To achieve any goal the first thing that one has to do is believe in
himself. Most of our lives, we just play safe as we think that its the
best way to avoid the problems that we might face. But we never
understand that failures and frustrations are just a part of the growth
process.
From the time when we are very small the world starts teaching us what is easy and what is difficult to achieve and it doesn't take long before we start believing what we are told. Many times we are told "you won't be able to do it" or "this has never been done before". But if life was to be lived like this then nobody could have ever climbed great summits like Mount Everest. We also have to climb many summits in the process and for that we need to believe that it is possible. Most of the time we play our own enemies by having negative thoughts, comfort zones, self defeating habits, blame lists etc. The moment you realize and decide that you are the single most determining factor as to whether or not you succeed or fail, only then will your life have a chance to improve.
Carl Joseph was born with one leg. Not using crutches or artificial legs, he decided to play football in high school. He worked so hard that eventually he was the All-State defensive lineman. The local newspapers said, "He ran so smoothly and so effortlessly that when you watch him run you could hardly tell he was missing a leg. Especially when he was chasing down quarterback from behind". In basketball he could dunk the ball, and in track he could jump five feet ten inches-all with one leg. In fact, even with his disadvantage, he went on to recieve a four-year athletic training scolarship from University of Pittsburgh. He said, "It is all in the mind. My mind always told me that i could do things, and i just went and did them. I never worried that i couldn't do something, I just did it. You just keep trying, and you will always get there."
Although inspired by greatness, we sometimes doubt our own potentials. We aren't confident and think,"I don't have special talents." "I don't have what they have." "I could never do that". Extraordinary people are simple ordinary people that do extra ordinary things. Many of them don't have the education, talent, resources or special advantages.
Thomas Edison, who has a great number of discoveries to his credit, only had three months of formal education.
Einstein didn't speak until he was four years old. His teacher described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams"
However, they had belief in themselves and that is the first thing that is required for any possible growth. Once and for all, start believing in yourself. And don't listen to anyone who tells you anything negative. There are many people who don't want to take the trip themselves, yet pose as experts who criticize the travel of others. They are toxic for you.
Once you start believing in yourself there is no hurdle too high for you to clear, no goal too hard to achieve and no crisis too hot for you to cool down.
From the time when we are very small the world starts teaching us what is easy and what is difficult to achieve and it doesn't take long before we start believing what we are told. Many times we are told "you won't be able to do it" or "this has never been done before". But if life was to be lived like this then nobody could have ever climbed great summits like Mount Everest. We also have to climb many summits in the process and for that we need to believe that it is possible. Most of the time we play our own enemies by having negative thoughts, comfort zones, self defeating habits, blame lists etc. The moment you realize and decide that you are the single most determining factor as to whether or not you succeed or fail, only then will your life have a chance to improve.
Carl Joseph was born with one leg. Not using crutches or artificial legs, he decided to play football in high school. He worked so hard that eventually he was the All-State defensive lineman. The local newspapers said, "He ran so smoothly and so effortlessly that when you watch him run you could hardly tell he was missing a leg. Especially when he was chasing down quarterback from behind". In basketball he could dunk the ball, and in track he could jump five feet ten inches-all with one leg. In fact, even with his disadvantage, he went on to recieve a four-year athletic training scolarship from University of Pittsburgh. He said, "It is all in the mind. My mind always told me that i could do things, and i just went and did them. I never worried that i couldn't do something, I just did it. You just keep trying, and you will always get there."
Although inspired by greatness, we sometimes doubt our own potentials. We aren't confident and think,"I don't have special talents." "I don't have what they have." "I could never do that". Extraordinary people are simple ordinary people that do extra ordinary things. Many of them don't have the education, talent, resources or special advantages.
Thomas Edison, who has a great number of discoveries to his credit, only had three months of formal education.
Einstein didn't speak until he was four years old. His teacher described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams"
However, they had belief in themselves and that is the first thing that is required for any possible growth. Once and for all, start believing in yourself. And don't listen to anyone who tells you anything negative. There are many people who don't want to take the trip themselves, yet pose as experts who criticize the travel of others. They are toxic for you.
Once you start believing in yourself there is no hurdle too high for you to clear, no goal too hard to achieve and no crisis too hot for you to cool down.
The Horned God