If Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention,
Discontent Is The Father Of Progress
Discontent Is The Father Of Progress
You say you are not satisfied? Great! You’re well on the way road to moving forward. If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. The let there be ideas, and hard work.
Each step we take forward is accompanied by new problems. And it is in solving these new problems that further progress is made. In other words, problems are the price of and key to progress.
“All right, I agree. Progress is desirable. I want to improve but how do I begin?” Well, we can start by changing our attitude r the way we view the world. Some tips follow
a) Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Remember, if each mistakes is a new one, you are making progress.
b) Get into the habit of using the magic word, YET. Don’t say, “I can’t do it. I don’t know how to you to do it.” Say,”I can’t do it YET. I don’t know how to do it YET.” That simple three letter word has the power to change your negative thinking into possibility thinking.
c) If you have a setback, you don’t have to take a step back. On the contrary, prepare for a comeback. Learn from your setbacks and discover the opportunities they conceal.
d) Don’t afraid of taking risks. Few years from now you may be more disappointment by the things you didn’t do than b7 the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
e) Don’t ask, “Do I have what it takes to succeed?” Of course, you do. Rather ask,” Am I willing to pay the price to succeed?” What is the price of success? The four D’s: Desire, Discipline, Determination, and Dedication. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet avoid confrontation are people who want crops without plowing up; they want rain without thunder.
f) Our goal is not to go all year without ever losing a game. Our goal is to win more than we loose, and if we can do that consistently enough, then when the end comes, we will have won it all.
g) Make the right choices. There is a choice you have to make, in everything you do. And you must always keep in mind. The choice you make makes you.
h) Don’t make excuses; make progress. When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull’s eye is never the fault of target. To improve your aim – improve yourself.
i) Accept Responsibility; when a teacher was asked by a student which was the worst, to be blind, deaf, or limbless, he replied, “None of these things! Lethargy, irresponsibility, lack of ambition or desire: They are the real handicaps. So as we accept this fact we must accept responsibility for our actions.
j) Don’t be ungrateful. After all, discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present. It is unawareness of the beauty, unconcern for the needs of our fellow man.
k) Finally, if we wish to lift ourselves up, we need to avoid getting stuck up. And if we wish to make ourselves better, we need to avoid believing we’re better than others.
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