|
Carolyn Smagalski
Strategies for Success
Founder - Editor - Host
Benjamin Jowett wrote, "We cannot seek or attain health,
wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is
always specific, concrete, individualized, unique." This is
true in the strictest sense of life. Unless you define,
specifically, the beliefs in your world, the variables of life
will toss you about.
If you ask just three people to define true wealth, you will
get three totally different answers. One may describe it as
having family around them constantly. Another may say that to
win huge sums of money in poker would encompass wealth. The
third may describe the ability to make residual income, and
have the freedom to travel.
"It's important to know that words don't move mountains.
Work, exacting work moves mountains," said Danilo Dolci. Work
toward the goals and dreams you have specifically defined. If
you have not yet defined those goals and dreams, begin a
journal at once. Envision that which you desire, and write
about it with clarity.
Read your clear statement twice daily. "Bite off more than
you can chew, then chew it," prompted Ella Williams. Make
your actions a daily reflection of your desires. This is the
only way it will happen. Your goals must be cemented deep in
your subconscious mind, in order to truly effect change in
your circle of consciousness.
Abraham Lincoln said, "Things may come to those who wait, but
only things left by those who hustle." You need to act upon
your dreams. The greatest gift you can give yourself is the
gift of belief in your abilities. Taking action is your own
testimonial that solidifies this belief.
No one has all the answers when they start out. Plenty of
those who never started make excuses for their lack of success
by pointing our that someone else initiated their quest with
money. Money is nothing but an idea. Those who started out
with money still needed ideas, action, and confidence in
self.
"The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to
toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn
back," wrote Marcus Annaeus Seneca. These are powerful words
that hold the key to success. "The drops of rain make a hole
in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling," added
Lucretius. Keep going on your path to your dreams. Never
give up.
Analyze. If what you are doing is not producing the results
you want, change something and try again. These small changes
may be the tiny speck of dust that makes it all happen…the
tiny drop of water that makes the seed grow into a forest.
Epicetus wrote, "First say to yourself what you would be; and
then do what you have to do." This is not a new philosophical
theory. This is age-old wisdom, carried down through the
centuries by people who have succeeded. Fortunately, those
who have achieved success do not keep any secrets regarding
their process. They are proud of their accomplishments, and
willingly share their beliefs with anyone who will listen.
The conflict comes when you realize that your belief system
differs from theirs. When most people identify this, however,
they adopt a "sour-grapes" type of attitude, rather than
trying to understand why their belief systems differ, and what
may need to change in their own lives to have what they truly
desire - that is, how they will experience success for
themselves.
Reading about abundance theory may open up a vast world to
you. Belief in "Infinite Abundance," rather than belief in a
limited resource of wealth - as most of the population
believes - is a defining belief that may open up your ability
to achieve. This is the belief that the world expands with
our thoughts, and is supported by evidence of the
extraordinary accomplishments of others that surround our
lives.
Content copyright © 2003-2008 by Carolyn Smagalski. All rights
reserved. This content was written by Carolyn Smagalski.
If you wish to use this content in any manner, you need
written permission.
Contact Carolyn Smagalski
Related Articles
Expecting Miracles
Acts of Heroism
Purpose and
Determination
Next
Return to
Strategies for Success Archive
|
