ALPHABET FOR ACTION(cont’d) (Series 2)

ALPHABET FOR ACTION(cont’d)

(Series 2)

·        M- Make it Happen: You can make it happen when you manage, because possibility thinking is really another label for dynamic mental management. Nothing happens until you take steps. Do you want your dream to come true? Then make it happen!

·        N- Negotiate: You can’t have your way all the time so learn to Negotiate. Scale down, if necessary. Be willing to start smaller and add to your plans as you grow.

·        O- Overlook and Overcome: You can’t get far without some kind of organization. That means you will have to work with people. They’re not going to be perfect, there will be times when they will let you down. So learn to overlook your own and other people’s imperfections. When you overlook, you’ll be able to overcome.

·        P- Persevere: Persevere, don’t give up. Tough times never last, tough people do. Winners don’t quit, quitters don’t win.

  

·        Q- Quit: Quit complaining because life isn’t as nice as you want it. Look at what you have left, never at what you’ve lost. Quit remembering all of those negative, haunting memories.

·        R- Reorganize: Whether you fail or succeed, you will need to reorganize because chances are that there are parts of your life that need reorganizations. Because Time changes you need to reevaluate frequently.

·        S- Share: It’s better to let somebody else do a worse job than you would do, than not have it get done at all. Do not be afraid to delegate. Share your feelings and gratitude. Say thank you to people who help you achieve your goal.

·        T- Trade-off: This means you have to decide what you will give up in order to keep what you’ve got.

·        U- Unlock: Unlock some human values you never experienced before- Faith, hope and love. Let these values be the driving force propelling you towards true success.

·        V- Visualise: Visualise the dream before you. Don’t ever lose the vision. Where there are no dreams people perish. Set new goals, believe you can reach them. Visualize defeat and you will be defeated, visualize success and you will achieve it. What you see is what you’ll be.

·        W- Work: There is no Substitute for work. The people at the top of the ladder usually had worked harder than anyone else cos they have gotten into the habit of working hard.

·        X- X-ray: If you’re pursuing a job, if you’re on your way toward a goal, if you’ve got a dreams, and you’ve gotten this far, then its high time you stopped once more and x-rayed your deepest motives.

·        Y- Yield: Yield yourself and problems to God, because you’re very close to the Z, and the Z is the end. Let go and Let God

·        Z- Zip it up: Jesus said,’I am the Alpha and te Omega, the beginning and the End, the first and the Last’(Rev. 22:13). If you live by this creed, x-ray your motives, and yield it all to God, then you come to the end and then you can Zip it up

(Extracted: Robert Schuller)

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NB: To read up the series one, click here