TerryP
Staff
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”
Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear.
There’s a common misconception1 that a person’s skill is their talent. Skills, however, are not talents. Talents, on the other hand, require skills. People can have skills and knowledge in areas where their talents do not lie. If they have a job that requires their skills but not their talents, organizations will never tap into their passion or voice. They’ll go through the motions, but this will only make them appear to need external supervision2 and motivation.
If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
How do you approach decisions? I used to dread decisions, labouring over the outcomes and flopping back and forth: should I…or shouldn’t I? Sometimes I would feel frozen by fear: what if I make a mistake? What if I fail? I would make decisions looking at the current circumstances and resources allowing that to dictate whether or not I would do something. The bank balance, education, calendar, experience…the circumstances drove the decision. What I really wanted and why I wanted it was not in the picture.
What was I doing wrong? I had flabby decision making muscles. So I studied and emulated successful decision makers.
decision-timeNapoleon Hill interviewed 500 highly effective and successful people in all fields and found that they had a common trait: successful people make decisions quickly and seldom, if ever, change them. They develop a clear image of what they want then take action toward that goal or image.
The word “decision” comes from the Latin “de” (from) and “caedere” (to cut). We must commit ourselves to a result and then cut ourselves off from other outcomes.
Does the decision and outcome scare us? Are we afraid we might fail?
Who was a strikeout king in baseball? Babe Ruth struck out 1330 times.
Who holds a record for missed shots in the NBA? Michael Jordan.
Who said “…you miss 100% of the shots you do not take.” Wayne Gretsky
We all
make
mistakes and
fail, that doesn’t
make us
a failure.We all make mistakes and fail, that doesn’t make us a failure. That is how we learn and gather what we need to achieve goals. Mind and universe require order before action. Decision brings order to our mind and allows it to focus on the actions that move us toward our goal.
Achieving is a decision.
What is your decision?
Don’t be afraid to be unique or speak your mind, because that’s what makes you different from everyone else.
Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear.
There’s a common misconception1 that a person’s skill is their talent. Skills, however, are not talents. Talents, on the other hand, require skills. People can have skills and knowledge in areas where their talents do not lie. If they have a job that requires their skills but not their talents, organizations will never tap into their passion or voice. They’ll go through the motions, but this will only make them appear to need external supervision2 and motivation.
If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
How do you approach decisions? I used to dread decisions, labouring over the outcomes and flopping back and forth: should I…or shouldn’t I? Sometimes I would feel frozen by fear: what if I make a mistake? What if I fail? I would make decisions looking at the current circumstances and resources allowing that to dictate whether or not I would do something. The bank balance, education, calendar, experience…the circumstances drove the decision. What I really wanted and why I wanted it was not in the picture.
What was I doing wrong? I had flabby decision making muscles. So I studied and emulated successful decision makers.
decision-timeNapoleon Hill interviewed 500 highly effective and successful people in all fields and found that they had a common trait: successful people make decisions quickly and seldom, if ever, change them. They develop a clear image of what they want then take action toward that goal or image.
The word “decision” comes from the Latin “de” (from) and “caedere” (to cut). We must commit ourselves to a result and then cut ourselves off from other outcomes.
Does the decision and outcome scare us? Are we afraid we might fail?
Who was a strikeout king in baseball? Babe Ruth struck out 1330 times.
Who holds a record for missed shots in the NBA? Michael Jordan.
Who said “…you miss 100% of the shots you do not take.” Wayne Gretsky
We all
make
mistakes and
fail, that doesn’t
make us
a failure.We all make mistakes and fail, that doesn’t make us a failure. That is how we learn and gather what we need to achieve goals. Mind and universe require order before action. Decision brings order to our mind and allows it to focus on the actions that move us toward our goal.
Achieving is a decision.
What is your decision?
Don’t be afraid to be unique or speak your mind, because that’s what makes you different from everyone else.