Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

THE REALITY PRINCIPLE
The past president of General Electric Company, Jack Welch, was
considered to be one of the best business executives in the world.
He said that the most important single quality of leadership is what
he calls the “reality principle.” The reality principle says that 
you
must deal with the world as it is, not as you wish it would be.
You must
strive to be completely honest with yourself and your situation. You
must refuse to engage in self-delusion and the hope that things will
work out whether or not you do anything about them.
Especially when it comes to building wealth, you must be totally
honest with yourself. You cannot afford to play games with your
own mind if you truly want to be wealthy.You cannot wish and hope
and pray that somehow you are going to win the lottery or strike it
rich as a result of luck or some remarkable external circumstance.
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