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Spogmai has someone ever inspired you into positive thinking?
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amna.....i am inspired by a lot of people and yes for different things.....Originally posted by amna View Post
My biggest inspiration has always been my dad....he played a major role in my education and also my profession......what i am today it’s because of him....he never let us get influenced by money……infact my first job was with so less remuneration but he asked me to accept it and indeed it was because of that job that I have my present job…..
my mom too always encouraged me to study further.....
and my brother is someone who taught me to love my self and hence be confident and be positive about a lot of things....i will write his words. he says that he has created something he cant kill (that is me) lol........i was the most introvert person you would have come across ever.....but i have changed a lot now.....thanks to my brother.....
and also i read many books on positive thinking which have inspired me and i try to inspire others i come across (my mentor group especially)...
a lot of books that i have read talk about a lot of wisdom which is hard to digest for me and to follow it one will have to leave all worldly deeds....it failed to inspire me…….
and i am also inspired by one of my very good friend and i have asked my friend to agree to be my mentor but my friend has not agreed so far...as i had read in one of the books, "to be a mentee".....so we are guided toooo....
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Indeed success is artificial because we work a lot towards being successfull...it doesnt come naturally... and anything that doesnt come naturally is artificial...Originally posted by shlombay
success has different for different individuals.......for some to have a lot of money is beings successful....for some making a difference in someone's ife is success.......
and yes success is the yardstick to measure where one is leading in one's life....... have we been successful in achieving our set objectives???? or have we deviated from the objectives that we had set for ourselves??????Comment
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Originally posted by JasmineManana Jasmine... keep coming to this thread.... and also share with us your views abut success...i just love to discuss such topics...Originally posted by JasmineComment
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WHAT IS SUCCESS?
To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intelligent persons
and the affection of children;
To earn the approval of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends ;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give off one's self without the
slightest thought of return;
To have accomplished a task, whether
by a healthy child, a rescued soul, a
garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with
Enthusiasm and sung with exaltation;
To know that even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
-----------AnonymousComment
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HOW DO WE DEFINE SUCCESS?
What makes a person successful? How do we recognize success?
To some people, success might mean wealth. To others, it is recognition, good health, good family, happiness, satisfaction, and peace of mind.
What this really tells us is that success is subjective. It can mean different things to different people.
The definition that summarizes "success" well is:
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.
-----Earl NightingaleComment
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Let's look at these definitions carefully.
"Progressive" means that success is a journey, not a destination. We never arrive. After we reach one goal, we go on to the next and the next and the next.
"Realization" means it is an experience. Outside forces cannot make me feel successful. I have to feel it within myself. It is internal not external.
"Worthy" refers to our value system. Which way are we heading? Positive or negative? Worthiness determines the quality of the journey. That is what gives meaning and fulfillment. Success without fulfillment is empty.
"Goals" are important. Because they give us a sense of direction.
Success does not mean being accepted by everyone. There are some groups I would not want to be accepted by, out of choice. I would rather be criticized by fools than appreciated by unsavory characters.
I define success as a manifestation of good luck that results from inspiration, aspiration, desperation and perspiration; generally in that sequence.
------- Shiv KheraComment
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Success and happiness go hand in hand. Success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get!
Existence alone is not success! It is a lot more!
Do more than exist -- live
Do more than touch -- feel
Do more than look -- observe
Do more than read -- absorb
Do more than hear -- listen
Do more than listen -- understand
--------------John H. RhodesComment
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I define success as a manifestation of good luck that results from inspiration, aspiration, desperation and perspiration; generally in that sequence.
------- Shiv Khera
this describes my life.Comment
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SOME OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS (REAL OR IMAGINED)
¨ Ego ( we have big ones)
¨ Fear of failure success ; lack of self esteem
¨ No plan
¨ Lack of formalized goals
¨ Life changes
¨ Procrastination (tomorrow never comes!!!!!!)
¨ Family responsibility (who doesn't have)
¨ Financial security issues
¨ Lack of focus, being muddled
¨ Giving up vision for promise of money (money, money...its a rich man's world)
¨ Doing too much alone (one man army)
¨ Over-commitment
¨ Lack of commitment
¨ Lack of training (we are all perfect, aren't we)
¨ Lack of persistence (like an aerated beverage, charged till the cap is opened)
¨ Lack of priorities (everything is equally important or nothing is important)Comment
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THE WINNING EDGE
In order to get the winning edge , we need to strive for excellence, not perfection. Striving for perfection is neurotic; striving for excellence is progress, because there is nothing that can't be done better or improved.
All that we need is a little edge. The winning horse in the races wins 5-to-1 or 10-to-1. Do you think he is five or ten times faster than the other horses? Of course not.
He may only be faster by a fraction, by a nose, but the rewards are five or ten times greater. Is it fair? Who cares? It doesn't matter. Those are the rules of the game.
That is the way the game is played. The same is true in our lives. Successful people are not ten times smarter than the people who fail. They may be better by a nose, but the rewards are ten times bigger.
We don't need to improve 1,000% in any one area. All we need is to improve 1% in 1,000 different areas, which is a lot easier. That is the winning edge!Comment
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STRUGGLE
Trials in life can be tragedies or triumphs, depending on how we handle them.
Triumphs don't come without effort.
A biology teacher was teaching his students how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. He told the students that in the next couple of hours, the butterfly would struggle to come out
of the cocoon.
But no one should help the butterfly. Then he left. The students were waiting and it happened. The butterfly struggled to get out of the
cocoon, and one of the students took pity on it and decided to help the butterfly out of the cocoon against the advice of his teacher. He broke the cocoon to help the butterfly so it didn't have to struggle anymore. But shortly afterwards the butterfly died.
When the teacher returned, he was told what happened. He explained to this student that by helping the butterfly, he had actually killed it because it is a law of nature that the struggle to come out of the cocoon actually helps develop and strengthen its wings.
The boy had deprived the butterfly of its struggle and the butterfly died.
Apply this same principle to our lives. Nothing worthwhile in life comes without a struggle.
As parents we tend to hurt the ones we love most because we don't allow them to struggle to gain strength...Comment
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
People who have overcome obstacles are more secure than those who have never faced them .
We all have problems and we feel discouraged some time. Most people get
disappointed; but winners don't get disheartened. The answer is perseverance.
An English proverb says, "A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner."
Everything is difficult before it becomes easy. We cannot run away from our problems.
Only losers quit and give up.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
--Abigail Van BurenComment
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HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS?
True success is measured by the feeling of knowing you have done a job well and have achieved your objective.
Success is not measured by our position in life but by the obstacles we overcame to get there.
Success in life is not determined by how we are doing compared with others, but by how we are doing compared with what we are capable of doing.
Successful people compete against themselves. They better their own record and keep improving constantly.
Success is not measured by how high we go up in life but by how many times we bounce back when we fall down. It is this bounce back ability that determines success.
Source---You Can Win..Comment
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Shaghaly I am going through tought obstacles, this topic is positive and helping me
thanks khor mung manana darta koComment
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