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Carolyn Smagalski
Strategies for Success
Founder - Editor - Host
Did you ever feel that "this is the day my life has changed"?
This is that day. I am making this statement for the public
record.
Sometimes, things happen underneath the surface that you are
totally unaware of. Inspiration occurs from out of nowhere.
Ideas that have been brewing seem to suddenly connect with
electrifying forces unbeknownst to us. Intangible forces
begin acting, perhaps by our own persistent spirit in
conjunction with Infinite Intelligence.
Although George Bernard Shaw has long passed from this world,
his words continue to resonate within my mind. He wrote,
"When I was a young man I observed that nine out of ten things
I did were failures. I didn't want to be a failure, so I did
ten times more work."
Me, too.
Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, second President of the
United States, said, "True greatness has its seat in the
heart… it must be elevated by aspiring to great things and by
daring to think yourself capable of them."
Back in those early days, women were not given much credence,
but here was a woman with the insight to speak of the
greatness within, the greatness that awaits our manifestation.
One of my favorite movies of all time is the 1984 tale,
The Neverending Story. It is the story of Atreju, a
young "warrior" who endeavors to save the Empire of Fantasia
from "The Nothing."
With a passing glance, one might be tempted to ignore the the
brilliance in which the author illustrates the three steps
that every human being must master, if he is to achieve
success.
The journey begins...
At the Northern Oracle, a gnarly old man-elf reveals that a
warrior must have absolute courage and confidence in order to
pass through. Many have not survived this first step.
Step one: Courage and confidence in our ability.
After conquering this first step, Atreju travels farther,
thwarted by the discouragement of the entire empire, including
his best companion, only to come face-to-face with his true
self.
Step two: Examination of our self and the motives that drive
us, followed by an acceptance of our self, with all our flaws
and talents.
In the final part of the journey, Atreju has to face "The
Nothing", an adversary with insatiable drive, one who seeks to
destroy him and everything for which he had ever dreamed. As
he holds on through a storm that destroys everything except
himself and one glowing speck of the remaining empire, he
finally understands that it only takes the affirmation of what
he loves in order to have the beauty of the empire return.
Step three: Acknowledging that our fears are groundless. Our
success is right here in the present, ready to be manifest as
soon as we concentrate on the passion in our life.
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