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		<title>Why Are We Here, What Does Life Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Admittedly, this is quiet an aspirational question to answer. A lot have tried their hand at it and many failed. Those who will give you an answer aren't prone to give one that will suit everyone. In fact, I do not think a generic answer to this question exists. You will be better off when [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="standardarial11">Admittedly, this is quiet an aspirational question to answer. A lot have tried their hand at it and many failed. Those who will give you an answer aren't prone to give one that will suit everyone. In fact, I do not think a generic answer to this question exists. You will be better off when you come up with one of your.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="standardarial11">Not every person will wonder what the meaning of life is. Since you're here, I take you've some curiosity about the topic. Whether you wonder about it or not, it doesn't really matter. But, it can certainly be irritating to be surrounded by individuals who won't seem to care what it means as much as you do. I suggest you find like minded individuals who can provide you with a sounding board and with the mandatory support.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p class="standardarial11">I believe that you finding happiness and purpose are&nbsp; keys to finding your own meaning. You can find this through a lot of ways. You might find it through love and through discovering <a href="http://www.numerologist.com/articles/numerology/name-numerology/">name readings</a> and compatibility with someone. You are also free to use methods that you find could help find what you are trying to find. You could even explore the meaning of numbers and holy <a href="http://www.numerologist.com/articles/numerology/numerology-readings/">number readings</a>.  <a href="http://www.numerologist.com/articles/free-reading/interpreting-your-karmic-number/">interpreting karmic lessons</a> could also help.</p>
<p class="standardarial11">I have an easy answer to what I think is the meaning of life, but I am aware that it won't be sufficient for a lot of people. I think that happiness is the ultimate objective for a lot us. Don't pour all your focus into making the near future a better place, as an alternative focus on making today the best it can be. Make sure you do something that makes you happy.</p>
<p class="standardarial11">I know that you are trying to find a reason as to why we are here.  You are looking for Why's and What's for a lot of things. I understand; just keep at it and if you do uncover your answers, share it with everyone, share it with the ones you love. It's also okay if you don't uncover it. Just be sure you live everyday as happily as you can.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here are some things you might want to remember when you are trying to find the meaning of your life. Look for a life purpose that makes you happy. You should not be settling for something that you aren't 100% about. You also need to accept that life is not perfect. One of the main reasons why people are so miserable is since they have set very unrealistic standards for themselves. You also have to realize that sometimes your path is often as good as the destination.&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Motivation from Within</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article below is by Denis Waitley (Source: Denis Waitley's Ezine) Motivation is a contraction of motive and action. An inner force that compels behavior, it comes from within, not from any external circumstance. You know where you're going because you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall, a financial [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The article below is by Denis Waitley (Source: Denis Waitley's Ezine)</p>
<p>Motivation is a contraction of motive and action. An inner force that compels behavior, it comes from within, not from any external circumstance. You know where you're going because you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall, a financial statement with a big bonus, or a slogan in the hall. The performance of many externally motivated individuals begins declining as soon as they win contests of one sort or another. I've personally witnessed this among Super Bowl champions and World Cup teams that lost the incentive to maintain their excellence after winning the cup, the honors, and the cash.</p>
<p>If you're really committed to peak performance and leadership, you must motivate yourself from within. Studies of achievers show that inner drives for excellence and independence are far more powerful than desire for wealth, status or recognition.</p>
<p><strong>The Inner Drive</strong><br />
Behavioral scientists have found that independent desire for excellence is the most telling predictor of significant achievement.</p>
<p>In other words, the success of our efforts depends less on the efforts themselves than on our motives. The most successful companies, like the most successful men and women in almost all fields, have achieved their greatness out of a desire to express what they felt had to be expressed. Often it was a desire to use their skills to their utmost in order to solve a problem. This is not to say that many of them did not also earn a great deal of money and prestige. William Shakespeare, Thomas Edison, Estee Lauder, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Sam Walton and Bill Gates all became wealthy. But far more than thoughts of profit, the key to their success was inspiration and inner drive by creating or providing excellence in a product or a service. All were motivated by the desire to produce the very best that was in them.</p>
<p><strong>Go for the Inner Applause</strong><br />
The late Ray Kroc, a former neighbor of mine who founded McDonald's Corporation when he was in his fifties, stressed the importance of people working for the inner satisfaction, not just for the money. Ray said most people find it difficult to associate applause with their work when they can't hear literal applause – but the important applause should come from within. It is the faster heartbeat, the pride and satisfaction of accomplishment.</p>
<p>Kroc told the University of Southern California's Business School that the first thing a business executive needs is love of an idea.</p>
<p>If you don't love your concept, drop it. If you prostitute yourself at an early age by taking a job where the money is, you´ll be working for money all your life. Loving their work is particularly important for younger people. If they lose that love early, they may never grow to anywhere near their potential for self-actualization.</p>
<p><strong>Hire People Who Have Empowered Themselves</strong></p>
<p>An inner drive for excellence motivates you always to be the best you possible can in whatever you do. Leaders and managers should take special note hear. They must be careful in their use of external motivators – money, perks, prestigious offices and titles – in trying to inspire their team members and employees. Enduring motivation must always come ultimately from within the individual.</p>
<p>That's why empowerment and vision are so crucial to team performance and quality. Their power and their vision, not those of the leader must compel team members. Interviewing potential members, you should look for internally motivated individuals who hold their work important for its own sake, who love their field or their industry, who seek the exhilaration of testing their limits and contributing to the world. Be wary if they show more interest in your compensation package than in their contribution package.</p>
<p>Commit to achieving peak performance and leadership, by motivating yourself from within!<br />
-- Denis Waitley</p>
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