Posted by Andrea Fields on September 8, 2008 at 5:28am
I once heard it said that success has a myriad of meanings. Success is something that each person must define for themselves based on what their personal, financial, educational. . . goals are. Hence we can be perfectly successful as parents while being abject failures aesthetically.Personally I've achieved a measure of success with respect to entrepreneurship several times. Now that I'm seriously preparing for my twilight years and introspectively looking at those years that have gone before me. I realize more than ever that those who have stayed the course of their goals, in spite of all of the obstacles they've come face to face with, are people who have achieved success in more areas of life than "average" people can imagine. For success breeds success while complacency breeds futility.Looking at models of the type of success I aspire to achieve, I know that age, circumstances, education or lack thereof . . . are only legitimate reasons if we allow them to be. Marianne Williamson said it best:Our Greatest Fear - Marianne WilliamsonOur greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.We ask ourselves,Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God.Your playing small does not serve the world.There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.It is not just in some, it is in everyone.And, as we let our own light shine,we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.Let us take courage, move forward in life confidently. Let us purposely and diligently work toward living the lives of our dreams. Let us be the embodiment of the success we desire.Peace & blessings to you and everyone who loves you.
Hi Tara,
Thank you very much for your comment. There is actually something you can do to help me. It starts as a long story. About 5-6 years ago my daughter-in-law went to get a cell phone by was denied because of her credit score. The lady behind the counter told her that she would clean her credit up for her for $500.00 cash. Well my daughter in law got the money together and went back and gave the lady cash.
The lady went to her computer and did whatever she did and told my daughter to order her credit report in 24 hours and it would be clean or to come back if it wasn't and she would do it again.. Being nervous, my daughter waited three days before she went to her bank and ordered her credit report. Just like the lady said, it was clean as a whistle. Like she had never had credit before.
My daughter ran into the lady who worked that magic and found out that she is still available to "repair credit" for 10% of whatever the persons indebtedness is. What I want to know is: Is that the kind of "repair" you offer?
I love Ms. Williamson's poem and first heard it in Coach Carter. I think it is important to everyone to define their success, because it's not just money. Especially if you don't have your health: mental, physical, spiritual and emotionally.
Thank you for the blog. And as you asked to SuBira, how can I help you achieve your goals? That is why we are all here.
Wow Andrea, you sent this message to me at a time when it was greatly needed. I'm currently in a phase of my business where it seems I am just lingering or feeling stuck. Not being able to make more money and not being able to move forward. Thanks for these wonderful words of encouragement.
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Thank you very much for your comment. There is actually something you can do to help me. It starts as a long story. About 5-6 years ago my daughter-in-law went to get a cell phone by was denied because of her credit score. The lady behind the counter told her that she would clean her credit up for her for $500.00 cash. Well my daughter in law got the money together and went back and gave the lady cash.
The lady went to her computer and did whatever she did and told my daughter to order her credit report in 24 hours and it would be clean or to come back if it wasn't and she would do it again.. Being nervous, my daughter waited three days before she went to her bank and ordered her credit report. Just like the lady said, it was clean as a whistle. Like she had never had credit before.
My daughter ran into the lady who worked that magic and found out that she is still available to "repair credit" for 10% of whatever the persons indebtedness is. What I want to know is: Is that the kind of "repair" you offer?
I love Ms. Williamson's poem and first heard it in Coach Carter. I think it is important to everyone to define their success, because it's not just money. Especially if you don't have your health: mental, physical, spiritual and emotionally.
Thank you for the blog. And as you asked to SuBira, how can I help you achieve your goals? That is why we are all here.
Tara, The Credit Woman
I'm really glad that my blog helped you. Where are you stuck? Perhaps I can help.
Continued blessings to you.
Julie