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Desire
The Starting Point Of All Achievement
A LONG while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield.
He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own.
He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy's country, unloaded soldiers and eqiupment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them.
Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, "You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice - we win - or we perish!"
They won.
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He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own.
He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy's country, unloaded soldiers and eqiupment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them.
Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, "You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice - we win - or we perish!"
They won.
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Everyone who wants to win in any undertaking must be wiling to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat.
Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win, essential to success.
Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the purpose of money wishes for it
Wishing will not bring riches.
But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.
Only those who become "money conscious" ever accumulate great riches.
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Discussion pointers
Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win, essential to success.
Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the purpose of money wishes for it
Wishing will not bring riches.
But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.
Only those who become "money conscious" ever accumulate great riches.
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Discussion pointers
- Would you agree that if "becoming successful and rich is the only way you want your life to become", you will eventually become successful?
- Would you give up on something more readily if you had better(easier) alternatives even if the results are not what you wanted?
- It takes a single intense desire for something to start the process of getting it, do you find this absurd?
2 comments:
I agree with you on this.
-Shadow
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