The significant challenges that we face today cannot be resolved by the same level of thinking that created them.

It's official - fall has arrived. The leaves that have already turned color are starting to fall off the trees. And the geese are practising for their long flight south.

We're lucky that its only fall we are facing here. Those who had to experience the fury of the hurricanes and tornadoes - one after the other should be kept in our prayers.

Today's Feature Article, Are You A Wuss? is presented by Dave Cole. Many of us fail to see the value in the trials and tribulations that come our way in life. Rather than just saying 'life is hard', what can you learn from these episodes that will empower you?

Today we have another wonderful article by Gregory Scott Reid. Our Special Feature Article is The Best Things in Life Are Rarely Things. Most of us think of all the stuff we'd get if we won a million dollars. Yes, that would be fun - but when you get right down to brass tacks, what is really important to you? It certainly isn't stuff.

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For a long time in my life, quite frankly I was one scared little puppy. When I look back on my life and see the failures and problems I've encountered .... and how I've reacted to many of them.

I look back and see myself as a former wussbag.

It seems like something, some strange eery power always had control over me....instead of me being in control of the situation.

While I've lived a pretty darn good life, and have been incredibly blessed in it with many things, the one thing that I've strived so hard to do is gain control over my own mind.

I shudder to think what I could now be if I had been in control of my mind. But for too many years and in too many things I wasn't.

And also, please don't think that even today I'm some kind of master or guru who has it all together and is totally in control of everything, I still have my weak moments and failures, but they are certainly far fewer and in between than they once were.

I never watch T.V. However just happened to catch the Oprah Winfrey show this week which featured country singer Winona Judd. Winona began her singing career at the age of 18 and within a year was a millionaire.

But now at age 40, she came on Oprah's show and told on national T.V. what a failure she was in life. How she wasn't in control of her life, how she didn't even know who she was. Outside of being a very famous country western star singer, Winona Judd had no security in who she was as a person.

First I give her tons of credit for being so courageous to go on national T. V. and let all her millions of fans know of her insecurity and her destructive eating habits.

And so I'm going on national Internet and letting all my thousands of readers know how insecure I once was too. I was a coward, a weakling who was afraid.

Afraid of what people would think of me, afraid to formulate an opinion of who I was and what I stood for.

I wasn't in control of my life. I let circumstances and situations dictate to me what my life would be like.

Sound familiar to any of you?

I've always been a big fan of self improvement type stuff and have read those kinds of books and listened to those kind of tapes a lot, so I'm sure that all of that has helped mold me into the kind of person I am now.

And I'm so much happier with myself now than I used to be, because I'm learning how to take back the control over my life, instead of giving up my power to people, circumstances, and situations.

There's a lot involved but one thing that I wanted to talk about today is: I don't have to be afraid of facing unpleasant situations.

And it's because I've learned that every situation and every encounter.... can empower me.....if I choose to allow that to happen.

Napoleon Hill once said that within every adversity there is a seed of a greater benefit.

I've pondered that for years and never really figured it out until now.

If I look at each situation I come across as a situation or encounter that can give me more power by facing it, then that situation can only make me a more powerful person....a person who is in more control of his life than before.

Perhaps, just perhaps every situation I face is meant for a real purpose in my life.

If I see it as such, instead of looking at it as an adversity, and looking at it as a problem...and instead looking at it as a situation that can add power to my life......then doesn't that make much more sense......and doesn't it make life more understandable and doesn't it make me more in control of who I am and who I am to become?

I'm still learning, but every day I'm getting stronger and stronger in my resolve and constitution because of what I'm learning.

Thanks for reading this, I hope it has made you think.

Dave Cole
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Behavior is a much better barometer of what you are than words.

I am grateful to all those people who said "No." It is because of them that I did it all myself.

The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – "doing nothing."
- Benjamin Franklin

The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.
- Roberto Goizueta

He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of his time is like a ray of life which darts itself through all his occupations. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign.
- Victor Hugo

Have you ever noticed this to be true?

The best things in life for me are those things are not things at all. People and experiences make the biggest mark: a wonderful relationship, time with family, or a fantastic vacation that stays in my mind for years.

It seems funny to me that we spend so much time on this planet chasing “things” that we lose focus on what matters most. I mean, what’s the point of having that fantastic new home if you sleep in it all alone? Or drive the nicest of cars but are too ill to take it out for a spin?

Last week I was fortunate enough to meet an incredible guy named David. He’s one of the wealthiest people I’ve ever met, and one of the richest guys I’ve come across.

What’s the difference you ask? Well, I’ve known many wealthy people (the type with all the material resources you could imagine), and then I’ve met truly rich people who have one thing in common: they have balance.

David has all the monetary success you could ever imagine, yet what made him special in my eye is that he wasn’t driven by money; it was more about his relationships. His wife and children mean the most to him inside. He works out every day, watches his diet, and here’s the real kicker, he doesn’t care what other people think of him. Even though he has all the money anyone could want, need, or desire, he drives a modest car and lives in a modest home, for that’s all he says he really needs.

David told me stories of how “keeping up with the Joneses” made him live up to other people’s expectations, and how he now chooses to simply live up to his own expectations instead. What a great thought, huh? It got it got me to thinking as well, and to ask this question that I share with you now:

• How would I live my life differently, if I lived it only for me? I mean, do I have to wait until I’m wealthy before I begin to enjoy the simple pleasures that surround me each day?

Imagine the freedom we’d have, not attempting to impress anyone other than ourselves. Imagine the free time we’d have in our minds, dreaming of what inspires us…rather than wasting time attempting to please everyone else.

I suppose the lesson to be learned here is that this freedom can be ours . . . and already exists before us. We simply need to accept its challenge.

The challenge is this: For one month, make a conscious effort to do what pleases you. Be proud of your success (but don’t brag), wear the clothes that make you comfortable and happy, eliminate the fear to dance, take that risk you’ve been holding back, and whatever you do . . . Keep smilin’.

By: Gregory Scott Reid GregReid@AlwaysGood.com Speaker and two-time #1 best-selling author, The Millionaire Mentor and Wake Up: Live the Life You Love www.AlwaysGood.com

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I love to read and have read thousands of books over the years. I readily admit that most of my reading is for pleasure but I do purchase books on other subjects for learning purposes as well.

One of the most important factors is 'Does the subject of the ebook capture my interest?' I find that so many of today's ebooks are nothing more than rehashed material with very little of value even though the web page promises so much more.

As a consequence, I've learned to be more prudent about the products I purchase. But I have to tell you I was absolutely intrigued by the 'idea' of Make Your Own Software. Just about everyone insists that the way to succeed online is by having your own product. I don't know about you but I have absolutely no programming knowledge and can't say I relish the idea of putting the next ten years into learning how to do it well.

So I took a look at the web page and started getting excited about the possibilities.

I purchased the software and as promised, inside of thirty minutes I had created my first exe file. The instructions are simple and straight forward. That's a big plus for me. I detest wading through excess filler information. Just give me the facts and let me decide for myself.

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