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Once successful people find something that works, they repeat that action
over and over again with a good attitude over a long period of time until they are
successful. Eventually the compound effect will kick in, just like in Tray’s case.
And that’s all this book is about. Trying to get people to slow down and realize
that you are not going to feel the results of your actions immediately.
In fact by the time you feel the results, you have already done most of the
work. The problem is that most people are not willing to show up consistently
and stay in the game long enough with a good attitude for a long period of time
because they have the wrong philosophy.
The problem is that most of these “90-day programs to a better you” don’t
give you enough time to build up a belief level in yourself that you can continue
past the 90-day time period. By committing to things that are manageable to
implement every day you greatly increase your chances of success. As discussed
in earlier chapters, I tell people to simply read 10 pages of a good book a day. Not
just for 90 days, but for 250 days. (I’m giving you 115 days off because I’m a nice
guy. If you show up every day and read 10 pages, that’ll be 2,500 pages by the end
of the year. That’s about 10 books.)
And if you are reading the right stuff, it’s not only going to help form your
philosophy, but it’s also going to shift your attitude, is it not? You see, what most
people do is they read a book and then they don’t go back and read it again. You’ll
learn so much more the second time around. Give yourself more time and you
will be impressed by how much you retain by taking your time to get it right and
to learn from your mistakes.
No. 5: Have Faith and a Burning Desire
There is one quality which one must possess to win,
and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of
what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
— Napoleon Hill
Of the 500 most successful people who Hill interviewed in Think and Grow
Rich, the number one commonality among them was faith along with a burning
desire. Desire is what gets you up early and keeps you up late. It’s what keeps you
motivated to press forward when adversity hits.
There are going to be all types of obstacles placed in front of you during your
lifetime. And you can determine the size of a person by the size of the problem
that keeps them down. Successful people look at a problem
and see opportunity.