Comments for Motivational Memo Blog http://www.motivationalmemo.com Motivational material by Peter Sinclair that will inspire you to become better to do better and achieve more in every area of your life. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Twelve Rules Of Success by Richard http://www.motivationalmemo.com/twelve-rules-of-success/#comment-5510 Richard Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:38:10 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/blog/2008/02/25/twelve-rules-of-success/#comment-5510 These are practicle rules that I think will lead to extraordinary success anyday or time. Viewing problems as opportunities to grow comes across strongly because this is where a lot of folks give up on their success journey. If only you can see problems as temporary detours and not final verdict on your pursuit, then you will succeed. These are practicle rules that I think will lead to extraordinary success anyday or time. Viewing problems as opportunities to grow comes across strongly because this is where a lot of folks give up on their success journey. If only you can see problems as temporary detours and not final verdict on your pursuit, then you will succeed.

]]> Comment on Become A Powerhouse Of Possibility by Inspirational Videos http://www.motivationalmemo.com/become-a-powerhouse-of-possibility/#comment-5499 Inspirational Videos Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:28:31 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=439#comment-5499 I've tried to develop my skills outside of what I'm good at for years (drawing, animation, design, etc.) until I FINALLY realized...I'm never going to be good at those things. I decided to key in on what I am good at and become great at it. That doesn't mean it is pointless to work on developing new skills, but eventually you have to accept that you may never be great at something. That doesn't mean you can't be great at something else. Be honest with yourself and remember, life is short so get moving! I’ve tried to develop my skills outside of what I’m good at for years (drawing, animation, design, etc.) until I FINALLY realized…I’m never going to be good at those things. I decided to key in on what I am good at and become great at it.

That doesn’t mean it is pointless to work on developing new skills, but eventually you have to accept that you may never be great at something. That doesn’t mean you can’t be great at something else.

Be honest with yourself and remember, life is short so get moving!

]]> Comment on Full Self-Esteem Ahead by Katlego Mabusela http://www.motivationalmemo.com/full-self-esteem-ahead/#comment-5475 Katlego Mabusela Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:19:27 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=264#comment-5475 Mediocrity In the short 22 years that I’ve been fortunate enough to walk this earth, I’ve met so many people who are just happy with being ordinary. Some of these very people were or are still my friends to date. What always surprises me is that amongst all these people, there was everyone from intellectuals to talented athletes. Yet, they were all content with just being ordinary. You are probably wondering why I seem to be so cut-up about their ambitions, or lack there of… Well, the way I see it, life would be a futile exercise if all there was to it was birth, survival and death… I think your maker- regardless of religious delineation- has better things to do with their time. Granted he/she has eternity but still… I started realizing that there was such an attitude when I first went to a 21st birthday. Naïve old me got there expecting a lot more than an excuse for people to drink and parents to sum up in a day what they should have been saying every other day… So after I realized that I might have missed the memo, I eventually asked a friend of mine what the birthday person had accomplished that we all had to be there all dressed up and all… His answer, “Hao, she’s 21 bra! What do you mean!?” “Ok, great! But what has she done in that 21 years!?” “Errr…Hae man… Just drink and be marry!” Yeah, I know… At this point there’ll be those who’ll be quick to say, “But she doesn’t have a child and she’s still in school...and…and…and…” Right, now explain to me when it happened that our standards dropped so low that not doing all the things we’re not meant to and doing all those that we’re meant to became extra-ordinary behavior!? I don’t care what anyone says, at 21, you shouldn’t have a child (you cant afford to-emotionally, financially and/or otherwise), most people are still in tertiary and...and...and… So anyway, back to the mediocrity story. So, according to what I gathered, all you have to do to be worth celebrating is…just be ordinary…? Remember Zombo? He’s the late Kwaito singer that was signed to Arthur’s record label 999 and recently passed away. All due respect is afforded to him and his family but when did he become a legend!? Has this man ever done anything legendary and if yes, where was I when it all happened!? I tuned into Live on SABC 1 to find Andile going on about how we had lost a legend to the music industry. I nearly fell of my bed cause I thought maybe the likes of Bra Hugh had passed. And then he said, Zombo. Zombo!? A legend!?Since When!? Recently, we really did loose a legend to the industry, Mam Marium Makeba. I don’t think it’s even necessary for me to justify my disdain at equating a Zombo to Marium Makeba. We are a nation of extra-ordinary people with an extra-ordinary past… But we give credit to the most trivial of accomplishments. As an individual who believes there is more to life than birth, survival and death, you are, or should be at least, aware of the fact that you need to leave something to this world but more importantly, you need to lead an extra-ordinary life! Be grand…Be memorable… Be inspiring… And then…and only then, will we call you a legend… Not mediocre… Mediocrity
In the short 22 years that I’ve been fortunate enough to walk this earth, I’ve met so many people who are just happy with being ordinary. Some of these very people were or are still my friends to date. What always surprises me is that amongst all these people, there was everyone from intellectuals to talented athletes. Yet, they were all content with just being ordinary.
You are probably wondering why I seem to be so cut-up about their ambitions, or lack there of… Well, the way I see it, life would be a futile exercise if all there was to it was birth, survival and death… I think your maker- regardless of religious delineation- has better things to do with their time. Granted he/she has eternity but still…
I started realizing that there was such an attitude when I first went to a 21st birthday. Naïve old me got there expecting a lot more than an excuse for people to drink and parents to sum up in a day what they should have been saying every other day… So after I realized that I might have missed the memo, I eventually asked a friend of mine what the birthday person had accomplished that we all had to be there all dressed up and all… His answer, “Hao, she’s 21 bra! What do you mean!?”
“Ok, great! But what has she done in that 21 years!?”
“Errr…Hae man… Just drink and be marry!”
Yeah, I know…
At this point there’ll be those who’ll be quick to say, “But she doesn’t have a child and she’s still in school…and…and…and…”
Right, now explain to me when it happened that our standards dropped so low that not doing all the things we’re not meant to and doing all those that we’re meant to became extra-ordinary behavior!?
I don’t care what anyone says, at 21, you shouldn’t have a child (you cant afford to-emotionally, financially and/or otherwise), most people are still in tertiary and…and…and…
So anyway, back to the mediocrity story. So, according to what I gathered, all you have to do to be worth celebrating is…just be ordinary…?
Remember Zombo? He’s the late Kwaito singer that was signed to Arthur’s record label 999 and recently passed away. All due respect is afforded to him and his family but when did he become a legend!? Has this man ever done anything legendary and if yes, where was I when it all happened!?
I tuned into Live on SABC 1 to find Andile going on about how we had lost a legend to the music industry. I nearly fell of my bed cause I thought maybe the likes of Bra Hugh had passed. And then he said, Zombo. Zombo!? A legend!?Since When!?
Recently, we really did loose a legend to the industry, Mam Marium Makeba. I don’t think it’s even necessary for me to justify my disdain at equating a Zombo to Marium Makeba.
We are a nation of extra-ordinary people with an extra-ordinary past… But we give credit to the most trivial of accomplishments. As an individual who believes there is more to life than birth, survival and death, you are, or should be at least, aware of the fact that you need to leave something to this world but more importantly, you need to lead an extra-ordinary life!
Be grand…Be memorable… Be inspiring…
And then…and only then, will we call you a legend…
Not mediocre…

]]> Comment on Developing An Eagle’s Perspective by Scott Abbett http://www.motivationalmemo.com/developing-an-eagles-perspective/#comment-5265 Scott Abbett Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:43:27 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=304#comment-5265 Hi Peter, This post is powerful. Here is my favorite passage in it: I have continued to practice even though I have felt I have at times been sidelined – for it is what you do when nothing is happening that determines how you will perform when your opportunity finally comes. It’s the development of your ability whilst overcoming your disability and it is never allowing that disability from stopping you from moving forward. My input: It's getting daily fulfillment from the development of those abilities that overcome the disabilities that makes eventual achievement a forgone conclusion. Thanks for reminding us with this entry. Hi Peter,

This post is powerful. Here is my favorite passage in it:

I have continued to practice even though I have felt I have at times been sidelined – for it is what you do when nothing is happening that determines how you will perform when your opportunity finally comes.

It’s the development of your ability whilst overcoming your disability and it is never allowing that disability from stopping you from moving forward.

My input: It’s getting daily fulfillment from the development of those abilities that overcome the disabilities that makes eventual achievement a forgone conclusion.

Thanks for reminding us with this entry.

]]> Comment on Enabling The Disabled by CS http://www.motivationalmemo.com/enabling-the-disabled/#comment-5226 CS Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:46:42 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=414#comment-5226 we can really move mountain (if we want to). Don't give up. we can really move mountain (if we want to). Don’t give up.

]]> Comment on Seven Ways To Live The ‘Seven-Star’ Life by Sarah Schelbach http://www.motivationalmemo.com/seven-ways-to-live-the-seven-star-life/#comment-5207 Sarah Schelbach Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:46:09 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=425#comment-5207 Love Star 4 – Believe That Success Is Yours. Love Star 4 – Believe That Success Is Yours.

]]> Comment on Enabling The Disabled by Sarah Schelbach http://www.motivationalmemo.com/enabling-the-disabled/#comment-5075 Sarah Schelbach Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:27:10 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=414#comment-5075 You are truly an inspiration. Your words leap of the page and come to life and always puts a smile on my face and a thought to ponder on. You are truly an inspiration. Your words leap of the page and come to life and always puts a smile on my face and a thought to ponder on.

]]> Comment on Tribute To Ian Harrison by Peter Smartt http://www.motivationalmemo.com/tribute-to-ian-harrison/#comment-4678 Peter Smartt Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:10:09 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=292#comment-4678 This is very sad and distressing news. How could such an awful thing happen to such a loving and caring Godly, sensitive guy? I only have positive memories of Ian, someone with a wonderful testimony of his encounter with God and God's work in his life and that of his family. Ian, you lifted the spirits of those around you and kept us thinking about and trusting God, even during tragedy in your own family. We live in a world which has fallen from the very good one that God created. We come to think of death as normal. But it should not be; it is an impostor, an enemy, the work of Satan. Ian, we look forward to meeting you in Heaven on that wonderful day when the last enemy will be destroyed, not just for a great catch-up (good as that will be), but to live transformed lives where ... "... the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." This is very sad and distressing news. How could such an awful thing happen to such a loving and caring Godly, sensitive guy? I only have positive memories of Ian, someone with a wonderful testimony of his encounter with God and God’s work in his life and that of his family. Ian, you lifted the spirits of those around you and kept us thinking about and trusting God, even during tragedy in your own family.

We live in a world which has fallen from the very good one that God created. We come to think of death as normal. But it should not be; it is an impostor, an enemy, the work of Satan. Ian, we look forward to meeting you in Heaven on that wonderful day when the last enemy will be destroyed, not just for a great catch-up (good as that will be), but to live transformed lives where …

“… the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

]]> Comment on Tribute To Ian Harrison by Al Barraclough http://www.motivationalmemo.com/tribute-to-ian-harrison/#comment-4575 Al Barraclough Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:28:49 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=292#comment-4575 Ian, haven't seen you for...20 years? Always remember your heart, gentle and strong, a great and loyal friend, devoted and caring. I miss you even though we have been so out of touch...but as Peter says, soon to be back in touch. Until then. luv ya, luv to all family Al Ian,
haven’t seen you for…20 years?
Always remember your heart, gentle and strong, a great and loyal friend, devoted and caring. I miss you even though we have been so out of touch…but as Peter says, soon to be back in touch.
Until then.

luv ya,
luv to all family
Al

]]> Comment on Full Self-Esteem Ahead by mani goel http://www.motivationalmemo.com/full-self-esteem-ahead/#comment-4515 mani goel Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:56:02 +0000 http://www.motivationalmemo.com/?p=264#comment-4515 I LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN SELF ESTEEM.TO KNOW MORE JUST VIEW MY THOUGHTS. I LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN SELF ESTEEM.TO KNOW MORE JUST VIEW MY THOUGHTS.

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