People can confuse desire with expectation. Desire, means "I want to." Expectation, means "I have to." Desire is about being in the moment and taking action. Expectation is about future-thinking and investment in an outcome, which usually deters us from starting.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Success is nothing more than a series of choices you make each day, and the tiny actions that'll help you get closer to those intentions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Don't just "follow your bliss." Be prepared to track it down, and tenaciously pursue it! It's that important.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For an addict, there's no such thing, as "one last time."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Greed is the child of Fear and Desperation. Its emotional basis is; "there's never enough for me." If greed is what motivates you--at your core, you're insecure and disempowered.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Most of the time, right behavior follows right thinking--but every once in awhile, right thinking follows right behavior. [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
The greatest growth spurt can simply be, deciding that you're not gonna keep undermining yourself.
Regardless of [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]the task you're facing, gettingstarted is the hardest part. Lower your self-expectations, and simply begin.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Emotional repression underlies all addiction; when you learn to honor, identify and experience your feelings, the need to numb or escape them, disappears.[/FONT][/FONT]
It doesn't matter how much you claim to "want" something; your subconscious mind always gets its way, and makes you act in ways that reflect your true desires.
I've written some of these out to carry around with me, stick beside my mirror etc.
