Chris Widener's Ezine
November 23, 2007
Issue 74
Welcome!
To my US readers, Happy Thanksgiving! To my international readers while, you're not celebrating a Thanksgiving holiday, I think being a giving, thankful person is a key to living a fulfilling and joyful life. So here are a few thoughts I have on giving I wanted to share with you...
Giving - of yourself, your time, your money, your energy - is something that takes us from simply being successful people in the traditional sense of the term, to being people who lead successful lives.
Giving is what makes us fully human. It is the essence of what we are, people who are here on earth together, not simply people who hope to clamor to the top of the pile in the survival of the fittest. Yes, pursue your life and your success with wild abandon; be responsible for yourself and take ownership of your life, realizing that you cannot be responsible for others, but also allow yourself to become a giving person.
Giving is also what allows us to accomplish things far beyond ourselves; and that is part of what living the life of our dreams is all about, right? Accomplishing great things through ourselves - and others!
You Are Made for Success!
Chris Widener
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In This Issue.......
1. Charting Your Course to Success Article
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
3. The Last Word...
4. The Deal of the Season!
5. More Information
1. Charting Your Course to Success Article
Surefire Ways to Develop a Thankful Attitude by Chris Widener
Spend some time thinking about how good you have it. We know this, but we don't often spend time pondering it. Doing so will shape and mold your attitude and develop healthy thought patterns that will make you more thankful all of the time. As the old hymn goes, "Count Your Blessings, Name Them One By One." Take some time and write down every single thing you have in your life to be thankful about. Do this with your children if you have some, and you will all be astounded at all the good things in your life.
Look down the socioeconomic chain instead of up. Focusing our thoughts on the things we don't have, while being a motivator, can also be a source of envy and greed. Focusing, at least on a semi-regular basis, on those who have less than us, causes us to be thankful for what we have.
Go work at a food bank. The more success we achieve, the more apt we are to live our lives around others who are successful while eliminating or drastically reducing our contact with those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Working at a food bank will open your eyes once again to a world you may have forgotten about.
Send a good-sized check on a regular basis. To whatever charity you choose, of course. Richard Foster says in his book Money, Sex, and Power, that money desires to be loved, courted, desired and hoarded. Giving money away breaks the power money can wield over us. Remember, money isn't the root of evil, the love of money is the roots of all kinds of evil. Giving a good chunk away on a regular basis keeps things in perspective.
Simplify. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that the true measure of a man's wealth is in the things he can afford not to buy. When we simplify, we realize how we can make do on so much less. It makes us thankful for all the extra's we have most of the time. Read the classic "Walden." If you really want to get radical, fast for a day or two. You will really be thankful when you get to eat again!
Remember, ultimately what we have has been given to us. Yes, we work hard, but Someone allows us the breath to breathe each moment. Billy Graham was asked what surprised him most about life and he answered "The brevity of it." Life is short. We can't take it for granted. We should remember that life, and success, is a gift. That is something to be thankful for.
Chris Widener
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
"Be yourself, be tenacious, be kind and be thankful. This is the short recipe for success and happiness in life." -- Chris Widener
Chris' Commentary:
When she cooks, my wife goes through the cookbook item by item, following the recipe exactly. When I cook, it is a dash of this and a cup of that. And do you know what? Both of them turn out tasty! So here is my short recipe for success and happiness. Being yourself lets you operate out of your strengths and not feel discouraged that you can't be someone else. Being tenacious will always see you farther than those who give up. It will see you through to your dreams. Being kind will put people on your side, and having people on your side will advance your cause further than you can imagine. It will also give you many friends. Being thankful will keep you in the right state of heart and mind, reminding you that life is a gift!
Action Point: Take sometime today to do the following: Think through and live out who you are. Give an extra effort at something you are tempted to give up on. Do something kind for three people. Remind yourself that you have a lot to be thankful for, and say, "Thanks."
3. The Last Word...
I might be coming to your town!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 I'll be speaking in Denver, Colorado for a public seminar with Edge Seminars!
Topic: Winning with Influence
When: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Where: Seawell Ballroom at DPAC Denver, CO
For more information go to www.edgeseminars.com or call 303-847-8407
AND...
I'll be in Brisbane, Australia from Wednesday, February 20th to Monday, February 25th
for a couple of speaking engagements and so I thought, "Hey, for all my readers in Australia who've asked when I was coming to the 'Land Down Under' to speak, now's your opportunity to see me live!" So if you've got a group and you'd like me to come and speak, email me at
speaker@chriswidener.com and we'll see what we can do to make it happen!
I'll look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks,
CW
4. The Deal of the Season!
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