[ PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCE ]

Book Exerpt:

Destiny

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."
Henry David Thoreau

DO YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY?

Whatever the mind of an individual can conceive, and believe, it will be able to achieve. Believe that if your vision is real enough it will inevitably lead you to develop behavior that will produce the desired results. There is immense power in developing a vision of who you want to be and what you want to achieve.

There is no more encouraging fact than that of the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious effort. Learn to make key decisions that are consistent with your personal vision. With those decisions made, begin to employ the elements of personal management and personal leadership. As you do so, you will see your environment as an opportunity to fully and precisely achieve at the highest personal and professional levels.

Strive to “Not to be Good. . .to be Best.” Your vison will require you to pursue greater levels of achievement. In this pursuit you will need to move beyond being “good” and rise to new levels of excellence. Seek distinction in character wherever you go and in whatever you do.

Each day presents us with a variety of challenging situations. The difference between those who will find success in this life and those who will remain mired in a life of mediocrity is how they meet those challenges. Those with vision will see that every challenge comes with a promise. The key is to realize that each specific promise is directly linked to its corresponding challenge.

Your personal achievement will be a direct result of the challenges you are willing to accept. It has been said that an individual’s courage is not found in what they have overcome, but in the challenges they are now willing to face.