By Dr Paul Bundi Human beings are endowed with remarkable resilience, which can only be broken when they choose to give up. Says Viktor Frankl in his seminal book, Man's Search for Meaning; ''it is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future-sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in thd most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.'' Man's life is primarily driven by the desire for future, the unshakable belief that the future holds promise. We invariably cease to live when we think we have hit a dead end, or that there's nothing more to be had by living. Theoretically, there is no limit to man's achievement, and that is what drives men to wake up and strive day after day. The opposite is spiritual, psychological death, which manifests way ahead of physical death. Lesson? Losing today doesn't mean losing always. You can lose 10 times and win the 11th time. Or, you
- #1. Define what the mountaintop looks like. I suggest you articulate, in writing, what success looks like to you. Record your goals for all the key areas on your life. Write out what you want your reality to appear as 5 years from now. List the values you want to stand for. Clarity precedes success.
- #2. Start climbing. There’s great power in starting (I call it The Power of a Start). A single act – done now – sets causes into play. It generates momentum. And with the action you begin to experience positive results. That begins a positive feedback loop: more action: more results. And that promotes confidence.
- #3. Take small steps. You can’t get to the top of Everest by jumping up the mountain. You get to the mountaintop by taking incremental steps. Step by step you get to the goal. Every step gets you closer to the dream. Life’s like that too. Small steps each day get you to greatness over time. Why? Because days become weeks and weeks become months and months become years. You’ll get to the end of your life anyway-why not reach that place as an extraordinary human being?
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