Blogger - Path to Success is tough

It is important to note that this path is not anything to be envious of. We are not “better off” than anyone else. No, the more real truth is that, for many of us dreamers, the path to realizing our dreams is our only hope. And that is why we pursue our dreams so relentlessly. That is why we will sacrifice and endure harsh climates and altitudes. That is why we will put up with the barrage of people who do not understand us and who look at us like we’re from another planet.

We don’t take up our adventure just because it’s fun to be on an adventure (although that’s an essential part of it). We take up our adventure because, in many ways, the adventure is us. The adventure is who we are, and to give up the adventure would be to give up who we are.

If we’ve made it this far on the path, it’s often only because the dream is our only hope. It is our one and only salvation. The dream is what saves us day-in and day-out. For many of us, to climb back down this high mountain, at this point, would only be to walk down into our graves.

We endure exhaustion, defeat, confusion, and isolation in pursuit of our wildest dreams because, somehow, we know that we were born to do this. We were born to defy gravity.

And that, I think, is the difference between those who can defy gravity, and those who don’t. Those who can’t defy gravity believe they are ill-equipped to do so. While those who can defy gravity know that, somehow, they were born to defy it and, in the process, inspire everyone else to do the same.

http://ollinmorales.com/2012/01/16/and-you-cant-pull-me-down/

Arnold S's Vision = Success

His success, he said, came in part from his ability to visualize what he wanted as a child.

"I always ... had a vision, and the vision was so real that I really felt that I can accomplish and turn those visions into reality," he said. It took a "hell of a lot of work," Schwarzenegger said, but he was willing to put in the time.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/03/us/schwarzenegger-interview/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Wisdom - Success

Look at the following list of people...what do they all have in common?

Warren Buffett
Donald Trump
Oprah Winfrey
Rachael Ray
Jamie Oliver
Howard Stern
Jim Rogers
Bill Gates
Hugh Hefner

They are all:

a. successful
b. in love with their job
c. made riches from extending who they really are

The super successful are successful because of their ability to be more of themselves, not less. They don't fake who they are. They found out who they really are and shaped their careers and lives to fit their interests and personalities.

Warren Buffett =
Donald Trump = cocky real estate magnate = Made a fortune from a reality show based on him
Opray Winfrey
Rachael Ray = loves food and loves to talk to people = tv chef turned talk show star
Jamie Oliver = loves food and has a good heart = start restaurants and projects helping the world through food
Howard Stern = loves controversy = most popular shock jock
Jim Rogers = cocky and loves learning about the world = travels the world investing in what makes sense
Bill Gates = computer geek = makes Windows
Hugh Hefner = loves beautiful women = makes playboy

Key to Success
1. learn who u are
2. be more of who u are...study what interests u, act the way u feel most natural
3. when decision time, always pick the path that mirrors who you are...