• “Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him.
• “Persistence beat talents all day long”
• “Never give up”
• “This is my dream being lived out and I am so thankful for that”
• “ I’ve learned how to be open and bold about my faith, but in terms of my influence, I just try to lead in a godly way. What that means for me is to serve them, whether it’s just doing the dirty work, like cleaning up sweat on the floor, or deferring to other people, or carrying equipment bags.”
• “In basketball these days, the rookies and freshmen are supposed to do the grunt work, and seniors relax and hang out, but when you reverse that, or when seniors help out with some of that, it shows that you’re trying to serve them, and that’s a good way to lead.”
• “The way you talk to your teammates and push them and the way you treat them is important. There is a fine line between trying to help your teammates and criticizing them. The toughest part for me is how to keep my teammates accountable but at the same time do it in a loving way that doesn’t judge or condemn them. It’s definitely been a struggle and I’m trying to learn how to lead consciously in a way that honors God.”
• “Every day in practice I have to lead by example. But at the same time, when people aren’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing, you’re responsible as a player. You can’t rely on the coaches to say everything. The players have to be responsible and take ownership of the team. Every day in practice there are situations where you need to say something and get a message across, but do it in the right way.”
• “I need to be in the Word daily. I read and pray in the morning and at night. It helps me get off to a good start in the morning and at night I look back at what happened during the day.”
• “It’s really important to me to go to church, which is sometimes tough when I get back from road trips late on Saturday night, but I try to make it a priority to go every week.”
• “Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don’t really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.”
• “If you don’t have appropriate boundaries, you’ll compromise your faith. I struggled spiritually for a while and I didn’t have many Christian friends. It wasn’t until I got plugged in to a small group my sophomore year that things really started to change. I began to build a Christian community, learn more about Jesus in the Bible studies and develop relationships that helped me with accountability.”
• “Over the years I’ve learned that just because you follow God, it doesn’t mean you win every game or get what you want athletically. There is a godly way to play basketballand that’s what you’re responsible for doing. If you happen to get a championship, great, but if not, there is a lesson to be learned.”
• “I think one of the most rewarding experiences in life is to see people come to Christ and make lifestyle changes. When that happens, you definitely see God behind it. This year we’ve seen eight students make first-time decisions for Christ and when I see that, it’s a great feeling. I’m really thankful that God is changing somebody, or sometimes he’s changing me.”
• “They (his parents) make sure I have a godly attitude when I play and when I don’t, they call me out on it and make me accountable. That’s just so valuable because win or lose, whether you play well or not, you want to reflect God’s image, and they hold me to that. For that I’m very grateful. I’m very blessed by God!”
• “Suffering produces Character, and Character produces Hope, and Hope does not disappoint us”
• “We relish being the underdog. We love having something to prove, and I think we proved it tonight.”
• “All these people, all these things came into my life, and they’re all blessings from God. And now that I look back, I realize that these are His fingerprints all over my story.”
• “I’m not playing to prove anything to anybody. That affected my game last year and my joy last year. With all the media attention, all the love from the fans (in the Bay Area), I felt I needed to prove myself. Prove that I’m not a marketing tool, I’m not a ploy to improve attendance. Prove I can play in this league. But I’ve surrendered that to God. I’m not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore.”
• And people are always saying he deceptively quick, deceptively athletic, and I dont’ know if that’s just because I’m Asian or what it is, but obviously there’s going to be stereotypes that you have to fight.
• With all the media attention, all the love from the fans, I felt I needed to prove myself. Prove that I’m not a marketing tool, I’m not a ploy to improve attendance. Prove I can play in this league. But I’ve surrendered that to God. I’m not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore.

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Love him or hate him, Tim Tebow is a great role model that provides inspiration both on the field and off the field.

Below Are Tim Tebow Famous Motivational Speeches

The Promise (September 2008 after Gator’s home loss to Mississippi)

I just want to say one thing. 

To the fans and everybody in Gator Nation, I’m sorry, extremely sorry.

I promise you one thing, a lot of good will come out of this. 

You will never see any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of the season, and you will never see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of the season, and you will never see a team play harder that we will the rest of the season. 

God bless.

- Tim Tebow

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Tim Tebow National Championship Halftime Speech (2008)

Hey Let’s go! Get in here! Get in here right now!

Hey, we got 30 minutes for the rest of our lives! 30 minutes for the rest of our lives!

That’s our bet on first down, it ain’t happening!

We get the ball, I promise you one thing, were going to hit somebody and taking it down the field for a touchdown, I guarantee you that.

Look at me! Look at me!

We got 30 minutes for the rest of our lives, let’s go!

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Tim Tebow ESPN Speech (January 2008)

Here we go fellas, the start of something new and special and here at Florida, this spells championship (points to gator head logo on floor)

You see this gator head? (still pointing to the gator head logo) that says championship in every sport, not just basketball but every sport

Out there today, we need juice, we need exceitement, we need leadership

Everything you do out there, you do with all your might, everything

You go out there, you get the crowd excited!

Everything you do, everything!

You go out there and get the crowd excited! Let’s go!

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Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award banquet (May 2011, Keynote Speaker)

(Excerpts)

“I was invited to come here last year and, due to being drafted by the Broncos and having OTAs, I couldn’t miss practice. I had to miss it, and I’m sorry. I’m extremely honored to be here this year and very excited.”

“Thank you to everyone who is involved, because it is very special what you do. It’s very inspirational to me to get to meet you, to get to know you. Over the past year and a half to get to understand what goes on and what you do is truly an honor. It’s very prestigious and I am very humbled to be here.”

“I believe that athletes, students, individuals deserve to be praised when they have worked hard to accomplish something. This event is not for me. I don’t deserve to be honored. I haven’t done anything. But you athletes, you have accomplished a lot that is extremely special. I am here to honor you and to say, ‘Well done.’”

“It’s incredible what you’ve done. It’s inspiring for me because you are the best of the best. You are leaders, you are role models and you’re the best of your generation. Through my speech tonight I hope you’re encouraged, I hope you’re inspired, I hope you can learn something. But also know that I am inspired by you, and to keep it up.”

“Along the way there’s going to be a lot of obstacles, a lot of adversity, a lot of people who will tell you you’re not good enough. I’m here to tell you that you are. Everyone that tells you that you’re not is because they didn’t accomplish something.”

“All of you facing tough decisions in your life right now, having to pick between schools, having to decide what you want to do with your future, I’ve got a little advice for you — trust God with it and do what you’re passionate about. That’s why I went to the University of Florida. I chose to go with someone I believed what passionate (Urban Meyer).”

“Success comes in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t come with money and it doesn’t come with fame. It comes from having a meaning in your life, doing what you love and being passionate about what you do. That’s having a life of success. When you have the ability to do what you love, love what you do and have the ability to impact people. … That’s having a life of success. That’s what having a life of meaning is.”

“For all you young people, you’re going to have an opportunity to do a lot of things in your life. Choose to do what you love. Choose to do what you’re passionate about, not what gives you the most money, not what gives you the most fame. That is fleeting, and that is fake. That will never give you happiness.”

“Every day that I step on a football field, baseball diamond, basketball court, classroom, event, whatever it is, I try to live my life with passion.”

“Passion is not adrenaline. A lot of people can get adrenaline when they start something. They can get real fired up and motivated. That’s not passion. Passion is when it’s hard. Passion is when you don’t want to wake up early in the morning. Passion is when you don’t want to stay up late studying but you do. Passion is something that comes from deep down inside. It is not when I’m on the field and I throw my arms up (in celebration). That’s adrenaline. Passion is all the nights you can’t see me working. Passion is all the nights you stay up training for your football game. Passion is when you’re tired and still doing what you know is right and what needs to be done. That’s passion.”

“Do you love what you do, and do you live with passion? If you do, it will affect everyone around you. Passion is contagious because not a lot of people have it. People want to be around passion. Ultimately I believe that it will make you successful in whatever its is that you want to do. If you have passion in your life, if you are willing to sacrifice for what you love, I believe you’ll be successful at it. I believe all of you (Winged Foot nominees) have done that, and that’s why you’re here.”

“Do you have the ability to finish strong? So many people have the ability to start something. Very few have the ability to finish strong because it’s very hard. There are a lot of trials, a lot of tribulations, a lot of adversity you will all face many times. Do you have what it takes to finish strong?”

“Things are going to be hard. There are so many obstacles. But if you already realize that and set in your mind that, ‘Whatever comes my way, I’m going to overcome it,’ … you’re going to finish strong, like we did in 2008 (at Florida) in winning the national championship.”

“Sports mean a lot to a lot of people in this room, but at the end of the day, they’re just sports. It’s not life. It isn’t just finishing strong in sports. Do you have what it takes to finish strong in life?”

“Do you have what it takes to finish strong in your sport, to finish strong in your job? More importantly, do you have what it takes to finish strong in life? Do you have what it takes? For all you athletes, I believe that you do. You inspire me, you encourage me. God bless you. Keep it up. Have passion, love what you do and finish strong.”

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Tim Tebow pre-game speech Charges (November 2011)

“As iron sharpens iron, men sharpen men,” Tebow told the group, loosely quoting Proverbs 27:1

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Tim Tebow Post Patriots Game Playoffs (January 2011)

“Any time you’re getting beaten like that, you just continue to fight. It doesn’t change who you are, how you play, how you go out there – you should be the same at all times. That’s what I wanted to show and it didn’t matter if it was the first play or the last play or if we were down by 42, I was going to be the same player and I was going to still give everything I have because that’s all I have to give. Every time I step on the field, I’m going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.”

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To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.

To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.

To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me

by Christian D. Larson

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“Can’t Rain All The Time” – The Crow

Bad Things In Life

No one ever said life is going to be easy.  We all have experienced rough times in our lives, some others more than most.  We all look for our answers when bad things happen and especially when it happens to good people.  It can also be very easy to start the blame game or the “what if” game after bad things happen.

Let’s face it though, we can’t prevent or predict when bad things happen in our lives.  Honestly, bad things are more likely going to happen to us in the future.

Life can be pretty complicated with mayhem and at times you may feel like you been knocked down so hard that you may never recover.  There is hope though and although it may not seem like there, just remember it can’t rain all the time and there will be light eventually.

How We Cope To Bad Things In Life

The way we overcome bad things in order to keep pushing forward in life and not letting it get us in “Quicksand” is all dependent on the way we handle and react to these outcomes in life.

Get Out Of Quicksand - Quicksand is the effect where you seem you like you are in way over your hard and struggling to survive.  Yes, it can be difficult when things add up or something so tremendous hit’s you so hard that you may feel like no matter what you do there is no way positive outcome.  The thing with quicksand though is that if you stop for a minute struggling and just keep a cool and calm head, then eventually you can get out of the quicksand.  The same applies to life, stop for a minute and get a clear head to prepare yourself in overcoming this temporary setback in life.  The more you dwell on the negatives and the problem the more difficult it is to rise above.

Don’t Worry About The Things You Can’t Control – There is a prayer called the Serenity Prayer that Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings use most often that focuses on having the strength to focus on what they can control and the strength to accept things they can not change.  There is no point stressing yourself out in worrying about the things you can’t control.  Focus on what you can control and that is the present, not the past or impossible things for the future.

“Something I learned early in college (is) to not worry about what I can’t control…But what I can control is my attitude, my effort, my focus every single day and that’s what I’m trying to worry about.” – Tim Tebow

Learning Experience – The most effective thing we can do from rough events in our life is to learn from them.  Whether you are spiritual or not, there is a driving force in this world that tells us that things happen for a reason.  Seek out that reason and embrace it.  If a difficult event happened in your family that has brought everyone together then maybe that reason is getting the opportunity to spend time with your family that you may never have done before.  This is not to say to forget or ignore the problem but try to learn from this experience, it is the only way to get better in life.

Keep It Positive – You must stay head strong and always look for the positive in life even when it looks bleak in life.  Keeping a positive outlook will help you push through this temporary setback in life.  You are what you think.  Watch funny movies and tv, go out and do something fun or spend quality time with friends.  Do whatever you got to do to stay positive.

Keep Pushing Forward – Never go backwards, you must always keep pushing forward and overcoming obstacles in life.

You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It ‘s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. – Rocky Balboa

Have Faith / Hope – Finally, the thing you must keep is faith and hope alive.  This will pass, tomorrow the sun will rise again and the future will become better.  You have to maintain a sense of hope or otherwise you will be holding on to something that will keep you complacent.  Having hope will give you purpose to move forward.

Sometimes in life we experience bad things in order to become stronger.  I will be strong.

” i’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. i’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled christmas tree lights. i’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. i’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” i’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. i’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. i’ve learned that whenever i decide something with an open heart, i usually make the right decision. i’ve learned that even when i have pains, i don’t have to be one. i’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. people love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. i’ve learned that i still have a lot to learn. i’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelo

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I will admit that I was not a huge fan of Tim Tebow in the beginning of the season.  I am indeed a Denver Bronco’s fan mainly due to the love of my life Andrea’s hometown.  I didn’t like his sloppy passes and his need to always try to make running plays.  However, the more I get to know Tim Tebow from his background and attitude, the more I like the guy.

He truly is an overall good guy who displays being humble and a positive outlook on life.  Tim does not have a bad bone in his body even faced with trash talk and negativity, Tebow decides to take the higher road and doesn’t gloat, trash talk and even cuss.

His relentless attitude on his religion and not caring about what other people may think or say is refreshing.  He stands up for his convictions and morals which is very rare these days.  Hope has always thrived in Tim Tebow even when he was born he was a miracle in surviving the complicated pregnancy his Mother was going through.

I can truly say I respect Tim Tebow now and below are some of the examples that he has shown through quotes and positive attitude given.

 Tebow: “He reminds us that strength comes in many forms & some people have what can be described only as a gift for winning, which isn’t synonymous with any spreadsheet inventory of what it supposedly takes to win. This gift usually involves hope, confidence & a special composure, all of which keep a person in the game long enough, w/enough energy & stability, so that a fickle entity known as luck might break his or her way. For Tebow that state of mind comes from his particular relationship w/his chosen God & is a matter of religion. For someone else it might be understood & experienced as the power of positive thinking, & is a matter of psychology. Either way it boils down to stubborn optimism & bequeaths a spark. A swagger. An edge.” ~ Frank Bruni of the New York Times

1. . ”Success comes in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t come with money and it doesn’t come with fame. It comes from having a meaning in your life, doing what you love and being passionate about what you do. That’s having a life of success. When you have the ability to do what you love, love what you do and have the ability to impact people. … That’s having a life of success. That’s what having a life of meaning is.” – Tim Tebow

2.  “I am not better than anyone else just because I play football.” - Tim Tebow

3.  ”Just like @coachsmartvcu said, …one important thing in sports, it doesn’t matter what anybody else says. #Fuel.” –  Tim Tebow via Twitter

4.   Mom used to quote Isaiah 64: about waiting on the Lord. It doesn’t mean being complacent. It means understanding that he has a plan, and that we’re not the ones in control. In the meantime, we need to strive to use our gifts and abilities fully. – Tim Tebow

5.  “”Along the way there’s going to be a lot of obstacles, a lot of adversity, a lot of people who will tell you you’re not good enough. I’m here to tell you that you are. Everyone that tells you that you’re not is because they didn’t accomplish something.” – Tim Tebow

6.  “You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.” – Tim Tebow

7.  “The lows are disappointing but that makes the highs much sweeter.That’s what drives you to compete” – Tim Tebow

8.  “First and foremost I’ve got to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my teammates.  Those guys believed in me and stuck with me and we stuck with each other for 60 minutes…We have a resilient team.” – Tim Tebow

9.  “Something I learned early in college (is) to not worry about what I can’t control…But what I can control is my attitude, my effort, my focus every single day and that’s what I’m trying to worry about.” – Tim Tebow

10.  “Just keep believing…This is an opportunity where great things can happen and let’s be great right now…Everybody believe and we went out there and achieved it because our faith and our relentlessness to keep fighting.” – Tim Tebow

11.  “You’ve got to worry about the next play…Keep believing because people aren’t always going to like you but you have to believe in the people around you…You’re going to get knocked down but it’s how many times you get back up.” – Tim Tebow

12.  “We take it one day at a time.  You have to get better.  We’re focused on tomorrow.” – Tim Tebow

13.  ”@NyGiants4eva I’ve never quit anything I’ve decided to start…that’s how you succeed at achieving your dreams.” – Tim Tebowvia Twitter

14.  ”Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” – Tim Tebow

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“The biggest reason I don’t (consume alcohol) is because (if I have) a glass of wine, I don’t want to be responsible for a kid looking up to me and saying, ‘Hey, Tebow’s doin’ it — I am going to do it.’ And then he makes a bad decision.” – Tim Tebow via USAToday

“I don’t have to live the roller coaster other people live with my life,” Tebow says. “It’s hard because people try to have an effect. I try to stay centered in my faith and my family and the close people around me.”- Tim Tebow via USAToday

“It still was a good day because before the game I got to spend time with Zach McCleod and make him smile. Overall when you get to do that it’s still a positive day and a good day. Sometimes it’s just hard to see but it depends what lens you’re looking through. I choose to look through those lenses and I got to make a kid’s day and any time you do that, it’s more important than winning a game, so I’m proud of that.” – Tim Tebow Post Game NY Times

“Any time you’re getting beaten like that, you just continue to fight. It doesn’t change who you are, how you play, how you go out there – you should be the same at all times. That’s what I wanted to show and it didn’t matter if it was the first play or the last play or if we were down by 42, I was going to be the same player and I was going to still give everything I have because that’s all I have to give. Every time I step on the field, I’m going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.” - Tim Tebow Post Game NY Times

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Smiling is such a powerful tool that we can control to powerfully affect outcomes in our life that we mainly neglect to utilize on a daily basis.  A smile is contagious and who wouldn’t want to be around people who smile more often.

 1.  Being Happy and Positive by Smiling More

A smile can increase your positive influence and positive thinking for the rest of your day.  Our thoughts become reality so try to stay away from negativity in which can cause us grief or pain.  Whenever you may feel down, try smiling and there is a good chance that it will put you in a better mind frame for the rest of your day.  Smiling Releases Endorphins, Natural Pain Killers and Serotonin that are happy chemicals that compliments your mental attitude with physical reasons why you should smile more.

2.  You Can Be Successful by Smiling More

Let’s face it, smiling is attractive.  In business and in life we tend to be attracted to those that we like and what better impression to leave on people when you are constantly smiling.  Smiling is also a confidence booster where the weight of negativity is not bringing you down and being more confident can make you more successful.

3.  Being Healthy by Smiling More

Smiling is also known to be a big stress reliever.  We tend to stress us out when we dwell on things that worry us and by smiling the thought process would follow of not worrying about things and just being happy.  Your blood pressure goes down and because you are relaxed more your immune system works better.

4.  Attracting Positivity by Smiling More

People tend to approach you and want to be around you more often when you smile.  Smiling is contagious and chances are that your life will be better with more positive people in your life than having negative people feed off your negative energy.  The same applies when you become negative or show frustration on your face, people tend to flock together when misery is in company.  Misery may love company but so does Positivity.

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“This is our temporary home.
It’s not where we belong. Windows and rooms that we’re passin’ through.
This is just a stop, on the way to where we’re going.
I’m not afraid because I know this is our Temporary Home.”

Most people in life when faced with adversity or difficult times seem to want to stay on path that is given to them.  They don’t realize it is just a temporary setback and that they will get through this if they CHOSE to, however most people tend to make the situations given to them fester and eventually let the situation consume them.

I ran across one of my favorite songs from Carrie Underwood and her lyrics were an inspiration to my blog article.  It opened my eyes in realizing that difficult times will pass and that if you keep pushing FORWARD then the difficult situation will only be a temporary one because you will believe that you do not belong there for long and something better is on the other-side waiting for you.

The love of my life Andrea has once said that “Home Is Where The Heart Is And My Home Is With You”.  Right now we do not live with each other and our physical homes may be apart but our real home is where-ever we are together at that time.  We have faith that one day we will have a place we can physically home and yet again, it is just a stop on the way to we are going.

No matter how difficult the situation is, keep reminding yourself to stay strong and keep pushing forward so that you will not be stuck in a rut and eventually move on to better things.  Remind yourself that it is only temporary and that you do not belong being in an unhappy situation.  Go out and make the change yourself for you are the only one that can make it happen if you CHOOSE to.

At night she whispers to her baby girl,
“Someday we’ll find our place here in this world.”

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“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Failure

Failure, we all experienced it in life one time or another.  Failure is the lack of success or a state or condition of meeting a desirable or intended objective.

If not careful, failure can be a real negative effect on your life…….if you let it.

Negative Effects of Failure

• Giving up
• Feeling depressed
• More stress
• Desire & Motivation reduces
• Low Self esteem
• Anger
• Feeling stupid or less than whole
• Denial

It’s only natural that we all want to be successful in everything we do but in reality we can never win or achieve success 100% of the time, so failure becomes imminent.

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

Turning Failure into Self Confidence

1.)  The first step in achieving productive and positive results with failure is to be okay with the fact that we might fail time and time again.  We don’t have to accept failure but we do have to adapt to failure and cope with the fact that failure is only natural in life.

2.)  Next is using failure as motivation.  Most people view failures as demoralizing however failures are the perfect opportunity to keep pushing forward in order to achieve our goal.  Never be complacent and never go backwards, keep your eye on the prize and keep pushing forward.  There are only 2 places in life where people give up, rock bottom and the very top.

You might ask why do people give up once they reach the top? Simple, there is no where else to go and no goals in place so most people give up rather than starting new goals and creating new limits.  So use failures as motivation to keep pushing forward and as a reason to move up.

3.)  The third step is utilizing positive thinking psychology.  There was a case study done once where 2 groups of students switched places for 6 months.  One group were the smart kids and the other group were the less performing kids.  The smart kids who got transferred to a lower level, drastically felt inferior and were constantly being told they were wrong and feeling demoralized while the less performing kids were constantly being praised and given positive feedback.  Eventually the less performing kids actually tested higher and the smart kids tested lower overall.

With this example you can see why having a positive outlook can be very effective in combating failures.  You must have a positive mind set when dealing with failures and no matter how hard it is feel negative or down, you must dig deep and push to stay positive and find that silver lining in the cloud.

4.)  The last step in dealing with failures to become self confident is the most important step and that is to learn from your mistakes when you fail.  Failures are just stepping stones to where you can learn from your mistakes in order to keep moving forward and becoming the best you can be in the future.  No one is perfect in life and I believe that failures are given to us so we can learn from them, improve from them and to be successful later.

Utilize these 4 steps in turning failures into self confidence.

4 Steps To Turn Failures Into Self Confidence is a post from: Self Confidence | Positive Thinking | Personal Development - Justified Lions

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Self Confidence Quotes

Over the past few years I have came across some powerful Self Confidence quotes and decided to save them.  I always believed in surrounding yourself with positive elements in life in order to keep pushing forward.

Many of people have always asked about the random generating quotes on my sidebar for this blog.  If you refresh the page you will notice a new inspirational quote being displayed.

I have decided to share my list of Self Confidence quotes below and I hope you all enjoy!

Ultimate Self Confidence Quotes Collection is a post from: Self Confidence | Positive Thinking | Personal Development - Justified Lions

Keeping Cool Under Pressure

One of the biggest mistakes we can do is act on emotion or react without thinking.  This can affect us both personally and in business.

Having a clear mind when making decisions is more productive and positive than reacting with emotion due to stress or other sensitive factors.  We all had those moments where we feel guilty or regretful AFTER our impulsive decisions.

So how do we deal with stress and preventing actions based on emotion?  There any many stress relievers out there that range from stress balls to massages but I want to focus on the root of these techniques and that is the Breathing and Clear Mind element.

I was reading a book by Russell Simmons called “Do You” and Russell talks about his various breathing techniques and Yoga classes.

Breathing Techniques

First we must learn to be at one with our Breathing.  Breathing is the most natural form and is something we tend to forget that we do on a daily basis.

Whenever we act upon emotion or become stresses our heart rate rises and because we are not getting enough oxygen at that moment we become uncontrollable and stressed.

You know that saying take a few breaths through a paper bag and just breathe in and out?

We have to learn to just Breathe when under pressure and not let our emotions take control of us.  When presented with a stressful situation remove yourself from the picture and just focus on breathing techniques.  The simplest form is counting to 10 and breathing in rhythm with your count.  You will be amazed how much your heart race will slow down and be able to think more clearly when making your next decision.

Yoga

The next form in breathing is like in the act of Yoga.  Before you begin your day or even when you are about to go to bed, try removing yourself from all distractions and find a nice and quiet spot to practice your breathing technique and even try meditating.  This habit will surely put you in a better mind set to start your day right or even end your day on  a positive and zen fashion.

Do You Have True Blood? Keeping Cool Under Pressure is a post from: Self Confidence | Positive Thinking | Personal Development - Justified Lions