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Wisdom For Millions | Episode 6 | The Power of Sacrifice

In life, it is not a question of whether you will sacrifice, you will! The question is: What are you willing to sacrifice? Will you sacrifice the chance for wealth and a rich life for security and comfort? Will you sacrifice time with family and friends for more time on a dead-end job? Will you sacrifice your energy to make progress towards the life you have designed, or will you sacrifice it for the life others have designed for you (and then being frustrated and making excuses).  

If you are going to live, why not choose to live the best life possible? If you are going to sacrifice, why not let it be on something worth your sacrifice? You know that not everything you are doing will lead to the life you have envisioned. This is the time to act with wisdom and cut out those things that are not aligned with where you want to be tomorrow. Don’t be lazy and procrastinate on what you need to do. Now is the time to cut out those activities and those relationships that are holding you back instead of moving you forward. 

Now is the time to seek out those conversations, relationships, and activities that will propel you forward. So, I ask you, who are you speaking to and what are you speaking about? Are you talking about your goals and dreams and how to get there or are you always complaining about your boss? All these things make a difference!  

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I Have Decided…Have You?

I have decided that I am going to be successful. That’s right! Success is not an outcome, success is a decision. Success or failure are just two outward expressions of the person you have chosen to become.

You will be successful if you decide to have these 7 traits: Sacrifice, Unconditional Commitment, Consistent Focus, Concentrated Effort, Empathy, Selflessness, and Service.

You might have noticed that these 7 traits spell the acronym S.U.C.C.E.S.S

Now, you can try to cultivate these traits through sheer will, or you can take the shortcut. Here is a secret – these 7 traits emanate naturally from you when you care about people and discover something you are passionate about that adds value to people.

So, here is how you decide to be successful:

(1) Genuinely Care About People: This means you have to get your mind off yourself and consider other people. Another word for genuinely caring about people is LOVE. If you have a heart of love towards people, then you are already on your way to success. No wonder God calls us to love each other. It is not just for the other person…it is also for you. Why? When you genuinely care about people, people will know it and they will be willing to support you.

(2) Be Passionate About Something: If you truly care about something, you will find that you can commit to it, consistently focus on it, and apply concentrated effort towards it. And here is the thing about passion…it is infectious. The more passionate you become, the more passionate people around you who support you and are a part of your team will become.

(3) Make Sure Your Something Adds Value: If you want your passion to have staying power, then you need to make sure that your passion adds value to people. In other words, your passion must take someone from a place they do not want to be to a place they would rather be. If you passion does this, you will develop a fan club of people that want to lift you higher because you would have changed their life.

So go on, decide to be a success. Just like I have.

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