“Don’t aim for success if you want it, just do what you love and believe in,
and it will come naturally.”
Og Mandino, the greatest salesman in the world. During his life has written 17 books and gave talks to hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. He was the president of “Succ
ess Unlimited” until 1976, when at the age of 52, he devoted himself full time to writing and lecturing. He became one of the most sought after speakers in the country and was inducted as a member of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame. His books have sold over 50 million copies and many have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.
Let me share with you one of his writings about aiming for success. I know many of you will be interested. Especially those who are aiming for success…………
“Every living soul has different talents, different desires, different faculties. Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.
Consider the plants and the animals of the field, how they live. Does a cotton plant bear even one apple? Does a pomegranate tree ever produce an orange? Does a lion attempt to fly?
Only man of all living things, foolishly strives to be other than what he was intended to be. You cannot choose your calling. Your calling chooses you. You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another's hat.
A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve.
No one can take your place. Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best and you will know in your soul, that you are the greatest success in the world".
ess Unlimited” until 1976, when at the age of 52, he devoted himself full time to writing and lecturing. He became one of the most sought after speakers in the country and was inducted as a member of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame. His books have sold over 50 million copies and many have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.Let me share with you one of his writings about aiming for success. I know many of you will be interested. Especially those who are aiming for success…………
“Every living soul has different talents, different desires, different faculties. Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.
Consider the plants and the animals of the field, how they live. Does a cotton plant bear even one apple? Does a pomegranate tree ever produce an orange? Does a lion attempt to fly?
Only man of all living things, foolishly strives to be other than what he was intended to be. You cannot choose your calling. Your calling chooses you. You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another's hat.
A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve.
No one can take your place. Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best and you will know in your soul, that you are the greatest success in the world".
(photo:Poland - winter)
