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July 17 - July 23, 2017
journey of life, “No one gets out of this alive.”
People avoided me.
I had lost my perspective and started to believe the news stories about me having “the Midas touch”
Then there was a turning point, and that turning point was my attitude.
Focus on the solution, not the problem!
Envision yourself as victorious. Focus on that instead of your nagging doubts and fears.
positive attitude.
FAILURE IS NOT PERMANENT
What I learned at the time of my worst financial problems is that I was resilient and that I had this indomitable sense of success that couldn’t be taken from me no matter what the newspapers said.
keeping yourself company with positive reinforcement and faith in yourself can be the invisible power that separates the winners from the losers.
Losers give up.
I often tell people that I listen to everyone, but the decision will ultimately be mine.
Your insurance for overcoming these perils is free—it’s called never giving up!
“You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
What are the most important steps for someone who intends to be successful? Do your homework. In other words, learn everything you can about what you want, know what you are up against, and research every aspect of your endeavor.
What if things don’t work out the way we want, even if we work really hard? First of all, know that you’ve got a lot of company.
Where do you get your ideas? The world inspires me, and keeping up with world events can give you a lot of ideas.
I am cautious but not fearful. There’s a difference.
What’s the best piece of advice you can give me? Never give up. You can accomplish more things with that attitude than anything else I can tell you.
SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THE COMPLAINING CROWD You Can Create Your Own Luck
You may have heard the saying, “luck is when opportunity meets preparedness.” I agree.
think what’s really happening is the complainers aren’t “working themselves into luck.” If you want to be lucky, prepare for something big.
Shakespeare put it this way, in a famous quote from Julius Caesar: “The fault is not in our stars, dear Brutus, but in ourselves.”
Let’s say you’re facing some big challenge today. I can tell you right now you’ve got a lot of company. What will separate you from the complaining crowd will be how you choose to look at your situation. If you believe you are in control of it—and you are—you will know exactly who to look for when you need help: yourself. You could be your greatest discovery yet for success, luck, power, and happiness.
Hemingway wrote the now familiar phrase, “Courage is grace under pressure.”
Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the conquering of fear.
Never, never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
He said “buying the Commodore at a time when even the Chrysler Building is in bankruptcy is like fighting for a seat on the Titanic.”
“No good deed goes unpunished.”
Be a chameleon. When a challenging opportunity comes along, take full advantage of it. Learn from it. Taking risks and making mistakes is the best way to learn something new. Most of the time, you will surprise yourself.
Stay focused on solutions to problems, not details. That’s the power of focus. Use it!
Another way to de-stress is to replace negatives with positives.
try to surround myself with positive people and get rid of the negative types.
Misery begets misery, and they were a perfect example of this.
A complainer will always be a complainer.
“Get in, get it done, get it done right, and get out.”
It was Thoreau who wrote, “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” I couldn’t have said it better. Get your vision, get focused, and then do the work—starting today!
never say never, and never think never.
Life’s not for the timid. Life’s about never giving up. So get into the ring!
Trump’s Top 10 List for Success
Never give up!
Do not settle for remaining in your comfort zone.
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Look at the solution, not the problem.
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