{"id":461,"date":"2011-04-27T01:35:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T05:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=461"},"modified":"2011-04-27T01:35:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T05:35:36","slug":"slow-and-steady-wins-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2011\/04\/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race.html","title":{"rendered":"Slow and Steady Wins the Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our world is changing rapidly.
\nThe computer age has forever changed our world.<\/p>\n

There is one time zone.
\nIt is the “now.”<\/p>\n

So many people want everything now.
\nThey want instant gratification.<\/p>\n

People want to be overnight successes.
\nAs much as the Internet has added to communication and the distribution of information,
\nit does not change the Natural Laws of the Universe.<\/p>\n

True success requires following the proper principles of life.
\nTrue success requires gradual development.<\/p>\n

Every successful person that I have\u00a0studied has spent years developing themselves and their craft.
\nThey had to pay their dues, learn their skills, develop their talent, product or service.<\/p>\n

What comes fast usually goes fast.
\nWhat comes slowly usually stays longer and remains solid.<\/p>\n

There is a special beauty and feeling of accomplishment that goes with natural, organic development
\nof oneself, one’s talent, creative endeavors, relationships and success in business.<\/p>\n

It is like growing a magnificent garden:
\nFirst you clear and weed the soil and make sure the earth is fertile.
\nThen you plant good seeds and water and care for your garden.
\nYou keep the faith and watch the seedlings sprout.
\nYou don’t dig up the dirt to make sure the seed are growing before they sprout.
\nThen the harvest comes and you let the plant mature with love, care and joy.
\nYou give thanks for the harvest with an attitude of gratitude and share it with others.<\/p>\n

Just because technology is instantaneous in today’s world,
\ndoes not mean that the principles of gradual development have changed or should be discarded.
\nQuality takes time and good things take time.\u00a0 It takes 9 months for a baby to be born.\u00a0
\nRelationships and friendships take time to grow and develop trust and strength.
\nLet nature take its course and allow the universe to flow in its own time.<\/p>\n

In the fable the “Tortoise and the Hare,” it was the tortoise that won the race.<\/p>\n

Let life happen and follow its natural rhythm.
\nLet the music take you and dance.<\/p>\n

Patience is a virtue that still has great value.
\nThe good things are worth waiting for…..<\/p>\n

smiles,
\n\ud83d\ude42 Lee
\nThe Mega Coach<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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