A philosopher once wrote, "If an individual has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satisfaction and a triumph few individuals ever know.
To state it simply, and to borrow from the wisdom just quoted, a man has failed to the degree that he has failed to use his God-given abilities to their fullest. It has nothing whatsoever to do with position in life or earnings, or any of the other so called indicators. Only the man himself is capable of judging his real degree of success or failure.
V.M. Burrows described an individual's failure this way; "One of the saddest experiences which can ever come to a human being is to awaken, grey-haired and winkled, near the close of an unproductive career, to the fact that all through the years he has been using only a small part of himself!"
I hope the next sentence will give you a reason for some pretty serious reflection. One of the most innocent, and probably biggest causes of failure is "relaxation."
That may seem like a very strange sentence at first. But think about it. Really, really, really think about it. I have nothing against relaxation. As a matter of fact, I find it not only pleasurable, but necessary, and extremely important. I look forward to it and find myself indulging in it at every opportunity...To A Point!
When "relaxation" becomes an all-consuming past time, and drains away all the talent and creative ability not used during your regular 9 to 5 workday, then it is as wrong as wrong can be.
Every one of us is capable of achieving something great. It does not mean something monumental, but simply something we can be truly proud of. Such as being the top sales producer for our organization, receiving recognition as an outstanding educator, parent, or community leader. Inventing a new product or process. Like raising prize roses, or writing a story. Even for helping people through civic or charitable activities. The list of potential accomplishment of what success would mean to you individually is as long as there are people available to describe what success means to them. It is all possible by devotion of a portion of our spare time, on something you can become extremely proficient at and that you enjoy doing.
This brings to mind a story I have encountered a number of times concerning a plain iron bar. The plain bar of iron has a value of $5. This same bar of iron when made into horseshoes would be worth $25. If it were made into needles, its value would be increased to $5,000. And if this same bar of iron were turned into balance springs for fine watches, its worth would skyrocket to over $500,000.
This is also true of each one of us. How we use our time determines our wealth. Og Mandino, in his book "The Greatest Salesman In The World" put it this way; "Only action determines my value in the market place and to multiply my value I will multiply my actions."
A friend of mine always reminds me; "The latent wealth is there. It is up to you and I to develop it by using ourselves to the fullest.
Opportunity may lie in a completely new direction. But it is there, as always, waiting for someone like yourself to recognize it and climb aboard. The key word here is "climb." To climb denotes action, not relaxation.
Gharold, original author and creator of the infamous The Unclaimed Money Finders Guide - WSO, has published numerous other opinions you may or may not find interesting at The World According to GHarold.
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