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I usually get my inspiration as I'm driving when I cannot write it
down,
and as I drove this morning this thought came to me: RUN YOUR OWN
RACE!
I remember reading a long time ago about how horses when they are
racing
don't care about the other horses; they don't look over to see what
the
next horse is doing. They are focused and they run their own race.
I found this quote while looking up 'run your own race':
"I raised you to be a thoroughbred. When thoroughbreds run they wear
blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ahead with no
distractions,
no other horses. They hear the crowd but they don't listen. They
just
run their own race. That's what you have to do. Don't listen to
anyone
comparing you to me or to anyone else. You just run your own race."
Excerpted from The Right Words at the Right Time (Atria Books,
January
2004) by Marlo Thomas.
How does this apply to Law of Attraction? Simple: What are you
focusing
on? Is your focus directly on your life and the goals you want to
achieve?
Are you spending your time and energy looking straight ahead towards
the
life of your dreams, or are you busy looking at what the next person
owns,
drives or has achieved?
Oftentimes we spend our lives judging how much we will do or how
much we
should do based on what everyone else around us is doing. A good
example
of this is in the workplace or in businesses when people feel they
should
stop productivity or feel resentment because coworkers or partners
aren't
pulling the same weight...but not everyone has the same goals and
dreams
as you do. We don't all have your skills, visions or hope for the
future...
We don't all want the same things.
So this message was powerful to me and I asked myself the question
'How
much more would YOU accomplish if YOU stopped looking over at the
person
beside YOU?'
How do you put on blinders? You mind your own business! You've heard
this
everywhere, from Tony Robbins and Rich Dad to Abraham-Hicks.
Minding your own business isn't a bad thing like most people think.
It's
about not worrying about what everyone else is doing or where they
are
going, but about what YOU are doing and where YOU are going and what
YOU
want to achieve. It's about looking straight ahead and not shifting
that
focus. Keep your eyes on the prize!
Law of Attraction teaches that what you focus on you will attract,
so as
you focus on what everyone else is doing or not doing, then you will
get
more of that. You need to put on blinders and forget what everyone
else
is doing because at the end of the day only you can change your
life!
Are you truly focused on your own race? A friend of mine has the
goal of
attracting 5 million dollars while my goal is attracting 400
million. That
is a difference of 395 million dollars. That's a whole different
racetrack
altogether... Most people don't realize that they are running a
different
race than friends, family and coworkers, and a lot never reach full
potential because they don't want to stand out. Focusing on your own
race
means not
caring much about what anyone else does, thinks or says about your
visions,
goals, dreams and YOUR LIFE.
As Will Smith says in the Pursuit of Happyness, "Don't ever let
someone
tell you that you can't do something. People can't do something
themselves
and they want to tell you that you cannot do it either."
Running your own race means holding on to your dreams and moving
towards
them and not letting anyone deter you from your goals or dreams.
Focus on your own race. Focus on your own visions. Focus on your own
life.
Focus on your own dreams. Focus on YOUR goals and RUN YOUR OWN RACE!
About the Author
Ophelia Nicholson is an author and Prosperity Coach, and co-founder
of
http://www.breathingprosperity.com
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Ophelia@breathingprosperity.com
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