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Are You Conscious?

Are You Conscious of Your Words, Thoughts and Actions?

Based on the Law of Cause and Effect, the effects or outcomes you receive are a result of the causes you make. Similarly, what you sow you will reap. When you are striving to achieve your goals, it’s important to be conscious of how you are going about creating the success you seek.

There are some people who, after completing one task toward a goal they are working on, gave up after the outcome wasn't what they expected. They say things like "I just can't do it" or "I guess it's not for me to have." If you are taking specific action every day to accomplish a goal and you feel that nothing is happening, it’s very possible that the thoughts you think and the words you speak are not in alignment with your actions.

I was watching one of the singing competition shows on Television recently. I heard a contestant say "I want to at least make it to the top 5." I thought to myself, wow, for whatever reason, this person has already decided that they are not going to win even though the purpose of the show is to select one winner of the competition. While the great vocal ability of this person seem to display one who could win, their words got them very close to where they said they wanted to be. Your success depends solely on you and the choices you make.

There are a lot of factors that go into getting you from where you are now to where you want to be. Being conscious of your words, thoughts and actions are extremely important factors towards your success.


"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture." -- Norman Vincent Peale


“Plan your work and work your plan. Decide in advance exactly how you are going to get from where you are to where you want to go.” – Brian Tracy

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Potential is a member of Coach Training Alliance, and The International Association of Coaches. She specializes in working with mom entrepreneurs to find the time needed to start their business or take their existing business to the next level. To reach your immediate goals get strategic steps by subscribing to her newsletter to the right. For ways of achieving goals with your faith, JoAnn's new book is released, Live Your Potential and Let Your Faith Lead You to Success available on Amazon

Awakening to Your Greatness

Are you aware of your greatness? Are you aware of your strength, your uniqueness and your power? Are you aware that you have the ability to turn any situation around today by making a few little changes? You have the potential inside to be as successful as you want to be!

Most of us talk about wanting our lives to be different or better than it is. What many of us may not realize is that we can have a different or better life if that is what we truly want. It's possible! Not being aware of the successful person you are inside, is like having a treasure buried in your backyard and not knowing it or benefiting from it.

There is an old Buddhist story called "The Gem in the Robe". In this story a poor man, wandered around for many, many years without realizing that his wealthy friend so many years ago, had sewed a beautiful gem in the hem of his robe while he was asleep. The moral of this story is that many of us walk around and are not aware of the gem we have within our life to succeed.

If Oprah Winfrey announced that she would give anyone $100,000 after they have written a book on how to help people succeed, would you write it? Are you aware that you could do it? Well, believe it! You have the potential within to do it! You have something special and unique to offer others.

Think of something you do really well or some information you have.  Know that there is someone, somewhere, right now, who wants or needs your information. Write out a simple plan, instructions or action steps that person will need to follow. This is how your successful life will start to unfold.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?" -- Marianne Williamson

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being – not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money – but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason." -- Wayne Dyer

JoAnn Youngblood King, CTA Certified Success Coach, Author, Speaker and Owner of Live Your Potential is a member of Coach Training Alliance, and The International Association of Coaches. She specializes in working with mom entrepreneurs to find the time needed to start their business or take their existing business to the next level. To reach your immediate goals get strategic steps by subscribing to her newsletter to the right. For ways of achieving goals with your faith, JoAnn's new book is released, Live Your Potential and Let Your Faith Lead You to Success available on Amazon

How to Activate the Power of Gratitude

I hope that you are working on your goals and dreams everyday. On your path, always remain grateful. The gratitude practice is a tool for happiness and its usefulness is knowledgeable to mainstream. Long-term studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, appreciative attitude contributes to greater success in work, greater health, peak performance in sports and business. It also contributes to a higher sense of well-being, and a faster rate of recovery from health issues.

But while we may acknowledge gratitude’s benefits, it can be difficult to prolong. In general, we are trained to notice what is broken, undone or lacking in our lives. But, to reap gratitude’s full healing potential, we have to embody an appreciative mindset.

We have to create a new routine. That’s why practicing gratitude makes so much sense. When we practice giving thanks for all we have, instead of complaining about what we lack, we give ourselves the chance to see all of life as an opportunity and a blessing.

Remember that gratitude isn’t a blindly optimistic approach in which the bad things in life are whitewashed or ignored. It’s more a matter of where we put our focus and attention. Pain and injustice exist in this world, but when we focus on the gifts of life, we gain a feeling of well-being.

Gratitude balances us and gives us hope. There are many things to be grateful for:

• colorful autumn leaves
• legs that work
• friends who listen and really hear
• chocolate
• fresh eggs
• warm jackets
• tomatoes
• the ability to read
• roses
• our health
• butterflies

What’s on Your Gratitude List?

Some Ways to Practice Gratitude

• Keep a gratitude journal in which you list things you are thankful for in your life. You can make daily, weekly or monthly lists. Greater frequency may be better for creating a new habit, but just keeping that journal where you can see it will remind you to think in a grateful way.
• Make a gratitude collage by drawing or pasting pictures
• Practice gratitude around the dinner table or make it part of your nighttime routine
• Make a game of finding the hidden blessing in a challenging situation. When you feel like complaining, make a gratitude list instead. You may be amazed by how much better you feel

Notice how gratitude is impacting your life. Write about it, sing about it, express thanks for gratitude. As you practice, an inner shift begins to occur, and you may be delighted to discover how content and hopeful you are feeling. That sense of fulfillment is gratitude at work.

JoAnn Youngblood King, CTA Certified Success Coach, Author, Speaker and Owner of Live Your Potential is a member of Coach Training Alliance, and The International Association of Coaches. She specializes in working with mom entrepreneurs to find the time needed to start their business or take their existing business to the next level. To reach your immediate goals get strategic steps by subscribing to her newsletter to the right. For ways of achieving goals with your faith, JoAnn's new book is released, Live Your Potential and Let Your Faith Lead You to Success available on Amazon

Do the Work

My son asked me recently if I thought it was possible for him to fly. I said, “Well, people fly every day in airplanes. What type of flying are you talking about?” He said “I just want to take off and fly just as I am.  You always say that anything is possible, if I believe, right?" “Yes, however, you must understand the principles of flying.”  He replied, "Why do I have to understand anything? I thought I could just believe I can.”

I said "There are rules and laws you must following if you want to be safe; there are things you must understand first.”  He said "Awww, why can't I just jump and fly if anything is possible? I knew you were going to say that." My son has a lot to learn about his part in the creative process. We all do. Anything is possible if you believe. However, your belief has to be unwavering and you must take action by doing the work that will enable you to see your desired result.   

I read a story recently about a woman who was named the first African American woman to hold a patent for a natural hair care product. What I found fascinating about the story was how she acquired her patent. When she realized that she couldn’t afford to hire a patent attorney, she didn’t let that stop her from her goal. She ended up going to the library and the patent and trademark office and taught herself patent law. In a little over a year, she received her patent! How wonderful!

She believed that she would get her patent and did the necessary work to make it so.   Have you ever been in a situation where you simply thought you couldn't do something you wanted to do?  I'm sure we all have. When you find yourself in that situation, you have two choices to make; Do nothing or Do the work necessary to achieve your goal.  Don't let anything stop you from your goals! Anything is possible if you believe.      

How many times have you or someone you know let not having enough money, time or whatever stop you or them from moving forward with their goals? Please realize that whatever you want to accomplish, it can be done. All it takes is deciding how much you want it and if you are willing to do the work. 

Remember, you have the potential inside for great success! Live Your Potential! 

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar 

“Nothing will work unless you do.” -- Maya Angelou

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JoAnn Youngblood King, CTA Certified Success Coach, Author, Speaker and Owner of Live Your Potential is a member of Coach Training Alliance, and The International Association of Coaches. She specializes in working with mom entrepreneurs to find the time needed to start their business or take their existing business to the next level. To reach your immediate goals get strategic steps by subscribing to her newsletter to the right. For ways of achieving goals with your faith, JoAnn's new book is released, Live Your Potential and Let Your Faith Lead You to Success available on Amazon

How are You Making a New History?

I met a woman recently who started a conversation with me about history...African history specifically.  She mentioned that African Americans are not taught enough about or not interested enough in their history. I have always believed that it's important to know our history. However,  because I work to stay positive and focus on the power of now, I hardly think about history. 

Growing up in school, most of the events I learned about in history were not necessarily positive.

Especially African American history.  In the process of being taught about just a handful of African Americans who made a positive difference, I learned a whole lot about the abuse and violent treatment of my ancestors. What I learned, made me feel angry and upset.  Regarding anger, the only thing I, and I'm sure many others, really learned about anger was that when it was expressed, it was a bad thing.

I have since learned that even if you are angry about something from the past or the present, you can learn how to express it in positive ways.

There are many African American leaders in history who used their anger to take action in positive ways and create a positive difference in the world. There may have been many events in history that were horrible however, it teaches us to learn from our mistakes and make better choices not to have them repeated.

Knowing your history is definitely important. Focus on history in a positive way! Let it inspire you, help you to grow and cause you to create a happy and successful life for yourself and others.

"Don't let your history interfere with your Destiny." -- Dr. Steve Maraboli

"Live out your imagination, not your history." -- Stephen Covey

"If, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one." -- Albert Camus

"Everyday create your history, every path you take you're leaving your legacy." -- Michael Jackson

JoAnn Youngblood King, CTA Certified Success Coach, Author, Speaker and Owner of Live Your Potential is a member of Coach Training Alliance, and The International Association of Coaches. She specializes in working with mom entrepreneurs to find the time needed to start their business or take their existing business to the next level. To reach your immediate goals get strategic steps by subscribing to her newsletter to the right. For ways of achieving goals with your faith, JoAnn's new book is released, Live Your Potential and Let Your Faith Lead You to Success available on Amazon

Your Power to Choose

Are you still taking action towards your goals? I hope that you are still choosing to live the life of your dreams. As sure as you are a human being, you have the power to make choices. You made the choice to take the time to read this. We make choices so easily and frequently that we are not aware that we have great deal of control over what we choose.

I had the opportunity to see the movie “Selma”. The movie highlighted the marches that took place in Alabama in 1965 to give blacks the right to vote. The participants in those marches made the choice to take action, no matter how bad it could be for them, to make things better for their lives and ours. Realize that the choices you make not only benefit your life but the lives of others as well. This is especially true for parents. The choices we decide to make most certainly have an effect on our children.

I have accomplished many things in my life because early on I made a choice to believe what I heard about human potential and then took action based on that belief. You can change your life for the better when you first make the choice to. Choose to live your life in a positive way! Choose to accomplish your goals! Choose to win! Choose to be wealthy, healthy and successful, no matter what!

You have the potential inside for great success. Your success is possible! You are capable of doing anything you set out to do. It’s all up to you and the choices you make. Realize that you are the one who makes the choices to live the way you do. Please don’t settle for a life of mediocrity. Choose to let your greatness shine through.

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”~Viktor E. Frankl

“You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.” ~E. O. Wilson

Learn Time Management to Achieve Your Goals

In order to accomplish all of your goals in 2015, you may need to put in more effort than you usually do. Putting in more effort may require that you learn time management to achieve your goals. Radio personality and actor Steve Harvey mentioned the following in an interview once:

“You can decide to be two types of people. You can be ordinary, or you can be extraordinary. The only difference between those two words is extra. If you do extra, you can be extraordinary. If you don't want an extraordinary life, just stop doing extra.”

This is especially true if you are working in a current job while planning to make a career change. When changing your career, you have to expend extra effort because you are maintaining your current responsibilities while building a new life.

• Watercooler talk time becomes break time on your phone doing research for your career change, making calls or researching information online.
• Former lunch time with colleagues becomes coaching sessions over the phone with your coach and running errands to find out information and check out resources that will support your goals.

You see, effective time management is the first step toward being extraordinary. You have the same 168 hours per week, but the proficiency in which you use your time will change. You can use time management scheduling to include investing time in your goals. You can use your time to:

• look for organizations and online communities where you can learn more about different industries
• seek ways you can volunteer in these communities for a short time to get a feel for the environment – test the waters
• connect with others that share your interests to learn and find support

Learning time management will take some time to get right but the discomfort and possible frustration will not last. It is a temporary by-product of building something new. Construction is dusty and noisy in the beginning, but the result is a beautifully designed, functional, building that serves a purpose. If you haven't been able to accomplish the goals you set at the beginning of this year, with 2015 around the corner, this is the best time to make a fresh start to learn time management. Don't let anything or anyone stop you from your goals. Remember, your potential for success is unlimited. When you push yourself just a little past your comfort zone, you will be amazed at what you can achieve.

"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning." -- Denis Waitley

Take a Different Approach to Achieve Your Goal

I read an article a few years ago entitled "How Committed Are You to Your Goal?" by business coach and marketing expert, Wanda Grindstaff. In this article she mentions a young man who wanted to make $150,000 within the next year. She asked him "How does it feel to make $150,000 in a year?" He replied "If I knew that, I would have it and not want it." She then said to him "No, if you knew that, you would have it and want something bigger!"  Basically, this young man's way of thinking was backwards.
 
His reply seemed normal however; it was totally coming from a feeling of lack. He didn't have the $150,000 so he couldn't feel it.  To have the type of success you desire, you need to do more than take action. You will need to change the way you think and "feel the feeling" of being at your desired level of success even if you are not there yet.

As we are approaching a new year, there is a lot of talk about goals, determinations and resolutions for 2015. One of my favorite sayings is: “If you want something different, you have to do something different.”  Many of us have no problem saying what it is that we want.  I'm sure we all want our lives to be better in some way.  One sure way to accomplish your goals and have the successful life you desire to have is to "Do something different". 

What have you done different lately? Have you written out a specific action plan to follow or
thought about hiring a coach to help you accomplish your goals? Have you made the time to talk to someone new, taken a new route to work or volunteered to help someone with a project?  Please realize that when you do something different, new opportunities will begin to open up for you. 

"I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances." -- Lee Ann Womack

 "If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten." -- Tony Robbins