Celebrating Your Victories - Gratitude

Always Celebrate Your Victories, Even the Small Ones by James Skinner

Wildly, extraordinarily, and outrageously celebrate every success in your life.

The more you celebrate your achievements, the more you remember them; and the more you remember your successes, the more confidence you have.

You really need to celebrate your accomplishments. I find it interesting that people can be successful but not feel confident.

I was doing a couple of back-to-back seminars in Japan. The staff, of course, had to arrive earlier in the morning and stay later in the evening than anybody else. Basically, nobody gets any sleep.

We had two days off before there was another seminar exactly like the one we had just finished. My staff asked me if they were allowed to go home during the two-day break. I told them that they couldn't go home. They were all quite shocked.

I told them that we were having staff training and a "staff stretch." They didn't say anything, but I could tell they were not pleased about being required to stay.

The seminar came, and we finished the first event.

I told my staff that I wanted to meet later at 11 in the morning for staff training and a stretch. I let them know that it would be the most difficult activity they had ever experienced.

At 11 o'clock all of my staff met in the room. I gave them a list of items and told them that they had 30 minutes to gather the items on the list. All of the items were important for success in the task they were going to be assigned. If they were unable to find an item within the 30 minutes, they would have to do without it.

After the 30 minutes had passed, we got in vans and traveled all day to the mountains near Tokyo. It was beginning to get dark outside. I continued to tell them that it would be the worst night of their lives.

We eventually arrived at Hakone, a beautiful resort with hot springs. My staff thought the resort might be our destination, but we drove right past.

I told them that we would soon arrive at our departure point. Nobody had the courage to speak. We turned left, passed a few trees, and pulled into a parking lot.

When the door of the van opened, a beautiful Japanese woman was standing there in a kimono. She bowed and said, "My name is Mayumi. I will be attending you during your stay."

Everyone on my staff was in total shock. I had arranged for my staff to spend the two days at the old summer home of the Imperial Family.

That is an example of wildly celebrating. It is something they will never forget.

As you wildly celebrate the success of each event you complete, of each product you deliver, of each time you exercise successfully, and each time you follow through on your commitment to wildly please somebody who is important to you, you will develop the confidence necessary to help you be successful in every area of your life.


About the Author

James Skinner is a world-renowned business man and philosopher. He is recognized as one of the world's foremost business thinkers and appears regularly on Japanese television. He has built two global financial groups that manage billions in client assets. His success is limitless, and he can show you how to achieve your own greatness. Get his valuable insight at http://www.IdeasThatCanChangeYourLife.com.

Inspirational Experiences

Jump Start Your Life Again
by Bruna Bacellio

Often feel like one day is running into the next? Has the excitement been drained out of you? My friend, it is time to find a bit of inspiration and get things going again.

Inspiration is a funny thing because it is unique. Simply put, it is different things to different people. One person might see a story on the news and be incredibly inspired. The person sitting next to them, however, may start clicking the channel looking for something else to watch.

There is an old axiom about life going on all around us, yet we don’t notice. If you get caught up in the repetition of your life, it can often become pure drudgery. You need to open your eyes to the world.

So, how do you beet the rut that daily life can become. Again, it is in the small things. Stepping beyond your daily routine is the way to do it. Here are a list of little things that anyone can do and will jump start you.

1. When you wake up, take inspiration in the fact you have a full day to do something great.

2. Instead of being cautious, plan on saying yes to something new at least once a day.

3. Vow to stop avoiding things because of embarrassment.

4. Laugh at yourself.

5. Make a list of 100 things you want to do before you die. Tape it to the mirror in your bathroom. Work towards accomplishing the list each and every day.

6. Pull out the photo albums and look through them.

7. Stop and smell the proverbial rose.

8. Go for a hike and admire the world around you.

9. Take a deep breath, hold it for 10 seconds and slowly breathe out your nose to relax.

10. If you are eating out, focus on the taste of the food, not the discussion at the table.

11. By a Nomad Journal and use it. Review your entries every month.

12. Analyze what famous people have over come. Richard Pryor’s parents were a pimp and prostitute.

13. Take a class in something you are interested in.

14. Go to YouTube and laugh yourself silly watching funny videos.

15. Do a search on YouTube for “running bear” and watch the video. If you don’t double over in laughter, see a doctor immediately.

16. Read a poem.

17. Watch the movie “Rudy”, even if you hate sports.

18. Watch the movie “March of the Penguins” even if…well, you hate penguins.

19. Make a list of all the good things about you. Don’t be bashful!

As you can see, getting out of a rut is often about doing the little things. Having a giant epiphany is a pretty rare event, so focus on the things around you and enjoy.



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