were you were. You can choose to live a live of true expectancy filled with possibility. Stop and think about it for a moment and imagine all the things you would have, do, see, experience, and live through if you had an unlimited life. Write those things down or capture them in your PDA, IPhone, Droid, Tape recorder, tatoos or any other chosen method of idea capture that you like to use on a regular basis.

When you look at that list does it bring even the smallest of smiles to your face or a HUGE grin?

To live like that you could almost feel like to give, contribute, share, and just be apart would be an honor. There would be no limits to what you could do, who you could help, or whose life you could turn around. Yea, I know the though of pay-it-forward for some is a foreign language. But it is one that more of us need to not only  learn but master to find the joy of really making the smallest difference in a fellow human beings‘ life.

What will your choice be TODAY?

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When someone becomes upset in a relationship it gets easy to fly off the handle and possibly say or do something that one might happen to regret at som later point in time. It is in those moments that one must maintain the self control to thing clearly and not let emotion take control of the situation. It is a time for better choices and cooler heads to prevale. To let things get out of hand can lead to situations that are beyond possible repair and the loss of something or someone that could truly special. Remember that there are times that when you say something it can not be erased from the minds of the people that hear it.

With that being said… You have many options to avoid the problems that conflict can present. You can walk away, choose silence, or even just choose not to let the conflict continue.

In your next conflict, what are the choices you will make? Where will they take you and what is your goal in that situation?

The choices in each interaction can lead you in a multitude of directions, it is in your best interest to make choices that lead you in the direction of your long term dreams and not winning for the moment.

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When undertaking personal development a person should have the maturity to take 100% responsibility for their health, career, finances, relationships, emotions, habits, spiritual beliefs. It requires taking a hard look at yourself, consciously deciding what kind of person you truly are on the inside, and then getting your actions to be congruent with your true self.

The goal is to help achieve outstanding effectiveness while maintaining internal balance, where your thoughts, feelings, actions, and skills are all working together to create the life you truly desire.

You’ll need to learn practical ideas to make important changes in your life, both big and small, so you can get your life on track and start living up to your potential.

What is Hope?

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of despair, wanting, wishing, suffering or perseverance, believing that a better or positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary. The moment that you decide to invest in hope it begins to change you. An attitude of gratitude combined

Hopefulness is somewhat different from optimism in that hope is an emotional state, whereas optimism is a conclusion reached through a deliberate thought pattern that leads to a positive attitude

Hope can be passive in the sense of a wish or prayer, or active as a plan or idea, often against popular belief, with persistent, personal action to execute the plan or prove the idea. An excellent example is a prisoner of war who never gives up hope for escape and, against the odds, plans and accomplishes this. By contrast, consider another prisoner who simply wishes or prays for freedom, or another who gives up all hope of freedom.

It is the concerted effort put into a plan and powered by motivation that changes things in your life. There are always options in life. I am a strong believer that there no problem that can’t be solved is only an answer waiting to be found.