Play to Your Strengths

Often times people believe that by working harder on something they're not good at they will somehow become a more complete, successful, and therefore better person. However, the Gallop Poll has proven that the most successful people play to their strengths and find someone or something else to cover for the rest. It makes sense. There is a reason you are good at some things and not others. They came naturally to you therefore you are meant to use them to fulfill your purpose in life. If they are innate and come naturally to you then to succeed in them is effortless to you.




The problem is we don't always recognize our own talents, strengths, and gifts. Sure other people can point them out with ease but we have a hard time recognizing our own gifts. We tend to brush the complements off because either we don't want the attention or it was so easy for us that it doesn't deserve a complement. Think of all the things you have been complemented in your life; those are your talents, strengths, and gifts. Should your brush that off than think of all the people you have come across that aren't good at it.



You will always find someone out there who is better at something than you. However, NO ONE ELSE looks, hears, or feels the same way that you do. Therefore, it is IMPOSSIBLE for someone else to come up with the same way of thinking, doing, or saying something like you will. Long story short, don't be afraid to go for it and say or do it your way.

Change Your Mind and Change Your World

The title is a lyric from a song by Sugarland. It’s very short but extremely powerful. It means by YOU deciding to change your perspective or mindset on a viewpoint, person, emotion etc will literally change your world.


Simply put, you take any situation you find yourself in; stuck in traffic, loss of job and find the positive learning experience in it. It can be difficult to find something positive about losing a job but here are some positive points.

 I really wasn’t happy there anyway.

 This gives me an opportunity to take advantage of some programs out there to update my skills.

 I’ll find something better because I’m a talented person.

 Maybe now would be a good time to pursue that career change.

There is always something positive to find in any given situation, you just may need to look harder to find it. Even when you’re in an argument it could be that you’re learning to stand up for yourself. When you’re stuck in traffic it could be that now you have time to listen to that tape or CD you’ve been carrying around. Someone you know passes away and you realize what you learned from that person, appreciate it and decide to be more like them.

Every moment of your life you have the power to decide whether to be happy or sad. The influence of those around you need not negatively impact your experience. You are the creator of your world and therefore it’s up to you to decide how YOU will view it.

Change your mind and change your world.

I See You - Do You Really?

I love that line from Avatar, “I see you” because it goes far deeper than just the surface level of seeing. It means I see you for what is your true spiritual self. How much better the world would be if everyone would see the true intention of others.


The teenager wouldn’t be so upset at his parents when he gets denied access to the car because the parent’s true intention is to teach him that safety comes first over the cell phone or being cool while driving. They do this out of love. They do it because they want him to be safe.

To “see” someone as it refers to here is to see someone for who-they-really-are. That would mean not seeing race, color, sex or creed etc but seeing the person’s true identity as white light of pure love, their essence. That’s deep.

The problem is that often times people will get caught up in the surface stuff like not believing that a woman can be a good boxer or that a guy can be sensitive and still be a man. There have been far too many stereotypes, assumptions, and social stigma that have pigeonholed people into being and doing things they truly don’t’ want to do nor are comfortable being. Why, for the sake of fitting into a predetermined pattern that has been developed for years, maybe even centuries. Why were they developed and why do they continue? My best guess is two-fold. One is that it’s become tradition and the other is that some people just can’t handle things being different. They are comfortable with the status quo.

However, when you put pressure on people to conform to your standards you’re messing with their Free Will, the will be to who-they-are. Perhaps you may not like who they truly are but more like you never really knew who-they-are. Of course it goes the other way too. You do have Free Will to be who-you-are but are putting pressure on yourself to conform to others standards. Hmm…

Your challenge is to see someone for who-they-are. It could be the person in the wheelchair, a person of a different race, creed, or sex than you. Look past the surface and see the essence that glows within

Get Yourself in for an Alignment

Just like your vehicle periodically needs to an alignment, so do you. What is this alignment? It’s getting yourself in sync with your divine self.


Your conscious mind is likely in charge of what you should or shouldn’t do or be. However, to align with yourself you have to listen to your higher self. Why? It always wins. You can fight it as much as you like but in the end you won’t achieve happiness until you align with your higher self.

When you’re feeling out of sorts with yourself or things just aren’t going the way you had hoped, it typically means you’re out of alignment with your divine self. Let’s be clear about “going the way you want” kind of attitude. Take notice if it’s something you’re ego wants or what your higher self craves. This is important. No matter how hard you want it, satisfying the ego will not get you into alignment.

“The relationship between you and your Source is the most significant relationship of all and unless this relationship is understood, all other relationships cannot be fully understood”.

How will you know when you’re in alignment with your higher self? Basically if it feels right, it is. Your emotions are the prime indicator of how well you are connecting with you higher self. Negative emotions and thought patterns take you away from Divine Source while positive emotions bring you closer.

Here is what Abraham (Esther and Jerry Hicks) has to say about connecting with your Divine Self.

“You came as physical extensions of Source Energy, understanding that you would explore contrast, causing expansion not only for you but for All-That-Is. And you knew that, at all times, even while you were reaching into uncharted territories, the Guidance from within would not waver, but would remain a constant signal of Well-Being that you could reach toward and find at all times. You knew that under all conditions, you could find your way back to the resources of your Source by “feeling” your way – by understanding that the relationship between you and You is not one of separateness but one of alignment and resonance…. When you master the Art of Allowing your consistent alignment with the Source within you –every other relationship will be beneficial and pleasurable”.



The Art of Allowing has to do with accepting what is happening to you without attaching negative emotions to it. It means concentrating on the positive aspects of the change versus the negative. For example, you lose your job. It would be far better to focus your energy on pursuing a career you really want and cherishing the additional time you get to spend with your family then to focus on how badly you were treated or money woes.

You can check out more about the Law of Attraction by reading the many books that Esther and Jerry Hicks have published.