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

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CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
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Diamonds
(Berkley, 1986). In summary, it says that in most cases
your greatest opportunities lie under your own feet. They are right
where you are. They lie within your current talents, skills, ability,
and experience. They lie within your own business or industry.
They lie within your own background or career. Your acres of dia-
monds are very close at hand, and that is where you should begin
your search.
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TAKE ACTION RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE
Theodore Roosevelt once said,
“Do what you can, with what you
have, right where you are.”
This is the key to success.
“Do what you
can, with what you have, right where you are.”
Focus on the present moment and on your current situation.
Don’t wait for things to be “just right.” It is you who will make
things just right. By throwing your whole heart into what you are
doing every minute, you will open up doors of opportunity that are
not now visible to you.
Look around you at this very moment and ask yourself, “What
could I do to add value to the most important people in my work
life?” What could you do to make things faster, easier, or better for
the people who are depending on you? Be proactive rather than re-
active. Be the kind of person who reaches out and grabs opportuni-
ties, and if you don’t have any opportunities, create them personally
through your own efforts.
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