TALLSAM's Oct 2011 CalorieKing Blog
Ability and commitment
Monday, October 31st 2011
Greatness most often results not from extraordinary ability, but rather from ordinary ability followed through with extraordinary devotion. Commitment, depth of passion and clarity of purpose will elevate even the most ordinary, mundane efforts into the realm of truly great achievement.Exceptional ability is a wonderful gift, though by itself it won't get you very far. More important than ability are desire and commitment. Without them, ability is useless. With them, any shortage of abili...
"I Shall Not Want"
Sunday, October 30th 2011
In his book, "I Shall Not Want", Robert Ketchum tells about a Sunday school teacher who asked her group of children if any of them could quote the entire twenty-third psalm. A little 4-year-old girl raised her hand.The little girl came to the front of the class, and she said: "The Lord is my shepherd, that's all I want." Then she bowed and sat down. She may have overlooked a few verses, but that little girl captured David's heart in Psalm 23. "The Lord i...
Another Approach
Friday, October 28th 2011
When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise another approach. Sometimes the objective and the means to that objective become so intertwined that it is difficult to imagine one without the other. Yet there are many different ways to reach any particular goal, given enough persistence and creativity.That's why, for those who are able to consistently get things done, there is no such thing as failure. Ther...
Flow and focus
Saturday, October 15th 2011
Flow and focusTo accomplish anything requires focus. The more highly focused, the more spectacular the accomplishment. Yet we must be careful not to confuse focus with narrow mindedness. We must indeed stay focused, and we must also be aware of, open to, and accepting of the opportunities that come our way.
Opportunity rarely comes in the form we expect and plan for. The challenge of successful living is to gather the many and varied opportunities which come to us on a daily basis...