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Focusing and Acting On Your Dream
Filed Under (Success Motivation) by Tray Gamble on 09-11-2007

By Les Brown
Whatever dream you decide to go after, whether it is a family, or a career goal, you must consciously decide that it is your life’s mission. Benjamin Disraeli said, “The secret of success is constancy to purpose.”

You must go at it obsessively and set high standards for yourself along the way. There is no room for compromise when you are charting a course for your life or your career. I spoke to a group of sharp young people not long ago, and when I finished, some of the fellows came up and said they were interested in becoming professional speakers. They invited me to go out with them that evening to have a good time. These fellows looked as though they knew how to have a serious good time.

I had planned to work on my delivery that night by listening to my tape of my speech. I tape my speeches and listen to them later so I can study what works and what does not work with a particular audience. In effect, I listen to the audience listening to me.

I was tempted to go with these fellows, and back when I was their age I probably would have given in to that temptation and gone. But I have become more disciplined and more committed to my craft. A friend of mine, Wes Smith, wrote a humor book called “Welcome to the Real World,” and in it he offered advice to fresh high school and college graduates. He had a line in the book that pertains to the situation I faced that night. It said, “Having a drink with the boys after work every night is a bad idea. Notice that the boss doesn’t do it. That is why he is the boss and they are still the boys.”

Wes told me that he wrote that line with one particular group of hard-partying young businessmen in mind, and five years after the book came out, he ran into one of them. The guy volunteered that he’d read that line in Wes’s book and decided never to go drinking after work again. “It paid off,” he said. He had risen to a vice-presidency at a savings and loan.

In my drive to become a public speaker, I developed that kind of focus, too. There is not a lot of time for hard partying if you are pursuing greatness. It was not that these young fellows were not serious about their interest in professional speaking, but they were just as serious about having a good time. I don’t believe they were focused on their goals. They were seeking a profession but they were not on a mission to make a dramatic difference in the world. I am. You should be too.

Rather than the party crowd, I prefer to seek out people with knowledge that might be useful. I like to find out what books successful and intelligent people are reading. I want access to the information that contributes to their success and intelligence.

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    Comments

    Ronald Kang Ronald Kang on 14 November, 2007 at 10:40 am #

    Hi,
    You have a nice blog with many useful information
    it’s really inspired me today!
    Thanks!


      bestre bestre on 15 November, 2007 at 10:33 pm #

      nice info. it make me made some realizations, lol


        Diane Corriette Diane Corriette on 18 November, 2007 at 5:08 am #

        Great article. In the run up to the launch of my online membership site I constantly had friends asking me to come out with them and I said no. I had this vision to create and launch 3 businesses (as if one wasn’t enough lol).

        Now I have an online membership site, an online magazine and a new social network for women working online.

        I decided that staying focused on my goal was far more important, but I also recognize that sometimes you have to relax and have fun too. I guess ultimately its about balance.

        Thanks for the article
        Diane
        Women Internet Marketers


          Liara Covert Liara Covert on 19 November, 2007 at 10:48 pm #

          I agree with the theme of this posting. I read somewhere that you aspire to become like the 5 people you spend the most time with. Now, if these happen to be buddies who like to party. then you can essentially predict that you’re heading in a similar direction. However, if you consciously make choices to spend time with other success-minded people, then you’re more likely to develop skills and qualities within you that enable you to evolve in similar ways.


            Tray Gamble Tray Gamble on 12 December, 2007 at 2:25 am #

            Hi Ronald,

            Thanks for stopping by to visit! It’s great to hear you were inspired by your time here.

            At times you don’t know how others will take your words
            or thoughts, but inspiring others, creating new ways of thinking about things and motivating others were some of the reasons I started writing again with this blog.

            I’m glad to know they brightened your day.

            Much continued success,
            Tray


              Tray Gamble Tray Gamble on 1 January, 2008 at 7:44 am #

              bestre,

              Glad to help lol! Stop by again anytime.

              Tray


                Tray Gamble Tray Gamble on 1 January, 2008 at 7:49 am #

                Diane,
                First, congratulations on all your successful endeavors thus far!

                It’s hard keeping your nose to the wheel when everyone else is having so much fun, but you prove that it’s worth it if you balance it just right.

                Keep it going Diane! You’re an inspiration!
                Tray


                  Tray Gamble Tray Gamble on 1 January, 2008 at 7:52 am #

                  Liara,

                  So true and well said. If you have a clear and determined focus, it makes it harder to get side-swiped by constant distractions. As Diane said, it’s about balance.
                  Thanks for your comments and your visit.
                  Les Brown says, “Who you run with says who you are. If you run with turkeys…”

                  Have a fantastic New Year!


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