I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me. For I can do them quickly, correctly and profitably. I am easily managed: just be firm with me. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, thought I work with the precision of a machine and the intelligence of a person. You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin. Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me. Lead me. Reward me. And I will then...do it automatically. I am your servant. Who am i? I am a habit.
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“Fear not that your life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.”
Cardinal Newman Are you living your purpose so that death has no hold on you? Battle of the Beetles
On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. Naturalists tell us that it stood for some four hundred years. It was a seedling when Columbus landed at San Salvador, and half grown when the pilgrims settled at Plymouth. During the course of its long life it was struck by lightning fourteen times and the innumerable avalanches and storms of four centuries thundered past it. It survived them all. In the end, however, an army of beetles attacked the tree and leveled it to the ground. The insects ate their way through the bark and gradually destroyed the inner strength of the tree by their tiny but incessant attacks. A forest giant which age had not withered, nor lightning blasted, nor storms subdued, fell at last before beetles so small that a man could crush them between his forefinger and his thumb. There is a parallel in this story which should serve as a warning to us. Most of us can survive times of crisis. We summon the strength of faith or resolve for most any battle that we face head on. Whether it is in our professional or personal lives, we often overcome great obstacles. It is the small things like jealousy, anger, resentment, pettiness and negativity that eat us from the inside, which often bring about our downfall. Unlike a giant tree, we can identify and fight those moral or ethical “beetles.” We must, however, be constantly on guard. Written by: Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/stories “Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.” - Gary Ryan Blair
How can you correct for the softness your undisciplined mind has encountered? “They hate whom they fear.”
Quintus Ennius Do you decline competing with others in order to compete with the most important competitor, yourself? “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
William James Do you surround yourself with people who appreciate you?
"There's no growth in the comfort zone and there's no comfort in the growth zone."
Tim Elmore How much of your day is spent in the growth zone?
“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.”
Robert Kennedy Are you on the road that everyone is taking? “Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”
Leon J. Suenens Which of your dreams would you do anything to achieve? “A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.”
Edward R. Murrow What is stopping you from gaining true knowledge? Eight Things Successful People Never Waste Time Doing
From time to time, we get ourselves involved in activities that do not contribute to our greatest success or happiness. We’re all looking to be successful in life, but sometimes we are wasting our time doing things that are holding us back from reaching our full potential. And, often, we don’t recognize those things until someone points them out. It is important to analyze how we spend our days, hour by hour, and regularly look for ways to work smarter, ways to eliminate time-wasters. So, here are eight things that productive, successful people never waste their time doing: Number 1: Productive, successful people don’t get sucked into social media. Being on social media is part of everyday life. But if you don’t control how much time you spend on it, the hours will fly by and you won’t have accomplished anything on your to-do list. Number 2: Productive, successful people don’t go through the day without a plan. Successful people have a purpose, a laser-focused plan of things they want to achieve on a particular day. Write down your top two or three priorities to accomplish each day. Number 3: Productive, successful people don’t do emotionally draining activities. Productive people don’t waste their time on things that emotionally drain them. Before committing to activities on your schedule, be sure the activity will positively add to your life. It’s OK to say no to requests for your time. Number 4: Productive, successful people don’t worry about things they can’t control. Successful people realize that worrying gets you absolutely nowhere in life. So, turn your thoughts to action-based activities. Focus on things you can get done. Number 5: Productive, successful people don’t hang out with negative people. It is said that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. So if you want to be your best, you have to surround yourself with the best people. Be sure to eliminate negative, toxic energy around you. If you want to soar in life, you need to unload what is weighing you down. Number 6: Productive, successful people don’t dwell on past mistakes. Successful people make mistakes. The key to being successful in life is not making the same mistake twice, learning and growing from mistakes, and becoming a better person because of them. Focus on what you have learned and design a strategy to positively move forward from it. Number 7: Productive, successful people don’t focus on what other people are doing. Be inspired by others, but focus your mindset to only compete with the most important person: yourself. Number 8: Productive, successful people don’t put themselves last in priority. For long-term success and happiness, you must put yourself first on the priority list. Some ways to do this is to kick start your day by doing something you love to do. Because when you start off your day doing something you love and that is good for you, you’ll feel happy, focused and strong the rest of the day. Are there things on this list that have been time-wasters for you? Eliminate them so you can step into your best life. . From the article: 8 Things Successful People Never Waste Time Doing by Cynthia Bazin – February 4, 2016 – Success Magazine “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.”
Ernest Holmes What negative thoughts can you get rid of that will lead to positive change? “The greatest enemy of anger is delay.”
Seneca Can you hold your tongue until you have time to cool down and think? |
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