Moving The Needle

https://ift.tt/2wlYMsX In life we need energy to live, to exist and to do things with our life and with others. Yet sometimes we can miss life through talking ourselves out of it. Just like this: • I just can’t be bothered • It’s just too much effort, I’m tired • It’s not worth it, who cares • Sure, one of these days… • Yes, I know that I should, but… Sound familiar? If this is you, and you are saying this to yourself and or to others, you are lacking one of the key ingredients in the recipe of life, MOTIVATION: MOTIVATION; the psychological feature that arouses an individual to action toward a wanted goal; the reason for the action So, we can define motivation but does that help? Usually not enough! What is this thing called ‘motivation’? Where do you find it? How can we get motivated? The first secret to share here is Secret No.1 ‘motivation is not a thing’ it is not a noun. You will never trip over motivation that someone has left in the bathroom, nor will you find a chunk...

https://ift.tt/2wrFHoY “Your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.”  – Abraham Lincoln Bianca rose to the sound of pigeons cooing and traffic grumbling on the street below. As she yawned and stretched, she thought about what was waiting for her that day. She felt her motivation slowly drain away with each deadline and commitment that zipped through her thoughts. As Bianca began to wither and wilt internally, she remembered the motivation pills she had purchased last week from the Good Value Pharmacy. There were yellow pills labeled ‘Money’, pink pills labeled ‘Pride’, green pills labeled ‘Family’, purple pills labeled ‘Respect’ and some ugly grey pills labeled ‘Nagging Advice’. The chemist had told her as he dispensed the pills that some would work for her and some would not… he could never tell in advance which pills would work for which customers. With that advice in mind and a smile on her lips, Bianca reached for the one she knew would be jus...

https://ift.tt/2wsKvKI Controversial pain medication physician, Dr. Donald Auzine, will soon launch his book, Moving the Needle. This True Crime story showcases a physician who moved the needle in the hearts of inmates and guards while in prison. More information on the book can be found here: https://medium.com/@donaldauzine Raised in poverty, Donald’s mom was an immigrant from Nicaragua who went to the United States to seek polio treatment. Seeing his mom constantly in pain inspired him to pursue a career in medicine. Auzine was smart and was sent to a Catholic Grammar school and then onto a Jesuit high school in New Orleans for three years. For his junior and senior years in high school, he went to Louisiana School for Math and Science and the Arts on the campus of Northwestern State University. After high school, Auzine went to Loyola of New Orleans where he studied biology and chemistry. From there, he went to Tulane for medical school and did his residency at LSU in New Orle...