"What you do today can change all of your tomorrows." That's a quote by Ralph Marston. Never heard of Ralph Marston? Me neither really, although I looked him up and found out he is the founder of the Daily Motivator website. He started the site 19 years ago while working for someone else and kept at it. Now, it is his full time job. Ralph writes a motivational message six days a week. Each one is about 200 words and gives a feel-good message. In a sense, Ralph has proved his own quotation. He started the Daily Motivator one day, kept at it, and now it is his full-time profession. Way to go Ralph!
All talk about Ralph aside, what he says in the above quote is absolutely true. It's such a simple quote, and yet most people fail to stop and look at their actions in this way. Everything you do, whether positive or negative, has the potential to change your tomorrows. My wife is a good example of the negative aspects of this. She drank heavily each day. What was the result of that? She eventually lost her husband, her children, and eventually her life. I am sure she didn't plan it this way. It was just a logical outcome of her actions. On the flip side, positive things can come from your actions. if your actions are truly positive. These blog posts are a good example. Each day, my daughters write a blog post. Over time their writing skills will improve, and it will be easier for them to find topics to write about. At a minimum, they will have a long record of their daily thoughts over a long period of time. Meanwhile, the sky is the limit as to the positives that could come from their writing. They may meet new people due to it. They may get job opportunities in the future. They may start other websites that they decide to develop commercially. Wait, though, we can take that quote one step further. What about something as simple as a smile or a word of encouragement. Those things too, can change your tomorrows. None of us can tell what action we take today can lead to a new friendship or romantic relationship. I do know that if you treat people poorly, then it's likely they won't like you or will treat you poorly in return. Meanwhile, if you treat them kindly, it's likely they will treat you similarly as well. In general, people like to be around people who make them feel good about themselves. One of the easiest ways to make people feel good about themselves is to just listen to them. Don't have an answer for everything they say. Just listen and add a kind word when you can. So, do you want your tomorrow's to be better than today? Than take steps to make tomorrow a reality today. Actions have consequences and words have power. Use both your actions and your words to mold the future that you want. It may take time, but you CAN achieve it! Just make sure that the actions you take today and the words you say, are actually geared towards the outcomes you want for the future.
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