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How to Feel Good Every Day (or close enough :))

I’m a big fan of feeling good.

I’ll go so far as to state my belief that feeling good is an essential if not the main key to achieving what you want in life – be that security, happiness, love, money, or success.

When you feel good, you magnetise more good things to come your way. Your focus also tends to be more on opportunities, ideas, people, places, and situations that ‘feed’ those good feelings.

This is when you set off a chain reaction – linking one good feeling to the next good feeling, one good idea to the next good idea, and one good opportunity to the next good opportunity, doors and paths seem to open up that didn’t even exist or occur to you before

Until before you know it and as if by sheer luck, the things you desire in life are suddenly before you.

Here’s a formula I use that helps me to feel good every day (or close enough :)).

I ‘reverse-engineer’ my dreams.

I start at the ‘outcome’

I work on being crystal clear on what I want in the future. So clear in fact that the dream even has colour, sounds and yes even smells 😅

… i.e when I dream of working remotely on a beach paradise location? I smell the salt of the ocean, feel the warm breeze, and see the amazingly clear blue of the water reflected by the great blue cloudless sky; I experience every sensation in my dreams.

Then I work my way backwards to where I am now in the present…firstly being grateful for everything I already have…and then thinking of ‘small’ do-able things I can do, to make that dream a reality… and I simply keep doing those things…every-single-day.

They’re small enough that they are absolutely achievable – So it could be simple things like putting up a picture of the beach on my vision board, learning more about the island I want to go to, or speaking to people who already live the kind of lifestyle I want, and learning and applying how they did it.

Anything and everything I do and complete on a daily basis towards that dream?… I count it as a ‘success” for that day, no matter how small the ‘win.

This is how I nurture and maintain a mindset of feeling good, being optimistic and ‘certain’ that I’m on my way towards living that dream someday very soon.

Mark

My name is Mark. I’m an artist, musician & online entrepreneur.

I’m also on a mission to inspire and help people create the freedom to follow their passions by starting a business around what they love.

Do You Want to Feel Inspired?..

There’s a film I watched recently called “Door to Door” and I want to recommend it to you for a number of reasons.

Firstly the acting is really, really good. The film is also based on the true story of a man called Bill Porter.

Bill Porter was an American Door to Door salesman in the 1950s based in Portland Oregon. As a very young man, he experienced lots of rejections when applying to various sales companies who refused to hire him.

Eventually, he managed to persuade the manager of one company (Watkins Inc.) to give him a chance…but only by giving him the toughest sales territory that none of the company’s salespeople would touch!

I don’t want to spoil it for you by giving too much away – but the film follows Bill’s journey, his hardships, and the rejections he faced as he did his best to follow through on his decision to follow his chosen path. His dream was to make his first sale and be successful as a salesman.

What’s so exceptional about Bill you might ask?

Bill Porter had Cerebral Palsy.

He walked with a limp, had the use of only one arm and his speech was slurred to the point of being incomprehensible.

Not exactly the best start for a career in door-to-door sales.

His resolve was tested (to the limit) he battled everything rain, cold and probably most painful of all rejection and rudeness from people who were offensive and mean to him.

The movie has a beautiful flow and provides an emotional roller coaster ride following the story of a man who struggled to overcome odds most of us will never have to face, with dignity and courage that is admirable and worth emulating.

If this isn’t enough to encourage you to watch the film – the acting is extraordinary with William Macy as Bill Porter who also won an Emmy for his performance.

This film is such a precious rare gem that most people don’t know about – but such a treasure when you discover it. It’s only 1:30 min so not very long…perfect as a film over the weekend.

And if you’re in sales or have a sales-related job? this’ll definitely be perfect for you.

But even if you’re not in a sale job, this will still be very meaningful. In fact, it’s relevant to ANYBODY who’s job involves interacting with people in any way shape or form.

The film draws our attention to what we often forget in life and business – that although our jobs exist to help us make money, business isn’t just about money…it should be a harmony of being about people, relationships and trust…where we exchange things of value with each other: to help each other.

That’s what business is about – and if it isn’t? That’s what it should be about.

So anyway check it out. I hope you’re uplifted and inspired by it as much as I was.

Here’s a link to the film on YouTube (hopefully it’s still up there). If it is…you should be able to watch it for Free : )

https://youtu.be/uYQdXvo469c

Let me know what you think.

Mark

My name is Mark. I’m an artist, musician and online entrepreneur.

I’m also on a mission to inspire and help people create the freedom to follow their passion by starting a business around what they love.

What If You Made A Decision that feels Wrong…What Now?

I’m a great believer that when you’ve made a decision, the universe “conspires” to make it happen by sending you things, people, circumstances, situations and opportunities to make your vision come true.

This is a quote from one of my favourite authors:

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo Coelho

I think most people’s “expectation” or hope, is that when they’ve made a decision the universe will give them positive signs and good things will happen to validate that the decision was the right one.

But what do you do when instead of good things happening, bad things come at you; instead of smoothness and flow, you are faced with hardships, challenges, frustrations even more obstacles? What if you encounter people who not only make you doubt your choice but also confuse you – maybe even obstruct you?

Does that mean you made the wrong decision in the first place?

When things don’t go according to plan, it’s very natural to think the worst. You’re not alone. It’s a very human thing. No doubt even the greatest inspirational leaders the world has ever known experienced their personal moments of doubt where their resolve was tested – often to the limit.

And that’s probably a very good word for us to start unravelling things towards seeking the answers.

The word…

“Resolve“.

Verb:

To find a solution to a problem.

To decide firmly on a course of action.

Noun:

A firm determination to do something.

I’m a personal believer that at the point of making a firm decision and committing yourself to something…the universe conspires to help you BUT not always in the way/s you might expect. Your resolve is tested…yes, very likely to the limit.

In fact, I believe it’s something you should expect. And the bigger your dream…the bigger the test to your resolve.

Now what IF…

All of the challenges, hardships and obstacles that suddenly appear in your way are there not to stop you…but to teach you?

What if the pain you are experiencing can be transformed into valuable lessons that will aid you in developing yourself to become a wiser, stronger, more compassionate person?

What if the obstacles are a gift? a gift of knowledge that can help you (not avoid but) face and overcome even greater challenges – should they appear again?

What if your new “gifts” can be imparted to others who may be struggling – where you can give them strength and guidance because you have experienced similar tribulations and came through them an even better person as a result?

What IF…

Instead of viewing things as the universe stopping you…you viewed it as the universe “equipping” you?

Equipping you with valuable and priceless experience, clarity, depth, and wisdom so that when you finally do get what you asked for…not only will you be grateful for it but you will also be truly ready to receive it, appreciate it, enjoy it….and be able to share what you’ve learned – to help others.

Now, assuming (with a leap of faith) you subscribe to all of the above?

The last piece that will lock it all in and give you incredible power of “follow through” is to know…really know…that you’ve made the right decision in the first place.

Here’s how you can tell.

When it makes absolute sense from a thinking point of view combined with feeling right, feeling good…in your heart. Go with it.

Because if you’ve made a decision with both your mind and your heart TOGETHER. It can never be the wrong decision. Have Faith in your decision. It’s the exact right path for you at that time.

Before I conclude this blog, I want to give YOU a gift : )

Being a major fan of lists, I made a checklist for you.

I’ve called it:

“How to Stay On Course When You’ve Made the Right Decision” ; )

IF a problem, or challenge keeps reoccurring in your life, maybe it’s not the universe punishing or obstructing you – is it possible that perhaps YOU haven’t learned the lesson yet? Maybe it’s time YOU changed?
See good experiences (good people, good moments) as “road signs” that you’re headed in the right direction, follow those
See all bad & painful things (people, situations) as learning experiences – take what you need from it, in order to make better decisions next time – and keep moving forward
Have faith in the outcome by believing in the outcome – everything that happens to you (good and bad) on the way to it, is part of the PROCESS
You only fail, when you Quit
If you follow your path, with absolute faith and unceasing commitment, it will only be a matter of time until you succeed

Mark

My name is Mark Villarosa. I’m an artist, musician & online entrepreneur. I’m on a mission to inspire and help people create the freedom to follow their passion by starting a business around what they love.