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We
have been told that talent creates its own opportunities.
People
who are successful year after year have PROVEN that intense DESIRE
creates not only its own opportunities, but also its own talents.
For these people, INTENSE, BURNING DESIRE has been developed as
a HABIT... a WAY OF LIFE... a DELIBERATE COURSE OF DISSATISFACTION.
This is the desire of a Champion in any line of work.
INTENSE
DESIRE is infinitely more than wanting or wishing... more than
compulsion or stimulation. Desire is an overwhelming demand for
change - a personal war with "things as they are" and the willingness
to make any sacrifice to bring about that change.
EVERY
REVOLUTION IN HISTORY... in thought, government, ethics, art,
religion, and science has been the result of one person's DESIRE
to change the status quo... to win a race with time, custom, tradition,
or himself.
This
is the reason that DESIRE burns like a WHITE HOT FLAME in the
heart of every CHAMPION. DESIRE is the vital essence of a champion's
inner self.
WHAT
IS DESIRE?
DESIRE
IS THE QUALITY THAT MAKES WINNERS in every walk of life.
A
person with DESIRE makes commitments; other people make
promises.
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DESIRE makes a person go through a problem; other people go
around them.
- DESIRE
gives a person the knowledge and judgment as to when to say
yes or no; ordinary people say maybe or perhaps at the wrong
times and for the wrong reasons.
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DESIRE gives a person the courage to say, "I'm good, but not
as good as I should be. " Ordinary people say, "I'm not as bad
as a lot of other people."
- DESIRE
engenders respect for those in authority; lack of desire breeds
resentment.
- DESIRE
makes individuals feel responsible for more than their jobs;
ordinary people say, "I only work here."
THERE
IS A CERTAIN RESTLESSNESS, RECKLESSNESS, and AGGRESSIVENESS about
DESIRE...
An
army, a nation, an organization, or a member of a sales force
becomes tired and complacent when DESIRE is lost.
And
it makes no difference whether DESIRE falls to logic, self-satisfaction,
or disillusion. Without it, the future is as barren as volcanic
ash.
It
offers nothing that would surpass that which is or has been. The
principal effect of BURNING DESIRE is that it separates those
who set goals for success from those who merely daydream about
it. It eliminates the plodders, the wanters, and the wishful thinkers.
DESIRE
brings forward people with insatiable appetites for competition,
for action, for all the world has to offer.
There
is active self-awareness in desire. It gives its possessors the
feeling that they have a mission to perform, a destiny to meet
and conquer.
I've
never known anyone with intense desire who didn't work harder
than those without it.
People
who lack desire are always too busy to do needs to be done.
Intense
desire also gives you the ability to know what to fight for...
and when and where you should compromise.
When
desire is lacking, nothing is worth fighting for.
BURNING
DESIRE gives you a THIRST for COMPETITION. Personally, I love
competition because it forces you to analyze yourself - to look
closer at your own ability. And every time you look, your DESIRE
becomes stronger; you want to accomplish greater things.
People
don't compete enough. They either devise an alibi or level off
too soon. They're dominated by their personal standards. They're
too easily satisfied with average living and average accomplishments.
HOW
DO YOU DEVELOP A BURNING DESIRE?
You
create DESIRE automatically whenever you challenge yourself! And
the way we react to a challenge determines the destiny of our
lives. WHEN DO YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF? Every morning with each
new day!! There are so many challenges waiting for you to accept:
1.
New opportunities...
2.
New prospects...
3.
Beating yesterday's record...
4.
Competing against yourself... and
5.
Growing personally, a little more each day!
I sincerely believe that the DESIRE with which you meet a challenge
is the essential part of your soul. Without it you lack spiritual
guidance and creative expression.
Without
DESIRE, you lack intuition - the still, small voice that gives
you insight to situations and people.
DESIRE
IS INDEED AN UNLIMITED FORCE, but its possession doesn't mean
that you still won't have to work hard, to face life's trials
and make a few mistakes.
There
is an old Russian proverb that says:
"THE
SAME HAMMER THAT SHATTERS THE GLASS ALSO FORGES THE STEEL."
The
only way to merit membership into the WORLD OF SUCCESS is to strive
continually to activate, stimulate, and maintain the kind of Desire
that will make you a winner... the DESIRE OF A CHAMPION!
You
can receive more information about Paul J Meyer and his
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Paul J. Meyer Copyright (r) 1999 Paul J. Meyer ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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