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Make life great
There are endless ways to become more efficient, yet there is no way to shortcut this fundamental fact. You cannot possibly get more from life than what you put into it. You can be very clever and think up all sorts of ways to cheat. What you end up doing, though, is cheating yourself most of all. If you run or hide from the challenges, life's greatest rewards will never find you. When you avoid the difficulties, you also miss out on the fulfillment. For it is in making a difference that you make a life. It is by working through the challenges that you build real and meaningful value. Your success is up to you. Think about that, and you'll see that you really wouldn't want it any other way. Accept that life can be difficult at times. It is through that acceptance that you are truly able to make life great. -- Ralph Marston
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Five Ways to Feel Great
Studies prove that if you want to feel good, make someone feel better. Here are five steps to make that happen.
1. Bake cookies for your neighbor. We've heard this one a thousand times, but how much neighborly baking have you actually done? Me either. Make it a family activity: shop for ingredients with the kids, let them help you bake the goods, and visit your favorite neighbor together to make the delivery (without letting the others see). Your kids will love it and for a few dollars you'll feel like a million bucks.
2. Tape exact change to a vending machine for a stranger. I read this idea online the other day and loved it. It's simple, cheap, and effective.
3. Bring a treat for your co-workers next week. Who doesn't like to waltz into the office and see a heap of fattening...I mean delicious treats staring back at them? (You could always go healthy, too.) You'll be the hero of the office and turn just another day into a day to remember.
4. Save money for a major tip. Starting today put aside your loose change in a tip jar. The tip isn't for you or that piano player in the corner, it's for the next waiter or waitress who does a good job. After you have a sizable sum, head out to dinner with the family and, when the moment is right, which is usually after eating, surprise your host with the day- making gift.
5. Tell someone they're doing a good job. This one couldn't be easier. It takes just a few movements of the mouth, a few moments of speech. But it can make someone feel special for the rest of the day. I can still remember a wise old lady who, after bumping into me on a New York side street at midnight, commented on what a handsome man I was. Perhaps it was too dark, perhaps she was crazy, but I still remember it.
When you make others happy, you can't help but feel better yourself. And when you feel good, the motivation you need to do whatever you want is much easier to find.
Jason
Jason M. Gracia, Creator
www.motivation123.com
Have a Super Awesome Week!
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