Telling a Good Story - A How To Guide

This article was one I was originally going to call "Every Picture Tells A Story", but since the title was taken, I decided to use "Telling A Good Story" instead which actually fits what I am going to say much better. We must create a good story before it happens, or we must believe a good story before we see it. What I mean by "believe a good story before we see it" is this: We must create a winner before we are one. We must do the work, visualization and believing before we see the result. Make not a single mistake, it cannot work the other way around. If it did, we would not need practice or train for anything, we would not need ideas to tell the story to our mentalities about what to genuinely do in life. Everything would be perfect and there would not be any need for growth.

The power of life is in the stories we create with our efforts and without that effort and growth the would not be any reason to exist.

The things that keep us alive are ideas, goals and solutions to problems. Without anything interesting going on, life would not have purpose. So when I use the title "Telling a good story, a how to guide", I mean using ideas, goals and solutions to problems as the impetus to ever live better, not to "beat life at its own game" and "have not a care in the world". The consistent care is joyous survival, anyhow, and it is necessary or there would really be nothing to live for emotionally, spiritually, and finally physically or otherwise.

So, through our efforts we must create a good story. Bad stories are only created when we default to them by not genuinely creatively solving our problems and quitting too early.

Listen, there are not any shortcuts to real winning that is earned deeply. Without necessary essence there is nothing there except something you cheated for. For, within the fully toldstory is the purpose. Skipping to the end of a good story is never fulfilling as the old saying from childhood goes. The real loss is the sort of ease that "makes it" without genuinely earning it. I know, that sentence sounds cryptic in a way, but it is the complete and unvarnished reality of life. The real loss is the sort of ease that "makes it" without genuinely earning it. The full story is always the best.

My name is Joshua Clayton, I am a freelance writer based in Inglewood, California. I also write under a few pen-names and aliases, but Joshua Clayton is my real name, and I write by that for the most part now. I am a philosophical writer and objective thinker and honest action taker. I also work at a senior center in Gardena, California as my day job, among other things, but primarily I am a writer.

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Personal Development Tools - Time Management

Time management requires a structured mind. This will allow you to plan and organize things properly. It also requires that you have the willpower to go through with the schedules you have set for yourself. As part of your arsenal of personal development tools, it will require that you have: 

1. A set goal. This could be anything from getting rich to achieving inner peace, to specific or immediate goals such as finishing a task for the day.
2. An action plan. This is the breakdown of the main goal into easily achievable projects.
3. A timetable. This will help you to schedule each step of the project, as well as to prioritize each project in the main goal you have set for yourself.

Materials needed for effective time management are clocks and watches, alarm clocks, an appointment book or organizer, a calendar, pen and paper, and recently there has arisen the option of a computer with time management software installed.
This method for structure and organization is essential for a personal development plan, wherein the other personal development tools that are used aside from time management are

• planning
• goal setting
• affirmation/auto-suggestion
• visualization
• and measuring progress

A personal development plan is a means of self transformation, where there exists much material about methods, techniques, workshops, books, and programs devoted to the idea. This phrase is present in the fields of psychology, education, philosophy, and it is also a common phrase in the workplace. As it is, a personal development plan is not necessarily limited to these disciplines. The tools and methods are adaptable and can be applied to anything you can think of at all. These can be learned through reading self help books, by attending lectures and workshops, by listening to speakers who have mastered the techniques, and then by practicing what you have learned in your daily life. 
Methods for time management are especially useful for procrastinators, to help in maximizing their own time to achieve set goals. But taken as a whole, the personal development plan can be of help in goals such as developing innate talents, developing personal potential, improving ones self-knowledge and sense of identity, realizing one's life dreams, achieving one's aspirations, bettering one's quality of life, and such other goals. It is said to also influence the thoughts and actions of others in one's surroundings. This is through the power of positive thinking. Methods that are purported to achieve this are distinct from the methods of time management, planning, and measuring of progress; all of which is mostly done in the physical world. There are also personal development tools that are to be used in the realm of thought and imagination. These are the methods of creative visualization, self affirmation, and auto suggestion, all of which are done with the power of the mind. These are the methods that are said to influence physical reality as well as the self. The aim is to focus these thoughts on a positive goal.

For more information on this and other topics for personal development, goal setting, planning and much more, go to http://www.mypersonaldevelopmentplan.com

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How to Create a New Self Image That Supports You

How your self image affects you, your decisions and actions unconsciously.................

Have you noticed that there are people who seem to get all the breaks without putting any effort into anything and there are people who work so hard and always fall short of their goal?

Sometimes you look at a person and you think they have perfect ideal look or talents to be someone special, but then you see someone who you wouldn't give them a second look or even take them serious, but it is the second person who ends up becoming the most successful while the first person is just average and ordinary.

Why is that? What makes some people stand out when everything is against them to succeed then the one with all the opportunities let it slip through their fingers?

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The Success Checklist

1. A Clear Vision: INTENTION.
Our mind processes millions of thoughts in a day. Do you know that your unintended, impulsive wish for having a juicy steak or that perfect martini or a drive across the hills or anything else, might be sabotaging your success?
How?
It's good to have that martini or hang out with your mates or have a day off or whatever it is that you wish. But doing all of this when you are not "clear" (and let me stress on this "CLEAR") of what is going to happen in the future, imparts a negative element called worry in the back of your head.
So if you haven't, asked yourself this question - What Do I want? I suggest you do it right away.
Do not pay heed to thoughts like "how do I do it?" because when you do, you won't dream big. And you will again sabotage your greatest success which lies ahead. It's natural for these thoughts to pop up. So don't resist them or give in to them. Simply don't pay heed to them!
Just write down all the money that you'd like to have after a year from now. The car you'd like to have. The kind of house you'd like to live in. What kind of business do you want? Make it as clear as possible. Jot these down in your journal. And as you go about doing that, tell yourself this: "I do not know how I am going to do it, but I will find a way".
Once you have a clarity of the things you will have in a specific amount of time, you will see how clear and easy, making day to day choices become (provided you have the other elements in this checklist).You will worry less because you will be focused more with a clear state of mind.
SO INTEND.
"Our Intention Creates Our Reality" - Wayne Dyer
2. Faith & Visualization.
Sometime back, I had read somewhere, something that instantly changed my perspective: Faith is the antidote for fear.
And when I write this, I could feel it in every bit of my being. This is because I have personally experienced several situations where I have defeated my fear and even exceeded my goals, whenever I have had inexorable faith in a certain result no matter how difficult it may have seemed to achieve.
And what moulds your faith into reality? You got it: Visualization.
So what you need to do next is: Have faith that you will have, in your possession, everything that you mentioned in that list.
Do not worry about how, when and where. Let the higher intelligence handle that. It is this very urge of our reason which keeps us from getting the desired result.
Back your faith and plant in the pillars of support for your dream with visualization. Meditate into the state of inner silence and see yourself in possession of these goals in your mind's eye. And you need to feel the feelings of gratitude, satisfaction, and that sense of achievement you will have when these goals would have already been achieved. Feel them as vividly as you can, during your practice.
Do this day after another. And rest assured as you would set the right universal forces in motion. As you practice this, faith and visualization process, you will see that those questions, of how, when and where, that were thrown by your reason, will start fading out. And you will start getting ideas and notions that could lead you to achieve your goals.
You will draw the right people, the right opportunities and the right circumstances that would lead you to your goal.
I have found a thriving business, great friends, opportunities of success and most importantly, a strong and loving relationship this way. And I am continuing to prosper and grow more and more day by day.
"FAITH IS TAKING THE FIRST STEP, EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE THE WHOLE STAIRCASE" - Martin Luther King
3. A Plan.
Now that you have a list of achievements to be made, supported by the pillars of faith and visualization, you'll need a plan to get you there. Let me demonstrate this step to you:
John, a 25 year old chap, has following goals to be achieved by the end of 2016:

• A stunning 6 figure income from which he will buy a car and a house of his choice.
• A healthy body weighing 72 kg (about 158lb) with a good built.
• An even stronger and better relationship with his girlfriend.

He builds a deep faith towards the accomplishment of these goals and tunes in to the higher frequencies of his mind through meditation. And then, he visualizes all that he would do when he gets there. The visualization is so vivid, that he actually hears his family and friends congratulating him. He could feel his heart racing when he would drive that dream car. He watches himself entering his dream house with his partner and he could see the smile on her face and feel the true sense of her happiness. He could actually taste the tanginess of the sun-dried tomatoes on that lovely wood fired pizza when he would throw out a party on receiving his 6 figure paycheck. And he could feel the state of health of his attractive, well-built body.
He does this day in and day out. Whenever he gets the chance. Slowly, he starts living in the sense of "belief" that he is that attractive, successful person with a six figure income and a great relationship. This boosts up his self-confidence and it shows up through his now, proactive and charismatic personality.
He starts noticing ideas and notions that may have been there before but he never believed that they could work out for him. He also begins to see every individual he meets differently and begins to find opportunities in every interaction.
His hobby of guitar playing (which actually was a true passion) becomes an idea. His popular pasta sauce recipe too, becomes another idea. He projects a successful self-image from the future and traces a path back to the present. And then he links all the opportunities to his dream and takes ACTION!
John gathers his resources and makes a great plan with the end result dominating in his mind. This self-organization gives him the time for building excellent health, wealth and relationships.
I would love to mention this quote here:
"GIVE ME SIX HOURS TO CHOP DOWN A TREE AND I WILL SPEND THE FIRST FOUR SHARPENING THE AXE." - Abraham Lincoln.
So dream big, have a clarity of thought, and live in that dream as often as you could to trace a path back (in your mind). Once this has been accomplished, you have won half the battle for all you have to do now is ACT!
4. Bold Execution & Persistence.
This step is all about ACTION! Once you have a plan backed by faith, you must act on it immediately. Remember that Attraction always finishes with "ACTION".
If you have been through the previous elements in this checklist, there shouldn't be any sign of fear surrounding you, during your course of action.
There may, however, be other interference like: peer pressure, competition, etc. Just remember a few things here (as they helped me a great lot and are still helping me out):

• Do not let anyone, any circumstance or situation "control" you by instilling fear (of uncertainty, etc.) in you.
• There is no competition out there. Excel and help others prosper with you. The only competition you will ever have is with you and only you.
• You do not go on a sailing adventure with your anchors hooked to the shore.

Even if you don't have any solid foundation for a certain accomplishment (like a degree, experience, etc.), remember that for the bold execution of his voyage to the Indies, Christopher Columbus did not make use of any intelligence, mathematics or maps.
What most people do not understand is that a true attitude of persistence is a must for success. With faith, comes persistence.
Even though you might have to face several failures, remember that giving up is dooming yourself to one. So have faith in every situation. Good or bad.
In the words of Bob Proctor, develop a "Let Go and Let God" attitude. Just remember that a higher power is creating the bigger picture and all these small failures you may come across are a part of that architecture. You must go through them without giving up.
Every failure is a teacher. Your job is to be a great student and stick to your path. And in no time this attitude will lead you to your greatest success.
"SUCCESS IS STUMBLING FROM FAILURE TO FAILURE WITH NO LOSS OF ENTHUSIASM." - Winston Churchill
5. Gratitude.
The attitude of gratitude may be credited as the sole ingredient to success. I have experienced this enough to guarantee you that living in a true state of gratitude can open myriad doors of opportunities for you.
Gratitude is a very deep subject. Yet, the gist of it all is this: Stay grateful, no matter what.
If you have wealth, be grateful for that. If you don't, be grateful for the wealth that's coming. Now you don't know if it's coming or not. But here's the catch - when you start becoming grateful to what you don't have, you automatically build a strong faith towards it.
And when you can literally feel yourself floating in the ocean of gratitude for that one thing you want to achieve, you set all the forces of this universe in action to attract it to you..
My idea of gratitude is being grateful to the smallest of things which contribute to my being and this world around me. So if I meet you, I will be grateful for that. In fact I am grateful for writing this right now. And I am grateful that you are reading this "right now". And I am grateful for the air I am breathing right at this moment and this moment and this moment...
I hope you get the idea.
"IF THE ONLY PRAYER YOU SAID WAS THANK YOU, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH" - Meister Eckhart
6. Humility.
Everyone is humble. Yet, most of us are humble when it comes to setting goals and dreaming. Now that's just not fair. Is it?
Most people understand humility to be the quality of being modest and respectful in terms of their social stature. Yet, from what I have learned is that this, is easy to achieve. A rather difficult task is being humble enough to listen.
Humility in the right context makes you a winner in two ways:

• You become a "power house" of knowledge.
• You become highly approachable.

Building true humility is a consistent practice on the road to success "and beyond". I stress on beyond as I remember a great quote:
"NOTHING FAILS LIKE SUCCESS" - Robin Sharma
Most certainly. We have often seen successful people to act in a "know it all manner". When you are in a state of mind where you think you know something that the other person is talking about, you are like a glass full of water. Nothing can fill in, no matter what. So you miss out the opportunity of learning something valuable that may come in the course of that conversation.
I don't know if it sounds big to you, but it's a great loss.
Since it is a consistent approach to develop deep humility, make it a habit to practice intense listening. Be crazy about it. Listen to a person even if you know what they are talking about and keep your focus on anything new that may come out. This is true humility.
Personally speaking, I am still working on it, but I have certainly observed great benefits from the small changes I have adopted.
"THE GREATEST LESSON IN LIFE IS TO KNOW THAT EVEN FOOLS ARE RIGHT SOMETIMES." - Winston Churchill.
7. Greatness.
Your final checkpoint is building your own greatness. It has little to do with the success you achieve, the wealth you build.
Your greatness is a true measure of the lives you touch. The happiness you spread. And do not wait for your success to arrive before you start working on building your own greatness. Work every day towards uplifting others. Be it your spouse, your co-workers, your employees, your suppliers, your friends, family etc.
Miracles will start unfolding as you get all those blessings from all the lives that you touch. You will feel one with everything and everyone in this universe.
Live a great life and help others live great lives. That's where your true greatness lies.

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