Friday, August 19, 2011


Vintage Essays By Judy Williamson, Director of the Napoleon Hill World Learning Center at Purdue University Calumnet
Dear Readers,
It is never too late to focus on the picture perfect end result. Knowing that you can improve your life by making one positive choice at a time points you in the right direction. Also, this power to choose allows you to begin stepping into the footsteps successful people have left behind as a trail for you to follow. By knowing that you do not have to do it all on a moment's notice you establish a purpose and a plan for your journey. As you begin, the Universe locks onto your determination to succeed and you begin to lead the life you envision.
Really, success can begin with this simple start, but it also takes discipline and much perseverance to advance to the higher levels. For starters, here are some tips to follow:
  • Begin each day anew. Forget the setbacks and focus on comebacks.
  • Lighten your journey. Leave yesterday in the past and embrace your future.
  • Take time to refresh your mind, body and spirit as you transition to an improved you.
  • Reward yourself when you accomplish daily goals. It's good to feel good.
  • Extend a helping hand to others by sharing the goodness you possess. Joys shared are not halved, but doubled.
  • Chronicle your progress by keeping a daily log. Record positive actions and review at the end of the day. By counting your positive actions you soothe yourself more than by counting sheep.
  • Ask yourself if you made a positive difference in your life, someone else's life, or in the world today. If not, why not?
  • Resolve to not defer or neglect to commit a good deed daily because you will never get the opportunity to repeat this day's performance.
  • Focus on improvement not perfection.
  • Address the entire you - spiritual, emotional, physical, mental, financial, and social each day. Look at these elements of who you are as spokes on a wheel that need to be in balance. When balanced, you will roll comfortably on to your ultimate success destination.
It has been said that "what we think about we bring about." Focus on daily improvement, and not only will you feel better, but you will perform better too. The ultimate choice is yours. And, if one of the ten motives for voluntary action is self-preservation, then you better be about preserving the best you that you can create one positive action at a time.

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