There is nothing more dear to the human soul than to follow a dream and nothing more tragic than giving up on your dream.
If you do this simple thing, follow this easy-to-understand principle, one day, despite all the obstacles
the world throws at you, your dream will come home to you. It will overflow your world with promise. All your pain will instantly disappear
Success is creating what you want the way you want it to be.
It is, in fact, a journey. And, like all journeys, your ship will sail through calm waters and buck in storms. If you stay on course, continually upgrading your navigational instruments and adjusting to feedback, you will reach your port of dreams.
Everyone has had the experience of shipwreck. Their most cherished dreams collapsed despite their best efforts.
The difference between those who succeed in life and those who fail are neither the number of shipwrecks nor the severity of the storms. The difference is in their persistence. It takes persistence to complete the journey. Some people choose to build one ship after another until they reach their port of call. Others abandon the journey as soon as they run into a reef.
Success, then, is a process. It is an incessant refinement of strategy until something finally works.
Success starts with goal setting, and then goal setting is followed by action. Neither your goal setting theory nor your actions have to be perfect. A key to success is to start anywhere; over time, your vision will clear and your actions improve.
Here is a simple but effective strategy.
1. Begin where you are with what you have right now.
2. Notice what is working and what is not working.
3. Keep trying out new things until you have better results.
4. Keep on adding what works and discarding what does not work.
5. Arrive at your goal.
Another name for success is mastery. When you attain mastery over something you know what to do to get the results that you want. And you can repeat this method over and over again to ensure a stream of rewards.
Mastery is persistence over time. Those who profit from persistence appreciate ongoing self improvement and motivation. In fact, intrinsic motivation will allow you to do anything, overcome any obstacle, and surmount any hesitation.
Furthermore, the more intense your motivation, the better your chances of success when you embark on any new enterprise.
