"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
Brian Tracy
Author of No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline
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Author: Mentor Ben Drake
Husband and father, mentor and coach, helping families to live better lives, model train expert living a healthy active fit lifestyle.
This Week’s Jump-Start
This Week's Jump-Start
We're all talking to ourselves every moment of our lives, except during certain portions of our sleeping cycle. We're seldom even aware that we're doing it. We all have a running commentary in our heads on events and our reactions to them. Here are some tips to remember:
• Be aware of the silent conversations you have with yourself. Are you a nurturing coach or a critic? Do you reinforce your own success or negate it? Are you comfortable saying to yourself, "That's more like it." "Now we're in the groove." "Things are working out well." "I'll do it better next time."
• When you fail, view it as a temporary inconvenience, a learning experience, an isolated event, and a stepping stone instead of a stumbling block.
• When you have even a small success, reinforce that success by rewarding yourself and feeling pride, rather than feeling lucky or guilty for the attention.
• When you receive a compliment for any reason, simply respond: "Thank you." And accept value graciously whenever it is offered.
• Always greet the people you meet with a smile. When introducing yourself in any new association, take the initiative to volunteer your own name first, clearly; and always extend your hand first, looking the person in the eyes when you speak.
• In your telephone communications at work or at home, answer the telephone pleasantly, immediately giving your name to the caller. And when you call, give your name before you ask for the party you want and before you state your business. Leading with your name underscores that a person of value is making the call.
• Don't brag. People who trumpet their exploits and shout for service are actually calling for help. The showoffs, braggarts and blowhards are desperate for attention.
• Don't tell your problems to people, unless they're directly involved with the solutions. And don't make excuses. Always talk affirmatively about the progress you are trying to make.
Apply these tips and keep the running commentary in your head on a positive note!
From Denis Waitley’s newsletter, a very powerful interesting article.
Learn how to be successful
Chapter 9 Persistence – Lesson
Chapter 9 Persistence
The sustained effort necessary to induce faith.
The eighth step towards riches.
Persistence is being dedicated to a goal or dream no matter what whether it has to do with life, business, relationships, love or simular. Napoleon starts off by saying that persistence is needed within any calling or task should that be love or otherwise. That the basis of persistence is the power of will.
What have learnt from own experience with persistence is so much; people have called me stubborn because know what am after within own life and business. That I am not prepared to give up on such. Personally am seeking love and to be accepted for who am as a person. Am seeking someone who is prepared to accept how limiting that health can be at times and what need as a person.
Its been a search of many years continuing and there have been times that have been thinking have found right person but no they were not right, then getting back up and continuing with search. Now that is persistence in its self, as Napoleon states in this chapter you need to have a definite goal and a plan for working to it’s attainment. Do you have that plan?
You need to build a strong fire under your own desires. You need to know what you want and say am not going to settle no matter what you through at me, no matter how long it takes I am going to do this. The story of Fannie Hurst or Wallis Simpson are great examples of persistence.
Persistence is saying no am not going to settle for anything less than what I want. To me that was a loving, accepting partner. Yet personally had to learn to be the guy who was needed to love her, that was part of the journey. In business it’s the same we must have a plan and just keep to such, tweak as needed and go from there.
With no persistence you are finished before you start, the persistence helps you overcome you challenges. States Napoleon in this chapter.
Personal lesson plan from chapter 9 of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
