Ordinary People Can Make a Difference--Annie TachaWritten by David DeFord
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"Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish rest." Mark Twain "It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank "A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him." John C. Maxwell "The time is always right to do what is right." Martin Luther King Jr. "Beyond your regular vocational duties are responsibilities toward others--toward community, state, nation, society in general, and church of which most of you are members. The attention you give to these, energy you devote to these are of essence of your character and your virtue" Gordon B. Hinckley
David DeFord is the owner of Ordinary People Can Win, a personal development company dedicated to helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary success in all areas of their lives. He promotes success through personal development. He is developing a website at www.OrdinaryPeopleCanWin.com and offers a free weekly e-zine. To subscribe, go to: http://postsnet.com/app/campaigner/services/optinlist/processoptinrequest.jsp?oilb=84860632
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Waiting for debts to dissolve will never get us there-only passionate pursuit will. Create milestones or short-term goals that will show your progress. Periodically Assess Your Progress Periodically evaluate whether your positive actions are paying off. Decide whether you need to persist in your plan or if it needs modifications. Air pilots and mariners constantly check their bearings and make course corrections as needed. Marathoners calculate their minutes per mile at each mile marker to assess where they stand against their desired finish time. If their split times need improvement, they adjust their speed. So, we must check our progress, and decide to adjust our plans or persist. Celebrate Your Victories When should we celebrate? We should reward ourselves upon successful completion of every milestone. How should we celebrate? First, we must choose rewards well in advance. By doing so, we enhance our motivation toward accomplishment. Our rewards should compliment our goals. For instance, an ice cream feast would not be a wise reward for hitting our weekly weight-loss goal. Nor is an expensive vacation or purchase good rewards for hitting our debt reduction goal. Rather, choose rewards that compliment your goal, such as buying new, smaller clothes upon losing weight, or a fun family activity for successful debt reduction. Or, simply tell someone. The plastic grocery bag has no will. It doesn't know where it's going, and it will end up where wind puts it. You, however, have desires, will, and self-determination. Choose where you want to go and proactively get there. I would like to hear about your successes and how you achieved them. Email me at ddeford@ordinarypeoplecanwin.com
David DeFord is the owner of Ordinary People Can Win, a personal development company dedicated to helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary success in all areas of their lives. He promotes success through personal development. He is developing a website at www.OrdinaryPeopleCanWin.com and offers a free weekly e-zine. To subscribe, go to: http://postsnet.com/app/campaigner/services/optinlist/processoptinrequest.jsp?oilb=84860632
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