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I received an email from Gary Wilde last week. The email was to invite me to his seminar. Although it is too late for the seminar I would like to post Gary’s email below.

There are so many people today have lost their jobs and who have to deal with bad debt. Gary has been in the same position as you and in this email he gives some valuable tips on what you can do about your situation.

To me the most powerful part of his email is this sentence:

“Finally and above all, I have learnt to appreciate everything I have, rather than long for the things I don’t have yet. Because of this, I live a life of abundance and gratitude every day and feel like the wealthiest man alive.” .

Isn’t that just so Powerful and true??

I hope that the advice Gary gives in this email will help some people to get out of the mess they find themselves in.

Dear Pieter,

I enjoyed a very successful career as a turnaround specialist and behavioural adaptation strategist and until 2005 I was ‘living the life’; with a huge house on a game farm, driving a sexy sports car and surrounded by all the modern day luxuries of life. I felt secure and optimistic about my future… but all this changed in a moment, when a business partner reneged on an agreement that was worth a small fortune. It was a possibility I had never considered.

Within a space of a few months, everything I owned (or believed I owned), was gone…. the house, car, TV, couch, fridge etc… EVERYTHING WAS GONE! For someone that had spent the last 15 years helping businesses and individuals turn the tides and achieve great success, I never imagined that I would find myself in the position where I needed to turn my own life and business around.

With nothing more than a small wardrobe of clothes and a credit report sporting numerous defaults and a hefty judgment from the bank, my sister graciously invited me into her home. Here I was afforded the time to take stock of my life and figure out how I was going to get out of this mess.

Having dealt with companies and individuals in distress in the past, I realised it was time to take some of my own advice. It was over the two years that followed, that I learnt some of the greatest lessons about life, human behaviour, relationships, business, wealth creation and the secrets to success. During this time, I paid off over R1 million in debt, cleared my judgment and credit defaults and put myself squarely on the path to creating wealth… this is how I did it:

1. Get grateful
Rather than succumb to the feelings of guilt, disappointment, desperation, anger and resentment that threatened to consume me, I chose to focus on what I could be grateful for. This placed me in a resourceful and empowered state and enabled me to acknowledge all the beautiful elements of my life that I had been taking for granted. Read more »

You must have a Goal

All successful (and potentially successful) people have pre-determined goals. You must have  a goal in order to know what it is you would like to achieve. You cannot shoot a target if you do not have a target.

But sometimes it happens that we give up on our goals. Why does this happen?

The email I received from Be Motivated Today this morning explains possible reasons. I pasted it below for all to read. If you read the message below you will realize how important daily motivation is. Zig Ziglar said “Motivation is like taking a bath. You have to do it every day.”

I don’t know what it takes to quit on your goals or dreams, Pieter. Some people give up at the slightest opposition. They figure the goal is just not worth the effort, I guess.

Others work hard and do what it takes for years and then suddenly lose the drive to carry on. Why?

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“You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.” – Anon

They say that worrying is like paying interest on money you have not borrowed.
So often we live in the past wishing we could change it, or worrying about the future with fear and trepidation.
So we miss the joy of the moment and in fact miss our life in the process.
Living in the moment means being present all day long. Taking time to enjoy things now. The sunsets, the falling leaves in the Autumn, snow capped mountains in the Winter, laughing children in the park. It means taking time in the moment to have fun. Having fun with colleagues, joking around and not being so serious all the time.

Get daily motivational emails like above at http://www.bemotivatedtoday.com