| Once you have decided on a self improvement | | | | 3. Be persistent. |
| course, you will face moments along your journey | | | | Continue on taking action daily toward your dreams |
| where it seems that you are not making progress | | | | and goals. Patience and persistence are the crowning |
| toward your goal. It is but natural. | | | | qualities of self-confident champions. |
| Staying in the course when the results do not seem | | | | Think of the gardener who plants a seed and then |
| to be coming can be challenging. But then, you must | | | | waits for it to sprout and grow. He waters and |
| not give up when you are pursuing a dream. | | | | nourishes the seed even when he does not see |
| Stay on your self improvement course. Do not jump | | | | immediate results, having faith that the seed will |
| overboard. If you believe in your dream and is willing | | | | develop into a beautiful plant. |
| to see it through, you will surely enjoy the sweet | | | | Like the gardener, do not think of what you see and |
| reward of success when you arrive at your | | | | what is going on today. Look ahead in the future and |
| destination. | | | | what your actions now will result to. |
| Below are four tips for staying the self improvement | | | | What can you do today to achieve your future |
| course. | | | | plans? |
| 1. Stay positive. | | | | 4. Have a success partner. |
| Your mental attitude toward your situation is very | | | | Having a success partner to encourage and support |
| important. If you think possibilities, you will be better | | | | you especially when you are down or frustrated can |
| able to focus on the opportunities that are present in | | | | make the difference in achieving a goal. |
| setbacks or delays. | | | | Sometimes our vision is blurred by distraction or |
| Try to become your own dictator when you | | | | discouragement. Having a supportive partner who |
| surrender your will to negative thoughts. Keep a | | | | wants big things for you and believes in you can help |
| positive attitude. You know that you have what it | | | | you stay the self improvement course. |
| takes to succeed. | | | | You can do it on your own, but you do not have to |
| Tell yourself to think thoughts that will lift your spirit | | | | do it alone. You have a choice. |
| and renew that desire to succeed. | | | | Why not have a success partner who will stick with |
| 2. Pull versus Push. | | | | you not only through the good times but also |
| It is not possible to push a rope. Neither can you | | | | through the bad times? |
| make any progress by pushing and forcing it to | | | | Elbert Hubbard "Know what you want to do, hold the |
| move to your liking. | | | | thought firmly, and do every day what should be |
| Experts will tell you that you need to make yourself | | | | done, and every sunset will see you that much |
| "attractive" so that you can effortlessly draw to | | | | nearer to your goal." |
| yourself what you want in life. This will also move | | | | Nobody told you that the self improvement course |
| you away from seducing or pushing in order to | | | | you have chosen to trek is easy. But with enough |
| produce the outcome that you desire. | | | | willpower and the perseverance to go on, you will |
| What have you been attracting to your life? Are you | | | | finally reach that long awaited destination which is |
| the one doing the pushing or the pulling? | | | | success. |