By Tony Miltenberger, Director of Leadership and Outreach for Life Success Seminars
The difference between “ownership” and “possession” is the difference between having great thoughts and being great.
All human beings have ownership over their lives, but only a few possess the skills to be great. Possession is far more important than ownership.
I may own a piano, but Mozart had possession over the piano. The piano didn't make Mozart great--Mozart made the piano great.
Possession gives us the ability to feel what we own. We all have many things that we own (homes, cars, jobs, etc.), but how many things in our life are worth possessing? What are you doing to take possession of the day? Or are you just going through the motions?
Dictionary.com gives 11 different definitions for “possession.” The 11th definition is "the feeling or idea itself." Possession is what Life Success Seminars is all about--teaching the tools to be great. Check us out: www.lifesuccessseminars.com
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
It Worked So Well...
By Mike Monahan, executive director and CEO of Life Success Seminars, Inc.
How many times have you found a way to stop doing what works? In other words, "It worked so well, I quit doing it."
For example, we all know the value of a good vacation and yet we think we don't have enough time. How important is it to our relationships to go on date night and yet we don't have time?
It seems the very things that are good for us are the things we don't have time for in life! Sleep, exercise, fun, relaxing... What is it in your life that works so well you don't have time for it anymore?
And it's usually the simple things. So what could you change today?
How many times have you found a way to stop doing what works? In other words, "It worked so well, I quit doing it."
For example, we all know the value of a good vacation and yet we think we don't have enough time. How important is it to our relationships to go on date night and yet we don't have time?
It seems the very things that are good for us are the things we don't have time for in life! Sleep, exercise, fun, relaxing... What is it in your life that works so well you don't have time for it anymore?
And it's usually the simple things. So what could you change today?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Time to Practice
By Mike Monahan, executive director and CEO of Life Success Seminars, Inc.
Trust is one of the factors that determines your quality of life. The more you trust, the better your relationships are. The more you trust, the better your life works.
In our monthly Basic seminar, we start with the concept of trust and continue to build on that concept for the entire seminar. For the Basic experience to work, participants have to trust the process and the people in the seminar. Before you can trust others, you must be willing to trust yourself.
The Basic seminar is a practice field for life. The seminar is designed so people can practice courage in trusting their decisions. The more you practice trust, the more you will trust. When was the last time you've been on the practice field?
Trust is one of the factors that determines your quality of life. The more you trust, the better your relationships are. The more you trust, the better your life works.
In our monthly Basic seminar, we start with the concept of trust and continue to build on that concept for the entire seminar. For the Basic experience to work, participants have to trust the process and the people in the seminar. Before you can trust others, you must be willing to trust yourself.
The Basic seminar is a practice field for life. The seminar is designed so people can practice courage in trusting their decisions. The more you practice trust, the more you will trust. When was the last time you've been on the practice field?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Missing Out
By Tony Miltenberger, Director of Leadership and Outreach for Life Success Seminars
If you haven’t guessed, I work in the field of personal growth.
The whole purpose of what we do at Life Success is to empower people to find what they love most in the world--and help them to go after it. We help people reach their dreams and strengthen and renew relationships that have become distant.
What we do in our monthly Basic seminar is magical. Every month, the seminar starts out the same: 40-60 strangers who are thinking to themselves, “What did I just get myself into?” Every month, the seminar ends the same: 40-60 people have transformed!
I could try to explain what happens in the Basic seminar, but I wouldn’t do it justice. To be honest, I don’t really know why the process works, but it does and it has been for 25 years. Besides, experiencing it is way better than reading about it!
I first participated in the Basic seminar in October 2007, and I often think about my experience and how it changed me. Since then, I’ve volunteered to help in Basic many times. Each seminar I’ve been part of is different; each one has a unique flavor or special way the group unites.
One thing remains the same--when I’m not part of the seminar each month, I miss it. When I’m away from what I want in my life, I give up a little part of myself. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t think it’s practical to be at our seminars every month. But staying tied to the essence of the seminar is the key to my dreams for both me and my family.
This month, I will be away from our Basic seminar and, like every time I’m away, I’ll be missing out. The good news is that next month we will have another, and then the month after that another… So I will have the opportunity to stay tied in as much as I want.
The question I leave you with is simple: What are you missing out on?
If you haven’t guessed, I work in the field of personal growth.
The whole purpose of what we do at Life Success is to empower people to find what they love most in the world--and help them to go after it. We help people reach their dreams and strengthen and renew relationships that have become distant.
What we do in our monthly Basic seminar is magical. Every month, the seminar starts out the same: 40-60 strangers who are thinking to themselves, “What did I just get myself into?” Every month, the seminar ends the same: 40-60 people have transformed!
I could try to explain what happens in the Basic seminar, but I wouldn’t do it justice. To be honest, I don’t really know why the process works, but it does and it has been for 25 years. Besides, experiencing it is way better than reading about it!
I first participated in the Basic seminar in October 2007, and I often think about my experience and how it changed me. Since then, I’ve volunteered to help in Basic many times. Each seminar I’ve been part of is different; each one has a unique flavor or special way the group unites.
One thing remains the same--when I’m not part of the seminar each month, I miss it. When I’m away from what I want in my life, I give up a little part of myself. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t think it’s practical to be at our seminars every month. But staying tied to the essence of the seminar is the key to my dreams for both me and my family.
This month, I will be away from our Basic seminar and, like every time I’m away, I’ll be missing out. The good news is that next month we will have another, and then the month after that another… So I will have the opportunity to stay tied in as much as I want.
The question I leave you with is simple: What are you missing out on?
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