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How to Make 2008 Your Best Year Yet!

2008-01-09T19:26:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!

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This tele-training will teach you why you need goals, how to set them and most importantly, how to happily achieve them!

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Please join me and Make 2008 Your Best Year Yet!

Live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein
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Comment on The Quote of the Day

2007-12-21T06:37:00.000-05:00

"To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the twogreatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength ofmind."
~William Hazlitt

Here is what comes to my mind when I read this quote:

To care for someone else, from friendship to true love, is a real gift that we should use more often. Lucky are the people that have this gift because it shows not only their goodness of heart but also their strength of mind and isn't this a winning combination, especially in these festive time? How about proving it to someone today with a unexpected phone call, a special gift, a nice pad on the back or just a smile?

Have a great day!

Bruno

This is from Bruno Gideon the Founder of Bruno's Minute (highly Recommended)
www.brunogideon.com

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live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein

Who knows what is Good or Bad?

2007-12-18T12:47:00.000-05:00

Hi,

Have you ever considered what is good or bad?

Usually we think that this is a "black or white" issue.

Good is when things go well or as we expect and Bad is the opposite.

Well, I'm not so sure.I think it comes in shades of gray.

Here's what just happened. You can decide for yourself.

Today my wife took my two year old son Max to the doctor for acheck up. She just called me and told me that Max has to be testedfor a problem!

He needs an eating test. (I didn't know what it was either)

My first response was anger! Who says he needs a test? He's fine!

My second response was concern. At this point I am thinking that this is one of those "Bad" things. After asking a few good questionsthis is what I found out.

Well, as it turns out he does chew his food in a manner that isincorrect and can cause stress on his jaw. It is something I havenoticed but didn't realize was an issue.

The treatment consists of working with a speech pathologist to helphim learn to chew correctly.

My third response is resolve and relief.

After thinking about it I understand that this is really a "Good"thing.

What?
Is Josh crazy?

No, it is "Good" because ignorance is not bliss, ignorance isfuture pain!

Knowing there is a problem and getting the services Max needs willallow us to lessen it's impact. We are forewarned and thereforeforearmed.

While it is not what I wanted to deal with, thank goodness it isn'ta major issue like some people have with their kid's health. Inthat I am blessed.

So, who knows what is good or bad?

What do you think?

Live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein

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Goals

2007-12-14T23:05:00.000-05:00

Hello Friend,
I want to share this post because i have been getting so many questions regarding these two topics:

Goals and Goal Setting.

So important.

Frankly, if you don't know what you want or why you want it you will get whatever comes your way.

That might be good, it might not.

The only question I have for you is what do you most desire?

Do you know?

Is it written down?

Let's face it, if YOU don't even know what it is that you really want, how do you expect to get it?

The truth is that while I am a bit of an expert on goal setting it is really GOAL ACHIEVEMENT that I want to help you with.

Goals are the road map for achievement but without the vehicle to get there they don't do much good.

So, you are probably wondering-

What is the Vehicle?

That's a great question.

The vehicle is more than just one thing. It is a mixture of personal values, visualization, action steps, a system, support systems, accountability and desire.

If life is an art, achievement is a science.

Please let me know what you are passionate about and would like to achieve is the next year or two.

Live Victoriously,
Joshua stein
www.thepositivewebsite.com

How do you get started?

2007-11-29T20:50:00.000-05:00

This was a post on a message board I post to:

What I want to know about is getting started taking action. Usually all I get is motivational stuff, but the problem is that most of me doesn't think my life is worth the effort to live it. How can I start taking action when I don't feel like it - I'd rather be asleep - and worst of all I don't know where to begin. My job takes up so much of my time and energy that I don't even feel like cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry most of the time especially knowing it is just going to cost money I barely have.And I don't watch teleseminars ... got transcripts?

Here was my reply:
Interesting reply.As for taking action, I agree it can be a challenge. This is for everyone who feels that they just don't have time to get started or go for it.This might help. (Or it might just annoy you)I like to recall that every one of us has only 24 hours in a day to use. It doesn't matter if it is you or I or Bill Gates. The key is what do we do with them?I understand that at the end of a day we are tired. What if we woke up a little earlier?I myself am up (because of work) at 5:30 and my day is pretty packed until about 5 PM. I try to utilize every "working" minute for work. Not just my job work but my own personal development and business work. I know, your job is different.I am a teacher so I have very structured times to work, can't leave the building or take calls. I have owned over $1,000,000 of residential real estate but sold half of my holdings since and have a personal development business. But the few minutes of "FREE" time I use to my benefit to return calls and emails etc.When I play I play.I get home, eat dinner with my family and help take care of my 2 kids (ages 4 and 2) and after I put them to bed I go to work on my fortune. I admit, some days I just relax but not most. some nights I am on a teleseminar some posting comments to boards like this. I believe the key is to find something we are passionate about so that fatigue doesn't matter.The truth is, start small but start.Excuses are reasons for failure and I don't want to fail. (I have done that enough times)So in a nutshell, Start small but start. Work when you are most productive and work smart.Most of all just decide to do it.I end with this question. If you are waiting for someone to come by and turn you on, what happens if they don't come by?

Thankfulness

2007-11-20T11:43:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving,
This is the day when we are supposed to give thanks for the abundance that we all share in. Yes, I know that the abundance is not distributed evenly and we are not all as fortunate as everyone else. However, I do believe strongly that we all have much to be thankful for.

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." ~Buddha

I also am a firm believer that we shouldn't only be thankful on Thanksgiving or just every now and again.

Every major religion of the world teaches that your day should begin with thanks and praise. I agree and practice a daily ritual of thankfulness.

As I walk my dog each morning in the early light of the new day I begin by singing a short song of thanks followed by giving thanks for life and all the things that make me who I am. I am grateful for my capabilities, my senses, my mind, my body, my plans and dreams, my short comings (they are what I will improve upon and grow from), all of the "speed bumps" in life (they are the challenges that force me to grow) etc.

I then spread out my thanks for my wife and children, their health and happiness. Then my extended family and friends and relationships. I grow outwards from there.

Perhaps I am just thankful to feel the cool breeze. Maybe to be an American with all of the rights and responsibilities that go with that.

I am thankful for the food I eat, the house that shields me and my family from the elements and the clothes on my back.

I could go on but I think you get the picture.

By cultivating this thankful attitude on a daily basis we are focusing on what we do have.

If you believe as I do that you will always get what it is you focus on then in turn I feel that I will receive more of the blessings in life.

Of course, things aren't always rosy. Life has its ups and downs. By cultivating that thankful attitude we can better manage the bumps in the road and not overreact to them.

So, on this day and every other day, give thanks for what you have and enjoy nature's blessings as you were meant to.

Live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein
http://www.thepositivewebsite.com

I wanted to share:

2007-11-19T10:04:00.000-05:00

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Brynn

Enjoying the Quotes: Lynn

2007-11-19T09:57:00.000-05:00

I am enjoying them very much - thank you and Happy Thanksgiving! Lynn

Sharing: Rosemary

2007-11-19T09:55:00.000-05:00

Thank you. I am director of a peace project at a ymca. This project in not funded by the y, it is a great project but in great danger of being erased. My husband is waiting for transplants, kidney and pancreas. Your website is how I begin my day before I begin my other job as a teacher for an es class. Your site helps to give me hope. Thanks

Sharing: Carrie

2007-11-19T09:54:00.000-05:00

Hello To Everyone...
The question was..do I/we enjoy getting our daily quotes...Of course I do!..It's like someone who looks forward to having their morning coffee and reading their paper...I look forward to my daily quote...so THANK YOU..Josh and to your website!
Just a thought to "throw-out" to everyone, especially with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching us....
"Give Deeply.....Whether It Is Noticed Or Not"....(Maria Starr")
It is a quote that I often think about...and try to pass along to my family and friends...In the days to come...we ALL will be busy...with family & friends..celebrating ...We will be busy shopping and arranging our holiday plans..even perhaps traveling...I guess my point is...whether we can "give" a little or alot...SOMEONE WILL notice and benefit!!So ..let us ALL take a moment to be "thankful"
Peace & Love,
Carrie

Re: The act of Kindness Quote

2007-11-07T21:46:00.000-05:00

Good morning Josh....

Love it...the act of kindness..that is... Hey...here's another thought....even better...and when you smile at that "someone" and "another someone" witnesses that smile...they too..get the "gift" of your act...(not to mention yourself as well)...So now let's think...one "small" act of kindness...whether it be a smile or lending someone a hand can actually affect three/or more people!!
WOW!!!!!
Peace & Love to you and your family,
Carrie
namaste

Original Quote:
Kindness-

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." ~Aesop

Have you ever heard of the "Butterfly Effect"?
The theory that a butterfly flapping it's wings in North Americacan cause a typhoon in Japan?

What if that smile you give or the hand you lend can give someoneelse that little bit they need to keep on going?

You may never know it but your kindness may change the world!
Why not give it a try?
Live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein
Founder~ The Positive Website

josh@thepositivewebsite.com
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You always have a choice

2007-11-03T15:32:00.000-04:00

Last night I was watching a movie with my family, The Fantastic 4, Rise of the silver Surfer. In a nutshell The silver surfer is sent to planets by Galactus to get them ready for Galactus to devour the planet.

Why would he do that? Because he has made a Faustian deal with Galactus in order to save his home world and lover.

Now that you have the background, there is a scene in the movie where The Invisible Girl played by Jessica Alba asks him why he would help to destroy planets. The surfer's answer is because, "I have no choice".

She incredulously replies that there is always a choice!

I vehemently agree!

Friends, there is ALWAYS a choice. The ability to choose is one of the things that makes us human.

We can choose:
To get out of bed or not.
To wake up happy or not.
What to wear.
What to eat.
To exercise or not.
To smile or not.
To stay or go.
To love or hate.

All of life is a series of choices.

"But," you say, "I don't have a choice. I hate (my job, smoking, my spouse, being over weight, poor etc) but I can't (stop, quit, leave, run, etc.) because I have (a family, an addiction, no money, no time etc.)"

Well, maybe you can change it today and maybe you can't.
But you CAN CHOOSE. You can CHOOSE how you feel about it!

If you can't quit your job because you have a family you can decide to improve your skill set and find a better job in the next year.

If you can't exercise because you have no time you can choose to wake up a half hour earlier and start easy with some calisthenics or a walk around the block.

Choose to do something small to start off with.

Choose your attitude.

Choose to be Response Able (responsible) for your life.

I guarantee you will be better for it.

Live Victoriously,
Joshua Stein
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2007-11-01T22:21:00.000-04:00

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2007-11-01T22:03:00.000-04:00

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