Developing your will-power is directly related to your
success in life. No one can over-estimate the power of your
will to do.
Most people do not fail because of a lack of
education. History is filled with uneducated or poorly
educated millionaires who didn't let this supposed shortcoming
hold them back. On the contrary, what they may have lacked in
education was obliterated by their overpowering will to
succeed no matter how many times they failed along the
way.
It is the lack of determination and concentrated will-power
that is the true reason so many people fail. Just as an
athlete trains for a physical game that takes concentrated
effort to accomplish, the mind must also be trained with the
proper skills to win in life.
The process of obtaining this self-mastery — the complete
command of your mind’s powers — is a gradual one. It involves
determination and the daily task of making it a habit. Once
you have self-mastery, the cost of obtaining it will bring a
real sense of accomplishment and a realization how minimal the
cost really was in the long run.
You don’t need to be a genius to succeed — just make
yourself do the thing you have to do when it has to be done,
whether you like it or not. It’s one of the best lessons you
can learn!
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Do
not expect that you will always have easy sailing. Parts of
your journey are likely to be rough. Don’t let the rough
places put you out of commission. Keep on with the journey.
Just the way you weather the storm shows what material you are
made of. Do not let a setback stop you. Think of it as a mere
incident that has to be overcome before you can reach your
goal.
— Theron Q. Dumont, The Power of Concentration
— also
check out Self Improvement Made Easy at www.SelfHelpandWellness.com
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When Henry Ward Beecher was asked how he could accomplish
so much more than others, he replied, “I don’t do more, but
less than other people. They do all their work three times.
Once in anticipation, once in actuality, and once in
rumination. I do mine in actuality alone, so I end up doing
things just once.”
Beecher could concentrate his mind on what he was doing at
a given moment. Then he’d go to something else and concentrate
on it. One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able
to focus all our energies on one thing at a time.
Don't waste your time worrying as it only crowds your
thoughts with worthless clutter. Focus on what you’re doing
while you’re doing it, and stop worry before it stops you.
Worry is an energy zapper. It reduces your chances of success
and it can make life just as miserable for those around
you.
Learning to focus your efforts is the only way you will
achieve the success you’re capable of achieving. The earlier
in life you learn this simple fact, the more likely you will
overcome everything that slows you down and prevents you from
true success in everything you do.
Here’s a recipe for a wasted life — just go about every day
trying to do too many things at once. Splitting yourself up
into a hundred parts leads to nowhere.
The old saying in
real estate is: Location, Location, Location.
In life, it very well could be: Focus, Focus, Focus.
Some people like to juggle a number of tasks. Some people
are even good at it. But most of us need to concentrate our
efforts on one task at a time in order to reach our goals.
It’s not the amount of work you do in an hour or a day or even
a year, but it's your persistence in constantly moving forward
that will get you where you want to go.
Keep at it! And remember …
Focus, Focus, Focus.
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Glenn
Cutforth is a writer and publisher of quality eBooks at Maxx Publishing.com.
For extensive information on operating a Work From Home and
Online business, check out his website at: Guide To Online
Success.
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