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Self Improvement Ideas: Helping Others is Helping Yourself
Author: Niamh
This belief can be shifted by an understanding that you can achieve any measure of abundance that you need or want. A great way to do this is the 10% rule. There is a commonly sited rule in entrepreneurism that is the 10% rule. You should always make it your commitment to donate at least 10% of anything you make to the charity of your choice. The act of donating to something you believe in will not only make you feel better about who you are, but it will also make you feel better about your financial situation. You will gain a much better perspective on your wealth and abundance as you are reminded that there are people who are much worse off than you. This little shift can assist you in tweaking your thinking to better appreciate the things that are working for you. You stop focussing on lack and start focussing on abundance.
While it is important to feel more positive about your life, the most important thing is how you view yourself. You will see yourself as a benefactor. You will see yourself as a leader, as someone important, someone who is a force for good in the world. This is what every entrepreneur aspires to be. They offer opportunities to help people solve problems or live better in some way. And the ones who are a life long success are those who are contributing to the world and making it a better place. Shifting to entrepreneur thinking will enable you to see better opportunites that come your way and give you the confidence and courage to pursue them.
Lastly, what you are putting out will come back to you tenfold. As I said abundance is a flow, you have to allow it to flow from you freely in a positive way for it to return.
Now you may look at all this and think, yes I would like to contribute, but I can’t afford it. These words are like poison. Do everything in your power to remove them from your thinking. Because you can’t afford not to.
Everyone knows how much they need to get by, a basic level of income. You need to pay rent or mortgage, you need to pay the house bills, you need food on the table. Everything beyond that is really extra. You would not let your income drop below this basic level because you need a roof over your head and food on the table. Calculate your basic level of income, and add 10%.
It’s this simple: you have a new basic income level. This should be absolutely imperative for you. If you are just meeting your current basic level, it is a top priority to change what you’re doing to meet this new level at least. If this becomes and absolute non-negotiable for you, you will find a way to do it, and before you know it more and more ways will come to you as you become more open to new opportunities. You owe it to yourself and to the world to find your abundance.
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What should I do to protect my elderly parents and self?
Yesterday I was painting a building. I see a helicopter, and it has police on the side , I know go in and lock the doors if I ever see one of these, but I had to get the building painted and I went in and got my hand gun and went back to painting and this guy came out of no where ( I live on a dirt road away from the main Highway with No TressPassing signs)I asked him what he was doing and I told him that this was private property and he should stop where he was at. He started running I then motioned for the helicopter to come over to me and the police around surrounded my property I know the guy heard me tell them where he went,and they got him. Ok I know I was right to help the police, with no doubt. But he runs with about 5 to 6 drug runners known to the neighborhood thats beside our land. I don’t play when it comes to protecting my family. What is legal in order to protect your family in North Carolina?
This is a true story call the 8 Charlottte Mecklenburg PoliceOfficers that where here at 4:03 pm, that thanked me and my gun is Always Locked up wtih a police issued locked and their are no children in my home. I’m not promoting gun use , but I do beleive in having a right to protect your family and yourself. At any means of protection.
you was right in your action, everyone have the right to protect his property and his FAMILY. keep doing what you are doing, every one has the Right to protect whats his.
I’m the only child of elderly parents who are self destructing and I don’t know what to do?
I live and work 1200 miles from my parents, both in their 70s, who are mishandling money they can’t afford to lose, the one who can drive is doing it drunk on a regular basis and their lives (and perhaps innocent bystanders) are headed toward a cliff. I am single and make enough to take care of myself, but I can’t afford to quit my job and move home to care for them. There are no other relatives to help and they’ve not kept up their friendships.
I’m at a loss and they don’t pay any attention to my pleas for sanity. Anyone have experience with this sort of situation?
They refuse to move in with me and won’t consider moving close by because they don’t want to leave their home.
If you look in the White Pages of the area that you parents live there will be a number listed for Elder Care. Usually under County Services. They should be able to go and evaluate them and see if they qualify for assitance, financial or otherwise. They will also make your parents realize how severe the situation is.
Inspirational self-help DVD or CD Christmas gift for depressed elderly grandmother?
I’m looking for a special Christmas gift for my grandmother. She has just been moved into assisted living and is very depressed. I know time spent with her is the best gift, and I certainly intend to do that as much as possible while I’m home, but I live on the other side of the country and don’t get home as often as I would like. She doesn’t have a lot of space for knickknacks, so I was thinking maybe an inspirational CD or DVD….any ideas? Thanks.
digital family photo frame uploaded with all her favorite people/places
my mother died so now my daddy brothers are trying to take over?
My mom died leaving 3 adult children, now our dad had dementia and parkinson desease. He lives in another state and allows his brothers opinion to influense his decision. These brothers don’t care for him an out sider (girlfriend) does the caring form him who is elderly her self and had a relationship with my dad behind my mother’s back now mommy is gone and dementia and parkinson desease will take over one day and I feel a responsibility to him inspite of what he has done in his life. He is all we have left, my brothers really don’t care about his well being because i can’t get either one to step up. The baby brother is trying to get daf to give him everything he has, so I told my dad he does not have to give me anything just let me care for him before he slips in the final stages of his sickness.
These uncles, they aren’t paying his property taxes for him and have not filed his taxes with irs last year and this year. I try helping from out of state but there is only so much I can do from where I am
I know my dad had money and property, these uncles have made sure they will receive his money providing he dies because they haven’t helped him set anything for the grandchildren to receive an inheritance or the children far as that goes. I keep talking to him trying to help him care for his business from long distance but there’s only so much i can do when I have uncles that are willing to physically hurt me for coming to see and care for my dad
I obtained a wll from the state we grew up in which is sealed with the state, but what about the day when these deseases take over his body. I don’t want him going to a nursing home. How can I help my father who is in trouble but can’t see what’s right for his life.
Are you an adult? You sound as though you might be very young. Seek out a good lawyer to help you, and if you want to take over your father’s care and welfare, do so. As a child of his, you have more authority to do so than his brothers. If you can’t take over, then you will just have to leave it up to someone who will–your uncles, and hope that they do the right thing. You can’t do both.
Also, notify the local authorities (police if necessary) and tell them the situation. Perhaps a state welfare caseworker will be assigned to look into the matter.
Another thought–if your father still has all his faculties, and can still legally take care of himself, have him give his girlfriend the authority through an attorney to handle his affairs.
Good Luck. Sounds as though you have the desire to help your father, but not the determination. Get with it.
I have a problem with my neighbor?
My neighbor (who is elderly, lazy, self-centered and very demanding is driving my mom and me up the wall! If she wants to do something, it has to be done immediately, so she expects everyone to just drop what they’re doing and do for her! And, she won’t take no for an answer!!! For example, this past winter, she wanted to go to church on saturday night, even though she had gone twice that morning (2 different churches), and she would be going on sunday morning. The weather was terrible (icy roads and the local news was advising against unneccesary travel). She had asked my mom to take her, and my mom said no. She then asked me, and i too said no (and I explained that the roads were very icy). She then called another neighbor, who said no, and then she found one that would take her. This has been going on for years, and finally her daughter and husband moved in to help her, and all she does is boss them around. Well, to make a long story short, the daughter called and left a message on my phone today, saying that she had walked her mom to the neighbors (3 houses down), and could I drive over in a few hours and pick her up because they were leaving to go to a cookout. I am sick and tired of people having to bend over backwards for this lady. I feel that if she wants to go somewhere, she should make sure she can get home without imposing on the neighbors(there’s no reason she can’t walk back home–she does use a walker, but all she does is sit on her butt all day wanting pity). I understand that people should help one another, but this has been going on for so long(4+ years) that my mom and I dread answering the phone. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. By the way, when my mom was caring for my dad, who had alzheimers and cancer, this neighbor would have nothing to do with our family.