The road of life will always be full of curves, potholes and dangerous driving conditions. Success is not crashing the car.
- Tim Barchie
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Time Waits for No One
To realize the value of one year,
ask the student who has failed his final exam;
To realize the value of one month,
ask the mother who has given birth to a premature baby;
To realize the value of one week,
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper;
To realize the value of one day,
ask the daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed;
To realize the value of one hour,
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet;
To realize the value of one minute,
ask the person who has missed the bus, the train or the plane;
To realize the value of one second,
ask the person who has survived an accident;
To realize the value of one millisecond,
ask the runner who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have,
with your loved ones, with your blessings, with almost anything you possess.
You may want to reconsider your position if you think happiness will come
tomorrow....when you finally get a bigger paycheck, a promotion, a new home,
a new car, a better job or a long awaited vacation.
Tomorrow may never come and it might be too late to find out
that it's not worth the wait after all. You may have the urge to apologize,
to be nice, to hug, or to simply say, "I love you" to a loved one but keep
on delaying because of ego and pride; better do or say it now as the clock is
ticking and any moment could have been your last chance.
Time waits for no one. Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you
cry alone. You have the choice of making life fast without meaning, or to make
it slow full of joy and pleasant memories. If you choose to work too hard without
rest, or to keep on living with the pains of the past and be miserable, then you are
no longer a victim of fate but a victim by choice.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
For in doing so, you are giving the much deserved love, care, and respect to
someone who is closest to you....which is "yourself".
ask the student who has failed his final exam;
To realize the value of one month,
ask the mother who has given birth to a premature baby;
To realize the value of one week,
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper;
To realize the value of one day,
ask the daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed;
To realize the value of one hour,
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet;
To realize the value of one minute,
ask the person who has missed the bus, the train or the plane;
To realize the value of one second,
ask the person who has survived an accident;
To realize the value of one millisecond,
ask the runner who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have,
with your loved ones, with your blessings, with almost anything you possess.
You may want to reconsider your position if you think happiness will come
tomorrow....when you finally get a bigger paycheck, a promotion, a new home,
a new car, a better job or a long awaited vacation.
Tomorrow may never come and it might be too late to find out
that it's not worth the wait after all. You may have the urge to apologize,
to be nice, to hug, or to simply say, "I love you" to a loved one but keep
on delaying because of ego and pride; better do or say it now as the clock is
ticking and any moment could have been your last chance.
Time waits for no one. Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you
cry alone. You have the choice of making life fast without meaning, or to make
it slow full of joy and pleasant memories. If you choose to work too hard without
rest, or to keep on living with the pains of the past and be miserable, then you are
no longer a victim of fate but a victim by choice.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
For in doing so, you are giving the much deserved love, care, and respect to
someone who is closest to you....which is "yourself".
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
5 Ways God Uses Problems
The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.
Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:
1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways." Proverbs 20:30
2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem, what do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience." James 1:2-3
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health, money, a relationship... by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws." Psalm 119:71-72
4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good... Genesis 50:20
5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4
Here's the point:
God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.
"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way."
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.
Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:
1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways." Proverbs 20:30
2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem, what do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience." James 1:2-3
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health, money, a relationship... by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws." Psalm 119:71-72
4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good... Genesis 50:20
5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4
Here's the point:
God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.
"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way."
Monday, February 23, 2009
When Life Gets Tough
How do you survive when life gets tough?
How do you hang on when you are grieving, lonely or broke?
You can only tackle your problems as you would climb a mountain ...
If you go rock climbing - and you get stuck on a precipice - you suddenly
focus on the present moment! All your effort goes into your next step.
Then
your next step. Inch by inch.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
The same strategy works for everyday life.
When things seem desperate, you can only focus on the present moment.
One problem at a time. You take a step. You get a little confidence ... and
take another step, and another.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
If you were to worry about
a) everything you need to do in the next year, or
b) everything that could go wrong in the next year, you might go
bananas!
But you can handle one day at a time.
And whenever 24 hours is too scary, bite off five minutes at a time.
IN A NUTSHELL
All you can do is give your best effort until bedtime. Let tomorrow
take care of itself.
How do you hang on when you are grieving, lonely or broke?
You can only tackle your problems as you would climb a mountain ...
If you go rock climbing - and you get stuck on a precipice - you suddenly
focus on the present moment! All your effort goes into your next step.
Then
your next step. Inch by inch.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
The same strategy works for everyday life.
When things seem desperate, you can only focus on the present moment.
One problem at a time. You take a step. You get a little confidence ... and
take another step, and another.
Eventually you find that the worst is over.
If you were to worry about
a) everything you need to do in the next year, or
b) everything that could go wrong in the next year, you might go
bananas!
But you can handle one day at a time.
And whenever 24 hours is too scary, bite off five minutes at a time.
IN A NUTSHELL
All you can do is give your best effort until bedtime. Let tomorrow
take care of itself.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 21
The only way to improve the quality of your life is to improve yourself. If you want to grow your organizatin, you must grow as a leader. If you want to have btter children, you must become a better person.
- John Maxwell
- John Maxwell
Friday, February 20, 2009
Be Willing to Be a Little Outrageous to Get What You Want! by Lisa Jimenez
Some psychologists say, "If a child has not had a serious fall within the first year of life, they are being too closely guarded." Now you might not agree with that statement in regards to children, but that statement needs to be said for our adult lives. Have you had a serious fall in the past year? If not, is it because you're being too closely guarded? Are you too cautious? Too safe? Too practical? Too boring?
Your lack of courage is costing you - a lot! It is your lack of courage that keeps you from greater profits, more intimate relationships, and a life you love!
The good news is one act of courage - in any area of your life - has a powerful affect on all the other areas of your life.
Your career, your marriage, your friendships need just one outrageous act to bounce you out of a rut and into a more abundant, courageous life!
During one of my recent speeches, after sharing with my audience about the time I moved to Hawaii by myself at the age of 18, I asked them to yell out the most outrageous thing they've ever done in life. After a short pause a man yelled, "I once bought a sailboat, and I didn't know a thing about sailing!" Another shouted, "I walked away from a six-figure income to start my own business!" A lady called out, "I backpacked in Europe for a summer!" another shouted, "I met a man in a bar and married him - and we're still happily married today!"
The synergy in that room was magical! As we relived our most outrageous acts of courage, we began to paint a path to risk again.
Courage is like a muscle. It's weak until it's worked out. But it doesn't take long to build this courage muscle into a strong, fit, powerful force!
What about you?
What are your most outrageous acts of courage? Think about them. Relive them. And let these memories from the courageous side of you help empower the possibilities of today.
One courageous act leads to another. It creates a courageous mentality.
What is the one thing you are willing to do right now that's a little outrageous to get your courageous muscles back into shape?
Do it! And watch opportunity begin to open up in all areas of your life. There's something about being willing to go all out that reminds us of just how big and abundant life can be. This one act of courage is your first step that will lead you to a courageous mentality and life of abundance!
Make it a great and prosperous day.
Your lack of courage is costing you - a lot! It is your lack of courage that keeps you from greater profits, more intimate relationships, and a life you love!
The good news is one act of courage - in any area of your life - has a powerful affect on all the other areas of your life.
Your career, your marriage, your friendships need just one outrageous act to bounce you out of a rut and into a more abundant, courageous life!
During one of my recent speeches, after sharing with my audience about the time I moved to Hawaii by myself at the age of 18, I asked them to yell out the most outrageous thing they've ever done in life. After a short pause a man yelled, "I once bought a sailboat, and I didn't know a thing about sailing!" Another shouted, "I walked away from a six-figure income to start my own business!" A lady called out, "I backpacked in Europe for a summer!" another shouted, "I met a man in a bar and married him - and we're still happily married today!"
The synergy in that room was magical! As we relived our most outrageous acts of courage, we began to paint a path to risk again.
Courage is like a muscle. It's weak until it's worked out. But it doesn't take long to build this courage muscle into a strong, fit, powerful force!
What about you?
What are your most outrageous acts of courage? Think about them. Relive them. And let these memories from the courageous side of you help empower the possibilities of today.
One courageous act leads to another. It creates a courageous mentality.
What is the one thing you are willing to do right now that's a little outrageous to get your courageous muscles back into shape?
Do it! And watch opportunity begin to open up in all areas of your life. There's something about being willing to go all out that reminds us of just how big and abundant life can be. This one act of courage is your first step that will lead you to a courageous mentality and life of abundance!
Make it a great and prosperous day.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 18
When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 17
If you're a champion you have to have it in your heart
- Chris Evert
- Chris Evert
Monday, February 16, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 16
Where we aim our thoughts is where we genrally end up, which can be at a godly destination point or in a ditch of sin and error by the side of life's highway.
- Charles Stanley
- Charles Stanley
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 14
Attitude is more imortant than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, gifted-ness, or skill.
- Charles Swindoll
- Charles Swindoll
Friday, February 13, 2009
Slapped by a Friend
A story tells that two friends were walking
through the desert. During some
point of the journey they had an argument, and
one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt,
but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
where they decided to take a bath. The one who
had been slapped got stuck in the mire and
started drowning, but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near
drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped and
saved his best friend asked him,
"After I hurt you, you wrote in the
sand and now, you write on a stone,
why?" The other friend replied "When someone
hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds
of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone
does something good for us, we must engrave
it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.
through the desert. During some
point of the journey they had an argument, and
one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt,
but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
where they decided to take a bath. The one who
had been slapped got stuck in the mire and
started drowning, but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near
drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped and
saved his best friend asked him,
"After I hurt you, you wrote in the
sand and now, you write on a stone,
why?" The other friend replied "When someone
hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds
of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone
does something good for us, we must engrave
it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 12
Every person who has become successful has simply formed the habit of doing things that failures dislike doing and will not do.
- John Maxwell
- John Maxwell
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Sounds Impossible
A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:
This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't blame you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of ice cream for dessert after dinner each night.
But the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I recently purchased a new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla ice cream, when I start back from the store, my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: "What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?"
The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn't start. The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, they got chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start. Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man's car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end, he began to take notes: he jotted down all sorts of data: time of day, type of gas used, time to drive back and forth etc. In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than any other flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store. Vanilla, being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of the store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to check out the flavor.
Now, the question for the engineer was why the car wouldn't start when it took less time. Once time became the problem - not the vanilla ice cream, the engineer quickly came up with the answer: "Vapor lock". It was happening every night; but the extra time taken to get the other flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the Vapor lock to dissipate.
Remember: Even crazy-looking problems are sometimes real and all problems will seem to be simple when we find the solution with cool thinking. Don't just say it's "IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort... Observe the word "IMPOSSIBLE" carefully... You can see "I'M POSSIBLE"... What really matters is your attitude and your perception.
This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't blame you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of ice cream for dessert after dinner each night.
But the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I recently purchased a new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla ice cream, when I start back from the store, my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: "What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?"
The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn't start. The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, they got chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start. Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man's car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end, he began to take notes: he jotted down all sorts of data: time of day, type of gas used, time to drive back and forth etc. In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than any other flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store. Vanilla, being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of the store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to check out the flavor.
Now, the question for the engineer was why the car wouldn't start when it took less time. Once time became the problem - not the vanilla ice cream, the engineer quickly came up with the answer: "Vapor lock". It was happening every night; but the extra time taken to get the other flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the Vapor lock to dissipate.
Remember: Even crazy-looking problems are sometimes real and all problems will seem to be simple when we find the solution with cool thinking. Don't just say it's "IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort... Observe the word "IMPOSSIBLE" carefully... You can see "I'M POSSIBLE"... What really matters is your attitude and your perception.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Accept No Limits By Vic Johnson
"A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses." - James Allen, As A Man Thinketh You are not limited to the life you now live. It has been accepted by you as the best you can do at this moment.
He quickly copied the two math problems on the board, assuming they were the homework assignment. It took him several days to work through the two problems, but finally he had a breakthrough and dropped the homework on the professor's desk the next day. Later, on a Sunday morning, George was awakened at 6 a.m. by his excited professor. Since George was late for class, he hadn't heard the professor announce that the two unsolvable equations on the board were mathematical mind teasers that even Einstein hadn't been able to answer. But George Dantzig, working without any thoughts of limitation, had solved not one, but two problems that had stumped mathematicians for thousands of years. Simply put, George solved the problems because he didn't know he couldn't.Bob Proctor tells us to "keep reminding yourself that you have tremendous reservoirs of potential within you, and therefore you are quite capable of doing anything you set your mind to. All you must do is figure out how you can do it, not whether or not you can. And once you have made your mind up to do it, it's amazing how your mind begins to figure out how." And that's worth thinking about.
He quickly copied the two math problems on the board, assuming they were the homework assignment. It took him several days to work through the two problems, but finally he had a breakthrough and dropped the homework on the professor's desk the next day. Later, on a Sunday morning, George was awakened at 6 a.m. by his excited professor. Since George was late for class, he hadn't heard the professor announce that the two unsolvable equations on the board were mathematical mind teasers that even Einstein hadn't been able to answer. But George Dantzig, working without any thoughts of limitation, had solved not one, but two problems that had stumped mathematicians for thousands of years. Simply put, George solved the problems because he didn't know he couldn't.Bob Proctor tells us to "keep reminding yourself that you have tremendous reservoirs of potential within you, and therefore you are quite capable of doing anything you set your mind to. All you must do is figure out how you can do it, not whether or not you can. And once you have made your mind up to do it, it's amazing how your mind begins to figure out how." And that's worth thinking about.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 9
I've tried 99 times and I failed, on the 100th try, came success.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Seven C's of Success by Chris Widener
Get ready to sail the Seven C's - the Seven C's of Success that is. Learn to navigate your ship of destiny in these seven "C's" if you want to be a total success. Here they are:
1. Caring - I believe that to be a true success in this world we must have a bigger vision than simply accomplishing a goal for ourselves or simply lining our own pockets. I believe that successful people have a deep care for others. Yes, they are aggressive, but they are not aggressive to the point that they run roughshod over others.
2. Character - Becoming a success is more than increasing the digits in your bank account. In fact, I believe ANYONE can increase his or her bank account with a simple plan. Financial development is the easy part. Character development is the hard part, letting each and every experience shape and mold us as we experience them, always moving toward our goal and never allowing negative circumstances to destroy us but make us better people. This is what true success is about!
3. Choice - Eisenhower reminded us that our histories are written by choice, not by chance. Every movement you make toward your ultimate success and destiny will be because you choose to move toward it. The actions that you choose, each and every day will add up, over the long-term, to your final destination. The power we have as humans to choose is one of the greatest gifts known to mankind.
4. Concentration - Often those who fail do so because they lose their concentration. Something else comes along and becomes their newfound fancy. They move from whim to whim, tossed to and fro by the strong blowing winds. The successful person however, stands firm, with their eyes transfixed on the goal. One of my favorite posters as a boy was of George Brett of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Team. The picture was taken just as the bat was hitting the ball. Where were George's eyes? Straight down the barrel of the bat, looking at the point where the ball and bat came together. Now that is concentration!
5. Confidence - Success comes to those who have the confidence to try, and more than that, the confidence to win. Confidence is something that you can grow in your mind and heart. Each passing victory that you achieve builds more and more confidence in you to draw from the next time you go to fight another battle on your journey to success. Do what you can to build confidence inside of yourself so you will be able to dip deeply into that well when you need it!
6. Consistency - People who become a success realize that to a great degree, success is a formula. At the very least it is sticking to doing the right things for a long enough period of time for them to create their destiny. This is consistency. They consistently do the things that will bring them their success. Tiger Woods hits hundreds of practice balls each and every day. He doesn't do 100 one day, then two days off, then 500 balls, then a day off, then 300 balls, then three days off. No, he knows the power of consistency and has achieved a level of success that that consistency formulated for him.
7. Courage - Successful people are brave people. They know that even success has its challenges, yet they face them head on and move forward anyway. No mountain is too high, nor river too wide, nor foe too large for the person who will choose to live out their dreams! They are courageous people who continue on even when others have quit. And for that they receive their reward!
1. Caring - I believe that to be a true success in this world we must have a bigger vision than simply accomplishing a goal for ourselves or simply lining our own pockets. I believe that successful people have a deep care for others. Yes, they are aggressive, but they are not aggressive to the point that they run roughshod over others.
2. Character - Becoming a success is more than increasing the digits in your bank account. In fact, I believe ANYONE can increase his or her bank account with a simple plan. Financial development is the easy part. Character development is the hard part, letting each and every experience shape and mold us as we experience them, always moving toward our goal and never allowing negative circumstances to destroy us but make us better people. This is what true success is about!
3. Choice - Eisenhower reminded us that our histories are written by choice, not by chance. Every movement you make toward your ultimate success and destiny will be because you choose to move toward it. The actions that you choose, each and every day will add up, over the long-term, to your final destination. The power we have as humans to choose is one of the greatest gifts known to mankind.
4. Concentration - Often those who fail do so because they lose their concentration. Something else comes along and becomes their newfound fancy. They move from whim to whim, tossed to and fro by the strong blowing winds. The successful person however, stands firm, with their eyes transfixed on the goal. One of my favorite posters as a boy was of George Brett of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Team. The picture was taken just as the bat was hitting the ball. Where were George's eyes? Straight down the barrel of the bat, looking at the point where the ball and bat came together. Now that is concentration!
5. Confidence - Success comes to those who have the confidence to try, and more than that, the confidence to win. Confidence is something that you can grow in your mind and heart. Each passing victory that you achieve builds more and more confidence in you to draw from the next time you go to fight another battle on your journey to success. Do what you can to build confidence inside of yourself so you will be able to dip deeply into that well when you need it!
6. Consistency - People who become a success realize that to a great degree, success is a formula. At the very least it is sticking to doing the right things for a long enough period of time for them to create their destiny. This is consistency. They consistently do the things that will bring them their success. Tiger Woods hits hundreds of practice balls each and every day. He doesn't do 100 one day, then two days off, then 500 balls, then a day off, then 300 balls, then three days off. No, he knows the power of consistency and has achieved a level of success that that consistency formulated for him.
7. Courage - Successful people are brave people. They know that even success has its challenges, yet they face them head on and move forward anyway. No mountain is too high, nor river too wide, nor foe too large for the person who will choose to live out their dreams! They are courageous people who continue on even when others have quit. And for that they receive their reward!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 4
Attempt great things for God; expect great things from God.
- William Carey
- William Carey
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 3
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in his life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
- Booker T. Washington
- Booker T. Washington
Monday, February 2, 2009
Daily Inspirational Thoughts - Feb 2
Most people live meaningless life simply because they never decided to write their vision down and then follow through on it. Know this, if you can't see the mark, you can't press towards it.
- John Mason
- John Mason
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