In search of Success
Lesson #1: Success is never out of convenience.
Success is in the extra-mile.
It may not seem to be easy. Learn to enjoy the process, while you wait patiently for the end result. In success the mean justifies the end.
The moment a door closes, reach out for another. Dig more wells than your enemies can fill. Always seek to break your own record daily.
If you cannot stretch, you cannot succeed. That’s hard, but true.
Be a law to yourself. Be diligent. Been diligent is becoming a law to yourself without an external force compelling you.
Be ready at all time to sow your seed. What can you do? Learn to do them even if it’s not convenient.
The lazy can’t win in the race of life. When you notice those tendencies in your life, don’t wait for someone to call your attention to it, beat yourself to shape.
The lazy don’t win in the race of life. If you are sloppy or drags, the race is not for you either, get back to shape, less the game be over without you winning.
Never be too slow or too fast. Success and life is a game of time and season, the trophy goes to the most strategic team player. You are that team player.
Lesson #2: Think the good life
A. Change your thought pattern. Harmonise your thought with the thought of God for your life. The supreme one, your creator, thinks the best of you, why think less.
Thinking is exploring your mental ability to maximize your God given potential. Thinking is a discipline. Make good thinking your profession. Make it a career. Make it your priority. Doing anything without good thinking is having a concert before turning on the instrument.
“Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds, or college degrees, or family backyard; they are measured by the size of their thinking” -DAVID SCHWARTZ.
How to become a good thinker.
1. Expose yourself to good input.
Read books, review magazines, listen to tapes, and spend time with good thinkers. Put your thought in writing and keep it somewhere in your favourite thinking place to stimulate your thinking.
2. Expose yourself to good thinkers.
Spend time with the right people. If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people, observe and learn from them.
“The one who associates with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm”. Proverbs
3. Choose to think good thoughts.
No matter what you choose to do, go to your thinking place, take paper and pen, make sure you capture your ideas in writing.
4. Act on your good thoughts.
Ideas have shelf life.
You must act on them before the expiration date. Think things through- then follow through.” –Eddie Rickenbacker.
The mind is like a satellite receiver a lot of people picked the idea like you did. Act first, be the first to do.
5. Allow your emotions to create another good thought.
6. Repeat the process.
Attitude of big thinkers.
1. Learn continually
Big thinkers are never comfortable with what they already know. Read a new book. Attend that seminar. Never be comfortable with the usual.
2. Listen intentionally
When you meet with great minds ask questions and listen intentionally. Listen for the things that were not spoken in words. When you meet with people, it’s good to have an agenda so that you can learn.
3. Look expansively: .... who you are is what you see.
4. Live completely: live your thoughts.
B. Live a balance life. Balance may not be achieved at the midpoint of every object, it may tilt to the side a little or far away for another. There are no iron clad rules in life, but always be sure you are correct, and you can be correct.
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