Tag Archives: Daily Disciplines

Happiness is a choice One of the core parts of the Dynamic Living seminar is the statement: “You always have a choice. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be grumpy. It’s always better, it’s always smarter, it’s always wiser to choose to be happy.” While this may seem like aContinue reading “DAY TWENTY | Choices #4”

Responsibility is a choice Making this choice can radically change your life, but it requires a strength of character. Situations, events, and occurrences will happen throughout the course of our lives. These instances might be good or they might be bad. We always have a choice of how we will respond. We are, after all,Continue reading “DAY NINETEEN | Choices #3”

Balance is a choice Many of us feel that we are left having to choose success in one area of life at the expense of another area. When we get caught up in this way of thinking, we miss considering the fact that we do, in fact, have another choice. We can choose balance. ThingsContinue reading “DAY EIGHTEEN | Choices #2”

Small choices Human beings have a truly marvelous amount of potential. The fact is that it really all comes down to the choices we make. Some of those choices are large, full-scale life decisions, while others are small choices that simply pave the pathway to our success or failure. Let’s think for a moment aboutContinue reading “DAY SEVENTEEN | Choices #1”

Comparison is the single most damaging process in human relationships. If we could cease comparing ourselves with each other, it would solve almost all relationship problems. Comparison causes brokenness in relationships, brings marriages to an end, propels nations to war, and perpetuates constant bickering and fighting among people. When the value we place on ourselvesContinue reading “DAY SIXTEEN | Comparison”

Life is better lived when we have a spirit of gratefulness working in our lives every day. We all could probably tell countless stories of people who have shared a word of gratitude or thanks for something we have done. But what about all the times when we haven’t chosen to be grateful? Or theContinue reading “DAY FIFTEEN | Gratefulness”

I think this principle of action could almost be considered the ultimate daily discipline … do it now! Picture the massive change we would see in our lives over time as we daily take action that moves us towards our dreams. Think of the momentum we would create with that forward movement. There is aContinue reading “DAY FOURTEEN | Do It Now!”

Pre-established intervals to assess our efforts are powerful in their ability to keep us on track. Frequent checkpoints for our goals are crucial in the process of their achievement At the beginning of every day, take a look at what the day has in store for you. Read your goals. What can I do todayContinue reading “DAY THIRTEEN | Dreams and Goals #7”

Paying the price Am I willing to pay the price? This is a defining and crucial question in the process of achieving our goals. Goal setting takes hard work and dedication. Setting a goal is making a promise to ourselves that we are willing to do whatever it takes in order to achieve the objectiveContinue reading “DAY TWELVE | Dreams and Goals #6”

Write down your goals There is something powerful in the act of writing down our goals, almost as though we are promising ourselves that these thoughts in our minds are more than just thoughts; they are objectives that we are willing to work towards. When we take time and emotional energy to really think ourContinue reading “DAY ELEVEN | Dreams and Goals #5”