Motivation

May 5th, 2008
The Power of Habit and Commitment
by Ed Hirsch

I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to
me,
And I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done,
And after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great men.
And, alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision
of a machine.
Plus, the intelligence of a man.
You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin;
It makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me
And I will put the world at your feet.
Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am HABIT!

It makes your knees shake, it makes your
stomach tight, it makes you calm with relief.
It can determine the way you feel and the way
you act.
It’s what creates business relationships and also
what can destroy them.
It’s something we succeed at one minute and
fail at the next.
It distinguishes doers from dreamers,
champions from wanna-be’s.
It sorts our confusion, clarifies the mysterious
and has the ability to dramatically impact your
business.
It can alter the quality of your life, the extent of
your achievements, and the measure of your
success.
It has the power to create what is possible.
It’s called commitment!

Always forgive your enemies - Nothing annoys them so much.
~ Oscar Wilde 

 

 If you can dream it, you can do it.
~ Walt Disney

If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
~ Bruce Lee

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
~ Carl Jung
The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.
~ Herbert Kaufman

To think is to differ.
~ Clarence Darrow
Of any achievements open to you, the one that makes all others possible is the creation of your own character.
~ Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged”
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
~ Winston Churchill
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