Achiever’s Tool: Do It Now

Forget past mistakes and forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it.-William J. Durant.

Jim Rohn, philosopher and business expert once said, “The major key to your better future is you.” He is perfectly right. Most of us want to lead perfect lives forgetting that we are living in an imperfect world.

If you take an introspective look at your life, and you don't see any significant achievement but emptiness, you're entirely responsible for it, you created it. We all make mistakes and we all experience failure.

The way you react to such situations will determine whether you will become a successful person or a failure.

Most of the people who have risen to stardom in life also experienced failure and some blundered along the way. However, they did not allow these situations from holding them back.

They knew where they were going in life, they had goals to strive for and focused their thoughts and energy on that. They acted on their blueprint of success. To them every cloud has a silver lining.

They did not carry the past with them. They only took lessons from the past and got on with life.

They did not consider making mistakes as anything to ashamed of. Mistakes are learning opportunities.

If you want to add to your stock of knowledge, make mistakes and learn from them. Do not repeat your mistakes.

We can always model our lives after those who have made it in life. In designing Microsoft, Bill Gates committed several mistakes before he finally succeeded. He is reckoned to be among the richest in the world today.

Friend, do not dwell on your past mistakes and past failures. They are part of the process of growing up. They are like speed ramps on the road map of success. Don't live under the burden of the past.

Remember, without mistakes and failures, you will not make new discoveries and no significant achievements can be made.

Keep your dreams alive. Expect some challenges and determine to overcome them.

Persistence is the key for overcoming the roadblocks in life. As long as you persevere, you will see light at the end of the tunnel. If you look into the future and make your life goal-driven, you will eventually land in your success zone.

Do not allow past failures and past mistakes to immobilize you from taking action to actualize your dreams. Don't get into the deadly habit of brooding over your past failures and mistakes. It won't do you any good.

It is time to disconnect from the past in order to live in the present. No time should be wasted lamenting past errors and failures.

What are your goals and what plans do you have for achieving them? Rise above your problems and challenges. Don't procrastinate, do it now and achieve lasting results. Be a force for good, be a blessing to the world. Don't go to your grave with your potential untapped. Have a positive attitude towards the mistakes and failures you encounter. Turn all negatives into positives. Blaze a trail. Go where others have not gone and do what others have not done.

Here is a quote from Bill Newman to conclude my thoughts: “You may have experienced failure and defeat in life. One of the greatest and most comforting truths is that when one door closes another door opens. But often we look so long and regretfully on the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. Defeat is nothing but education. It is the first step towards something better.”

To your success,
Abundant Robert K. AWOLUGUTU
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