Seven Useful Traits We All Can Use
This entry was posted on 1/27/2010 11:04 AM and is filed under secrets to peace.
I love inspirational, true stories. I can sit for hours and digest story after story about individuals, who overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to reach their goals or to realize their dreams.
I just started reading one such book, entitled Unstoppable by Cynthia Kersey. Not only does Ms. Kersey offer up forty five examples of people, who were unstoppable, but she isolates seven characteristics, which she observed, repeatedly, in her research of these dedicated individuals.
As I read these seven traits, I realized that these can be used by anyone regardless of whether the goal is to accumulate financial wealth or to live a live dedicated to inner peace. So, I thought I would share her tips with you:
Unstoppable people:
1) Devote themselves to their true purpose
2) Follow their heart’s passion
3) Believe in themselves and their ideas
4) Prepare for challenges
5) Ask for help and build a support team
6) Seek creative solutions
7) Persevere, no matter what the challenges
These all seem so straight forward, don’t they?
Yet, for some reason, when we apply these from a spiritual perspective I often hear, “But Elliott, I do not know what my true purpose is. I do not know what I have a passion for.” We get ideas, but because we do not always have the most positive self-image, we do not always really believe we can make our ideas happen.
Each of these steps builds on the previous one. When I am not really clear about what I want and am not totally convinced that I can do it or that the idea is not that great, it is easy to be blown off course by the winds of change. Instead of seeing the inevitable challenges as an opportunity to reinforce my resolve and to strengthen my position, I can easily lose interest in a weak idea, at the first challenge.
I remember the first few years I tried meditation. I kept sitting because of the promise that I would find some connection to God through the process. I was not completely convinced that the process would work; and at first, my commitment was hit or miss. I always had to have conditions just optimal for my experience. The slightest departure from this idyllic setting would be cause for me to abandon the exercise.
Later, as I gained more confidence in myself and in the actual value of meditating, a disturbance became an opportunity to take the experience deeper, instead of being a distraction.
Today, meditation, getting quiet, is easy because I sought out help and persevered until I began realizing rewards from my efforts.
I like the Seven Characteristics of Unstoppable People and appreciate Cynthia Kersey for sharing them with us. I think they are useful reminders regardless of the endeavor we are pursuing.
