In 1957 a ten-year-old boy in California set a goal. At the time Jim Brown was the greatest running back ever to play pro football and this tall, skinny boy wanted his autograph. In order to accomplish his goal, the young boy had to overcome some obstacles.
He grew up in the ghetto, where he never got enough to eat. Malnutrition took its toll, and a disease called rickets forced him to wear steel splints to support his skinny, bowed-out legs. He had no money to buy a ticket to get into the game, so he waited patiently near the locker room until the game ended and Jim Brown left the field. He politely asked Brown for his autograph. As Brown signed, the boy explained, "Mr. Brown, I have your picture on my wall. I know you hold all the records. You're my idol."
Brown smiled and began to leave, but the young boy wasn't finished. He proclaimed, "Mr. Brown, one day I'm going to break every record you hold!" Brown was impressed and asked, "What is your name, son?"
The boy replied, "Orenthal James. My friends call me O. J."
O. J. Simpson went on to break all but three of the rushing records held by Jim Brown before injuries shortened his football career.
Goal setting is the strongest force for human motivation. Everything begins with setting a GOAL and then achieveing it at all costs.
NEVER QUIT
QUITTING IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM
How to AIM????
In ancient India, a group of young princes were sent to their family gurukul (school) for their studies. Their first class was that of weapons i.e., which weapon was the best suited for each prince. The teacher asked each student to pick up a bow and arrow and asked them to aim for the eye of bird situated on the top most branch of a nearby tree.
He then asked each student to describe what they saw. First student replied, “I see the bird and the tree.” The teacher then turned to the second student who replied, “I see the bird, the tree and the sky.” The teacher then enquired the student who replied, “I see the bird’s eye.” The teacher then questioned him, “Don’t you see the tree?” to which the student replied, “No sir.” The teacher asked him further, “Don’t you see the sky or your brothers or me?” The boy replied, “No.”
The teacher then asked the boy to release the arrow which the boy did and guess what, he hit the bird’s eye. The boy was none other than the legendary Indian marksman Arjun from Mahabharata.
To hit our targets, we need to aim for nothing but the target. For he who sees only the target will find/hit it unlike others whose vision is blurred by other things thereby making the target smaller.
Similarly, to reach our goals, our eyes should only be on the goal and not on other things.
He then asked each student to describe what they saw. First student replied, “I see the bird and the tree.” The teacher then turned to the second student who replied, “I see the bird, the tree and the sky.” The teacher then enquired the student who replied, “I see the bird’s eye.” The teacher then questioned him, “Don’t you see the tree?” to which the student replied, “No sir.” The teacher asked him further, “Don’t you see the sky or your brothers or me?” The boy replied, “No.”
The teacher then asked the boy to release the arrow which the boy did and guess what, he hit the bird’s eye. The boy was none other than the legendary Indian marksman Arjun from Mahabharata.
To hit our targets, we need to aim for nothing but the target. For he who sees only the target will find/hit it unlike others whose vision is blurred by other things thereby making the target smaller.
Similarly, to reach our goals, our eyes should only be on the goal and not on other things.
Is it really wings that make a bird fly????
An eagle's egg fell from its nest into the nest of a prairie chicken. The egg hatched and the little eagle grew up thinking it was a prairie chicken. The eagle did what the prairie chickens did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds. It clucked and cackled. It never flew more than a few feet because that is what the prairie chickens did.
One day he saw an eagle flying gracefully and majestically in the open sky. He asked the prairie chickens: "What is that beautiful bird?" The chickens replied, "That is an eagle. He is an outstanding bird, but you cannot fly like him because you are just a prairie chicken." So the eagle never gave it a second thought, believing that to be the truth. He lived the life of and died a prairie chicken, not because he could not fly but because he believed that he could not fly.
IT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE BORN WITH THAT MAKES YOU ATTAIN GREAT HEIGHTS, BUT WHAT YOU DO WITH YOURSELF THAT MAKES YOU ATTAIN GREAT HEIGHTS.
One day he saw an eagle flying gracefully and majestically in the open sky. He asked the prairie chickens: "What is that beautiful bird?" The chickens replied, "That is an eagle. He is an outstanding bird, but you cannot fly like him because you are just a prairie chicken." So the eagle never gave it a second thought, believing that to be the truth. He lived the life of and died a prairie chicken, not because he could not fly but because he believed that he could not fly.
IT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE BORN WITH THAT MAKES YOU ATTAIN GREAT HEIGHTS, BUT WHAT YOU DO WITH YOURSELF THAT MAKES YOU ATTAIN GREAT HEIGHTS.