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Blurred Vision
A
businessman was highly critical of his
competitors' storefront windows. "Why, they are the dirtiest windows in
town," he claimed. Fellow business people grew tired of the man's
continual criticism and nitpicking comments about the windows. One day
over coffee, the
businessman carried the
subject just too far. Before leaving, a fellow store owner suggested the
man get his own windows washed. He followed the advice, and the next day
at coffee, he exclaimed, "I can't believe it. As soon as I washed my
windows, my competitor must have cleaned his too. You should see them
shine."
Confucius once declared,
"Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your owm
doorstep is unclean."
Food For Thought
You have within you the power and ability to solve every
problem and deal with every challenge that life presents.
Your mind is a powerful tool that is always working to make your world
the place you expect it to be. If you expect to be lonely, and sick,
and without money -- then your mind will find a way for that to
happen. And when you expect to be healthy, prosperous and loved, then
your mind will find a way for it to happen.
Is what you expect for yourself the same as what you want for
yourself? The people whom we view as successful, are those who fully
expect to get what they want, whatever that may be. And they find a
way to get it.
Do you even know what you want? Most people have a general idea of
what they would like (more money, a bigger house, interesting
friends). But it's impossible to focus your mind to achieve
generalities. Your mind must have specific goals in order to reach
them. Not just "a bigger house" but specifically what house, on what
street, in what neighborhood, how many bedrooms, what color carpet?
Know what you want, fully expect to get it, and take the necessary
actions to bring it about. Know that there will be obstacles, and that
you will find a way through them. You can do it. |
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