We have to be very mindful and conscious of what we think about because our thoughts have a way of becoming our words and actions and our words and actions are huge elements of our character. So, the foundation of our character is our thoughts.
The older I get the more aware I am of the difference between education, intellegence, and common sense. Each of the three are mutually exclusive, one has absolutely nothing to do with the other!
There’s also something else: I think education and character are mutually exclusive. In fact, I’m beginning to think that for some people, the more educated they are the lower their character is.
There are only two kinds of people in this world, adders and subtractors. Everyone you come into contact with either adds to you or subtracts from you… the same goes for everyone that comes into contact with you!
Which are you?
Measure your success by what you had to give up and what you had to go through to get it. Nothing of any great value comes easy or free.
I love this. Problems, roadblocks, jerks, mean people, buracracies, policies, prerequisites, rules, tradition, complacency, procrastination, laziness, tests, assignments, 8:00 a.m. classes, Jerk professors, etc, etc, etc, are there simply to test our level of “WANT TO!” Since “want to” is the greatest force on earth, you know it has a ton of testers because the lack of want to is what separates successful people from the other 99%.
SO, next time I’m being lazy or I run into problems, I’ve got something to help me combat it. I’ve got to think about how bad I want to.
Great love, great achievement, great success, great legacy, great profits, great benefit to society, great impact, great results…
well, pretty much everything GREAT…
requires GREAT RISK!
This can’t be denied… the question we have to ask ourselves… and answer… is are we willing? Do we have what it takes to take that great risk? If not, do we want what it takes? If yes, what will it take for me to get or develop or learn what it takes to take the great risk that’s required for me to do all of those great things?