Other Great Quotes and Affirmations

On my office wall are a number of great quotes and affirmations. They are arranged so that I can always see them and they keep my mind fresh. Most I don't know the originator, but a few I have included it.

1. From Albert Einstein: You can't solve a problem with the same quality of thinking that created it.
2. Make decisions you have never made before so that you can have the results you never had before!
3. Focus on the WHAT and not the HOW!
4. Do not let past performance dictate future results.
5. From Shannon Lavenia: I am more powerful than any circumstances in my life. I choose my direction.

Anyone who has more is welcome to send them to me and I will add to the list.

Quoting Edgar Guest

In line with this weeks thoughts is this poem from Edgar Guest -

It Couldn't Be Done

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.

'Nuff said? So, just do it!

Your Success Reflects Your Commitment Level

Have you ever wondered why you never really succeeded? The answer is simple, your commitment level is not geared towards your success. OK, what does that mean? There are basically three levels of commitment. We either "try" to do it, give it "our best" effort, or we will do "what ever it takes" and these different levels will determine our ratio of past successes as well as future success potential.

When we "try" to do something we often convinced that we cannot and as a result do not give it the level of effort that would allow us to achieve success. If we use a simplistic example to demonstrate this we will see how it manifests itself. Place a pen on the table in front of you and "pick up the pen". As you hold it in your hand you have a visible proof of your success. Now, putting the pen back on the table "do not pick up the pen". Again we have clear visible proof of the pen sitting on the table. So, the evidence is that "do" and "do not" present visible results to us. Now comes the interesting part. "Try" to pick up the pen. So, did you pick it up? If so, then you did it and not just "tried" to do it. The message here is: "do" or "not do" - there is no "try".

What do we mean by our "best effort" and how does that manifest itself in our lives? Our best effort is limited by the amount of time and effort we want to invest and also by what else we can be distracted by. Most of the time when we say we will "do our best" we really mean we will "do our best until something else comes up" and are willing to stop if it is "too hard".

What Ever It Takes is the level of commitment of the most successful people. People who are able to focus on their goals without exception. We will do "what ever it takes" to succeed.

Which category have you fit into in the past? How will you face your future? Will you "try" to do better? Give it your "best effort" or do "what ever it takes" to become the successful person you dream about.

Two quotes for today: "If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. And if you doubt it, then you will live without it."

And finally, remember the words of Calvin Coolidge. “Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”