Today, we are going over a 5-day series of Jim Rohn’s The Seasons of life. Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change. For the six thousand years of recorded history, as humans have entered this world, received parental instruction, classroom instruction, and gathered the experience of life; many have set for themselves ambitious goals, and dreamed lofty dreams.
Wow, it’s going to be a new year! What a privilege it has been to
come into your homes and offices around the world. Being able to share with
you has been one of my great joys!
I’m often asked the question, “How can I best help my children, spouse, family member, staff member, friend etc. improve/change?” In fact that might be the most frequently asked question I receive, “How can I help change someone else?”
Once you’ve set a goal for yourself as a leader – whether it is to create your own enterprise, energize your organization, build a church, or excel in sports – the challenge is to find good people to help you accomplish that goal. Gathering a successful team of people is not only helpful, it’s necessary.
Someone recently asked me the question: “How can I have more opportunities come into my life?” Good question, but I think my answer surprised them a bit.
We have all experienced the blowing winds of disappointment, despair and heartbreak. Why, then, would each of us, in our own individual ship of life, all beginning at the same point, with the same intended destination in mind, arrive at such different places at the end of the journey? Have we not all been blown by the winds of circumstances and buffeted by the turbulent storms of discontent?
For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards. That’s one of life’s great arrangements. In fact, it’s an extension of the Biblical law that says that if you sow well, you will reap well.
The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that when it finally arrives, it is called today. Today is yesterday’s tomorrow. The question is what did we do with its opportunity?
Have you ever wondered how to turn nothing into something? First, in order to turn nothing into something, you’ve got to start with some ideas and imagination.
Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action. Action is the ingredient that ensures results. Only action can cause reaction. Further, only positive action can cause positive reaction.Action. The whole world loves to watch those who make things happen, and it rewards them for causing waves of productive enterprise.
