Starting today there are only 100 days left in the year.  For many the hopes and dreams they began the year with (not to mention their life) are a distant memory, and they are waiting for next year to begin again.  If you find that being your experience I only have one question for you. WHY WAIT?  The world is eagerly awaiting the fulfillment of your dreams and the sharing of your gifts.

You have waited long enough already, whether it be years, decades, or your whole life, your dreams have been put on hold long enough.  I encourage you to make a choice now to rededicate yourself to yourself and to your dreams.  I promise you, even if you only spend five minutes a day for the next hundred days you’ll discover that you will find yourself feeling better and accomplishing more than you ever have before.

You may bethinking, how can I accomplish anything in only five minutes a day?  It really comes down to what you choose to do in those five minutes.  Too many people think or have been conditioned to think, that to make any meaningful changes in your life you need to spend a lot of time and exert a lot of effort.  Without the right tools, that belief is probably the reality.

It doesn’t have to be your reality.  I am going to share three simple steps with you.  I guarantee you that if you follow these three steps every night before you go to bed, on December 31st 2009, you will truly have something to celebrate.

Here’s the three steps.

STEP 1: Within 1/2 hour (the magical 1/2 hour) before you go to bed,  say between five and ten of your most relevant affirmations.  The way I want you to say them is by taking a powerful stance, put one or both of your hands on your heart, and with as much positive anergy and emotion state your affirmations.

STEP 2:  After powerfully stating your positive affirmations you will then write those same affirmations in a special notebook that you will use soley for that purpose.  Let me emphasize write as opposed to print your affirmations.  By writing, your affirmations you go directly into your subconscious mind.

STEP 3: The final step is to vividly visualize or imagine for 1-2 minutes how your life will be when you all of your affirmations have fully manifested in your life.  What will it look like, feel like, what will you be doing, etc?

You can easily complete all three steps in less than five minutes, and because you are combining the power of your subconscious mind with the power of the magical half hour, you will experience dramatic positive results in your life.

**Note:  If you need some guidance regarding creating powerful and positive affirmations for yourself you can click the link below to read part one of a free five part e-course I created.

Now even though I have shared with you a way that you can dramatically improve your life in only five minutes a day, odds are still pretty high that between the time you read this and the time you go to bed, your conscious mind will find a way to talk you out of it.

If and when this occurs, I encourage you to think about the alternatives, you can continue to do the things you have always done, and continue to get the results you’ve always gotten, or do something different and get different results.  You owe to yourself and to your dreams to do something different.

Because I am absolutely committed to your dreams, if you are one of the first ten people to send me an email and write “I am committed to my dreams”  You will receive a free 90 minute empowerment session that will empower and motivate you in taking action toward manifesting your dreams.

Send your email to mitchell@TheChampionsHeart.com

I welcome your comments and suggestions.

Today is a day recognized around the world as an International Day of Peace.  With all the horrific violence that takes place on a daily basis in our world, some may ask the question “What can be accomplished in a single day?”

To answer that question, and to show my support for this day of peace,  Jeremy Gilley, and the Peace One Day organization, I have included a short video below.  It is less than four minutes long.  After watching it I encourage you to ask and answer the question “What am I willing to do to have peace one day?”

Then go to the Peace One Day website and register your commitment to peace.  There is no commitment too small, and if everyone chose only to take one minute to silently meditate on world peace on this one day, positive change would take place around the world.

The web address for Peace One Day is:

http://www.peaceoneday.org

How To Get Involved – Peace One Day Video

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Next week on September 21st the world is encouraged to recognize that day as a day of peace. I think it is quite easy for people to look at places around the world where there is clearly hostility going on, whether it be the Middle East, Africa, or inner cities in the United States, and think why can’t there simply be peace.  To me peace is not about looking at places of hostility around the world and saying there must be peace there. Real peace around the world begins within you.

Check inside and honestly answer the questions “Am I at peace within myself?”  “How do I express and encourage peace in my interactions with others?”  Many people if they are honest are not at peace within themselves.  They have allowed what is going on their physical world to disturb their peace.  With their peace disturbed, they have either consciously or unconsciously disturbed the peace of those around them.

I believe we must master peace within ourselves before we can hope to have authentic peace with anyone else.  That is not to say that the two cannot be pursued simultaneously.  There are wonderful organizations such as The Center For Non-Violent Communication, that can assist you in both recognizing the needs both within yourself and others so that you can have peaceful win/win conversations even in difficult circumstances.

You can also make a conscious choice to release the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are responsible for disturbing your peace, and reprogram your subconscious mind to create peace in your life.  In honor of International Peace Day 2009, I have created ten affirmations for personal peace within you, and ten affirmations for peace around the world.

Affirmations For Personal Peace Within

1.  I am filled and surrounded with the positive energy of peace, calm, and well being.

2.  I am always expressing myself from my peaceful and unconditionally loving heart in all that I think, speak, and do.

3.  I am always expressing and encouraging peace in all my interactions with others.

4.  I give and receive the positive energy of peace and love gracefully and easily

5.  People naturally feel at peace around me.

6.  Peaceful energy is always radiating within and around me.

7.  I experience a tremendous sense of peace, calm, well being, and love with every breathe I take.

8.  My need for peace within myself is abundantly met.

9.  I am at peace within myself.

10.  I am always centered in the peaceful loving energy of my heart.

Affirmations For Peace Around The World

1.  The peaceful energy within me radiates out and around the world wherever it is needed.

2.  I recognize and encourage the peaceful nature of others.

3.  I see a peaceful resolution wherever conflict exists in the world.

4.  I recognize the world is filled with Divine Beings having a human experience, and their natural way of being is peace and love.

5.  Peace in the world is growing day by day.

6.  The positive energy of peace is expanding within and around the people of the world.

7.  The people of the world are at peace within themselves.

8.  People around the world are awakening and recognizing their peaceful loving nature.

9.  With every breathe of every person in the world the energy of peace is multiplied and expanded.

10.  The opportunity for peace is always present all around the world.

Everything in the world begins with a thought.  If you want peace in the world.  Let you thoughts be thoughts of peace.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.