Acknowledging potential

At work last night I listened to the well known motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. The teaching was called "Building a healthy self image". He is quite entertaining as he immediately breaks into a short story with no introduction. The first point he made that really grabbed me was "If your word is no good, than eventually neither are you". and the second point was "if you help others get what they want you will get what you want". For me these points and good gems for everyday living and interactions.

The stories are inspiring and practical, emphasizing responsibility as the number one need in America, and commitment to goals that we set. The ingredient to help these matters is recognizing there importance and inspiring optimism. Having a game plan is so key he points out, stating that you get so much more done when you are decisive and focused. The history of great people who have impacted our world, a large percentage of them have served in some form of military training which deals with these matters of discipline.

2 statements he made had carry a whole lot of significance for me."People with nothing to do, want to do it with you". and "People may not believe everything you say, but they will believe everything you do". The first is one of my pet peeves and can get me frustrated fast because I feel as if i always have something to do and rarely like to just to nothing. The second because I would rather not talk about things as much as I would rather take action.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission". The reality of this is pretty impacting because I can easily shift into comparing myself with the best in the world and be discouraged because of it. Not taking into account the progression of growth and not valuing myself or abilities can easily become the snare of comparison.

"Choose your friends carefully, because if you run with the wise, you too will become wise" And the big one for many of us hit home good. "If you want to build a healthy self image, than avoid pornography, because anything that degrades man kind degrades you". These are very applicable things for me, and I'm sure you as well. If not and this guy is all hype, and full of self help B.S. I guess I'm a sucker, because I'm about to buy one of his books right now.

Oh and I forgot to mention a great formula he had:

Acknowledging potential equals purpose, which naturally creates production, and performance.