Believe, really believe, you can move a mountain and you can.
Not many people believe they can move mountains. So, as a result not many
people do.
One some occasion
you've probably heard someone say something like, "It's nonsense to thing
you can make a mountain move away just by saying 'Mountain, move away.' It's
simply impossible."
People who think this
way have belief confused with wishful thinking. And true enough, you can't wish
away a mountain. You can't wish yourself into an executive suite. Nor can you
wish yourself into a five-bedroom, three-bath house or the high-income
brackets. You can't wish yourself into a position of leadership.
But you can move a
mountain with belief. You can win success by believing you can succeed.
There is nothing magical nor mystical about the power of
belief. Belief works this way. Belief,
the 'I’m-positive-I-can" attitude, generates the power, skill, and energy
needed to do. When you believe I-can-do-it, the how-to do-it develops.
Every day all over
the nation young people start working in new jobs. Each of them
"wishes" that someday he could enjoy the success that goes with
reaching the top. But the majority of these young people simply don't have the
belief that it
takes to reach the top rungs. And they don't reach the top.
Believing it's impossible to climb high, they do not discover the steps that
lead to great heights. Their behavior remains that of the "average"
person.
But a small number of these young people really believe they
will succeed. They approach their work with the
"I'm-going-to-the-top" attitude. And with substantial belief they
reach the top. Believing they will succeed—and that it's not impossible—these
folks study and observe the behavior of senior executives. They learn how
successful people approach problems and make decisions. They observe the attitudes
of successful people.
Written by David Joseph Schwartz
