{"id":720,"date":"2012-02-10T06:08:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T06:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=720"},"modified":"2012-02-10T06:11:06","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T06:11:06","slug":"flying-eagles-and-pecking-pigeons-or-the-secret-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/02\/flying-eagles-and-pecking-pigeons-or-the-secret-of-success.html","title":{"rendered":"Flying eagles and pecking pigeons, Or, the secret of success (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It's not going to climb itself!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSuccess is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal\u201d -Earl Nightingale<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is a wonderland.
\nActually, Disneyland, the happiest place on earth, is right here!
\n(OK…Disneyland is just south of Los Angeles in Anaheim, but we take credit for it.)<\/p>\n

For the most part, it is the center of the universe in terms of fame and ‘success’; and if anyone says otherwise we just ignore them!<\/p>\n

As I said before I LOVE the fact that people are succeeding and making their dreams come true all around me. In fact, one of the high points of my life is I had a chance to go and visit the Skywalker Ranch, where all 6 Star Wars films were made. And the thing that struck me most about it was the overwhelming sense of peace in the place; it was very clear that every single person working there was the best in the world at what they did, and were living their dream.<\/p>\n

In the video below, I give several examples of what real success is, so I’d like to talk more here about what success is not, and what is keeping you from living the real thing.<\/p>\n

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