Friday, January 19, 2007

Success

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping."
~ J.C. and A.W. Hare

GIVE SUCCESS A CHANCE!

Have you ever tried to accomplish something, but gave up before your plan or actions came to fruition? Maybe you were just trying to organize a huge stack of paperwork, or trying to build up your database of leads or increase your sales by a certain percentage within a certain amount of time.
Of course, you felt a degree of frustration if you didn't achieve the results you were hoping for. Frustration points you in one of two directions: either you'll be defeated, or you'll be pushed to try even harder to succeed. The surest way to guarantee failure is to quit before you've devoted enough time or effort to get the job done.
Now also consider by whose standards you are measuring your success. Are you trying to live up to someone else's unreasonable expectations or goals? Then it might be time to approach that boss or spouse or instructor and let them know that your progress is guaranteed, but perhaps not on the established schedule.
Chances are that whatever goals you've set for yourself, you can achieve them, but setting reasonable goals in the first place will go a long way toward success. Maybe you should "pull in your horse" BEFORE he leaps, if you feel he's not going to make it over the hurdle. Also remember that it's your effort to achieve success that is ultimately the most important part of that success (like the old adage about the journey vs. the destination).
Don't forget the words of Lloyd Jones, who said that "the men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed." Success can be a relative term and depends upon the perspective of yourself and others. Do whatever you can to accomplish your goals or the goals that others set before you, but regardless of the outcome, you should ultimately be satisfied with the work you've done to achieve those goals.

(Originally published December 9, 2002)

posted by The Office Grapevine at 11:12 PM  

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