Money in Your Life—How Much Is Enough

Quite sadly, it is an irrefutable fact that we are living in a materialistic world. There is no escaping the fact. Actually, if you think about it, almost everything that we do—right from the start of our day until the time we retire to bed—we are doing it for money or for some other such similar material gain. The things that we do for other reasons, such as our physical development and maintenance and our spiritual growth are precious little in comparison to the things we do for money.

 

We are addicted to money. The more we get of it, the more we want. We want money to be at our disposal all the time, and we want money salted away so that we feel that we will be able to spend our future lives in luxury as well.

 

But, the important question is—how much money is enough? When should we put the tabs on it?

 

The bitter truth is that our lifestyles today have become such that we are chasing after money all the time. When we earn enough money to acquire one of our satisfactions, we feel the urge to earn more money and look for something bigger than that. Wants are unlimited. We always generate higher wants in our mind and then set ourselves to bring it to fruition as well.

 

If we put it in very simple terms, then you are doing very well if you have enough money to:

• Pay all your bills

• Pay for your necessities

• Pay for luxuries such as clothes, various electronic products, and so on

• Pay for your holidays 

• Pay for investment for your business’ growth

• Pay for your future investment plans

… and so on.

 

Maybe we forgot to add something in the above list, but you get the picture. The main point is that you have to have money for everything that is important for your survival and for the pursuits of your mind and for security in the future. Remember that we earn money to live—it should never happen the other way round.

 

Having said all that, we need to point out that it is not wrong to dream about becoming rich… You can dream, but for that you will need to keep rotating money. You earn money, you put it into your business, then you earn more money and improve your business still further.

 

In any case, money is important but you should not have money just for the sake of having money. You should use it for enhancing yourself; not for making yourself more complacent and vainer about your achievements. 

What Attracts Money?

People are always trying to find ways and means in which they can generate more money and make their lives more materialistically contented. We cannot deny the importance of money—though it a very superficial requirement for our existence, it is a requirement all the same.

 

But the sadder part is that people have the completely wrong idea about bringing money into their lives. What is it that attracts money? What are the factors that can make you richer in terms of money?

 

The first thing, and most people totally miss out on this, is to stay positive. Money cannot be attracted by negativism. You cannot think low about yourself, be stressed and depressed, have hate or jealousy in your mind, or try to mow down other people, and bring money in your money. Such negative elements will only push money farther away from you. Even if you have attracted such money, when you become vulnerable to such negative ideas, you will find the money going away slowly from your possession.

 

When you are positive, you are optimistic about yourself. This optimism manifests itself in various ways. You have a better frame of mind, and hence your efforts benefit from your good intentions. You are able to pool your resources in a better way. Various things automatically align themselves in such a manner that you are able to get better results and you reach your goals sooner.

 

In fact, the Law of Attraction says, in no unclear terms, how positive thoughts can help bring positive results. This has, today, become one of the fundamental laws of self-improvement, something that even leadership and self-improvement gurus are propounding in their various debates, speeches and discourses.

 

The other thing that attracts money is dedicated effort. Your dedication should be such that you focus on the quality of the work you are providing, not on the money that it will bring in. When you devote your energies to creating a better standard of your work, then people will automatically throng to acquire whatever you are promoting. Be zealous and passionate about your work, brook no compromises in giving the best quality, and you will see how your business becomes stable and the cash registers start ringing.

 

If you want to attract money, really the only way to do it is by being optimistic and honest. Shun all debilitating thoughts from your mind, and pool your energies into providing concerted effort so that everyone gets a great impression about you. This is what brings steadfast money into your life, and your balances never seem to dwindle. 

 

How to Set Successful Long-Term Goals

In life there is a big difference between dreaming and becoming a successful person. The one thing that differentiates between a successful person and a dreamer is attainments of a goal. Dreamers just like the successful person have goals and so is everybody else. The difference is that the one who is dreaming will only think of how good it would be if something happened whereas the one who is successful took a step and time to gain knowledge of three very important things that leads to long-term goals that he had set in the past. 

 

When you set goals, you are able to make your plans be real and so you are able to meet the goals that you have put for yourself. The most important thing about long-term goals is that you are able to live a life of very high quality because it gives you an optimistic direction. Long-term goals have got a big impact in our lives and so the only problem is that people do not know how to apply them. There are three things that you should follow for you to be able to achieve your long-term goals.

 

One of the key things is that you should deal with a single long-term goal at a time and make it your main concern. If you try to work on all your goals at a time, you will only get aggravated and so at the end of it all you find that you have failed in all your goals. If you take one goal at a time you will find that you are able to concentrate on it and thus very easy to work on it. You should give full attention to that goal that is very important to you. 

 

The second thing that you should do is to put down an agenda for you to achieve your goal. You will not be able to achieve your goal in a day. There are several steps that you are supposed to follow to reach your goal. You must first be very determined in achieving your long-time goal. You have to eliminate some things which are not of importance in your life and also a lot of sacrifice is required. You must have short-term goals for you to be able to reach to your long-term goals. This is because they are motivating in a way that when you achieve that small short-term goal then the closer you are to your main goal. The third thing is that you should never give up on your goal no matter the obstacles and the many trials that you may face. 

 

Deadlines, Feedback and Other Goal-Oriented Parameters

Most people depend on their leaders such that they expect them to give them feedback and also to act as their mentors. They do not depend much on the management and evaluations. These kinds of people usually do not have the guidelines to make their own destiny but rather that of their boss’. This is because most bosses do not have any experience in this field of goal achievement and so they tend to confront people and judging them and so the goals become ambiguous and they usually do this when it is too late and there is nothing you can do about it.

 

However, this can work by creating a system of appraisal. This will however work on improved performance, better relationships, management of individual goals and also that of the business, identifying prospect employees and also equal monetary rewards. You should have a system that first deals with goal orientation, the next meeting should deal with the progression of the goals. The other thing that you should address is the objectives that might come between your achievements of the goal. The last thing should be procedure that connects progress to rewards. 

 

One has got to ensure that he is working towards a certain goal and should therefore be able to time himself. Time is very important in our daily lives and so we should invest in it other than spending. For you to be able to achieve your goal, you must ensure that you put down the time, day, month or year that you are supposed to achieve. This will make you to work harder and especially when you have many goals to achieve this will help you work faster. However, you should work fast and effective so that you do not rush things and end up failing. You must have ample time in achieving your goal because this is a life changing experience and will determine your future and so work carefully on it.

 

You should always have a ‘what to do list.’ This list is to tell you how much you have accomplished by the end of the day. It gives you the feedback to questions like; I am going towards the right direction? All these things are very important in achieving your goal. If you do not have list of what to do then you will waste a lot of time in doing unimportant things. You will therefore not have enough time to do the important things in attaining your goals.

 

4 Things that Are Needed for Any Goal to Succeed

Setting a goal or rather goals is very simple but the thing that matters most if you want be successful in achieving your goal is taking action. The truth is that the world we are living in is very competitive and so if we delay a little bit then that means that you can be beaten at any point. People however delay in acting upon achieving their goals due to different reasons. 

 

There are four things that one should consider so as to be successful in achieving his goals in life. The first thing that you should stop is procrastination. These are the kind of people who need to be pressured so as to act and also the kind of people who do things in the last minute. You should stop this kind of behavior if you really want to attain your goals. The result of such acts is, not attaining your fundamental deadlines and so not achieving your targets. You should take things one at a time for you to be successful. This will be very simple if you achieve one goal at a time and so you will not be frustrated at any point. 

 

The second most important thing is to set the major goals first. Most people do not fail to reach their target because of this and with no procrastination. You should be able to prioritize responsibilities. It would be much easier if you separate the vital tasks from the ones which are not very important. The first thing that you should consider is that thing which has to be achieved first and after doing the analysis you can then put all your attention on it. You should concentrate on that task that will first change everything or rather change the other goals that you have set. When you do this, you will be able to make decisions in a much simpler way. 

 

The third thing that you have is passion. Be passionate about what you want. You can do this by listing the things that you want to achieve and also your likes and dislikes. This will remove monotony and so you will be able to work always wanting to achieve the next goal. You should do things that interest you because they will make you to be dedicated to your objective. 

The fourth and last thing that you should do is to be organized. If you are not organized you will waste a lot of time doing unnecessary things. You should therefore have a list of what to do. Time is very important in all that you do and so you have to spend it wisely in working towards achieving your goals. 

 

A Goal-Accomplishing Mindset—How to Create It

There are very many ways that one can create an accomplishing mindset. In this world we have people who are successful and those who are not, the only difference between the two are that the successful do things that failures do not like to do. Being successful is all in the mind, you have to first tune your mind. There are very many experts who have come out with different methods of creating a successful mind. The problem is not how to set our mind but rather the action we take. There is a saying that says ‘as a man thinketh so is he.’ It is not what happens that controls you but the way you react to those happenings. 

 

Whatever you think about is what will be attracted to you. If you think of success then that is the realm in which you will live in. the main thing that you have to note is that there are those who are very successful and so you can also be if only you follow their footsteps. It is very important for one to study those people who have achieved their goals and copy them. This is especially if they are successful in the same areas that you want to achieve your goal in. this enable one to think that it is possible. This will bring optimism to you. It is also very important to read a successful person’s life so as to know how they dealt with barriers. 

 

For you to have an accomplishing mindset, you must walk around successful people. This will help you to borrow their way of doing things in an optimistic way like their habits, way of handling matters and also their way of thinking. You should avoid those people who are pessimists. They are only draining you off your blood and using you. You should also make a list of what you want to achieve and see whether you are moving towards the direction of your goal. If you want to be successful, you must first accept it and also believe that it could happen. 

 

This will come down to you having to put down an accomplishment for that goal. In all this the most important thing is your attitude towards your accomplishment. You should also have a mentor. If you believe in yourself then the other people will also believe in you. You must have it in your mind that success comes from within you first and then your effort in acting upon it. You should carry yourself around as a responsible person and this will make those around you to respect you. 

 

Motivating Your Team to Achieve Goals

Teamwork is a very important aspect in the shared world. Without teamwork then you cannot be able to be successful in anything. The people who work in offices, you will find that there are different types of people who are expertise in different areas. Every person who is a professional in that company will make sure that he or she plays their role well to ensure that the company is running effectively. It is very important, however, that these people who are also employees to work together giving their very best.

 

Training is also a very important thing in team work. Everybody needs to do a lot of practice in whatever area he is specialized in so as to become better in it. A team leader should make sure that he gives his team the spirit, which is more optimistic, to get encouraging results. Many are the times that companies will tend to pay more for better work but then research has shown that most people will only work up to the point of higher payment but not as you expect. If this balance of work and pay is attained, the quality of work will start to go down.

 

Instead of repaying good work with money the only best solution is to reinforce your team psychologically. The first thing that you should teach your team is to know what exactly they are working for. A good team is that which knows the goal of the team and so they must put extra effort in their work so that they achieve the same objective. One way of telling your team about your goal is through one-on-one training gathering. This way you are able to bond with them much easily and also the discussion remains confidential between you and your team. 

 

During your discussion, you could also include performance. We all want to be successful at our place of work and it is inborn. Therefore, as a leader, you need to tell them the progression of their work and if you are able to advise them on how to go forward then that is the best motivation. You could also tell your team ways by which they can be able to make them work effectively like for example through training programs or even promotions. You should also provide steps for them to attain these goals. The other thing that you should do is thank your team every time. You could make a party for them or buy them lunch and so on.

 

Manipulating Your Subconscious into Developing Good Habits

Many of the actions and decisions we make in life happen at a subconscious level. Our subconscious is the feeling, thinking part of us that drives our perceptions, and often our decision-making processes. Often thought of as “instinct” or “gut feeling” we often rely on our subconscious and when we are feeling positive and happy about our lives, we are usually confident we are making the right decisions. On other occasions, however, our perceptions can be clouded by stress and other such factors and dwelling on these things can lead to inappropriate reactions as we focus on the perceptions and not the facts of the situation.

 

Is it possible to train and manipulate your subconscious to develop good habits of focusing on the facts and not being influenced by perceptions and feelings. It is important to remember when facing negative self-talk that you may not be able to change the situation you are facing but you can change how you feel about it. The situation is not a choice, but the way you react and respond to the consequences of that situation is a choice. 

 

Experts tell us that 90% of the things we worry about will never happen to us. This 90% worry rate is usually created in our subconscious. To reduce the worry, we need to refocus our thinking from our perceptions about the causes of our worry and focus instead on the facts or the cause of the worry. 

 

Confronting the self-talk by asking yourself reality-based questions is essential to reversing the process of self-talk. It often helps if you can write down the answers to these questions. 

 

·    Firstly, ask yourself about the facts of the situation and as you write them down try not to reflect on any emotions, but only facts. 

 

·    Secondly, ask yourself if there are alternative causes for a situation or event, rather than just the one your subconscious is suggesting. Challenge your perception with evidence from other sources that may prove your perception as incorrect. 

 

·    Put perspective back into the situation by reflecting on the facts and alternative causes.

 

·    Challenge the perception you have had and create an alternative perception.

 

As you learn to challenge the way your subconscious relates to situations, you can manipulate it to start thinking positively. The goal is to challenge your subconscious reasoning before it thinks and responds negatively to situations.

 

How to Create a Healthy Living Habit

We often think of habits as negative things. They are those things we do, that even though we would prefer not to do them, we still do them without consciously thinking about them. It is useful however to consider that habits can be both good and bad and that good habits that are beneficial to us, are just as important as removing bad habits.

 

Habits are formed in three weeks. Changing our life style, or eating different foods, or choosing to go on a daily walk will become second nature to us if we can maintain consistency doing the action over a that period. 

 

The most difficult part of forming a new habit is starting to form it. With discipline, consistency, self-control, and a belief that the habit will help you, you can develop healthy living habits. Once developed, they will become second nature to you and you will find them simple to maintain in your lifestyle. We all learn good habits in our child hood that grow into adult hood with us and in forming a new habit in adulthood, we are aspiring to begin to use the new habit as effortlessly as we clean our teeth or make our bed each morning.

 

The key to developing these healthy habits is to move them from the conscious level to the subconscious level. They should become something you do without thinking. To achieve this, you must prioritize the activity as essential in your life and ensure nothing can prevent it happening. For example, you may want to walk for half an hour before work each morning. It is essential that you set a time and you walk each day at the same time. Nothing should prevent that walk occurring. After 3 weeks, if you do not do the walk in the morning, you will feel as if you have missed something out of your morning routine. 

 

In forming new habits, it is normal to have a bed period where the resolve weakens. When this happens, it is important to focus on putting the weak moments “behind you” and to start the process again with no hesitation. Once you begin to form a new habit, if you regress, simply start the habit again and don’t look back. With patience, the consistency will pay off and you will succeed in forming a new healthy life habit. 

 

Are You Addicted to Porn?

How do you know if you are addicted to porn? This is a question that many people ask themselves but are sometimes too embarrassed to ask a professional. Is there a difference between being interested in pornography and being addicted to it? 

 

Porn addiction, like all other kinds of addictions, develops over time. It often starts as a curious interest in pornographic material on the Internet or on movies and gradually becomes an obsession; often without the person involved realizing that it has become a serious problem. 

 

There are some indications that you maybe addicted to porn. Checking your own thoughts and attitudes as suggested by counselors, would help you or your loved ones to identify if there is a problem, and to seek solutions to it.

 

There are some key questions to ask yourself and to be extremely honest in answering. Think about how watching porn makes you act and feel. Do you find yourself unable to resist the urge to watch a film or navigate to a website? Does watching porn give you a sense of intimacy and pleasure? If you answered yes to these questions you may like to consider these questions.

 

·    Is watching the porn something you keep secret from others?

 

·    How has watching the pornographic material affected the way you approach your own sexuality? Have you found your sexual preferences changing since you started to watch the material? Is there abuse involved? 

 

·    What else is going on in your life? Is there pain in your life and do you use the material to help deaden your pain? 

 

·    Do you indulge in watching pornographic material in preference to developing a strong sexual relationship with a partner? 

 

Experts agree that all of these are good indicators that all of these are good indicators of an addiction or other compulsive attraction to pornography.

 

If you are concerned that you are addicted to porn, as with all addictions, there is help available. For some people, pornography addiction is just a passing phase and there can be embarrassment when they realize that it has become more than just something that they are curious about. 

 

Making excuses is a normal reaction to explain this type of temporary phase, however with time and continued excuses, addiction becomes more of a probability and if this concerns you, seek the help of a counselor, before it affects your world.