Under each virtue,he wrote a summary that gave it fuller meaning. Then he practiced each one for a certain length of time. To make these virtues a habit,Franklin can up with.
Benjamin Franklin,inventor,statesman,writer,publisher and economist relates in his autobiography that early in his life he decided to focus on arriving at moral perfection. He made a list of 13 virtues,assigning a page to each.
So,there you have it;the six steps that will help you to the fabled land of achievement and success!You now have the opportunity to push ahead and reach your potential. No more excuses – make the commitment to take action TODAY!
Commitment is something that comes from understanding that everything has its price and then having the willingness to pay that price. This is important because nobody wants to put significant effort into something,only to find out after the fact that the price was too high.
The price is something not necessarily defined as financial. It could be time,effort,sacrifice,money or perhaps,something else. The point is that we must be fully aware of the price and be willing to pay it,if we want to have success.
It is truly amazing the damage that we,as parents,can inflict on our children. So why do we do it? For the most part,we don’t do it intentionally or with malice. In the majority of cases,the cause is a well-meaning but unskilled.
“Nothing changes until something moves” – this is the battle cry of author and journalist Robert Ringer. And he is absolutely correct. Not all of the decision-making,clarity,planning,focus and belief in the world