Monday, September 30, 2013

Advantages of Defeat By Napoleon Hill

by Napoleon Hill 


Defeat may have the effect of supplanting vanity and arrogance with humility of heart, thus paving the way for the formation of more harmonious human relationships. It may cause you to take self-inventory and to uncover the weakness which brought about your defeat.

Defeat may lead to the development of a stronger willpower, provided you accept it as a challenge to greater effort and not as a signal to stop trying. This is perhaps the greatest potential benefit to be found in defeat, because the seed of equivalent benefit which exists in the circumstances of all defeat abides entirely in your own mental attitude. It is therefore, under your control.

You may not always control the outward effects of defeat, if it involves the loss of material things or damages other people, but you can control your own reaction to the experience and profit by it.

Source: PMA Science of Success Course. Educational Edition. The Napoleon Hill Foundation. 1961. Pgs. 391-392.

article is by: Napoleon Hill

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Saturday, September 28, 2013

A Letter Can Change a Life for the Better By: Napoleon Hill


by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone 


Now faith can be expressed in a letter. In fact, a letter is an excellent tool for expressing one’s thoughts and motivating another person. 

A letter can change a life for the better. Anyone who writes a letter affects the subconscious mind of the receiver through suggestion. And the power of this suggestion is, of course, dependent upon several factors. 

If you are a parent, for example, and your son or daughter is away at school, you can accomplish that which you might not otherwise achieve. You can grasp the opportunity: (a) to mold the character of your child; (b) to discuss matters that you might hesitate or never take the time to discuss in conversation; and (c) to express your inner thoughts. 

Now a boy or girl may not readily accept advice when it is given verbally. For environment and emotions involved at the time of the conversation might prevent this. And yet the same boy or girl would treasure the same advice received in a carefully written, sincere letter. 

To a son or daughter away from home a letter with all of its content, including advice, is most welcome. And if it is properly written, it may be read frequently, studied, and digested. 

Source: Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1960. Pgs. 113-114.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Edison, the Electric Light Bulb, and Synthetic Imagination By: Napoleon Hill


by Napoleon Hill 


Nature yields her most profound secrets to the man who is determined to uncover them. 

When Edison thought of the charcoal principle, his imagination immediately associated it with the other half of his idea – the heating of wire with electrical energy – and he recognized that the heat of the wire could be controlled by placing the wire inside a vacuum where the amount of oxygen reaching the heat could be controlled. 

He placed the wire inside a bottle, pumped out most of the air, turned on the electric power, and the first practical incandescent electric lamp was born. The crude model burned for eight and a half hours. From that beginning came the modern electric light bulb. It was the beginning for the great age of electricity which was destined to change the habits of mankind throughout the world, because it laid the foundation for every electrical device used today, including modern radio and television tubes. 

Mr. Edison carried on his experiments without financial support from others. He applied the principle of going the extra mile every step of the way, because he labored without immediate pay. He also worked with definiteness of purpose and was inspired by applied faith to carry on through a period of failures that would have turned back most men. 

Source: PMA Science of Success Course. Educational Edition. The Napoleon Hill Foundation. 1961. Pg. 403.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Mental Cobwebs By: Napoleon Hill


by Napoleon Hill 


1. Negative: (a) feelings, (b) emotions, and (c) passions; (d) habits, (e) beliefs, and (f) prejudices. 

2. Seeing only the mote in the other fellow’s eye. 

3. Arguments and misunderstandings due to semantic difficulties. 

4. False conclusions resulting from false premises. 

5. All-inclusive, restrictive words or expressions as basic or minor premises. 

6. The idea that necessity forces dishonesty. 

7. Unclean thoughts and habits. 

8. Fear that it is sacrilegious to use the powers of your mind. 

And so you see there are many varieties of cobwebs—some small, some large, some weak, some strong. Yet if you make an additional listing of your own, and then examine the strands of each cobweb closely, you will find that they are all spun by NMA. 

And when you think about it for a while, you will see that the strongest cobweb spun by NMA is the cobweb of inertia. Inertia causes you to do nothing; or, if you are moving in the wrong direction, keeps you from resisting or stopping. 

Source: Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1960. Pgs. 40 & 41.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

GJ Reynolds meets the Dale Brown Challenge


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GJ Reynolds meets the Dale Brown Challenge

Lincoln, Nebraska – August , 2013 - GJ Reynolds, entrepreneur, businessman, author, motivational speaker and fitness expert has become the first person to meet the Dale Brown Challenge. This challenge involved a challenge to walk or run at least two miles every day, and to work out at least an hour every day for a year.

Dale Brown, Hall of Fame and National Basketball Coach of the Year, has challenged a countless of folks over the past 40 years to a demanding test. It involved walking/running at least 1 mile a day and working out at least an hour every day. On October 6, 20011, GJ Reynolds accepted the challenge to complete two miles per day and work out for an hour per day. GJ chose to begin his journey to fitness.

At the time he began, GJ could only do 2 military presses and 6 leglifts, compared to Dale's 20 repsX2. At age 50 GJ was considerably less able to perform exercises and lifts than his 75-year-old challenger. Coach Brown described GJ, “He was like a blowfish trying to push the bar! He was so weak, he could barely lift a toothpick.” This spurred his willingness to try this test of discipline, will, strength and stamina.

The two men were determined to stick with the regimen in their friendly contest. In the event one of the participants were to miss a day, for any reason, the person whom failed, had to call the other person and state the following, “This is a boy calling a man!” From the beginning they were accountability partners, communicating frequently about their required activities and how they had fared. They gave each other advice and encouragement.

Over the years successful athletes, businessmen and fellow coaches had tried the challenge. In spite of travel, holidays, illness, family demands, they were required to get their workout and walk in. But no one had ever been able to match Coach Brown's self-discipline and stamina.... Until GJ took up the challenge.

One of the things that happened during this time, GJ had seven minor surgical procedures to his foot, which made it very difficult for him to walk. He strained his left ankle, right ankle, pulled his calf muscle and had countless minor issues during the yearlong challenge. “I like to say I was simply removing the rust off my body! It has been a process and a journey. It was a journey of testing my personal discipline and commitment. It also was a test of my character. Every day was on the honor system. Everyday I thought about quitting! I kept hearing Coach say in my head, never ever quit! I also knew if I quit, it would give a reason for someone to quit on their personal challenge or to never get off the couch in the first place”, GJ explained As a 5 Star Ambassador for ViSalus, a 90 day health challenge and fitness corporation, GJ knew the commitment necessary for success. In spite of many obstacles and the everyday demands of a business entrepreneur, husband and father, he was able to meet the Coach's challenge. GJ Reynolds became the first man to complete the grinding year Dale Brown had proposed! GJ is rightly proud, and also quick to give credit for support of his family and friends, and the physical strength and nutrition of ViSalus. GJ said, “I owe my success to Visalus products, to my wife Alita, Coach Brown, my trainers Steve Tangen, Kenny Ho and Jerome Davis, and the Visalus community!” Without the physical and mental support, it would have been a difficult goal to achieve. GJ stated, “The one thing I know, it is possible for anyone to improve their life, health and prosperity if they choose to. I am a living example of choosing one step at a time. I have now completed 672 straight days and going. Coach Brown said, “I never in my wildest days gave GJ a shot to complete more than six weeks, at best!” What most people do not know, I truly do not enjoy to workout. I have had to create a fun way for me to enjoy the process and set small incremental goals daily, so I could stay the course. It has now become a daily habit.” As a motivational leader, GJ is eager to encourage others to set challenges in their lives. He is a co-creator of the ViSalus Body by Vi Challenge, which gives ViSalus users a great start in their weight-loss and fitness program. GJ says, “My goal is to inspire billions of people to simply transform their life, health and prosperity, by simply deciding to choose to do so and do it one step at a time! The hardest step, is indeed the first step, unless you have seven surgical procedures! If you would like to learn more about how GJ met the Dale Brown Challenge, or about the Body by Vi Challenge, please go to: www.simplyG.com www.wearethechallenge.com www.missiong.org www.beachlifestyle.com Contact Neil Haley @ (412) 523-0289 for inquiries.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Active Faith By: Napoleon Hill


by Napoleon Hill 


Before the state of mind known as faith will produce practical results, it must be expressed in some form of action. 

Faith without works is dead. --James 2:20 

Have you ever kept a little garden spot of your own and had the experience of raising things? Anyone who has kept a garden knows that keeping out the weeds is a continual job. Somehow the weeds seem to grow a little faster than the vegetables or flowers. You have to adopt whatever measures you find effective to fight those weeds, while at the same time watering, fertilizing and cultivating the vegetables and flowers. The same thing goes on in your mind. It will grow you a rich crop, but you have to keep the soil planted with seeds of thought concerning those things you desire, and make certain that they get plenty of the sunshine of your faith to bring them to fruition. At the same time you must be diligent in the elimination of the weeds of fear, doubt, discouragement and thoughts of self-limitation. 

Here is a poem which expresses these ideas most beautifully: 

Our prayers are answered; each unspoken thought And each desire implanted in the mind Bears its own harvest, after its own kind; Who dreams of beauty has already caught The flash of angel wings. Who seeks to find True wisdom shall assuredly be taught. But thorns of fate have thorny thoughts behind; For out of our own hearts our lives are wrought. Be on thy guard, my soul, lest wind-blown seed Into the fertile soil of thought should fall And lodging place within the garden wall Be given to bitter rue or noxious weed. Unspoken prayers bear fruitage. Love thoughts call Forth into being every loving deed. Idle or earnest, still our prayers are all Answered according to our inward creed. --Bonnie Day 

Source: PMA Science of Success. Educational Edition. The Napoleon Hill Foundation. 1961. Pgs. 105 & 106.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

My Day’s Work Is Over By: Napoleon Hill


by Napoleon Hill 


My Day’s work is over and I am ready to relax my body in sleep. I have summoned my Cabinet of imaginary Counselors around me that I may consult their master minds in planning for the morrow. 

I can all but hear the immortal Shakespeare who sits at my right, as he says: “To thine own self be true and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” 

And, I can all but hear Lincoln, who sits at my left, as he says: “With charity for all and malice toward none.” 

And, I can all but hear proud old Socrates as he says: “And you, too, judges, must face death with a good courage, and believe this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.” 

And, I can all but hear that master philosopher, Emerson, as he says: “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” 

And, I can all but hear the Man of Galilee as he says: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” 

The Counsel Table around which I gather, with these great men of the past each night, is an imaginary one, but the messages which they left behind them are real, and I am using this method of burning them deeply into my consciousness, 

that their influence may find its way into the pattern after which my character is being built. 

Source: Napoleon Hill’s Magazine. September, 1921. Volume I, No. 5. Back Cover.

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: Building The Pyramid-Part #1


Coach John Wooden has enjoyed legendary success as the greatest coach of the twentieth century and one of the most revered teachers of all time. At the time of this writing, he is 94, but the only thing old about him is his body. Despite Coach's age, he seems to have boundless energy. At a time when he could relax and savor his success, instead his mind is always working, and he constantly challenges others with new ideas. COach maintains a personal appearance schedule that tires me just to think about it, even though I am 30 years younger than he is. 


Coach's Pyramid of Success is one of the most popular and effective motivational tools around. Corporations use it. Speakers laud it. Books have been written about it. Coach still speaks about it as often as he can. Many of Coach's former players attest that as young men the Pyramid building blocks provided them with a foundation and helped mold them as adults. To this day, quite a few--including Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabar--point to the Pyramid as a key to their personal success, both on and off the basketball court. 

Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success has been copied, plagiarized and pirated. That's been mostly okay with Coach. He feels honored that it helps others reach the apex of success, even if he does not always get the credit. 

Why a pyramid? 

In Recent years, pyramids (along with triangles, pentagrams, and rainbows) have often been linked to the New Age movement. Be assured that Coach Wooden's use of the pyramid (which is also in the shape of a triangle) had nothing to do with the New Age revival of the late twentieth century. For Coach, the pyramid offers a simple way to visualize the foundation and important building blocks of successful life. 

I share this with you, so you can realize and understand the reasoning of the Pyramid of Success. Coach John Wooden's books have transformed the man I am today! I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times, and each time I learned more in that small amount of time than I would learn in a normal week! He has been very inspirational to me my entire life, and I continue to utilize all the skills I have learned from him based on his Pyramid of Success! If you follow the steps of Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, you will find significant change in your life in a positive way!

Excerpt from: Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Defining Success By: Coach John Wooden-Part #4


As I developed the principles that I would eventually use in my Pyramid, I researched what others had said about success. I came across one definition that illustrated the pursuit of success with a ladder. The idea of a ladder made me think of a pyramid. in expanding my definition of success, I decided to use building blocks of personal qualities. When we build from a wide foundation upwards to an apex, we end up with a pyramid. Thus, the idea for the Pyramid of Success was born.

It took many years to settle upon the makeup I now use in the Pyramid. Many times I altered the content and location of specific building blocks--except for the cornerstones of the foundation (industriousness and enthusiasm) and the qualities at the top (faith and patience). These four principles have never changed. I'm content with the Pyramid as it is presented in this book.

Today, in sports and in most areas of life, many people adopt a win-at-all-costs stance. Our media and popular culture bolster this approach. However, as you will see, much of what I teach takes a different slant. I maintain that there is no end to living a win-at-all-costs life and, when we follow this course, we find that we have no peace of mind.

What I offer here are the keys to obtaining peace of mind that is the direct result of the self-satisfaction achieved when you know that you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

This is an excerpt from Coach John Wooden's Book: "Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success" 
 

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Defining Success By: Coach John Wooden-Part #3

Defining Success By: Coach John Wooden-Part #3

In 1934, having been influenced by these wise words from my dad and this poem, I penned a definition of success that has stood the test of time:

Success is peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

Within this framework, each person becomes the only one who can ultimately judge his or her own success.

You are the only one who knows whether you have won.

I always wanted my students to know that it was up to each of them to become as good as they could become with the gifts and talents they had been given and in the circumstances in which they found themselves. God made each of us unique. Each one of us has a different mix of talents and a distinctive set of circumstances. In this context, each of us can learn to make the best effort we are capable of making, which may include changing some of our circumstances, if possible. If we refrain from comparing ourselves to others and stay off other people's ladders of success, we will have peace of mind. If we put forward our best effort, we can consider ourselves to be successful.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Defining Success By: Coach John Wooden-Part #2


I knew what success was not. I didn't see recommendations, promotions, points, scores, trophies, medals or money as accuratemeasurements. Such items may result in status, but status isn't necessarily success.

So how could I define success? I began with two principles my dad had passed along to my brothers and me when were boys growing up on a farm.

1. Don't try to be better than someone else.

2. Always try to be the best you can be.

Dad reasoned that whether we were better than someone else should not be a focus because our position in relation to others was out of our control. We could not control another's performance, nor could we control how we would be ranked. All we could do was our best. While dad urged us to always learn from other people, he also cautioned us against depending upon others to define our self-worth or success. Instead, he wanted us to try very hard to give the best possible effort to become the best we could be and let the results take care of themselves.

A poem helped further my understanding of doing one's best.

At God's footstool to confess, A poor soul knelt and bowed his head. "I failed." he cried. The Master Said, "Thou didst thy best, that is success."

I don't know who wrote these verses, but the underlying message helped me identify one of the core ingredients of success and has had a lasting impact on my life.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Defining Success-Part #1 By: Coach John Wooden


Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success

By: Coach John Wooden

It all started in Martinsville High School in Indiana. When we were sophomores, a teacher assigned us to write a paper on the definition of success. Many of my classmates equated success with wealth, fame, power, and status; others characterized it as the winning of championships. I wasn't comfortable with any of these descriptions and began to mull over what the world really means.

Many years late, after I had graduated from Purdue University, I became a teacher and again had to give the concept of success some serious thought. Some of the parents at South Bend Central High School, where I taught, presented a problem. They wanted their average children to get only As and Bs--they considered a lower grade as failure. A grade of C was good enough for someone else's children, but not for their own. (Of course, years later when I had children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of my own, I understood this sentiment.)

However, as an educator, I differed with parents' reasoning, and I could not embrace their measurement regarding success and failure. It seemed unfair to consider a student with average ability who performed to the best of his of her ability as a failure simply because he or she was not at the top of the class. Moreover, it was not right for me, as a teacher, to give a grade that was undeserved. Faced with this dilemma, I continued in my quest to define success. Wanting to have an impact on my students, I sought to identify the principles that would serve them for a lifetime.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Formula For Failure And Success By: Jim Rohn Part #4


One of the exciting things about the formula for success - a few simple disciplines practiced every day - is that the results are almost immediate. As we voluntarily change daily errors into daily disciplines, we experience positive results in a very short period of time. When we change our diet, our health improves noticeably in just a few weeks. When we start exercising, we feel a new vitality almost immediately. When we begin reading, we experience a growing awareness and a new level of self-confidence. Whatever new discipline we begin to practice daily will produce exciting results that will drive us to become even better at developing new disciplines.

The real magic of new disciplines is that they will cause us to amend our thinking. If we were to start today to read the books, keep a journal, attend the classes, listen more and observe more, then today would be the first day of a new life leading to a better future. If we were to start today to try harder, and in every way make a conscious and consistent effort to change subtle and deadly errors into constructive and rewarding disciplines, we would never again settle for a life of existence — not once we have tasted the fruits of a life of substance!

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Formula For Failure And Success By: Jim Rohn Part #2


By: Jim Rohn

Failure's most dangerous attribute is its subtlety. In the short term those little errors don't seem to make any difference. We do not seem to be failing. In fact, sometimes these accumulated errors in judgment occur throughout a period of great joy and prosperity in our lives. Since nothing terrible happens to us, since there are no instant consequences to capture our attention, we simply drift from one day to the next, repeating the errors, thinking the wrong thoughts, listening to the wrong voices and making the wrong choices. The sky did not fall in on us yesterday; therefore the act was probably harmless. Since it seemed to have no measurable consequence, it is probably safe to repeat.

But we must become better educated than that!

If at the end of the day when we made our first error in judgment the sky had fallen in on us, we undoubtedly would have taken immediate steps to ensure that the act would never be repeated again. Like the child who places his hand on a hot burner despite his parents' warnings, we would have had an instantaneous experience accompanying our error in judgment.

Unfortunately, failure does not shout out its warnings as our parents once did. This is why it is imperative to refine our philosophy in order to be able to make better choices. With a powerful, personal philosophy guiding our every step, we become more aware of our errors in judgment and more aware that each error really does matter.

Now here is the great news. Just like the formula for failure, the formula for success is easy to follow: It's a few simple disciplines practiced every day.

Now here is an interesting question worth pondering: How can we change the errors in the formula for failure into the disciplines required in the formula for success? The answer is by making the future an important part of our current philosophy.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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The Formula For Failure And Success By: Jim Rohn Part #3


Both success and failure involve future consequences, namely the inevitable rewards or unavoidable regrets resulting from past activities. If this is true, why don't more people take time to ponder the future? The answer is simple: They are so caught up in the current moment that it doesn't seem to matter. The problems and the rewards of today are so absorbing to some human beings that they never pause long enough to think about tomorrow.

But what if we did develop a new discipline to take just a few minutes every day to look a little further down the road? We would then be able to foresee the impending consequences of our current conduct. Armed with that valuable information, we would be able to take the necessary action to change our errors into new success-oriented disciplines. In other words, by disciplining ourselves to see the future in advance, we would be able to change our thinking, amend our errors and develop new habits to replace the old.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Monday, September 9, 2013

The Formula For Failure And Success By: Jim Rohn Part #1


Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day. Now why would someone make an error in judgment and then be so foolish as to repeat it every day?

The answer is because he or she does not think that it matters.

On their own, our daily acts do not seem that important. A minor oversight, a poor decision, or a wasted hour generally doesn't result in an instant and measurable impact. More often than not, we escape from any immediate consequences of our deeds.

If we have not bothered to read a single book in the past ninety days, this lack of discipline does not seem to have any immediate impact on our lives. And since nothing drastic happened to us after the first ninety days, we repeat this error in judgment for another ninety days, and on and on it goes. Why? Because it doesn't seem to matter. And herein lies the great danger. Far worse than not reading the books is not even realizing that it matters!

Those who eat too many of the wrong foods are contributing to a future health problem, but the joy of the moment overshadows the consequence of the future. It does not seem to matter. Those who smoke too much or drink too much go on making these poor choices year after year after year... because it doesn't seem to matter. But the pain and regret of these errors in judgment have only been delayed for a future time. Consequences are seldom instant; instead, they accumulate until the inevitable day of reckoning finally arrives and the price must be paid for our poor choices - choices that didn't seem to matter.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Wherever You Are, Be There By Jim Rohn


One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.

While we are home our thoughts are still absorbed with solving the challenges we face at the office. And when we are at the office we find ourselves worrying about problems at home.

We go through the day without really listening to what others are saying to us. We may be hearing the words, but we aren't absorbing the message.

As we go through the day we find ourselves focusing on past experiences or future possibilities. We are so involved in yesterday and tomorrow that we never even notice that today is slipping by.

We go through the day rather than getting something from the day. We are everywhere at any given moment in time except living in that moment in time.

Lifestyle is learning to be wherever you are. It is developing a unique focus on the current moment, and drawing from it all of the substance and wealth of experience and emotions that it has to offer. Lifestyle is taking time to watch a sunset. Lifestyle is listening to silence. Lifestyle is capturing each moment so that it becomes a new part of what we are and of what we are in the process of becoming. Lifestyle is not something we do; it is something we experience. And until we learn to be there, we will never master the art of living well.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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Friday, September 6, 2013

From Motivation to Motive-Action-Part #3

Action Step 2 - Be Flexible in the Face of Daily Surprises.


We live in a time-starved, overstressed, violent society. Much of our over-reaction to what happens to us every day is a result of our self-indulgent value system, where we blame others for our problems, look to organizations or the government for our solutions, thirst for immediate sensual gratification and believe we should have privileges without responsibilities. This condition is manifested in the high crime rate and in the increase in violence in the work place where employees blame their managers for threatening their security.

I have learned how to be flexible in the face of daily surprises, which is one of the most important action traits for a leader. I really haven't been angry for about 17 years. During that time, no one has tried to physically harm me or someone close to me. I've learned to adapt to stress in life and reserve my fear or anger for imminently physically dangerous situations. I rarely, if ever, get upset with what people say, do or don't do, even if it inconveniences me. I do react emotionally when I see someone physically or emotionally abusing or victimizing another. But I've learned not to sweat the small stuff.

The Serenity Prayer, "Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference,” is a valuable measuring tool we can apply to our lives. Simple yet profound words to live by.

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GJ Reynolds also known as “G” is a Passionate, Playful & Powerful Warrior Entrepreneur, Author, and Life Transformer. He is also a Visalus Founding Promoter, Ambassador, Co-Founder of the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, business developer, coach, mentor, trainer, public speaker and radio host. He teaches others how to have fun reclaiming their Life, Health & Prosperity! G is driven to assist others to reach their full potential and having their magnificence to shine. He loves to teach and work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals who choose to reclaim their personal power and transform their life, health and prosperity. He lives a life of purpose, on purpose and for purpose. He enjoys the process of his personal, spiritual, and professional journey, while assisting others to do the same. G is at his best when he is learning, teaching, inspiring, creating, organizing, and leading the way! He also enjoys communicating with others that are of like mind and is on a mission to assist millions of people to transform their lives! Need a little help?

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