SSABlog#71

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Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a

desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and

the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

Muhammad Ali

Don't forget until too late that the business of life is

not business, but living.

Bertie Charles Forbes

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

Inspirational Reading

An ordinance in Dallas, Texas, forbids "walking about aimlessly, with

no apparent purpose, lingering, hanging around, lagging behind, idly

spending time, delaying, sauntering and moving slowly about."

(PRESUMED IGNORANT, by Leland H. Gregory III).

Some of my best days were spent like that!

But then, I wonder how many of us live life with "no apparent

purpose...lagging behind...idly spending time...delaying" and

generally "walking about aimlessly"? In other words, does your life

lack a clear direction, focus and purpose?

It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually

going somewhere. And it is also an error to believe that doing many

things is as good as doing the right thing. People who are the most

satisfied with their lives actually go somewhere because they spend

News commentator Dan Rather had a vital question he asked himself

several times a day. Largely because of this one question, he became

one of America's leading journalists. Rather wrote the question on

three slips of paper. He kept one in his billfold, one in his pocket,

and one on his desk. The all-important question he constantly asked

himself was this: "Is what you are doing now helping the broadcast?"

If the answer was yes, then he continued with his work, project or

idea. If the answer was no, then he stopped what he was doing and put

his efforts into something else. He discovered years ago that if he

did not focus his time, he would end up in a job that under-utilized

What if you were to ask yourself such a question several times a day?

You might ask, "Is what I'm doing now helping me succeed?" Or, "Is

what I'm doing now helping me reach an important goal?" Or, "Is what

Write the question you choose on small slips of paper or on the back

of a business card. Carry it with you. Post it on your desk. You might

even affix it to a conspicuous spot inside your car.

Read it several times a day. That one question will focus you. Before

you know it, you'll find yourself actually headed in the direction you

want to go. And even if you never fully arrive, it will be a glorious