The Guru There was this young man who wanted to be successful. No matter what he tried he didn’t achieve the level of success he was hoping for. So one day he went to this guru. This guru was a happenin dude. He was a huge success. He made lots of money and had nice cars. The young man went to the guru and said, “I want to be on the same level you are on. I wanna make money” The guru said “If you wanna be on the same level I’m on I’ll meet you at the beach at 4 am” The young man was like I wanna be successful, I don’t wanna swim. But at 4 am the young man showed up at the beach. He had on a business suit. He was ready to rock and roll. He was pumped up to learn how to be successful and make tons of money. The guru told him to go out into the water. The young man was like What?!? “I didn’t come here to learn how to swim” The guru said “I thought you wanted to make money.” So the young man goes out into the water. He goes out waist deep and stops. He’s thinking to himself this is crazy. I wanna make money. I don’t want to be a life guard The guru told him to keep going out deeper. So the young man goes out until the water is up to his chest. He’s thinking this is crazy. What does wading in the water at 4 am have to do with making money? He was ready to come back in. The guru told him to go out a little bit farther. He’s about there. The young man goes out until the water is just below his chin. He’s really getting fed up with this whole affair and was ready to come in and go home. Just then the guru goes out into the water. He grabs the young man and holds him down under the water. At first the young man did not resist, but waited. Then he started to get frightened and tried to fight to come up for air. The more he fought the harder the guru held him under water. Just as the young man was about to pass out the guru raised him up. After the young man got done gasping for air, and was able to get himself together the guru asked him “While you were down there, what did you want more than anything in the world?” The young man said he wanted to breathe. The guru told him that when he wanted to be successful as badly as he wanted to breathe, THEN he would be successful. So many people say they want to be successful. And they are willing to sacrifice to get there (cough). Most people are willing to sacrifice or focus until the game comes on, or until their cell phone rings. They sacrifice when it’s easy and convenient. You must be willing to sacrifice who you are today, to become who you will be tomorrow. Let that soak in When you continually do smart things it becomes a habit. Successful people become successful because they did the right things over and over a million times.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:27:55 +0000
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