Good Morning 10.16.2007

This course is specifically designed for anyone who has struggled to identify their values, passions and purpose. Over four weeks we will complete a series of exercises that will allow you to CLEARLY articulate the most important forces that drive your life. When we articulate, understand and live by our values, passions and purpose, we can finally fill that ache that is looking for "something more."

Started October 15

It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and those who keep visual journals have found that statement to be very true. If you have tried a written journal and become frustrated for lack of the "right word," or if you want to take your journaling to another level a visual journal may be the answer.

"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to do, when all the need is one reason why they can." Willie R. Whitney

Good morning! You likely know the people Willie is referring to. No matter what it is they desire - they can create a list of reasons that is longer than Santa's wish list why their goal is out of reach. You might even have some of those tendencies yourself. Most people do.

At some point we all embrace the "I can" attitude. As babies learning to walk we don't sit down after that first fall, plop our thumb in our mouth, and count the reasons we will never be able to walk like the "big people" all around us. But somewhere between those young years and adulthood, many of us do just that. We plop doubt in our minds and count the reasons why we will never be able to have the dreams that we truly desire.

How is it that we have become addicted to thinking "I cannot" instead of "I can"? Of course, when we are babies we have a team of cheerleaders. Parents or relatives help us stand again, they hold our wobbly legs, and they shriek for joy as we make those first steps. Video cameras roll and lights flash in our eyes as if our parents or support team has become paparazzi!

In our lives as adults we often don't have that support network saying, "Get up and try again," "Of course you can," "You can do it!" And in the absence of those positive voices, doubt creeps in.

I wonder what the world would look like if tomorrow we could all create a list of reasons "we can" versus reasons "we cannot."

Your Turn:
Your challenge for the day is two-fold. Find someone you believe in and tell them today "You can do it!" whether by email, phone, in-person or a thoughtful card. Then choose something you want in your life and create an ongoing list of the reasons that you can reach that goal.

Affirmation:
Each day, I tell myself: "I can!"

Challenge Life!

Brook Noel

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And as always, don't forget to start your day with a heartfelt "Something great is going to happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"

And when ending your day ask yourself, "What is one more thing I can do to make today matter?"

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