tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191650052024-03-12T20:47:41.999-04:00The animal is within you. It is now time to let it loose into the world of opportunities!Jeff Ponteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12347202589763565512noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19165005.post-1145314869232662342006-04-17T17:40:00.000-04:002007-08-09T12:41:43.036-04:00

"What a crazy day! My mind is racing, I’m tired and I just can’t wait to go home, eat a good meal, watch my favorite TV show and get a good night’s sleep!”Sounds like an average night doesn’t it? Well…it all depends on who you talk to.Did you know that?1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world)640 million live without adequate shelter400 million have no access to safe

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You're walking down the street and you happen to bump into Mike whom you haven't seen in a while. You exchange greetings and he asks you what you've been up to,I've been busy!You later run into Sarah whom you probably haven't seen in a few years and you trade handshakes and she asks you a similar question wondering how life has been treating you. Once again you answer with I've been busy!Is

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"There aren't enough hours in a day!""I just can't find the time!""I have enough things to worry about!"Sound familiar? For many of you it hits very close to home. Most of us live very busy lives with a ton of responsibilities and have numerous things that require our attention. As a result, we tend to neglect the way that we treat ourselves (i.e. eating well, exercising) and lose focus on the

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Today's article is on a bit of a different note but every bit as important. As we focus on our own personal growth it is important that we do not lose touch with the world which we live in. With global temperatures increasing at such rapid rates we are now experiencing catastrophic events such as tsunamis, hurricanes, mudslides, evaporating water supplies and far more!There is a 2 degrees

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Why aren't you focused? Because you just don't want it bad enough! That's fine but don't get all upset when you are not at the point that you would like to be in your life. Don't complain to others that you wish things were different for you and don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself.In the end it is you who makes the choices in your life and it is you who must live with the consequences

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Life is filled with challenges and you will be confronted with some doozies! It's going to happen and you should welcome it!If you think that life is going to be a perfect path without any sort of detours than you are in for a big surprise. That's why you need to prepare yourself and recognize this now so that you can be ready when the times get tough. These are the moments that will define

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With the new year now in full swing, many people are looking to start the next twelve months off with a positive change in their lives. What do I want to do this year and how am I going to accomplish this? For many, the answer is "I don't know what I want" or "I don't know how to get where I want".The issue is that people tend to focus on trying to find answers but they tend to neglect asking

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I came across this great little article and would like to share it with you. The author speaks about focusing on who it is that you would like to become and working your way towards that vision...Instead of resolutions, create a "vision" of what you want you and your life to be like.Ask yourself: What is your ideal self? How would this person walk? How would this person talk? How would this

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Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had the opportunity to start the year in the company of those you care about and had a ton of fun.Now that all of the dust has settled and reality slowly begins to settle in begin to gain focus on what it is that you want to achieve in 2006. Now is the time to reflect on 2005 and think about where you were at this point last year. Did you accomplish

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I bet a great many of you who "celebrate" the holidays are also celebrating the fact that all of the preparing and getting ready for the holidays is all over.This is such a common theme. People tend to focus too much on getting ready to celebrate and lose sight of the actual meaning of their religious day(s). This goes with all religions and is not targeted to a select few.Make an effort to

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You're tired, you don't feel like it, there's plenty of time, I'll get to it later.NO YOU WON'T!Next thing you know you're stuck in a job that you hate, a deadline is coming up and you haven't even started the project or you don't have time to brush your teeth because you're running late for a meeting. Well, I hope you won't be speaking much at the meeting if you haven't tasted toothpaste in the

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Who feels overworked, please put up your hand? Who feels like there just aren't enough hours in the day?I'm sure the majority of you would put up your hand for at least one of these questions, if not both. We all live busy and hectic lifestyles nowadays. As the responsibilities pile up and our schedules take us from place to place we have a tendency of getting caught up in it all. Stress

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Life is simply a projection of your beliefs. If you believe you are unworthy than that is what you will be but if you choose to stand up for what you believe in then you are capable of achieiving remarkable things. Nobody should have the right to take that away from you...NOBODY!!All it takes is believing in yourself._______________The Man Who Thinks He CanIf you think you are beaten, you are;

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Material things do not carry over with us past our grave. That's why it's important to create enriching experiences in our lives and to appreciate the true beauty that life has to offer.Life is all a matter of perception and that is why I try to find a positive in every negative since even in death there is new life! When certain things in our lives do not go as planned then learn from those

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One is always looking for the answers to life's questions but stop and ask yourself "Am I Asking the Right Questions"?Stop searching for answers and live your way into them..._______________Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language.Don't search for the answers, which

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What are you talking about Jeff? I've been told time and time again that in order to achieve success that I must be setting goals!People have been taught and are continuously taught to set clear and concise goals, be as detailed as possible, picture yourself on July 7, 2010 driving in your 2005 red Ferrari with tan leather and pulling into your $1 Million home in the suburbs of Toronto with 4

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I figured I would start things off by defining the word Success. Merriam Webster defines Success as:a. degree or measure of succeeding b : favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminenceWhat does it mean to you? Does it mean financial freedom or a wealth of assets? Could it be having the luxury of time to do the things that you always wanted to do? Or is it

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Here's a great little story that helps put the topic of stress management into perspective:_______________A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500gm."It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold

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Hello all,I have finally set up my blog for all to see. This has been an interest of mine for many many years and I have now begun my true quest to educating and inspiring the masses so that all may reach their full potential!Finding ones internal driving force is the key to succeed...all you need is to find out how and that's why I'm here!Stay tuned as more is soon to come!Cheers.

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