Do You Consider Yourself Wealthy?
What Is Your Definition Of Wealth?
If you ever hope to become wealthy, you need to be able to define it.
Most people think of the dictionary definition when they think of wealth. But, if to study wealthy people, they usually have a different definition.
For example, Robert Kiyosaki: "The number of days you can survive without physically working and still maintain your chosen standard of living."
Sir John Templeton says: "Riches are about asset allocation, wealth is about gratitude."
"Wealth Is About Gratitude." I would agree with this definition. True wealth must include gratitude.
Even the Bible says: Matthew: 6:33, Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you. (Speaking of all the material needs you have.)
Unfortunately many Christians think that it is more “holy” to be broke. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. If you are broke, you are a burden on others and you cannot help other people in need. Throughout Scripture, wealth is seen as blessing from God and that He takes pleasure in blessing His children. Loving the riches more than you love the One who gave them, is where the problem arises.
Some people are rich and not wealthy. Many others are continually just seeking money. True wealth is much more than money. It is having enough and being able to decide where and when you will use your resources, and being grateful for all the resources that you have.
Riches are money and things. Wealth is appreciating them, being grateful for them and having the ability to enjoy them.
When you are wealthy, not only are you blessed, but many others are as well.
So, why would anybody not desire to be wealthy? Severe lack leads to frustration and hunger. If you lack, you cannot help or bless others. Lacking does not equate with righteousness or godliness.
Abundance is a blessing, a blessing that should flow on, not be stopped up so it becomes stagnant.
We should all ask ourselves this question.
Why would I want to be anything, but wealthy?
We can ask ourselves a couple other good questions.
How would my life be different if I was wealthy?
Why would I even want to be wealthy?
Whom could I help if I were wealthy?
If you can discover your WHY, you can discover HOW.
Take some time and ponder those questions. We will continue these thoughts next week.
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Feel free to share with someone who needs an encouraging word to help them understand true wealth and how it can relate to them.
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving!
On Thanksgiving do you continue the habit of giving thanks every day, or do you quit complaining for a day and then return to your old self on Friday?
We can give thanks or we can complain. Complaining is the opposite of giving thanks. Reflect on what you do more of…complaining or giving thanks. Are you grateful or critical?
Tomorrow is a national holiday of giving thanks. Think about what you are thankful for. Maybe even put it down on paper.
There is always something that could be better or we could always have more, but what are you thankful for that you already have?
After you make a nice long list of all of the things and people you are thankful for, then think of one thing you do not like or that you are not thankful for.
If there is something that you don’t like; don’t complain, do something about it! Take responsibility instead of blaming someone or a circumstance. It is what it is and you can’t change the past, but you can change your future.
Don’t dwell on the past, the circumstance or the place you are at today. You have a choice to be there again tomorrow, or to be in a different place. Be grateful for what you learned or gained from the experience, even if it was only learning patience or perseverance. If you allow yourself to grow, then you won in the end. It will help you to do better and be better tomorrow.
You can complain or you can do something about it. Be productive and purposeful. Be grateful and give thanks often!
Give thanks today and always!
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about what you are Thankful for.
Have a blessed day!
On Thanksgiving do you continue the habit of giving thanks every day, or do you quit complaining for a day and then return to your old self on Friday?
We can give thanks or we can complain. Complaining is the opposite of giving thanks. Reflect on what you do more of…complaining or giving thanks. Are you grateful or critical?
Tomorrow is a national holiday of giving thanks. Think about what you are thankful for. Maybe even put it down on paper.
There is always something that could be better or we could always have more, but what are you thankful for that you already have?
After you make a nice long list of all of the things and people you are thankful for, then think of one thing you do not like or that you are not thankful for.
If there is something that you don’t like; don’t complain, do something about it! Take responsibility instead of blaming someone or a circumstance. It is what it is and you can’t change the past, but you can change your future.
Don’t dwell on the past, the circumstance or the place you are at today. You have a choice to be there again tomorrow, or to be in a different place. Be grateful for what you learned or gained from the experience, even if it was only learning patience or perseverance. If you allow yourself to grow, then you won in the end. It will help you to do better and be better tomorrow.
You can complain or you can do something about it. Be productive and purposeful. Be grateful and give thanks often!
Give thanks today and always!
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about what you are Thankful for.
Have a blessed day!
Saturday, November 21, 2015
3 Reasons To Ask For What You Want
You need to learn to ask for what you want. Whether it be in relationships, work, or even preferences where you want to eat or go on vacation, learn to ask for what you want.
But, in order to do this, you need to know what it is that you want.
How much time have you put into thinking about what you really want? What you want out of life? What you want in your relationships? What you want from your job or business?
More importantly, WHY do you want what you want?
Once you figure that out, reach out to achieve it. Ask for what you want.
This does not mean you will get everything you want, but at least you will be focused on reaching your goals and doing all that is in your power to achieve them.
Three reasons why you should ask for what you want:
1) You might get it! My mother taught me that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. If you don’t ask, the answer is “no”. If you do ask, you have a 50% chance of getting what you want.
Learn to ask for more things and learn to be okay with “no”. Rejecting your request is just that. It is not a rejection of you.
But keep on asking because the more you ask, the more you will hear “yes” or get what you asked for.
2) You might grow. When you ask for what you want, often you are stepping outside your comfort zone. In this case, you are growing, something that is always good. You are also initiating your success. You are becoming more confident in what you want and you become willing to risk discomfort or rejection to get it. Personal growth is always a positive thing, no matter the result.
3) You might ask for bigger things in the future. Practice makes perfect! If you develop the habit of asking for little things, like where to eat or for help washing the dishes, it will be easier to ask for bigger things. You become comfortable with hearing “no” and you become confident knowing it is okay to ask for something, even something major that could change your life!
Asking for what you want is not a bad thing if you are not caught up the outcome, or if you are not demanding something from someone else. ASKING is just that, making a request. People have the right to grant your request or turn it down.
You should not assume you will get everything you ask for or think everyone owes you. Be humble and know why you are asking. You must ask with the right motives and keep pride out of the way. If you do this, you will have peace and joy and most likely be one step closer to reaching your goals and destination.
Take control of what you can, and ask for what you want.
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about what you will be asking for. Feel free to share with someone who needs an encouraging word to help them ask for what they want.
You need to learn to ask for what you want. Whether it be in relationships, work, or even preferences where you want to eat or go on vacation, learn to ask for what you want.
But, in order to do this, you need to know what it is that you want.
How much time have you put into thinking about what you really want? What you want out of life? What you want in your relationships? What you want from your job or business?
More importantly, WHY do you want what you want?
Once you figure that out, reach out to achieve it. Ask for what you want.
This does not mean you will get everything you want, but at least you will be focused on reaching your goals and doing all that is in your power to achieve them.
Three reasons why you should ask for what you want:
1) You might get it! My mother taught me that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. If you don’t ask, the answer is “no”. If you do ask, you have a 50% chance of getting what you want.
Learn to ask for more things and learn to be okay with “no”. Rejecting your request is just that. It is not a rejection of you.
But keep on asking because the more you ask, the more you will hear “yes” or get what you asked for.
2) You might grow. When you ask for what you want, often you are stepping outside your comfort zone. In this case, you are growing, something that is always good. You are also initiating your success. You are becoming more confident in what you want and you become willing to risk discomfort or rejection to get it. Personal growth is always a positive thing, no matter the result.
3) You might ask for bigger things in the future. Practice makes perfect! If you develop the habit of asking for little things, like where to eat or for help washing the dishes, it will be easier to ask for bigger things. You become comfortable with hearing “no” and you become confident knowing it is okay to ask for something, even something major that could change your life!
Asking for what you want is not a bad thing if you are not caught up the outcome, or if you are not demanding something from someone else. ASKING is just that, making a request. People have the right to grant your request or turn it down.
You should not assume you will get everything you ask for or think everyone owes you. Be humble and know why you are asking. You must ask with the right motives and keep pride out of the way. If you do this, you will have peace and joy and most likely be one step closer to reaching your goals and destination.
Take control of what you can, and ask for what you want.
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about what you will be asking for. Feel free to share with someone who needs an encouraging word to help them ask for what they want.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
5 Ways To Create Better Habits
You are the sum of your habits – good or bad. Habits are things we do day in and day out. They are practically automatic. But, they do take time to be created.
Habits are created by things you do repetitively. Consistency will create a habit.
So, what are your morning habits? At a minimum, most of us eat breakfast and brush our teeth. More habits might include a shower, prayer or meditation, exercise, reading, or checking email.
How do these habits affect the rest of your day? How might they affect your day and your health if you did develop them as habits?
Choosing the right actions, which means creating good habits, you can create a healthier body, mind and spirit.
What are the habits you follow when you get frustrated or disappointed? Do you rant and rave or do you take a deep breath and move on?
Choosing to create bad habits cause more stress in our lives. Likewise, making better choices lead to less stress and more joy. Create a habit of only allowing yourself to be angry or upset for a moment and then accept the circumstance for what it is and move on.
If we want to improve something, we simply need to change our habits.
You can master your behaviors!
It is best if we attempt to practice and change one habit at a time. If you are just starting out, pick a small habit that will be easier to change. This will help build your confidence and help give you success.
Here are five examples as to how you can change a few very small habits.
• Leave one spoonful of dessert unfinished.
• Drink a full glass of water each morning when you wake up.
• Read one page in a book every day.
• Walk five minutes before going to work.
• Find five things to be grateful for daily.
If you start small you will see improvement and it will be easier to keep going. Momentum will be on your side. It is just like working out at the gym. You will create a stronger “habit muscle”.
Once you master those small habits, prepare to tackle something bigger!
Just remember, a habit is formed by taking small consistent steps.
For a couple of decades it was thought that it only took 21 days to create a new habit. Science now shows it usually takes 66 days to develop a new habit.
So, what are you waiting for? Challenge yourself to change a few, or all, of these five small habits and then choose a major one you would like to create in your life.
Make it realistic and then be persistent. Do it at the same time each day or after a certain “event”. This will help you to remember to do it and it will be easier to form a new habit.
Good luck! Be consistent and success will follow.
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about the new habits you are creating and how your progress is going. Feel free to share with someone who needs an encouraging word to help them create new habits.
You are the sum of your habits – good or bad. Habits are things we do day in and day out. They are practically automatic. But, they do take time to be created.
Habits are created by things you do repetitively. Consistency will create a habit.
So, what are your morning habits? At a minimum, most of us eat breakfast and brush our teeth. More habits might include a shower, prayer or meditation, exercise, reading, or checking email.
How do these habits affect the rest of your day? How might they affect your day and your health if you did develop them as habits?
Choosing the right actions, which means creating good habits, you can create a healthier body, mind and spirit.
What are the habits you follow when you get frustrated or disappointed? Do you rant and rave or do you take a deep breath and move on?
Choosing to create bad habits cause more stress in our lives. Likewise, making better choices lead to less stress and more joy. Create a habit of only allowing yourself to be angry or upset for a moment and then accept the circumstance for what it is and move on.
If we want to improve something, we simply need to change our habits.
You can master your behaviors!
It is best if we attempt to practice and change one habit at a time. If you are just starting out, pick a small habit that will be easier to change. This will help build your confidence and help give you success.
Here are five examples as to how you can change a few very small habits.
• Leave one spoonful of dessert unfinished.
• Drink a full glass of water each morning when you wake up.
• Read one page in a book every day.
• Walk five minutes before going to work.
• Find five things to be grateful for daily.
If you start small you will see improvement and it will be easier to keep going. Momentum will be on your side. It is just like working out at the gym. You will create a stronger “habit muscle”.
Once you master those small habits, prepare to tackle something bigger!
Just remember, a habit is formed by taking small consistent steps.
For a couple of decades it was thought that it only took 21 days to create a new habit. Science now shows it usually takes 66 days to develop a new habit.
So, what are you waiting for? Challenge yourself to change a few, or all, of these five small habits and then choose a major one you would like to create in your life.
Make it realistic and then be persistent. Do it at the same time each day or after a certain “event”. This will help you to remember to do it and it will be easier to form a new habit.
Good luck! Be consistent and success will follow.
We would love to hear from you in the comment box below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360 about the new habits you are creating and how your progress is going. Feel free to share with someone who needs an encouraging word to help them create new habits.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
5 Positive Quotes To Help Keep You Habitually Optimistic
Life has way too many negative and pessimistic people that
make it difficult at times to continue in a positive spirit. Not only are there negative people, but there
is a lot of negative news. So what can
you do to remain habitually optimistic?
There are many people who have experienced failure and
success and despite the odds and challenges, have kept a positive attitude.
Sometimes it’s difficult to remain positive in spite of your
circumstances, but it is definitely worth the extra effort. Seeing the brighter side is not always easy,
but you will have much more joy in your life if you choose to be and remain
positive no matter what.
If you do not want to get stuck in the negativity, you need
to make a conscious decision to choose to remain positive. It is a simple choice, just difficult to make
sometimes.
The people you hang around directly influence how positive
or negative you are. Look around you and
if the majority of the people you rub shoulders with everyday are negative, you
need to make some changes because that will rub off on you very quickly.
Positive people energize us and help us to choose positive
responses.
Negativity zaps your energy and is a heavy burden to
carry. Lighten your load and caste off
any negativity.
In order to be habitually optimistic, you need to create the habit,
which means to practice, practice, practice. Develop the habit. Then
it will become second nature.
Choose to be positive and habitually optimistic!
5 Positive Quotes...Which one resonates best with you?
1. "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones,
you'll start having positive results." — Willie Nelson
2. "Positive thinking will let you do everything better than
negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar
3. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big
difference.” — Winston Churchill
4.
“Pessimism leads to
weakness, optimism to power.” — William James
5. "In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we
have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” — Les Brown
How will you be using your 1,440 minutes today?
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
The Tragic Disease Of Indifference
Are you sick with this awful disease or are you immune to it?
One of the most dangerous diseases of our minds is indifference. It is bad enough if someone is negative, but indifference rots your life to the very core. It is easier to turn a negative attitude to a positive one, than light a fire under indifference.
When you don’t care one way or the other, you will not take action. You won’t even think about taking action, or not taking action.
Popping a few pills will not heal indifference. Indifference needs to be cut out from the roots.
If you feel indifferent about which restaurant to eat at tonight, that is really no big deal. But, if you feel indifferent about your future, your relationships or your bank account, you may have serious problems.
Indifference leads to inactivity. Inactivity leads to nothing. There is no hope and no joy in nothing.
If you are feeling indifferent, you need to start asking yourself several questions. Why do I feel this way? Has something happened to steal my joy and my passion? Why did I start the journey? Where do I really want to end up? Do I want to be tomorrow where I am today?
Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. If you are afraid to answer honestly, you won't be able to get away from indifference and you will remain in the same place.
Answering these question will help you see where you are at and possibly why you are there. Then you can do something about it!
You are in control of your destiny! Where do you want to be? Same place?
If you are just drifting along in life, you will not reach any destination. Drifting is indifference and you must overcome indifference in order to reach your goals, to be successful and to live a passionate filled life.
If you are hoping, or better yet planning, to reach a mountain top, you will not get there just drifting along!
Pull up your anchor. Set your sail. Throw any indifference over the side. Feel the wind in your face. Live your life to the fullest!
If you found value in these success tips, please share or comment below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360
If you would like more tips or coaching on overcoming indifference, fill out the form to the right and we will be in touch.
Are you sick with this awful disease or are you immune to it?
One of the most dangerous diseases of our minds is indifference. It is bad enough if someone is negative, but indifference rots your life to the very core. It is easier to turn a negative attitude to a positive one, than light a fire under indifference.
When you don’t care one way or the other, you will not take action. You won’t even think about taking action, or not taking action.
Popping a few pills will not heal indifference. Indifference needs to be cut out from the roots.
If you feel indifferent about which restaurant to eat at tonight, that is really no big deal. But, if you feel indifferent about your future, your relationships or your bank account, you may have serious problems.
Indifference leads to inactivity. Inactivity leads to nothing. There is no hope and no joy in nothing.
If you are feeling indifferent, you need to start asking yourself several questions. Why do I feel this way? Has something happened to steal my joy and my passion? Why did I start the journey? Where do I really want to end up? Do I want to be tomorrow where I am today?
Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. If you are afraid to answer honestly, you won't be able to get away from indifference and you will remain in the same place.
Answering these question will help you see where you are at and possibly why you are there. Then you can do something about it!
You are in control of your destiny! Where do you want to be? Same place?
If you are just drifting along in life, you will not reach any destination. Drifting is indifference and you must overcome indifference in order to reach your goals, to be successful and to live a passionate filled life.
If you are hoping, or better yet planning, to reach a mountain top, you will not get there just drifting along!
Pull up your anchor. Set your sail. Throw any indifference over the side. Feel the wind in your face. Live your life to the fullest!
If you found value in these success tips, please share or comment below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360
If you would like more tips or coaching on overcoming indifference, fill out the form to the right and we will be in touch.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
You Need To Make One Of Two Crucial Choices About What You Will Do With Your Life
Each of us has two choices to make.
The question is, what will you do with your life?
1) You can be less than you have the ability to be. You can have less. Earn less. Discipline yourself less. Think less and even read less. If you choose these things they will lead you to an empty life.
2) The second choice is much better! Become ALL that you can possibly be. You can have as much as possible so you can give as much as possible. You can earn as much as possible so you can invest as much as possible in your health, family and others. You can think and read as much as possible to develop your mind and your heart. You can discipline yourself as much as possible and be the best that you can be!
We all have the same two choices. We can strive to be all that we can be, or we can choose to do nothing. We will reap what we sow. If you sow nothing, guess what you will reap? If you sow abundantly you will definitely like the harvest!
We all have the same hours to accomplish all that we can. The choice we have to make is how we use those hours. Will you invest them in being all that you can be, or will you choose to do less and to be less?
Will you do or not do? Be or not be? Be all, be less or be nothing?
The minutes, hours, days, months and years will pass either way. Why not use the time you are given to be the best that you can be? Use all of your capabilities and talents. Create as much as you are able. Don’t look back on life and wish you had done more, been more, given more, lived more.
Strive every day to become better than you were the day before.
If you want to be rewarded, you need to give value to others. What value are you giving?
Don’t settle for less. Reach for the starts and you will at least make it to the moon!
If you found value in these success tips, please share or comment below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360
If you would like more tips or coaching on being all that you can be, fill out the form to the right and we will be in touch.
Each of us has two choices to make.
The question is, what will you do with your life?
1) You can be less than you have the ability to be. You can have less. Earn less. Discipline yourself less. Think less and even read less. If you choose these things they will lead you to an empty life.
2) The second choice is much better! Become ALL that you can possibly be. You can have as much as possible so you can give as much as possible. You can earn as much as possible so you can invest as much as possible in your health, family and others. You can think and read as much as possible to develop your mind and your heart. You can discipline yourself as much as possible and be the best that you can be!
We all have the same two choices. We can strive to be all that we can be, or we can choose to do nothing. We will reap what we sow. If you sow nothing, guess what you will reap? If you sow abundantly you will definitely like the harvest!
We all have the same hours to accomplish all that we can. The choice we have to make is how we use those hours. Will you invest them in being all that you can be, or will you choose to do less and to be less?
Will you do or not do? Be or not be? Be all, be less or be nothing?
The minutes, hours, days, months and years will pass either way. Why not use the time you are given to be the best that you can be? Use all of your capabilities and talents. Create as much as you are able. Don’t look back on life and wish you had done more, been more, given more, lived more.
Strive every day to become better than you were the day before.
If you want to be rewarded, you need to give value to others. What value are you giving?
Don’t settle for less. Reach for the starts and you will at least make it to the moon!
If you found value in these success tips, please share or comment below, or on www.facebook.com/absorb360
If you would like more tips or coaching on being all that you can be, fill out the form to the right and we will be in touch.
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