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Introduction 1 - Master Potential 2 - Master Goals 3 - Master Time 4 - Master Money & Work 5 - Master Small Business 6 - Master Real Estate 7 - Master Health 8 - Master Mind 9 - Master Relationships 10 - Master Life Conclusion |
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Conclusion
You have now started on your journey. The horizon is
bright. If you have read Master Success, have read the Action Principles, and
are working on the assignments, you have a good idea of what it takes to
succeed.You have set goals, made plans and created a mission statement. You have examined ways to spend your time more productively. You have critically evaluated your job and earning potential. You have reviewed your budget and savings program. You have considered the possibilities of real estate investing. You have thought about your health in terms of diet, exercise and self-defense. You have reflected on the value of meditation and negotiation and prayer and forgiveness. You have re-examined the importance of your family and other personal relationships. You have investigated educational, cultural and recreational opportunities in your community. You are weighing the advantages of working with a partner, ally or mentor. This is how you'll know if the message of Master Success has reached you. When you want to roll over on that cold morning but instead get up and go to mass, in that defining moment, you are mastering success. When you decide to buy a less expensive car and invest the difference, in that defining moment, you are mastering success. When you decide to go to your daughter's dance recital rather than to the ball game with your friends, in that defining moment, you are mastering success. When you take the family to church, when you donate to charity, when you volunteer at the food pantry, when you begin to correct a bad habit, when you thank a veteran, when you stand up for a person being treated unfairly, when you sit down with a lonely person, in all of these defining moments, you are mastering success. Through these defining moments that you face every day, through your own free will and choice, ignoring the fact that there may be an easier option, you are a Master of Success. This is the journey. On this journey, you don't have to change who you are. You can love expensive champagne or a six pack of beer or both or neither. You can love going out and being the life of the party or prefer quieter evenings at home. Personality types, lifestyle choices and material possessions do not differentiate those on the journey from those wandering aimlessly through life. People on the journey have simply made the choice to be happy and content right now with each step. Happiness and contentment, peace and prosperity result from your conscious choice to improve yourself and to help others. Everything else is in God's hands. The words in this course could not have changed you. That would be too easy. If anything, these words simply sparked or rekindled a flame that always existed. Will you let that flame burn ever brighter or will you allow it to sputter out? Maybe up until now you haven't been the best student or athlete or the hardest worker or the kindest person. No one expects more from you than you expect from yourself. Is there some greatness within you that you have allowed to lie dormant and have kept so well camouflaged for so many years? Are you now ready to bring this powerful new you forward? You're going to surprise a lot of people. Yes, that would be wonderful. Do you even know your own potential? Run for governor, try out for the senior golf tour, make your neighborhood drug free, write a hit song, clean up a river, console a friend, retire early or earn a fortune. What can't you do? If you decide to be a Master of Success, there are only three things that can stop you immediately and permanently in your tracks: laziness, selfishness and a lack of ambition. Barring these three fatal flaws, the world and everything wonderful about it awaits you. The rewards of mastering success are worth all the risks and all the sacrifices and all the hard work. You are an individual. You don't have to wait for the approval of others. Now is your time. You don't have to wait for opportunity. This is the opportunity. Be who you want to be. Do what you want to do. It is your one life to live and no one else's. You are a strong individual. If you have money and degrees and contacts, use them. If you haven't got them, get them or go around them. Find a way. Make a plan. Easy or hard doesn't matter; you will still do it. Be honest. No envy. No excuses. You are a strong, determined individual. You may face prejudice and ridicule and physical pain and emotional distress. Disasters may knock you down. You may make big mistakes. But you quietly survive. You think and you reason and you take action. You take quiet comfort in your continual commitment to do your best for yourself and for those you love. You are in control. You are a strong, determined, kind individual. You choose to take a principle-centered approach to solving personal and professional problems. You listen and forgive. You focus on what others want and somehow end up with everything that you've ever needed. When you commit your life to continual self-improvement and helping others, it doesn't matter where you start and there is no telling where you will end up. It doesn't matter if you are sitting in a stretch limo or in a wheelchair. It doesn't matter if you live in an affluent suburb or a country trailer park. It doesn't matter if you have the physique of an athlete or have just lost two hundred pounds and still need to lose another three hundred. No one can tell how tough or successful you are simply by seeing the outside you. It is what is inside of you and what you do with your God given talents that will make the difference. Don't give up. Let the Action Principles® lead you to write your goals, make your plans, list your to-dos and make today and every day special. Push yourself. Make yourself do the hard things. Live a full, rich, rewarding life. Inspire others by your quiet example. At the end of the day, you can relax tired but satisfied and happy that you have done your best. This is being a Master of Success. Be the best that you can be because you can't conceive of living any other way. Stand tall. You will be surrounded by genuine affection from your husband, wife, children, friends and co-workers. Even strangers will react positively to you, having sensed your confidence. Love, friendship, respect, peace and prosperity will be yours to live and enjoy every day. In trying, you are a master of success. This may all seem miraculous to you but it will just be your following God's plan and, in this defining moment, committing to improving yourself and helping others. Mastering Success is an attitude. You cannot fail. Even if all your financial plans come to naught, you will still succeed in life. You can still be generous. You will be extraordinary. See you at Success.org.  Bill |
