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What would you miss tomorrow that you barely noticed today?
Yesterday reminded me how easy it is to miss just how good an ordinary day can be.
I spent part of the afternoon with my youngest grandson. Later, I was at a sporting event with family and a friend. Then I came home, picked up two of my grandsons, and brought them home for a sleepover.
Nothing extraordinary happened.
But somewhere in the middle of it all, gratitude hit me.
I realized how fortunate I am to have family close enough that these moments can happen. And it made me wonder how many good things in life fall through the cracks simply because we are not present enough to recognize them while they are happening.
We tend to notice value when something changes.
You appreciate your knees when they hurt. Sleep when it becomes difficult. A conversation with your parents when those conversations become fewer. The friend who always answers when one day they cannot.
The strange thing about ordinary life is that consistency can make something valuable feel common.
What keeps showing up becomes expected.
And what becomes expected often stops being appreciated.
So today, pay attention.
Look around at the people, abilities, routines, and little moments that continue to show up for you. Do not wait for their absence to teach you their value.
Presence gives you the opportunity to experience gratitude now instead of someday looking backward wishing you had.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
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#absense #value #present #show #appreciation
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Guille Pozzi
Yesterday reminded me how easy it is to miss just how good an ordinary day can be.
I spent part of the afternoon with my youngest grandson. Later, I was at a sporting event with family and a friend. Then I came home, picked up two of my grandsons, and brought them home for a sleepover.
Nothing extraordinary happened.
But somewhere in the middle of it all, gratitude hit me.
I realized how fortunate I am to have family close enough that these moments can happen. And it made me wonder how many good things in life fall through the cracks simply because we are not present enough to recognize them while they are happening.
We tend to notice value when something changes.
You appreciate your knees when they hurt. Sleep when it becomes difficult. A conversation with your parents when those conversations become fewer. The friend who always answers when one day they cannot.
The strange thing about ordinary life is that consistency can make something valuable feel common.
What keeps showing up becomes expected.
And what becomes expected often stops being appreciated.
So today, pay attention.
Look around at the people, abilities, routines, and little moments that continue to show up for you. Do not wait for their absence to teach you their value.
Presence gives you the opportunity to experience gratitude now instead of someday looking backward wishing you had.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#absense #value #present #show #appreciation
Background Photo Credit:
Guille Pozzi
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Have you ever thought about the difference between faith and hope?
I think we sometimes use the words as if they mean the same thing. They do not.
Faith is what holds you when life does not make sense.
Hope is what helps you move when you are ready to do something about it.
There will be moments in your life when you cannot influence what just happened. Someone leaves. Something fails. Life changes without asking your permission. In those moments, fighting reality only creates more internal conflict.
Faith allows you to accept where you are without believing this is where your story ends.
Then hope asks a different question.
Where do I go from here?
Hope is not sitting around wishing life would get better. Hope requires action. It is believing another path exists and being willing to look for it. If one direction closes, you adjust. You learn. You take responsibility for the next action available to you.
This is where resilience begins.
Faith helps you stand when life knocks you down. Hope helps you start walking again.
You do not need to know exactly how everything will work out. You simply need enough faith to remain grounded in who you are and enough hope to believe another path exists.
Accept what happened.
Become aware of what you can influence.
Then take the next action.
Sometimes your greatest growth begins when faith says you will be okay and hope says there is still somewhere to go.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#faith #present #hope #future #beliefs
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Elias Maurer
I think we sometimes use the words as if they mean the same thing. They do not.
Faith is what holds you when life does not make sense.
Hope is what helps you move when you are ready to do something about it.
There will be moments in your life when you cannot influence what just happened. Someone leaves. Something fails. Life changes without asking your permission. In those moments, fighting reality only creates more internal conflict.
Faith allows you to accept where you are without believing this is where your story ends.
Then hope asks a different question.
Where do I go from here?
Hope is not sitting around wishing life would get better. Hope requires action. It is believing another path exists and being willing to look for it. If one direction closes, you adjust. You learn. You take responsibility for the next action available to you.
This is where resilience begins.
Faith helps you stand when life knocks you down. Hope helps you start walking again.
You do not need to know exactly how everything will work out. You simply need enough faith to remain grounded in who you are and enough hope to believe another path exists.
Accept what happened.
Become aware of what you can influence.
Then take the next action.
Sometimes your greatest growth begins when faith says you will be okay and hope says there is still somewhere to go.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#faith #present #hope #future #beliefs
Background Photo Credit:
Elias Maurer
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Are you lonely while building?
Building something meaningful will test you in ways most people will never understand. You can pour your heart into it and still feel like you are speaking into nothing. I have felt that more times than I can count.
I have had the conversations through coaching with people who truly want to change their life. I have shown up and written a blog every single day for years without missing, putting messages out there even when it felt like no one was listening. I have written and published multiple books so people anywhere in the world can access information that was never taught to us about living a happy and fulfilled life. I have spent time researching and investing to build something that takes care of my family not just today, but for generations.
All of that takes commitment. And a lot of that commitment has been built in moments that felt lonely and misunderstood.
This is where most people quit. Not because they cannot do it, but because they expect immediate recognition. That is not how growth works. You are not here to control when people notice you. You are here to influence what you do every day.
Your thoughts create your emotions. Your emotions drive your actions. Your actions create your results. If you let doubt take over, your actions slow down. If you stay committed to your purpose, your actions stay aligned.
If you are building something for your health, your family, your career, or your future, understand this clearly. There will be lonely moments. There will be times you are not understood.
Keep going anyway. That is where everything starts to change.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledge #working #present #committed #consistent
Background Photo Credit:
Josh Ogden
Building something meaningful will test you in ways most people will never understand. You can pour your heart into it and still feel like you are speaking into nothing. I have felt that more times than I can count.
I have had the conversations through coaching with people who truly want to change their life. I have shown up and written a blog every single day for years without missing, putting messages out there even when it felt like no one was listening. I have written and published multiple books so people anywhere in the world can access information that was never taught to us about living a happy and fulfilled life. I have spent time researching and investing to build something that takes care of my family not just today, but for generations.
All of that takes commitment. And a lot of that commitment has been built in moments that felt lonely and misunderstood.
This is where most people quit. Not because they cannot do it, but because they expect immediate recognition. That is not how growth works. You are not here to control when people notice you. You are here to influence what you do every day.
Your thoughts create your emotions. Your emotions drive your actions. Your actions create your results. If you let doubt take over, your actions slow down. If you stay committed to your purpose, your actions stay aligned.
If you are building something for your health, your family, your career, or your future, understand this clearly. There will be lonely moments. There will be times you are not understood.
Keep going anyway. That is where everything starts to change.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledge #working #present #committed #consistent
Background Photo Credit:
Josh Ogden
