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1. Charting Your Course to Success Article

Put Some Fire in Your Desire by Chris Widener

One of the keys to success is staying motivated because it is being motivated that keeps us going out the door every day to change the world and reach our destiny! It is our desire for a better life, for change in ourselves and others, and for personal growth and fulfillment that moves our mountains! Desire!

Desire sure is a word with much more richness to it than the word "want" though they are essentially the same. "Want," though, sounds like you could take it or leave it. "Desire" says, "I have to have it!" Desire, is "want" with a fire under it!

Unfortunately, we tend to ebb and flow from want to desire, even with the same goal! One day we may be passionate about building our business or growing our relationships and then, the next day, we find ourselves simply in the "want" camp again. The key to keeping on is to re-light the fire under want so it roars into a raging fire of desire! Then, and only then, will we see the passion needed to be tenacious pursuers of our dreams! Keeping the fire lit is what will see you through the mountains and valleys of life and the journey you are on to your success!

So what do we do? We light the fire! Here are a few thoughts to help you build the fire of your desire!

The wood:
Keep a clear mental picture of the goal. This is imperative. The picture of the goal is like the wood in a fire. It is the raw material. Know what your goal is and what it looks like.

The fuel:
Keep a list, if simply just a mental one, of all of the benefits of pursuing and reaching your goal. Make them as "sense" oriented as possible. "See" the benefits. "Hear" them. "Touch" them. This is like the fuel that we add to a fire to get it going. Now all we need is a match.

The match:
Keep yourself active! This is the match: Action! Even when you don't feel like it, get yourself to act and soon you will see the fire burning because you have again ignited the dream! The more desire you have the more the fire burns.

Eventually the fire will begin to die out. Here is where you throw the wood on again, pour on some fuel, and if need be, strike another match. I would encourage you to not let the fire go out though, because it is easier to continually throw wood and fuel on an already burning fire than it is to start one up again!

Chris Widener





2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary

"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success." -- Dorothea Brande

Chris' Commentary:
You have maybe heard the question, "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" Well maybe it is time that we begin to act as though we cannot fail! Think about it. We don't know if we are going to fail or not. So we have a choice. Act as though we will fail, or act as though we will succeed. Then do it until something happens. If you act as though you may fail, then you will most likely set into motion things that will guarantee, or at least greatly increase, the likeliness that you will indeed fail. But if you act as though you are guaranteed victory, then everything will fall into line that will bring you that victory. Just one simple application for example: The way you talk about your endeavor. If you talk like you will fail, you bring a lack of confidence in the listener, which in turn may cause them to quit. But if you talk positive, you will inspire them to follow you to victory.

Action Point: In all you do today, act as though you will succeed!




3. The Last Word...

This week I'd like to offer you a list of my top 7 books on Leadership. Because I believe we all operate in some kind of leadership role, take some time to read the books on this list and hone those necessary skills for developing the true leader in you! -- CW

Chris' Top 7 Favorite Leadership Books

1. The West Point Way of Leadership by Larry Donnithorne (GREAT book by a man who taught leadership at West Point for 20 years)

2. Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell (All around book. Follow-up book is Developing the Leaders Around You)

3. Lincoln On Leadership by Donald T. Phillips (Looks at the Life of Honest Abe and the lessons of leadership he exhibited)

4. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (A classic on everybody's list)

5. Servant Leadership by Stephen R. Covey (Reminds us we serve those who follow)

6. Leadership Jazz by Max De Pree (Lots about shaping the values of an organization)

7. Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss (Okay, it is a Dr. Seuss Book, but I kid you not, this could be subtitled Leadership Lessons for Kids... And Big Kids too. I read it to my kids often and am reminded of what it takes to have a successful journey)





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