I can say from experience, I faced a lot of personal challenges in my life; weather they were sports injury related or academically related. I had to figure out a way to motivate myself so that I would not settle for defeat. I had to use negative energy to create positive results. This is what I was able to come up with. It worked for me so I am hoping that it will work for you: Try To Motivate Yourself By Thinking, The More People Tell Me "I Can't" The More I Know "I Can" Now don’t get me wrong, I do understand that this all sounds good and that its sometimes easier said then done but this is where the mind set of the individual has to be willing to change. Most of us wind up falling into this trap; once we are told that we can not achieve our dream or our goal, at first we try to stay positive and put up a fight. But when we are constantly told that it will never happen and that our goals are just too far away, we start to drop our guard and the negative attacks start to hit us harder and harder, all of a sudden we begin to slack off, and we start believe that maybe those people are right, and maybe our goals and dreams are to big and to far, and that’s when we start to give in and give up…       Empowerment of the Mind, Body, and Soul. We all possess this God given ability to empower ourselves. How do we activate this within us, so that we can move to the next level in our lives? The answer is very simple. We have to start by speaking these things as if they were already done. In other words, If I’m hoping to be promoted at my job, then what I need to do is speak this situation into existence (I will be promoted / When I’m promoted / It’s only a matter of time before that position is mine) are all ways of speaking that situation into existence. Because the reality of it is, if you speak against that situation it will never happen for you (I would love to get that position but, I’m not qualified to enough to receive it / It’s too soon for me to get it / They will never offer that position to me) these words and thoughts will cause you to fall short of your goals. Now, once you start to speak these things into existence, you have just activated a new train of thought into your mind. Your mind was just given the ability, by you, to empower the rest of your body. Now your soul can feed on these positive things that you are supplying it with. Positive energy is created through a result of many variables. When you think positive you begin to live positive. This results in positive lifestyle habits. You will become more health continence as you begin to walk in this new realm. When you begin to feel better, you begin to live better. And because of this shift of living, you will obtain an energy level like never before. God has created us to be great people… The Enemy will tell you, and has told you that you’ll never be great… Let’s move to the next level together, so that God would be pleased with us…
An Eye Opener to All Christians  The most offensive situation that you can put someone in as you are trying to lead them to Christ is by “Not Leading by Example” people in the world will use this very popular and most common phrase “Practice What You Preach” We as Christians should try to avoid this situation; more so for the example that we are trying to set.    If You Preach Love, You Must Love   If You Preach Forgiveness, You Must Forgive   If You Preach Mercy, You Must Have Mercy   And If You Preach the Word of God, You Must Obey the Word of God	What is the true meaning of “Forgive and Forget”   I believe that most people truly want to do this. I also believe that most people think that they have done this. But the fact is that although it may be in our best interest to actually forgive someone and forget what they have done, there is a problem within us to facilitate this effectively. This also can cause people to turn away from you especially when you are taking on a Christian Leadership Role. I believe that if we are to get one thing right in our walk with God, this would have to be first and foremost on our list… Saying that you forgive someone and actually forgiving someone are two totally different things. (the Bible says that we are to Forgive one another) it doesn’t say, we should or that it’s a good idea to, it says (We Are To) that means we MUST FORGIVE and the only way that can happen is to Truly 100% FORGET…	Are You Standing On A Solid Foundation? What is the meaning of Foundation? foun·da·tion 1 the natural or prepared ground or base on which some structure rests. 2 the lowest division of a building, wall, or the like, usually of masonry and   partly or wholly below the surface of the ground. 3 the act of founding, setting up, establishing, ect.: a policy in effect since the foundation. 4 the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion How Can You Build Up Your Spiritual Foundation So That You Can Withstand Lots Of Pressure And Attacks So That You’re Faith Doesn’t Come Crashing Down?   You will have to be Fed (taught) the Word of God. You will have to get grounded in a Great Local Church. You will need to fellowship with other Believers (Christians). You Must have Spiritual Guidance (from a Bishop & or Pastors) in your life.