MESSAGE #416
SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE
LARGELY A MATTER OF
HANGING ON AFTER
OTHERS HAVE LET GO.
-William Feather
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MESSAGE #415 OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING…
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Avesh Jain.
From Napoleon Hill’s book, Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations for Making Each Day a Success…
ARE YOU WAITING FOR SUCCESS TO ARRIVE, OR ARE YOU GOING OUT TO FIND WHERE IT IS HIDING?
If you are waiting for success to seek you out, you are headed for a big disappointment. Success is rarely forced upon anyone, and it will never overtake you unexpectedly. You must prepare for it and actively seek it out if you ever plan to achieve any measure of success in your life. Constantly be alert to changes in your business or profession. Subscribe to trade magazines and professional journals, join industry associations or professional societies, and get to know the experts in the field in order to keep abreast of new developments.
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MESSAGE #414 TIP FROM THE SOPRANOS
Congratulations to Will Moulthrop in Kansas City, MO for winning a free signed copy of Game. Set. Life. – Peak Performance for Sports and Life.
Anybody watch the Sopranos? Remember the last episode and the “Mystery Man” at the counter that supposedly killed Tony Soprano? His name in real life is Paolo Colandrea.
Last night I spent some time with Paolo.
Paolo knows success. Perhaps because he was on the Sopranos.
But I think that Paolo is successful because he came to America from Naples, Italy with $70 in his pocket.
And now, he just came back from two months in Italy on his new boat.
Paolo told me that every day in Italy he went on his boat and all he brought with him was olive oil, garlic, pasta and his snorkel mask and fins. He would jump off his boat and dive down and catch some clams, mussels and sea urchin and add it to the pasta. That was dinner every night. That is the life.
Yes, I WAS salivating when he told me this.
But all of this is a by-product of hard work. I asked Paolo what he thought the keys to success were…
1. Desire
2. Patience
3. Determination
It worked for him, and it can work for you…
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MESSAGE #413 WISDOM
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Ann LoPrinzi.
Are you wise? Are you intelligent?
What is wisdom and intelligence?
I’ll tell you what I think they are…
Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know.
See, EVERYONE knows what to do but NOBODY does what they know.
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MESSAGE #400 YA MON…
Well, here I am the Sandals, Montego Bay, Jamaica, as the visiting tennis pro for the week. It’s not a bad deal – room, food, drinks, tips, taxes, water sports, land sports…all for free. I only have two lessons a day and the rest of the time I will have to decide where to eat, what to read, and whether to go to the beach or pool/jacuzzi.
I know what you’re thinking…”Ed, don’t work so hard,” but someone has to do it. But seriously, folks, the reason why I have access to many tropical islands to be a visiting tennis pro is a by-product of years of hard work. But those years of hard work weren’t so hard because I was enjoying what I was doing. See, winners win because they have the right attitude.
“Our attitude determines our altitude.”
So think like a winner and you will become a winner.
More from Jamaica tomorrow…
1-love, Tseng.
Thanks for reading.
MESSAGE #398 HOW TO GET THINGS DONE…
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Richard Ridley.
We all have challenges, big and small. We will always have them. If you try to go through life without problems, you’re in for a big surprise. We cannot control our problems – only our reactions. Here’s what the great William Arthur Ward had to say:
“The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem – he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.”
And, speaking of mountains, the great Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard professor and author of the book, Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, said that “Happiness is not making it to the peak of the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing towards the peak.” In other words, focus on the process (your strategy) instead of the product (winning).
When I asked Dr. Ben-Shahar what the keys to success were, in his opinion, he said, Passion (love for what one does), efficacy (belief in one’s self), and hard work (persistence, dedication).
And that’s how you get things done…
Thanks for reading.