My life is unfolding perfectly.

My good friend and mentor, Scott Armstrong, taught me this affirmation and I use it continuously in my life.  Life is ALWAYS unfolding perfectly!   By choosing to see life this way, we keep our arms open to allow more of life’s blessings in.  It’s easy to complain and wish for things to be different, but the reason we “have” or “have not” is based solely on the beliefs we state regularly in our lives.  Persistence is a virtue.  When we go forward ENTHUSIASTICALLY expecting nothing else but the outcome we desire, no matter how long it may take, then the thing we desire will come to us.  We give up too easily, and the reason the goal isn’t in your possession right now is because the most perfect answer is an hour away, a week away, a month away, a year away…  Did you give up before the right thing, opportunity, or person could meet up with you?  Your life is unfolding perfectly.  Stay the course.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I am thoughtful in what I say, think, and do when it comes to others.

The old saying of “it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission” is a good thought.  It’s good to take action and get things done.  However, are we being kind and considerate to others in our behaviors (actions, words, and thoughts).  We have come to live in a world where it’s easier to be detached from others.  In this modern world it’s possible to not interact with another human.  We email, text, conference call, and order anything and everything through the internet.  It can be easy to forget what good manners look like nowadays, but while the world is changing… we do not have to.  Taking the time to be purposeful and generous in our actions and words will change one person, who will change another, which can change the world.  In the end it’s the world we change, but the world has changed because we changed first.  Let’s be purposeful and change the world one person at a time today.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I LOVE challenges.

We go through life wishing for it to be easier.  Why?  Easier is not always better, in fact it keeps us from finding the enhanced parts of ourselves.  The best lessons in life have always been the hardest.  A challenge isn’t a road block to our happiness, but rather a question asked: “Am I going to do what it takes to get what I really want out of life?”   When you can embrace the moment, you will embrace the challenges that come with it.  Appreciation is a great emotion that helps us to realize that the challenges aren’t roadblocks but ramps to help us rise even higher.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

Kindness doesn’t reside in my mind it resides in my actions.

It’s easy to say we are kind people, but if we don’t operate by showing our kindness through action—then we really are not being kind because we are not sharing our kindness.  Our lives are not only defined by what we think or what we feel, but rather in what we do.  How will you share your kindness today?  Will you give a compliment to a stranger on how you like their outfit, will you tell a coworker they did a great job today, will you look in the mirror and tell yourself what an awesome person you are and how proud you are of your hard work ethic, or will you let your spouse know that you appreciate the small things they do for you?  Everyone will be different in how they do it, but how will you display and share your kindness purposefully and mindfully through action today?

Don’t be greedy with your kindness! Do something different as you share your kindness with the world today.  You say you are a kind soul???  Prove it!

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

To have an awesome future I will do what is required, right now.

The pathway to a great future is not paved in dreams and hopes that it will all work out.  A great future is paved in the behaviors of what we do, what we say, and what we think.  To have what we wish for we must be willing to think in the highest form of ourselves, that everything is possible, that we are who we were created to be.  Your best self is not years in the future, it is here--right now!   The greatest indicator of what our future will look like, is looking at what we are doing right now.  How will you act to show your best self and build upon your current greatness?

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I fall from time to time because I dare to be greater than before.

The reason I’ve failed so many times in my life is because I thought I had to be perfect instead of being perfectly imperfect.  We grow by falling and getting back up.  Those who have the lives that we wish for dared to fall hard, they dared to be laughed at, and they dared to be different… maybe even ostracized.  There is nothing different between them and us.  The only difference is they chose to be imperfect and learn from their mistakes in order to become the best version of themselves.  How will you accept your perfectly imperfect self today and act upon it?

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I choose to look beyond gender, creed, race, age, political status and truly see who people are. 

I close my eyes—I choose to be blind to the characteristics that don’t matter as you are my brother, my sister, and my family.  The ONLY differences that I see are the things that make you beautiful.  The talents that you share with the world, the life you give to those around you, the expression you leave upon every place you come in contact with.  “Eyes, make me blind to the things I thought mattered before, and Soul… open up my heart to see the true essence of people in this world.”

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I will nurture my best self by putting myself first.

When the oxygen mask comes down from an airplane, the directions tell you to put your mask on before helping another to put theirs on.  To be able to help another we have to be at our best first.  We waste so much of our talent trying to help everyone first that we deplete our energy reserves and thus can never give our fullest, best selves, to others.  Taking care of yourself first is not being selfish.  You are being kind to others by making sure you grant yourself the time needed to replenish and build your energy levels up to help those others even more.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I forgive not for the other person; I forgive for myself.

We forgive so others can feel better, but in the end we forgive because it heals us.  We think forgiveness is about others, and it is, but forgiveness is about allowing ourselves to move forward and away from our blockades.  Think about it this way: when you cuss at someone in traffic for cutting you off and stew over it, the other person isn’t even aware of what happened.  You are the one left with the bottled up tension.  Forgiveness is giving up the energy of trying to punish another.  Why don’t you spend your energy on another cause for goodness sake ;-).

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

When I speak, I am saying what I already know; when I listen, I am looking to find great wisdom.

I know sometimes I speak to get people on my side, to agree with me, or to tell me how great I am.  That is the boastful side of the ego speaking though.  It will say, “Let me show you how amazing I am.”  However when I listen, I allow myself to hear the wisdom of others.  I think it’s a great mission to silence the mouth and open the ears more.  People have experiences and ideas that help us to grow when we take time to learn from them.  When we listen we ultimately are saying I care about what you think and what you want to tell me.  Pause from wanting to open your mouth at every chance, and take a deliberate effort to hear people more--to let them speak a little longer.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest