There is nothing you can do about your past, but you can do
a great deal about your future. You don’t have to be the same person you were
yesterday, you can make changes in your life. Absolutely, startling changes in
a fairly short period.
You can make changes you can't conceive of. Now, if you
give yourself a chance Your abilities will grow, you have untapped talent and
potential that you haven’t even reached for yet. And as time goes on you will
be able to reach deeper and deeper.
When you know what you want and you want it badly
enough the answers will come to you. I can't tell you why it works, all I know
is it works. Give yourself a chance to become all you can become and to
accomplish all you can accomplish. Let me give you a bible philosophy that
teaches how to get whatever you want. Heres what it says "ASK",
that's it "ASK", out of all the important skills to learn In life be
sure to include the skill of asking. what does ask mean?
Ask, means what do you want? And the complete
formula is staggering, it says ask and you will receive. We have to look
into that the man says; yes, but you work where I work? by the time you struggle
home its late. You have got to get a bite to eat, watch a little tv and get to
bed. You cant sit up the night and ask ask ask, and this guy is behind on his
bills. He is a good worker, hard worker, sincere. But you got to do better than
work hard and be sincere all of your life. You will be broke and embarrassed,
you got to be better than a good worker.
You have got to be a good asker. Let
me give you some key points on this asking and receiving. Setting goals. Asking
of life, here part of the philosophy that helped me to change.
First, asking starts receiving process. Asking is like pushing a button. And all this machinery starts working. Mental and emotional machinery. I don't even know how it works, but I do know it works.
There are a lot of things you don't need to know how they work, just work them. 'Some people always studying the roots, while others are picking the fruits'. It all depends on what end of you want in on. So asking is the beginning of receiving.
Second, receiving is not a problem you don't have to work on receiving, it's automatic. So if receiving is not the problem, what is the problem? It's failing to ask. I see it now, I got up every day this year and hit it hard. But nowhere In my house, there's a list of what I want in my life, can you see a good worker, poor asker.
Third, receiving is like the ocean. There is plenty. especially in this country. It's like an ocean here. Here success is not in short supply, it isn't rationed. By the time you set up to the window, it's all gone! NO. Well if it's true, what is the problem? Well, the problem is some people go to the ocean with a tee spoon. Have you got the picture? A tee spoon! What I suggest you do, with the view of the size of the ocean is to trade your tee spoon for at least a bucket. And you will look better at the ocean, with the bucket. Kids won't make fun of you!
Now, here something else to remember about asking. There are two ways to ask.
One, asks with intelligence. It didn't say ask intelligently, but I'm sure it meant that don’t mumble. You won't get anything by mumbling. Be clear, be specific. Intelligent asking means, how high, how long, how much, when, what size, what model, what color, describe what you want, define it. Remember, well-defined goals are like magnets, the better you define them the stronger they pool.
And give your goals a purpose, answer both the questions what do I want that's the object, and the second question is what for? That's purpose. The purpose is stronger than the object. What you want is powerful and it will pull, but what you want it for is more powerful.
Heres the second way to ask, ask with faith. Faith is the childish part. It means to believe you can get what you want like a child, not an adult. Many adults are too skeptical. They have lost that wonderful child-like faith and trust. Don't let that happen to you. Believe in, have faith in yourself and your goals. And get excited like a child, childlike enthusiasm, nothing can beat it. Kids think they can do anything, how exciting. They hate to go to bed at night, and cant wait to get up in the morning, develop that kind of enthusiasm for your life and your goals. And be curious like a child. Kids can ask a thousand questions, just when you think they are finished they come with a thousand more, they will drive you to the brain. but it's real virtue to have plenty of curiosity, ask the question that's how you learn.
Another thing, the benefit of setting goals is; what it does to your ability to managing your time effectively. This is no small thing, why we are talking about goals? I would like to share a few ways, your use of time is affected by or influenced the achievement of your goals. Have you ever thought without vary clear written goals? You never even need to consider managing your time. Time essentials come from objectives well define. Time can't be critical if objectives are defined. Now, you might be one of those uniquely fortunate individuals who can keep all there objectives and purposes in their minds, and operate from there.
But, I would not take the chance, write your goals down. And set careful priorities, sometimes priorities are determined by season, for a farmer in springtime the season dictates his most important activities. During the spring a farmer must work around the clock. Burn the midnight oil, and keep the equipment running, because he has only the small window of time for planting of his crops. One of the difficulties of living in an industrial society is the loosing of the sense of seasons, when to put it on and when to ease back and when to take advantage, it's easy to keep going 9 to 5, year in and year out. And, loose natural sense of priorities and appropriate time, don't let one year just blend into next. Keep an eye on the season, least you loose track of values and substance.
Part of setting priority is learning to separate major activities from minor activities. This is a whole skill in itself. But once you have learned it, it will pay dividends you won't believe. So learn to put everything on your mental scale to be carefully weighed before you spend time or money. And here's a good question to constantly ask is this a major or a minor. By asking that question, you will reduce the amazingly natural tendency to spend major times on minor things. In sales, we are thought that the major times, the time spent in presence of the prospect, while the minor is time spent on the way to the prospect.
If you are not careful you will spend more time on the way to, than in the presence of. So in sales, we tech don't go across town, until you have gone across the street. Majors and minors, what a great discipline to exercise. It also reads don't spend minor time on major things. It's easy to get values mixed-up. The man spends three hours watching tv and only 30 minutes playing with his kids, something is probably out of line there, right. It also reads don’t spend major money on minor things, if you spend more on candy than a book that would foolish, right.
First, asking starts receiving process. Asking is like pushing a button. And all this machinery starts working. Mental and emotional machinery. I don't even know how it works, but I do know it works.
There are a lot of things you don't need to know how they work, just work them. 'Some people always studying the roots, while others are picking the fruits'. It all depends on what end of you want in on. So asking is the beginning of receiving.
Second, receiving is not a problem you don't have to work on receiving, it's automatic. So if receiving is not the problem, what is the problem? It's failing to ask. I see it now, I got up every day this year and hit it hard. But nowhere In my house, there's a list of what I want in my life, can you see a good worker, poor asker.
Third, receiving is like the ocean. There is plenty. especially in this country. It's like an ocean here. Here success is not in short supply, it isn't rationed. By the time you set up to the window, it's all gone! NO. Well if it's true, what is the problem? Well, the problem is some people go to the ocean with a tee spoon. Have you got the picture? A tee spoon! What I suggest you do, with the view of the size of the ocean is to trade your tee spoon for at least a bucket. And you will look better at the ocean, with the bucket. Kids won't make fun of you!
Now, here something else to remember about asking. There are two ways to ask.
One, asks with intelligence. It didn't say ask intelligently, but I'm sure it meant that don’t mumble. You won't get anything by mumbling. Be clear, be specific. Intelligent asking means, how high, how long, how much, when, what size, what model, what color, describe what you want, define it. Remember, well-defined goals are like magnets, the better you define them the stronger they pool.
And give your goals a purpose, answer both the questions what do I want that's the object, and the second question is what for? That's purpose. The purpose is stronger than the object. What you want is powerful and it will pull, but what you want it for is more powerful.
Heres the second way to ask, ask with faith. Faith is the childish part. It means to believe you can get what you want like a child, not an adult. Many adults are too skeptical. They have lost that wonderful child-like faith and trust. Don't let that happen to you. Believe in, have faith in yourself and your goals. And get excited like a child, childlike enthusiasm, nothing can beat it. Kids think they can do anything, how exciting. They hate to go to bed at night, and cant wait to get up in the morning, develop that kind of enthusiasm for your life and your goals. And be curious like a child. Kids can ask a thousand questions, just when you think they are finished they come with a thousand more, they will drive you to the brain. but it's real virtue to have plenty of curiosity, ask the question that's how you learn.
Another thing, the benefit of setting goals is; what it does to your ability to managing your time effectively. This is no small thing, why we are talking about goals? I would like to share a few ways, your use of time is affected by or influenced the achievement of your goals. Have you ever thought without vary clear written goals? You never even need to consider managing your time. Time essentials come from objectives well define. Time can't be critical if objectives are defined. Now, you might be one of those uniquely fortunate individuals who can keep all there objectives and purposes in their minds, and operate from there.
But, I would not take the chance, write your goals down. And set careful priorities, sometimes priorities are determined by season, for a farmer in springtime the season dictates his most important activities. During the spring a farmer must work around the clock. Burn the midnight oil, and keep the equipment running, because he has only the small window of time for planting of his crops. One of the difficulties of living in an industrial society is the loosing of the sense of seasons, when to put it on and when to ease back and when to take advantage, it's easy to keep going 9 to 5, year in and year out. And, loose natural sense of priorities and appropriate time, don't let one year just blend into next. Keep an eye on the season, least you loose track of values and substance.
Part of setting priority is learning to separate major activities from minor activities. This is a whole skill in itself. But once you have learned it, it will pay dividends you won't believe. So learn to put everything on your mental scale to be carefully weighed before you spend time or money. And here's a good question to constantly ask is this a major or a minor. By asking that question, you will reduce the amazingly natural tendency to spend major times on minor things. In sales, we are thought that the major times, the time spent in presence of the prospect, while the minor is time spent on the way to the prospect.
If you are not careful you will spend more time on the way to, than in the presence of. So in sales, we tech don't go across town, until you have gone across the street. Majors and minors, what a great discipline to exercise. It also reads don't spend minor time on major things. It's easy to get values mixed-up. The man spends three hours watching tv and only 30 minutes playing with his kids, something is probably out of line there, right. It also reads don’t spend major money on minor things, if you spend more on candy than a book that would foolish, right.
Here is a great goal-achieving tip, don't mistake movement
for achievement, it's possible to be busy all day. Come home exhausted and only
then realize that very little of your day consists of productive activities in
the pursuit of your goals. Don't be faked out by being busy, the man keeps
going and going hard all day. I have put in the hours and effort. But, here's
the major question doing what? It isn't going and going hard all day that
counts, it's the doing what the value that counts.
Another essential in concentration, this is one of those difficult things, especially in a society where there are so many voices asking for our attention, the tv voices, the radio voices, the family voices, the friends' voices, social voices, business voices, advertising, commercials. Isn't it amazing you can turn off the television and the commercials keep running? How do you turn them off in your mind, that is the challenge to master, the best use of time comes from putting plenty of value in it and concentration means you take that challenge seriously. Its called careful investment for maximum result.
Concentration at the start of the big sport will tell you the cost of not concentrating. Just a little slip of concentration and they put one by your feet, and there goes for first place and maybe the big money. So writing a letter, making a call, having a conversation, trying to solve a problem concentrate, you will not believe the effect this will have on your life. Now there is a time to let your mind wander, but it's a time designate specifically for that purpose. At that appointed time you can go off for that walk on the beach. Or that drive to the mountain away from the business. let the breeze blow and your mind soar. Do some dreaming, that's healthy. But do it at that pre-planned time. Set all other tasks to concentrate.
Another essential in concentration, this is one of those difficult things, especially in a society where there are so many voices asking for our attention, the tv voices, the radio voices, the family voices, the friends' voices, social voices, business voices, advertising, commercials. Isn't it amazing you can turn off the television and the commercials keep running? How do you turn them off in your mind, that is the challenge to master, the best use of time comes from putting plenty of value in it and concentration means you take that challenge seriously. Its called careful investment for maximum result.
Concentration at the start of the big sport will tell you the cost of not concentrating. Just a little slip of concentration and they put one by your feet, and there goes for first place and maybe the big money. So writing a letter, making a call, having a conversation, trying to solve a problem concentrate, you will not believe the effect this will have on your life. Now there is a time to let your mind wander, but it's a time designate specifically for that purpose. At that appointed time you can go off for that walk on the beach. Or that drive to the mountain away from the business. let the breeze blow and your mind soar. Do some dreaming, that's healthy. But do it at that pre-planned time. Set all other tasks to concentrate.
