Relevant for Now and your Future ~ Smiles and Inspiration 2012 ~ Day 75 of 366 ~ 3/15/12

Relevant for Now and your Future

It has been said more than once that dreams are goals with deadlines.  The relevant goals will help us to maintain our dreams that are in alignment with our values and beliefs.  Understanding what we want now and in our future will help our goals remain relevant.

Define the word relevant: 

Adjective:  

Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

So what is the matter at hand for you.  Which six human needs are you lacking in.  Just a quick recap on the six human needs and a resource for you to read to dig in more.

1. Certainty/Comfort.
2. Variety. 
3. Significance. 
4. Connection/Love.
5. Growth.
6. Contribution. 


The link to a good explanation is found here.  


May this understanding help you to define what is relevant at hand. 


Relevant goals will help to shape our future, our dreams, our needs and even the direction we head towards.


So make sure the relevance is at hand when you put pen to paper and heart to intention.

Just some thoughts and as always smiles sent to you this day and everyday.

New Affirmation for the Month of March ..... Use it daily and feel the change in you.

I walk with confidence and understanding towards success.  Born into a perfected state I strive to achieve my intended purpose, to love, to share and care for self and for others that come in contact with me.  I choose to be happy and share laughter.  Making a difference in another persons life for the better gives positive and ever flowing energy into my world.  I am focusing on my goals, the this moment goal, this day, my weekly goals and monthly goals I achieve because of my spirit and focus.  

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Quote of the Day 

There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.

: o )  Albert Einstein

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Today in History (on this date)

1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.

1820 – Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.

1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.

1916 – President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.

1956 – My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.


1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).


1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.


2011 – Beginning of the Syrian uprising.

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Fun Links to have

Daily Countdown to Spring 

Sound Cloud 

A cool Time piece for the web

Next Full Moon 

More to come ... Enjoy : ) 

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Daily Prayer for March

Thank you for another day in the world you created.

May my spirit inspire, inflate and bring joy and peace to another.

May I always speak my gratitude into the world and share my appreciation.

Guide me today to be wiser, more kind, help me to see deeper into this hurting world and perhaps give a bit of kindness to it.

May I always appreciate the nature that surrounds me.

The wind, the sunshine and the plants and trees that surround me.

Help me to understand that the energy around me is both helpful and strengthening.

In your word I seek peace and solace.

Thank you for another day.

Amen

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written by Victor Yakin copyright protected 2011* 2012

  

Being SPECIFIC (SMART) ~ Smiles and Inspiration 2012 ~ Day 72 of 366 ~ 3/12/12

Being SPECIFIC (SMART)

Five days of  SMART for goal setting that may be helped and improved upon.  Today is the S and it is very important to be specific with your goals as you write them out.

When we understand our spirit and truly understand what we want to achieve then the next step is to be very specific in designing our goals.   Being very clear with yourself on what you will need to complete this goal.  Clearly the more questions you ask yourself and better questions that are specific as well.

Questions that start with What and Why and even Who.

What would happen if I achieved this goal.

Why would my life improve if I did indeed complete these tasks to achieve my goal.

Where would I be once this goal was achieved.

Who would I need to work with, or talk with to achieve this goal.

Take the time to be very specific.

Another S word in this is also Significance.  As in describing how significant it would be to get this goal completed.  How significant would you feel?

The truth of  being clear in your intention and design at this early step will help the other steps to flow easier.

Imagine if you don't have a specific plan or understanding of your goal.  Probably would not have much  power or passion or desire to complete the goal.  Would you?  Probably not it would be just another lip service that you gave yourself that fell to the ground just after you launched it.

Your goals need to be like a rocket with plenty of guidance in the plan, plenty of fuel in the engine and plenty of support to get the goal to launch to the destination you truly wish for it.  

Does that make sense?

Here is hoping your goal is specific enough that it makes sense for you.

Just some thoughts and as always smiles sent to you this day and everyday.

New Affirmation for the Month of March ..... Use it daily and feel the change in you.

I walk with confidence and understanding towards success.  Born into a perfected state I strive to achieve my intended purpose, to love, to share and care for self and for others that come in contact with me.  I choose to be happy and share laughter.  Making a difference in another persons life for the better gives positive and ever flowing energy into my world.  I am focusing on my goals, the this moment goal, this day, my weekly goals and monthly goals I achieve because of my spirit and focus.  

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Quote of the Day 

For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment.

: o ) Viktor E. Frankl

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Today in History (on this date)

1912 – The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.

1918 – Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.

1928 – In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.

1933 – Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".

1964 – New Hampshire Lottery: New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to legally sell lottery tickets in the 20th century.

1993 – The Blizzard of 1993 – Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.


2009 – Financier Bernard Madoff plead guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history.


2011 – A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melts and explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after Japan's earthquake.

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Fun Links to have

Daily Countdown to Spring 

Sound Cloud 

A cool Time piece for the web

Next Full Moon 

More to come ... Enjoy : ) 

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Daily Prayer for March

Thank you for another day in the world you created.

May my spirit inspire, inflate and bring joy and peace to another.

May I always speak my gratitude into the world and share my appreciation.

Guide me today to be wiser, more kind, help me to see deeper into this hurting world and perhaps give a bit of kindness to it.

May I always appreciate the nature that surrounds me.

The wind, the sunshine and the plants and trees that surround me.

Help me to understand that the energy around me is both helpful and strengthening.

In your word I seek peace and solace.

Thank you for another day.

Amen

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Sharing a smile ~  Sending you love ~  Pass it on

: )

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written by Victor Yakin copyright protected 2011* 2012

  

To Define ~~ Smiles and Inspiration 2012 ~ Day 71 of 366 ~ 3/11/12

To Define

What is the goal setting process?  What is the word goal about.  We start here and throw in the word SMART and define it.  So we start today to understand what goals are and why we should understand them before we start to write them out and speak them aloud.

 The purpose toward which an endeavor is directed; an objective; as defined by The Free Dictionary online as to the word Goal.

Goal Setting involves setting specific, measurable and time targeted objectives; as defined by The Free Dictionary online as to the phrase Goal Setting.

Think about those two things, goals and goal setting and think upon all the times you set a goal and fell short.  Was it the goal that came up short ?  Was it the process that you used to run after the goal you set for yourself?    Maybe a little of both.  Fact is the meaning and desire to attain this goal may not have been clear or strong enough.

Lets talk about the word Smart and lets take each letter and go deeper into understanding what is truly needed to develop your goal setting and achievement more successful.

The Mnemonic was first used and defined by George T. Doran and used in a 1981 issue of Management Review.  Lets take each letter and move forward.

SMART

Specific 

Having a specific goal and result in mind from that goal.  A simple explanation of what you desire.

SMART

Measurable

A goal with specific measurable results.  Easy to understand if your getting closer or farther away.  If you can define the is goal and measure each step with a chart, a scale, a picture you will be able to understand if your progressing or standing still or worse declining.

SMART 

Attainable

A goal that is specific, measurable and attainable is a must if you wish to set yourself up with a win instead of a loss.  Many of us try to achieve a goal that is not attainable with out an education about real world tools and real world knowledge.  If you want to lose 100 pounds in a month your setting yourself for failure and a dangerous outcome if you just run with reckless abandon.

SMART 

Relevant

A goal that is specific, measurable and attainable and relevant becomes even more desirable to you because you understand how it will help you in the here and now.  Relevance makes it  clear to the goal setting process that a success in completion will help in the moment and the moment is relevant now and in the near future.

SMART 

Time - Bound

Having a goal with a specific, measurable and attainable and relevant time structure will ensure that your not just pushing something around with no deadline.  Sure this time must meet all the other steps in the process but a time must be set and a path must be defined to get you to that goal that you desire so much.

So thats SMART and each day this week we will look at each letter in more depth.  So lets all try to be smart and understand the goal setting process before we just leap in with the water being drained in our pool.  

In other words before you leap be smart and understand why your leaping in the first place and whats in it for you and those you love.

Just some thoughts and as always smiles sent to you this day and everyday.

New Affirmation for the Month of March ..... Use it daily and feel the change in you.

I walk with confidence and understanding towards success.  Born into a perfected state I strive to achieve my intended purpose, to love, to share and care for self and for others that come in contact with me.  I choose to be happy and share laughter.  Making a difference in another persons life for the better gives positive and ever flowing energy into my world.  I am focusing on my goals, the this moment goal, this day, my weekly goals and monthly goals I achieve because of my spirit and focus.  

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Quote of the Day 

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; 


the point is to discover them.

: o ) Galileo Galilei

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Today in History (on this date)

1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.

1946 – Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.

1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.

1983 – Pakistan successfully conducts a cold test of a nuclear weapon.

1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.

1999 – Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.


2006 – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.


2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.

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Fun Links to have

Daily Countdown to Spring 

Sound Cloud 

A cool Time piece for the web

Next Full Moon 

More to come ... Enjoy : ) 

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Daily Prayer for March

Thank you for another day in the world you created.

May my spirit inspire, inflate and bring joy and peace to another.

May I always speak my gratitude into the world and share my appreciation.

Guide me today to be wiser, more kind, help me to see deeper into this hurting world and perhaps give a bit of kindness to it.

May I always appreciate the nature that surrounds me.

The wind, the sunshine and the plants and trees that surround me.

Help me to understand that the energy around me is both helpful and strengthening.

In your word I seek peace and solace.

Thank you for another day.

Amen

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Sharing a smile ~  Sending you love ~  Pass it on

: )

brought to you by Make ME Smile Online

written by Victor Yakin copyright protected 2011* 2012

  

Understanding Oneself So We Can Grow ~ Smiles and Inspiration 2012 ~ Day 70 of 366 ~ 03/10/12

Understanding Oneself So We Can Grow 

So enough about the spirit, perhaps, the next 10 days we will talk about goals and how they can be valuable to our growth.  But today we must understand ourselves so we can grow with the world and its energy.

So plenty of stuff to mull over the last 10 days.  A third of the way done this month on Goals.  Perhaps the single most important thing about goals and the spirit and the achievement is to understand oneself.

Once we understand ourself we can focus more on achievement of what truly is important to us.  That is perhaps the single greatest skill we must achieve.

To understand oneself.

Sure we can label ourselves from our childhood and our environment but if you buy into that prescription your fooling yourself.

Your more than your environment or your childhood.  

No matter how good or how bad it was your more than that.  Your what your beliefs are, your values system and your faith in that higher power, God and the energy that surrounds all of us.

That is what you are.

So pass down all those limiting beliefs.

We are what we think about everyday.  So what are you thinking about yourself.

We are what we speak and believe.  So what do you believe in yourself about?

What words are you telling yourself and more importantly what tone are you using when you do.

Make each day a better belief in what your can become.

Understand who you are and what values you cherish the most.

Make your life something that can be built upon for new growth and enhanced life.

Just some thoughts and as always smiles sent to you this day and everyday.

New Affirmation for the Month of March ..... Use it daily and feel the change in you.

I walk with confidence and understanding towards success.  Born into a perfected state I strive to achieve my intended purpose, to love, to share and care for self and for others that come in contact with me.  I choose to be happy and share laughter.  Making a difference in another persons life for the better gives positive and ever flowing energy into my world.  I am focusing on my goals, the this moment goal, this day, my weekly goals and monthly goals I achieve because of my spirit and focus.  

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Quote of the Day 

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.

: o ) Muhammad Ali

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Today in History (on this date)

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

1891 – Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.

1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.

1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus.


2000 – The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.

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Fun Links to have

Daily Countdown to Spring 

Sound Cloud 

A cool Time piece for the web

Next Full Moon 

More to come ... Enjoy : ) 

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Daily Prayer for March

Thank you for another day in the world you created.

May my spirit inspire, inflate and bring joy and peace to another.

May I always speak my gratitude into the world and share my appreciation.

Guide me today to be wiser, more kind, help me to see deeper into this hurting world and perhaps give a bit of kindness to it.

May I always appreciate the nature that surrounds me.

The wind, the sunshine and the plants and trees that surround me.

Help me to understand that the energy around me is both helpful and strengthening.

In your word I seek peace and solace.

Thank you for another day.

Amen

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Sharing a smile ~  Sending you love ~  Pass it on

: )

brought to you by Make ME Smile Online

written by Victor Yakin copyright protected 2011* 2012