SCHMULLPASSIONPREVAILS: December 2014

Thursday 25 December 2014

BE YOUR OWN PIED PIPER

‘Dear Children, do not let anyone lead you astray’ (1 John 3:7). Of course, this is not easy! The easiest thing in the world is to live like a drifter, subject to the push and pull of the tide, and have others push you around. Mastering yourself is a skill, to be acquired over time. It can lead to true power. Are you ready to get to know yourself? Then, and only then, will you give true wisdom a chance. Otherwise, you may remain a powerless stranger in a land of lost opportunities. Isn’t it about time, that you call time on your life like a dog, that has lost its scent (Voltaire)? Enough is enough!

Mental clutter is your biggest challenge. All the pressures of the work day stand in the way of imagining your personal ambition. Knowing what matters to you enables you to put your energy in the right direction. Give your own thoughts the necessary space in order to not to succeed in things, that don’t really matter. You are presently surrounded by a myriad of technological gadgets, which may prevent you from focussing on your life-changing events. Don’t put off your life, as it was meant to be, until the day. when your life must end.

Are you submerged by busyness, while your productivity suffers? If you find a way to escape everyday clutter, then you can release your imagination and your creativity, which could lead to your magical life. It’s such a life, that you must feel you deserve, as you finally are on the way of unleashing your true potential. Besides, the world loves authenticity and has disdain for a fake. Who knows, where you could end up, if you manage to be true to yourself?

Anybody can do it, because anybody has a passion for something. It does require your wholehearted dedication. You will have to immerse yourself in achieving this, no matter what. The good news is, that you will be driven to it, whatever is going on around you. You feel you have no other choice. It can bring out the completely irrational side in the best of us. You may even overshoot your own potential and then you’ve reached a wholly different level in your life!

RICK SCHMULL

December 25th, 2014

WESTCLIFF-On-SEA, Essex, U.K.

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Wednesday 10 December 2014

HOW TO HIT THE JACKPOT

You can hit the Jackpot, yes, you can! You could attract Lady Luck, because nearly everybody does it at some point in their life. Pursuing a partner, a career, the living of your life, etc, inevitably leads to a certain degree of success, often against the odds, because you were driven to it. Then why not make a habit of hitting the Jackpot again and again? Spectacular things seem to happen to others, from time to time. When is it your turn?

The secret of sustainable success is quiet self-criticism. Every day you should close your eyes somewhere and ask yourself, if you’re doing the right thing in order to get from Here to There. You should make yourself sweat, every time, as you require yourself to do your utmost in order to bring the best out of you. You need to shake yourself up constantly, in order to live like you deserve to live. You should be in a trance-like state of mind, never standing still, but always moving. Complacency is your enemy, because the world is changing so fast, that you haven’t got time to lose. You have to be able to adapt to different circumstances all the time.

To go after a better life, you have to take calculated risks. Why not identify the risks you are willing to assume in order to reach certain goals? Remember to always have a backup plan if things initially don’t work out. You don’t want to be left High and Dry! As long as you have a clear vision of what you want to achieve, you will have enough mental strength not to be overwhelmed by fear of failure. Risk-takers have to muster enough courage to do the job. ‘Just do it’ (Nike)! Planet Earth is a tough place and a can-do attitude is essential for you to live up to the challenges, that await you.

Your life is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, believe it or not, and that’s why you should pursue your goals with a positive attitude, no matter what your failure rate happens to be. You can’t imagine, how many, seemingly fatal failures, many very successful people have had! Doing it wrong to get it right. Going for failure sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Well, pushing yourself to the limit involves a high chance of failure. But that is part of the process. You are actually preparing yourself for great success. So don’t wait around, until the lights go out for the last time.