A young man asked Socrates the secret of Success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met.
Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up… to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The man struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until he started turning blue. The young man struggled hard and finally managed to get out and the first thing he did was to gasp and take deep breath.
Socrates asked ‘What was the one thing you wanted the most when you were there?’
The man replied ‘Air’.
Socrates said ‘that’s the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted air, you will get it. There is no other secret’
A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose.
The one thing that you have that nobody else has it you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. Neil Galman
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. Alice M. Swaim
We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for. Elbert Hubbard
I am too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated. Author unknown
There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? Robert F. Kennedy
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
This week, don’t be afraid to ask!