As a speaker who travels a good part of the time, I think it really helps that I am a people person at heart and enjoy exciting adventures! That is in contrast with some speakers I have run into. They tell me, "If you don't hate airports and planes, then you haven't traveled enough." Well, I have a different take on it. I love seeing new places, even new airports. Especially now that they are upgrading so many and putting in new stores and better food. I truly believe that you can make an adventure out of anything. That is true for all areas of our lives.

Are you living an adventure or "just getting by"? You can make anything an adventure if you just decide that you are going to see the good in it and have some fun. Learn to enjoy the experiences and the people that you meet. Take time to remind yourself that being alive is fun and exciting! Even when life is a whirlwind and even when you are spending a bunch of time in airports!

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. Success isn't all rocket science!
5. More Information

1. Charting Your Course to Success Article

What Motivates the Motivator? by Chris Widener

Some time ago, someone wrote me an email and said, "I would love to know what motivates YOU!" So I took them up on it and I want to spend some time telling you how I stay motivated.

It is a valid question, this one of what motivates me. After all, each and every day I have to stay on the top of my game whether it is because I am giving a speech, marketing my materials, writing to one of the subscribers I have in over 100 countries around the world, or just trying to keep my kids energized!

As I thought about it, I realized again just how simple life can be if you put the right processes in place. I realized that me staying motivated revolves around a few basic things that I do. And they are things that ANYBODY can do. So if I can stay motivated, you can too! If you want to stay motivated, try these basics that I use to keep myself motivated:

Read good books and magazines.
I am an information junkie! I read all of the time. I don't care what you say; you cannot be successful without reading! I read books, magazines etc all of the time. I read a breadth of information so as to develop myself on a wide variety of topics. Keep reading them on a regular basis throughout the month and not just in reading binges. Listen to good information. Get yourself into some good tapes. Listen to what others have to say. Give yourself a budget to spend on materials that will make you into a motivated animal! Above all, as you listen, apply the truths to your life in your head and they will become what you live! Maintain a positive group of friends and colleagues. I broke this rule yesterday and went to coffee with a real downer. I am still recovering from him! One of the best things you can do is to surround yourself with positive people who will build you up and encourage you to pursue your dreams. They will be honest with you, yes, but they will also challenge you to shoot for the stars!

Focus clearly on my goals.
I know where I am going and what I want to accomplish. They are firmly rooted in my mind and heart. Because of this, my mind and heart are in an attitude of motivation all of the time. I want to hit my goals and since they are present in my heart and mind, I put my energies into them.

Discipline myself to live out my priorities.
Most of the time, this takes plain old hard work. We have to discipline ourselves and as we do we find ourselves becoming more and more motivated. If we discipline ourselves, it gives us wins and victories, which makes us feel good, which motivates us for further action. If we don't discipline ourselves, we feel defeated and we fall into a downward spiral of despair.

Are you keeping yourself motivated? You can. I know you can because I have seen these principles and actions work in my own life. Take a moment right now and see if you are living out the principles for keeping motivated:

Do you regularly read good books and magazines?
Do you regularly listen to good material?
Do you surround yourself with positive and supportive people?
Do you know and focus on your goals?
Do you discipline yourself to action even when you don't feel like it?
Commit yourself to these and you will find that you become a much more motivated person. This is what I do, and why I can continue to motivate others!

Upward and onward my friends!

Chris Widener

2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within." -- David Grayson

Chris' Commentary:
If you have kids, you have probably heard this: "I'm bored." Yet, too many adults are living boring lives as well, though they just may not articulate it the way a child would! We tend to look for adventure in something outside of ourselves. The event has to be big enough to move us. The challenge has to be grand in order to lift our hearts. The problem with that is that it puts the onus on the outside, and that leaves us on a never-ending path that requires the outside adventure to be greater and greater than the last one. Now, I'm not against attempting greater and greater things. It is just that those things cannot be what determine the fulfillment we feel. No, that comes from within. No matter what we find ourselves doing, we can find adventure in that. We can learn, we can grow, and yes, we can flourish. That is a decision of the heart that stands alone from the circumstances of our lives.

Action Point: Are you bored? Spend some time today looking at that with which you are bored. Is there some way you can set your heart on an inward adventure with it? Can you learn something new? I think you can!

3. The Last Word...

This is something I like to read every now and again, because it is such an important reminder for all of us and I truly believe, in some way or another, we are all leaders. And hey, if its good enough to hang on the wall at Mother Theresa´s orphanage in India, then its good enough for me. -- CW

The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith

1. People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centered (including me). Love them anyway.

2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.

4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.

6. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the littlest people with the littlest ideas. Think big anyway.

7. People favor underdogs, but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.

9. People really need help, but may attack you if you do help them. Help them anyway.

10. Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the best you have anyway.
 

4. Success isn't all rocket science!

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