IS LIVE WORTH LIVING?

Over the past while as I’ve sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life’s roller coaster . Recently I have been really digging deep and I believe four simple words that can make living worthwhile. First, life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don't know WILL hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences—negative or positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said that it is too bad failures don't give seminars. Obviously, we don't want to pay them so they aren’t usually touring around giving seminars. But that information would be very valuable—we would learn how someone who had it all then messed it up. Learning from other people's experiences and mistakes is valuable information because we can learn what not to do without the pain of having tried and failed ourselves. We learn by what we see, so pay attention. We learn by what we hear, so be a good listener. Now I do suggest that you should be a selective listener; don't just let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we read, so learn from every source; learn from lectures; learn from songs; learn from sermons; learn from conversations with people who care. Always keep learning. Second, life is worthwhile if you TRY. You can't just learn; now you have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. It doesn't mean you can do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go all out? Third, life is worthwhile if you STAY. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If you have signed up for the day or for the game or for the project, see it through. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. And that's the end, but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see it through. And lastly, life is worthwhile if you CARE. If you care at all you will get some results, if you care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be the highest producer. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win. Four powerful little words: learn, try, stay and care. What difference can you make in your life today by putting these words to work? www.fraserstirling.co.nz Fraser

Masterpiece for the day

Every day we have a choice to make.....

(1) either make it the best day ever

(2) just get by and get home to fall into the sofa

(3) enjoy every moment with our loved ones and make steady progress towards our worthy ideal

It is alot better when we plan and make the life we choose and want rather than waking and saying what have you got for me today life.

There is a story that shows perflectly why we must make every day great rather than wait for the better day in the future.

A man opened the bottom drawer of his sister's draw and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package.

"This," he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie."

He discarded the tissue and looked at the slip. It was exquisite: silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached.

"Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least eight or nine years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion."

He took the slip and put it on the bed with the other clothes he was taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment. Then he slammed the drawer shut and uttered.

"Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

Every morning when I open my eyes I tell myself that this is a special occasion.

Have a great day

Tools

When the only tool you own is a hammer, everything you see is a nail. What are we using to help us fufill our goals and choices each day? I have been reflecting on where I am at over the past few days and I have released I have been limiting my tools in my life tool box. I have been only seeing things as a problem rather than flipping them and saying how can this be used to enhance not only my life but also the lives of those around me. A builder who builds a house has many tools which may be used daily but he also has a small selection of tools that are only used at certain times for certain jobs. So too we are much alike a builder. We are following a plan as we create a life rather than a building. So too we have many tools we normally rely on but there are times we need special skills and tools to get the fiddly jobs done. Why flounder through life wondering what if? The other day i overhead a statement....someone asked what was the plans for the day? The reply was...we will see what the day brings. HELL NO...The day will hold this and this and this and that. Live each day to our plan otherwise we are merely filling in time. Lets make it our best day ever by using all the tools to make our life the best they can be.