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Thursday, 21 September 2017

Power breakfasts for a productive day

The breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is called a breakfast for a reason-it is the meal you take after your body has stayed the longest without food. A normal dinner would be taken at around 8 pm and breakfast at around the same time the next day, so that makes it approximately twelve hours without food. During that time, the body rests and breaks down nutrients and stores up for fasting periods, which is why we need to replenish as soon as possible.

Breakfast is really the most important meal of the day.

In many ways, it can set the tone for the rest of your day. A rich, good breakfast filled with the essential nutrients will go a long way to set the tone for your day, keeping you strong and vital through the day.

A balanced breakfast should contain slow-digesting carbohydrates to maximise energy release, fibre, essential vitamins and minerals like calcium and omega 3 fatty acids.

Some tips to maximise breakfast include:

Eat healthy carbohydrates: instead of over-processed carbohydrates that do more harm than good, opt for whole grains like wheat in your bread, oatmeal and bran. They are filled with fibre for effective digestion and do not contain over processed sugars.

Proteins are important. They are an alternative source of energy without causing a buildup of fat in the body. These proteins do not have to be processed meats, but healthy nuts, milk and eggs. Yoghurt is also an excellent option and has the added advantage of boosting digestion.

Fruits are necessary. The phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” should be expanded to include watermelon, oranges and mangoes-in fact, any fruit in the season should find its way to the breakfast table in some form. Smoothies are a nice way to add variety to fruit intake during meals.

Grab a good breakfast and set off for a power-filled day.

12 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful

Sometimes, to become successful and get closer to the person we can become, we don’t need to add more things — we need to give up on some of them.

There are certain things that are universal, which will make you successful if you give up on them, even though each one of us could have a different definition of success.

You can give up on some of them today, while it might take a bit longer to give up on others.

1. Give Up On The Unhealthy Lifestyle

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn

If you want to achieve anything in life, everything starts here. First you have to take care of your health, and there are only two things you need to keep in mind:

1. Healthy Diet
2. Physical Activity

Small steps, but you will thank yourself one day.

2. Give Up The Short-term Mindset

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

Successful people set long-term goals, and they know these aims are merely the result of short-term habits that they need to do every day.

These healthy habits shouldn’t be something you do; they should be something you embody.

There is a difference between: “Working out to get a summer body” and “Working out because that’s who you are.”

3. Give Up On Playing Small

“Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone, and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson

If you never try and take great opportunities, or allow your dreams to become realities, you will never unleash your true potential.

And the world will never benefit from what you could have achieved.

So voice your ideas, don’t be afraid to fail, and certainly don’t be afraid to succeed.

4. Give Up Your Excuses

“It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Successful people know that they are responsible for their life, no matter their starting point, weaknesses, and past failures.

Realising that you are responsible for what happens next in your life is both frightening and exciting.

And when you do, that becomes the only way you can become successful, because excuses limit and prevent us from growing personally and professionally.

Own your life; no one else will.

5. Give Up The Fixed Mindset

“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” ― Robert Greene, Mastery

People with a fixed mindset think their intelligence or talents are simply fixed traits, and that talent alone leads to success — without hard work. They’re wrong.

Successful people know this. They invest an immense amount of time on a daily basis to develop a growth mindset, acquire new knowledge, learn new skills and change their perception so that it can benefit their lives.

Remember, who you are today, it’s not who you have to be tomorrow.

6. Give Up Believing In The “Magic Bullet.”

“Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better” — Émile Coué

Overnight success is a myth.

Successful people know that making small continual improvement every day will be compounded over time, and give them desirable results.

That is why you should plan for the future, but focus on the day that’s ahead of you, and improve just 1% every day.

7. Give Up Your Perfectionism

“Shipping beats perfection.” — Khan Academy’s Development Mantra

Nothing will ever be perfect, no matter how much we try.

Fear of failure (or even fear of success) often prevents us from taking an action and putting our creation out there in the world. But a lot of opportunities will be lost if we wait for the things to be right.

So “ship,” and then improve (that 1%).

8. Give Up Multi-tasking

“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” ― Winston S. Churchill

Successful people know this. That’s why they choose one thing and then beat it into submission. No matter what it is — a business idea, a conversation, or a workout.

Being fully present and committed to one task, is indispensable.

9. Give Up Your Need to Control Everything

“Some things are up to us, and some things are not up to us.” — Epictetus, Stoic philosopher

Differentiating these two is important.

Detach from the things you cannot control, and focus on the ones you can, and know that sometimes, the only thing you will be able to control is your attitude towards something.

Remember, nobody can be frustrated while saying “Bubbles” in an angry voice.

10. Give Up On Saying YES To Things That Don’t Support Your Goals

“He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.” — James Allen

Successful people know that in order to accomplish their goals, they will have to say NO to certain tasks, activities, and demands from their friends, family, and colleagues.

In the short-term, you might sacrifice a bit of instant gratification, but when your goals come to fruition, it will all be worth it.

11. Give Up The Toxic People

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
― Jim Rohn

People we spend the most time with, add up to who we become.

There are people who are less accomplished in their personal and professional life, and there are people who are more accomplished than us. If you spend time with those who are behind you, your average will go down, and with it, your success.

But if you spend time with people who are more accomplished than you, no matter how challenging that might be, you will become more successful.

Take a look at around you, and see if you need to make any changes.

12. Give Up Your Need To Be Liked

“The only way to avoid pissing people off is to do nothing important.” — Oliver Emberton

Think of yourself as a market niche.

There will be a lot of people who like that niche, and there will be individuals who don’t. And no matter what you do, you won’t be able to make the entire market like you.

This is entirely natural, and there’s no need to justify yourself.

The only thing you can do is to remain authentic, improve and provide value every day, and know that the growing number of “haters” means that you are doing important things.

13. Give Up Your Dependency on Social Media & Television

“The trouble is, you think you have time” — Jack Kornfield

Impulsive web browsing and television watching are diseases of today’s society.
These two should never be an escape from your life or your goals.

Unless your goals depend on either, you should minimise (or even eliminate) your dependency on them, and direct that time towards things that can enrich your life.

Top Things Everyone Needs To Know In Life

1. Realize that nobody cares, and if they do, you shouldn’t care that they care.

Got a new car? Nobody cares. You’ll get some gawkers for a couple of weeks—they don’t care. They’re curious. Three weeks in it’ll be just another shiny blob among all the thousands of others crawling down the freeway and sitting in garages and driveways up and down your street. People will care about your car just as much as you care about all of those. Got a new gewgaw? New wardrobe? Went to a swanky restaurant? Exotic vacation? Nobody cares. Don’t base your happiness on people’s caring, because they won’t. And if they do, they either want your stuff or hate you for it.

2. Some rulebreakers will break rule number one.

Occasionally, people in your life will defy the odds and actually care about you. Still not your stuff, sorry. But if they value you, they’ll value that you value it, and they’ll listen. When you talk about all of those things that nobody else cares about, they will look into your eyes and consume your words, and in that moment you will know that every part of them is there with you.

3. Spend your life with rulebreakers.

Marry them. Befriend them. Work with them. Spend weekends with them. No matter how much power you become possessed of, you’ll never be able to make someone care—so gather close the caring.

4. Money is cheap.

I mean, there’s a lot of it—trillions upon trillions of dollars floating around the world, largely made up of cash whose value is made up and ascribed to it, anyway. Don’t engineer your life around getting a slightly less tiny portion of this pile, and make your spirit of generosity reflect this principle. I knew a man who became driven by the desire to amass six figures in savings, so he worked and scrimped and sacrificed to get there. And he did… right before he died of cancer. I’m sure his wife’s new husband appreciated his diligence.

5. Money is expensive.

I mean, it’s difficult to get your hands on sometimes—and you never know when someone’s going to pull the floorboards out from under you—so don’t be stupid with it. Avoid debt on depreciating assets, and never incur debt in order to assuage your vanity (see rule number one). Debt has become normative, but don’t blithely accept it as a rite of passage into adulthood—debt represents imbalance and, in some sense, often a resignation of control. Student loan debt isn’t always avoidable, but it isn’t a given—my wife and I completed a combined ten years of college with zero debt between us. If you can’t avoid it, though, make sure that your degree is an investment rather than a liability—I mourn a bit for all of the people going tens of thousands of dollars in debt in pursuit of vague liberal arts degrees with no idea of what they want out of life. If you’re just dropping tuition dollars for lack of a better idea at the moment, just withdraw and go wander around Europe for a few weeks—I guarantee you’ll spend less and learn more in the process.

6. Learn the ancient art of rhetoric.

The elements of rhetoric, in all of their forms, are what make the world go around—because they are what prompt the decisions people make. If you develop an understanding of how they work, while everyone else is frightened by flames and booming voices, you will be able to see behind veils of communication and see what levers little men are pulling. Not only will you develop immunity from all manner of commercials, marketing, hucksters and salesmen, to the beautiful speeches of liars and thieves, you’ll also find yourself able to craft your speech in ways that influence people. When you know how to speak in order to change someone’s mind, to instill confidence in someone, to quiet the fears of a child, then you will know this power firsthand. However, bear in mind as you use it that your opponent in any debate is not the other person, but ignorance.

7. You are responsible to everyone, but you’re responsible for yourself.

I believe we’re responsible to everyone for something, even if it’s something as basic as an affirmation of their humanity. However, it should most often go far beyond that and manifest itself in service to others, to being a voice for the voiceless. If you’re reading this, there are those around you who toil under burdens larger than yours, who stand in need of touch and respect and chances. Conversely, though, you’re responsible for yourself. Nobody else is going to find success for you, and nobody else is going to instill happiness into you from the outside. That’s on you.

8. Learn to see reality in terms of systems.

When you understand the world around you as a massive web of interconnected, largely interdependent systems, things get much less mystifying—and the less we either ascribe to magic or allow to exist behind a fog, the less susceptible we’ll be to all manner of being taken advantage of. However…

9. Account for the threat of black swan events.

Sometimes chaos consumes the most meticulous of plans, and if you live life with no margins in a financial, emotional, or any other sense, you will be subject to its whims. Take risks, but backstop them with something—I strongly suspect these people who say having a Plan B is a sign of weak commitment aren’t living hand to mouth. Do what you need to in order to keep your footing.

10. You both need and don’t need other people.

You need others in a sense that you need to be part of a community—there’s a reason we reflexively pity hermits. Regardless of your theory of anthropogenesis, it’s hard to deny that we are built for community, and that ‘we’ is always more than ‘me.’ However, you don’t need another person to make your life have meaning—this idea that Disney has shoved through our eyeballs, that there’s someone out there for all of us if we’ll just believe hard enough and never stop searching, is hokum… because of arithmetic, if nothing else. Establish your own life—then, if there’s a particular person that you can’t help but integrate, believe me, you’ll know.

11. Always give more than is required of you.

What is success?

Can you define success?

If you asked 5 different people to describe success then most likely you will get five different answers. The reason you will get different answers is that each person will talk about the things he personally wants to achieve and most likely those things will differ from one person to another.

So is there a general definition for success that could match everyone's description? Yes there is, success is getting all the things that you wanted in life whatever they were.

5 things you must do to be successful in life

Here is what you need to do in order to be successful in life:

1) Know what you are worth and never settle for less: Many people get married to ones they didn't really want just because they believed that they will never get the ones they really wanted! Most people settle for less just because they believe that they will never get what they really wanted. The only thing that will happen to you if you scarified your real wants is that you will live an unhappy life. Swear a pact that you will never settle for less than what you deserve and you will become a successful person (see also Self deception examples)
2) Refuse to believe those who put you down: If you knew your real worth and if you started perusing what you deserve then most probably you will find that everyone is putting you down simply because people feel uncomfortable when they find someone attempting to do what they never managed to do. The more you believe in yourself the more will people put you down and tell you that you wont reach anything. Before this website made me a millionaire almost everyone told me that i can never make money working from home! (see my book How i did it)
3) Believe in yourself: It will be impossible to keep trying while everyone is putting you down unless you believe in yourself. The road to success is tough, its full of criticism, sarcasm, hard times and tough moments. Most people who don't believe in themselves collapse under this kind of pressure. If you want to succeed in life then you must believe in yourself for if you didn't then no one will
4) Be Brave: Most people aren't successful that's why its not wise at all to follow their same path. In order to be successful you need to do what unsuccessful people didn't do and that's why you must dare to be different. When i decided to quit my information technology career to focus on my business most people told me that i was crazy, later on i discovered that crazy people reach what they want in life while others keep watching (see How to be brave in life)
5)Keep trying and learning: Success can rarely happen from the first attempt or even the first few ones. When you fall don't cry but instead stand up again and keep moving. Whenever you make a mistake learn from it and try again, one day your dreams will become true (see also How to do the impossible in life)

I have managed to become a self made millionaire at the age of 28. This didn't happen by chance because i already wrote that goal down five years before i accomplished it. Becoming rich is not about luck, starting big or being intelligent but its all about having certain beliefs about money and life.

In The Ultimate guide to becoming rich i will teach you everything that you need to know in order to become rich.

Want to know more?

Reasons Why You Shouldn't Give Up So Easily

Some of the greatest athletes, entrepreneurs and minds are people no one knows about because at one point they gave up. The process of going from being an under achiever to over achiever is extremely painful, challenging, and annoying but the final product is priceless.

Here are 10 reasons why you should never give up.

1.        It’s easy to find a reason to quit.
No matter how good or bad your life is going, you can always find an excuse to give up. But it works the other way too. If you look for a reason to keep going, you can find that too.
Solution: There are 3 people we go to during tough times.

2.        When you quit, you send the message that you never thought you could do it in the first place.
Actions speak louder than words. In the end no matter what they hear you say, people will watch what you do.
3.        Believe it or not, some people will be glad that you quit.
They may not say it, but unfortunately many people you know will hope for you to give up. This is for the simple reason that your dedication to your goal will remind them of their own unrealized potential. Rather than proving your doubters right, let your dedication inspire.
Solution:

4.     You’ll never know what would have happened if you stuck it out.
You know what happens if you give up — you end up right where you started. The hard part is having the vision to see the reward that lies at the end of the race.

5.     The consequences of quitting are a lot higher than sticking it out.
No matter how high a price you’ll pay to keep going, the price of abandoning your dreams carries the greater cost.

6.     When you quit, you set a mental precedent to quit again.
Think about a person who has tried to diet and failed several times. Their belief in their ability to lose weight is actually diminished by each abondoned attempt. Quitting and perseverance are both habit forming. Which habit do you want to develop?

7.     Anything worthwhile takes time, sacrifice, and effort.
The more difficult the challenge, the more rewarding the victory. The most meaningful accomplishments in life are those that don’t come quickly or easily.

8.    You’re a lot closer than you think you are.
Sadly, many people give up not realizing that success is right around the corner. There are not always clear markers in achieving a difficult goal. The finish line could be just around the next bend.

9.     The process shapes you before success rewards you.
Setting difficult goals will stretch you, teach you perseverance and ultimately build your belief in yourself. It is the process that develops you. Greatness doesn’t come overnight, but it is forged by every inch of progress we fight for in pursuit of a worthwhile goal.

10.   Life is a lot more fun when you’re in the hunt for something.
We only get one life to live. When you’re fighting for a cause, a dream, or something greater than yourself you will find the enthusiasm, passion and joy that makes life a great adventure. The key is identifying your cause.

* I’d like to leave you with an inspirational poem by an unknown author. This famous poem is untitled, but it has been come to be known simply as “Don’t Quit.”

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out–
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Grace

What is grace?

Grace is divine help and strength
that we receive through the
Atonement of Jesus Christ.
Through grace, we are saved
from sin and death. In addition,
grace is an enabling power that strengthens us from day to day
and helps us endure to the end.

Grace is an entity that every body needs but not everyone that will obtain grace.

Grace is the love of God shown to
the unlovely; the peace of God
given to the restless; the
unmerited favor of God.

“Grace is unconditional love
toward a person who does not
deserve it.”

GRACE!

When GRACE SPEAKS
Law are irrelevant,
Protocols become useless,
Connections become useless,
Power becomes silent,
Condemnation is reversed, Hopelessness is deleted.

May GRACE speak on your
behalf today and may no human
Will understand the reason behind ur progress in Jesus name.

{AMEN}

- Five Bible Verses That Will Motivate And Give You An Extra Push In Life

Five Bible Verses That Will
Motivate And Give You An Extra
Push In Life image Sometimes we have
those days
when we just feel down and need
something or someone to give us a push and get us going.

There is no better person to turn to then to God.

These five Bible verses will give you that extra push you need:

1. Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for
you,”
declares the LORD, “plans to
prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.”

2. Psalm 27:4
“One thing I ask of the LORD, this
is what I seek: that I may dwell in the
house of the LORD all the days of
my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his
temple.”
3. Isaiah 40:31 “But those
who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength. They will
soar on wings like eagles; they will
run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

4. Romans 8:28
“And we know that in all things
God
works for the good of those who
love him, who have been called
according to his purpose.”

5. 1 Corinthians 16:13
“Be on your guard;
stand firm in
the
faith; be men of courage; be
strong.”

Astonishing Fact About Life

Collection of Life Quote.

>>>> What is life?

Does this sound like a

strange question to you?

Of course we all know what is meant by the word

"life", but how would you define it?

-Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

-This life is what you make it. No matter

what, you're going to mess up

sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the

good part is you get to decide how

you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway.

But just remember, some come, some

go. The ones that stay with you through

everything - they're your true best

friends. Don't let go of them. Also

remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll

come and go too. And baby, I hate to say

it, most of them - actually pretty much all

of them are going to break your heart,

but you can't give up because if you give

up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes

you whole and that goes for everything.

Just because you fail once, doesn't mean

you're gonna fail at everything. Keep

trying, hold on, and always, always,

always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So

keep your head high, keep your chin up,

and most importantly, keep smiling,

because life's a beautiful thing and

there's so much to smile about.

-Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

-You've gotta dance like there's nobody

watching,

Love like you'll never be hurt,

Sing like there's nobody listening,

And live like it's heaven on earth. -Do not dwell in the past, do not dream

of the future, concentrate the mind on

the present moment.

-It is better to be hated for what you are

than to be loved for what you are not.

-There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a

miracle. The other is as though

everything is a miracle.

-I may not have gone where I intended

to go, but I think I have ended up where

I needed to be. -The only person you are destined to

become is the person you decide to be.

-Seek, the counsel, of men who will tell u

the truth about your sellf, even iif it

hurts. Mere commendations will not

bring the improvement u need. -No matter who u are, or where u may

be, you can do somthing to change the

world for better.

DESTINY

DESTINY

This is a very complex issue, and we
will start with what the Bible does not
teach. Fate is usually thought of as a
predetermined course of events beyond
human control. A typical response to a
belief in fate is resignation—if we can’t change destiny, then why even
try? Whatever happens, happens, and
we can’t do anything about it. This is
called “fatalism,” and it is not biblical..
Destiny is when you have no control
over your life situation.. something that is to happen or has
happened to a particular person or thing;
lot or fortune.
the predetermined, usually inevitable or
irresistible, course of events.
noun, plural destinies. the power or agency that determines
the course of events.
(initial capital letter) this power
personified or represented as a
goddess.
Destiny is defined as your future or the pre-ordained path of your life..

Few quote about destiny

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny
but in ourselves.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't
where you're meant to be...
Letting go means to come to the
realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your
destiny.
The only person you are destined to
become is the person you decide to be.
Sometimes the dreams that come true
are the dreams you never even knew you had. Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a
matter of choice. It is not a thing to be
waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. There are winds of destiny that blow
when we least expect them. Sometimes
they gust with the fury of a hurricane,
sometimes they barely fan one’s
cheek. But the winds cannot be denied,
bringing as they often do a future that is impossible to ignore....
You are what your deep, driving desire
is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV 4.5 If we would see the color of our future,
we must look for it in our present; if we
would gaze on the star of our destiny,
we must look for it in our hearts.
Canon Farrar Everywhere man blames nature and
fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo
of his character and passions, his
mistakes and weaknesses.
Democritus Love nothing but that which comes to
you woven in the pattern of your
destiny. For what could more aptly fit
your needs?
Marcus Aurelius It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only
one link of the chain of destiny can be
handled at a time.
Winston Churchill Adapt yourself to the life you have been
given; and truly love the people with
whom destiny has surrounded you.
Marcus Aurelius Happy is the man who can do only one
thing; in doing it, he fulfills his destiny.
Joseph Joubert Let us follow our destiny, ebb and flow.
Whatever may happen, we master
fortune by accepting it.
Virgil The destiny of man is in his own soul.
Herodotus

The acts of this life are the destiny of the
next.
Eastern Proverb Every man has his own destiny; the only
imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no
matter where it leads him.
Henry Miller The tissue of life to be we weave with
colors all our own,
And in the field of destiny we reap as
we have sown.
John Greenleaf Whittier There is a divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will.
William Shakespeare Our destiny changes with our thoughts;
we shall become what we wish to
become, do what we wish to do, when
our habitual thoughts correspond with
our desires.
Orison Swett Marden A man's happiness or unhappiness
depends as much on his temperament
as on his destiny.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a
matter of choice. It is not a thing to be
waited for, It is a thing to be acheived..
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you
are dealt is determinism; the way you
play it is free will. ~Jawaharlal Nehru Lots of folks confuse bad management
with destiny.

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