DETERMINE TO CHANGE

Rudy Ruettiger said,

     ''If you really, really believe in your dream, you'll get there''

One thing is peculiar to everyone on the face of the earth. It is relevance. Everybody wants to be significant. They want to be voices to be reckoned with in the society. Even you, reading this article, must have stumbled on it as a result of your search for relevance. But relevance does not just drop on people, you don't just wake up one day and become significant in life. It is acquired by conscious determination and practical steps towards its achievement.

Like I said yesterday, positive attitude and right perspectives about life are essential ingredients to achieve whatever level of significance you want in life. What do you want to accomplish in your lifetime? How do you want to focus your energy: on survival, success, or significance? We live in a time and place with too many opportunities for survival alone. And there is more to life than mere success. You need to determine to be significant and relevant in life irrespective of your chosen career.

People will only asssociate with you and your success when you've made a positive impact in their lives. But before you can influence people positively, you must have influenced yourself personally. And this starts with a positive attitude about yourself. It is true that our attitude were developed during our formative years. And it is easier to acquire a positive attitude during our formative years. But, if you have acquired a negative attitude, whether by design or by default, you can change. Although not easy,  it's worth it.

It takes only determination to change to acceptable and right attitudes about life. You need to focus on the positive in your life. Start looking for what is right in a person or situation instead of looking for what is wrong. Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel that you appreciate their good qualities and strength. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best.

You only need to determine to change and gradually you'll begin to see positive changes in your life. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.
Changing the world through positive influence. Cheers.