Marcel Legros - Play the Game of Life

When you don’t feel like working, ask yourself what your competition is doing right now. Chances are that you will think of them working in some way, and you are probably right. Put yourself in a position, so that when you think of the competition, you think of them as still in bed, while you are our working, preparing, training. You need to work harder, smarter and longer than your competition, if you want to beat them. Get up earlier, stay up later, and stay focused on beating your competition. And you will.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

When I was 9 years old I read the book “My Side of the Mountain.” It was the story of a young boy named Sam, who ran away from home and learned to live in the wilderness of the Catskill mountains. The book captivated me - it became a long-time dream of mine to do just what Sam had done in the book. I didn’t run away for two reasons; I worried about devastating my mother, and I realized that the batteries for my Sony Walkman would eventually run out.

I still think about what would have happened if I’d followed though with my plan for adventure and solitude, but the real value of that dream for me, was to open my mind to the world of possibilities.

How the Hell Did I End Up Here?

I’ve met many people with a promising professional career and buckets of money who wish they’d become an actor, painter, or musician.

Ask a ten year-old kid, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” They’ll never say, “I want to be a regional manager for a large insurance firm. If I can’t do that, I want to sell carpet.”

When we’re kids, we want to change the world and explore our curiosity but we get lost in a sea of other voices telling what is possible and what is not. Don’t ever lose your curiosity - it is the one quality that will always bring true meaning to your work and to your relationships with others. Be a kid again. Allow yourself to dream and plan. It takes guts to admit you’re not happy and then do something about it.

Show Me What I’m Made Of

You will bring meaning and fulfillment into your live when you align yourself with what you value most. Unfortunately, most of us don’t really know what our values are. We say we do, but too often they are the values and expectations of the people around us. We make poor life choices when we listen to the voices of others and mistake them for our own.

The Search For Meaning

Look within yourself and question what really makes you tick. What makes the hair stand up on your neck? What are your real ideals? What motivations you? Are your daily actions in accord with your dreams and ideals?
Are your actions bringing value to others as well, or are your motivations selfish and hurtful? Goals that bring no value to the people around you will prevent you from having lasting success. Life is meaningless without love.

If your rate of change is less than the rate of change for the world, you are headed for obsolescence. You must change at least at the same rate as the world, or you are falling behind. You must constantly update your current knowledge and gain new knowledge, or those who know more than you, will leave you behind. Be learning constantly, and improving your skills, and you will always be in demand.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

It’s a good thing you didn’t get what you wanted. In this world, everything really does happen for the best, and what happened, even if it not what you wanted, is the best thing that could have ever happened to you. When one door closes for you, another door opens and it is up to you to find that other door, open it and find out why it was the best thing that ever happened to you. Work at finding the good among the bad, picking up the pieces and going on with your life, by taking the set back and turning it into something positive.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

If you want to grow, put yourself at risk every day. These risks do not have to be big risks; smaller scale risks will work just fine. Things like talking to someone new, reading something your wouldn’t normally read, etc. The only criteria is that should be something you felt a little uncomfortable doing and has the possibility, of leading to some new knowledge or experience. If you try something you were afraid to try, you will build your self-confidence, while gaining new information; you can use to work towards your goals.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

Each day the media floods us with bad news, because bad news sells, and those of us looking for good news are in the minority. So you have to be your own TV show, your own newspaper, etc. Keep you eyes open for positive, uplifting stories, so all the bad news people want us to hear, doesn’t carry you away. You will keep your spirits up and be able to stay motivated to accomplish the things you want to in this life. Cut down on the amount of news you take in, particularly first thing in the morning, or just before you go to bed. The news in newspapers, on radio and television, etc, tends to be negative and is probably things you can’t control anyway. Negative news of this type, saps your energy, makes you nervous, etc, and rarely has any positive use. So to keep your morale and productivity up, limit the amount of news you take in during the course of the day.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

Look at something you think you can’t do and ask yourself if someone else told you, you can’t do it, or if you told yourself you can’t do it. Most of our limitations are self-imposed, and we don’t even realize it. Look for things you can’t do and take another look at why you can’t do them, and ask why. Better yet, try them, what is the worst that can happen? So stop letting you hold yourself back and do things you thought you couldn’t do.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

When something aggravating, such as a siren, car alarm, etc, bothers you, that is a good time to check to see if what you were doing at that moment, was something that will take you away from your aggravations and towards your goals. So the next time something aggravates you, use that as a check to see if you actions are going in the right direction, or not. In that way, life’s aggravations can become good reminders to stay on the course towards a better life.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

Know the reason you have a goal and keep reminding yourself of those reasons. Having a goal is great, but what you really want to have is the reasons you want the goal. The reasons will give you the fuel to survive the setbacks that are bound to happen. Develop the reasons why you want to accomplish, what you want to accomplish. This will give you the discipline and desire to accomplish what you want.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.

Don’t try to go it alone, become part of a team and you will make it to your goal faster. Form a T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More) that takes advantage of everyone’s special abilities, and the sum will be greater than the parts, resulting in bigger payoffs for all concerned. One way to do this is to form a Mastermind Group, that brings a group of people together, on a regular basis, to talk about each person’s particular goals, and then the rest of the Mastermind Group, gives that person feedback and suggestions to help them attain it. Remember, none of us is as smart as all of us.

Edward W. Smith brings the One Minute Motivators to you. Mr. Smith is the author of Sixty Seconds To Success, the Producer/Host of the Bright Moment cable TV show, is President of The Bright Moment Seminars, and a motivational speaker.