Back Everything You Do With The Twin Qualities Of Persistence And Determination
And finally, the twenty-first secret of success of self-made millionaires is for you to back everything you do with the twin qualities of persistence and determination.
Persistence is the iron quality of character. Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. The quality of persistence is the absolutely indispensable quality that goes hand-in-hand with all great success in life.
And here is one of the great secrets of persistence and success: it is to program your subconscious mind for persistence well in advance of the setbacks and disappointments that you're going to have on your upward quest toward success. Resolve in advance that you will never give up no matter what happens. When you are suddenly overwhelmed with a problem or difficulty, you don't have enough time to develop the necessary persistence and determination, but if you plan in advance for the inevitable ups and downs of life, when they come as they will, you will be psychologically ready. You will be prepared.
The courage to persist in the face of adversity and disappointment is the one quality that more than anything with guarantee your success. Your greatest personal asset can be your willingness to stay at it longer than anyone else. In fact, your persistence is your true measure of your belief in yourself and in your ability to succeed.
Remember, all of life is a test. For you to succeed greatly, you must pass the persistence test. And this test is a snap quiz. It can come at you at any time, usually totally unexpectedly and out of left field. You take the persistence test whenever you are confronted with an unexpected difficulty, disappointment, setback, failure, or crisis in life. This is where you show yourself and everyone around you what you are truly made of.
Epictetus, the Roman philosopher, once wrote that circumstances do not make the man, they merely reveal him to himself. And to others, we might add. The one thing that is inevitable in your life is the recurring crisis. If you were living a busy life, you will have a crisis every two or three months. In between these unavoidable crises will be a continuous succession of problems and difficulties. And the more things you attempt, the bigger your goals, the more determined you are to become a self-made millionaire, the more problems and crises you will experience.
The only thing you can control is how you respond to difficulties and setbacks. And the good news is this: every time you respond in a positive and constructive manner, you become stronger and better and even more capable of dealing with the next problem or crisis that comes along. Eventually, you reach a point in life where you become absolutely unstoppable. You will become like a force of nature. You will be irresistable. You will become the kind of person who never quits, no matter what the difficulty. No matter what obstacle is put in your path, you will find a way to go over it, under it, around it, or through it. You'll be like the Energizer bunny in the television commercials; you will keep going and going and going.
Let me repeat the most important message of this entire program. It is simply this: success is predictable. Success is not a matter of luck or accident or being in the right place at the right time. Success is as predictable as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. By practicing the principles that you have just learned, you will move to the front of the line in life. You will have an incredible advantage over people who do not know or who do not practice these techniques and strategies. You will have an advantage that will give you the winning edge for the rest of your life and your career.
If you consistently and persistently do the things that other successful people do, there's nothing in the world that can stop you from becoming a big success yourself. You are the architect of your own destiny. You are the master of your own fate. You are the behind the steering wheel of your own life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be, except for the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking.
Remember, you are as good or better than anyone you will ever meet. You are an outstanding human being. You have talents and abilities far greater than anything you have ever realized or used up to now. You have within you the potential to accomplish wonderful things with your life. Your great responsibility is to dream big dreams. Decide exactly what you want, make a plan to achieve it, practice the strategies taught in this program, take action every single day in the direction of your dreams and goals, and resolve to never, never give up. When you do these things, you put yourself on the side of the angels. You become unstoppable and your success becomes inevitable.
And finally, the twenty-first secret of success of self-made millionaires is for you to back everything you do with the twin qualities of persistence and determination.
Persistence is the iron quality of character. Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. The quality of persistence is the absolutely indispensable quality that goes hand-in-hand with all great success in life.
And here is one of the great secrets of persistence and success: it is to program your subconscious mind for persistence well in advance of the setbacks and disappointments that you're going to have on your upward quest toward success. Resolve in advance that you will never give up no matter what happens. When you are suddenly overwhelmed with a problem or difficulty, you don't have enough time to develop the necessary persistence and determination, but if you plan in advance for the inevitable ups and downs of life, when they come as they will, you will be psychologically ready. You will be prepared.
The courage to persist in the face of adversity and disappointment is the one quality that more than anything with guarantee your success. Your greatest personal asset can be your willingness to stay at it longer than anyone else. In fact, your persistence is your true measure of your belief in yourself and in your ability to succeed.
Remember, all of life is a test. For you to succeed greatly, you must pass the persistence test. And this test is a snap quiz. It can come at you at any time, usually totally unexpectedly and out of left field. You take the persistence test whenever you are confronted with an unexpected difficulty, disappointment, setback, failure, or crisis in life. This is where you show yourself and everyone around you what you are truly made of.
Epictetus, the Roman philosopher, once wrote that circumstances do not make the man, they merely reveal him to himself. And to others, we might add. The one thing that is inevitable in your life is the recurring crisis. If you were living a busy life, you will have a crisis every two or three months. In between these unavoidable crises will be a continuous succession of problems and difficulties. And the more things you attempt, the bigger your goals, the more determined you are to become a self-made millionaire, the more problems and crises you will experience.
The only thing you can control is how you respond to difficulties and setbacks. And the good news is this: every time you respond in a positive and constructive manner, you become stronger and better and even more capable of dealing with the next problem or crisis that comes along. Eventually, you reach a point in life where you become absolutely unstoppable. You will become like a force of nature. You will be irresistable. You will become the kind of person who never quits, no matter what the difficulty. No matter what obstacle is put in your path, you will find a way to go over it, under it, around it, or through it. You'll be like the Energizer bunny in the television commercials; you will keep going and going and going.
Let me repeat the most important message of this entire program. It is simply this: success is predictable. Success is not a matter of luck or accident or being in the right place at the right time. Success is as predictable as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. By practicing the principles that you have just learned, you will move to the front of the line in life. You will have an incredible advantage over people who do not know or who do not practice these techniques and strategies. You will have an advantage that will give you the winning edge for the rest of your life and your career.
If you consistently and persistently do the things that other successful people do, there's nothing in the world that can stop you from becoming a big success yourself. You are the architect of your own destiny. You are the master of your own fate. You are the behind the steering wheel of your own life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be, except for the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking.
Remember, you are as good or better than anyone you will ever meet. You are an outstanding human being. You have talents and abilities far greater than anything you have ever realized or used up to now. You have within you the potential to accomplish wonderful things with your life. Your great responsibility is to dream big dreams. Decide exactly what you want, make a plan to achieve it, practice the strategies taught in this program, take action every single day in the direction of your dreams and goals, and resolve to never, never give up. When you do these things, you put yourself on the side of the angels. You become unstoppable and your success becomes inevitable.
