Are you driven by Hope and Faith or Fear and Desperation? - ISSUE 51

Why do you think some people are more successful than others? Do you think it's because they are always better, smarter, more skilled, more experienced, more educated, etc. etc.? Or do you think it's a driving force that comes from within them to keep pressing forward? Believe it or not, it's the latter.

Keep Hope and Faith Alive

Studies have proven that successful people are not always born into wealth and power. They are also not the people who have the most education. Instead, they are the people who have found the inner strength to overcome all obstacles. They have a vision for their future and they will not let anyone stand in the way of their true calling in life.

They believe in themselves when other people don't. They think positively when other people tell them they aren't good enough or they won't succeed. This inner power comes from keeping their Hope and Faith alive. 

Many people don't realize the richest woman in the world, Oprah Winfrey came from a life of poverty and faced more trials and tribulations as a child than most face in a lifetime. She went from wearing dresses made out of potato sacks as a child to being worth $2.7 billion (Forbes).

Sam Walton (founder of Wal-Mart) milked cows and sold magazines in Oklahoma on a farm during the Great Depression.

Source: Business Insider - 15 Inspirational Rags-to-Riches Stories

Overcoming Fear and Desperation

If you're like most people, you're probably thinking to yourself, "I'm not mentally strong enough," or "I can't do it." First of all, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” ― Henry Ford. Second of all, stop listening to those people in your life who try to bring you down to their level. They have failed in their lives and even though it's subconscious, they don't want to see you fail so they try to stop you from taking risks and ultimately succeeding.

The reality is, all people who have become successful have failed more times in their lives than their are M&Ms in a vending machine. By true definition, they are failures. In other words, if you want to succeed in life, you're going to have to fail. It's that simple.

The best way to keep the hope and faith alive is to surround yourself by successful, supportive, like-minded individuals. You can find this support by joining networking groups, going to seminars, and even Church. There's always people out there who will be there for you, regardless of your situation.

The second best way to keep fear and desperation from setting in is to constantly read and develop your mind. Whether you realize it or not, your thoughts, ideas, and viewpoint on life is developed by the information you put into your head. If you stay away from the garbage, you will most certainly see opportunity knocking on every corner.