Walter Cronkite once said , “ I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got .’’
At the beginning of this book I told you that the first step towards success is to decide that’s what you want in life. Many people dream about becoming a success but few do what it takes to turn their dreams into reality .They see their lives and jobs as nothing more than work, and wonder why they don’t succeed . To win this game of life , you must be dedicated . To be dedicated means to give oneself completely to a goal . This takes self discipline.
People who achieve success share this one thing called self discipline . Self discipline is the foundation of self improvement . It channels your resources of time ,energy ,and money into the habit of learning and growing towards something new and better everyday .To develop self discipline is to take possession of your mind with such strength that your emotions and appetites are brought under control.That is really what you do to achieve self discipline .you tell yourself , “I control my mind ; I control my body ; I control my actions.’’ This is self discipline . It’s doing what you know you should do when you should be doing it .
Think about your life now .Are you disciplined ? Are you truly dedicated to your goals ? If not , are you half –hearted ways of reaching success getting you anyhere ? If the answer is no , why not improve your chance for success through dedication and faith ?
Realize that people who are not dedicacted to anything don’t advance , change , or grow while people who are dedicated to their goals literally get transformed by success. Success changes transforms people .I have learned that as people continue to grow and become more successful , they often discover that giving of themselves is more thrilling than getting .the concept of helping others succeed has been the key message of successful people since the beginning of time . Inventor Thomas Edison once told a reporter , “My philosophy of life is work , bringing out the secrets of nature and applying them for the happiness of man .I know of no better service to render during the shot time we are in this world .”
Andrew Carnegie once said , “ No man becomes rich unless he enriches others .’’ Realize the time you are being given on this earth is a journey to be enjoyed and shared. Too often, instead of living one day at a time , we get wrapped up in thoughts of tomorrow .We always complain that our days are few , but we act as if there is no end to them .We think he only reason for our existence is to get to the next destination when it isn’t . To comprehend the difference between your journey and destination, you need to understand what Chris Neck meant when he wrote the following :
A young man searches for happiness
In addition to searching for truth
He tries to discover true peace,
During the early days of his youth.
He climbs the highest mountain ,
He covers uncharted ground ,
Expending much of his energy ,
In hopes that the answer will be found.
After all the stones are turned over,
And the searcher has slowed stride ;
The only man finally re a realizes ,
That the answer was always inside .
As we live each day to the fullest,
We must not forget to recall ;
It is better to have tried and failed ,
Than to not have tried at all .”
Now that our journey is almost over ,
The answer is a revelation,
This significance is the JOURNEY,
And not the destination .
THE TRUE JOY OF LIFE IS THE TRIP
Enjoy the journey .
Start today to put the key ingredients of success to work for you.
REALIZE
You have that Talent.( All the ability you will ever need is within you.)
READ AND RETAIN
Information is vital to your success . ( All leaders are readers )
REMEMBER
Your Motivation .
( Goals will keep the fire of motivation burning .)
RELEASE
Y our Enthusiasm.
( Nothing is as contagious as enthusiasm .)
MENTAL DESERT
It’s not death that a man should fear,
but he should fear never beginning to live
Marcus Aurelius
MENTAL APPETIZER
If one advances confidently
in the direction of his own dreams,
and endeavors to live the life
which he has imagined,
he’ll meet with a success
unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau
( 1817-1962 )
MENTAL APPENTIZER
To stay motivated ,
we must constantly
fight ourselves .
MENTAL DESSERT
Knowledge is knowing where to get
Information when you need it
and then acting on it .
MENTAL DESSERT
This one thing I do ,
Forgetting what is behind ,
And straining towards
What is ahead .
Philippians 3:13
MENTAL SNACK
Our happiness depends on using all of our abilities .
MENTAL APPETIZER
We don’t need more
Strength or more ability or
greater opportunity.
What we need is to use
what we have .
MENTAL APPETIZER
Always bear in mind that
Your own resolution to achieve
success is more important than
any other thing .
Abraham Lincoln
( 1809-1865 )
MENTAL DESSERT
Destiny is not a matter of chance ,
It is a matter of choice.
It is not a thing to be
waited for ; it is a thing
to be achieved.
William Jennings Bryan
( 1850-1925 )