"The biggest difference between a "wisher" and a "doer" is motivation."
Why are people not easily motivated into action toward their goals?
What most self-improvement programs never reveal is that your motivation comes from within yourself. The two ingredients of developing your own internal motivation are 1) be involved and 2) be committed. One of these without the other doesn't cut it, you must be involved and committed to whatever you wish to do.
Make a decision about those things which you want to be involved in, and then commit to them with your full awareness and attention. Then you'll accomplish what you’ve set your mind to do.
Here's the formula: Be Involved + Be Committed = Be Motivated
Remember, your motivation comes from within you, but your “reasons why” inspire you from the outside. What are your reasons why? Big reasons why should NOT be material things, but they ARE the things that make a difference in the lives of others.
Now you know how to be motivated...from within!
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Days 11 and 12 - Coon Rapids MN to Chicago IL to Xenia OH
Just one more stop for a night in Chicago and... I’m getting ahead of myself.
We packed up the rental car for the penultimate time on this journey and headed toward Chicago IL, via Wisconsin.
More farms, but unlike the ones in North Dakota, these seemed relatively small and nicely tucked away between verdant rolling hills. Again, drive-by photo-shooting did not work; you will just need to take our word for it. It was beautiful!
Of course, the ever-present educational signs met us also at the rest areas in Wisconsin. We learned about Sphagnum Moss, a rather unknown but important industry in Wisconsin. And here we thought they were just about cheese.
And we learned a bit more about the Winnebago Indians.
Before crossing into Illinois, we stopped at the “world’s largest” Culver’s and had some or their famous Butterburgers and yummy milk shakes/smoothies.
You know it’s been a rather long two driving days when the navigator (who shall remain nameless), is wearing reading glasses AND using a magnifying glass to decipher a map, not realizing that the darn thing was upside-down. No more map-reading, please!
When we arrived at the outskirts of Chicago, we wished we could have brought the Montana traffic (or lack thereof) with us. We did finally make it to the home of Jerry and Terri Pinney, who were the most welcoming and gracious hosts one could ask for. Chicago style pizza and some good conversation, and a couple of hours later we turned out the lights.
Excellent coffee and breakfast, and more conversation with Jerry were the perfect send-off for the last leg of our trip. Here I am with Jerry right before we left.
4,400 miles, 10 States in 12 days…
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Just let me rest in my own bed for a few weeks and I may just succumb to another bout of wanderlust. Hmm…where to next? My four remaining states to visit are Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi and Vermont.
Thanks for following us on our journey...
We packed up the rental car for the penultimate time on this journey and headed toward Chicago IL, via Wisconsin.
More farms, but unlike the ones in North Dakota, these seemed relatively small and nicely tucked away between verdant rolling hills. Again, drive-by photo-shooting did not work; you will just need to take our word for it. It was beautiful!
Of course, the ever-present educational signs met us also at the rest areas in Wisconsin. We learned about Sphagnum Moss, a rather unknown but important industry in Wisconsin. And here we thought they were just about cheese.
And we learned a bit more about the Winnebago Indians.
Before crossing into Illinois, we stopped at the “world’s largest” Culver’s and had some or their famous Butterburgers and yummy milk shakes/smoothies.
You know it’s been a rather long two driving days when the navigator (who shall remain nameless), is wearing reading glasses AND using a magnifying glass to decipher a map, not realizing that the darn thing was upside-down. No more map-reading, please!
When we arrived at the outskirts of Chicago, we wished we could have brought the Montana traffic (or lack thereof) with us. We did finally make it to the home of Jerry and Terri Pinney, who were the most welcoming and gracious hosts one could ask for. Chicago style pizza and some good conversation, and a couple of hours later we turned out the lights.
Excellent coffee and breakfast, and more conversation with Jerry were the perfect send-off for the last leg of our trip. Here I am with Jerry right before we left.
4,400 miles, 10 States in 12 days…
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Just let me rest in my own bed for a few weeks and I may just succumb to another bout of wanderlust. Hmm…where to next? My four remaining states to visit are Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi and Vermont.
Thanks for following us on our journey...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Day Ten - Bismarck ND to Coon Rapids MN
Wednesday began as a leisurely morning with lots of coffee for Victoria, a hearty breakfast for both of us, and 30+ minutes on the treadmill for Barak. Once we got going we hopped back on I-94 East out of Bismarck.
We traversed more and more and more miles of expansive North Dakota farm land.
Apparently, it’s not just in Texas that everything is “big”. Salem Sue, for example, is a GIANT cow that stands on a hill near the town of New Salem. I was unable to grab the camera in time; the drive-by photo-shoot at 75 miles/hour was unsuccessful. Alerted by a local of the existence of an even more gigantic buffalo, we stopped in Jamestown to see it. He wasn’t kidding! Meet Dakota Thunder.
After a few short hours we drove into Minnesota, the second time on this 12-day adventure.
Not only is it the State of 10,000 lakes, but it also “embraces” three large watersheds. We were enlightened about this fact by another one of those handy rest-area road signs.
Coon Rapids near Minneapolis offered us a nice place to walk, sit in the hot tub, and stay for the night.
Tomorrow we’re off to the Chicago area.
We traversed more and more and more miles of expansive North Dakota farm land.
Apparently, it’s not just in Texas that everything is “big”. Salem Sue, for example, is a GIANT cow that stands on a hill near the town of New Salem. I was unable to grab the camera in time; the drive-by photo-shoot at 75 miles/hour was unsuccessful. Alerted by a local of the existence of an even more gigantic buffalo, we stopped in Jamestown to see it. He wasn’t kidding! Meet Dakota Thunder.
After a few short hours we drove into Minnesota, the second time on this 12-day adventure.
Not only is it the State of 10,000 lakes, but it also “embraces” three large watersheds. We were enlightened about this fact by another one of those handy rest-area road signs.
Coon Rapids near Minneapolis offered us a nice place to walk, sit in the hot tub, and stay for the night.
Tomorrow we’re off to the Chicago area.
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