Two Important Words

Last week, I talked about controlling spending and increasing your income. Both activities will improve financial matters, and over time can really make a difference. So why don't more people learn about this, try things, and focus their time and energy into making positive steps?

Many times they don't know how. Other times they don't want to put the effort into it. Past experiences didn't work, so why will another attempt be more successful. Fear and other self-imposed limitations are also common. There are several posts I did back in October that deal with these.

The bottom line (pun intended) is that everyone goes through these feelings. The difference is that successful people start with two important words. The first word is think. Is this overly simplistic? No. You would be surprised how most people think that their learning days are over after they graduate from high school or college. They then get a job and have someone tell them what to do and how to do it. From that point on, their ability to think diminishes because they are not actively exercising their brain on a daily basis. Someone else is always doing it for them.

When you have your own business, you can not rely on someone else to do it. It is yours, and only yours. A part-time business can help prepare you for independent thinking again. By following their system, you can learn about how businesses are run. You can find out what works and what doesn't for you. Whether the first business works, or the second, or the third; every time you will learn from the experiences. Sooner or later, you will be successful; as long as you don't give up and quit. Many do not succeed the first time out. Failure is part of success. If you are not willing to fail, you will never be successful. You will always learn more from your failures than you will ever learn from your successes.

The second important word it do. Another very simple word. Again, many never succeed because they never try. They don't get off the ground. They never put any of their thoughts to action. The second part of action is to consistently work at it. Again, it may not work out the first, second, third, fourth time, etc. But persistence is always rewarded. I love the Yoda quote from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - "Do or do not, there is no try". The point is that you cannot be stopped by any obstacles, delays, limitations, etc. If your determination is there, you will not be stopped. Only you can stop you. That is when you give up and not try anymore.

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. Romans 2:7 (NIV)

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