SOMEBODY HELP I'M STUCK; Everyday people wake up feeling stuck in life, work, relationships, marriage, and have no clue how to change their situation! Now there is a solution, to feeling Stuck in life. This book will change your life in way's you never thought possible. "Rev. Smith has provided us with probing insights and practical realism. He takes an honest look in to the mind and spirit to lay out strategically ways to find success and achieve anything in life. This book is a self-help manual to guide us in facing challenges with the proper application and successfully achieve our desired goals. I commend this book to you-be prepared for the change and success God will bring to your life" -Reverend Dr. Lee. P. Washington Pastor, Reid Temple AME Church Glenn Dale, MD www.reidtemple.org Rooted in faith and written with love, Rodney D. Smith has created the blueprint for helping others pull themselves out of a rut and into a more fulfilling life. Somebody, Help! I'm Stuck is a step-by-step guide to success for anyone looking to go a little bit further, see a little more clearly, or reach a little bit higher. There is power within the lessons of this book. All you have to do is grab it! A must read! -Shalisa Powell, MEdCollege President, Chicago, IL www.shalisapowell.com
SOMEBODY, HELP! I'M STUCK!
101 Ways to Find Success and Achieve Anything You Want in Life!By RODNEY D. SMITHBalboa Press
Copyright © 2012 Rodney D. Smith
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4525-6474-6Contents
Dedication.................................................................viiIntroduction...............................................................1Chapter 1. Clarity.........................................................6Chapter 2. Finding Your Definite Purpose in Life (DPL).....................34Chapter 3. Goals...........................................................60Chapter 4. Vision..........................................................74Chapter 5. See It Through..................................................97
Chapter One
Clarity
1:1 Why Clarity Is So Important
In the summer of 1997, my wife and I were just friends in college. She had just become the new college queen, and I was just appointed as chief of staff for the Student Government Association. I had started developing feelings for our new queen and tried to express my feelings, but at the time, she seemed not to be interested.
One summer day after a long day of planning, we decided as student leaders to walk to Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, which was just a few miles from our campus. I had decided that my feelings were clear and that I could see myself dating and even marrying our new college queen. I was hoping that she would be coming along, and to my excitement, she did. As I expressed myself, she blew me off and asked me, "Why do you have these feelings for me?" Each time, I tried to convince her that we would make the perfect couple, but she wanted to know why? I started to get very clear with my feelings and thought if I could show her why we would make a good couple, then maybe she would see what I saw.
After a few hours at the park, we headed back to campus. I was convinced I would come up with a strategy to win this college queen over, so I fell back from the rest of the group. Something inside me said if I drew back, she would leave the group and check on me. I remember saying to myself, "If she draws back, then truly I have a shot." Well, she did come back, and this gave me an opportunity to tell her why, again, we would make a good couple.
Out of the blue while we were talking, we heard click-clack click-clack. It was a man with a horse and carriage. He stopped and asked us if we wanted to purchase thirty minutes of riding time. Living in Atlanta, this was a good business for couples, families, and tourists who wanted to see downtown. It is romantic to ride through the streets on a horse and carriage with someone you have feelings for. There was only one problem. I had no money, and the woman I was with was not my woman, and the man was headed toward town, away from campus. This was either a red flag or an opportunity for me to score big points with the young lady that I had feelings for.
After telling him that we were just two college students on the way back to campus with little money, he expressed to us that this was a sad night for him. He had just lost his best friend and was riding around the city with no hope. He asked me, "Is this your girlfriend?"
I responded, "Trying to make it that way."
He smiled and said, "Hop in. I'm taking you two back to the campus." Here I was with the college queen, the girl of my dreams, riding through the streets of downtown Atlanta, making a big impression.
I remember telling her on the ride, "You may not be ready now, but this night is proof that one day you will fall in love with me and we will share a beautiful life together." When we arrived to campus, it was a perfect situation. All the summer student leaders were standing on the campus steps, and here I was pulling up in a horse and carriage.
When you become clear with your thoughts, miracles show up. That year, the college queen went on with her life, and so did I. After years of dating other people and going our separate ways, we reunited. Six years after that wonderful experience, I married my true love, the college queen, and the best part of the story is that we got married on our college campus, and she showed up in a horse and carriage. When you become clear on what it is you want, you set forth a power that travels at speeds unknown to man. You give God an opportunity to bring forth true and divine blessings. It starts with first being clear about what it is you want.
1:2 Asking Yourself the Right Questions
One of the most important things you can do for yourself is ask the right questions. This section is centered on you becoming clear about what it is you want and moving forward with a vision. Most people who have a feeling of being stuck are there because they do not have clarity about what it is they want. Think about it. You say, "I want to be rich," but you do not know what it is that you want to be rich in, so your thoughts bring back to you un-clarity. You say, "I am a positive person. I speak and affirm what it is that I want, and still nothing is going my way." This is why so many people who do not date are single. I have had many of my friends tell me, "I would love to date or even be in a relationship," but after talking to them, I find that they have no clue as to what type of person they would like to go out with. I have had some people say, "I will know what I want when what I want shows up."
When it comes to your life, I want you to become clear about what you want, so that the power of God can move without you getting in the way. The most important thing you will ever do in life is to come into your divine purpose for living. Clarity will transform your life and make it easy to live a purpose-driven life. You are a divine spirit having a physical experience through your human body, and God desires to prosper you in every way possible, but you must first make up your mind and become clear with a vision for living your life. You are here on purpose, and it is your job to find and submit to the gifts, talents, and skills that you have been blessed to receive. It is the will of God that you see beyond your past thoughts and began to change your thinking. Whatever you speak and feel are the only things that can show up in your life. Get clear with a vision of what you want to experience in life, and through divine prayer and the use of your subconscious thinking, all that your heart desires will show up.
Five Reasons Being Clear Will Transform Your Life!
1:3 Reason 1 (What I Want)
Let's start by getting real. We are going to jump right into your personal life and ask questions that I want you to think about. Provided for you here is space to write answers to some of the questions you have about your life, including where you want to go and how you plan to get there. In order for us to move forward, we have to find out where you are in life and what you want right now. Don't think about all that you have going on in your life like bills, family, job, and money. Right now I want you to think about what makes you happiest in life—whatever that may be! It's important right now to know what you want. Being clear about what you need is half the battle. So many people are stuck because they do not know what it is that they want. I believe that every person born in this world has a purpose. Every day you wake up and are not clear about who you are and what your purpose is causes un-clarity. Invest in getting clear. We are going to do an exercise that will help you think about where you are....
