We are all born to lead successful lives, but our conditioning leads us to failure. We are born to win but are conditioned to lose. We often hear comments like, "this person is just lucky, he touches dirt and it turns gold" or, "he is unlucky; no matter what he touches, it turns to dirt". These comments are not true of anyone.
If you ere to analyze the lives of the lucky and unlucky individuals being commented on, you'd find that the successful person is doing something right in each transaction, and the failure is repeating the same mistake time and again. Practice does not make perfect- only perfect practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent whatever you do repeatedly. Some people keep practicing their mistakes and they become perfect in them. Their mistakes become perfect and automatic.
Cultivating a habit is like plowing the field. It takes time. Habits generate other habits. Inspiration is what gets us started, motivation is what keeps us on track, and habit is what makes it automatic.
The ability to show courage in the face of adversity; show self-restraint in the face of temptation, choose happiness in the face of hurt, show character in the face of despair, and see opportunity in the face of obstacles are all valuable traits to posses. But these traits do not just appear; they are the result of constant and consistent training, both mental and physical. In the face of adversity, our behaviour, whether positive or negative can only be what we have practiced. When we practice negative traits such as cowardice or dishonesty in small events, and hope to handle major events in a psitive way, it won't happen because that's not what we have practiced.
If we permit ourselves to tell a lie once, it is a lot easier to do it a second and a third time until it becomes a habit. Success lies in the philosophy of "sustain and abstain". Sustain what needs to be done and abstain from what is detrimental until this becomes habitual. Human beings are more emotional than rational. Honesty and integrity are the result of both our belief system and practice. Anything we practice long enough becomes ingrained into our system and becomes a habit. A person who is honest most of the time gets caought the first time he tells a lie, whereas a person who is dishonest most of the time gets caugth the first time he tells the truth.
Honesty - or dishonesty to self and others become a habit: The choice is ours as to which we practice. Whatever response we choose, our thinking pattern becomes habitual. We form habits, and habits form character. Before we realize that we have got the habit, tha habit has got us!
Someone once said,"Our thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to habits, and habits form character". Character leads to destiny. Form the habit of thinking right.
If you ere to analyze the lives of the lucky and unlucky individuals being commented on, you'd find that the successful person is doing something right in each transaction, and the failure is repeating the same mistake time and again. Practice does not make perfect- only perfect practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent whatever you do repeatedly. Some people keep practicing their mistakes and they become perfect in them. Their mistakes become perfect and automatic.
Cultivating a habit is like plowing the field. It takes time. Habits generate other habits. Inspiration is what gets us started, motivation is what keeps us on track, and habit is what makes it automatic.
The ability to show courage in the face of adversity; show self-restraint in the face of temptation, choose happiness in the face of hurt, show character in the face of despair, and see opportunity in the face of obstacles are all valuable traits to posses. But these traits do not just appear; they are the result of constant and consistent training, both mental and physical. In the face of adversity, our behaviour, whether positive or negative can only be what we have practiced. When we practice negative traits such as cowardice or dishonesty in small events, and hope to handle major events in a psitive way, it won't happen because that's not what we have practiced.
If we permit ourselves to tell a lie once, it is a lot easier to do it a second and a third time until it becomes a habit. Success lies in the philosophy of "sustain and abstain". Sustain what needs to be done and abstain from what is detrimental until this becomes habitual. Human beings are more emotional than rational. Honesty and integrity are the result of both our belief system and practice. Anything we practice long enough becomes ingrained into our system and becomes a habit. A person who is honest most of the time gets caought the first time he tells a lie, whereas a person who is dishonest most of the time gets caugth the first time he tells the truth.
Honesty - or dishonesty to self and others become a habit: The choice is ours as to which we practice. Whatever response we choose, our thinking pattern becomes habitual. We form habits, and habits form character. Before we realize that we have got the habit, tha habit has got us!
Someone once said,"Our thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to habits, and habits form character". Character leads to destiny. Form the habit of thinking right.
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