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Success Showdowns
I confess, I love westerns. There is nothing like those "Showdown" sceneswhere the film is shot from down low and you see those boots moving slowly,step by step until they come to a stop just 100 feet from the other guy.Tumble weed blows by. The wind stirs the dust. The camera moves up and yousee fingers twitching, getting ready to draw. You know that it is only a fewmoments until the good guy lets the bad guy have it and he'll be on his wayto saving the day and setting the town free again. All that stands in hisway is this one obstacle. But that obstacle must be put away. What would you do in that situation? Would you save the day and proceed tovictory, or would you run and hide? Running and hiding is tempting when yousee the guy all dressed in black, symbolizing your impending doom! Isn't that what happens regularly though? Our journey to success always hasthese "Showdowns" that we have to go through if we are going to get there.There are always going to be "bad guys" we have to get through. Let's take a look at a few: Fear. Fear is the pre-imminent "bad guy." He keeps millions of people fromsuccess. Here is a secret: There are times when I am stretching myself toachieve all that I can, when I am taking huge risks, that I wake up in themiddle of the night and I am so scared I can't sleep! Fear will tell youanything to keep you from even trying! But do you know what takes care offear? Persistence. You see, everybody has fear. The most successful people Iknow have fear. But they work through it rather than give up! To besuccessful you have to have and win that showdown with fear. Crowd mentality. I have become increasingly aware of this in recent years.The crowd is loud. They are tenacious in letting you know that they expectyou to do things their way or something is just not right. You know, it isthe relative who calls you a dreamer. It is the naysayers. They want you todo what is normal. Well friend, nobody ever got successful doing what thecrowd does. The crowd is average, that's why they're the crowd! To besuccessful you have to have that showdown with the calling of the crowd.Hear their voices screaming, "Don't do that. Be like us," and win theshowdown. Doubt. Success usually takes a while. It rarely comes overnight. And aftersome time, you will begin to doubt. "Am I dreaming too big?" "Did I take adumb risk?" "Should I quit and go back to something safe?" Rest assured, itwill come. But this is when your vision must be string and you must keepgoing. Stick with the dream. Don't give up! Overcome your doubt and thedoubts of others! To be successful you must have that showdown with doubtand win! Yes, there will be many showdowns. The above are but a few, though they arethe major ones. Maybe you are experiencing them even now. Your time hascome. The old western music is playing. Your foe dressed in black grins thatdevilish grin. He thinks you can't do it. But have your showdown. Win. Thenride off into the sunset! About The Author: Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434.
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