Daily Motivator - December

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December 26

Those who win

You don’t win by trying to win. You win by doing something useful, valuable, helpful.

You don’t win by being popular. You win by being good.

You don’t win by putting others down. You win by lifting up as many people as you can.

You don’t win by saying you care. You win by putting your care into effective action.

You don’t win by controlling others. You win by exercising positive, purposeful control over yourself.

All the world benefits from those who win. Be a real winner, again and again, and make life better for everyone.

— Ralph Marston

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December 27

Let determination kick in

Don’t let yourself talk yourself out of your own most effective actions. Go ahead and do your best at what you know you can do.

You’re able to construct compelling excuses, but what real value do those excuses have? Choose instead the real and lasting value of action.

Remind yourself every moment is an opportunity that will never come again. Do what you must do to make use of that opportunity rather than letting it go to waste.

Tomorrow you can be thankful for the choices you make today. And you know from experience that thankful is a whole lot better than regretful.

Plenty of factors are working against you. Yet you can more than overcome them with your own sense of purpose and determination.

Let that determination kick in now. Taste the inspiration, feel the enthusiasm, get going and get your good work done.

— Ralph Marston

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December 28

How great it feels

A powerful time to take action is when you don’t feel like it. If you can do what must be done even when you don’t feel like it, you can do it any time.

Even when you’re not inspired, you can still do something positive and helpful. Even when your heart’s not in it, you can nonetheless make progress.

Sure, enjoying your work has great benefits. Yet it is absolutely possible to get that work done even when it’s not so enjoyable.

Yes, there are other things you’d rather be doing. And most of those activities will still be available to you once your work is completed.

Fortunately, the more you see yourself making progress, the more eager you’ll be to continue the effort. As you invest yourself in the necessary task at hand, you’ll enable yourself to feel better about it.

Go ahead and do the work that must be done. Discover how great it feels to have it all behind you.

— Ralph Marston

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December 29

Treat yourself

Give yourself a treat. You deserve it.

Enjoy a wholesome pleasure you don’t often enjoy. Bring a genuine smile to your face with no guilt, with no regrets and no apologies.

You’ve been diligent in your responsibilities to yourself and to others, and you know you’ll continue to be. Reward yourself for that outstanding behavior.

Show yourself how much you appreciate all the good things you do. Motivate yourself to keep it up.

Your kindness, your actions, and your diligence make a positive difference in the world. Take the time to commemorate that with a little bit of pure, private joy.

Every now and then, give yourself a treat. Acknowledge and encourage the goodness you can offer by regularly offering it to yourself.

— Ralph Marston

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December 30

Find your courage

You have great capacity for courage. Put it to good use.

In ways small and large, fear can prevent you from doing what’s best for your life. Counter that fear with courage.

How do you activate the courage that is surely yours? By connecting it to purpose.

Fear typically revolves around the immediate situation and your worst imaginings about it. Courage takes a wider, longer term view.

What do you care about more than anything else, what gives your life a sense of meaning and purpose? That’s where you’ll find strong and sustaining courage.

Follow that purpose, move forward with that courage. And live fully the live you were meant to live.

— Ralph Marston

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December 31

Power of expectations

Expectations chart your course, raise your awareness, and empower your life. Whatever you sincerely expect, you’re much more likely to experience.

But expectations are not infallible. And nothing happens solely because you expect it will happen.

If your expectations have disappointed you, that’s no reason to throw them out entirely. It’s an opportunity to re-evaluate those expectations and your commitment to them.

Are your expectations solidly in line with what matters to you? Or did you choose them just because they sounded good or for the purpose of making a good impression?

The most powerful expectations are the ones you truly care about, the ones you keep at the center of your awareness. They’re the ones you devote thought and effort to on a daily basis.

Expectations get their power from the way you incorporate them into your life. Give time, energy, and commitment to your best expectations and they will improve the reality of your life.

— Ralph Marston