Daily Promises That Create Motivation

People ask me fairly often how I've kept myself motivated to blog virtually every workday for the past six years. It's simple. I begin every day with the following commitments: 1. Creativity Today I will make something new and different and thereby change the world for the better. 2. Resourcefulness Today I will become strong by overcoming obstacles with persistence and flexibility. 3. Enthusiasm Today I will permit myself to become excited in anticipation of whatever might happen. 4. Perceptiveness Today I will look beyond my preconceptions to see the truths that I missed before. 5. Appreciation Today I will remember the miracle of conscious existence, which is all too soon over. 6. Sensitivity Today I will remain aware of the emotions of others and how they interact with my own. 7. Relaxation Today I will spend at least one hour doing something that's just because I enjoy it. 8. Happiness Today I will do my best to remain happy, regardless of the circumstances of the hour. 9. Power Today, I will use some of whatever power I possess in the service and for the welfare of others. 10. Health Today, I will take action to ensure that I'm in better health than I was yesterday or the day before. 11. Wonder Today I will sit back and marvel at the unexpected, without which life would be boring. 12. Playfulness Today I will express, at least once, the joy of the child who still lives inside me. 13. Gratitude Today I will be thankful for all the wonderful things in my life, family, my friends.