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		<title>Taming Your Inner Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You Are Responsible For Your Thinking. If You Change The Way You Think, Your Life Will Get Better. We all have a voice that talks to us. You might know it as your conscience, your inner man or your inner voice. It&#8217;s ever talking and suggesting things to you. Many people are not aware of [...]


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<h3><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>You Are Responsible For Your Thinking. If You Change The Way You Think, Your Life Will Get Better.<br />
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<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-575" title="wild_horse" src="http://simonpreacher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wild_horse1-200x300.jpg" alt="wild horse1 200x300 Taming Your Inner Voice" width="200" height="300" />We all have a voice that talks to us. You might know it as your conscience, your inner man or your inner voice. It&#8217;s ever talking and suggesting things to you.</p>
<p>Many people are not aware of this voice even though it&#8217;s been talking within them all their life. You can never get rid of your inner voice, so your best bet is to make it function on your favor.</p>
<p>For those people who grew up in a negative environment that voice will help them to create negative suggestions which manifests negative outcomes. If you are fortunate to have grown up in a positive environment, your inner voice will help you suggest positive ideas and the consequences will be positive outcomes.</p>
<p>On a negative note; this voice can make anything worse. It has the tendency of taking a small problem, think about it for awhile, and create a humongous problem out of it. It rehearses problematic thoughts, focuses on what might go wrong and points out all negative possibilities.</p>
<p>What you end up with is an imagination that has a very bad situation. The problem goes from a mild annoyance to a major catastrophe as you persuade yourself that the imagined situation is the real situation. You end up being busy confronting a big problem that only exists in your mind.</p>
<p>These kind of thoughts will lead to all sorts of negative outcomes. You can end up saying words you will live to regret for the rest of your life, you can become weakened, suicidal, depressed or violent. These outcomes are caused by the emotions you have created based on exaggerated thoughts. The original problem may be bad enough but it is not as catastrophic as your new invention. Change your mind and attitude so as to shrink the exaggerated thought back to its original size.</p>
<p>To change your inner dialogue you must catch it in action. To do this you have to pay attention to yourself. You must engage in self-observation and listen to it. So next time when you catch your inner voice thinking negatively; STOP it on its tracks, arrest it and get rid of it immediately.</p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="note"><div class="noteclassic"><strong>Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don&#8217;t control what you think, you can&#8217;t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.</strong> </div></div></div>
<p>Just like a wild horse that needs to be tamed, it requires patience and determination to tame that beast. Its the same with your inner voice, you need patience, willingness and determination to tame it. It&#8217;s not easy, but YES you can tame it. It can be done, don&#8217;t be discouraged!</p>
<p>Once your inner voice is tamed it will submit under your authority and begin to work on your favor. You&#8217;ll begin to think positively and strategically while experiencing positive outcomes in your life! That&#8217;s exactly what you need!</p>


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		<title>Self Discipline: A Prerequisite For Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Preacher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self Discipline is the ability to motivate yourself and force yourself to do what you MUST do even if you don&#8217;t feel like doing it. It is self denial of temporary pleasures for a brighter tomorrow. We are living in a world that is surrounded by temptations almost everywhere. We have the latest technology, TV, [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Self Discipline is the ability to motivate yourself and force yourself to do what you MUST do even if you don&#8217;t feel like doing it. It is self denial of temporary pleasures for a brighter tomorrow. </span></strong></p>
<p>We are living in a world that is surrounded by temptations almost everywhere. We have the latest technology, TV, <img class="size-full wp-image-232 alignright" title="taekwondo" src="http://simonpreacher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/taekwondo.jpg" alt="taekwondo Self Discipline: A Prerequisite For Success" width="300" height="153" />computer games and all sort of reality shows, sports, etc that ensures us we never get bored. So people struggle to focus on their school work, their jobs or their relationships, businesses, etc because those things appear to be boring and demands our effort and concentration.</p>
<p>Yes those things might appear to be boring but in the long run you will experience great results that will impact your life in a positive way. You won&#8217;t succeed by just watching TV all the times or getting distracted by all sorts of technology. You succeed because you discipline yourself to Take Action towards achieving your goals. People who are not self disciplined allows themselves to be distracted by all sorts of things at the expense of their school work, relationships, weight loss and businesses.</p>
<p>Those things you sacrifice because of temporary pleasure are worth having in life. There are millions of people who are living mediocre lives because they lacked self discipline in the past. They went after pleasures that profited them nothing. When they were supposed to work out their marriages, they were busy going out with other women. When they were supposed to spend time with their children, they were busy fooling around with their mates. When they were supposed to work towards achieving their degrees, they were busy watching TV and surfing the Internet.</p>
<p>Truth is you will enjoy yourself when you go after these temporary pleasures but in the long run you will suffer. I am hear to teach you to have a greater tomorrow a successful tomorrow and self discipline is an important element of your success. When faced by such temptations, RESIST the temptations before you. Resist TV, Video games, sports, etc Force yourself to pursue your goals instead because those things really matter and will add value to your life.</p>
<p>Hey, don&#8217;t get me wrong. I am not saying you shouldn&#8217;t have fun, certainly not. <strong>I am saying, There Is Time For Everything</strong>. Many people know deep down in their hearts that it is wrong to be doing what they are doing, but because they lack discipline, they end up yielding to the temptations. They believe they are hooked to whatever they are doing. What a negative statement if you ask me.</p>
<p>Be careful in this day and age. Today&#8217;s society is tempting many to choose an easy way out from undertaking what seems to be difficult tasks.  Self discipline is needed to overcome such temptations. Developing self discipline is just like any other skill in life. At first it will be hard, but the more you practice the stronger and easier it will become. You need it in this day and age to guard yourself from distractions. Self discipline will give you an enormous advantage.</p>


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		<title>Setting Yourself Apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Preacher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are ready to be a success and to make a difference in the world, you need to set yourself apart. Success does not come because you want it to come. Success comes because you think about it, you don&#8217;t doubt it and you are disciplined to create an executable plan that is going [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-153" title="climbing-up-the-mountain" src="http://simonpreacher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/climbing-up-the-mountain-150x150.jpg" alt="climbing up the mountain 150x150 Setting Yourself Apart" width="150" height="150" />If you are ready to be a success and to make a difference in the world, you need to set yourself apart. Success does not come because you want it to come. Success comes because you think about it, you don&#8217;t doubt it and you are disciplined to create <strong>an executable plan that is going to be followed through with self discipline governing you.<br />
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You have to put the necessary effort to see yourself fulfilling your vision. It also means working smarter not just harder. You can work harder and sweat until the donkeys have grown horns, but if you don&#8217;t work smarter, you will only achieve mediocre results. The best thing is to work out a smarter strategy, that will help you achieve your goals.</p>
<p><strong>So what then sets you apart?</strong></p>
<p>Many people are busy creating strategies that will make them successful. This might be losing weight, becoming millionaires, having successful relationships, having successful businesses, etc But a tiny fraction of those people are able to reach their destinations.</p>
<p>The reason why we have only a handful of people succeeding in life is because of these three little words written on their foreheads&#8230;.<strong>NO ACTION TAKEN.</strong></p>
<p>People know what they want, but are not working towards reaching their goals. They allow themselves to get distracted and at the end of the day, they see themselves without trophies in their hands. They wonder why they are not achieving anything??</p>
<p>Distraction is one of the worst enemies of success. People get distracted by unhealthy foods; so they forget to work towards their weight loss goals. Some get distracted by TV, Technological gadgets, Friends, Internet, Gambling, etc then they end up with nothing in their hands. The funny thing is, most of them still don&#8217;t have a clue why they were not able to succeed or achieve their goals!</p>
<p>What sets you apart is being able to know what you want, when you want it and being determined to have it. <strong>DO DO DO. ACTION ACTION ACTION. TAKE ACTION </strong>towards achieving your goals and you will make it. Don&#8217;t look for perfection, you are only human, you will make mistakes, learn from them and move on towards your goals. Learn other things as you go, and keep on going until you reach that top of the mountain.</p>
<p>From today, make sure you set yourself apart by TAKING ACTION &amp; WORKING SMARTER. Remember the old adage&#8230;&#8230;<strong><em>&#8220;Faith Without Works Is Dead&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Be A Difference Maker. Work smarter &amp; Take action.</em><br />
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To Your Full Potential</p>


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