Are you ready for your next 48 hours to be GREAT?
Yes or YES?
Great.
Onward.
Thousands of years ago, a GREAT piece of advice was shared.
It’s crucial you ‘get’ this piece of advice if you wish to
live YOUR BEST LIFE.
Very crucial.
Too many people around the globe are struggling today
unnecessarily.
Here’s one of the BIGGEST reasons why.
Years ago, probably without their conscious knowing, GARBAGE
was dumped into their mind. Garbage.
Lack of confidence.
Self sabotage.
Weakness.
Indecisiveness.
Negative mental attitude.
Negative self talk.
And there’s more.
Plenty.
Most of us digested mentally thoughts and beliefs that later
on in life now hold us back.
“Mike, how do I get past the mental junk I ingested years
ago?â€
Great question amigo.
Let’s look back thousands of years for the advice we need.
It was from the famous philosopher Socrates, here’s what he
said.
“An unexamined life isn’t worth living.â€
Read this again.
“An unexamined life isn’t worth living’â€
Most people live on automatic. They say, “Oh, this is just
the way I am.â€
No. No. No.
They believe the garbage they bought into is THEM.
It’s NOT.
Society is great at teaching you how to live barely above
broke and have a LOSER’S IMAGE.
That’s not the real you.
YOU must examine your recurring thoughts you have.
YOU must examine the self image you bought into years ago.
YOU must examine your beliefs about money.
YOU must examine your relationships and people you spend time
with.
You MUST have the courage to look at yourself, the areas that
aren’t so pretty, and make changes.
You were born to be POWERFUL. Society will work to get you to
conform.
You were born to win. Society will lead you down the loser’s
path.
Examine your attitude.
Examine your thoughts.
Examine your beliefs.
You have no idea how close you are to a MAJOR breakthrough.
Don’t give up. You’re too important to somebody. Many people.
Love Ya! You’re The Best!
Your Coach,
Michael
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Great post Mike.
There’s so much we take as so that we hardly know ourselves anymore…
Time to examine, examine, then re-examine what we’ve already examined…
Ade Shokoya – founder http://www.ItsAnEntrepreneursWorld.com
Mike,
Great advice! Socrates and yours. We must do this often to live a awesome life.
Jene
Mike, I couldn’t agree more but don’t we all forget this and don’t take the time to be inner reflective ?? We are all so damn busy that we push this aside. I know I did for years and it’s been only the last couple years where I see and understand the value of taking some quality time to just reflect. I have to schedule this time with myself or it will never happen but when I do examine where I have been and where I am going — I sure learn a lot !!!
Thank you Mike.
This was once again a great writing that hit home with me and I will take it on seriously and do somehting about it.
Thank you once again Mike
Owen
Mike,
You sure have said it right there!
We are all living under multiple delusions.
Some of us are lifting up the rocks to scare out the cockroaches.
You always have great messages Mike and consistent.
I have an message saved from you 5 years ago.
Thanks for all your energy!
Byron
good post. u have to understand & know yourself well in order for you to figure out how to improve yourself and move forward
you know mike…this came just when I needed it. I was feeling so overwhelmed today at work worrying about money, bills, etc. and hoping for some good news. And you gave it…thank you. I will get back to studying what I need to do.
Mike: Right on. Unfortunately a lot of the garbage is place there from the people who are closest to us; family and friends that “love” us. It is their own fears and anxieties that get in the way of our desires to achieve.
Theodore Roosevelt – “it is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with thoses cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
Mike, this is outstanding!!!
Michael,
I just wanted to voice my opinion. Your ending “Love Ya! You’re The Best!” I think takes away from your uplifting messages. You don’t know us, so it seems so phony. I enjoy your emails, but the Love Ya parts drive me crazy. It would be like me calling you “Chief” or “Boss,” etc.
That’s my two cents.
Thanks for listening.
Hi Mike,
It is been months I haven’t reveived your lovely motivating mails, thank you for sending them again.
I really appreciate them and work to be a better person by changing my beleifs patterns.
Somenone stall my CD unleash your greatness, can I get it again and how.
Thanks for your help,
God bless you
I love your coaching,
Raja
Hey Mike, Thanks for the inspiring thought. You’re right on.
We must take courage everyday and not follow society but examine our lives of how we can get closer to our individual greatness that we are all born with.
-Ryan Terry, Utah
Mike,
I have never felt “normal.” I have always gone against the crowd and done my own thing. But last night I did something that I DETEST. I actually stood in a line to meet Gary Puckett (the singer) – ME – the guy who NEVER stands in a line. I gotta admit I found it very uncomfortable being a herd creature.
I never “line up” for anything. Hmm.
Anyway, I have always admired the singing of Gary Puckett, so I guess it was worth it. But I’m still amazed that I did it. I HATE standing in lines at airports too but that is a necessity. I just hate being “normal.”
I think the media – TV, radio and newspapers – have a LOT to answer for. They literally FORCE FEED negative impulses into us 24/7. They like nothing more than an economic meltdown or a massive tragedy or human grief or an outbreak of bird flu or whatever just to scare the living daylights out of people or make them feel bad.
Governments LOVE frightening and punishing people too – I have always said that “a frightened population is a controllable population.”
That is why I prefer to work on the computer now and build my blog – the ANTIthesis of all their garbage. That is my fightback against all their garbage and negativity.
Thanks for a good post – as usual. Now that I have found your blogsite you had better ban me to get rid of me – LOL!
Seriously, thanks for being a “safe harbour” in an ocean of negativity. The world needs more Mike Litmans.
Gary Simpson
TEMPLE
I’m too important to myself
thanks Mike, you are right (as usual)
You have no idea what perfect timing you had with your blog. Thank you.
Wow! Just this evening I was defending my reasoning to a friend why I am the black sheep in my family. I know better than to do this, but I slipped! Thanks for your reminder that this kind of thinking serves no one.
Mike,
You are awesome! thanks for sharing your thoughts and your encouragement! You Rock Brother!
Mike, now I know why I have always felt a connection with Socrates! Some how as we live, we lose our “real life”! Thanks for reminding us that we really do all matter! Keep those messages coming! You are appreciated!
Beverly
Hi Mike,
Thank you for the encouraging words and for reminding us that we were born to succed….
Love ya back!!!
Mike
Always nice to hear from someone who is always looking for ways to become better and help others. I notice how you look back in time at the great thinkers of the past, to bring back basic truths that we forget as we rush by with our hectic lives.
This is something that is crucial to succeed. Alas, it is true that our parents, our teachers, the news focus on us to struggle to live, and we need to break free from all that confusion. I know that to read positive reading does the trick for me. I am reading Brain Tracy : Goals! I recommend! also, stay away from most talk shows, and the news. Charged with negative stuff!
You always know how to send just what I need when I need it.
thanks
Mike, Thanks for bringing clarity to Socrates’ words. I really get the benefit of examining my attitude, thoughts and beliefs. By being sure they align with my higher purpose I can be the best woman I can be and a woman the world needs me to be! What a powerful tool!! THANK YOU!!!!
Hey, a note to Gary Simpson….I really get and admire your passion! What I’d like to suggest to you is a shift in your word choice and your context of your “fightback against all their garbage and negativity”. Mother Theresa acomplished positive miracles in the world. She made it known she would never attended an antiwar rally. She attended peace rallies, because they promoted what she stood for, peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. never FOUGHT segregation. He led peaceful marches FOR INTERGRATION, and look at what we have today! When we promote what we WANT in our lives and in the world, THAT’S WHAT WE ATTRACT into our lives and the world. When we promote what we don’t want, THAT’S WHAT WE ATTRACT…WHAT WE DON’T WANT! All the universe hears is what we don’t want, and that’s all it knows to gives us. Gary, Your message will be even MORE POWERFUL when you speak in terms of what you DO want instead of what you don’t want or want to change.
hi mike,really i love socratesss.
and dat wads great..
thanks a lot..
Hey Amigo! I am with you all the way on this one!
We have to push to find mutiple streams of GIVING!,…not INCOME! That will be there and come, as long as we look deep within to find our passion and line it up with the GIVER of the UNIVERSE!!
LOVE YA COACH
Hi Mike.
Aside from the new gadgets that are now available to us, the human brain has not really evolved since Socrates!
Great insight…
I am fan of Mike. He is all time great. Love to meet him in person some time. He is a GOD’s messenger healing pains of few known and many unknown. I don’t have to say Keep it up!!! it would be injustice to his large heartedness and sincerity of approach. I will be updating my website soon and would love to provide a link to Mike’s website.
from India
Thanks I needed that.Love it.I am a child of God and the universe and my own person. I am therefore responsible.
examine- I have to do more of this!
Hello Mike!
Thank you for motivate many of us who are interesting to release power within us,,, Thanks to remind us that we are feed with lot’s of negativity around us,…Sometimes just one right word of encouragement can do miracle,…It is time for our “wake-up”, self consciousness and time for action to become who we really are,…
Regards,
Dragan Krnjeta
Australia
Good post Mike,
It is a shame we do not teach our children these truths about our so called brainwashed lives. The bull the establishment has pounded in our heads for years has left us so insecure, and ashamed, with our livelihood, we can not even begin to tell ourselves let alone our kids that we are just existing from generation to generation. If we allow this flow of education to continue as it is, then we can expect nothing new to come of the next generation. If we just do nothing, we are allowing things in our world, globally, to continue on this downward spiral of destroying our planet. But how will we get the brainwashing people out of our government that keep this happening to us?
Sincerely,
Brad.
i studied this at school but i did not really struck a real meaning to me as it did to me now
i really have to really examine this statement again
Hi Mike,
Great post again you never disapoint with your elequent words given to us. They help me continue learning; practicing; trying to improve my standard of living with my loved ones and all who I can possibly help in my journey of life on earth as we are aware and observe.
You have some “Socrates” in you with your philosophies.
God Bless and thanks again,
Dimi.