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Who would have thought that being sacked from a multi-billion dollar company that you owned was in fact the biggest blessing in your life?

See here for Steve Job’s inspiring address to graduating students from one of the world’s top universities. From Apple to Pixar – you cannot keep a good man down.

As it is put so succinctly in Zig Ziglar’s book “Over The Top” – Your Choice:  Boom Attitude or Depression Attitude.  What I personally love about being around motivational people who know the value of inputting good stuff into your brain is that we can choose at any moment how we feel and our attitudes to things.

For example, over the last couple of years there has been a world-wide recession.  Most of the world has been glued to the television or stock exchange to see how their superannuation or stocks are faring.  Yes, many people did lose money.  However many did not.  What do I mean here?  Well if you chose to leave your money in the stock market for example and did not take it out when the market was down, that same stock may already been going up again.  Many are.  Please do not misunderstand me, to lose money especially at retirement is terrifying for many people.  Others however no matter their age, see the opportunities.  Some see the bust as a time to buy more shares at a lower price so when prices go up they can make money.  Of course, due diligence needs to be practiced and I do not recommend gambling on the stock exchange but rather minimising your risks by becoming educated in matters of financial management, whether on a personal or business level.

Even not-for-profit organisations receive funding that is to be used over a certain time period, say a year or two.  Why not check out the best rates for different types of accounts at various banks.  Obviously a not-for-profit would need to be more conservative with grant monies and I do not recommend putting this money in high risk ventures.

Back to Zig’s advice – what separates the successful people out is not only their attitude but also their momentum – maintainance.  Others call this stickability – the ability to stick with things.  ‘Positive Thinking + Positive Training = Positive Results’