Sometimes we can find ourselves down and out or in a rut. Sometimes we are off track and can't seem to es liefind the road. Why is this and where can we find it. Sometime people seem to get angry and frustrated like myself. Often times we find ourselves placing the blame on others and that is simply not healthy. If we don't like where we are in life it is ultimately up to us to change that situation. Whether or not that situation is in your personal life or in a relationship or a job, no one is going to intervene and say "how bout I fix all your problems for you." Probably never going to happen!!
It makes absolutely no sense to me why people do this- let me give it to you in this example. Let's say you had set your keys down one night in your house as you were preparing to go out for the night when suddenly the power goes out in your home. You think great, powers out I've got to go but where are my keys? So after cautiously searching about your place for a good 5- 10 minutes you notice through the front window that about 50 yards away oddly enough there is a street light on. So you think AHHHHHAAA !!!! I will go out into the light then I will be able to see. Surely if I can see I will find my keys. So off you go searching outside where the keys will never be found. So as you are searching under the light a neighbor passes you by on a walk but notices you seem to be frantically looking for something so he asks if he could help. And you tell him you lost your keys. He asks where about where were you at when you noticed they were missing. Well you say "I was inside and the lights went out but I noticed there was light out here so I decided it would be better to look in the light then to stagger and stumble around in the dark.
I can only imagine what the neighbor was thinking but that's not the point. The keys to changing are inside of us. Not outside of us. Of course I'm talking to a certain extreme here. Some of us are waiting for a $0.30 increase in our already discouraging hourly pay to be happier. "Well only if my JOB would pay me more, then I could take that vacation I've been promising the family for 5 yrs. Well the job isn't the problem here because I'm almost positive that if you were worth the higher wage your current employer would grant the raise or another company wouldn't mind paying you that figure. Once again the problem isn't the Job; the problem may be your skill level. This isn't the bases of this article and I may be sounding a little harsh but I just got on a little tangent for a minute.
Getting into the information I feel comfortable that we have a foundation to start building on. You understand that we all must take complete responsibility for our circumstances. When I first started my first role in the true business world I had some pretty big shoes to fill and some of my responsibilities honestly made me sick at times and one day an Individual looked me in the eye and said Mr. Chapin in order for things in your life to change, you must first change!!! That's when it first hit me and from then on I've put myself on this path of personal development that has truly revolutionized my life. My girl friend likes to say if nothing changes, then nothing changes.

I've noticed that everything is basically a perception and your starting point for any subject matter is your philosophy. Your philosophy on the matter is what you know how you hold it and how you let it affect you. So for a very brief example if your philosophy on working out and eating healthy is a positive philosophy meaning you understand it's necessary for your vitality.
Your philosophy a lot of the times will be in stealth mode for a lot of people meaning that you may not even realize that you feel that way about a certain situation. It's very possible that on a sub-conscious level you were programmed growing up in a sense to feel certain ways about certain things. A major negative philosophy that has plagued the lower middle class for many years is their views on money. I won't dive into this topic but with a little imagination I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. That leads me into the next topic, Attitude!!! This is where most people start their searches. You will often time here people say such and such needs an attitude adjustment. Really? Maybe so, but is it not possible that his philosophy on the matter is just different from yours? Maybe you need to persuade that individual to take a look at the situation from a different angle, or vice versa. Once he/she has the correct philosophy I think the attitude comes naturally 90% of the time. Your attitude does account for a lot but actions and activity is the starting line. With no or very little activity it is impossible to get what you want in life. Well someone says I think I'm not going to go into work today, well the boss may let that slide a day or two but I'm telling you what if you keep up that kind of activity you'll be without a job. If there is no activity there can be no results and without results we live in mediocrity, poverty, and were just not happy.
Results are the name of the game. That's why we put our precious time into the things that we enjoy in life. Why do some people work 30 years at a job that they really don't like to begin with? The answer- Because of the end result. Now we are becoming more intelligent and starting our own adventure such as home based businesses and supplemental part time opportunities that many Americans are finding out is going to replace their full time income with a fraction of the work. If you're serious about these kinds of changes in your life there are even a few business' out there that have a residual income tied into the compensation plans that could pay you month in and month out even after you stop working for the company. You get to leave and keep your book of business that you built. How amazing is that!!!!
So now I can get into the lecture because there was one cynical reader who was thinking now that sounds like a scam. See that is a negative philosophy and it could hinder you and you future success forever. Let me tell you what cynicism does for you. It closes the doors of opportunity and stops the receiving process!!!
Now let's say you were approached with a business opportunity, a Franchise for this example. Someone wanted to sell their business to you but you thought it was too good to be true when all essence the seller was just burnt out and wanted to sell. He figured to the right person he would sell cheaper to sell quicker. Make sense? Good. In the back of your mind your thinking I'm not going to let this fool play me. I know better than that or Ya I've heard about those kinds of opportunities. Instead you should run the numbers make a few phone calls and really examine the investment. Let's say you had a positive philosophy about business and opportunities and decided to make the investment and purchase the franchise. That's fantastic now you're not only a business owner but you will start enjoying the incredible tax benefits you get to take advantage of. If you're Philosophy was a positive one how do you think your attitude would be? Probably pretty good. You would probably be very coachable and willing to do the things necessary to become successful. So if you were willing to do the things and your attitude was good your activity or actions are probably going to follow in step. We all know what happens with good activity. Over time you're going to reap the benefits and have the positive results that you were ultimately looking for. Can you guess what comes with positive results? That's right a positive Lifestyle. The ultimate- To be able to live and enjoy whatever incredible lifestyle you have created in your mind. Never lose that image- You will see it when you believe it!
Now of course on the flip side of all this there is the negative- If you have a poor philosophy than I'm sure your attitude about that situation will be negative which will definitely lead to negative actions or poor activity which further leads to poor results- and with no results which we said earlier was the name of the game!!!! You're going to live a poor lifestyle. This is where my early struggles were found so I hope this touches someone.