Live Your Legacy : Build a legacy that will last far beyond your years
Posted: April 4, 2011 Filed under: Motivation | Tags: funeral, legacy Leave a comment »IMAGINE YOUR FUNERAL. Not the brightest topic, to be sure, but one worth serious thought—no matter what your age. Your family and friends have gathered to honor your life. But what do you leave behind? Beyond the contents of your last will and testament, what part of you remains on earth even after you’ve passed away?
Your legacy. It’s something you create during your life solely to benefit future generations, something you may never see come to fruition. Just like a farmer who plants a tree knowing he’ll never live to taste its fruits, a legacy is a gift you leave behind without expecting anything in return. Think of John F. Kennedy and the space program or Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights. They died before their legacies were fulfilled, but they will be forever revered for their efforts.
Just like that farmer’s sprouting tree, legacies don’t happen overnight—and they don’t happen by accident. They’re deliberately crafted over years of hard work and dedication. But you don’t have to give up your worldly possessions and become a Mother Teresa to start building your legacy now. Here’s how. Read the rest of this entry »
You get what you really believe
Posted: April 3, 2011 Filed under: Motivation | Tags: beliefs, believe, change, life Leave a comment »
crede quod habes, et habes
Believe that you have it, and you do.
You get what you really believe. It really is as simple as that.
It does not matter how many affirmations you say and how often if you do not really believe what you are saying you are wasting your time. It is not that you are trying to fool yourself or even the universe, you probably think that is what you believe. Or by trying to concentrate on what you want so hard it will somehow bypass the negative.
The only problem is the universe only hears our inner truths, the real us. It sounds a bit dramatic doesn’t it? But what you think you believe and what your subconscious believes can be two different things. This is where the law of attraction can be a bit tricky. Read the rest of this entry »
