Getting Past Gambling

A place to come and share experiences, to find support and strength, for those of us who are putting gambling behind us and finding new exciting and happier ways to live our lives.
" You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing."
*Dale Carnegie {1888-1955 American Author & Achievement Expert}


Saturday, March 25, 2006

DAILY GURU

FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST

Your future is a big adventure.
Prepare for your future, don't live in the past.
Savor your good memories,
use any bad ones as lessons in life.
Carve out a niche for yourself in your imagined future.
Think, feel and see yourself as successful.
To achieve any goal in life, you need to project your end result.
Think of the elation, the satisfaction, the joy you'll feel.
Carry these ecstatic feelings with you every day and they'll bring your desired goals into view.
Sooner or later, you can win if you think you can.
The cards you are dealt in life
are less important than the way you play them.
Every day you're offered a new deal and new cards.
Success is in your future if you're willing to work for it.

©2006 by Max Steingart

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

DAILY GURU

FEAR IS CONQUERED BY TAKING ACTION

Nothing in life is to be feared.

It is only to be understood.

When you dare to face the things that scare you, you open the door to freedom and success.
Most of your obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them or procrastinating about dealing with them, you make up your mind to walk boldly through them.


Don't be afraid to take the steps you need to take to make those positive changes in your life.

To fight your fears, you must act.

Your fears increase when you wait, put off, or postpone.

If you understood your situation enough, you would never be afraid.

The attainment of your dreams is but a determined action away.

Successful people take action.

©2006 by Max Steingart
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

DAILY GURU

DON'T SERVE TIME, MAKE TIME SERVE YOU

Time can't be managed. What can be managed are your activities and how you spend your time.

You always have enough time if you use it wisely.

Set your priorities for goal attainment.

Always try to put first things first.

Most goals are not achieved because people put second things first.

All time management begins with planning.

In all planning you make a list and set priorities.

While you're reviewing your priorities, ask the question:

'What's the best use of my time right now?'

Ask yourself:

'What is my payoff in doing this activity?'

'How does this fit in with my long term objectives?'

'Is what I'm doing getting me closer to my objective?'

Make decisions and implement them.

To choose time is to save time.



©2006 by Max Steingart

Thursday, March 09, 2006

DAILY GURU

SUCCESS IS WITHIN YOU

How things look on the outside of you always depends on how things are on the inside of you.

Your thoughts have brought you to where you are today.

Your actions always mirror your thoughts.

Take a good look at where you are and what you're doing, and you can understand what you've been thinking.

Your mind is your true essence.

Your behavior is the perpetual revealing of yourself.

What you do, tells everyone who and what you are.

Change your thoughts and you can change your position in life.

You can start this process at anytime.

Why not start today?

©2006 by Max Steingart

Sunday, March 05, 2006

DAILY GURU

YOU CLIMB A MOUNTAIN ONE STEP AT A TIME

Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were.

Your opportunity for success is right in front of you.

To attain success or to reach your goal, don't worry about having all the answers in advance.

You just need to have a clear idea of your goal and move toward it.

Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem.

Break your problems into parts and handle one part at a time.

Develop a tendency toward action.


You can make something happen today.

Break your big plan for success into small steps and take the first step right away.

Success starts with a first step.


©2006 by Max Steingart
Reproduce freely but maintain © notice

Thursday, March 02, 2006

DAILY GURU

YOU ALWAYS HAVE A CHANCE

You know what you are today but not what you may be tomorrow.

Use your imagination and look at things as they can be.

You can do anything you wish to do,

have anything you wish to have, and be anything you wish to be.

You don't know what you can really do until you try.

All you have to do is to act on your dreams.

You have the power within you to do things you never dreamed possible.

You would amaze yourself if you did all the things you're capable of doing.

This power becomes available to you as soon as you change some of your beliefs.

Success begins in your mind.


©2006 by Max Steingart

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Leaving the City of Regret.

I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew in advance that no real good would come of it. I'm talking about my annual "Guilt Trip."

I got tickets to fly there on Wish I Had airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage, which I could not check. I chose to carry it myself all the way. It was weighted down with a thousand memories of what might have been. No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City International Airport. I say international because people from all over the world come to this dismal town.

As I checked into the Last Resort Hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year's most important event, the Annual Pity Party. I wasn't going to miss that great social occasion. Many of the towns leading citizens would be there.

First, there would be the Done family, you know, Should Have, Would Have and Could Have. Then came the I Had family. You probably know ol' Wish and his clan. Of course, the Opportunities would be present, Missed and Lost. The biggest family would be the Yesterday's. There are far too many of them to count, but each one would have a very sad story to share.
Then Shattered Dreams would surely make and appearance. And It's Their Fault would regale us with stories (excuses) about how things had failed in his life, and each story would be loudly applauded by Don't Blame Me and I Couldn't Help It.


Well, to make a long story short, I went to this depressing party knowing that there would be no real benefit in doing so. And, as usual, I became very depressed. But as I thought about all of the stories of failures brought back from the past, it occurred to me that all of this trip and subsequent "pity party" could be cancelled by ME! I started to truly realize that I did not have to be there. I didn't have to be depressed. One thing kept going through my mind, I CAN'T CHANGE YESTERDAY, BUT I DO HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE TODAY A WONDERFUL DAY. I can be happy, joyous, fulfilled, encouraged, as well as encouraging. Knowing this, I left the City of Regret immediately and left no forwarding address. Am I sorry for mistakes I've made in the past? YES! But there is no physical way to undo them.

So, if you're planning a trip back to the City of Regret, please cancel all your reservations now. Instead, take a trip to a place called, Starting Again. I liked it so much that I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbors, the I Forgive Myselfs and the New Starts are so very helpful. By the way, you don't have to carry around heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival. God bless you in finding this great town. If you can find it -- it's in your own heart -- please look me up. I live on I Can Do It street.

by Larry Harp