Focus On Your Mission!Written by Jonathan R Taylor
...not just your goals. One of tough challenges I see with many people is staying focused on goals. It's very easy to get sidetracked in our day and age. Concentrating on priorities becomes more difficult as we are deluged with all sorts of distractions. Today, we have more cable channels, talk shows, books, magazines, and newspapers than ever before - and this doesn't include internet. We have more leisure time and expendable income than any other time in history and we have more activities to choose from. All these things can be a benefit in their own time but they can also sway us from our true priorities in life. People who change direction with every new opportunity or idea that comes their way must ask themselves how committed they were to those original long term goals. Accomplishing goals in life requires focused commitment. A person will never succeed at anything if they continually
| | Visualize For Success!Written by Jonathan R Taylor
The human brain is by far one of most incredible creations on this earth. Unlike an animal’s, a human’s brain has been gifted with wonderful ability to imagine. With it, we can create beautiful works of art, write captivating literature, and design skillful architecture. Everything man made that we see around us, was first created in mind through creative visualization. Visualization has much to do with our success in setting long term goals. Arnold Schwarzenegger won title of Mr. Universe seven times not just by pumping iron, but by spending a little time each day picturing himself winning title again. Professional golfer, Jack Nicklaus, explained power of imagination in his golf game by saying, "First I 'see' ball where I want it to finish - nice and white and sitting up high on bright green grass. Then scene quickly changes, and I 'see' ball going there; its path, trajectory and shape, even its behavior on landing. Then," he continues, "there's sort of a fade-out, and next scene shows me making kind of swing that will turn previous images into reality.” One of my favorite stories on power of imagination is about Major James Nesmeth. He was an average golfer consistently shooting in mid 90’s, until he developed a unique way of improving his golf game. It came while he spent seven years in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. During those tortuous seven years, Nesmeth lived in solitary confinement
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