I'd like to begin my column with a riddle. If you are a success-driven person, then read on.
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great people and, alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine, plus the intelligence of a person. You may run me for profit or run me for ruin, it makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am habit!
If you are success-minded, then the habit for you to train is the one that does not include procrastination, loafing, laziness, meanness, uncaring feelings, etc. Always remember, as Soichiro Honda, the father of Honda, once said, "success is 99 percent failure."
The power of positive thinking is now being proven in all kinds of studies. Studies show that the power of positive thinking can reverse illness, prevent illness, and in business can overcome nearly every obstacle even when things are grim.
I am reminded of a portion of the story of David and Goliath.
Before David was to fight the giant Goliath, David's friends, fearing the worst, came to pay their last respects.
"What makes you so sure that I will not return?" asked David, surprised at their pessimistic appraisal of the situation.
One of his friends was quick to reply. "David," he said, "Goliath is so big! How can you possibly expect to win?"
David just smiled. "If he's so big, and I use my slingshot," he asked, "how can I miss?"
You always get more than you give when you give more than you get.
David did.
One last thought or two: "The road to success is always under construction." The last one is, "The ladder of success may now be an elevator, but it's still self-service!"
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great people and, alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine, plus the intelligence of a person. You may run me for profit or run me for ruin, it makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am habit!
If you are success-minded, then the habit for you to train is the one that does not include procrastination, loafing, laziness, meanness, uncaring feelings, etc. Always remember, as Soichiro Honda, the father of Honda, once said, "success is 99 percent failure."
The power of positive thinking is now being proven in all kinds of studies. Studies show that the power of positive thinking can reverse illness, prevent illness, and in business can overcome nearly every obstacle even when things are grim.
I am reminded of a portion of the story of David and Goliath.
Before David was to fight the giant Goliath, David's friends, fearing the worst, came to pay their last respects.
"What makes you so sure that I will not return?" asked David, surprised at their pessimistic appraisal of the situation.
One of his friends was quick to reply. "David," he said, "Goliath is so big! How can you possibly expect to win?"
David just smiled. "If he's so big, and I use my slingshot," he asked, "how can I miss?"
You always get more than you give when you give more than you get.
David did.
One last thought or two: "The road to success is always under construction." The last one is, "The ladder of success may now be an elevator, but it's still self-service!"