Is It Failure or Feedback?

"If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind begins to haunt you all the time." ~ Chögyam Trungpa

A prosperous mindset is about looking at what others call obstacles and seeing opportunities. Only you can deem yourself a failure. As the saying goes, there is no failure, only feedback.

What would have happened if Thomas Edison considered himself a failure and quit? We would probably be sitting in dark rooms, or rooms lit by candlelight still. Who knows? The point being, Edison never gave up. It was his divine mission to create a new way to light a room. He was passionate about it, so failure was never an option. When interviewed, Edison said he didn’t fail, he found 10,000 ways that won’t work. It was this kind of mindset, a prosperity mindset, that made Edison the pioneer he was created to be.

What kind of mindset do you have? A prosperity mindset or are you into scarcity thinking?

How do you deal with failure? Do you see it as failure and want to quit? Or, do you see it as feedback and press on until you achieve your goal?

It’s all about mindset. As Henry Ford said, if you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right!

Just for today, think about how you think about failure. Try turning it around and you will soon find that failure will work for you and become welcomed feedback.

Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Playful

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These are in no particular order. Use them all – everyday.

“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The last of our B-12 boosts is Be Playful.

“Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.” ~ Tom Robbins

We come to the last of the B-12s – be playful. What a great way to end! Having fun!

With all the B-12’s, we must never forget to have fun and be playful. Having that playful spirit, I believe is what sparks the other B-12 boosts. When you can come at your life from a place of playfulness and light, then you are living life more consciously and with more awareness.

The worse thing we can do is take ourselves too seriously. I mean, who would want to be around us all the time if we did?

I love to laugh and my laugh is infectious. I didn’t make this up; I have been told over and over – so it must be true! I have also been 36 floors below basement level. I have discovered in all my years, that when I can be playful and in the present moment, I am less likely to visit those sub-basement places.

Need some help being playful? Check out Planet SARK. She rocks! She is all about living juicy. Isn’t that a fun and playful word? So, get out your journals, some colored markers, be playful and live juicy!

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.” ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas

Just for today – and everyday – be playful!
Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Productive

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“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The eleventh of our B-12 boosts is Be Productive.

This is a great B-12 boost because for years I believed that to be busy was all that was required. But being busy does not necessarily mean anything gets done. Being productive means that in all the busyness you are actually accomplishing something.

Being productive means just that – you are producing something. You are creating something where there was nothing before, whether you are producing something from scratch or re-producing something that already exists. This takes creativity. We sometimes forget that we are creative beings first; this means that we are meant to create, to produce, to build, to construct, to manifest. This all takes thinking on our part. But that’s a whole other post!

“In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.” ~ Rupert Murdoch

Just for today, be productive!
Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Patient

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“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The tenth of our B-12 boosts is Be Patient.

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~ St. Augustine

This B-12 boost is a tough one in a society of instant this and quick start that. We are an age of wanting everything yesterday. So, where does patience fit in?

Wikipedia defines patience as “the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way…”

What this means is that because of some adverse event, you are called to wait without becoming annoyed or angry about it. Wow! We can’t even wait in stopped traffic without the obscene language and middle fingers flying! So to have to stop and be nice about it, especially in a difficult circumstance? Hmmm…

It is said that patience is a virtue; perhaps because it is so difficult to simply wait helplessly. But who said that waiting in these circumstances have to be passive? These are the moments that you can stretch your pro-activity muscles. These are the times when you can work on changing something about your life that has been stalled or stagnant.

If you are going to be in your car or on a bus or subway, bring along an audio book or program. This is a perfect time to learn something new. Feeling annoyed anyway? Grab your journal and write about what you are feeling and how you are going to use this difficult time to grow. Patience is simply another growth opportunity… if you choose to see it that way.

“Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” ~ Mac McCleary

Just for today, be patient!
Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Present

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These are in no particular order. Use them all – everyday.

“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The ninth of our B-12 boosts is Be Present.

This B-12 boost may be difficult for some, especially the worriers and the agonizers. Those are the people who constantly worry about the future or those who constantly agonize over the past. If these folks would simply be present, they would soon realize that there is nothing to worry about or agonize over in the present moment.

Being present releases a lot of tension and stress as it centers you in the here and now. Buddha once said the secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. Wisely and earnestly… sounds like being present to me.

To be in the present moment, STOP, TAKE A BREATH, and just breathe!

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~ Buddha

Just for today, be present!
Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Positive

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These are in no particular order. Use them all – everyday.

“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The eighth of our B-12 boosts is Be Positive.

Okay, we have all heard it hundreds of times – be positive; have a positive attitude; and think positive. While we may have heard it over and over again, are you doing it? If not, why not?

Think about the people in your immediate sphere have a negative and toxic attitude most of the time. How long do you like to be around them? Not too much, I dare say. Well, this goes both ways. When you are have a “bad day”, not many folks would like to be around you as well. I know I wouldn’t!

It pays to be positive. Now, I am not talking about being Pollyanna all day long, smiling and looking goofy; especially in the midst of something adverse. What I am saying is to not add to the negative energy that is already going around. Keep your energy positive and you will vibrate positive energy, thus creating a more positive environment.

“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” ~ Herm Albright

Just for today, be positive!
Coach Carolyn

Your Daily B-12 – Be Prosperous

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These are in no particular order. Use them all – everyday.

“Live everyday as if it were your last – cuz one day, you’ll be right!”

The seventh of our B-12 boosts is Be Prosperous.

I love this one because being prosperous isn’t merely about money but about living a full life and moving forward in hope. Living a prosperous life means living in total recognition that everything will work out exactly as it should.

Prosperity expert, Rev. Catherine Ponder says that you are prosperous to the degree that you are experiencing peace, health, and plenty in your world. She says that prosperous thinking gives you the power to make your dreams come true – whether those dreams are concerned with better health, increased financial success, a happier personal life, more education and travel, or a deeper spiritual life.

Take a look at your life. Are you living a prosperous life? If one part of your life is lacking something, make the plan to create more harmony in that area of your life.

“If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.” ~ Robert Collier

Just for today, be prosperous!
Coach Carolyn