What do you do to confront fear? I have a suggestion – practice gratitude. Tony Robbins says, “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” It is so true, gratefulness removes fear.

You have probably heard Oprah talking about keeping a gratitude journal. Coaching programs that I have taken part in talk about the gratitude principal and I recently heard a sermon on the topic of changing pleading into thankfulness.

We at Freedom Personal Development talk about thankfulness and gratefulness all the time, and yet as much as it is common knowledge that gratefulness has so much power, we often do not do it. Why is that?

I believe one of the reasons are the habits we have created in Read More...

With Thanksgiving this week, take some time to think about what you are truly grateful for – that is the reason for the holiday right?

Make sure to enter our gratitude contest too!  All you need to do is answer this question:

What 3 “outside of the box” items are you truly thankful for and WHY?
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Here is a Top 10 List of Things to be Grateful for:

1. You’re breathing. You owe your life to the world not the other way around. How are you sharing you natural gifts with others?

2. You have a roof Read More...

I was driving around last week listening to a guy named Andy Andrews in my car, and he said something that hit me right between the eyes.  Mr. Andrews (author of the book The Traveler’s Gift) was saying that if he was allowed only 1 minute on stage and one thing to say that would change someone’s life, it would be an easy decision for Read More...

With Thanksgiving approaching, I thought it would be especially appropriate to discuss a defining characteristic of successful people that I’ve met worldwide. I’ve found that successful and joyous people are usually very skilled at counting their blessings. They focus on what’s right about their life instead of what’s wrong.

Why is this important?

It goes back to the incredibly simple but undeniably profound thought expressed in Earl Nightingale’s great album The Strangest Secret. He said that “you become what you think about all day long.” If you think about that, you’ll realize it’s true. The dominant thoughts that live in your Read More...