Is thankfulness a survival skill? Perhaps most of you
would respond with, "No, Jim, thankfulness is not key
to survival," and I would tend to agree with
you. Most of us have probably already solved the
necessary problems of survival, gone beyond that and are
now working to achieve our desires. But let me give
you this key phrase, "Learn to be thankful for what
you already have, while you pursue all that you
want." I believe one of the greatest and
perhaps one of the simplest lessons in life we can learn
is to be thankful for what we have already received and
accomplished.
Both the years and the experiences have brought me here to
where I stand today, but it is the thankfulness that
opened the windows of opportunities, of blessings, of
unique experiences to flow my way. My gratitude
starts with my parents who raised me, gave me an
incredible foundation that has lasted me all of these
years and continues with the mentors that I've met along
the way who absolutely changed and revolutionized my life,
my income, my bank account, my future. I am also
very thankful for the people, the associations, for the
ideas, for the chance to work and labor, and to produce
results, all of that has brought me to this place, to this
weekend. I'm grateful for it all.
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What a unique opportunity each one of you here has, so
many of us; representing different countries, nations and
cultures, to appreciate the uniqueness of our own
experiences that has brought us all here, together on this
planet, to learn new skills and sharpen old ones.
For the countries we represent; we have freedom and
liberty.
These are extraordinary times: about
eighteen years ago the walls came tumbling down in Germany,
and it started a wave of democracy and freedom like the
world has never seen before. We as a country and as
a world have so much to be thankful for. Always
start with thanksgiving; be thankful for what you already
have and see the miracles that come from this one simple
act.
Now thankfulness is just the beginning; next, you've got
to challenge yourself to produce. Produce more ideas
than you need for yourself so you can share and give your
ideas away. That is called fruitfulness and
abundance. Here's what I think fruitfulness and
abundance mean--to go to work on producing more than you
need for yourself so you can begin blessing others,
blessing your nation and blessing your enterprise.
Once abundance starts to come, once someone becomes
incredibly productive, it's amazing what the numbers turn
out to be. But to begin this incredible process of
blessing, it often starts with the act of thanksgiving and
gratitude, being thankful for what you already have and
for what you've already done. Begin the act of
thanksgiving today and watch the miracles flow your way.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
Reproduced
with permission from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine. Article © Jim Rohn International; all rights reserved
worldwide.
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