Ralph Fordthere is no progress, without progress there is no “art of success.”
Problems exist to be focused upon, addressed, and conquered, so we
can build p ositive strength. We then get more focus and attain success
to tackle bigger problems.
Max Gunther wrote an entertaining book on the exciting subject of
money. In The Very Very Rich and How They Got That Way, he tells
us there is a common thread that winds its way through the lives of
the super successful. People like Howard Hughes, Steve Jobs, Conr ad
Hilton, Steve Wynn, and Donald Trump had focus when promoting
th eir ideas. Many of their ideas began as dreams on which th ey focused
and wrote down. They dreamed of the problems and when they focused
on them they became opportunities. A common definition of these
promoters is “one who takes the preliminary steps or initiates an
action.” A real promoter focuses, promotes, perpetuates, and relishes
consummate realization of a problem solved (think goal attained).
If your mind were on trial for having a goal, would there be enough
real evidence to convict? I submit that if you don’t have focus and
foresight to write it down, the case would be a mistrial. It makes no
difference how y ou write it down—eith er on paper or in stone—as long
as you focus on the end result; the writing makes it real.
I believe Brian Tracy was talking about crystallizing the
commitment and intensifying the focus when he taught us that
successful men and women are big dreamers who imagine what their
future can be, ideal in every respect. Then they work every day, focused
on their vision, goal, and purpose.
My friend Cavett Robert knew we needed focus and commitment to
meet the challenge to be better than we were. He warned us that any
person who selects a goal in life that c an be fully achieved has already
defined his own limitations. I took this to mean that s uccess is the
jo urney and not th e destination. I bought into that id ea, sold myself on
the solution, and c ashed in on writing it down.WRIGHT
Many people have id entified their goals and have writt en them
down. I have found, however, that the follow-through leaves something