Hidden but in plain view

The most valuable secret of success is that there is no
secret. Success comes not from seeking to uncover some
exotic hidden formula, but rather through persistently
following through on opportunities to create value.

The best shortcut to achievement is to avoid looking for a
shortcut. Simply get busy and do the work required, for that
is the quickest way to reach the goal you've set.

The most effective way to handle what must be done is to do
it. Procrastinating, agonizing, complaining and avoiding
will only prolong the task and add greater difficulty to it.

Life is not always easy, and wishing for things to be easier
will usually make them more difficult. The time-tested
strategy for making life truly easier is to go ahead and
work through each challenge as it comes along.

By so doing, you grow stronger, more capable, more effective
and more experienced. You put yourself in position to live
life on your own terms.

The route to success is no secret, and is in fact hidden in
plain view. Use every opportunity to make a difference, and
you'll go precisely where you choose to go.

Ralph Marston

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Drop the pretenses

Have you ever thought about what an extraordinary burden your
pretenses create? In the service of your various pretenses,
you waste much time, treasure, effort and emotional energy.

And what do those pretenses accomplish for you? Even if you
are highly successful at maintaining them, the most they can
bring are the resentments of others.

The pretenses you strive to create and support are, by any
reasonable measure, simply not worth having. And
fortunately, they're very easy to discard.

What happens when you choose to let go of your pretenses?
You experience a wonderful, refreshing and positively
exhilarating sense of freedom.

The power and fulfillment you seek through your pretenses
can be yours the moment you drop those useless pretenses.
The way to be most impressive and effective is to most
authentically be the person you are.

Pretense and true confidence cannot both exist in the same
space. Drop the pretenses, and watch your confidence
rightfully soar.

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Tag...Again..lol

tagged me for the following Domino Effect:

START COPY HERE

Vanniedosa, Thea is {bloggerhappy.com}, Childstar, Mike, My Scrappy Side, Abie, Aggie, Alpha, Apple, Apols, Jacqui, Jane, Jody,
Joy, Kelly, Mich, Peachy, Gatteo, Liza (A Simple Life), Tet, Nyumix, JulianaRW, Liza(MCN), Wifespeak, MAX, Hanna

AND COPY HERE

Simply add your name to the bottom and pass it forward.
I would like to tag the following bloggers:

1. Lady Banana
2. Cheaper by the half dozen
3. Struggling parents
4. SueDoe Nim

I'm exhausted from doing these Meme's. Making links and choosing friends...Yawn..lol

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Winner no matter what

There are some events that you can influence by making
intelligent choices and by taking decisive action. There are
other events and situations that are completely out of your
control.

You have what it takes to successfully deal with both.
There's no need for me to worry endlessly about what the future
will bring, for it always brings me new opportunities to
make a positive difference.

I can do my very best with those situations that are
under my control. And I can adapt and adjust to those
situations over which I have little or no influence.

The foolish actions of others can leave me hopelessly
frustrated if you allow them to do so. Keep in mind,
however, that there's nothing to be gained by working
myself into a knot of frustration and resentment.

Instead, accept whatever comes my way and commit myself
to finding the value in it and making the best of it. With a
positive, generous sense of purpose, there's no limit to
what I can achieve, even when conditions are less than
ideal.

Greet each new day and each new turn of events with
confidence and enthusiasm. And I'll emerge a winner no
matter what.

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