Enjoy youself.

Sir Walter Raleigh once wrote, I can’t write a book commensurate with Shakespeare, but I can write a book by me.

Well, this is a trend I decide to follow.

Tell me something; when you were a child did you want to emulate your favourite heroes, wishing you could be as strong, as beautiful, as smart, or as self- sufficient as they were? Do you still put up people on pedestal and wish you could just be like them?

In striving for imitation of others, you neglect your own uniqueness. By looking around you at what everyone else has, you ignore what you have. In focusing your energy and attention on others rather than on yourself, you hinder your ability to discover your own skills and talents.

Rather than envy the qualities others possess, why not discover your own unique qualities and talents that make you who you are? To find out what they are, create a “victory list” – a compilation of your successes and the things you have done in your life that have given you great satisfaction. A victory could be major, such as living a bad relationship or changing jobs, or it could be a daily achievement such as making time for you. It doesn’t matter whether the victories are big or small or how they compare to what others have done. What matters is how they make you feel.

I know it’s not relaxing to strive to be anyone else but myself. So join me to make a discussion today to be more comfortable with who we are and not stress about who we’d like to be.


Living life to the fullest
Kat.

THE ENEMY OF FAMILIARITY. By Katherine Lungiwe

Hello y’all, it’s been a wee while since I wrote some of my deep thoughts and reflections but Eehhhh....Mmmhhhhh there’s always a breakdown at some point.


So, I have been struggling with the decision of writing this post. But well, as I have learnt in the past and present that the will of God is always persistent, I will go ahead and share my thoughts and struggles as have been.


Earlier this week, I woke up with a sense of emptiness. Believe me or not... on the outside and physical realm i looked so fulfilled and happy but my soul was in a mood of weeping, I truly was lost in the inside. I knew it was one of those times where I had to understand what God wanted me to know. Why do I always have to reach that point???  Anyways, the good thing is to know when you hit that junction...RIGHT? Plus, it is a nice thing to understand every time and gain that I can’t do it without the Big Man Upstairs.


As i started to seek the Lord, being willing to hear His side of the story... With tears flowing out of my eyes... calling upon His name for help and mercy, a humble voice narrated the words “FAMILIARITY”... I couldn’t understand this... “FAMILIARITY?”
So I started mentioning the word familiarity again and again in different ways and aspects...as I continued my journey of searching... it was made clearer. THE ENEMY OF FAMILIARITY IS DESTROYING RELATIONSHIPS.

I couldn’t believe God was so bold enough to tell me this in my face. But well, He did, and He did this for my ownsake and boy I’m glad and overwhelmed!


So listen to this friends; the adversary of familiarity has destroyed relationships with God, work, church, friends,...It is this spirit that brings about break-up in marriages, friendships, family, work relations, habits, moral ethics...it all starts with this foe called familiarity. After familiarity you start taking things for granted ... and before you know it... BOOM... it’s all gone. I couldn’t believe what i was hearing. How could I have taken so long to learn this in such depth?


Truth be told, i was a victim of this enemy. Indeed, I had become so familiar with God. I being familiar with God meant, i was also getting so familiar with many important areas of my life.

Friends, this is a word I have been focusing on for the past few days. I realize now that when I become too familiar with God, Men, friends, career, ethics, habits, church, you name it all, I am heading to losing it all one day.


SO... to change my direction i ask for forgiveness to God and y’all. Forgive me for taking your Grace, Mercy, Love, Friendship, Trust, Peace, Support, Smiles, Hugs, Care, for granted.


Creating a new me, with the help of God.
Much Love, Kat

If things go wrong, don't go with them. -Roger Babson


We are all miracle workers; we have within us a Divine capacity. In order to accomplish something, you must first expect it of yourself. And that is one of the reasons that so many people are stuck at ordinary--because they don't have expectations of themselves to go beyond that, to live at an extraordinary level. - Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Small things, done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact. What are [your] top 'small things' right now?"
— David Allen: Nightingale-Conant author & productivity consultant


"The problem is that most people spend their lives looking... but not truly seeing."
— Joe Navarro: author, ex-FBI agent and body language expert


"I teach something called The Law of Probabilities, which says the more things you try, the more likely one of them will work. The more books you read, the more likely one of them will have an answer to a question that could solve the major problems of your life.. make you wealthier, solve a health problem, whatever it might be."
-- Jack Canfield, Success Coach

"If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must
become a worthwhile person in
your own self-development."
— Brian Tracy: Author, speaker, and consultant


"If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse."
-- Walt Disney, Animator, Film Producer

To triple the growth of your organization, triple the growth of your people.
Robin Sharma

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Carefully walk a straight path, and all your ways will be secure. -Proverbs 4:26

The Law of Planning. By Brian Tracy

Dear friends, Sometimes i can not help myself but to share some of my interesting reads with you.


Do you plan your life? Enjoy the read.


Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution. The purpose of strategic planning in a corporation is to reorganize and restructure the activities and resources of the company so as to increase the “return on equity,” or return on the money invested and working in the company. The purpose of “personal strategic planning” is for you to increase your “return on energy,” the return on the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual capital you have invested in your life and career.

Every Minute
Every minute that you spend planning your goals, your activities, and your time in advance saves ten minutes of work in the execution of those plans. Therefore, careful advance planning gives you a return of ten times, or 1,000 percent, on your investment of mental, emotional, and physical energy.

10-12 Minutes
It takes only about 10-12 minutes for you to make up a plan for your day. This investment of 10-12 minutes will save you time of approximately two hours per day, or a 25 percent increase in productivity and performance, in ROE, from the first day that you begin planning your day in advance.

Time Planner
The key to personal efficiency is for you to use a good time planner. Virtually any planner will work if you will discipline yourself to use it as the core of your time management system. Today, Palm Pilots and personal digital assistants (PDA), in combination with personal computers, can enable you to plan your time with greater efficiency than has ever been possible.

"A Goal Without a Plan is Only
a Dream…"
If you dream of achieving great things in life, planning for making them a reality on paper is vital to your success.

The Life Planning Process is a step-by-step manual to help you set and achieve your goals. Using this Action Workbook will guarantee that you stay on course, on time and on target. Learn more here >>

Master List
Begin with a master list as the foundation of your time planning system. Write down everything that you can think of that you will need to do for the indefinite future. As new ideas, goals, tasks, and responsibilities arise; write them down on your master list. Don't trust them to memory. Plan each month in advance by transferring the appropriate items from your master list to your monthly list. This is best done the last week of each month. Plan each week in advance by transferring items from your monthly list to your weekly list. This is best done the weekend before.

Plan Everything in Detail
Plan every project, meeting, and goal in detail, before you begin. The very act of planning forces you to think better and more accurately about everything you do. The more you think about and plan something on paper, the faster and more efficiently you will accomplish it when you start work.

Regular Planning
Regular planning assures that you spend more time on activities of higher value. This increases effectiveness and your efficiency in everything you do. Perhaps, the most important rule of all if for you to “think on paper!”

Action Exercise
Discipline yourself to work only on those activities that have the most significant impact and influence on your life. Get them done quickly and well. Once you develop this habit of planning and prioritizing, your stress level will decline, your productivity will increase, and your career will take off.

"Dare to Dream Big Dreams--Erase Fear and Doubt From Your Life"
Do you ever wonder how successful people always seem to get so much done, but also have time to do the things they love? Do you often wonder "how do they do it?" Now imagine yourself living the life YOU'VE always dreamed of; stress free and truly happy. Click for more >>

A Good Decision: Don't Be Distracted by Failure

Great wisdom from Timothy Hartwell... enjoy the read

We've all heard them, the voices in our heads that condemn us and find us guilty of not doing enough or doing things differently. As important as your past is, you cannot change your past, but you can affect your future.

The negative messages in your mind may tell you that you're not good enough, you're a failure, you are not capable of doing a certain thing, and you'll never get out of debt, or come out of a particular situation. You may repeat in your mind an event that happened in the past over and over again. This is a distraction. If the designer of negativity can keep you focused on the negative messages or your past failures, he knows you will never get to your true purpose or reach your destiny.


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"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."
-- Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. President

"Don't try to steer the river."
— Deepak Chopra, M.D.: Author on mind-body medicine and spirituality

Your fate, your destiny, your future… they are the river of life. You can’t re-shape or steer this river. Yet your attitude, your actions, your character, and your faith are what you DO have control over. They are your boat—and you can use them to navigate through the river for the most enjoyable ride of your life!

My favourite quotes of the month

"You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself."
-- Harvey Firestone, tire executive


"Throughout the centuries, there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision."
-- Ayn Rand, Novelist


"Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself."
-- Rick Pitino

I Love Zig Ziglar's words. SO... i will share.

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. I emphasize that is a philosophy, not a tactic. If you do something for somebody else and wait expectantly for them to do something in return for you, it simply will not work. It's selfish, self-centered, and manipulative. You do things for other people because it's the right thing to do and you want to do it. The rewards will then come your way over a period of time.

SAVE THE DATES.

MARK YOUR CALENDER - SAVE THE DATES

JUNE 27th - 1st JULY 2011: KINGDOM BUSINESS SEMINARS
AT WATOTO CHURCH CENTRAL
5:00pm - 8:00pm
...FEE: 30,000

TO ALL BUSINESS MINDED BRAINS...YOU CAN"T AFFORD TO MISS THIS.

There’s not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy. ~Zig Ziglar

Hello! Wie geht's?

Did you know...
You are receiving thousands of messages from God every single hour. Learn to become aware of this communication, God is speaking to you and guiding you in every moment.

U r so blessed and highly favored.

Mach's gut.
Katherine

Food for thought throughtout this Easter season.

Hey Wonderful people,
You can find one quote that makes your day. I simply love them all.
Stay blessed.
Kat

"A good marriage is when you're married not to someone you can live with, but to someone you really cannot live without."
-- Dr. Howard Hendricks

"The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time."
-- Ayn Rand, writer

"You must find the place inside yourself
where nothing is impossible."
— Deepak Chopra: Speaker and writer

"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
-- Tobias Wolff, Writer

"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
-- George Washington Carver, botanist

"Imagination is the true magic carpet."
— Norman Vincent Peale: Was a minister and author of inspirational books

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."
-- Julia Child, chef

"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at.
Therefore… they had better aim at something high."
— Henry David Thoreau: Was an author, poet, naturalist, and philosopher

"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."
-- Charles de Gaulle, statesman

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a long pause. :-)

Life has been so up and down to this point.
But i am always reminded on a daily basis how i serve a mighty GOD.

Have a wonderful, expectant month.

Much Love
Kat

You know what buddies, I just can’t stop thinking how too often our minds are locked on one path. We are looking for red – so we over look blue.

I have read a beautiful quote from John Turner that states, Nobel prizes have been washed down the drain because some one did not expect the unexpected. WOW!

Let’s think about it this way, a mountain watercourse that flows down the peak often has to alter from year to year. Fallen branches, dead leaves and dislodged rocks can make the mountain change from season to season. So each season the water must form a different path on its journey to the valley.

Imagine that… there is a different path for each season.

How like the stream are you? I want to encourage you to think of this day as the landscape on the mountainside of your life. You are the stream. If you had a choice, would you look for the path that keeps you deep-rooted in well-known and unproductive ways of doing things? OR would you be willing to flow down a new path – one that holds unpredictable twists and turns that may encourage you to approach things differently?

Please understand that life involves change. So the possibility of doing things the same way over and over again is nearly impossible. While the predictable path may feel more comfortable, it goes against the nature of change and growth. The unpredictable course however flows with nature, as it guides you to a viewpoint that’s focused on flexibility rather than resistance.

I hope you choose to be flexible as water. I pray that you become more enthusiastic to explore the unpredictable path of your live.

Big Hugs
Kat

Take the first Step.

Seated in front of my workstation and thinking of the most excellent way I can explain the post i have just read from Julie Ziglar Norman.
Countless times we take for granted the power of first steps, but nobody explains it better at the moment than Julie. It’s simple it’s clear, it’s exact.
Please take sometime to read this and pass it on to your friends OR encourage them to visit my blog.

Much love,
Kat

Mastering your Moxie
By Julie Ziglar Norman

My father, Zig Ziglar, in regards to planning for my future, has always told me that if I never took the first step, I would never take the second step. He assures me that I don’t have to be great to start but that I do have to start to be great, that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until I learn to do it well, and that I should move ahead as far as I can see, in other words – do what is front of me to do – and then I will be able to see farther.

He talks a lot about people who don’t want to make a plan because without a plan there is nothing to indicate they didn’t succeed. Dad also insists that without a target, you have nothing to shoot for. Which brings me to the point of this article – I have learned through the years that a woman needs Moxie to see her plans through and a man needs Mojo to persist until his mission is accomplished.

Moxie and Mojo are not Zig Ziglar terms, though they have been around as long as he has, but they are the best words I can find to describe that little something extra that gives us the ability to see our dreams through to completion. Moxie and Mojo are that added “edge” to confidence that a task started will be a task completed.

Moxie and/or Mojo build strength with each success. The more Moxie you have, the more Moxie you get. I’ll use the example of my desire to show hunters at the “A” level of horse showing when I was a young teenager. I started showing on a snowflake Appaloosa. My mare could jump extremely well, she had lovely gaits and always jumped a clean, quiet round. However, no matter how well she did, we would never win a class because of her color.

I had won enough ribbons on my mare to know that I could do even better if I had a horse that fit what the judges of that time were looking for. That little bit of Moxie gave me the courage to sell my beloved mare and shop for a new mount. My new horse was a winner! I paid the price of letting go of what wasn’t working well for my goals, but I enjoyed the benefits of having done the hard - and right for me - thing.

New endeavors can be frightening, but if you are someone who is looking at making big changes in the New Year, I encourage you to see what lies ahead as an opportunity to build your Moxie or your Mojo. I can in good faith tell you that taking that first step is an absolute must and that once that step is taken….you will be able to see – and go – farther

"He Who Fails to Plan, Plans to Fail"

As said by Tom Ziglar...Food for thought!

Ready for 2011?
Are You Sure?


If you are like most people, you made some New Year's Resolutions over the holidays. You may not have called them that, but you probably decided to make some changes this year.


Why Most New Year's Resolutions NEVER Come to Pass...


With more "down-time" than usual during the holidays, business owners have a chance to reflect on the past year and do some thinking and planning. Once they get back into the daily grind, it all goes to pot. The reason is that you need more than just a "resolution" - you need a PLAN.


"Resolution to Reality"


Do you have a complete, clearly-defined, written 12-month business plan? Sadly, most small business owners don't. Sad, because a focused plan can make the difference between barely getting by and huge success. Now, I'm not talking about a boring, formal business plan like the ones you find online...I'm talking about a real "working plan" that you can follow through 2011.


One that's Actually PROVEN to Work!


I have probably introduced you to a colleague of ours before - Howard Partridge - but let me tell you more about him. Howard has been affiliated with Ziglar for a number of years and is a real product of the product. He started his carpet cleaning company out of the trunk of his car over 26 years ago and built it up to a consistent $2.5 million per year. For over a decade, Howard has been showing small business owners how to break free from the demands of their everyday business and transform it into a predictable, profitable, turn-key operation.


If YOU Would Like to...



Get yourself and your business more organized...
Have a complete, 12-month business plan for 2011 and beyond...
and you want to have a predictable, profitable, turn-key operation...


Remember that the ONLY reason your business exists is to help you achieve your LIFE GOALS. There is no other reason your business exists. It is THE vehicle that you have chosen to take you on your success journey. Shouldn't you have a plan? Shouldn't you have a map? Isn't your future worth doing it right?


"He Who Fails to Plan, Plans to Fail"


Tom Ziglar
Proud son of Zig Ziglar

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Set Your Goals, Change Your Life & Celebrate!
By Zig Ziglar

Studies tell us that only 3% of people in the USA set goals, and they are among the wealthiest people in the nation! Worldwide the percentage is probably lower. Why so low? There are several reasons, but the one that concerns me the most is lack of know-how. When we ask people why they don’t set goals they often say, “I don’t know how.”

Isn’t that remarkable? We send children to school for 12 years in America before they graduate from high school. Many of them go on to trade schools, colleges and universities. We teach them many important disciplines including history, economics, literature, science, and so forth, but we miss one critically important skill: goal setting. We award them their degrees, pat them on their backs, and send them into the world full of wisdom, but ill-prepared, almost always, to design and pursue the lives they really want.

And all that’s required to change this deficiency is a single semester, even half a semester, devoted to teaching goal setting. It doesn’t seem likely that we’re going to change the American educational system any time soon, or the world’s educational system, but that’s not going to stop me from teaching you how to set goals.

The letters and phone calls that I receive are social proof that our goal setting programs work. I know that goal setting will help you change your life for the better, it will help you get what you really want from life. And when you do, that’s reason for all of us to celebrate! Whether you’re already a goal setter, you used to set goals and quit, or you’ve never set goals, this lesson will help you build a better life.

Step 1. Dream! Let your imagination run wild while you fill up a blank sheet of paper with everything you want to be, do or have. Many adults have lost their ability to dream and that’s unfortunate. By dreaming you instill hope for your future, and with hope there’s possibility. So your assignment this week is to dream. During this next week devote at least two private sessions to dreaming. I want you to create a Dream List filled with ideas. Your list should include at least 25 dreams about what you want to be, do or have.

Step 2. After you complete your list, wait 24 to 48 hours and read each item on your list and answer the question: Why? If you can’t verbalize in one sentence why you want to be, do or have this dream, then it’s not a dream and it won’ become a goal. Cross it off your list.

Step 3: Ask the following five questions of every dream on the Dream List you created last week.

1. Is it really MY goal?
2. Is it morally right and fair to everyone concerned?
3. Is it consistent with my other goals?
4. Can I emotionally commit myself to finish this goal?
5. Can I “see” myself reaching this goal?

You must answer “yes” to all five questions for each goal, or cross that goal off your list.

Here are some points to ponder: Is it really MY goal or is it a goal someone else wants me to pursue? Is it the right thing to do? Will achieving this goal distract from achieving other goals? Goals are often difficult to achieve. Are you sure you can make the commitment to pursue this goal and see it through? If you can’t “see” yourself reaching this goal, you probably won’t.

Take time during this week to think about the questions above and answer them. Once you’re finished, your Dream List will probably be a bit shorter than when you started out. That’s okay because you’re now closer to identifying the goals that you really will pursue and can achieve.

Step 4: Ask the following seven questions of every dream that remains on your Dream List (or goals list).

Will reaching this goal . . .
1. make me happier?
2. make me healthier?
3. make me more prosperous?
4. win me more friends?
5. give me peace of mind?
6. make me more secure?
7. improve my relationships with others?

If you can’t answer “Yes” to at least one of these questions for each goal, eliminate that goal from your list. Be sure to consider your family when you answer these questions. And do not confuse pleasure with happiness!

Here we go with Step 5: After asking the questions posted in Step 4 you will have eliminated some of your goals. Actually, they were not goals, just thoughts or desires at this point, so you’re better off without them.

Separate your remaining list of goals into one of three categories: Short-range (one month or less to achieve this goal), Intermediate (one month to one year to achieve this goal), or Long-range (one year or more to achieve this goal).

This step will help you quickly determine whether or not you have a balanced perspective between what needs to be done now, versus your dreams for the future.

Remember: Some goals must be BIG to make you stretch and grow to your full potential. Some goals must be long-range to keep you on track and greatly reduce the possibility of short-range frustrations. Some goals must be small and daily to keep you disciplined. Some goals must be ongoing. Some goals (i.e., weight loss, sales success, education, etc.) may require analysis and consultation to determine where you are before you can set the goals. Most goals should be specific. A “nice home” is not as good as a “3,000 square-foot, Tudor- style home with four bedrooms, three full baths, and two living spaces.”

Here we go with the final step: After specifically identifying your goals, write them down! It is important that you have a written list of your specific goals. Then you will begin to do the daily, weekly action steps that will take you closer to achieving that goal. Be selective. You may not be able to work on all of your goals at one time! Don,t over do it. If you only have time to complete one or two goals for the remainder of this year, don’t apologize. Do a little bit more than you think you can, but do not overextend your time to the point that you don’t complete any of your goals. Do not get frustrated by the process! Work the system and it will work for you. I can fill a book with the number of letters that I receive about the effectiveness of this simple goal-setting program. Trust the system.

Once you have identified your goals and plotted the activities that you intend to do to fulfill your goals, pat yourself on the back! You have just spent more time planning your future than most of your friends, relatives or associates will ever invest! Good for you.

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MEDITATION QUOTES FOR THE NEW YEAR

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must
plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."
— Zig Ziglar: Motivational author and speaker

"Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound."
-- James Allen

"Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like
most people won't, so that you can spend the
rest of your life like most people can't."
— Unknown Author

"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
-- Grace Hopper, American Computer Scientist

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.