Successful people actively “choose” to be successful

August 8, 2007 · Posted in Choices, Motivation, Self-help, Success

We are where we choose to be. Where we are today,

in our careers
in our relationships
in our journey through life
in everything

… is the result of the choices that we’ve made in our past. This is not something that most people want to acknowledge, but nonetheless, it is true.

Each day we make life altering choices.

Will I give 100 % today or will I just coast?
Am I going to tell everyone about my “big idea” or am I going to let it die in my mind?
Will I be courteous and helpful to everyone or will I be “Mr. Doom and Gloom”?
Will I try to increase my knowledge, versatility and expertise, today or do just enough to get by?

Oh, they might not alter our immediate situation, but each choice begins a chain of events that ultimately determines our destiny.

How we interact with a stranger could be huge or not. Suppose that you are introduced to someone and by choosing to find out more about this new person, you discover that he/she knows someone that may be able to produce that new product that you’ve been trying to get to the consumer.

You chose to take the time to find out about this person, and therefore to discover that this new person was in a position to alter your future. But the choice was yours. You choose your destiny. Destiny does not just happen. A million little, seemingly insignificant choices have culminated in placing you right where you are today.

Once you realize the magnitude of each day and of each encounter of each day, you begin to understand that you can control where you will be tomorrow. If what you do today affects where you will be tomorrow, then why not make better choices today? Why not choose your tomorrow? If you knew of one action that you could perform today that would increase the likelihood of your success tomorrow, would you hesitate to perform it today?

Whatever your goals are, resolve right now to do one thing, no matter how small that thing is, that will bring you closer to the realization of your goal. If you can do this, then today will be a success and tomorrow will be a success as well.

The choice is yours.

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