Just how well do you know you?
We spend most of our lives in a fog of confused inner thoughts, inaccurate personal perceptions and ill-advised expressed views.
There are 6,000,000,000 of us sharing our terrestrial globe. Every one of us is different, has a different DNA make up and has those differences amplified by our very personal experiences of life.
Of these 6,000,000,000 souls only an enlightened few live lives which are full of achievement, true happiness and personal satisfaction. Only a tiny percentage have ever looked inward to discover who they really are and why it is that they behave in the way they do, why it is that they are 'stuck in a rut'
The vast majority of folks live a day by day routine into which they have drifted have given little thought to and are subsequently locked in to a way of life which probably varies little from that of their forebears.
There are some who are third generation commercial successes, they have lived their lives as their parents and grandparents lived theirs. They may be successful in the eyes of others and even very rich. However that does not mean that they are necessarily happy and personally fulfilled.
There seem to be very few extremely successful business folk whose lives have not also been touched by hurt and tragedy.
Why should this be so? It may be worth your while reflecting on this for a moment or two!
On the reverse side of the coin there are even more people on earth who are third, fourth, fifth and even sixth generation poor, people whose life mission statement may well be 'Live another Day', and for whom living that extra day is a glorious success.
Theirs is not a world of glitz, glamour, and extravagance, yet these folk by comparison to the 'go getters' in the developed world may be seen to be more complete human beings.
OK, they will probably never be empowered to overcome the huge burden of abject poverty which they are laden with from birth but they do have an amazing inner strength.
This strength allows them not only to endure the hardships and realities of yesterday, today and tomorrow but to dream of a better future for their children and their children's children.
This is why it is so critical to survive just another day, because tomorrow could just be the start of that path to a glorious future free from hunger, free from disease, free from pain and free from uncertainty.
We in the developed world on the other hand concern ourselves with the trappings of success, cars, houses, boats, planes and designer clothes.
We also become stressed out over a myriad of inconsequential things like which tie to wear, which pair of shoes to wear with which outfit, which restaurant to eat in tonight and what to choose from the menu?
We are far more responsible and accountable for whatever ills befall us because usually we have caused those very situations by our actions or lack of action over incidents we have under our control.
Personal levels of expectation may in part be determined by early life experiences as may one's self-image. However, deep within all of us is the Genie of our imagination just waiting for us to tap into its magical ability to show us how to change our lives for the better.
The dreams of someone locked into abject poverty, being controlled by outside influences over which they have no control, are likely to be living one day without hunger, without pain and without the fear of loosing yet another loved one through disease or famine.
A very few of such folks do actually manage to break the mould become well educated and return to their roots years later to bring much needed expertise and hope to their genre.
Read through the letter published by the President of South Africa back in 2001 http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/anctoday/2001/at41.htm
There you will see proof positive of what can be achieved by those from backgrounds of poverty and hopelessness who dare to dream.
The flights of fancy of someone living in the developed world may well centre on winning the lottery, discovering lost treasure, writing a best seller or building an international business empire.
Your birth starting point therefore would seem to dictate to a large extent the dreams and ambitions an individual may have. There are though many fine examples of how folks born into poverty have led extremely successful and fulfilled lives many of them are named here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rags_to_riches
The vast majority of folks live a day by day routine into which they have drifted have given little thought to and are subsequently locked in to a way of life which probably varies little from that of their forebears.
There are some who are third generation commercial successes, they have lived their lives as their parents and grandparents lived theirs. They may be successful in the eyes of others and even very rich. However that does not mean that they are necessarily happy and personally fulfilled.
There seem to be very few extremely successful business folk whose lives have not also been touched by hurt and tragedy.
Why should this be so? It may be worth your while reflecting on this for a moment or two!
On the reverse side of the coin there are even more people on earth who are third, fourth, fifth and even sixth generation poor, people whose life mission statement may well be 'Live another Day', and for whom living that extra day is a glorious success.
Theirs is not a world of glitz, glamour, and extravagance, yet these folk by comparison to the 'go getters' in the developed world may be seen to be more complete human beings.
OK, they will probably never be empowered to overcome the huge burden of abject poverty which they are laden with from birth but they do have an amazing inner strength.
This strength allows them not only to endure the hardships and realities of yesterday, today and tomorrow but to dream of a better future for their children and their children's children.
This is why it is so critical to survive just another day, because tomorrow could just be the start of that path to a glorious future free from hunger, free from disease, free from pain and free from uncertainty.
We in the developed world on the other hand concern ourselves with the trappings of success, cars, houses, boats, planes and designer clothes.
We also become stressed out over a myriad of inconsequential things like which tie to wear, which pair of shoes to wear with which outfit, which restaurant to eat in tonight and what to choose from the menu?
We are far more responsible and accountable for whatever ills befall us because usually we have caused those very situations by our actions or lack of action over incidents we have under our control.
Personal levels of expectation may in part be determined by early life experiences as may one's self-image. However, deep within all of us is the Genie of our imagination just waiting for us to tap into its magical ability to show us how to change our lives for the better.
The dreams of someone locked into abject poverty, being controlled by outside influences over which they have no control, are likely to be living one day without hunger, without pain and without the fear of loosing yet another loved one through disease or famine.
A very few of such folks do actually manage to break the mould become well educated and return to their roots years later to bring much needed expertise and hope to their genre.
Read through the letter published by the President of South Africa back in 2001 http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/anctoday/2001/at41.htm
There you will see proof positive of what can be achieved by those from backgrounds of poverty and hopelessness who dare to dream.
The flights of fancy of someone living in the developed world may well centre on winning the lottery, discovering lost treasure, writing a best seller or building an international business empire.
Your birth starting point therefore would seem to dictate to a large extent the dreams and ambitions an individual may have. There are though many fine examples of how folks born into poverty have led extremely successful and fulfilled lives many of them are named here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rags_to_riches
The Genie within you may not fly about on a magic carpet, be able to magically produce piles of gold coins on demand or give you the winning numbers in advance for the next blockbuster lottery draw.
What your Genie can do for you is light the way forward with intuitive precognition and problem solving with the aid of your creative side which may well be lying dormant at this time.
But only if;
If you look inward and clearly identify your strengths and work with them.
If you identify your negatives buried deep within you which may be holding you back and work on them.
If you de-hypnotise yourself and dump your existing distorted mind set and build a new vibrant exciting mental pathway for the future, for your future.
As a first step why not complete the FREE online Inner Mind Self Awareness Questionnaire which you will find at www.e-trainme.com You will receive a free 10,000+ word report based on your individual answers to the questionnaire.
About the Author
Malcolm Milligan involved in Sales, Marketing and Human Resource issues for over 40 years.
Personally helped many hundreds develop their careers in sales and sales management.
A DISC behavioural profiling text writer and author of numerous articles on DISC profiling techniques.
Author of 'How to Master Your Destiny' a home study personal development course available from http//www.e-trainme.com
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