Will Power: Learning to Focus for Success
by: Glenn Cutforth
Developing your will-power is directly related to your success in life. No one can over-estimate the power of your will to do.
Most people do not fail because of a lack of education. History is filled with uneducated or poorly educated millionaires who didn't let this supposed shortcoming hold them back. On the contrary, what they may have lacked in education was obliterated by their overpowering will to succeed no matter how many times they failed along the way.
It is the lack of determination and concentrated will-power that is the true reason most people fail. Just as an athlete trains for a physical game that takes concentrated effort to accomplish, the mind must also be trained with the proper skills to win in life.
The process of obtaining this self-mastery – the complete command of your mind’s powers – is a gradual one. It involves determination and the daily task of making it a habit. Once you have self-mastery, the cost of obtaining it will bring a real sense of accomplishment and a realization how minimal the cost really was in the long run.
You don’t need to be a genius to succeed – just make yourself do the thing you have to do when it has to be done, whether you like it or not. It’s one of the best lessons you can learn!
In "The Power of Concentration" Theron Q. Dumont makes a powerful statement when he says, "Do not expect that you will always have easy sailing. Parts of your journey are likely to be rough. Don’t let the rough places put you out of commission. Keep on with the journey. Just the way you weather the storm shows what material you are made of. Do not let a setback stop you. Think of it as a mere incident that has to be overcome before you can reach your goal."
When Henry Ward Beecher was asked how he could accomplish so much more than others, he replied, “I don’t do more, but less than other people. They do all their work three times. Once in anticipation, once in actuality, and once in rumination. I do mine in actuality alone, so I end up doing things just once.”
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About The Author
Glenn Cutforth is a well respected publisher of quality eBooks. He is the owner of Zxmaxx Communications (http://www.zxcomm.com) and has recently published the Self-Help Success Collection at http://www.selfhelpandwellness.com, a series of Self-Help classics that have helped many people find new meaning and direction in their lives.
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