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You Can Be More Productive & Successful
“Nothing worthwhile is achieved without patience, labor, and disappointment.”
~ Samuel Johnson
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Dangers of Discouragement
When you’re discouraged, you can lose interest
in your activities and even your energy seems drained. You often lose your drive and may feel worthless, afraid of the future, lost, or hopeless. Breaking free of discouragement can be very difficult. You may even forget or lose sight of your goals and potential.
When discouraged, you must remind yourself that success often begins with an act of will. In fact, even the word “discouragement,” has “courage” right in the center. If you can tap into your courage and press forward one step at a time, you can overcome most of the obstacles life throws
your way. Taking responsibility for your life is a conscious choice of will. Remind yourself of past successes and get up, brush yourself off, and keep moving toward your goals. Everyone has setbacks; what you do with them is the difference between failure and success.
Publisher and successful businessman Walter Annenberg once wrote in a letter to his son...
“I want to remind you that success in life includes hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this calmness is a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence.”
Overcoming Discouragement
Consider a time when you felt discouraged. Describe the situation and what you did, or what happened to help you overcome your discouragement:
You may also gain motivation to overcome obstacles by realizing that you personally are ultimately your most important product. Now learn how to make choices to enhance your productivity and guide you down the path to financial freedom and further success.
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear— not absence of fear.”
~Mark Twain
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