By Brian Tracy
Brian Tracy's first dream was once of a journey-not a leisurely force to the seashore or a weekend campout, yet an unscripted event that will take him 17,000 miles from his domestic on Canada's Pacific Coast the entire strategy to South Africa. After a harrowing sequence of fake starts off and slim escapes, he ultimately accomplished the odyssey that may swap his lifestyles, and his frame of mind approximately lifestyles and enterprise. the line to enterprise good fortune, he learned, is simply as intriguing and unsafe and profitable as a trek around the Sahara. In either company and lifestyles, succeeding-sometimes even surviving-requires imaginative and prescient, braveness, endurance and the willingness to simply accept accountability for one's personal activities. utilizing his tale as a metaphor for achievement in existence and in enterprise, Tracy indicates how one can study from comparable lifestyles classes the straightforward but crucial steps you could take for knowing the greatness inside of you and the complete capability of your online business.
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It was a pair of English Bobbies investigating a report that an Austin van had smashed through a barrier in a nearby automatic parking lot. The license number was suspiciously identical to that of the van driven by Geoff and Bob. ” and driven right through it. After long arguments, denials, and promises to pay in the morning, the police departed, and we all had a good laugh. The planning and discussion were wisely put off until the morning when clearer heads would prevail. Saying Goodbyes Once again we were on our way to Africa.
Unanimously we agreed that bicycles were the answer. Taking Action Immediately That decided, there were two places we could buy bicycles, there in London, or in Gibraltar, after hitchhiking across France and Spain. The main argument for Gibraltar was that, after all, Africa was our objective, and we should get there with a minimum of delay. On the other hand, we needed a period of time to train ourselves for the trip across Africa. We therefore decided, with our limited knowledge, we would become accustomed to traveling on bicycles in the civilized countries of France and Spain.
The key to maximizing the value that an experience holds for you is to look into any setback or obstacle for the valuable lesson or benefit that it contains. Why has this happened? What can you learn that will make you smarter next time? If you look for the good, for the valuable lesson, you always seem to find something. To take and keep full control over your mind and emotions, here is a great mental exercise. No matter what goes wrong, focus on the future rather than the past. Think about what you are trying to accomplish and where you want to go.
