Fighting your demons!

My friend Cat recently quoted an article by Michael Lee, about "facing your Giants"

But before you face your giants, know who your demons are...

Giants are things you can see.. your demons?..you can't

Because what you are fighting is not something you can see, but what is within you.

One of the most common "demon" is self-doubt.I dare say it could be the mother of all demons. I will tell you a little later on perhaps.

Believe it or not, self doubt is instilled at a very young age. A child doesn't know what is fear, and actually have a lot of self belief. Don't believe, notice what a baby does when it looks at something unfamiliar..maybe an insect or a dog. The 1st thing instinctively it does, is to grab it. Fear is self taught. Because of fear, you will "wonder" if u can touch the dog the next time, cos' it just nipped the poor thing's hand. Teach the baby that it's ok to feel pain, and that u can outgrow the pain, and there will be no fear.

So fear leads to self doubt, and vice versa..

Only 2% of the world's populations go against the grain of what the world tells you to do. The world tells you that you can't break the "speed of sound" barriers..IT'S IMPOSSIBLE..that's the phrase that's often heard. "IT CAN'T BE DONE"..another famous statement..and this is often repeated by the 98% people..and what do they do? They are definitely NOT the movers and shakers. They are not the people who can cause a dent in the universe!

And, with all due respect, you may be falling into this category..and the one who's writing this(thou he's fighting his "demons" everyday)...

And the 2%? well, there are the entrepreneurs..notice i said entrepreneurs.. people who don't get caught in the grudgingly and seemingly routined lifestyle. Of course there are those who actually enjoy what they do, because, money is never the objective for them..i can name a friend who works as a waitress or travel agent for 6 months and travel the world for another 6 months(how she will retire,with some funds,is another question)..so that's another less than 1% pe the total population.

Do you know what stops them from their destiny? Their destiny for greatness, all for the glory of God?

Fear..and self doubt..

If you fight these 2 demons, then you are on your road destined for greatness, for the glory of God.

Because my motto is, i want to touch and impact people's lives...and i wanna be in that 2% elite team, where fear or self-doubt will not thread.

What is your destiny?

What are your demons?

Some words of Wisdom..

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second
richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very
interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha,
that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has
everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies.
He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals
for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any
of your share holder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time
after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only
5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with
Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But
when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates
became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and
Remember:
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B. Live your life as simple as you are.
C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.
D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.
E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.
F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."

Also another nugget: BY:Robert Hunt

Napolean Hill said

"There is one quality that one must
possess to win, and that is
definiteness of purpose, the knowledge
of what one wants, and a burning
desire to possess it." No truer words
were spoken, but lets break it down a
little more. I think most successful
people would agree with the above
statement. Those that have succeeded,
by most standards in life, can
probably identify with what Napolean
Hill said. But what are some of the
qualities successful people share that
we can point to as a common thread?
I've decided to focus on 5 of these
traits. There are certain to be more
but these tend to be the most commonly
observed.

1. You get whatever you think about
the most. Famous successful people
from history bear this out. Roman
Emperor, Marcus Aurelius said, “a
man’s life is dyed by the color of his
thoughts,” and the Buddha commented
that, “All that a man is comes from
his thoughts.” Whatever you think
about most consistently and with
purpose and emotion tends to expand…
discipline your mind to focus
predominantly on what you desire in
life.

2. An attitude of gratitude will take
you a long way. Melodie Beattie
said, “Gratitude unlocks the fullness
of life. It turns what we have into
enough, and more. It turns denial into
acceptance, chaos into order,
confusion into clarity.... It turns
problems into gifts, failures into
success, the unexpected into perfect
timing, and mistakes into important
events. Gratitude makes sense of our
past, brings peace for today and
creates a vision for tomorrow.” Be in
awe of all the good you have already
created in your life and the more you
are grateful for that - the more that
will flow freely into your life.

3. Take full responsibility for the
emotional state that you choose to
embrace each day.You choose your
emotional state each and every day.
Believe it or not, no one can make you
feel anything you do not want to feel.
You are the captain of your thoughts,
so decide to embrace those emotions
that propel you toward your stated
goal.

4. There is never any scarcity of
opportunity, but rather there is only
scarcity of resolve to seize the
opportunities that knock on our door
every day. Scarcity does not exist
unless we choose to embrace it…
therefore, it is better to never
embrace scarcity only embrace the
possibility for abundance.

5. Trust yourself to make the right
decisions. By doing so, you trust in
the very wisdom that created you. Dare
to become a no limit person and
abandon the idea of focusing on
limitations. You already are complete,
whole and perfect. Trust in the
perfection of your life.

The paradoxical truth

Have you ever helped someone?

All of you would have at any one point of time or another...

Donated money?

Perhaps..

Both acts seems normal, and mostly widely accepted as good deeds. Whilst that's the truth, it just may not be absolute.

Allow me to draw a picture for you.

The bible says "let not your left hand know what is your right hand giving"..in fact, that is precisely the meaning of philantrophy. However, world leading billionaires have made it public about what they do and where they give the money, most of the time not denying themselves the publicity. So what's their main motive..of course, with all due respect, they do want to help people. I mean, come on, what are you going to do with that shitload of money.But helping may NOT be their main motive.

Let's come closer to home..

When i was going through a bad patch of time, i've had friends who helped me..2 groups..one who gave money so indiscretely that i didn't know where the money came from. One even slotted money into my shirt(you know who you are!!)..and there are those who gave money in full view of others.

The 1st group, of course, is pretty obvious. They just don't wanna have the attention, whilst the others need it..so what's the truth?

Even compassion works in the bi-polar...Some even act on compassion in seasons..but that's another blog altogether

I for one, have always,almost always, have accepted things at face value,the way they are..but the underlying truth behind every action, is no more the absolute truth

Almost everything, has a motive..