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Has anyone ever ‘made’ you feel like nothing?

Alex Webley — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:06:21 +0000

Perhaps, back in your past, someone ‘made’ you feel like nothing. A parent, a teacher, a spouse, a friend?

Perhaps someone is still doing this to you.

If so, have a read about Willard Wigan MBE.

Willard Wigan is learning disabled and does not even know how to read or write, yet he has an MBE. Willard says that his childhood teachers made him feel small, like nothing. (They must have been such a bunch of creeps).

Willard Wigan is a gifted and creative individual; creator of the world’s smallest sculptures, which usually take months to complete. Willard works between heartbeats to avoid hand tremors! He achieves this by entering a meditative state. He paints the sculptures using a hair from a dead fly, which died of natural causes.

What a guy!

And his teachers were so wrong.

Willard turned an unpleasant and mentally damaging situation into a very positive one.

I know you will want to find out more; so here are the links:

Wikipedia – Willard Wigan

Willard Wigan’s Website

Interesting CNET article: Photos: Sculpture on the head of a pin

Enjoy!

Some readers may have wondered why I wrote the word made as ‘made’ in the first sentence of this post.

I did so because the truth is that no one makes you feel a certain way. YOU make YOURSELF feel like that.

For more information on this critical aspect of personal development check out this article on my website:

Nobody made you angry

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Why You Need To Make The Most Of Every Day.

Alex Webley — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:48:24 +0000

“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ~ William Penn

Have a careful think about how you can improve your life, and the lives of people you interact with, in the light of this quote.

Quotes can be very useful personal development and life enrichment ‘tools’. I like to learn about the people behind quotes too (I am a Philosopher after all).

William Penn was an interesting early ‘American’. We can learn much from these ‘sages’ of old. In fact smart people learn as much as they can from people who have gone before them.

I quote from Wikipedia:

William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder and “absolute proprietor” of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U. S. State of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed.

Be sure to read more about this fascinating fellow, who had such a powerful influence on early American history.

And don’t forget…you only have this minute, this day, this week…..once! You will not pass this way again.

Why You Need To Make The Most Of Every Day. is a post from: Joy Wizard Blog

Woe is me! Pity party anyone?

Alex Webley — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:31:27 +0000

When times are tough, as with the current economic recession, it is often easy to give in to depression and constantly moan about the woes of life. There are so many worries to constantly think and moan about: bills to pay, family to care for, and so on. The problems never end. The fact is, they never do! As you make your journey through life, you will always encounter barriers and hurdles. These are trials which can, if handled the right way, test your strength and improve your will. Rather than simply give up and cry, moan or get depressed about your frustrations, you may want to look around you and see that no one is exempt from problems.

Self pity may get you sympathy at first, but if this is a repetitive behavior, don’t be surprised if you lose friends along the way. When you’ve become the black hole for energy, people will avoid you like a plague. No one wants to be surrounded with sadness, and no one can take a whiner for too long a period. You have yet to meet the person who never struggles with frustration. This comes with the territory of being human. It is not wrong to be frustrated, but it is how we handle our frustration that counts. Just remember – few people come to pity parties and those that do, usually don’t stick around for long.

One of the most effective ways to change how you react to negativity is to change how you see it and what you do about it. Self pity is a shortcut to the path of destruction. When you give in to depression, you are basically saying that you don’t have it in you to solve the problem. In fact, you are just aggravating the situation. You yell, curse, and cry, yet the problem still remains unsolved. And don’t I know this. I used to suffer from terrible depression, way beyond the norm – parts of it were so deep that I had moved beyond depression into that of repression.

On the other hand, a more productive solution would be to view frustration is as a chance for improving your abilities to solve the problem. If you get frustrated, try to have an outlet. Go talk to a friend, visit a specialist, or pound that hammer away in your garage. You need to let it out and find a way to express your explosive emotions rather than keep them locked inside. If this is your constant practice, expect the dam to break sooner or later. Instead, ask yourself what the possible solutions are. The thing about self-pity is that if you can’t get others to feel sorry for you, you can always just feel sorry for yourself; but honestly – what good will it do you?

Pity parties are usually always a party of one because no one wants to be on the guest list. Just know that when you catch yourself in this state, you tend to lose perspective. You lose sight of the big picture and will be unable to spot the solution that may just be right under your nose. When you are too caught up in your problems, you’ll be too busy to even notice the faintest flicker of hope.

You must find ways to bounce back. Be the victor, not the victim. Life is a marathon, and your goal should be not to win it all the time. Instead, you need to focus on your running and learning not to quit. Instead of making excuses on your failure, you must learn to get back up and let your creative juices flow so that you can achieve what you want most. Have a worthwhile goal, one that deserves a spot in your loved ones’ minds. If your life were a book, let it fall under the inspirational category.

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What are you planting in your head?

Alex Webley — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:27:10 +0000

“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and
nourish with repetition and emotion will
one day become a reality.”
— Earl Nightingale

What are you planting in your head?

Whether we like it or not, laws of the universe such as the above will take effect simply because they exist. Just like the law of gravity.

Be careful what you think about, especially repeatedly, and when you feel emotional.

Your mind is more powerful than you might think. Misused, it can be very injurious to your life.

What are you planting in your head? is a post from: Joy Wizard Blog

Moving Forward – Moving Up

Alex Webley — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:16:27 +0000

If people asked us what we would do if we only had a week to live, we would give so many different answers. I suspect that some of these answers would center on making ourselves better as a person, or at least include better behavior. We’ll ask for forgiveness, we’ll travel the world, and so on. But that’s just as far as it goes. We say all these things that we would want to do and give no thought as to how real the question could, or should, be.

Then, we find ourselves waking up one day not knowing where we’re exactly headed in life. Our relationships with others require love and respect. We know that (though often don’t practice it). Why can’t we give the same to ourselves? We need to know what we’re worth and what we deserve so that we are more motivated to do what we’ve always wanted.

To move up in life, to keep up steady growth, we need to follow some key rules:

We have to set goals that are important to us. By setting a goal, we have something to look forward to, a driving force that will fuel or energize us. We need something to sustain our hunger or else we will find everything we do is futile.

We need to trust in our own abilities. The idea that the grass is always greener in the other side of the fence is a dead end. We shouldn’t compare what we have to what others have. All people are different; each of us is unique. Don’t bother about those people who constantly criticize us. A positive mind is the ticket to a successful journey.

Learn the power of meditation. Keeping our souls healthy can be beneficial to both our minds and bodies. By learning to channel our focus on something, we will be able to see things in a clearer light. A cool head is much better at solving problems than a hot one.

Send those negative thoughts out the door. Negativity has never gotten anyone further. In fact, these thoughts can be our life’s biggest roadblock. Negative thoughts attract negative outcomes. It’s a vicious cycle that we all need to get out of. We all have the ability to get of this rut, raise ourselves up, and begin our journey.

Love ourselves. No one loves a person who doesn’t love himself. We need to learn how to be thankful for what we have and who we are. By knowing what we can do and believing in our abilities, we will have more strength to drive forward.

Acknowledging what is good in each of us is not being egotistical. We don’t have to brag about it. The glow in our faces will be proof enough of how happy we are with our response to the cards that life has dealt us. For us to succeed and move up, we have to life free of regrets. Being proud of who we are will prove to be good for our psyche. As long as we live in harmony with right thinking, we are more likely to fulfill our destiny.

Moving Forward – Moving Up is a post from: Joy Wizard Blog

Living with Hope

Alex Webley — Sat, 16 May 2009 07:12:17 +0000

Very often, the people who have their names written in history were those who kept on with their efforts even when it seemed that there was no hope at all. Hope is everybody’s best friend. Hope is what feeds the heart and nourishes the mind. It is the fuel that keeps people going. Without it, life has no meaning and your road to success will seem completely unattainable.

We all have a purpose in life. Whether it is to be a good parent or a successful business owner, our goals help us live day by day with something to work towards. To say that you’ve given up all hope means to give up on life entirely. Yes, you may have problems, but then again, who doesn’t? Everyone is going through something, and no one is exempt or immune from this. Dealt with in the right way, trials and problems will make you stronger. Yes, you might think that it’s easy for me to say this and that what you’re going through is simply unbearable. But you must accept the truism that problems are a fact of life. As some might say, nothing is certain but death and taxes. Unexpected situations come along and these things could render you shocked and disheartened. After you fall, don’t you sometimes think that there’s no way to go but up? At the lowest point in your lives, you need to be resilient and know that as long as you breathe, there are things that you still can change and take action on.

The journey to finding hope is much like a road map. You have to go through hills and valleys, encounter peaks and dips along the way. The road only serves as a lesson learned and a guide for you to know how to cope with nature’s harsh realities. Success can only be reached via one road, and that is of hope.

Anticipating the good in life commences as a belief and an understanding that something unseen already exists. Yes, you might be in a predicament at this very moment, but what should set you apart is the thirst to have a life filled with happy memories and the will to make the best of what has been handed to you. It is the deep faith you need to have in your ability to turn things around and have it work your way that counts. When you have hope by your side, I promise you this: Life will seem easier because you will have something that provides you with the thirst to search for the silver lining behind the dark cloud. When you know that there is something out there for you, you’ll be more grateful and appreciative for what you can do and find it easier to realize that you can always overcome what you think you can’t handle.

Just imagine your life without hope. You might as well live in the dark. Hope provides you with light and it serves as your anchor as you weather through the storms. The facts are, things change every day, people change, situations change. Now, it’s up to you to make the best out of the unstable world out there to make sure that you cope with the transitions well. Work it your advantage and know that as long as things can change, so can you.

Living with Hope is a post from: Joy Wizard Blog

Goal Setting – Putting Motivation Into Perspective

Alex Webley — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:37:02 +0000

If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, especially in a management position, you’re familiar with the concept of establishing goals and their importance to any organization that practices management by objectives.

Even if you’ve never been in a position requiring you to define specific, measurable goals, you may not realize that every single day you’ve done so. Chances are, by not knowing you were actually setting goals, you were able to achieve them with far less analysis than accomplished through formal goal setting.

The difference between achieving formal goals versus informal goals is one of motivation. Quite often with formal goals, we may make progress towards our objective, but not have a clear understanding of the process required – and we often see a decline in our motivation to continue or to continue effectively.

This is perhaps most often seen in group work environments, where one or two members of the group seem to “Get It”, while others just sort of follow along, contributing as asked and simply waiting for others to ensure the goal is achieved at some hazy future point.

Yet as individuals, we are often able to accomplish our own informal goals almost subconsciously. Each and every day of our lives, we plan, act upon and accomplish innumerable short-term goals, while simultaneously working towards longer-term goals, by establishing patterns of activity.

For example, you may get up a 6:00 AM each weekday, shower, dress, have breakfast and drive to your place of employment. Odds are you’ve done these thousands of times without giving it a second thought and yet, you are in fact achieving five goals every morning.

You’re able to do this for several reasons – first of course, you understand the primary goal of getting to work on time each day at the task level. Next, your motivation for doing so no doubt includes the desire to avoid being fired for continually being late. Another motivation is simply a need to show that you are a reliable member of the organization.

On a longer-term basis, we often plan for and follow through on everything from vacations and holidays to paying off our mortgages and other debts. Here again, we have plenty of motivation to do these things and we do them subconsciously. And yet we often meet or exceed these goals with little or no effort.

What’s most interesting about this is that in our personal lives, we rarely use any elaborate system to track and complete these tasks. No software, no systems and at best might scribble down a reminder not to ourselves and stick it on the fridge.

If you really sit down and think about it, there’s no reason why you could not apply the same approach to your business or work related goals. A task is a task, whether it’s having to meet with a teacher at 2 pm or having to ensure a critical order was placed and is being tracked.

If you can find your motivation for staying on top of things at the office as you do at home, you’ll never again have any serious difficulty meeting your business goals!

Goal Setting – Putting Motivation Into Perspective is a post from: Joy Wizard Blog

Do you feel teased by the promise of "The Secret" and The Law of Attraction?

Alex Webley — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:57:16 +0000

Hi,

Do you feel teased by the promise of “The Secret” and The Law of Attraction?

Are you itching to know EXACTLY what you have
to do to produce specific results…

Do you find yourself on that merry-go-round of
hope and doubt…

Well, today is YOUR day!

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When you get inside, you will dissolve your limitations,
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I know I’ll be there.

Best,

Alex

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The Masters Are Gathering…

Alex Webley — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:52:46 +0000

The early bird catches the worm!

Hi There!

I just got word that the world’s top transformation
experts and best selling authors have come together
for a once in a life time event…

THE MASTERS GATHERING

For more information…

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This will be an AllStar Cast that includes:

- T.Harv Eker
- Jack Canfield
- Bob Proctor
- Joe Vitale
- John Demartini
- Bob Doyle
- David Wolfe
- Loral Langemeier
- Dr. Ben Johnson
- John Assaraf
- Hale Dwoskin
- Bill Harris
- Marci Shimoff
- Janet Atwood
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They will be releasing exclusive videos from some
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If you want to be first to watch and be notified when
this happens…then just go right here.

Enjoy!

Warmest,

Alex

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