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Carolyn Smagalski
Ignite Your Passion
Founder - Editor - Host
E. M. Gray, author of The Common Denominator of Success, wrote,
"The successful person has the habit of doing the things
failures don't like to do. They don't like doing them either
necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the
strength of their purpose." They have a vision in their mind
of what they want to accomplish. Their resolve is so strong
that failure is not a possibility.
This is not to say that they won't bump through hard times.
The adversities they weather become secondary to their
purpose. Their belief in their vision stretches beyond
anything that may happen in their lives.
Many people get started, have "life" happen to them, and
become discouraged with life's great hand. They drop their
dreams, and cave in to the "poor me" syndrome. Successful
people resolve that, if life is going to give them a raw hand,
they are going to go out fighting!
Would you rather go out in an explosion of glory, or fade
away, little by little, with no sign that you have ever lived?
"Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of
their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make
their lives a work of art -- an individual masterpiece," wrote
Denis Waitley. You have that "something special" that you can
do better than anyone else. Applaud your own unique
qualities, and cast aside any thoughts that you may not
"measure up." With determined action, you will not only
"measure up," but you will far exceed your initial
perceptions.
American actor Channing Pollock wrote, "No matter how small
and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well,
it may soon become the step that will lead us to better
things." If you keep a journal, a record of your expectations
and actions, you will be able to track your progress, and this
will become a replenishing drink to your spirit. You will set
the bar higher as time goes on, achieving excellence by
natural course.
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