Success Requires a Willingness to Act

I came across this beautiful poem and felt compelled to share it with you all.

Success Requires a Willingness to Act

If you want to be successful, you can start at anytime.
But you must start.

Don’t make the mistake of not doing anything
because you can only do a little.
Do what you can do.

It will always be your attitude
at the beginning of any difficult task which,
more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

To be aware of what you want and not go after it,
to spend years wondering if something could have materialized,
and never knowing if it could have been,
is a tragic waste of your life.
The worst thing you can do is not to try.

To reach a port, you must sail.
You must sail, not lie at anchor.
You must sail off in the direction of your dreams, not drift.

A journey of a thousand miles, begins with one step.

Max Steingart ©2002

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6 Responses to “Success Requires a Willingness to Act”

  1. ajish kumar says:

    Attitude is a BIG thing. Most of the people have starting trouble in life. They normally asks for permissions and it hold them. But once you start moving, you will find which way to move ahead.

    As Jack Canfield says “walk the first 100 feet and you will find interesting”.

    Life is a mystery and be in mystery.

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