When I was a young Boy Scout (several years ago) I remember going out camping on a cold bitter night with my troop. My scout leader had us play rock paper scissors for the one who would start the camp fire for the night.
I always seemed to be the one to lose the game time after time (I guess sub-consciously I was a fire-starter even then).
I would go out hunting and searching for the special rocks needed to start the fire, I would then look for the dry sticks and leaves needed. After I found the necessary supplies needed I would put everything together in a specific order to start the fire.
I remember one specific person in my troop named Shawn, who thought his only job was to doubt publically everything I was not doing right to start the fire.
I would tell every member of my troop to leave me alone for a few minutes and when they come back it would be a fire waiting fire them.
The discipline it took to start the flame out of those supplies I found in the forest are the same discipline it takes to succeed in any new endeavor:
#1: You must want to start the fire. Like I said sub-consciously even then I was a fire-starter) you do not start your flame to succeed by someone else telling you to start the flame. You must want to start it.
#2: You must go in search for the right tools needed to help you start the fire. The flame was not going to start if I would have sat down and sang fun songs all night. You must find the right supplies (Books, Coaching Programs, Mastermind Groups, and Audio CD’s) to execute the results you expect.
#3: You must expect for the outcome to be what you want it to be. I was not sitting in the cold hoping and wishing for a fire, I expected it to happen. So many times in life we hope for things only to not get the end result we want. I figured out a long time ago. “You do not get out of life what you want you get out of life what you expect.”
The Magic Motivator Jamahl Keyes has over 15 years experience helping students and teachers succeed in anything they want to. For a free Motivational Moments DVD vist: http://www.jamahlkeyes.com If you are looking for a speaker for your next event order the free DVD 10 mistakes event planners make when hiring a speaker or entertainer and how to avoid them at http://www.howtofindakeynotespeaker.com
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