Everybody talks about success but what is success to you?
I recently re-listened to a recording from Earl Nightingale and I found value worth sharing.
Here are my notes and comments which I hope you will find valuable to you.
“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.”
People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. It’s that simple.
Failures, on the other hand, believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances … by things that happen to them … by exterior forces.
WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK ABOUT
Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman Emperor, said: “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.”
Disraeli said this: “Everything comes if a man will only wait … a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and nothing can resist a will that will stake even existence for its fulfillment.”
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale put it this way: “If you think in negative terms, you will get negative results. If you think in positive terms, you will achieve positive results
AS YE SOW and SO SHALL YE REAP
The human mind is much like a farmer’s land. The land gives the farmer a choice. He may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn’t care what is planted. It’s up to the farmer to make the decision. The mind, like the land, will return what you plant, but it doesn’t care what you plant. If the farmer plants two seeds and one a seed of corn, the other nightshade, a deadly poison, waters and takes care of the land, what will happen?
30-DAY ACTION IDEAS FOR PUTTING THE STRANGEST SECRET TO WORK FOR YOU
For the next 30-days follow each of these steps every day until you have achieved your goal.
1. Write on a card what it is you want more that anything else.
Specific to what you want
Single goal clearly defined
Carry it with you and look at it several times each day, and before you go to bed
As you look at it, remember that you must become what you think about, and since you’re thinking about your goal, you realize that soon it will be yours. In fact, it’s really yours the moment you write it down and begin to think about it.
2. Stop thinking about what it is you fear. Each time a fearful or negative thought comes into your mind, replace it with a mental picture of your positive and worthwhile goal.
3. Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render. Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success and and success is in direct proportion to our service.
I trust you got value from this, and maybe even are ready for the 30 Day Challenge?
If you want to listen to the recording, you can find it here: The Strangest Secret
I look forward to your comments, and feel free to share as well.
PS: On a similar note, I find the Law of Attraction has a strong bearing on this subject.
I invite you to download my book on the Law of Attraction at dreamroper.com/law or perhaps watch a short video summary here and see if you find value in improving your life!