Can The Universe Entrust You With More?

By Douglas R Kruger

SHE was supposed to hand me a single flier. But as I rolled down my window beside the mall's ticket machine, the young promoter - of varsity age, but with lifeless, disinterested eyes - stuffed twenty of them into my hand, along with my parking ticket. 

If you 'ask' the Universe, will it continually deliver?

She could not have cared less about what her employer was trying to achieve. Her level of responsibility extended only as far as, 'I've been given a task', and her logic said that once the fliers ran out, she could simply go home. The pay would be the same either way.

But would it really?

Once I'd parked, I encountered the second young lady, doing the same promotions, but with a different approach. She greeted me, handed me a single flier and with an engaging smile told me that it was for a new store in the mall, pointed out which direction I could go to find it, and mentioned one of the offers they had available that day. She wished me an excellent day further.

Now picture the follow-up calls from the employer. In the first instance, it might sound like this:

'How did it go?'

'Fine.'

'Did people take the fliers?'

'Yes.'

'And did they say anything?'

'No.'

'Anything else happen?'

'No.'

The follow-up call to the second young lady will sound very different:

'How did it go?'

'Fine, thanks. At first people were walking around me, but then I realized that if I stood directly in the entrance and smiled when I greeted them, they were more willing to take the fliers.'

'So they took them?'

'Yes. Particularly young families. I noticed that they were more receptive, so I started to focus on them.'

'And did they say anything?'

'Well, a few people asked for more info on the store, like when it had opened and things like that. I didn't know, so I popped down to the store and asked. That way I knew how to answer the next time. I also started including that info in what I was saying to new people, because that was obviously what they wanted to know about.'

One of these young ladies can be entrusted with more work, higher pay and greater responsibility. The other cannot. One is a Joseph, who can rise to the head of the household, and maybe, ultimately, the head of Pharaoh's Court. The other isn't.

At the core of this dynamic - can the universe entrust you with more success? - is this utterly basic principle: Do you care enough? If you do, you can go the next level. If you don't, you can't. It's self-sifting. The principle comes with its own built-in attrition for the disinterested, disqualifying and discarding the unworthy.

Scale it up and the principle continues to work. As a new business owner, if you clearly care about what you provide, and you take the end result seriously, your work will be different. Your quality will be higher, your fundamental attitude will be noticed, and it will generate more business for you.

Contrarily, see your work as a collection of 'tasks,' not as a means to results, and a shift occurs. Your customers will to feel like intrusions and annoyances, and they can tell when you feel that way about them. Projects become works of system and process, rather than works of heart. Process will only take you so far in the universe's success-hierarchy. Graduation to greater levels requires heart. You have to actually care.

This principle also weeds out the industry toe-dippers from the industry greats. With the passage of time, the people who care deeply will always out-perform those who do not.

Why? Because care more, and you will constantly update your own knowledge. Care more, and you will seek out the best tools. Care more, and you will go where the energy is and keep your thinking fresh.

You will also do very practical things, like taking care of the periphery; for instance, you'll build a brilliant car-port for your customer as well as not destroying their lawn at the same time. Why? Because you understand that building a car-port is only the process. Beautifying their home is the goal; and you care about goals.

You use your imagination more. You think more deeply about what you provide.

Perhaps the universe knows what it's doing after all. Perhaps the industry success stories are not there by luck, chance, or the roll of the 'right place, right time' dice. Perhaps they're there because they earned it. Perhaps they are at the pinnacle because the universe dared them to care, and they rose to the challenge, over and over again.

Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and author who encourages people to think. He speaks on Expert Positioning and the misunderstood link between work and wealth. He is a 5x winner of the SA Championships for Public Speaking and the author of three books. See him in action or read more of his articles at http://www.douglaskruger.co.za. Email him at kruger@compute.co.za. Follow him on LinkedIn or Twitter: @douglaskruger.

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Dare To Dream – with Debbi Dachinger

Posted by John Lee of YourBestYouEver.net

IF there's one quality that encourages you to listen to a speaker on a particular subject, it's enthusiasm.

And one person who has it in abundance is best-selling author, goal-achievement expert and radio show host, Debbi Dachinger.

I have to admit that I hadn't previously come across any of the books penned by Debbi, whose show is entitled, 'Dare To Dream'.

But she has some wonderful insights to share regarding goal-setting and achieving, the Law of Attraction, and so on.

In this very lively video interview with Mind Movies' Natalie Ledwell, she talks with real passion about these and other subjects.

Notably, she gives some invaluable advice on dealing with fear, fear of failure and truly harnessing your own personal power.

Check it out. It's well worth a look. Simply click on the link below to be taken to the original recording.

http://tiny.cc/s34a7w

The Eagle and The Chicken - A Story of Self-Belief

Courtesy of Paul B. Taubman, II, of All About Gratitude.com

ONCE upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four large eagle eggs.

Soar like an eagle

One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below.

The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg.

One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken.

Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more.

While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.

“Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar like those birds.”

The chickens roared with laughter, “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

The eagle continued staring, at his real family up above, dreaming that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it couldn’t be done.

That is what the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.

The moral of the story: You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle follow your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

- Gary Barnes

Be Well.
Paul.
The Gratitude Guru
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How To Make Stress Your Friend - with Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Posted by John Lee of YourBestYouEver.net

IT'S arguably one of the most serious emotional and physical conditions affecting the modern world.

And there's no shortage of advice on how to tackle it - written, recorded and available through face-to-face consultation.

Kelly McGonigal explaining how 'stress' can be our 'friend'

In fact, 'Stress' might easily be viewed as a 21st century epidemic and a major threat to our long-term health.

Yet that really doesn't need to be the case, according to health psychologist and Stanford lecturer, Kelly McGonigal.

Kelly has actually changed her view completely, to the point that she believes we can now make stress our friend.

And earlier this year, she explained all with a lively and very entertaining presentation at TED.

During the talk, she told of the startling findings from a survey carried out by Harvard University.

She covered the physical responses to stress - including the role played by the 'cuddle hormone', oxytocin.

And she revealed the incredible results achieved when subjects were trained to simply rethink their view of stress.

It's a fascinating presentation, which you can view now, by clicking on the link below:

http://tiny.cc/ol6z6w

Obstacles are Meaningless Next to Your Intention - Jacob Roig

Posted by John Lee of YourBestYouEver.net

HAVE you ever struggled with achieving your goals or objectives, despite starting out full of enthusiasm and determination?

Do you ever find yourself wondering whether you're actually worthy of what you're attempting to attain?

Or maybe you've given up on a project because you, "Just don't have the necessary resources," whether it be money, time, knowledge or whatever?

Well, you're certainly not alone. We've all experienced this at some point in our life.

And there's some great advice on overcoming the problem through the 'Power of Intention' in the feature you can access through the link below. Take a look. It's well worth it.

http://tiny.cc/lf5v6w

Switch Off and Give Yourself a Break - With Richard A Luck

Posted by John Lee of YourBestYouEver.net

DO you ever find it difficult to just sit back, relax and free yourself from all those everyday niggles and problems that most of us are called upon to deal with? If so, you're certainly not alone.

Time to switch off and relax

The hectic pace and ever-increasing demands of modern life leave many of us tired, irritable and unable to 'switch off' even when we are fortunate enough to find time to ourselves.

Well, here's some great advice from personal development specialist Richard A Luck, courtesy of a recent entry in his excellent blog.

He offers some very handy and practical tips aimed at helping you take back control and create the life you actually want to live, as you become 'the Spielberg of your own life'.

Simply click on the link below to be taken to the original blog entry:

http://tiny.cc/RichardL

A Dose of Daily Inspiration - with Vivid Universe

Posted by John Lee of YourBestYouEver.net

HERE - courtesy of VividUniverse.com - is a whole week's worth of inspiring quotes. Hope you enjoy them and that you have a wonderful week, whatever you have planned!

Just click on the link below to be taken directly to the original page.

The Weekly Quote: A Dose of Daily Inspiration » Vivid Universe