{"id":967,"date":"2011-06-22T00:47:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T04:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=967"},"modified":"2011-06-22T00:49:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T04:49:34","slug":"success-one-step-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2011\/06\/success-one-step-at-a-time.html","title":{"rendered":"Success, One Step at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Elephants in an Approaching Storm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elephants are so powerful and magnificent.<\/span>
\nThey have tremendous hearts and compassion.<\/span>
\nElephants symbolize strength, wisdom and prosperity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this picture, although a storm is approaching, the elephants take life step by step,<\/span>
\nalways moving forward toward their destination or goal.<\/span>
\nThey do not let the fear or concern of the approaching storm affect them and their actions.<\/span>
\nThey are a family and stay together, helping one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life gives\u00a0you lessons for your greatest growth and development every moment.<\/span>
\nIt is all around you…..opportunities for your success are all around you.<\/span>
\nYou have to be open, aware and ready for it.<\/span>
\nYou have to want it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In today’s world, so many people want success instantaneously.<\/span>
\nThey want things right now without being willing to follow natural laws or proper principles.<\/span>
\nMany want the rewards without being willing to do the work.<\/span>
\nAnything worth doing is worth doing well and it requires time….. one step at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

No great achievement was built overnight or instantaneously.<\/span>
\nAll success requires a proper foundation\u00a0which can sustain the effort or creation of a powerful structure.<\/span>
\nThere is an expression that it takes a village to raise a child.<\/span>
\nSimilarly, it takes a great deal of time, effort and dedication to create success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Becoming a true success requires being a successful person.<\/span>
\nDeveloping qualities of honesty, integrity, service, compassion, kindness, leadership and sincerity are important. <\/span>Humility, acceptance, acknowledgement, discernment and appropriateness go a long way.<\/span>
\nAs does doing the right thing for its own sake and being an example when no one is watching.<\/span><\/p>\n

Success must also be measured properly, as it is not just a function of money.<\/span>
\nHealth (spiritual, mental, emotional & physical), joy, quality relationships, time in nature, perfect self-expression <\/span>are all fundamental components of true success along with financial wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give yourself the opportunity to actualize your full, creative potential……your divine design.<\/span>
\nLook at what your most wonderful and magnificent life would be and create your game plan for success.<\/span>
\nWrite out all of the details of what you want your life to be.\u00a0 Live your dream one step at a time.<\/span>
\nYou are here to do great things and most often that means taking many small steps in a positive direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

One year ago a good friend, Laurie Sue Brockway\u00a0asked me to write a blog for daily inspiration for BeliefNet.com. <\/span>Laurie Sue is a gift and has always believed in me and encouraged me to fly.
\nMy first blog was on the solstice, June 21, 2010.\u00a0 I was thankful for the opportunity to help others.<\/span>
\nThanks to you, thousands of people read my inspirations and messages every month at BeliefNet.<\/span>
\nI want to thank everyone for this wonderful opportunity to share, create and touch people’s lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

What matters most is the love, care, encouragement and acknowledgement that we give.<\/span>
\n\u00a0
\n<\/span>May you manifest the divine plan of your life, under grace and in perfect ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

prosperously yours,
\n\ud83d\ude42 Lee
\nThe Mega Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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