MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

MAKE IT HAPPEN

YOU are the one who ultimately determines whether you are “successful” or not. YOU have the dreams. Every day YOU make choices. The decisions are YOURS. YOU are the one accountable for the actions you take.

Don’t JUST dream! Get out there and MAKE your dream come TRUE! Let it GUIDE you in your daily decisions. Let the passion for it FUEL your motivation. Make your motivation drive you BEYOND anything “comfortable”.

“Successful” people LIVE their dreams day in and out. Even if they are not yet “real,” they hold them so tightly in their soul, desire them like breath itself in their heart, and see them so vividly in their minds, that their BELIEF in their dreams MAKE them real before they are.

Dreams can drive you. But first you must make the CONSCIOUS decision to let them OUT and roar their INTENT. Remember, a dream is JUST a dream until you DO something about it. Intentions are NOTHING without ACTION.

You CAN do this! You can MAKE it happen! You just have to START!

© 2015 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

I CHOOSE...

I choose to live my life the way I want to. Not the way anyone else wants me to live it, but the way I want it to be. I choose to make CONSCIOUS choices that will take me in the direction of my dreams and only bring me one step closer to fulfilling my life’s purpose. I choose NOT to let my life be dictated by random events and circumstances, and even if such events occur, I choose to make them WORK for me, by seeing the OPPORTUNITY for learning and growth in them.

I choose to CHANGE whatever is going on in my life that does not rest easy with my soul, aware that I am responsible for my own happiness, taking accountability for my own actions and decisions. I choose NOT to make excuses for my shortcomings or perceived failures, knowing that anything I do not get right or succeed in the first time is only teaching me how to become BETTER.

I choose to give freely of myself, time, and resources, in the pursuit of my vision in helping motivate and inspire others, and aid in the betterment of the lives of those not myself. I choose NOT to let myself be abused anymore by those that would seek to drain me of everything I have, standing up for myself and knowing when to say “no” and “enough is enough”.

I choose to be PROUD of who I am and what I stand for, strong in my beliefs and convictions, uncompromising in the foundation of my principles. I choose NOT to see myself as a victim or feeling self pity if those who do not share my values hate on me and try to tear me down, scrutinizing my every word or action in order to bring me down to their level, but stand firm in what I am about.

I choose to rely on my INSTINCT, knowing that it will always lead me true, unconsciously having in mind my best interests at heart, no matter what my mind may think about the matter. I choose NOT to care for what others think I should do and be, because it is not THEIR life that I live but my own, and no one is responsible for it but ME. In the end, I will be the one who looks back on my life and will either regret it or not. Thus I CHOOSE TO LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I WANT TO. So there are NO regrets.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

TRAINING FOR YOU

Your training should be for YOU. It HAS to be. Otherwise it will not last, because you need to WANT it, the same way you have to want everything else that has a lasting presence in your life. It has to be about YOU, no one else. You sweating, crying, bleeding, because YOU want something to CHANGE in your life, READY to make the sacrifices, hurdle through the obstacles, do what it is you must, to MAKE that change, and have it PERMANENT. A permanent POSITIVE that will help you become BETTER, EVERY day for the rest of your life.

Once you start and you start for YOURSELF, no one else has the power to stop you unless you ALLOW them to, consciously or unconsciously making that decision that might take you away from the oath you have set yourself upon. Once you have made the decision that what you are doing is for YOU, if you stop, it is NOT because of someone else, but because of YOU, and you alone are responsible. So be ACCOUNTABLE to yourself, know how much you want it, always remember WHY you started and what it MEANS to you to CONTINUE, and if you stop, realize that it is YOU who has stopped.

ALWAYS have a goal to focus on, motivation to keep you focused, inspiration to increase your motivation, and those who will be honest with you along the journey. After all, not everything can be self-driven, although when you train it NEEDS to be, but others can help push you when you will not push yourself, because let’s face it, sometimes we all have those days when we wonder what we are doing and forget that WE decided to do this, only needing that small reminder that it’s all WORTH it to fight through the pain and FINISH what we started.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

PAST AND FUTURE

Yes, you have a past – we all do, and whether it was not the most stellar, was completely memorable, or was noteworthy doesn’t make it any less real or special. Your past is where you have come FROM and does not indicate where you are GOING; it does not control who and what you BECOME – that is all on YOU. YOU determine your future; you determine what events you set in motion to eventuate or come to fruition at a later date – the ACCOUNTABILITY lies with YOU.

Your past tells the story of where you have BEEN, of the strength and power of your convictions and beliefs, highlighting the path that has moulded you to this point – for some it’s extreme; for others it is simply waking up to realize what life is truly about; for others it is about testing themselves and pushing boundaries. For you to be where you are right now, you should have a sense of PRIDE that you have OVERCOME your past, not allowing it to determine your POTENTIAL and SUCCESS.

There is power in the past – IF we let it, for it is what has gone before and not what is to be. There is power in the present – in the POTENTIAL for the future, in the hope and faith in our hearts. There is power in the future – in the PROMISE of what lies ahead, the DIFFERENCE we can make, and even the successful should not be complacent, for the journey is not yet over, the path ahead unknown, to be determined, what we MAKE of it.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BEGIN OWNING YOUR LIFE

Your life is YOURS. So start taking OWNERSHIP of it. Start taking ACCOUNTABILITY for the “reactions” that occur. Start MAKING things happen.

Stop sitting back and “letting” the world happen to you – get out there and “happen” to the world! Show the world what you are made of. Let your dreams out to soar in the highest spaces. Let your soul out to run wild and rampant. Let your heart out and accept that it might get hurt if you allow it to be seen. Let your mind out of any cages you have kept it in.

Decide that YOU and you alone are responsible for YOUR life. YOU choose what you do. You choose what you ALLOW to happen to you. You choose WHAT you will accept and what you will not. You choose what PATH you will walk. You choose WHO you will let walk with you and who you will walk alongside. YOU choose and so you must hold YOU accountable.

Stop making “excuses” for why you might not be where you want to be – take CONTROL and set yourself in “motion” towards where you want to be. The life you want is NOT out of reach. The life you want if you want it enough is a reality waiting to happen. The life you want might be something you have to work hard towards and sacrifice for, but if you REALLY want it you will do what you have to, what you know you must. YOU must “create” the life you want because no one else will.

The day you decide that your life and what happens in it is ultimately determined by YOU – your emotions and reactions and thoughts to what happens or might happen – is the day you begin to OWN it!

© 2014 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

TODAY

Last year I wrote on dreams – the ones in our heart and soul that give us something to “live for” and then the ones that we LIVED. It has been a long year and I have watched my dreams [sometimes] be almost the only threads holding me here, some given only to be cruelly snatched away, some change with time, and some stay unwavering, as others that had started to peek out returned to slumber.

Dreams can be so much, yes, but they can also take away as well, and we have to be careful what dreams we allow to dwell in our hearts and rest on our souls, for in the end those dreams are the ones that “become” us, as we merge everything we are into them. Dreams can destroy us or they can create us, forge a demon or angel.

Life itself is indeed a “dream”, but in a dream we can only act in the moment. Today that moment is now – it is called “today”. Yesterday is an opportunity gone and if not taken, might be lost forever, and tomorrow is an opportunity not yet come and might not come to pass, so you have to make the most of TODAY and the opportunity presented TODAY.

You can seek solace in memories or you can build castles on future aspirations. Better yet, you can give yourself into the action of creating and living a dream - YOUR dream, NOW, TODAY, in the present moment, allowing your soul to be open to the possibilities waiting, your heart [cautiously] open to those knocking, your mind open to something that might have been considered unentertainable in the past.

Time changes our souls, and when our souls change, so do our hearts and minds. A year is such a short period and this last one has gone by so fast that I still remember this day last year like it was yesterday, even as it has also been a lifetime that has aged my soul far more than the simple span of a year, to the point of where I wonder if I will recognize myself in another year.

But, whatever comes, whatever happens, who and what I have to face to fight for my right and worth in this world, I know that the decisions I make TODAY will play their part in determining tomorrow, and that tomorrow is uncertain, so while what might be might be, I will be grateful for the blessings I have TODAY, acknowledging and accepting the love and life, as I keep my faith and believe for my future.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

HERE NOW WITH THE POWER

You are NOT the person you were yesterday. You are not YET the person you will be tomorrow. You are here NOW, today, part of the old, to become the new, and have the power to CHOOSE what you will take with you from the past into your future.

You are HUMAN. You’ve made mistakes. You’ve got regrets. Welcome to life. The beauty of it is that you are not defined by your mistakes or regrets. You can move past those and embrace the promises and opportunities waiting for you to step INTO.

TODAY is up to you. Tomorrow today will become part of your past. It will be one step closer or one step further from where you want to be and the person you were meant to be. The choices you make, the memories you hold onto in your heart, the lessons you bring with you from the past, the experiences you allow to “shape” you, WILL mould you for tomorrow. Therefore, be wise in what you will and won’t allow, the battles you choose to fight and leave alone, the people you surround your heart and mind with, for it will all play part in the future.

You are what you ALLOW into your soul. You develop BECAUSE of your mistakes and regrets, the consequences that follow, the struggles that you battle. You want the darkness to ILLUMINATE the light, so that you come out BETTER than ever.

Your soul is the most PRECIOUS “thing” you have. It is your own and no one can make it into something YOU do not give permission for. Determine today WHO you want to be and filter in or out anything that has no role or purpose in that vision.

© 2013 Rosie Chee
 

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

I CHOOSE...

I choose to live my life the way I want to. Not the way anyone else wants me to live it, but the way I want it to be. I choose to make CONSCIOUS choices that will take me in the direction of my dreams and only bring me one step closer to fulfilling my life’s purpose. I choose NOT to let my life be dictated by random events and circumstances, and even if such events occur, I choose to make them WORK for me, by seeing the OPPORTUNITY for learning and growth in them.

I choose to CHANGE whatever is going on in my life that does not rest easy with my soul, aware that I am responsible for my own happiness, taking accountability for my own actions and decisions. I choose NOT to make excuses for my shortcomings or perceived failures, knowing that anything I do not get right or succeed in the first time is only teaching me how to become BETTER.

I choose to give freely of myself, time, and resources, in the pursuit of my vision in helping motivate and inspire others, and aid in the betterment of the lives of those not myself. I choose NOT to let myself be abused anymore by those that would seek to drain me of everything I have, standing up for myself and knowing when to say “no” and “enough is enough”.

I choose to be PROUD of who I am and what I stand for, strong in my beliefs and convictions, uncompromising in the foundation of my principles. I choose NOT to see myself as a victim or feeling self pity if those who do not share my values hate on me and try to tear me down, scrutinizing my every word or action in order to bring me down to their level, but stand firm in what I am about.

I choose to rely on my INSTINCT, knowing that it will always lead me true, unconsciously having in mind my best interests at heart, no matter what my mind may think about the matter. I choose NOT to care for what others think I should do and be, because it is not THEIR life that I live but my own, and no one is responsible for it but ME. In the end, I will be the one who looks back on my life and will either regret it or not. Thus I CHOOSE TO LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I WANT TO. So there are NO regrets.

© Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 78: THE NEXT LEVEL

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE NEXT LEVEL

Life does NOT stay on the same plane for your duration of it. Planes shift beneath you, around you, in front of you. There are always HIGHER levels to ascend to, and that is what you should be striving for. The next step UP. The next tier of success. The next “moment” to happiness.

There is everything WITHIN you to climb to that next level, to take your life up a notch. There are dreams “sparked” inside that drive you to reach a different height than before, wanting to CONTINUE climbing the mountain of life with gusto and bravado, even if it does not feel what it shows the world.

Your life is determined by what YOU make of it, the decisions you make, the paths you take, the people you allow into and out of it, everything coming together in an elaborate tapestry in colours only you can see or understand. Your life is everything YOU allow it to be, because ultimately, you are the “creator” of your destiny.

Your destiny lies withIN you. In your SOUL, the secret depths few have ever seen. In your DREAMS, the ones you have always known and the ones you are discovering. In your MIND, your belief and confidence in self to accomplish these mighty things your heart wants to bring to fruition.

You should never be “content” to be where you are at. Your life does not reach a level and then STOP. You were intended to keep STRIVING to become better, and to be better, you HAVE to take your life to the NEXT level. To do that, you have to search deep inside and pull those resources out and USE them.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 58: RESULTS, NOT EXCUSES

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

RESULTS, NOT EXCUSES

There is ALWAYS an excuse that can be made. There is always a reason that could BECOME an excuse as to why something is not being done. But excuses are NOT what I do. Excuses are NOT acceptable. Excuses are made by people who canNOT take responsibility and have no accountability for what they do - not just with their personal life, but in every aspect of their life.

This last week, the last month, I have had EVERY reason to “not” be able to do something, every excuse to fail. However, instead of taking those circumstances and that stress and allowing it to overwhelm me, I USED them as motivation to push HARDER. I used them as a reason TO succeed expectations. I asked myself to GO the distance and put in the time and effort. I got RESULTS.

Excuses are made by WEAK people, those who think that their failures rest upon someone else. They are made by those who want the world but are not prepared to DO what it takes to capture it. They are made by those who dream but never act, instead only trying to discourage others from pursuing their dreams, because they do not have or are not willing to do what it TAKES to accomplish their own.

There is ALWAYS an excuse. You CHOOSE whether or not you ALLOW something to become an excuse. YOU decide what you do when life kicks you down or tries to destroy you. You create an excuse or IGNORE the naysayers and disbelievers and those who pretend to support you and secretly hope for your demise, and you get the job DONE. You GET results.

YOUR CHOICE. I DECIDE.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 342: BRAVER, STRONGER, SMARTER

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BRAVER, STRONGER, SMARTER

All of us have a GREAT capacity for courage and strength and intelligence. We might not think it, but we DO.

When you are going through immense change and everything in your life is topsy-turvy, upside down and back-to-front, and you keep GOING, head down, surging FORWARD through it all that is COURAGE. When your life changes so dramatically that tragedy besets you at almost every turn and you don’t know when the flames of destruction and pain will end, but you hold your head high and continue walking THROUGH the fire that is STRENGTH. When you have no idea what direction your life is headed but, coupled with what you know and common-sense, trust your instinct to lead you true that is INTELLIGENCE.

There is MORE within us than we could ever have possibly imagined. Some of us have just not yet had the life experience that causes us to draw deep within us to what we might have thought we never had. Those of us that have, whilst know the pain and suffering and heartache of such times, understand the NEED for them, their NECESSITY for personal GROWTH, and in TRULY knowing the desires hidden deep inside our SOUL.

When you see and ACCEPT those desires, you are called upon yet again to use that courage to step out AFTER your dreams, your strength to withstand any OBSTACLES that might want to hold you back, and the intelligence to know what to do when, so that you can ACHIEVE your dreams and see them made REALITY. Life is a winding path and you never know which way it can turn, so we do the BEST with what we have as we strive to become the BEST that we can possibly BE.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 231: NO EXCUSES!

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

NO EXCUSES!

We ALL have 24 hours in a day. We all have a life filled with things like work, family, maybe study, some of us training, and even more of us other commitments. We all have the SAME amount of time each day in which to get things done. We are all going to do DIFFERENT things, based on our priorities.

That’s the key word right there - PRIORITIES. If something is important to you, you WILL MAKE time for it. If it’s not, then you won’t, simple as that. Therefore, there are NO EXCUSES for why you did NOT do something if it is something that you really, truly want!

Make sure that you’re NOT making excuses to why you “can’t” do something and are always looking for a way to make sure it is an obstacle OVERCOME. When you stop thinking like a “loser”, then you start winning in life; you start seeing things CHANGE. When you start taking accountability in and for your life, you become an EXAMPLE for others to follow. When others see the changes taking place in your life, it can inspire them to want to make changes in THEIR own lives, thus leading to a motivating circle of POSITIVE EMPOWERMENT, a ripple of effect more powerful than you could ever have imagined.

MAKE NO EXCUSES AND BE THE DIFFERENCE! IN YOUR OWN LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU! TODAY!

© 2012 Rosie Chee

Quote for Reflection: “Learn to develop the no excuse attitude and watch how your life begins to change for the better.” - Jason Selk