Do your choices have purpose?

       I shared with you earlier about how choices we make determine our path and our future.  So does the choices you make have purpose?  If we blindly make choices our future is always unknown and we will always be unsure of what lies ahead.  We must add purpose to our choices to reach a goal.  If we have no purpose our lives will just float aimlessly until we find one.  One of the rules of achieving our goals is to have a purpose to focus on.  Some people believe everything happens for a reason.  Good things happen to good people and bad things to the bad but how do you explain the bad things happening to good people?  We still have the power to direct our future.  We don't always see the writing on the wall so our lives take a turn for the worst.  This doesn't mean that we can't change that.

        I recently looked back at a powerful training experience that I had several years ago.  I thank the people that allowed me to have this experience because it changed my life forever.  It gave me new hope, direction and a purpose.  I was living my life totally day by day and paycheck by paycheck.  I no longer enjoyed even the little things in life.  I was missing out on so much and didn't even realize it.  I strongly recommend excepting the invitation if ever given it to go to Leadership Breakthrough One at Rapport International in Nevada.  You can check them out at http://www.rapportleadership.com/.  It opened my eyes and my feelings.  It brought out a part of myself that I never knew I had in me.  I made new promises to myself and kept them.  My family wanted to go to Disney World for a long time and I finally made the decision that it was going to happen.  I didn't sweat the details but I knew it would happen.  It took about 2 years but we spent Christmas 2006 in Orlando, FL and went to Disney World.  Make a choice, have purpose and focus on the golden ring to make your life the success you want.

       In between the 2 years it had taken to get there we had spent 2 other Christmas's in Maine.  When I was growing up we never went on a family vacation and in a matter of 3 years we had gone on one every year.  I was able to enjoy the time I was given off of work with my family.  No worries, no problems just us and some memorable good times.  My parents spent their whole lives working different times saving up and to do what?  To stay at home, watch separate boob tubes and never even enjoy the company of each other.   I do believe in delayed gratification but I don't believe that the delay should last your lifetime.  As I had mentioned in an earlier blog that time is to short and we never know if today will be the last so live your life to the fullest.  Go for broke and make a difference in your life and the lives of the people around you.  Walt Disney had a dream and didn't stop at achieving it.  He had a vision and brought it to life.  Many others have done the same thing using the same simple principles.  

       The Secret calls this the Law of Attraction or the Power of Manifestation.  Searching the internet you will find an over abundance of literature and information on this topic.  Does the Law of Attraction really work?  Lets use a practical example: Let's say you wake up for work and discover the power was off.  Now your alarm clock didn't go off so you are late for work.  The first thing that runs through your mind is "Great, what kind of day am I going to have?"  At this point it is decision time, you can decide this is just a glitch in what will be a beautiful day or you ask yourself what next?  If you picked the beautiful day approach, you have already made up your mind that this little set back won't wreck your day.  If you chose the what next attitude then you have set yourself up for a string of bad events.  Maybe your car won't start or you have a flat.  The boss had something important for you to do that needed your immediate attention.  If you let the little speed bump not bother you, you will have better control of your day.  You take a deep breath and say "let's get that coffee and call the office.  You talk to your boss who appreciated the heads up which diverted the late arrival disaster.  You don't worry about your car because it is well maintained and you have road side assistance.  Your day continues and you end with a wonderful sunset for your commute home.  I have practiced this principle several times but in the heat of the moment it is easy to be trapped in the negative side of things.

       At this point I'd like to introduce to you a very helpful coarse called The Art of Attraction Home Study Coarse.  This coarse has tremendous information on how to use the Law of Attraction and bring good things into your life.  Check it out and let me know how well it is working for you.

Five Things I've Learned to Become Successful in Life by Patric Chan

Another month has passed and life continues to grow towards what you want or the other way round.




Did you set a goal early this year? Well, did you get what you want by now - after so many months of working hard for it? Apparently, most people don't and that's the problem with setting goals.



We cannot be setting goals with the intention of trying to get what we want because that will become a chasing game which will wear you out. Maybe not for you, but I know I will when I'm chasing 'something'. The goal must be a part of us. My goal is to become who I want and where I want to be mentally and physically.



Your goals must be something that you achieve internally so that you can see it, taste it, smell it and feel it.



Wealth. Love. Connection. Knowledge. Experience.



If you were to evaluate what's success, it boils down to being happy.



I'm not trying to play Zen Master here but to make a point how we make our lives complicated without understanding the true purpose of our action. Life doesn't have to be that way.



There are a few things I've learned from observations and experiencing this year and I'm glad to share them with you today. Who knows, they may give you a shortcut for your journey to obtain the success you're seeking...



i. Your mind attracts what you want. This year, I have my fair share of enjoying successes and experiencing setbacks in life. And when I sit back to think about it, they come in 'sequences'. Once I've gained success, I'll have the momentum to get another one. When I failed and stay in that state, another failure will come again. I don't know, some called it Law of Attraction. To me, I strongly believe that you get what you want based on what your mind thinks because it 'attracts'.



ii. There's one time Grandma falls sick and stayed in the hospital for couple of days. When I visited her in the hospital, I felt blessed that she's still in this beautiful world. Although it's nothing serious, but my heart tells me one thing- nothing in this world will give me the same love and relationship I have with her.



There are only two factors that will remove your love and relationship with someone you care about- when he/she is no longer here or you have ignored the treasure you have today for something that is less valuable but perceived to be valuable. Let me warn you-- once they're gone, they're gone. You should know who to call, hug or kiss by now.



iii. Know your roots. If you're successful today, you're probably once a 'nobody'. Always be humble because it will give you more success in life. I mean, isn't that how you got to where you are today? Knowing your roots also means remembering those who have supported you when you're growing and stayed by your side through thin and thickness. They are just there because they want to be there for you with no other hidden expectations.



iv. Explore life like there's no ending. Listen to new music. Visit new places. Eat at new restaurants. Play new sports. Meet new people. And an endless list of things you can do regardless of whether you're wealthy or not. You see, money doesn't stop you from exploring life. Obviously, you can't do the many things that Bill Gates or Richard Branson can do but there are easily hundreds of things you can do with what you have today. Do you know why we live? I don't have the answer but I'm 100% sure it's not to work and whine about what we don't have.



v. Life is great. As I'm writing this, I'm in my new condominium with nice yellow lightings, listening to a wonderful music and my wife is making a cup of coffee for me. I can feel the cool breeze coming in from the balcony while sitting on a soft brand new, purple sofa. In front of me, I can see a mirror- and when I looked deep; I thank God for giving me this amazing life. Not because my Ego's saying I have an amazing life, but it's really true.



You have an amazing life whether you want to admit it or not. There are people sleeping on the streets today, wandering to look for food and so on. Because you're reading this, I dare to assume that you have a computer- which also means that you're under a roof and are an educated person. You have eyes to read and a wonderful brain to think. For that, life is already great. The rest are bonuses.



Some might complain about being financially broke. You can be broke but you can never be poor because being broke is a temporarily state that can be changed. It might not be now but with sheer persistence and effort combined with using the right information and a willingness to take action, it's just a matter of time before you look back satisfied and said, “I was once broke but now, I'm wealthy and living the life I've always wanted.” Does that sound good? Then, why not make it a reality because you can.



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Patric Chan is an international speaker, author and the founder of The Success Trace. Find out what are his other success formulas to achieve success you can use in your life quickly, Click Here To Achieve Your Success!

10 Ways To Fail In Life Almost Guaranteed By Patric Chan

So you want to be successful in life? Is that what you want? Then you better stop failing and become aware of these 10 ways to fail in life.




You see, I've been asked many times for how to achieve success and weird enough, seems like nobody's taking that advice seriously. Then I realized one thing - most people are ALREADY failing before they even got started!



The article I wrote below is slightly controversy compare to the normal goodie-type personal development advice because this is the TRUTH. If I want to keep everyone happy and write about the colorful rainbow, birds chirping, flowers blooming, etc then I should just opens up a nursery home and take care of children. I want to tell you the truth straight to your face because I've been there and heard the garbage lies thrown everywhere.



Avoid these and you'll automatically be on the right track (provided you want to be successful)...



1. Mixing With Losers

It's a guaranteed way to fail in life with this. Whatever you like to do, losers will just tell you it won't work and after some time, you will also become a loser. High five, welcome to the losers' club. ‘Something about losers you should know’ they like to 'recruit' new people and are very comfortable in their shoes. They don't welcome Changes. So when you see someone with any of these two characteristics, you know what you should do.



2. Don't Know What You Want

The most common goal I hear all of the time is, “I want to be rich”. I mean it's fine with that generic goal but the problem is, how rich do you want to be? Or how rich is rich? Put it this way - the methods used to make a million and $3,000 are different. No wonder some people couldn't experience breakthroughs in life because they are playing small for big goals. If you want to make a million, you better put in that level of commitment, bucko.



3. You Want Everything

It's nice to have a lot of things but if you go chasing everything, you get nothing. Let me tell you why - you only have 24 hours a day and you've got to focus on your priorities. I know, I know, you can hire others and so on but the fact is, you've got to want 'something' first to lead to another 'something', then to everything. Make sense?



4. Watching the “Secrets” Way Too Much

I'm not here to criticize Law Of Attractions (LOA) and don't want to receive hate emails. As a matter of fact, I do believe in it and have friends who appeared in the Secrets. But it's a surefire way to fail if you keep on watching the “Secrets” and doing 'attraction' by sitting down on your floor manifesting 3 hours a day. In my point of view, scientifically, Law of Attraction runs on the concept of 'believing'. When you believe you can achieve your goal, you will take actions to actually achieve it but if you don't understand this basic element and think LOA is some sort of miracle remedy, oh boy, you're in for a big surprise for failure.



5. You Don't Truly Know Why You Want Success

Wanting everything is bad enough - but it gets even worse if you don't even know the reason why you're trying to achieve your goal. What's the deal? Without a solid reason, a compelling reason, where are you going to find the motivation and encouragement for you to overcome obstacles? You think it's going to be fun ride to success? Then you haven't been traveling - it's a rocky road, my friend. Most people failed to achieve their goals because they never complete the journey -- they give up half way (or at the beginning) because they cannot see the worth of accomplishments.



6. You Don't Remember Your Roots



The thing I get most irritated about is people who achieved success and never felt gratitude towards those who have helped them. Is it very hard to say, 'thank you'? The law of reciprocity is simple - you return favors to those who helped you in the past. And maybe, they'll help you again in the future. Remember this - it takes more than just you to achieve success, so don't be a jerk.



7. You Think You're Smart

The day you stop learning is the day you stop improving yourself. If you don't want to fail in life, make you sure you stop acting as though you already know everything. The fact is, all successful people are people who continuously learn to be even more successful. They don't stop. Let me put it in this perspective - you don't know what you don't know, you know?



8. You Listen To The Wrong People

I watched this funny movie called, "He Is Just Not That Into You", and it just reaffirmed what I'm about to tell you. At the beginning of the movie, it shows a clip of a boy pushing a girl in the playground because he somehow doesn't like her. He thinks she smells like dog pooh. She cried and asked her mum why did the boy do that to her. And her mum replied, It's because boys do that to girls when they like you. Do yourself a favor, don't get wrong advice. It'll stick in your brain and lead you to make stupid interpretations in life.



9. You Think Short Term

You'll hear this happening often in many 'successful' people's stories -- make a lot of money to lose it all. This probably because they became too comfortable and the other thing is, once you achieve success, you should ride on the wave when the momentum is there. When you think short term, you're only going after the instant pleasure. You must learn to master 'delay gratification' so that you can enjoy your today's labor.



10. You're Blinded With What Is Important In Life

I believe there are only two things that are important in your life - control of time and experiencing happiness. Money, love, big cars, diamonds, etc are the things that contribute to these 2 benchmarks of successes. For instance, if you have money, you don't need to work so that you can have more time to do the things you like. It's not the money that you're trying to get but what the money CAN DO FOR YOU. I know this topic is bigger than one sentence explanation but I guess you get the point. You're a smart fella.



So now you know the 10 ways to fail in life. Question is, are you doing any of these? I'll be BS'ng you if I said I don't. I'm human dude, flesh and blood - I do mistakes too.

But I was fortunate to experience my fair share of success today because I learn powerful lessons from other successful people...



"It's okay to fail and you should fail as many times as you can. That is how you learn but more importantly, you should never give up - each time you get kick dirt in your face, wash your face and 'fight' back'. Don't go crying like a sissy because Mum's not going to come cleaning your face."



Are you ready? Go get your goals.



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