10 – That the Expos lost its fan base after all the English left in the early 80′s.

The Olympic Stadium continued to average over 18 thousand visitors per game until 1997. While they were not leaders in attendance by any stretch, it was still a solid base that a strong committed ownership can have grown from.

9 – that the Atlanta Braves are on the verge of their 13th CONSECUTIVE division title.

While this claim may be technically true, it has about as much merit as McGuire’s or Bonds’ juiced up home run records.

8 – Small market teams like the Expos cannot compete.

Consistency. That is what having $$$ at your disposal every year will give you. Consistency. Assuming, of course, your team is not run by Monkeys (see: New York Rangers), a big budget will get you talked about as a contender every year. But every year, “Cinderella” or small-market teams make a run for it. Every year, one or more of the “David’s” take on and bet the “Goliaths”. Every few years, Montreal’s well-renown scouting and minor league development systems are able to churn out teams that are usually only a couple of pieces away from a playoff run.

7 – The people of Montreal no longer care about baseball.

No one, who has ever been to the Olympic stadium and heard 10 thousand people sound like 30 thousand strong can ever make that statement. Most of us continue to follow the exploits of Vladimir Guerrero or Orlando Cabrera on their new teams. Or the Canadians that are making the major leagues in ever increasing numbers. To go to the stadium and give our money to MLB would be like victims paying to keep their rapist in jail. It simply isn’t right.

6 – The city of Montreal should not be important to MLB.

This is the city where Jackie Robinson played before being called up into the major leagues. This is the city and team that Pete Rose played for when he collected his 4000th hit (there were over 48 thousand that day). This was the first expansion city outside of the United States. This is the team whose pitcher was the 11th in baseball history to record a perfect game. It can even be said that the success of the Expos paved the way for a 2nd Canadian franchise to be established. The Blue Jays went on to become the dominant franchise between 1989 and 1993. No matter what, Montreal will be remembered for its contribution to baseball.

5 – The Expos needed a new stadium downtown.

While there is no question that a stadium, in the heart of the downtown area, would have improved attendance, it is na

In this article we will discuss the concept of life and its underlying principle. We will be going through a step by step procedure, exploring your feelings and options, and by the end of this article, you should have a fairly solid tool you could immediately employ in your life, to give it a meaningful direction.

There are three steps to the process of discovering the purpose of your life:

Understanding the principle of choice
Creating your underlying principle
Aligning your life with the underlying principle

Understanding the principle of choice:

Norman Vincent Peale has this to say about the power of choice. “The greatest power we have is the power of choice. It is an actual fact, that if you have been groping under unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous, instead. And, by effort, lift yourself into joy. If you tend to be fearful, you can overcome that misery by choosing to have courage. The whole trend and the quality of anyone’s life is determined by the choice that are made”.

Choosing is the most important activity of your mind, because by making a choice, you are proclaiming your desires to your subconscious mind. Once the subconscious mind get to know your desires, it is going to do anything to manifest them in your life. The choices you make in your life become your goal. And, if you are sincere in pursuing them, there is no reason why you should not accomplish them.

Indecision, on the other hand, not only creates frustration and anxiety, but can also confuse the subconscious mind about what you want. But it is important that the choices you make are made by you, in accordance with your true desires, purposes and aptitude. A lot us of let others make choices for us, or make our choices according to what we think is ‘correct’, even if that means that we go against our wishes. What is right for someone is may not be right for you, and the way to know this is listening to what your heart says.
So, begin with, make a list of things which interests you; things which you have always enjoyed, which makes you feel better, which inspires you to surge ahead, no matter what obstacles you face. Do you like doing something creative, or something artistic? Do you enjoy nature, do you like the sea? Do you enjoy helping others? Do you get pleasure out of making a difference in other people’s life?

What ever it is that interests you, go ahead and make a list under the following headlines:

Things you love to do:

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What is it that you love in this thing and why? How you could do this for money, and make a living out of it?

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Creating Your Underlying Principle:

The next step is to examine the list you just made and find out if there is any recurring them. Maybe, it is the contribution that keeps coming up, or an effect to seek or give love, or helping your parents cope with old age. Whatever it is try to identify the central them of the things you love to do, and try to put it in a short and precise statement. This will be your ‘Mission Statement’. It may even be a quote by a famous person, or a philosophy that has influenced you. Of course, as you grow up, this statement could evolve, but its soul will remain the same. Now, write down your Mission Statement.

Aligning your LIFE with the Underlying Principle:

The final step in this journey is to map your path to your ultimate purpose. Make the little changes in your lifestyle that would accommodate this principle in your life. LIVE this principle each and every day. It might take a few days, but you will certainly feel the difference in your enthusiasm for life. If you realize that you love being amidst nature, plan out your holiday. Maybe an outing with your children could be enough to recoup with your energy. On the other hand, you might even want to change your job, or start a new business, that is more in line with your mission.

Remember – “Do what you love, and money will follow”.

Pradeep Aggarwal is a renowned Hypnosis & NLP guru with career spanning two and half decades He is also a much sought after speaker and peak performance consultant for Sport Teams and organizations. Visit Hypnosis Global for free 6 part mini course to learn Self Hypnosis and Personal Transformation.