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Jim's Gems: Commit to Success

People who are committed to success are willing to do whatever it takes, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
January 22, 2013

People who are committed to success are willing to do whatever it takes, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.


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Jim's Gems: Positive Direction

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
January 14, 2013

Every moment is a choice. And every moment you can choose to orient your life in a positive direction.


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Jim’s Gems: Look Forward to the Future - Part II

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
January 7, 2013

When we set a goal and therefore create that gap we wrote about last week, energy and creativity are unleashed in our minds. 


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Jim’s Gems: Look Forward to the Future

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
January 3, 2013

 As humans , we move toward the strongest picture and our natural tendency is to maintain our current picture of who we are.  We change that perspective, but in order to do so, we need to make that future picture (or goal) stronger and more attractive than staying in our comfort zone or the present.  


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Jim’s Gems: Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
December 17, 2012

 There is no failure, no disappointment, no mistake in our past that can stop us from taking a positive step forward right now.  


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Jim’s Gems: Imagination

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
December 4, 2012

There are no limitations to what we can imagine, and there are no restrictions on the kinds of things we can imagine. 


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Jim’s Gems: Maintain Control

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
November 26, 2012

It doesn’t matter how diligently you set goals, visualize results, and think positively, your life is going to occasionally feel as if it's gone a little crazy.  


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Jim’s Gems: Motivation in the Face of Adversity, Part Two

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
November 19, 2012

 Being realistic means to see things as they are without filtering them or trying to make believe that everything is OK when in fact it is not.  


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Jim's Gems: Motivation in the Face of Adversity

November 14, 2012

In the work of self-improvement, hindrances--and a perceived lack of progress--often results in self doubt. Self-doubt is destructive, as it causes the internal fire of effort to burn down and eventually go out.


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Jim’s Gems: Achieve Goals Through Cooperation

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
November 4, 2012

Goals typically are dependent on change of some type, and successful change seldom happens in a vacuum.


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