Made for Success
Four Words that Make Life Worthwhile
Over the years as I've sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life's challenges, I've come across four simple words that can make living worthwhile. First, life is worthwhile if you Learn. What you don't know Will hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences - negative or positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said that it is too bad failures don't give seminars. Obviously, we don't want to pay them so they aren't usually touring around giving seminars. But that information would be very valuable - we would learn how someone who had it all then messed it up. Learning from other people's experiences and mistakes is valuable information because we can learn what not to do without the pain of having tried and failed ourselves.We learn by what we see so pay attention. We learn by what we hear so be a good listener. Now I do suggest that you should be a selective listener, don't just let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we read so learn from every source; learn from lectures; learn from songs; learn from sermons; learn from conversations with people who care. Always keep learning.Second, life is worthwhile if you Try. You can't just learn; now you have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. It doesn't mean you can do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go all out?Third, life is worthwhile if you Stay. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If you have signed up for the day or for the game or for the project - see it through. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. And that's the end, but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see it through.And lastly, life is worthwhile if you Care. If you care at all you will get some results, if you care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be the highest producer. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win.Four powerful little words: learn, try, stay and care. What difference can you make in your life today by putting these words to work?-Jim Rohn
Charting Your Course!
At the Crossroad
It is a beautiful sunny spring day, the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and you find yourself on aroad with a beautiful scenic route. All of a sudden, you hitthe brakes and realize that you have come to a crossroad.Wait a minute you say, this crossroad is not supposed to be here. This was supposed to be a straight and easy path. What happened, and where did it come from?This crossroad is much like life. In our lives, there comesa time when we find ourselves at a crossroad -- at the crossroad of decision. We find ourselves at a place where we are on the road of no return, and do not know which way to go.Wishing that we can turn back to re-do various things that we cannot change, or wishing that we can just simply do various things completely different. The road of no-returnexists in all of our lives, but it is not the road of no-return that should concern us at this present crossroad --it is the road of the future.Which road to take, or not to take is vital, and because the road of no return is what brought you here, it is also the road of no return that will allow you to decide on which road to take for the future.This road may mean a new relationship, or making changes in your existing relationship. This road may mean a new job.This road may mean self-enlightenment or spiritual renewal.This road may mean making a big move in various areas ofyour life.Whatever your crossroad may be -- you must choose it wisely and carefully. And remember, the road you take today will determine where you will find yourself tomorrow.Make the decision today to take the right road. Choose the road that will allow you to live purposefully -- because after all, this is your life.-Audrina Jones Bunton
Move Out of Your Comfort Zone
No matter what goals and dreams you desire, there's a good chance it's going to mean reaching beyond what you believeyourself to be capable of.This fine line between what we think we can achieve and cannot is often referred to as one's comfort zone.Whether it's giving a report in class, or preparing to make a speech to the board of directors at your company -- we all have a point where we begin to doubt what we're made of. Can we really pull it off we ask ourselves?Perhaps you're asking yourself something similar at thisvery moment in your life. Let me assure you -- the answer is YES! Yes you can.Now that's not to say you're not going to be scared, or perhaps even hear your knees knocking. Fear, is simply partof being human -- to some degree, we all deal with it.The key is to manage that fear and not allow it to hold us back. At the risk of belittling something as serious as overcoming one's fears... I'd like to offer up this little acronym to keep in mind the next time you find yourself faced with one of life's less then comfortable situations...
F = alse
E = vidence
A = ppearing
R = eal
Josh Hinds
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