Comments on: A Lesson from Ralph Waldo Emerson

By: Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:16:25 +0000

Thanks for the comment!

I remember reading in Robert Kiyosaki's book about how he was prepared to fail 9 times out of 10 so that he could be successful. It's practically guaranteeing his success if he does that and learns from all of these experiences.

Too many times we play it safe and need to take the other approach you are right!

By: Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:49 +0000

You're right, it all depends on our outlook on what we're doing and our reason WHY. Without a why, we're often just laying bricks like you said.

This reminds me of something I heard about when I had a question about how someone became successful, "They put on their clothes one leg at a time just like you do. The only difference is the actions they take each day."

It makes perfect sense and Napoleon Hill's laws of success. Principles/laws pretty similar.

By: Parrish777

Parrish777 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:49 +0000

It has been said that 9 out of 10 businesses fail. One author's take on this was that he needed to be prepared to fail at least 9 times in order to succeed. How often do we take that attitude or how often do we just choose to play it safe?

By: arinehartdc

arinehartdc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:34:15 +0000

What are most self-help books about? Attitude and mindset. There's a story of the parable of two bricklayers, a man comes around and asks what the two men are doing…the one says “I'm laying bricks”, the other says “I'm building a cathedral”. In both cases the task is the same, the difference is the “Why?” and the “principles” behind the action.

Nothing separates us from anyone else in the world except for what we do with our time and what we do with our money. We all lace shoes the same way, we all need to eat and sleep and we all have good days and bad days. Creating a strategy and maintaining consistency is easy when based on principles near and dear to your heart.