The Female Mind

Archive for March, 2009

Often your tasks will be many,
And more than you think you can do.
Often the road will be rugged
And the hills insurmountable, too.
But always remember,
The hills ahead
Are never as steep as they seem,
And with Faith in your heart
Start upward
And climb ’til you reach your dream.
For nothing in life that is worthy
Is ever too hard to achieve
If you have the courage to try it,
And you have the faith to believe.
For faith is a force that is greater
Than knowledge or power or skill,
And many defeats turn to triumph
If you trust in God’s wisdom and will.
For faith is a mover of mountains,
There’s nothing that God cannot do,
So, start out today with faith in your heart,
And climb ’til your dream comes true!

~ Helen Steiner Rice

This last weekend I had the treat of watching Brian Tracy live and getting to interact with him. He is a phenomenal speaker on stage and a really nice gentleman. I also got to meet one of his assistants: James who was really helpful. I encourage you to learn as much as you can from this man. He is truly one of the best speakers on both personal and professional development out there today. You can watch more videos from Brian Tracy and learn about iLearningGlobal by going to www.GlobalSuccessILG.com. Brian Tracy is the Chief Learning Officer of ILG.

Christina Helwig

You cannot change the world,
But you can present the world with one improved person -
Yourself.
You can go to work on yourself to make yourself
Into the kind of person you admire and respect.
You can become a role model and set a standard for others.
You can control and discipline yourself to resist acting
Or speaking in a negative way
Toward anyone for any reason.
You can insist upon always doing things the loving way,
Rather than the hurtful way.
By doing these things each day,
You can continue on your journey
Toward becoming an exceptional human being.
by: Brian Tracy

To view videos from Brian Tracy visit: www.GlobalSuccessILG.com

The Victor

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost.
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will.
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you are out classed, you are.
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of your-self before
You can ever win the prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
by: C. W. Longenecker

It couldn’t be done

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it”;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

- Edgar A. Guest

When most people think of setting goals they focus on increasing income or buying some material possession. Setting a goal that focuses on a physical challenge can be just as rewarding. Indeed these types of goals can give you a huge mental boost because they do not focus on things that you cannot control. Your body is under your dominion. Now I am not talking about setting a goal related to releasing weight. When I talk about a physical goal I mean something like hiking up a mountain, competing in a race, swimming a certain number of miles or any other physical challenge you can think of.

You can also combine the goal with raising money for a charity. The Walk for the Cure even gives you a solid training program and support throughout your training period. Each portion of your physical goal can be broken down into measurable increments. Take a look at my last post on Conquering Half Dome for my own challenge I completed.

The first place you should start is picking a challenge. Then take an assessment of where your fitness level currently is. Can you hike 4 miles without getting too sore or tired or can you only do one? Then take your calendar and build a plan from now until the date of your event. Each week add a little more to your schedule. The last few weekends before I hiked half dome I was hiking 12+ miles each weekend to prepare for the 17 mile hike. Each week you will get stronger and faster. We started to blast through the 12 miles faster and faster. A full day ordeal starting taking a little over a half day to complete and I did not feel horrible at the end, I felt invigorated. Within a short amount of time you will start to marvel at the progress you’ve made and your self confidence levels will skyrocket.

Christina Helwig
www.GlobalSuccessILG.com

I have this book listed on My Favorite Books Page. It is such an inspiration to me and is one of the best stories of personal triumph I have ever read. One person can move the world and Greg Mortenson is doing just that.

This picture was taken after a day long hike up Half Dome in Yosemite. At the beginning of the summer we set the intention to hike up the mountain. We started at 6:00 am and then finished way after dark at 9:00 pm. It was 17 miles long and one heck of a hike. The same day my brother rock climbed the side of Half Dome. Almost every weekend we got up early and went out to train. We got blisters, shin splints and every other horrible ache you could imagine. But we also got closer and learned our limits and strengths. It was an amazing experience and journey. The journey really began the day I decided and pictured myself standing on top that mountain. I was determined to do it no matter what. I convinced my boyfriend to hike up the mountain and worked my tail off to make it happen. At one point we decided it was just too dangerous to go all the way to the top. Sitting there on the gravel steps I was so upset I started to cry. I begged him to go all the way to the top and we pressed on. Then after another hiker pushed past us coming down I came to my senses and redirected the goal. I gave up “perfection” and enjoyed the experience of getting to that spot.

Christina Helwig