"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day."- Jim Rohn
If success was easy, everyone would be successful. The biggest obstacle to personal and professional success is simply a lack of discipline in doing the things needed to reach your target. If you stop for 3-5 minutes a day, and simply think about where you want to be--tomorrow, next week, next month, etc., and making a disciplined effort to stay the course, you're on your way to creating more success. And ALWAYS remember, Success begets success. The more you see, feel and touch success, the more you want it, the more you're willing to do to reach it.
I'm reminded of how success goes to those willing to practice, re-formulate, re-load and repeat. I'm reminded of the story of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the incandescent light bulb. He failed more than 6,000 times, before he finally discovered the light bulb. Think where we'd be without Mr. Edison's perseverance. The same can be said of your trials; stick with it, be willing to come at it with a different view point. And NEVER be afraid to take the shot, take the first step, be bold and adventurous.
Michael Jordan, the most prolific player in the NBA says it best, "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
You miss EVERY shot you don't take. Saddle up and get busy, step out of your comfort zone and take more shots. As you miss a few, you'll think about how to make it next time. The same can be said for life. Now get out there and take the shots you've wanted to try. Don't be afriad to fail, be willing to learn, explore and pave the road to success.
1 comment:
I truly enjoyed your article. Discipline is vital to one's success. "Surpass Your Limits", reminded me of a story I once read about..."a young man fell asleep during math class. He woke up as the bell rang, looked up at the blackboard, and copied the two problems that were there. He assumed they were the homework for the night. He went home and labored all day and all night. he couldn't figure out either one, but he kept trying for the rest of the week. Finally, he got the answer to one and brought it to class. The teacher was absolutely stunned. It turned out the problem he'd solved was supposedly unsolvable."
If the student had known that, he probably wouldn't have solved it. But since he didn't tell himself it couldn't be done - in fact, quite the opposite: he'd thought he had to solve it, and he was able to find a way to do it. He was able to surpass the limits of what once was thought to be unsolvable.
Looking forward to your next article.
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