In my last post on Standing At The Edge of Life I talked about the importance of stepping off and into the rest of your life and more importantly stepping off and into the your life's dreams.

Here is a short, powerful and precise poem that provides the visual for us:

"Come to the edge, he said.
They said, we are afraid.
Come to the edge, he said.
They came,
He pushed them
And they flew.
--Apollinaire

Your majesty and power will manifest when you decide to fly!

Have a great day!

© 2005 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
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"Think Well & Finish Strong!"
Daily Success Motivation and Positive Thinking for Powerful Life Change

May 3, 2005 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack

"You have to believe in yourself. And you have to, down deep within the bottom of your soul, feel that you can do the job that you've set out to do." - William Castle DeVries

Struggling with doubt can take it's toll. The only cure for burden of doubt and the only relief that will set your free is to belief. Choose to believe and then do it. Choose to doubt your doubt. Watch your doubt fade away as you commit yourself to doing what you need to do, when you should do it and how it should be done.

You don't need to search for belief. It is already in you. Decide now to believe...in yourself.

© 2005 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
The Mindset Motivator
"Think Well & Finish Strong!"

March 2, 2005 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Hello Everyone,

Decided to post today from my hotel in Detroit. I haven't delivered my speech yet. That's tomorrow, Sat Jan 29. I hit the stage at 5pm EST. It has been a fantastic event and I will post pictures as soon as I can.

Before I post todays thoughts I need to set the record straight. I goofed. The good thing about Typepad is that you can schedule your posts ahead of time. I did post up my content with a publishing date.

I was feeling the urge to write and saw my oversight as I logged onto the site.

I want to share this quote with you as it seems to resonate with me regarding the Principle of Obscurity.

" In order to live the dream, you must first complete the hard work that puts you to sleep." Copyright © 2004 Mark Hodson via Motivateus.com

Your greatest progress will be made during your moments of solitary confinement. You must walk the lone road of personal change and growth in order to realize your great potential.

No one can cause change for you. You must embark on the journey for growth alone. The work that may put you to sleep or that work which is least interesting or takes to most courage and commitment to implement is the work that is most vital for change.

The Principle of Obscurity is something I mentioned here before and a term phrase I coined to describe that "season of being hidden" for time of development and change.

Everyone who reaches for their dreams also walks this road and they walk this road alone for season. It is those moments where you are most alone and most like who you really are that real challenges, changes and outcomes are decided.

Your Transformation Season
Just like the caterpillar that goes into a cocoon for a time...it is alone and undergoing change. Only after the change has occurred do we enjoy the beauty of the butterfly! A very private process and transformation becomes a public gift to the all the world for enjoyment.

And so goes the process for you. I want to encourage you to NOT be discouraged by the challenges that you seem to be tackling all by yourself. If you find yoursel at a place and time where no one seems to be able to provide you with answers, comfort of support that your realize the providence of it all.

I would suggest that a situation like that means that you must take courage and walk that path alone to transformation. Some challenges are designed for you and you alone to embrace and there are required changes from these challenges that you alone must accept.

The Midnight Hour
You are the most like who you really are in the midnight hour. There all alone, there is no one but you. There is no pretense. There are no expections from others. It's just you. That is why changes that happen in obscurity can be so powerful.

You cannot escape the real you. You can pretent to anyone you like in the pubic domain but when you go home who are you...really?

My point is that when your changes occur at the place that is really you, then the real you who has changed can emerge. That is NOT pretense. That is positive change and self development at work.

Patience is the Virtue
Patience is the virtue here. Walk out your destiny in silence when necessary changes need to occur. Your gifts will surely make room for you in the world when they mature and are ready to go. Your public unveiling will be as manificent as an emerging butterfly when you allow your changes to run their course without you shorting the process.

Invest in personal change. Take the time to do the hidden work required for public success and you WILL live your dreams with character that can sustain a lifetime of success.

Think Well...Finish Strong!

~TL

January 28, 2005 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack

"Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach." - Earl Nightingale

Make 2005 Your Best Year Ever!

You have to get goals before you get it going! Make 2005 your best year yet! - Get Goals 2005!

© 2004 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
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"Think Well & Finish Strong!"
Daily Success Motivation and Positive Thinking for Powerful Life Change

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December 30, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack

"Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged." -- Thomas A. Edison

I know you have big plans for next and you may be thinking how impossible you dream might seem or perhaps you are concerned you might have a repeat of 2004 where you fell sure in your attempts and expectations.

Don't be discouraged. If it looks impossible then you probably got it right. If it looks impossible then be encouraged but your big dreams. For your have set yourself up for a satisfying journing indeed!

A worthy dream or vision will challenge your very being. It will force you to think about how you must change in order to take to the task. It will make you feel uncomfortable and uneasy, you start to feel a little light headed and nervous...and that's just the beginning.

Your excitement and passion will begin to flow and bubble up. Let the positive energy shine forth. Don't worry about how the change will occur and if the dream will be reality. Just know that when you get in motion, life will meet you where you are.

You will have all the resources supplied to you along the way for fighting the good fight and obtaining the necessary victories. You will find in due time and most likely unnoticed by you that you indeed have changed. You've transformed and enlarged your capacities as a natural outcome of pursuing your big dream.

This is the priceless and invaluable miracle that you are! That you are gift with capacities and abilities to pursue any possibility of your choosing. You were designed to handle complexity and simplicity. You have creative powers beyond your wildest dream. You can change and grow and be who you want to be.

Dream Big for 2005. Commit to making it your best year ever! Put yourself on the line and commit to making no more excuses and commit to making it happen.

Go!

You have to get goals before you get it going! Make 2005 your best year yet! - Get Goals 2005!

© 2004 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
The Mindset Motivator
"Think Well & Finish Strong!"
Daily Success Motivation and Positive Thinking for Powerful Life Change

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December 29, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where -- ' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat'
--Lewis Carroll (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

We are approaching the new year. This is very reflective as well as festive times for people around the world. Think about the directions you are seeking to navigate your path to success. Do you have plans in the form of a goal setting program designed to help you target success with precision?

I encourage you to take a little bit of time today and consider your most powerful possibilities and the importance of creating a plan that that will allow you to unleash the deepest passions in reaching for your most powerful purpose.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

© 2004 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
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"Think Well & Finish Strong!"
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December 20, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack

"Would you like me to give you a formula for...success? It's quite simple, really. Double your failure rate...YOu're thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all....You can be discouraged by failure--or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far side fo failure." -- Thomas J. Watson

© 2004 T. L. Pakii Pierce - Upgrade Your Mind
The Mindset Motivator
"Think Well & Finish Strong!"
Daily Success Motivation and Positive Thinking for Powerful Life Change

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December 16, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

"The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without struggle were perhaps to win it without honour. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved." - Samuel Smiles

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December 11, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

"Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds..." - Orisen Swett Marden

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"Think Well and Finish Strong!

December 7, 2004 in Motivational Quotes | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack