A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF
Here is a good question to ask
yourself: “Where will I arrive ten years
from now?”
We don't want to kid ourselves about where; we don't want to kid ourselves about the road we're walking.
We don't want to kid ourselves about where; we don't want to kid ourselves about the road we're walking.
At age 25, I had a day shortly
after I met Mr. Schoaff called "do not kid myself anymore" day. I
didn't want to be disillusioned anymore. Up until then, I had been using the
crossed-finger theory. But after meeting Mr. Schoaff, I finally decided that
the crossed-finger theory was not going to get me what I wanted. That it wasn't
taking me to where the treasure lies. That I was going to have to make sure
which way I was headed.
Then, with the help of Mr.
Schoaff, I found with a few reading disciplines, and a few disciplines of mind,
and a few disciplines of activity, that when exercised, can begin making all
the difference in the world as to where I will arrive.
Just a few changes were all.
Sometimes we get the idea that we're doing about 10% and there's about 90% more
that we need in order to make the difference for our fortune but probably the
opposite is true. We're doing enough things to have bought and shared in the
good life so far. And maybe all we need is that extra 5% or 10% of intellectual
change; activity change, a refinement of discipline, a refinement of thought. All
we need is the ideas to make those simple changes and the equity starts
gathering in one year, three years, five years, and ten years.
I have a good comment for you:
Now's the time to fix the next 10 years. Now, you may have to come to grips
with reality and with truth; that's what was good for me when I met Mr.
Schoaff, I was 25 years old, he was 44 years old. And he brought me a wealth of
experience and he started asking me the tough questions. "Big question",
he said, "Are you reading the books that are going to take you where you
want to go in the next 5 years?"
Excellent questions! See, you
want to make sure. I would assume for all of you, to get to where you want to
be in the next 5 years, you are either reading the right books or you're not.
You're either engaged in the disciplines or you're not. But, here's what we
don't want to engage in: disillusion: Hoping without acting; Wishing without
doing.
The key is to take a look and
say, "Where am I? What could I do to make the changes to make sure that I
can take more certain daily steps toward the treasure I want, the mental
treasure, the personal treasure, the spiritual treasure, the financial
treasure? I don't want to make any more errors, now's the time to adjust my daily
program to take me where I want to go."
In lecturing the last 39
years, I've gotten letters and personal testimonies of people that have done
such remarkable things with just a few suggestions. And that is why seminars,
tapes and books can be so valuable. Here's a key idea for us all to remember:
We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's
sometimes hard to see it all.
But the key is to start right
now making these changes to walk this new road. And here's what's exciting to me,
just a few daily disciplines makes a great deal of difference in one year,
three years, five years. And before you know it, you will be walking a brand
new road.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
Also read: A Good Question to Ask, Learning from Mistakes, How to be Bold, Challenging Status Quo, Dignity of Working and Maximizing Opportunities.
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