MOOLAH : Success, Motivation & Personal Development: Today we Remember

MOOLAH : Success, Motivation & Personal Development: Today we Remember

Today we Remember

As we look back to remember today, lest we forget the soldiers who have fought for our freedom and independence. Believing in yourself is a powerful thing, however, fighting for your country is the most noble thing we as individuals can do to express our gratefulness for living in Canada or the USA.

All of the fallen will be in our thoughts and prayers as a token of our appreciation. Freedom allows us to live the dream some will never truly comprehend. Lets us choose to chase goals and dreams in the ventures which arise from our economic freedom. Spend precious time with our families; building memories and legacies, without question.

Our family and friends can be by our side - thank you to our veterans, fallen and active soldiers.

At 11:00 am, we will take a moment to recognize all you have given.

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD Canadian Army

May 3, 1915

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

A to Z of Success - H is for Humble

H – Humble. After taking about excitement, we must talk about being humble. Excitement needs to be real and not just hype. Being trained in sales, I know that I have caught myself making things sound great when they are only good. With counsel and people around me to stay grounded I can say that communication is more realistic and I’ve realized the hype may generate sales, but the truth will establish relationships that will flourish.

Stay humble and all will appreciate it. Personally, I didn’t know that I was coming across as arrogant some of the time, it took counsel for me to understand there was a much more effective way to communicate.

A to Z of Success - G is for Goals

G – Goals. It seems like everything reverts back to goals. While writing this A-Z list, goals, keeps coming up. I can’t help but touch on it again. My favourite story about this is the guy on the highway passing all the cars, and his wife in the passenger seat asks, “Where are we going?” He simply replies, “I’m not sure, but we’re making great time.”

Too often we get caught in the day to day tasks that seem so important when we are engulfed in them, but stepping back, we are that driver, going no where fast. How do the things you do relate to your goal at hand?

What is your goal – once established, keep it directly in front of you and refresh it when necessary. Once you’ve achieved your goal – what’s next – start the process over again. New Goal – new criteria to accomplish it.

A to Z of Success - F is for Focus

F – Focus. Focus and the dream seem to go hand and hand. The more you desire something, the better you are at staying the course to achieve. You work ethic and immediate goal seems to be directly related to your focus. The more vividly you can see what your shooting for, the most willing you will be to achieve.

Creating a filter also helps. Do you have something set up to help you focus? Are there certain tasks which you could delegate to some one or make automatic? Each part of our life does not need immediate or lengthy attention. Keep those “other” distracting tasks to a minimum without letting them slip. I’m not saying avoid your bills because they take time out of your day, I’m saying keep them simple and pay more attention to your major or urgent assignments.

Inspire Yourself with more Motivational Music!

Here's some motivational songs that always seem to get me going. Essential to my ipod, and keeping the work ethic going through out the day.

I'm not sure if this follows for everyone, but for myself, each of these brings back strong memories that have been turning points in my life. As Tony Robbins has said for years, you are either motivated for something positive ahead of you which you are pulled towards, or you are running from something negative which you need to escape. Not to say there are negative songs, but some have been instrumental in changing the mood and allowing me to move forward.

Please feel free to contribute and give your suggestions - think of this of an open forum for inspirational music. Here's the first 50 we're starting with;

A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix) - Elvis Presley

Africa - Toto

Again - Faith Evans

Against All Odds - Montell Jordan

Alive - Edwin

All About U - Classified

All Day - William Murphy

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye

Beautiful Day - U2

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

Come With Me - P. Diddy & Jimmy Page

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - John Legend

Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Encore - Jay-Z

Everything Is Everything - Lauren Hill

Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

Feeling Fine (Remix) - Jordan Croucher

Feelin' So Good - Jennifer Lopez

Good Life - Kayne West & T-Pain

Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti

Happy People - R Kelly

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Hope - Twista f/ Faith Evans

I Believe - Yolanda Adams

I Can - Nas

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

I Feel Good- James Brown

If I Ruled The World - Nas

Island in the Sun - Weezer

Its a Party - Tamia

Its My Life - Bon Jovi

Just gotta make it - Trey Songz

Lose Yourself - Eminem

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

More Than A Feeling - Boston

Night Shift - The Commodores

One More Day - Glenn Lewis

Remember the Name - Fort Minor

Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix) - Nina Simone

The Final Countdown - Europe

Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Too Much For Me - Amerie, Baby, Foxy Brown, Nas

True to your Heart

Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

We Are the Champions - Queen

What's Going on - Marvin Gaye

World's Greatest - R Kelly

Yalla Habibi - Karl Wolf

You Gotta Be - Des'ree

A to Z of Success - E is for Excitement

E – Excitement. I like to think of excitement like a movie trailer. If you get excited during a quick clip of a movie, you are most likely to go and see it. This is the same philosophy for your new endeavour. If you only have 30 seconds or a minute to tell someone about what you’re working on will they be motivated enough to follow up with you? Use your excitement to create a positive buzz about what you’re working on.