The substance of success goes largely unnoticed. For success is almost always built in small, inconspicuous steps.
Sure, when an accomplishment is completed the world often takes note. Yet when that accomplishment is actually happening, when the work is being done, it rarely attracts much attention.
If you pay attention only to the finished product, it would seem that success is available only to a lucky few. When you look behind the scenes, though, a completely different picture emerges.
The dancer, who gives such a brilliant, seemingly effortless performance on stage, practices offstage hour after hour, year after year. The business owner who seems to have been in the right place at the right time, worked unnoticed late into the night, month after month, to get there.
Success and accomplishment are not limited to those who are lucky. They are available to anyone who chooses to be disciplined, focused, persistent, committed, positive and enthusiastic.
Look behind the scenes at the success of others. And you'll clearly see how you can do it, too.
Honey -you know I love ya - but what's with the new icon? I meant to ask you yesterday - is there a reason Kevin is your avatar?LOL>..
Thank you JJ (as always)! I just emailed this to a friend who I had a grueling two-hour phone conversation with last night about success and job satisfaction. His feeling of entitlement about how his life and career should be was frustrating to say the least. I made many of these points to hard-of-hearing ears.
kevin, who???
uh, that is Randolph Mantooth, in honor of the discussion of 70s shows yesterday...
and SOMMS, isn't it all really about common sense and personal responsibility?
Updated On: 2/9/05 at 09:02 AM
ah yes - I got his name wrong - had him mixed up with someone else in my head - 70's shows, eh?
Randy co-starred with Kevin Tighe (the last thing i saw Kevin in was School Ties, which made Brendan Fraser a name)
Wednesday is a flower garden. One need not hunger to grow.
Yay! I feel as though I could take on the world today.
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