“I don’t fear failing. I fear succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
This gets right to the heart of it for me. When it’s all said and done and you’re looking back on your life, what did you dedicate your time to? Our career is a huge part of our life. But an even bigger part are those we love. Did you share your time, talents, gifts, words and love with those you love as much as possible? Building up and encouraging people is far more satisfying than any other pursuit I have found.
“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.”
“Beaten paths are for beaten people.”
This one really speaks to me. Every day in so many ways we have a world telling us to do things a certain way…that THIS must be the way to do a thing. It’s incredibly difficult to find your own way with all the cultural and societal forces working against us. Stepping out on your own is a big risk. People everywhere will tell you that you are making a mistake or not to do it. If you aren’t meant to follow the crowd, don’t follow the crowd. Listen to your heart instead. Create your own path.
“There are two ways of meeting difficulties; alter the difficulties or alter the way you meet them.”
Another quote taken from the book Destination Success by Dwight Bain.
“Tough times never last. Tough people do!”
Life is nothing but cycles. Good flows in, good flows out. Difficulty flows in, difficulty flows out. Regardless of what is going on in your life right now I promise, it will change. Given enough time, it will change. I wrote about this topic previously. You can read that post here: http://wp.me/p3nLpj-e4
“Let your determination override your distractions.”
We all get knocked off course or even knocked down. The key is to get back up, refocus, and keep moving toward your goals. The good news is you know what your goals are and what direction you are heading.
“What makes you come alive with passion and enthusiasm?”
Answer that question and you might just find a new career.
“What do I want? What actions am I taking to change my habits in order to get it? What’s my plan?”
Do you know the difference between a wish and a dream? A wish is a ‘pie-in-the-sky’; want it to fall in my lap, fantasy. A dream is something that’s been written on your heart; something you long for and aspire to. But all too often, dreams fall back into the ‘wish’ category. We tend to not take action and hope someday it will all happen like it should. It never will.
A goal on the other hand is a dream with a deadline. Decide what you want. Determine what must be done – what actions you need to take – to get it done and then write it out. Of course, the most difficult part of that process is taking the action and changing habits and behavior. The good news is it doesn’t need to happen all at once. You can take little steps day by day. Over time you will have discovered your habits and behaviors did change.
“Big ideas and big plans are often easier – certainly no more difficult – than small ideas and small plans. BELIEVE BIG.”
This is taken from the book, The Magic of Thinking Big.
“Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.”
I pulled this from the book Destination Success by Dwight Bain. It’s crazy how true it is. The bolder you are, the luckier you seem to get. But it’s not luck. Things begin to fall into place. Taking a step out on faith can be scary. But you’re rewarded in ways you can never imagine.
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