Now or Later

There are two kinds of people in this world. Let’s call them the ‘now’ types and the ‘later’ types. Go through the following checklist and decide which type are you?

‘Now’ people

• They are always drawn towards fun activities.
• They want variety in their life, right now.
• They look for immediate gratification in whatever they do.
• Their actions are driven by pleasure.
• Given a choice they always take the easy way.
• They end up spending a lot of time and resources on entertainment, television, food, shopping and mindless activities.
• They get unnerved by uncertainty.
• They delay doing uninteresting or un-pleasurable tasks.
• Their thoughts, words and actions often don’t match.
• They say something and do something else.
• They believe in gratifying their senses.
• They make ‘short-term ‘goals.
• They usually believe in ‘me-first’.
• They prefer to stay in their comfort zone.

‘Later’ people

• They are driven by results instead of immediate gratification.
• They do not indulge in too many fun activities in the present.
• They invest time and resources in taking care of their health.
• They work extra hours to accomplish worthy goals.
• They read good, informative, uplifting books.
• They take extra training to keep themselves up-to-date with the latest in their chosen field.
• They always strive to improve their lives.
• They hang out with interesting and engaging people who help them stretch their thought process.
• They follow through all their actions.
• They take risks when required.
• They are comfortable with being uncomfortable.
• They are not deterred by uncertainty.
• Their thoughts, words and actions remain in alignment.
• They act while others preach.
• They take themselves and their deep desires seriously.
• They make ‘long-term’ goals.
• They possess integrity.
• They like to stretch beyond their limitations.


Which of these two groups do you identify with? Don’t be seduced by immediate pleasures of life. Success resides with those people who can forego gratification in the present moment, and perform actions which are necessary to achieve a worthy goal. Successful people act while others are busy having fun or just whiling away their time.

Become aware. Choose success.

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Trust and Faith

Thanks to a greater understanding about the power of the word and imagination, a great many people are using affirmations and visualizations to create their dream lives. However, there are some points that need revision and emphasis while working with this empowering process. Some of these are:-

• When you visualize your dream life, the picture must be backed by a strong and unshakable faith that your dream is already a reality.

• As you mentally live in the visuals, enjoy them completely, believing that you have received them completely.

• Repeating mere words doesn’t really help, but holding your vision with unshakable faith and trust does.

• Have complete trust in your own abilities and faith in your subconscious mind’s ability to bring your dream into reality.

• Be as certain of your dream coming true, as you are of the sun rising every day. Have no doubts whatsoever. Complete trust takes us to exactly the right place for us.

• You cannot change your circumstances overnight, but you can live your present life fully and cheerfully, with the confidence that your real life is unfolding in unknown, but certain ways.

• The universe is the pilot of the plane of which you are the co-pilot. It may not be a calm flight but safe landings are assured.

• The task ahead of you is not as great as the power within you.

• The universe has reserved all the resources and opportunities required for your dream’s fulfillment, in your name. No one can take them away from you. These things are waiting for you to open yourself up and receive them.

• Know that whatever you need in the process of creating your dream will come to you. Do not look at the visible resources. Trust that you will be provided with not what you want but what you need. Let this trust grow.

• You will know that your dreams are about to be fulfilled when people, money and opportunities come together simultaneously and almost effortlessly, waiting for you to show up and say yes to them.

• It is necessary to understand that it is not you who has to do the work of manifesting anything. The all-powerful essence of the universe will do that. You only have to allow the universal power, which created the world, to create your dreams. And you can do that by letting go of your negative thoughts, beliefs and feelings about your desires.

• Remember, you will receive only when you can believe. If you doubt the manifestation process, the things will start moving away from you as certainly as they were moving towards you.

• Faith believes that something you cannot see will surely happen. Fear too believes that something you cannot see will surely happen. The only difference lies in what one imagines will happen. You can imagine positive future scenarios, and get filled with hope, faith and enthusiasm, or you can imagine negative future scenarios and become fearful and desperate.

• Destroy your own doubts and stay away from people who doubt your capabilities.

You are like a flower which is beginning to bloom. The flower feels its growth and allows it to happen. It trusts and believes in its flowering and happily basks in the sun. You too must trust and enjoy the process of your flowering.
Success comes to those who trust themselves.

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