July 16

Today is a day to live fully

Start the day with gratitude for all the goodness you’ve known. Then transform the energy of that gratitude into excitement about what you can now do.

There is a great big opportunity in front of you right now. The future has not yet been determined, and you can play a role in how it unfolds.

Live the rest of this day in such a way that you’ll have no regrets when it comes to an end. Let the possibilities and your positive vision of life energize you to make the most of today’s opportunities.

Choose to raise your awareness to a level where you won’t be distracted or deterred by the meaningless, superficial noise you encounter. Commit to the goal of making progress today, and enjoy the experience of pushing yourself forward no matter what obstacles fall in your path.

Today is a day to be determined, ambitious, intentional, and to demonstrate your love for life with all the good things you do for it. Today is a day to let your every thought and action be guided by your highest vision.

Today is a day to pleasantly surprise yourself with how focused and effective you can be. Today is a day to live fully, so take the opportunity and run with it.

— Ralph Marston

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July 17

Challenging environment

If your efforts are not bringing results, don’t make yourself into a victim, complaining about how unfair life is. Change your efforts, making them more focused and effective.

If something is not working for you, don’t make a lot of excuses or look for someone to blame. Instead, look for how you can change your strategy.

Yes, conditions have changed and they will continue to change even faster than before. Rather than seeing that as an excuse, see it as an opportunity.

Doing something new is not a sure thing, but if you refuse to change, it is a sure thing that you’ll get yourself stuck in the past.

If whatever has worked in the past no longer works, that can be disturbing and uncomfortable. Can you find a way to see discomfort as your friend, to push on through, and to transform a disappointing change into a positive opportunity?

Life is not fair, and the world does not stand still, waiting for you to catch up. Yet even in such a challenging environment, you have what it takes to experience a rich and fulfilling life.

— Ralph Marston

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July 18

Making up for lost time

If you’ve wasted the whole day, or many days, or years, that’s unfortunate. But it is behind you and it doesn’t stop you from making the most of right now.

If you’re disappointed for any reason in what has happened up to this moment, choose to transform the energy of that disappointment into inspiration. Use the positive inspiration to immediately start making up for lost time.

While you’re at it, add some gratitude for the chance you now have. See how enthusiastic you can be about the opportunity to make a difference.

You don’t have to re-write history, yet you can now relate to it any way you choose. Choose to let all that has happened, whatever it may be, teach you and encourage you to live this moment in a meaningful and productive way.

You’ve made your way to right now, and you’ve earned the chance to live it fully. With your actions, your priorities, your words, attitude and thoughts, give yourself what you’ve earned.

This is the time that counts, and this is your moment to use. Much has happened to bring you here, and now you can make it all for the best.

— Ralph Marston

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July 19

Something today

There is something you can do today that will move your life in a positive direction. Though you may not fully reach your goal today, you absolutely can reach toward it.

Achievement requires time, and with each dawning day you have a new supply of time. Put that time to good, meaningful effective use, and the achievements will come.

Today can be a waste of time or it can be a valuable use of your time. The choice is up to you in every moment.

Imagine how it will feel at the end of this day when you know you’ve made some good, solid progress. Imagine it, and then don’t hesitate to get going and to make it real.

This day has great possibilities and massive potential value. Claim that value by diligently working to bring those possibilities to life.

Today has arrived, and there are a whole lot of useful things you can do with it. Go ahead, right now, and enjoy making the satisfying progress you know you can make on this day.

— Ralph Marston

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July 20

Sincerely effective

The more sincere your efforts are, the more effective they will be. Ultimate effectiveness comes from the highest degree of sincerity.

When you’re acting from your essence, you’re acting at your highest level of strength. Let the real you come forth in whatever you do, and it can be almost magical.

You have great value that’s yours and yours alone, but if you keep that value hidden away, it is of no use to anyone. Put the value of the inner you into your outer life and actions, and everyone will benefit.

Allow sincerity to infect your thoughts and actions with its positive power. Use your time and energy to contribute to life rather than concealing yourself from life.

Go with the most sincere choice and say the most sincere thing. Be open and honest, allowing your uniqueness to shine through.

Be sincere. And get more results, more influence, more life and richness from your time and effort.

— Ralph Marston

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July 21

Active and creative

Creativity is powered by activity. If you’re not feeling creative, idleness will not help the situation.

When you can’t think of what you want to do, say, write, paint, build or compose, then do something else. Anything that gets you up and going will refresh your supply of ideas and insights.

Put the whole of yourself into life. That’s how you’ll discover ways to get the most from it.

If you can be of real service to others, that’s even better. Stimulate your creative power with the experience of making a difference.

Passion, innovation and creativity go hand in hand with action. There is action you can take right now to get the juices flowing.

Get active and you’ll get creative. Participate in this moment and you’ll unleash a whole new stream of creative energy.

— Ralph Marston

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July 22

The difficult stuff

Don’t be afraid of the difficult stuff. Get enthusiastic about it.

Don’t avoid the hard, complicated tasks. Run out and greet them with open arms.

Imagine how great it will be to have those things done, and to have the value they will create. Imagine, then jump in and enjoy bringing that value to life.

While everybody else is complaining about and avoiding and resenting what they must do, leap out ahead and distinguish yourself. Embrace the challenges and activate your resourcefulness to transform those challenges into achievement.

Great opportunities are everywhere in this world. Let yourself know the joy and satisfaction of making those great opportunities into shining new realities.

Go ahead and put forth some challenging effort in the service of a meaningful purpose. And see how quickly it energizes your life.

— Ralph Marston

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July 23

Different in a good way

Would you like to get a leg up on life? Then be reliable in an unreliable world.

Be truthful in a world in which dishonesty is all too easy and all too common. Be authentic in a world that is weary of people pretending to be something they’re not.

Be persistent and consistent. Be compassionate, friendly, helpful, and full of pleasant surprises.

In situations where tempers are flaring, be patient. Amid the noise and confusion and distractions, stay focused.

Though you may look foolish, you can be optimistic and then act on those optimistic expectations. Even when it may seem that no one cares, you can be positively purposeful.

Be different in a good way, and the world will take note. Live true to your highest values, and spread richness throughout life.

— Ralph Marston

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July 24

Proven path

An action that doesn’t get very good results is still better than no action at all. Being mediocre at doing something is better than being highly skilled at doing nothing.

Your initial effort at solving the problem or reaching the achievement may not work. But that’s no reason to avoid the effort.

Even if you fail, and fail again, you can still reach the success you seek. However, if you let the fear of failure prevent you from taking action, you will never achieve that success.

Do your best. If that’s not good enough, get better.

The way to get better is by doing. Whether the results are what you intended or not, every action makes you stronger, more capable, more experienced and more effective.

Develop your best strategy, take action, learn from it, and do it again. That is the proven path to wherever you wish to go.

— Ralph Marston

July 25

Five reasons

Give yourself five reasons why this will be the best day yet. You are skilled and experienced at engaging your imagination, so put it to use in a positive way.

How many times have you considered doing something, and then thought of all the reasons why you cannot? Today, use that same power to think of reasons why you can, and why you will.

It is just as easy to be positive and ambitious as it is to be negative and disillusioned. The difference is in the choice you make.

Direct the power of your thinking and the power of your life where they will do you some real good. Create an inspiring scenario in your thoughts, then step forward and live the reality of those thoughts.

Choose an attitude and a set of expectations that will support your life and your highest dreams. The fulfillment of those dreams is not only possible, it is yours to start living right now.

Get in the habit of listing all the reasons why you can, why you will, and why you must. Then get busy, for where your thoughts lead, your life will surely follow.

— Ralph Marston

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July 26

Forgive yourself

Punishing yourself for your mistakes won’t erase them or move you forward. Being angry and disappointed at yourself for a missed opportunity or a wasted day won’t achieve anything positive.

Instead, forgive yourself, and free yourself from your past mistakes. Forgive yourself, learn from those mistakes, and turn your attention to what you can do now.

Choose to be more determined, more committed, and more focused rather than being angry. Transform the energy of disappointment and regret into useful action and achievement.

Whatever may have happened or failed to happen in the past, you have this moment right now. And you can make productive, meaningful use of it, beginning right now.

You don’t have to let a disappointing experience turn into negative momentum. You have the power to instantly put yourself on a positive path, so make the choice to exercise that power.

Look ahead, imagine the best, and get yourself busy moving forward. Leave the regrets about the past in the past, and find renewed energy right now in building a great future.

— Ralph Marston

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July 27

Inspired

Be inspired. And be an inspiration.

Let life inspire you in every little detail. Then pass that inspiration along, injecting your own flavor into it.

You don’t need a big, impressive event to be inspired. You don’t need a grand vista or an ornate cathedral.

You just have to step back and consider how vastly rich life is, in this moment. Simply be thankful for whatever is in front of you, and a little bit curious, and slightly adventurous.

Draw inspiration from seeing the brilliance, listening to the harmonies, feeling the textures and sensing the aromas of the world in this moment. Then push that inspiration back into the world with your own words and actions.

Wherever you are, take inspiration, and in whatever you do, give it back. Enjoy your part in a never-ending, inspiring cycle that continues to lift up all of life.

— Ralph Marston

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July 28

Good place for everyone

There are a lot of other people in this world. You’ll do much better in life when you are good to those people.

There is one of you, and billions of everyone else. The more of those billions who have a positive experience with you, the better.

Being considerate to others is old fashioned. That means it has stood the test of time.

Before you act, before you speak, think of the impact it will have on everyone else. Then make the choice that makes the world where you live a better one.

Take care not to sacrifice the goodwill of others just to grab yourself a momentary advantage or convenience. Live with respect and consideration, even when it is not noticed.

The behavior of each person directly influences the kind of world we all live in. Make it a good place for everyone to be.

— Ralph Marston

July 29

Work past the disappointments

Don’t dwell endlessly on what’s wrong. Do something positive, and change your momentum.

When things are tough and life is unfair, the least effective strategy is to complain about it. The most effective strategy is to get busy.

You’re better than the problems. The way to prove that to yourself and to the world is with your actions.

You deserve to feel like you’re on top of the world, so give yourself what you deserve. Embrace the effort, persist through the challenges, and experience the satisfaction of making a real difference.

Treat every situation as an opportunity for positive and meaningful work. Seize the treasure in every moment by doing something useful with the moment.

Delight your senses and your sense of purpose by jumping into action. Work your way past the disappointments, and up to a whole new level of fulfillment.

— Ralph Marston

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July 30

Desirable place to go

You can do more than you think you can do, if you will start thinking you can. You can reach higher than you’ve chosen to reach, if you will choose to do so.

There are obstacles you must move past, and some of those obstacles are in your own expectations. Raising your expectations won’t magically make things happen, but it will stimulate you to make more things happen.

If you expect you can’t, you won’t. If you expect you can, you give birth to the possibility.

There’s no way around the fact that achievement requires focused effort. Your expectations put you in the frame of mind to make that effort.

Expectations also open your eyes to opportunities you never would have otherwise seen. And expectations set your imagination to work.

Positive expectations give you a desirable place to go. Then, you can put forth the effort to follow where they lead.

— Ralph Marston

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