Have you had temporary setbacks?
Did you bounce back?
Everyone suffers setbacks in life, it’s how you respond to them that makes or breaks you.
Every setback is a blessing in disguise, providing it teaches some needed lesson one could not have learned without it. Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats.
Anyone can start but only the through-bred will “Finish”
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice. -Roosevelt
Be thankful for your setbacks for the defeat which some men and women call failure, because if you can survive it and keep on trying it gives you a chance to prove your ability to rise to the heights of achievement in your chosen career.
The influence of society is powerful. The collective forces, made up of the individual behaviors and perceptions of billions of people, constantly try to guide us in one direction or another.
It’s quite easy to get caught up doing things you don’t want or acting in ways that don’t cater to your personality. Going against the grain is a battle, and it’s not an easy one to win.
Don’t mold yourself to what society appears to reward. It’s not only ineffective, but it also takes time, effort, and value away from working on yourself. That’s where the magic happens.
ACCURATE THOUGHT
Accurate thought involves two fundamentals which all who indulge in it must observe.
- To think accurately you must separate facts from mere information. There is much “information” available in today’s noisy world not based upon facts.
- You must separate facts into two classes: namely, the Important and the Unimportant, or, the Relevant and the Irrelevant.
Only by doing so can you think clearly. This helps you to focus and puts you on the path to achieving your goals and dreams faster.
Many men and women make mistakes, some knowingly or other wise, expediency for a fact; doing something or refraining from can have an impact on your interest and the interest of others.
Remember that your real wealth can be measured, not by what you have, but, by what you are.
THOUGHTS ARE THINGS
“You can do it if you BELIEVE you can.”
If you think thoughts of misery and poverty and see no way to avoid these conditions, then your thoughts will create those very conditions and curse you with them.
Reverse the order, and thinks thoughts of a positive, expectant nature and your thoughts will create those conditions.
Successful men and women practice this all the time.
The power to think as you wish to think is the power over which you have absolute control.
You are the “master of your fate” and the “Captain of your soul,” by reason of the fact that you control your own thoughts, and with the aid of your thoughts, you may create whatever you desire.
CONCENTRATION
It seems like everyone today suffers from a lack of concentration. We live in a noisy world of social media, cell phones, busy schedules, more and more demands on our time.
Are you laser focused on your goals and dreams? Your future?
Concentration is the act of focusing the mind upon a given desire until ways and means for its realization have been worked out and successfully put into operation.
Concentration is a habit like anything else.
Habits are either good or bad.
If you wish to replace a bad habit with a good one, the path must be clear. The WHY must be motivating and compelling. The repetition must be consistent over a minimum of 21 days according to most recognized psychologists.
Every Time you resist a temptation the STRONGER you become.
If your environment is not to your liking, change it. If your career is not to your liking, change it. If your business is not where it should be, change it.
Concentration is the Magic Key.
Ambition and desire are the chief factors which enter into the act of successful concentration.
Forget the mistakes of the past, the temporary failures you have experienced. Quit living in the past, your yesterdays never return. Start all over again, and make the next three or five years out count and stand for something. They say if you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.
You can if you Believe you can!
Yesterday is but a dream,
Tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived makes
Every yesterday a dream of happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision of hope,
Look well, therefore, to this day.
– From the Sanscrit.
Blair Evan Ball is a Social Media Coach and founder of Prepare1, a company that works with businesses, individuals and non-profits. He is a former executive with a Fortune 50 company, and his national division did $1Billion+ in sales annually.
Blair has written three e-books: Facebook for Business Made Easy, Facebook Pages for Business Made Easy, and WordPress Blog Setup Made Easy.
Blair also educates, trains entrepreneurs and business professionals how to amplify their brand, increase revenues, and raise more funds.
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