6 Simple Steps To Achievement

Robert Lewis Stevenson had his own measuring stick for achievement and guess what? It's not about making money.

"That man is a success

• who has lived well,

• laughed often and loved much;

• who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children;

• who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;

• who leaves the world a better place than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;

• who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had."

Does your thinking get in the way?

Why is Booker T Washington a man renown throughout history as the great leader, speaker, thinker and writer? A man who was an adviser to presidents during a time right at the end of the slavery era when you would not consider it possible?  Because he did not allow his circumstance dictate his life.  He did not consider himself a slave or a son of a slave.  He did not let the thinking of the day destroy his dreams.

What's getting in the way of your dreams?  Your past? Your family? Your circumstances?  If  your circumstances tell you right now, that you are broke and out of a job, you must tell yourself differently.  you must say, things will get better, even if you don't feel it!  Tell yourself every day... EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.., until you do feel it. Then watch the changes start to happen.

"There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, pure, simple and useful life."

"Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work."

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."

Booker T. Washington

Has it been so long? Achievement Measured

It has been nearly 1 year since I began my journey, and I have not gotten sidetracked, but have been away on a separate journey.  I'm not partially back so I will resume this journey as often as I can.

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I was so blessed to find this great treasure of positive affirmations and inspiration, I wanted to share. I have decided to, at least for a while post a few of these in every post.  This book is from 1965, not terribly old, but I was less than 10 years old when this book was published and so it will probably be found in the hallway of the ancient very soon.  

What's interesting to me about this book is that the thinking back in 1965 was so very different then today.  Have morals and principles changed so very much?  Back then God and country, going to church and the family were still important.  Today, people mention the idea of church and although it is fantastic for some(me for one), sadly it is definitely not the normal experience it use to be; what's sadder is that a whole generation of people don't even know that this use to be such a normal accepted happy thing. Now with so much misinformation and some unfortunate experiences, Christianity is for many seen as a lie and a fable; so sad. Strange how things change so much.

Be blessed!

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Achievement Measured

Success is to be measured

not so much by the position that one has reached in life

as by the obstacles

which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Booker T. Washington

Focus on Kindness to Achieve Your Success Goals

I find that the more I focus on helping others by leadership or encouragement that people tend to be magnetized to me; with no intention of me wanting this to happen, it just happens.  There is a universal law that says "what goes around comes around" or in other words "you reap what you sow".  How true it is and especially in business.  Zig Ziglar said it best and I love it as I see this begin to unfold in my life.  "You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want".  


You can tell when you are doing good just for goods sake and when you are doing good to "GET".  It doesn't work that way; it doesn't even feel good.  The great part is that when you do good for the sake of "GOOD" you feel good too and that good will come back to you.


I love to help people.  As a small child I wanted to become a teacher. Although I did not go to school to get my teaching degree, I'm a student of the school of life, and am also a teacher to whomever would like to be taught by my experience.  We learn best by experience anyway.


Well here is a great video affirmation of what kindness can do for our world and for each of us individually.
May you find good to do today for someone.


Enjoy & God Bless: