"A New Beginning"
By Ralph Moore

From time to time, someone does something that changes the
course of history, for better or worse. Sometimes we can see
it coming. Often we do not.

Certainly, no right-thinking person would have predicted the
events of last September. Nor could anyone have forseen the
depth of damage that would result within our own great
nation, as well as throughout the rest of the world.

For many, life will never be the same.

Now as we enter a new year, and as we see that this latest
insanity might soon be stopped, it is the start of a new day,
a new time and depending upon what we decide to do...

A New Beginning
As we look toward the future in our businesses and in other
areas of our lives, and consider how best to proceed, we
must remember this; one of the most telling characteristics
of any form of terrorism is its chilling effect on progress
or forward motion.

For instance, a man enters a bank and shouts "freeze!", and
everyone stops whatever they are doing and begins following
his orders. We must not allow the evil acts of others to
slow or stop our efforts to be successful in our businesses
or in our lives.

Time for action:
While we cannot change the past, we can decide to have a
positive effect on the future. A great teacher once told me:
"You decide what to put into your mind. The mind was designed
to hold and act on one thought at a time." And he was right!

Try this: Think of a pink elephant. That's right. A great
big pink elephant! Have you got the picture? Now... think of
a nice, big, juicy GREEN watermelon... perhaps split wide
open, with bright red pulp inside and shiny black seeds that
are scattered all about.

Now, while you were "looking" at the watermelon, did you
happen to notice any pink elephants dancing around? I didn't
think so!

The point is this: When we hold onto the past, it makes it
harder to deal with the present and to press forward toward
the future.

Dare to change history:
The actions that we take today WILL change the course of
history. A great example can be found in the movie "It's a
Wonderful Life". The main character, George Bailey, played
by Jimmie Stewart, was in a terrible fix.

His Uncle Billy had misplaced a bank deposit and unwittingly
endangered the future of the 'Bailey Savings and Loan'.
As matters went from bad to worse, George decided that
his family might be better off if he were no longer around.
He had decided to "end it all".

Then George received a gift from an angel, named Clarence.
Remember? George got to see that had he never been born,
many, many positive things that he had done during his life
would have certainly changed the course of history.

A whole town would have been much worse off for not having
had his positive influences and good works. Actions, whether
good or bad, have far-reaching consequences. Like the ripples
in a pond, the events of last September may continue to
wreak havoc on many, for a long time to come.

But, while we cannot change the past, we can [and must] make
some changes. We can change the course of history when we:

Believe to Achieve:
It has been said, "What the mind of man can conceive and
believe, he can achieve."

You are today, for the most part, where your believing has
taken you. And you will be, tomorrow, where you believe to
go. Consider this:

I would venture to say that throughout the course of your
business career, you have been met with many obstacles.
And somehow, or other, you have managed to overcome them.

Then it makes perfect sense to me that whatever challenges
you face in the future, you will be able to overcome them
as well.

It's Your Business:
No one knows your business as well as you do. And now as we
move forward into a new year, it's up to you to begin again
to take care of your business and plan for whatever you want
your future to be.

Certainly things have changed in the business world since
last September. But now is the time to make the necessary
changes and to forge ahead toward a bright new future.
Some people call it a "new year's resolution". I call it
A New Beginning. You can too!

Ralph Moore, editor of the FREE Eagle Flyer Newsletter,
Provides "Motivational, Marketing and How To Technology
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