Daily Mood Quote - June 26, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 53 - June 26, 2011

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
~Maria Robinson

I wonder how many of us ever wished we had a time machine. Just fire up the old time machine and go. Whenever, where ever, to do what ever needed to be done to “fix things.” For me, I have thought about it. But I wouldn't travel back in time to change anything, because the lessons I have learned in my life were worth learning. If I had changed any of those situations, then I may not know the things I know today, or have had the experiences that were worth having.

We can't predict the future, nor can we change the past despite the premise of the movie Back to the Future with Michael J. Fox. He went back to a time to when his parents were teenagers and in high school. He never guessed that interfering with the past would dramatically alter the future. Well things worked out for Marty McFly, and why wouldn't they? It was a movie and things always work out in the movies. The point is, we all have “woulda, shoulda and coulda's” in our lives, but even if we did those things, made the changes, we would find ourselves to be someone else, with other “woulda, shoulda and coulda's”. We are where we are supposed to be and at the time we are to be there. There is some comfort in that. Abraham Lincoln said in his 1860 letter to George Latham; “ I know not how to aid you, save the assurance of one of mature age, and much severe experience, that you cannot fail if you resolutely determine that you will not.” So experiences, even the bad ones have there place in life. Not that you have to like them, but we can draw a lesson from each.

Like Marty McFly said, “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” and the history of your future will change. So, instead of longing for the past, let's learn from it and stop wondering about the “what if's.” Look towards the future by making a positive change today.

What positive change will you start today?

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Daily Mood Quote - June 14, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 41 – June14, 2011

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ~Dale Carnegie

A very long time ago, nearly 27 years now, a supervisor said to me, “The worst thing that could happen is they say no” and continued with “so what are you afraid of?”

Everyone has that moment in their life that stops them short, or begins the growth of confidence. This was my moment. I turned to him and ask the question, “What if they say no, then what?” I got a simple answer, “You find another way to get to yes.” “Life doesn't end because someone said no, it just means you have to work harder, find a different direction, change the way you do things.” “Your a smart girl, figure it out.” My first task was to figure out why and what I was afraid of. When you are twenty years old, without an education and many unanswered questions about life, every new experience has something to gain and something to lose. Eleanor Roosevelt said, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” I did live through it and gained much confidence and courage. I lost only my self-doubt and fear of rejection lost it's hold on me. Thanks Master Chief.

In the movie, Back to the Future, Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) says in fear and worry, “What if I take the tape in and they don't like it, what if they say I'm no good, what if they say "Get out of here kid. You've got no future." I just don't think I can handle that kind of rejection.” Words like that can sting but, they are just words, the worst thing they could say is no. I understand words can hurt, especially if those words are from someone you respect. However, if we let those words stop us, then we never give confidence or ourselves for that matter, a chance to grow. Confidence is gained by doing, no matter what you are trying to do in life, there will always be naysayers. There will certainly always be that someone who says; “You can't do that” or “what if you fail?” I say; So what if you fail... get up, dust yourself off and find a way to get to yes. The confidence you gain is another building block for life, that lets you see higher and farther. Everybody who has ever attained anything of value and substance has failed at one point or another. Just look at the lives of Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, or Michael Jordan. Confidence gained by trying is the catalyst that propels us forward, after those failures and what ultimately helps us achieve our own success.

What will you do to "build your confidence" today?

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