Motivation
* Some Helpful Hints To Stop Life’s Challenges From Affecting Your Motivation
By Keith A. Shaw, President, Mind Body Spirit Central.com and SelfGrowth.com Motivation Expert
Jul 12, 2007

Everyday of your life, from the womb to the grave, you will face challenges and obstacles. It’s a law of the universe in which we live!

Here are just a few examples of challenges that I have faced on my success quest. You may have encountered these as well. If you haven’t yet, I guarantee you will. And, when you can control your thoughts and actions, you will overcome them.

Challenge Number One:

Ignore The “Naysayer’s”…These are the people who always were there to criticize or create chaos to try to distract or detract me from my success quest. In all of our lives, we have what I call “Drama Queens” and “Melodramatic Men”, who due to jealousy, hidden agendas or lack of purpose in their own lives will be there to try to knock you off course. This is when the habit of self discipline and self mastery will assist you in overcoming this challenge.

Challenge Number Two:

Be prepared for your success quest to take longer and be tougher than you ever imagined. Expect potholes, detours, and other obstacles. Expect that at times the going may get so rough that you may want to quit and start over – for example, if you are running a business, there may come a time financially when you must make that decision. These are the times that will challenge those who do not have the will to do and perseverance to stay the course. For situations such as these, I created what I call my “preposition approach” to achieving success – what I mean is with obstacles and challenges you can go “over”, “around”, “under” and “through” them. This type of thinking allows you to deal with any situation.

Challenge Number Three:

Always ensure that you ask for what you want. If you do not ask for what you want, then the answer will always be NO. Enough said.

Along your success quest, cherish and embrace every experience – no matter how painful or invaluable it may seem at the time. Many times, we dwell on things and negatively internalize them to our detriment. Those use these experiences to their advantage by learning from them will develop an indomitable spirit that will always spur them on to success. For information on our Motivation and Success Systems see our website.

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