Successful People Have Rules Of Conduct
At the mere mention of “Dos and Don’ts” a lot of people are put off. However, if you dream of becoming a champion, then you’ve got to be ready to accommodate some dos and don’ts in the way you live. For instance, you need to cultivate some helpful habits and kick out the bad ones,
The secret of the successful
It is my observation that champions have dos and don’ts that they follow. It’s really not difficult to understand – you can’t do whatever you please and end up a champion. Ask the champions – they didn’t behave anyhow to get to where they are. They have rules concerning when they sleep and wake up, how much work they must put into each day, what they eat and what they don’t, where they go, how they spend, what company they keep, etc. And yet the average person doesn’t like dos and don’ts. They are considered to be too restrictive because they seem to infringe upon the liberty to do whatever you want, whenever you want and however you want. Here is what you must know – those who rise to the top and reign as champions do not give in to unbridled liberty. This is why, I believe, that whereas a lot of people dream of getting to the top, only very few make it there.
Even “celebs” have to learn dos and don’ts!
Even the so called “celebs” have dos and don’ts that they adhere to. You will agree with me that maintaining a slender figure for instance, is not easy – it takes some dos and don’ts.
Please understand that I am not trying to imply that the successful ones have no freedom. On the contrary, success is often rewarded with lots of liberty and freedom.
Not long ago, I heard a successful business man saying this: ‘one of the benefits of success is that it gives you liberty to do the things that you would normally not have been able to do’. That means abundance of freedom. That notwithstanding, if you look closely, you will find that their lives are guided by some dos and don’ts. When celebrities end up at the rehabilitation centres, one of the basic lessons they are taught in effect is that they can’t afford to live their lives anyhow. You may become a champion by chance (that happens sometimes), you cannot stay so by chance. No one lives anyhow and stays long at the top. If care is not taken, that individual will crash land The rampant newspaper stories of individuals who went from hero to zero confirm this.
I am not talking of being legalistic
Let’s understand however that there are some dos and don’ts that are nothing more than blind and meaningless rituals. Those are not the ones I am talking about. There is nothing to these other than empty and unprofitable traditions and legalism that lead nowhere.
What I am talking about are those time-tested and proven dos and don’ts that lead to the top. When you have come to discover what works and what doesn’t, then building a lifestyle based on such dos and don’ts will be a wise thing to do. That is what successful men and women do.
Life is too short – so be smart
But here is a fact we must not forget: if you wait to find out by your own experience, what works and what doesn’t, you are not likely to make it to the top because life is too short for that. , just about the time you have gathered enough personal experience to become a great success, you may find that you don’t have much time left to live.
that we need to learn from those who have practically proven certain success yielding principles. We must find authentic and unfailing source(s) of reliable information and insights to inform our dos and don’ts.
There are things you can’t copy
But there is a problem here. It is possible to learn and try to adopt the principles of those who have succeeded and still not be successful or as successful. Why? Because there are a lot of other variables that are involved in their success-equation, which we may not be able to copy.
For instance, the individual’s inner drive, his propelling circumstances, his personal disciplines, his connections, his temperamental dispositions, etc, all play a part.
Sometimes the dark and negative circumstances that batter some individuals and the cruel pains inflicted by such circumstances, actually became the intoxicating liquor that drive them to stop at nothing until they succeed. This is why not all mentorees are as successful as their mentors (and why in some cases, some succeed more than their mentors).
A hidden gold mine
If you want to look around (and you should), there are quite a few sources out there from which one may glean some wisdom for success but the most authentic and reliable that I have found and which I can recommend to any one is the Holy Bible – the word of God!
There are several people who are not aware is that the Bible is indeed a gold mine of success principles and keys. As a result of this ignorance, many keep snubbing what they are supposed to embrace and treasure. Ignorance is not good!
But there is a big difference however between the Bible source and other sources of success keys. The difference is that not only does the Bible give you the principles, it also empowers you to apply them.
How can that be? you be wondering. It’s simple – get to know the author. God is the author of His word and when you enter into a living relationship with Him, He changes your entire personality and then gives you what is called “grace” – the ability to do what you wouldn’t have been able to do in your own strength and power. To find out how to enter this relationship, simply click on the link at the end of this article.
Moreover, the Bible provides us with honest, real-life accounts of various individuals from all walks of life, how they lived and how they ended up. From their mistakes, you will gather vital raw materials for your DON’Ts and from their triumphs and successes, you will glean wisdom for your DOs.
Find out for yourself
Forget all the negative stories you’ve heard about the Bible. Get yourself a copy and read through with an open mind. Begin with the New Testament. You will be amazed at the difference it will make to your life.
If you want a day-by-day reading plan that will enable you to read through the entire Bible in one year, go to our website (see the link below). You can either download a FREE reading plan or use our well planned, easy-to-follow online bible reading program.
It’s true, those who rise to the top and remain there have some dos and don’ts by which they live – do not allow anyone to misguide you.
Don’t live your life anyhow. Aim for the top and have the guideposts that will take you there. Determine what dos and don’ts are necessary to take you to the heights that you dream of.
But realize that knowing what to do to succeed is one thing but having the ability to do them is another. The answer to both sides of the equation is having a meaningful relationship with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Click the link below to find out how.
See you at the top!
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