Some sources of strength to develop and keep are: To maintain positive thoughts at all times. Practice seeing yourself as strong and you will be strong. Seek God's guidance and be ready to accept experiences, ideas, and directions when they come to you.

If your life is extra hard for you, be honest with yourself and find out where trouble is.Are you making your life hard? There is always a reason when something in your life does or does not go well. This can be traced to what you've already created in your mind prior to when situation happens.

When faced with a troubling situation, take control of your thoughts--this influences your attitude. Don't ever let your mind control you. Choose healthy, spiritual, and positive thought patterns that will supply you with unshakable strength.

So create happy thoughts and your problems will be tiny ones.

Gerri D Smith, Publisher and host of an online Personal and Business Improvement network, tailored for women business owners and entrepreneurs. Visit: http://www.distinctivebusinesswomen.com Mail to: gerridsmith@msn.com

This is where you repair to your mentor again.

You do not want them to tell you what to do.

It is imperative that you assess situation, and look at your alternatives, yourself.

Otherwise, you'll never grow.

But having made your decision, it is quite alright to check it out with someone who's travelled this road - been there - done that - and wears T-shirt with pride!

"I thought you said these were easy steps," you grumble.

I said "Simple" not "Easy"!!

It is this stage of Reviewing that sorts out Men from Boys - or Ladies from Girls!

Something that is not easy, but essential to growth.

3. Go 4 it - with all you're worth!

When you have done first two steps, this is a piece of cake.

For what you have done is to bring yourself back to where you started from - place of Enthusiasm.

Remember how excited you were at beginning when you set out on this journey?

This was It! This was what you had been looking for all your life - your Golden Opportunity - and you were going to grab it with both hands . . .

It's still there - beckoning!

And you're still here - thanks to your having taken these first two steps to pick yourself up, and dust yourself off.

Now you have refreshed vision, renewed zeal, and it is up to you - only you!

Nobody can stop you - you are going to rise to top.

And when you fall?

again?

"No problem!" you answer, proudly.

"I'll just follow this Good Advice -

and Get Up, Dust Myself Off, and Get Going Again!"

"However diverse their talents, temperaments and differences, all great achievers have one thing in common; they never bother to compare themselves with others, but are content to run their own race on their own terms."

-- Sydney J. Harris

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