Imagine you just got a direct message from God that
your efforts in a critical area will soon be rewarded! You’re excited… Are you ready for your
marching orders now? Imagine that his
next download to your brain is this: “Take action today on that excellent
thought you just had.” That’s a pretty
straight forward simple command. Are you
ready to take his command to heart?
Let’s be honest with ourselves. Within the providence of our Creator, the
only way you can truly prosper in life is to bring benefits, advantages,
profits or blessings into the lives of others.
Once we grow up enough to realize that in order to harvest a crop you
have to plant and cultivate a seed, we can be free to focus on others and not
be so worried about ourselves and our self interests all the time. But that takes some extraordinary self
control and openness to adjust our natural tendencies to fear everything around
us that appears to threaten our personal prosperity and peace of mind.
Think about it.
Do you want to get off the vicious cycle of self-centered anxiety that
tends to make us think we have to dominate others or trick them into giving us
what we want? There are reasons why more
than 90% of the people around our society are anxious about temporal things
continually and lacking the abundant life that we were designed by our Creator
to experience.
Have you heard the basic principle of the law of the
harvest? The Golden Rule? If you want to make a change in your
destination you have to make a change in your direction. As you take the high road of developing
yourself and becoming more of what you were created to be, you are then
able to help others do the same and experience more of the abundant life that
is available to them.
And because we were put into a tangible world filled
with stuff to be developed and expanded with the touch of our own creativity
and resourcefulness, we inevitably have to get mature about the use and
management of the stuff that is on loan to us for this fleeting ‘vapor’ we call
our life.
I
believe that these suggestions will help you accomplish more, discover more,
profit more and add more to whatever your business is about… even inviting more
people to your cause, your project, your business and your community.
If you are one of the people who
have chosen to participate in a project or business that is all about building
a network of team members for a special cause or enterprise, you MUST understand
something that great leaders have discovered. It’s simply this: that IF you
become a better person, you WILL attract better people to you – just the kind
of people you want on your team. AND you will inevitably enlarge your influence.
You may think it is only a great script or book full of facts that influences
people to take action. In reality it’s
much more. The words and the facts must
be made vibrant through HOW you actually say things and WHO you are to the
person when you are talking to them. IF you improve your life and how you feel
about yourself, the dynamic energy that you send out will be greater and more
compelling so that people will actually want to be around you.
Think about it. This is why the disciples of Jesus were able
to turn the world upside down. The
people could tell that the disciples had spent time with their leader, their
teacher and coach. If you want to truly
leave a legacy that positively influences other people for generations to come,
find a mentor. Find a coach. Find living examples of the qualities you
want to emulate. Listen to them. Read their books. Participate in the activities that they are
participating in. Join their cause. Show them you are willing to go the extra
mile. Let them see that you show up for
the events. Let them see that you are
following their example. Let them see
that you are disciplined enough to do the challenging things that demand that
you improve yourself, learn new skills and receive the life-changing insights
that make you a more productive human being.
So let’s look at a dozen simple
things you can do to improve your life and be that legacy-minded person that
will influence others to be as blessed and as successful as you are willing to
be yourself.
12
Ways to Improve Your Life
1. First of all, Smile more. Now
here is a choice that doesn’t cost you a cent … it’s simple and easy to
implement and it will INSTANTLY make you more attractive to other people. Decide today to conscientiously do this
one thing. It will improve your life and
communicate to others what they often refer to as a more positive “vibe” or
vibration. Anytime someone – even a stranger – locks eyes with you, even for a
fleeting moment, give them a big ole smile.
There’s something very satisfying
