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5 Ways to Recognize Your Powerful Potential

Discovering what makes you tick is integral to identifying your own potential. Knowing what you’re good at and what you want to do in life will make living more satisfying and fulfilling.

If you’re struggling to figure out your strengths and ability to accomplish things, perhaps it would be helpful to take some time to get in touch with your own potential.

Consider these questions and suggestions to help you identify your potential:

What do you love to do? Write it down. Include tasks such as “make my car shine” as well as activities like “attending networking events for my business.”

Your passion in a specific area will enhance your abilities to achieve in related activities. If you love to listen to guitar music and you’re taking lessons, you’ll no doubt be motivated to try to play your best and produce lovely music.

Listen to what others say about you. Although you’ll have your own concept of who you are and what you’re good at, paying attention to what others say to you about you will offer insight into some of your talents and skills you might not have considered.

What other people see as your strengths will most likely be areas that you perform well in. You gain valuable information by listening to others’ comments about you and to you.

What is your dream career or business? Throughout life, you’ve perhaps thought about more than one or two careers you’d enjoy. Maybe as a child, you wanted to be a doctor, start a business.

If you’d rather be doing something else, what would it be? Let your mind go. You want to work on a cruise ship that travels from one Caribbean island to another. You dream about working in the fashion industry. Maybe you’ve always wanted to own a restaurant where you cooked for everyone.
If a particular idea stuck with you over the years, you’ll no doubt be highly motivated to make it happen and fulfill your potential.

Surround yourself with people you love. People whom you love and who love you inspire you to go for what you want in life. They nurture, support, and encourage you.

Ensure you have plenty of loving, caring people around you to provide inspiration to fuel your potential.

Surround yourself with people you love. People whom you love and who love you inspire you to go for what you want in life

Can you find a mentor? A mentor is someone who’ll help you cultivate your greatest joy, interest or talent. They’re usually a person who excels in the area that you’re interested in pursuing. An effective mentor can help you identify and even fulfill your potential.

When you have a role model who thoroughly knows about a subject that’s close to your heart, you’ll push yourself to learn more and excel in your chosen area.

Once you know what you love to do, you’ll be closer to identifying your potential in life. Also, being in touch with your own strengths and having supportive people, including a mentor, around you will help. Focus on discovering your own potential to create the life you desire.

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How Finding Your Passion Can Improve Your Life

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Everybody feels passionate about something. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out exactly what that is, but you have big dreams inside of you that are driven by your deepest values and convictions. Your dreams are your True ME (Magical Essence) expressing itself.

Discovering your deepest passions will dramatically increase your sense of joy, happiness, and confidence in every area of your life.

Where Do You Find Your Passion?

1. Finding Your Passion in Work

The most popular advice for career success is to find something you love, and then find a way to make money doing it. If you can find a way to support yourself working in a field you enjoy, you’ll get up every morning looking forward to doing something that hardly feels like work.

Sometimes, however, you’re stuck in a position that’s less than ideal. If you explore the values and dreams within yourself and match them to particular aspects of your job, your daily grind can quickly turn into a daily pleasure. By finding deep meaning in what you do, your enthusiasm for work will naturally increase.

2. Finding Your Passion in Your Social Life

When you find your passion, you can seek out others who share that passion and revel in it. You can open yourself up to a whole new circle of people and experiences.

When a group of people who share the same passion get together and talk about it, entertaining dialogue always ensues. Whether it’s a vigorous debate or a lengthy rant, it’s always good fuel for your soul.

Discovering the passion inside of you makes you a more interesting person. Even when you’re spending time with people who have totally different interests, you can exchange ideas on a whole new level and enjoy each other’s company more when you have more to share.

Discovering the passion inside of you makes you a more interesting person.

Your friends, family, and colleagues may feed off your interest and enthusiasm. Your passion may become contagious, and you may win them over to your cause. With more in common, you’ll experience a deeper relationship and more meaningful fellowship when you share your passion with others.

3. Finding Your Passion in Your Recreation

Are you easily bored or anxious? The quickest antidote is to discover what makes you tick.

Your passion is the fuel that ignites the joy you were created to experience. Infusing your passion into your weekly schedule, even in small amounts, can have a dramatic effect on the happiness you feel throughout the rest of the week.

4. Finding Your Passion Through Romance

Knowing what your passion is can give you a barometer for potential romantic partners. If you find someone who shares your passion or is at least supportive of it, you can develop a relationship where you can share your passion with someone who feels passionate about you.

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Experience the power of finding your passion today. All it takes is a few minutes of quiet time alone, an open mind, and a determination to live the life of joy that you were born to live.

Grab a piece of paper and a pen and ask yourself some questions:

What causes stir your emotions?
What do you enjoy spending time doing?
What bothers you about the world around you?
How can you make it better?
What things make you smile?
What recreational activities do you enjoy?

As you explore, you’ll discover the passion that burns deep within your heart. Ask yourself how you can pursue that passion, starting today, even if it’s only on a small scale. Your life will never be the same.

What small thing will you today to ignite your inner passion? I’d love to hear how you will pursue your passion, so leave a comment and let us know!

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Do You Know Your Life Purpose?

by Ann Rusnak

If you’re like most people, figuring out what you’re supposed to do with your life can be a challenge.

What is a life purpose anyway? For this article I’m going to define it as something that you love to do that also has a great impact on the world. And if you generate an income for doing something you love, even better. It’s that sweet spot where you’re having a great time and doing something wonderful or as many people as possible.

Most of us leave our lives up to chance. We slide into mediocrity with a profession that we can tolerate because it pays the bills and stay there or in a similar situation until we’re ready to retire.

Living your purpose usually requires taking action with the intention of finding it.

9 Ways to Take the Challenge out of Finding Your Life Purpose

Describe your ideal day. Project yourself several years into the future and imagine that your life is essentially perfect. Take a piece of paper and answer these questions… What would your life look like? Are you working? What type of work are you doing? What do you do all day? Who is in your life?

Now that you know what the end looks like, what can you do today to take the first step in that direction?

Try a Day of Solitude. Go to a remote place that inspires you. Bring plenty of water, even some snacks, a journal and pens and/or pencils. Just sit with yourself. Let your mind go. Write down the thoughts that appear.
Volunteer. Find an organization in your community that interests you. Doing something worthwhile can be a good way to discover your purpose. Even if you come up short, at least you’ll have done something important.
Assume you can do the impossible. When anything is possible, what would you do? Take action to bring your dreams to life.

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Write. Similar to solitude but not as long. Perhaps the most effective way to discover your life’s purpose is to spend an hour writing. At the top of your paper write, "My life’s purpose." Now spend the next 60 minutes writing whatever pops into your mind.

When you find something that stirs strong positive feelings within you, you’re probably on the right track.

Investigate a new hobby. We all have at least one activity we’ve been putting off until a more convenient time. Doing something new exposes you to new ideas and thoughts. Now is the time to jump in and get started. You might be surprised what you discover.
Do something that terrifies you. Skydiving? Public speaking? You might find your life’s purpose during the process of conquering this fear.

This can be challenging and it might take some time, but get started today.

Spend a day being totally inspired. From the time you wake up until the time you go to bed, attempt to spend every moment inspired. The right books, music, and movies can help you maintain an inspired mental state.

You’ll believe you can do anything. What would you do?

Ask yourself what you would do if you had $10 million. How would you spend your time? What would your life look like? Can you figure out a way to make a living doing one of the activities you would be willing to do for free if you had the time?

Keep trying the above tips until you’ve found something that really excites you. When you find your purpose, there will be no doubt. Also keep in mind that your purpose, may not be one big encompassing thing.

You will need to devote some time to thinking and planning but not so much you forget to enjoy your life. It’s having passions, and the perseverance to pursue them, that makes you a star.

Finding your life’s purpose will make life exciting and meaningful!

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8 Tips To Find Your Life’s Passion

by Ann Rusnak

It seems that we are all in search of our life’s passion, but what is a passion anyway? In short, it’s the perfect fulfilling combination of career, love, family, dreams and reality.

You may feel that spending a few moments thinking about your passions and dreams is a waste of precious time – what with all the other obligations tugging at your sleeve: career, kids, bills, errands, etc.

However, these few moments might just be the defining moments of your life! You could discover the one thing that enables you to find true happiness! In fact, most of us could benefit by spending more time considering our life’s passion.

Here are 8 tips to help you discover your life’s passion so you can live a fulfilling life:

Evaluate.What do you feel is lacking in your life? What do you have that fulfills you? Make a list, and consider options that bring you what you lack.
Feel gratitude and appreciation for the good things you have that fulfill you.

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Set goals. Write out your most important short and long-term goals and dreams, along with a plan to achieve them. Divide your plan into small steps that you know you can accomplish. For example, if you always wanted to open a clothing store, start taking classes on business or fashion at the local college.
Small, achievable steps assure your success!
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Decide which of your stressors are small issues and which ones are large. Is that loud neighbor a real concern or can you let that one go?
By letting the small stressors go, you can free up your mind to strategize ways to reduce, eliminate, or cope with what stresses you the most.
Analyze your time. Which activities take up most of your time? Do you desire more time for other, more enjoyable activities? If so, then develop a plan to restructure the time allotted for each activity.
Make a schedule with your priorities and stick to it.
Consider your fears. What is stopping you now from taking steps towards what you want in life? Is it a fear that you won’t succeed or that others will think less of you? Do you fear how things might change if you are successful? Endeavor to fulfill your life despite fear.
Facing your fears will make you feel empowered and more capable.

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Make a daily success plan. Think of small changes you can implement each day to improve your life. Each day’s accomplishments will show you that you are, indeed, moving toward fulfilling your life’s passion!
Leave regret behind.Once you start feeling success in pursuing your life’s passion, you may wish you had started earlier in your life. Push these thoughts of regret out of your mind.
To eliminate regret, remind yourself of this wonderful opportunity you’ve discovered that is changing your present and future!
Seek positive advice. Talk to anyone and everyone you can think of to glean positive tips, advice, and experiences. Seek out those people that you feel have it all – everything you may be looking for in life. Find out their secrets, their perspectives, and the thoughts that motivate them.

Pursuing your life’s passion can start you on a journey that brings you more joy than you have ever imagined. Following these tips and techniques will help you to develop a successful strategy for turning your hopes, dreams and desires into your reality. Enjoy!

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Inspiring Video – The Pursuit of Happiness

by Ann Rusnak

A story about a small pup with big dreams. Chester the pup goes after his dreams… and fulfills his destiny despite doubters.

Let this video story inspire you to go after your dreams. You can download the pdf transcripts which includes a self reflection section on getting unstuck from the self doubt and fear that hold back your dreams.

This wraps up the series of celebrating the pursuit of happiness. While enjoying fireworks and thinking about our country’s fight for independence, you too can begin the inner fight against limiting beliefs and the tyranny of fear.

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In Pursuit of Happiness

by Ann Rusnak

Do you seek happiness? Are you looking around you for someone or something to come along that makes you happy?

Answering yes to either or both those question is the reason happiness eludes you.

You doesn’t need create or look for happiness. It already exists within you. Happiness is a choice and it’s up to you to choose happiness.

If you don’t want to be happy you won’t be.

A great way to experience happiness every day starts with giving yourself permission to be happy. Focus on the positives of your life instead of the negative. Using affirmation can help you flip your thoughts. Once you become skilled at it, the rewards are pure joy!

Happiness Affirmations and You

Happiness affirmations can help you attain happiness mindset.

What are happiness affirmations?

A positive statement that can change your life.

Affirmations work a lot like mental imagery techniques where you visualize yourself doing something great. Instead of being visual, though, affirmations are spoken.

The words you speak have the power to evoke your emotions and activate your mind to accomplish great things. You program your mind with repetitive positive thoughts that enable you to achieve your goals and live the life you dream!

For instance, when you doubt your right to be happy, you can say to yourself, "I find reasons to laugh every day," or something as simple as, "I give myself permission to be happy."

Giving yourself permission is powerful. It breaks down your mind’s resistance.

When you’re always in pursuit of happiness, you may find that it’s elusive. That’s because your mind believes you need to look for sources outside yourself or for people to "make" you happy.

Every time you use happiness statements, you reaffirm the thought and program your brain to be happy.

Here are some more examples:

Who Can Use Happiness Affirmations?

You can! With the help of affirmations you can change your life, one happy thought at a time. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can integrate affirmations into your life and how soon they can make a mind shift change.

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When you use positive statements, you push out the negative thoughts, leaving no room for them in your life. When you remind yourself that you have a right and a reason to be happy, you’ll feel happier, and life will suddenly become so much more enjoyable.

It’s certainly worth a try to see if you can change your life one statement at a time and end up full of happiness and joy!

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Unique Tool to Discover Your True Passion

by Ann Rusnak

Many of us go through life with interests that we never truly nurture and enjoy because we are too concerned about what others think. Of course, that’s no way to live!

Several years ago, I decided to start following my heart to write a book to inspire woman to embrace their Magical Essence™ to live a life of Unstoppable Success.

Finding your passion is an important part of self-discovery. You will be a happier, more balanced individual when you find and develop your passions. Your whole life will change before your eyes!

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Let Me Share Some Ideas on Finding Your Passion

You may think that finding your passion is easier said than done, and it is for many people. However, you can find your passion in two easy steps:

Set your mind to finding your passion. Once you focus on your pursuit of passion, your mind will be attuned to anything that will contribute to the solution.
Use an effective mind tool. There is a well-known tool you can use to help you along the way if you are afraid to branch out and follow your dreams. You can also use this tool to keep going down the right path to find what you are interested in. What is this handy tool? It’s embracing your passion through affirmations!

Affirmations can help you push through your self-doubts and help lead you to a more passionate life.

What Are Passion Affirmations?

Many people hear the term "passion affirmations" and wonder what affirmations could possibly be, and why they should use them. Passion affirmations are statements that will activate your brain to focus on and attain the goals you set for yourself.

These statements often are descriptive of the feelings or behaviors you would like to possess in any given situation. They may remind you about your self-worth or the importance of your passions.

How Can You Use Passion Affirmations?

Passion affirmations can be used in moments when you might be having some negative inner dialogue, or when you are second-guessing your desire to pursue your passions.

In those moments of doubt, you may want to use a passion affirmation like, "I have no need to do what others think I should. I am strengthened by doing the things I love to do." You’ll want to believe this even if it’s a challenge in the beginning.

You are reaffirming the statement and making it your personal truth every time you say your passion affirmation out loud.

There are also passion affirmations that can help you overcome guilt that you may feel when you indulge in your passion. We all have a right to pursue our passions, as long as they are in balance with our responsibilities. There is nothing wrong with pursuing a passion. You deserve to spend time on you.

When you are having one of those days where you feel guilty for enjoying your favorite hobby or past time you can say, "I am actively involved in my hobbies. It gives me energy and strength after a hard day."

You are giving your mind permission to replace negative thoughts with positive ones when you use affirmations.

Passion affirmations not only help you discover your passions, but also enable you to live a more passionate life. This positive dialogue will become second nature in time as it pushes out negative feelings and self-doubt. Being passionate is a way of expressing love for yourself. You should indulge in your passions and remember that they are good for you and those around you.

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