Positive thinking is a habit of mind, body and spirit.
Everything behind us is connected to everything ahead of us.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thought takes you.
James Allen.
Category Archives: Philosophy-Zen Buddhism
Motivation and enthusiasm.
Motivation and enthusiasm fed each other.
The root of the word enthusiasm comes from the Greece enthu to have God within.
In my dating days I went out with many women of different backgrounds and ages. The older women, even though they more frequently knew what they wanted, were hesitant to go after a man. They had been raised to believe that the man should be the aggressor and so they hardly ever telephoned. Instead they waited for the man to call them, the proper way.
The younger women by comparison, were raised as a television generation. On television programs, unless there is an action drama or movie, we just see talking heads. The younger women took the initiative. They called and even though they were less solvent economically, they invited you out for dinner. Guess who had more success and who went out just for the sake of going out? Guess who met more people and networked more often?
If you are sensitive and polite, you can be as aggressive as you wish.
Satoru
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Most people believe that there are an infinite number of possibilities that will be available to them. What they fail to realize is that even though the probabilities are vast, only a very few of those prospects can change their lives significantly.
After you have made an initial contact you have to maintain and keep the connection.
Satoru
Life is action.
Thinking and having a wonderful plan, having a great idea, knowing just what to do and what action to take, writing down the list, setting it all up is planning and possibly essential but it is not execution. Doing is what it is all about.
People who can concentrate, analyze, fix, implement and just plain do are consequential.
Many people truly believe that they are “idea” people. They have many ideas in both business and personal relations. These people are not even good thinkers or activists and are a multitude.
“Ideas without the courage or drive to implement are like black holes.” Satoru
Ruthlessly Prioritize
Your first obligation in this lifetime is to maintain and improve your physical condition. Your second obligation is to become more successful. Then you can fulfill your obligations to your friends, loved ones, and the greater community. If you do not radically prioritize your existence for your health then you use up your strength for money. Then when you lose your health you have nothing because you cannot maintain your existence and all you finances will be spent on attempting to restore your wellbeing. First application of this thesis is to do some stretching. This cost you nothing but some time and discipline. Next you must stop procrastinating about losing some weight, seeing a doctor for a check up and blood test, sleeping more soundly, exercising, and improving your nutrition. Satoru
A Way To Live – ZEN 