Everyone wants to be successful. And everyone wants to see positive results in their lives, but what makes the difference is preparation. You see a lot of people in many professions, including professional sports. And you wonder, how did they make it?
Preparation.
When you prepare for something, that means you are focusing on what you want to accomplish, you are working hard with no distractions, and you know you will get results. If you sit and hope it will happen, the opportunity for it to happen will never come, because opportunity comes to those who prepare.
Look at the ant, for example. Ants work hard in the summer. They help each
other. You may think they are walking around doing nothing, but the ant is busy preparing for winter. They can live then on what they have prepared in the summer months.
You are always preparing for something, because the mind works constantly. Have you ever heard the phrase, sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny? You are always sowing something in your mind right now, positive or negative.
That is why it is so very important for us to prepare. Prepare to live a
positive life, prepare to be successful. If you purposely work on being positive, and work on being a positive role model, you will reap positive results. You can't accomplish anything in life by sitting back waiting on it to happen on its own.
When a farmer prepares to plant his garden, he does all of the necessary things to reap a good harvest. If he plants tomatoes, he expects tomatoes. And so it is with life. If we expect to see good results in our lives and community, we must prepare and do what's necessary to get good results.
Who's next in line? Who has prepared themselves for success? Young people, if
you expect to get positive results in your life, you must prepare. Get busy preparing for life and watch all the opportunities you have ever
dreamed of start coming your way.
Preparation is one of the keys to success, and if the little tiny ant can do it and get great results, how much more can you with such great potential?
Preparation + opportunity = Success
By Linnell McKenney, Washington Elementary's Site Team Leader
Motivated to Dream Big!
