I Will Form Good Habits And Become

Never Has There Been A Map, However Carefully Executed To Detail And Scale, Which Has Carried Its Owner Over Even One Inch Of Ground. Never Has There Been A Parchment Of Law, However Fair, Which Prevented One Crime. Never Has There Been A Scroll, Even Such As The One I Hold, Which So Much As A Penny Or Produced A Single Word Of Acclamation. Action, Alone, Is The Tinder Which Ignites The Map, The Parchment, This Scroll, My Plans, My Goals, Into A Living Force. Action Is The Food And Drink Which Will Nourish My Success. I Will Act Now.

First, Recognize That You Are Not A Sheep Who Will Be Satisfied With Only A Few Nibbles Of Dry Grass Or With Following The Herd As They Wander Aimlessly, Bleating And Whining, All Of Their Days. Separate Yourself Now From The Multitude Of Humanity So That You Will Be Able To Control Your Own Destiny. Remember That What Others Think And Say And Do Need Never Influence What You Think And Say And Do.

The Road To Success, For Me, Was A Long And Arduous Journey, Strewn With Obstacles And Traps, Pitfalls And Hurdles-all Created By Myself. Painful As It Is, I Speak Of Those Sad And Frustrating Times Whenever I Am Invited To Address Sales Gatherings, Corporate Conventions, And Success Rallies, In The Hope That My Personal Experiences Will Serve As Sufficient Evidence For All Who Hear Me That They Have It In Their Own Power To Make Their Lives As Glorious Or As Terrible As They Choose.

I Am Indeed A Fortunate Man And Today's Hours Are But A Bonus, Undeserved. Why Have I Been Allowed To Live This Extra Day When Others, Far Better Than I, Have Departed? Is It That They Have Accomplished Their Purpose While Mine Is Yet To Be Achieved? Is This Another Opportunity For Me To Become The Man I Know I Can Be?

Each Day Is A Special Gift From God, And While Life May Not Always Be Fair, You Must Never Allow The Pains, Hurdles, And Handicaps Of The Moment To Poison Your Attitude And Plans For Yourself And Your Future.