Daily Motivator - November

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November 12

Lock in the goodness

A new world arrived this morning. Walk out and discover what’s there.

Possibilities arise, linger for a while, then fade quickly away. Do the work and bring the best ones to life while they’re available.

Transform the massive potential value of this moment into enduring value that spawns even more. Lock in the goodness that exists by appreciating it, supporting it, and expanding on it.

Refuse to accept less from yourself than purposeful, disciplined behavior. Offer kindness not because it looks good but because it is good for everyone involved, especially you.

Gratefully take notice of patterns you may have previously ignored, denied, or been oblivious to. Recognize the opportunities embedded within them to do truly beneficial work.

A new world arrived this morning, and another is on the way. Make good use of each one as it comes.

— Ralph Marston

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November 13

Work with what you have

You can’t make everything perfect. No one else can make your life perfect.

But you can make the choice to live well despite the imperfections. Whatever your resources, whatever your shortcomings, many good situations and outcomes are possible.

Your world is as it is at this moment. Identify your opportunities and work with them.

No circumstance is one hundred percent negative or one hundred percent positive. There exist plenty of possibilities for improvement.

You’ll gain nothing by wishing the past had delivered you into a better situation. Instead, fully utilize the present by working to transport yourself into a future of your choosing.

Work with what you have and you’ll cause what you have to get better. Always, you can work with what you have, and that’s your best path to whatever outcome you desire.

— Ralph Marston

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November 14

Once you decide

Desire points you in a specific direction. That’s a start, but not enough.

There is a distinct, dynamic point when fulfillment begins. It comes at the moment you decide.

Once you decide, you begin to take action. Once you decide, the commitment is made and there’s no going back.

What you say, what you wish for, what you intend and plan to do, these things have their place. What you actually decide is what makes a real difference.

Decide, and you become consumed with what you’ve decided to do. Decide, and one action quickly follows another.

Get yourself to that critical point. Decide, and set the momentum of accomplishment in motion.

— Ralph Marston

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November 15

Do not relent

This is possible, this can be done. Go to work, do not relent.

Now is your starting point. Stretching out in front of you is your opportunity.

Utilize what you have, do what you can. Learn from all that goes right, from everything that goes wrong, adapt, expand, and keep up the effort.

Don’t expect it to be easy or instantaneous. Do what’s necessary to persist, to endure, and to eventually triumph.

You have the chance to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others. What could possibly be more meaningful, more satisfying, more fulfilling than that?

Take that chance and run with it, now. This is possible, this can be done, and it’s you who can do it.

— Ralph Marston

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November 16

Actually doing

Intentions arise in your heart and in your head. But if that’s as far as they go, they’ll eventually fade away to nothing.

Don’t keep those intentions trapped within you. Get them out into the world where they’ll do some good.

There’s a reason behind every intention. Let the reasons energize you to take action.

Transform promise into reality. Upgrade potential into value.

What have you been thinking about doing? Honor those thoughts, and the purpose behind them, by actually doing what you’re thinking about.

You have the power to think great thoughts, and the power to forge those thoughts into reality. Use both of those powers in the best ways you can envision.

— Ralph Marston

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November 17

Time to begin

You know you can be better, you know you can give more. Challenge yourself to do so.

It’s easy to complain, to blame, to dream up excuses, to feel sorry for yourself. But none of that is going to achieve anything.

What makes a difference is your purposeful, focused, persistent effort. So go ahead and do what you know you can do.

The path forward is complicated, uncomfortable, inconvenient, frustrating. Yet it’s also available and attainable, and now is the time to proceed with it.

The world will continually try to entice you with promises of something for nothing. But as you’ve experienced again and again, such promises never pan out.

What does get results, what does bring improvement, is your effort. And just in case you’ve lost sight of what you already know, now is the best time to begin.

— Ralph Marston

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November 18

Treasures in difficult places

Go where you face the possibility of failure. That’s where you learn, where you improve, where you grow stronger.

Go where you feel a little bit of discomfort. That’s where you’ll also feel energized to expand your perspective.

Wade into subjects that interest you but that you don’t understand. Allow curiosity to pull you forward as you accumulate new knowledge and successfully connect it to what you already know.

Embrace something that challenges you. Discover how much your life is enriched by the experiences that result.

Take a small risk and as you endure it, notice the way your confidence ramps up. Put your increasing confidence to increasingly productive and meaningful use.

Great treasures await you in difficult places you’ve been hesitant to go. Steadily, mindfully, teach yourself to navigate those places, and make the treasures your own.

— Ralph Marston

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November 19

Rise up to reality

You are stronger than you were. And in large part, the disappointments have prompted that added strength.

When life is going well, it’s easy to get complacent. When things have fallen apart, you have no choice but to learn, adjust, improve and grow stronger.

The victories are fun, but fun is not a good long-term strategy. The defeats bring pain, and in that pain is opportunity to grow, and indeed to grow out of it.

When the champagne corks are popping, sober up and look for a meaningful challenge to address. When obstacles block you in every direction, seize upon the opportunities embedded within them.

Whether you’re elated or disappointed, it’s time to go to work. It’s time to re-establish a solid connection with your purpose and to act on that purpose.

Give yourself a few minutes to wallow in despair or to celebrate with elation. Then rise up to reality, and embrace the opportunity to grow.

— Ralph Marston