One of the greatest obstacles to achieving whatever we consider
to be personal and meaningful success is often our inability, refusal or
failure to properly differentiate between empty rhetoric (or
exaggeration or manipulation) and actual FACT. While being successful
must and should be personal in nature, so as to actually motivate others
to drive ourselves further, we must develop the willingness and ability
to differentiate the facts from not only fiction, but also merely what
others might state to be so! When we drive ourselves to focus in this
manner, and develop the skills, abilities and willingness to enhance our
potential to understand this concept, we can be better assured that
what we are doing directly relates to reality and needs.
1. Begin with an emphasis on consistently being fair! This is a combination of factors, including our inherent fairness to others and their points of view (even when they may disagree with our own), treating others the way we would want them to treat other (also known as The Golden Rule), and being open - minded enough to listen to and explore alternatives. When we proceed in this manner, we are more capable of being focused on what needs to be done (and why). After all, isn't the common thread to everyone's concept of success, to become more functional and worthwhile?
2. How can you know if something is factual if you do not take the time, expend the energy and seek to better understand what it means? This requires a consistent commitment to thorough analyses, combined with a comprehensive assessment of needs and possibilities. We should strive to maintain our positive attitude in a manner where we explore the alternatives in a realistic, but open manner!
3. Our approach must be to convert the rhetoric and statements of others in such a manner that the crux of the issue becomes clear - cut and better understood. We need to thorough evaluate and consider things fairly and thoroughly, but must do so that our focus is on the entire concept, and all the potential ramifications.
4. Perhaps the simplest and most direct approach might be to simply ask ourselves, "Is it true?" Being true does not mean simply being in alignement with our personal priorities, self interests and our own truths, but rather evaluating things objectively in terms of reliability, consistency and whether it aligns with those things that are self - evident because they are time - tested.
Truth (or real facts) and what someone says is a fact are often vastly different! We will enhance ourselves when we commit to only truly factual items, rather than permitting ourselves to be less than objective by blindly accepting what others merely claim!
1. Begin with an emphasis on consistently being fair! This is a combination of factors, including our inherent fairness to others and their points of view (even when they may disagree with our own), treating others the way we would want them to treat other (also known as The Golden Rule), and being open - minded enough to listen to and explore alternatives. When we proceed in this manner, we are more capable of being focused on what needs to be done (and why). After all, isn't the common thread to everyone's concept of success, to become more functional and worthwhile?
2. How can you know if something is factual if you do not take the time, expend the energy and seek to better understand what it means? This requires a consistent commitment to thorough analyses, combined with a comprehensive assessment of needs and possibilities. We should strive to maintain our positive attitude in a manner where we explore the alternatives in a realistic, but open manner!
3. Our approach must be to convert the rhetoric and statements of others in such a manner that the crux of the issue becomes clear - cut and better understood. We need to thorough evaluate and consider things fairly and thoroughly, but must do so that our focus is on the entire concept, and all the potential ramifications.
4. Perhaps the simplest and most direct approach might be to simply ask ourselves, "Is it true?" Being true does not mean simply being in alignement with our personal priorities, self interests and our own truths, but rather evaluating things objectively in terms of reliability, consistency and whether it aligns with those things that are self - evident because they are time - tested.
Truth (or real facts) and what someone says is a fact are often vastly different! We will enhance ourselves when we commit to only truly factual items, rather than permitting ourselves to be less than objective by blindly accepting what others merely claim!
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