achievements

ROADBLOCKS HOW DO WE OVERCOME THEM?

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Life is full roadblocks.  Some of us see a roadblock and stop.  Some of us see a roadblock as a hurdle.  We find a way to go around it or jump over it.  The latter is the kind of person I like to be and believe myself to be.  Viewing a life full of roadblocks, is realistic.  Life, especially when dealing with complicated situations will present us with “roadblocks”.  If we turn away, without looking for a way around, we basically allow these roadblocks to control us and our decisions.  You can be the most intelligent person on this planet, but if you do not know how to proceed around roadblocks rather than turn away, you won’t get very far with this.  

Let us take a look at the definition of a roadblock in our Webster Dictionary and the daily wisdom words definition.  

Webster Definition of roadblock-1.  Something that blocks progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective.

Daily Wisdom Words Definition-a temporary workaround that stops us in our tracks but doesn’t stop us more than temporarily.  

Creativity is a quality that is just as important as intelligence but without persistence, creativity in and of itself, can’t guide you around the roadblocks in life.  When we take creativity and add persistence and intelligence, we have a winning mix of  human success.  If we have a dream, unless we attempt to make it reality, it will always be just a dream in our mind.  A dream is no different that a dream you have when you are sleeping and wake up.  You may remember a dream as meaningful, but chances are it is forgotten or placed in our imagination never to play on into reality.  A dream we never play out by trying despite the roadblocks we should expect will sadly remain just this.  Let us refer to roadblocks to also be thought of as looking at a map.  If I want to go to Colorado from Arizona, there is more than one path to get there.  This is how we must view roadblocks in life.  

Persistence, which I mentioned is a quality needed to bring a dream into reality is nothing more than making a decision with vision and a plan.  The more specific the plan is adding some flexibility for the roadblocks in life is one that, with the right plan will be successful.  I feel very confident, if you have a plan with logistics and a specific plan you will achieve your dream.

A dream that is something in your heart and head is a dream that is very powerful with persistence and creativity and I believe with the right plan we can achieve it.  There will always be those individuals who are the negative nellies telling us that our dream is unrealistic and impossible.  They will have many reasons why your dream will not succeed and may have valid points, but only you in your heart with the right plan will know it is possible with proper persistence.  One of the first poems I wrote when I was maybe 11 or 12 years old, still rings true today for me:  It goes like this:  “Never give up on something you really want, not until the end.”  When all else fails, make sure to begin once again.”  This still comes to mind for me when I wish to turn a dream into reality.  

Thanks so much for reading.

Samantha LeBoeuf/Daily Wisdom Words, LLC

 

TRIUMPHS

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WE ALL ENJOY EXPERIENCING THE FEELING OF TRIUMPH  I THINK OF TRIUMPH AS THE FIGHT WE HAVE TO PUT UP OVERCOMING SOMETHING DIFFICULT.  IT IS THAT FEELING OF EXULTATION THAT WE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE FINALLY OVERCOME HARD OBSTACLES IN LIFE.  TRIUMPH IS A WONDERFUL FEELING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS ABOUT PERSONAL CHALLENGES YOU GIVE YOURSELF. LET’S TAKE AT THE DEFINITION OF TRIUMPH IN THE WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND DAILY WISDOM WORDS DEFINITION.

WEBSTER DEFINITION-1.  A GREAT VICTORY OR TRIUMPH

DAILY WISDOM WORDS DEFINITION-BEING VICTORIOUS OVER A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IN CHALLENGING ONESELF.

ACHIEVING SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ACCOMPLISH GOALS WE SET, MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US.  THIS IS HOW WE LEARN SELF-RESPECT AND SELF-RELIANCE.  I BEIEVE SOMETIMES IN LIFE, SELF-GROWTH IS PART OF OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE THOSE WE SET FOR OURSELVES.  RIGHT NOW, I AM ON A LONG JOURNEY TOWARDS TRIUMPH, WITH A LONG WAY TO GO.  HOWEVER, ONE THING I DO KNOW IS TO SET SMALL GOALS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ALONG THE WAY TO ENCOURAGE ACHIEVING THE LONG-TERM GOAL.

WHEN WE WISH TO TRIUMPH IN SOMETHING, WE WILL ACHIEVE THE LONG-TERM GOAL SETTING SHORT-TERM ONES.  TRIUMPHS ARE “GRAND” ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO ME.  THEY HAVE TO DO WITH THOSE FEATS IN LIFE WE COME ACROSS ONLY A FEW TIMES.  I HAVE LISTED SOME HELPFUL ADVICE IN WORKING TOWARDS TRIUMPH OF A HUGE GOAL.  

1.  SET SMALL GOALS ALONG THE WAY.  THIS IS HOW WE USE POSITIVITY TO ENCOURAGE OURSELVES TOWARDS THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.

2.  MAP OUT YOUR GOAL.  THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING SETTING UP A TIME LINE WITH WHAT YOU THINK IS REALISTIC TO ACHIEVE IT.  

3.  USE AMMUNITION TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS.  FOR EXAMPLE, USE AFFIRMATIONS WHEN YOUR FEELING DISCOURAGED.  AFFIRMATIONS ARE A POWERFUL TOOL ACCESSED BY WRITING DOWN YOUR GOAL AS IF YOU’VE ALREADY ACHIEVED IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.  USE OTHER TOOLS SUCH AS A CHART WHICH SHOWS STEP BY STEP HOW YOU WILL; ACHIEVE YOUR TRIUMPH.

4.  HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF.  WE ALL WILL OCCASIONALLY SLIDE DOWN TEMPORARILY ON OUR ROAD TO SUCCESS.  THE KEY IS NOT TO GIVE UP AND GET BACK ON TRACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  

I CHOSE THE WORD “TRIUMPH” TODAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL MOST LIKELY SET NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS, AND SOME OF THEM WILL REQUIRE REAL WORK TO ACHIEVE.  I BELIEVE THE ABOVE TIPS CAN BE A KEY ELEMENT IN ACHIEVING YOUR TRIUMPHS.  

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SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/DWW

 

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EXCEPTIONALISM

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What is the difference between being a great person and being an exceptional one?  If one can measure exceptionalism, how much more distance do we have to go to achieve exceptionalism?

Before I give my thoughts on this question, I would first like to see what the actual definition in our Webster Dictionary is for exceptionalism.

Exceptionalism-1.  The condition of being different than the norm  2.  Unusual, not typical.  Unusually good;  outstanding.

Daily Wisdom Word Definition for exceptionalism-Those persons or things that stand out above others, because they shine with beauty in one form or another.

My definition for exceptionalism is different than the Webster Dictionary this time much more than most times.  First of all I don’t believe any of us are ever really “normal”.  For normal to be a definition for human beings when each of us is different more than alike, as we are made to be one of a kind by God, is hard for me to accept.

It is true we should look at our likenesses overall with others, rather than our differences, but we should also know that there is more to being human than our likenesses.  Each of us, each and every one of us has something that makes us exceptional.  Whether or not we choose to develop this is up to us, but I believe in my heart there is still something naturally exceptional we don’t have to work at to be exceptional.   We were born with this one special quality, and this is the very exception when we should focus on our difference from others.

Exceptionalism can be developed in many areas for all of us.  I still however, believe there is something we are born with God gave us we simply “just have been gifted with”.  Exceptionalism is defined as above normal according to the Webster Dictionary, but I would like just one of us to define normalcy when we are all different in one form or another.

The above is my definition of exceptionalism.  I think something that truly makes us exceptional is when we can see the “shine within another.”   I define this by being able to see specifically or at least come close to knowing what makes another person exceptional, after you figure out within you what makes yourself so.

There are those “movie stars, and pro-ball players, and Stars of many kinds, but when you have depth, that exceptionalism of another, isn’t always easily defined, yet your exceptional simply by being able to see what this one particular quality is with another.  This quality is not something “developed”.  It is simply “just there”.

I also believe we are born with qualities we are very good at that we can develop into a different type of exceptionalism so I separate the one natural quality God gives us that makes us exceptional and different than those we have to work at starting with simply being very good at something.

If anything you have read here today, registers, or feels right in some way, I want you to focus on it, because the one quality that naturally makes us exceptional is the “one difference” we don’t have to work at, and we need to be able to define it within ourselves.  This is when it is necessary to have faith and strength, because some of us have to work harder at figuring out what this God-given quality is.

Knowing what makes us exceptional, allows us to help others because we are very clear on what this quality is, and can utilize it to help others.  I feel happy in this moment, writing this, because perhaps, maybe just maybe, this very thing I am writing right now, is what makes me exceptional.  We should be grateful for whatever this quality is that makes us naturally exceptional  and use use it to serve others, and expand ourselves as individuals.

Thank you so much for reading about being exceptional today. When you are feeling down inside, always keep your shininess clear within your mind, so you can remind yourself of this.  This will not be the quality you have to work at:  It will be so natural, it is simply what makes you truly “special”.

Beneath this article, is a place to “join the discussion”.  It would mean a lot to me to have each of you that comment, let me know how you feel your exceptional, no matter how insignificant you think it is.  At some point, in your life, it will be the ereatheal quality that shines within you.

Samantha Leboeuf/Daily Wisdom Words

“YOUR SPECIAL AND UNIQUE, BUT YOUR ALSO EXCEPTIONAL ” SL