As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
Interpretation
Persistence in pursuing our goals leads to personal growth, but the timing of our success is beyond our control.
This quote by Denis Waitley emphasizes the importance of persistence in striving towards our ultimate goals or destinies. It suggests that while we can work hard and remain dedicated to our pursuits, we must recognize that the moment when we realize our potential and achieve our goals will occur according to its own timeline, not necessarily when we want it to. Thus, patience is essential as growth unfolds in its rightful time.
In practice
In a graduation speech to inspire students about their future.
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.
You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life.
Expect the best; convert problems into opportunities; be dissatisfied with the status quo; focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming from; and most importantly, decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.
One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.
Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.
I believe I'm just getting started. The TV show is just the foundation.... If you're open to the possibilities, your life gets grander, bigger, bolder!
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
People can open doors for you, but you ... must walk through.
Remember that your dominating focus attracts, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful of what you focus on.
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