If you start at the top you can only move in one direction-Downward

Perhaps the worst thing that might have happened to you would be to have been born with the proverbial silver spoon in your mouth. For had you been born into privilege, you would have been deprived of one of the world’s greatest gifts: the opportunity to reach the highest levels of success of which you are capable, solely on the basis of your own merit. If you were born with less than most, don’t resent others who seem to have more advantages. In truth, the real advantage is yours, for you will develop the self-confidence that comes only from meeting life’s challenges on your own terms. As you progress, you gain the strength and knowledge necessary to assure your enduring success, things that cannot be given to you, but must be earned.

THE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER GET AHEAD ARE THOSE WHO DO ONLY WHAT THEY ARE TOLD AND THOSE WHO WILL NOT DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD.

It’s hard to say which would be more discouraging: drifting from job to job because you’re always the first to be laid off, or labouring in monotonous obscurity at the same job. The first results from not doing what you are told to do, the second from doing only what you are told to do. You can "get by" for a time following either approach, but you will never get ahead. Personal initiative is more important in today’s enlightened, high-tech workplace than it was during the Industrial Age, when the ability to follow orders was a critical skill. As technology makes many supervisory functions obsolete, every one of us is expected to do more with less, determine what needs to be done, and do it. Don’t wait to be told. Know your company and your job so well that you can anticipate what needs to be done-then do it! Stop explaining and start doing!

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Is it just your mind playing tricks??

How often have you stopped yourself from doing something, because, well, it just did'nt seem right. Is it your instinct, or just your mind telling you that you shouldnt.

A recent article published over at The Little Dumb man blog suggests that maybe our mind is actually playing tricks with us. An insightful look at everyday situations and thoughts and actually what might or might not really be going on. Whether it business or our normal everyday lives, at some point we entertain these types of thoughts.

Take away some of the advice detailed within each of the scenario's and take a step towards your happiness.

Full article can be viewed by following this link

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2009/06/12-tricks-your-brain-is-playing-on-you.html