I wrote an article for www.HoomanCan.com on January 25, 2009 that was featured on SelfGrowth.com. I hope you enjoy it. Check out “How Strong is your Desire to move Forward when you have Tasted Defeat” on the link below.
“How Strong is your Desire to move Forward when you have Tasted Defeat” on SelfGrowth.com
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com
I wrote an article for www.HoomanCan.com on January 31, 2009 that was featured on SelfGrowth.com. I hope you enjoy it. Check out “11 Steps to Achieving Greatness” on the link below.
11 Steps to Achieving Greatness on SelfGrowth.com
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com
Problems or Opportunities?
Problems or opportunities, how are you looking at the events in your life? Are you seeing everything that is going on in your life as a problem? Or are you seeing everything that is going on in your life as an opportunity to get better? I hope you are looking at the events in your life as an opportunities to improve. If you are not looking at the events in your life as opportunities, you are in desperate need of a paradigm shift.
A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in the way that you view things. It is so easy to look for negatives in your life. If you look hard enough for something bad, I am sure you will find it. All this will do is lead you to more negativity in your life. However, if you look for positives in your life, you will find them. Looking at your life in a positive way will only lead you to a more positive life. Your life follows your thoughts. Why not let your thoughts empower you instead of demoralize you?
Everyone has problems. How we deal with our problems is what determines the quality of our lives. Martin Luther King said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Start looking at your problems as opportunities to get better. Start looking at your problems as learning experiences so you can improve the quality of your life. Don’t make the same mistakes over and over again. Learn from your mistakes so you are not destined to repeat them. Henry Ford said, “Win or learn, there is no failure.” Aristotle said, “Stepping stones or stumbling blocks, how do you handle failure?”
I turned the worst night of my life into my life changing experience Disgraced Orlando Magic fan turns Worst Night of his life, into a life of Inspiration
At first I didn’t see the light, but after some serious soul searching, I realized what the purpose of that horrible incident was. If you look at everything in your life as a learning experience, I can assure you that you will become a better person. Commit yourself to constant and never ending improvement so you can make the rest of your life the best of your life.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com
Barack Obama’s Presidential Address gives American citizens some desperately needed hope. He is definitely one of the greatest speakers I have ever heard. This country couldn’t have gotten a better leader to get us back to where we belong. America needs a hero right now, in fact America needs thousands of heroes. Barack Obama is going to inspire the heroes of this country to rise to the occasion and do what each and everyone of us has to do. Every citizen in this great country has to do his or her share in making America better than ever. Each and every one of us have to step up and do what Americans do best. Americans always rises to the top in moments of great adversity. Americans always come through when we are called upon. America, its time to believe, its time for action, and its time to make the greatest nation in the world better, than its ever been. I believe in Barack, and I believe in each and everyone of you. Lets make it happen now.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
Its Still Possible to be very Successful in America Today
Its extremely hard to strike it rich in America today because of the state of the economy, However, great difficulties inspire great determination from those individuals who are driven to succeed. At a time when the average person is complaining because there is a lack of opportunity at this time. The go getters of the world are strategically planning the course of action they are going to take so they can achieve the success they are so driven to accomplish.
Every day, people are faced with the kind of obstacles that are discouraging and demoralizing. Many are convinced that they don’t stand a chance. Many are convinced that the American dream is over for them. They are right, they don’t stand a chance because their thoughts have been conditioned to believe that they can’t make it right now. After all, that is the only thing they are hearing from the news right now.
Go getters are using their empowering thoughts to think of opportunities that they can take advantage of now. Go getters don’t let the news discourage them. Go getters don’t care what others believe they can achieve, they only care about what they believe they can achieve. These visionary’s are so focused on their future because they know that they are the designers of their lives. They are going to do whatever it takes to manifest the results that they desire. They know its going to be hard to achieve the greatness that they expect out of themselves right now. The difference between the average person and the go getters is that they get excited when they are faced with a difficult challenge. Difficult challenges motivate the go getters to elevate their abilities to achieve what others are afraid to even attempt.
I want to tell you that we are all created equal. We all have the power within us to achieve any outcome that we desire. It all comes down to the quality of our thoughts. What we constantly think about today is exactly the way our life is going to be tomorrow. Are you going to think like the average person and let negative thoughts and limiting beliefs manifest a mediocre life for you? Or are you going to use power and control over your thoughts and actions so you can achieve the greatest outcomes of your life? I know you can still achieve your American dream. I know you can create the future you have always dreamed of. Don’t let the slow economy slow you down. Go live the life you have always dreamed of. Make it happen now, I know you can do it.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
Have you ever had a problem with making a change that lasts? Have you ever started to change a bad habit and then go back to your old ways? Don’t feel bad, many people are victims of change. They just can’t seem to make a lasting change. Change is such a beautiful thing. When you make a change for the better, it is one of life’s most rewarding feelings. Change is something that we all need to focus on. Become an agent of change by striving to make yourself a better person than you were the day before. Just by making a small change in your life, you can totally change the quality of your life. We are all capable of change. Just remember that we are all responsible for our own changes. You and only you can make the changes that you desire.
Here are 3 steps to making a lasting change. Write down these steps with your answers. Review them daily until you get the change that you desire.
1. Decide what it is that you want to change. Ask yourself what is stopping you today from making the change that you desire? Write down how bad you want to make this change. Write down how hard you are going to work until you make this change. Write down what your reward is going to be when you achieve your change.
2. Get massively motivated to change. You have to create a powerful force that will motivate you to make the lasting change that you desire.
A. Get yourself to associate massive pain to not changing now. Write down all the negative outcomes that will happen to you if you don’t change now. Write down as many negatives as you can think of. The more the better. Ask yourself, “How will my life be if I don’t make this change now?” Make your pain so intense that you will be terrified of putting off your change. The more pain you link to not changing, the more motivated you will be.
B. Then think of all the pleasure you will have in your life when you achieve this change that you desire. Write down all of the compelling reasons that are motivating you to make this change. Once again, the more reasons you write down, the more inspired you will be to make that change. Ask yourself, “How incredible will I feel when I make this change? Who else in my life will benefit when I make this change? What kind of momentum will my change create in my life?”
You have to get yourself to realize that your change is an absolute must. The only way to create a lasting change is to create major urgency on why you have to change now. You must be absolutely compelled to make this change now. If you are not determined to change now, you will not have enough motivation to change.
3. You have to believe in your abilities of making this change happen. You must not believe in failure. Remember, failure is just an outcome. If you don’t get the outcome you are looking for, you must change your approach until you succeed. You must have conviction pushing your desire to change. You must be willing to give it your absolute best. If you don’t give it your best you are not going to change. You have to decide that you are not giving up until you succeed.
I know you can do anything you desire. Get excited about making this change. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t look back. I know you can do it. Make it happen now.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com
Are you focusing on how bad the economy is right now? Are you consistently focusing on all of your problems and your worries? What we consistently focus our thoughts on will eventually become our reality. If you are focusing on this stinking thinking like the rest of the negative people in the world, your problems are consistently going to magnify until they are out of control.
What you need to focus on is empowering yourself to make your dreams come true. What you need to focus on are the results that you desire. What you need to focus on is what you have to do on a daily basis to get you closer to achieving your goals. Don’t focus on your problems and the results that you don’t want. Focus on the results that you desire and do whatever it takes to manifest these results. Focus on asking yourself empowering questions everyday so you get inspired to achieve the outcomes that you are after. All experiences in our lives are a direct result of our dominating thoughts. That is why we should only focus on the most empowering thoughts. You need to always focus on powerful thoughts that are going to motivate you to make your dreams come true. If it isn’t a thought that is going to inspire you, don’t think about it. If it isn’t a thought that is going to get you closer to living the live you have always dreamed of, don’t let that thought enter your head. Let the negative people of the world waste their precious thoughts on that garbage. You are an achiever and a believer. That is why the only thing you need to think of is the thoughts that are going to fuel your burning desire to succeed.
Success isn’t for everyone. Success is for those who are committed to taking action when the average person would quit. Success is for those who don’t believe that failure is an option for them. The question is, how bad do you want to make your dreams come true? How bad do you want to live the life that you have always dreamed of? How bad do you want to make your dream your reality? If your answer is yes, Then focus on what you have to do to make it happen and don’t let anything get in your way. This is your life, the only person that is going to make your dreams come true is you. Focus on what you have to do to make it happen.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
Here is a link to an awesome website called SelfGrowth.com. I wrote an article for them on February 2, 2009. I hope you enjoy it. Check out “11 Ways to stay Positive when Everyone else is so Negative” on the link below.
Hooman Hamzehloui was a guest author on SelfGrowth.com
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say, “One day when I do this, I will be really happy.” “One day when I retire, I am going to start traveling and I will truly be happy.” One day, when I fall in love with that perfect someone, I will finally be happy.” “One day, I am going to make lots of money and then I will be so happy then.”
I am here to tell you that for almost everyone who makes those statements, that happiness will never come. Permanent happiness doesn’t come with the purchase of a car. Permanent happiness doesn’t come with a perfect body. Permanent happiness doesn’t come with a dream vacation. Permanent happiness comes from within. Permanent happiness comes with power and control over your thoughts and actions. Permanent happiness comes when you wake up in the morning dripping with enthusiasm. Permanent happiness comes when you can’t wait to get your day started.
Why would you want to wait to find that happiness when you can live that happiness now? Trust me, buying the things that you desire will only give you temporary happiness. You must live your life with permanent happiness if you truly want to live your dream life. I have always been a super motivated person. This motivation made me very successful throughout my life. This motivation also led me to want to buy all kinds of materialistic things that I didn’t really need. I used to think that buying the things that I had always wanted would make me happier than I already was. I thought that I would become happier if I was able to buy more materialistic things all the time. All that did was make me want to buy more. When the ether of my purchases would disappear, I was left wanting more. I soon found out that buying materialistic things would not let me live my dream life like I thought it would.
When did I start to live my dream life? I started living my dream life when I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a motivational speaker. It was something that I had dreamed of since my first Tony Robbins presentation at the age of 22. People would always compliment me on my determination and motivation. People would always tell me that my personality as a GO GETTER was unforgettable. I would always tell these people, “One day, I want to become a motivational speaker.” I didn’t pursue that dream until several months after I had the worst night of my life. For the story about the worst night of my life, please check out http://hoomancan.com/blog/?p=42. When I turned the worst night of my life into the best night of my life, my dreams all came true. Since I made the decision to chase my dream, I have found an unlimited amount of happiness. Ever since I took total control over my thoughts and actions, my life has been unbelievable. I found a permanent happiness that all the money in the world can’t buy. I found a happiness that I truly believe that is only going to get better by the day.
Now I am more materialistic than ever, except the material thing that I am after is unlimited mind power. Now I am more committed to constant and never ending improvement like I had never been before. Now I believe I can achieve anything I desire. If I achieved this incredible status of unlimited happiness by just changing my thoughts, then you can achieve this permanent happiness too. Before my life changing experience, I truly thought I had it all. Looking back, I can’t believe how little I had. I am living proof that no matter what happens to you, you can overcome. It is never too late to chase your dream. You don’t want to tell your grandchildren one day that you could have, you should have, but you only ended up SHOULDIN all over yourself. Just remember, you can achieve anything you believe with power and control over your thoughts and actions. I don’t care what is going on with the economy, I know that if you want something bad enough, you can make it happen. I believe in you…. Do you believe in you? Now is the time to take your passion, and make it happen. Go get them GO GETTER.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
How do you measure greatness in individuals? What do they do when the going gets tough? How do they act when things are not going so great? Do they rise to the occasion? Or do they crumble when there is pressure? You truly can measure a person’s character by discovering how much it takes to discourage them. Some people fold with the smallest setbacks, while others can take so much adversity and consistently overcome. Which type of person are you?
If you are the type of person that can easily get discouraged, you need to change that immediately. I am afraid in today’s economy, the people who get easily discouraged are going to have some major problems. You need to get tough, real tough. You need to get ready to overcome any obstacle that comes your way. I have seen some major challenges out there. Yet I have seen people overcome these challenges. How did they do it? They never stopped believing. In these dark days, we are going to see some shining stars. Because just like Martin Luther King said, “Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” Now is definitely the time for your star to shine bright.
Do you know how many setbacks I have experienced in my life? Enough for my lifetime and two to three more lifetimes. Yet I have overcome every time. Some setbacks were harder than others. I knew that what didn’t kill me would only make me stronger. I knew that I would never accept failure. I knew that failure was always a chance to begin again with a better approach. I knew that failure was just an outcome. I knew that if I didn’t get the outcome that I was after, all I had to do is change my approach and keep trying until I succeeded. This persistence to achieve made me a lot of money over the years. I learned early on as a 21 year old salesmen that those who could overcome failure easily would go on to make lots of money. If I have been able to overcome my setbacks, so can you. All you have to do is believe in yourself. All you have to do is take total control over your thoughts and actions. All you have to do is overcome no matter what is thrown your way. Are you a believer? Sure you are, now go out there and make it happen. If HoomanCan, I know you can.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com