Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest.
We can talk about sales growth,
profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen
without personal growth.
It’s really the open door to it
all. In fact I’d like to have you memorize a most important phrase.
Here it is, “The major key to
your better future is YOU.”
Let me repeat that. “The major key
to your better future is YOU.”
Put that someplace you can see it
everyday, in the bathroom, in the kitchen, at the office, anywhere where
you can see it everyday.
The major key to your better future
is YOU.
Try to remember that every day you
live and think about it. The major key is YOU.
Now, there are many things that will
help your better future.
If you belong to a strong, dynamic,
progressive company, that would help.
If the company has good products,
good services that you are proud of, that would certainly help.
If there were good sales aids,
that would help, good training would certainly help.
If there is strong leadership, that
will certainly help.
All of these things will help, and
of course, if it doesn’t storm, that will help.
If your car doesn’t break down,
that will help.
If the kids don’t get sick,
that will help.
If the neighbors stay half way
civil, that will help.
If your relatives don’t bug you,
that will help.
If it isn’t too cold, if it
isn’t too hot, all those things will help your better future.
And if prices don’t go much
higher and if taxes don’t get much heavier, that will help.
And if the economy stays
stable, those things will all help.
We could go on and on with the
list; but remember this, the list of things that I’ve just covered and
many more – all put together – play a minor role in your better future.
The major key to your better future
is you.
Lock your mind onto that.
This is a super important point to
remember.
The major key is you. A friend
of mine has always answered when asked, “How do you develop an above
average income?”
He says, “Simple. Become an
above average person. Work on you.”
My friend says, “Develop an above
average handshake.”
He says, “A lot of people want
to be successful, and they don’t even work on their handshake.
As easy as that would be
to start, they let it slide.
They don’t understand.” My
friend says, “Develop an above average smile.
Develop an above average
excitement. Develop an above average dedication.
Develop an above average interest in
other people.”
He says, “To have more, become
more.”
Remember; work harder
on yourself than you do on your job.
For a long time in my life, I
didn’t have this figured out.
Strangely enough, with two different
people in the same company one may earn an extra $100 a month, and the
other may earn a $1,000.
What could possibly be the
difference?
If the products were the same,
if the training was the same, if they both had the same literature, the
same tools.
If they both had the same
teacher, the same compensation plan, if they both attended the same
meetings, why would one person earn the $100 per month and the other
person earn the $1000?
Remember here is the difference…the
difference is personal, inside, not outside, inside.
You see the real difference is
inside you. In fact, the difference IS you.
Someone once said, “The magic is not
in the products.
The magic is not in the literature.
The magic is not in the film.
There isn’t a magic meeting, but the magic
that makes things better is inside you, and personal growth makes this
magic work for you.
The magic is in believing.
The magic is in daring.
The magic is in trying.
The real magic is in persevering.
The magic is in accepting.
It’s in working.
The magic is in thinking.
There is magic in a handshake.
There is magic in a smile.
There is magic in excitement and
determination.
There is real magic in
compassion and caring and sharing.
There is unusual magic in
strong feeling and you see, all that comes from inside, not outside.
So, the difference is inside you.
The real difference is you.
You are the major key to your
better future.
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