You are the total package

You have everything you need to be an impact player in this world. You are equipped with unique talents to reach your potential. When you discover your talents and and refine your skills,you become unstoppable. There are no extraordinary people out there, only ordinary people who go to extra lengths to find what they are good at. The only difference between you and the next guy is determinism. The determined rake, prod, and probe until they realize their talents; their choices and decisions determine their outcomes. There are no victims in success; you must go on a search and discovery mission through the halls of your mind. Pull out the faulty wiring in the recesses of your mind-the wiring that causes a mental fire called doubt that burns down your dreams and ambitions. Rewire your mind, change your speech and find the coals of your talents. Immense pressures of those coals reveal the diamond you are. It takes lofty expectations and unyielding desire to go to the next level. Just because you posses a talent doesn’t make you heir to the throne of success; the world is full of talented flakes. There are no miracles in agriculture; a farmer doesn’t chunk seeds from his tractor, wait a few months and expect to reap a harvest. He has to work the land, tilling up the old, dry compacted dirt to expose fresh, new, moist soil underneath. When weeds are removed, seeds are planted, watered, and nurtured, in time, the fruits of his labor are revealed. Don’t let your talents die on the vine; find thyself to know thyself. When you discover what you are capable of and work within your talents and skills, you will blow your mind. It takes faith to discover your talents and fear to keep them hidden.

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Comment by Stephanie Young on July 14, 2011 at 11:58am: Educated derelicts and talents flakes....I am so saving these two phrases for future use.

Comment by Marsh Buice on July 14, 2011 at 11:49am: Joe, you and I are cut from the same cloth brother. Great addition from you. When you focus on the effort, the results always follow. I love the last quote-that is going in my quote journal. Thanks my brother.

Comment by Joe Clementi on July 13, 2011 at 8:53pm: Marsh thanks for the post! I will print it out and give it to my sales staff. They always need to hear another voice speaking the same language. I always say - The distance between success and failure...is you! (May not make sense out of context but I think you get the idea) and - "Focus on the purpose...not the outcome." You can quote me on both lol. Feel free to adapt and accept them into your day my friend :)

Here's one last quote that I thought was a great match to your post-

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge

Comment by Marsh Buice on July 13, 2011 at 12:34pm: Flakier than a box of Wheaties!! We've all worked around people like that--all the talent none of the heart. Thanks for your comment Bobby!

Comment by Marsh Buice on July 13, 2011 at 10:32am: Thanks Tony, you too!!

Comment by Tony Provost on July 13, 2011 at 10:26am: MB- Keep the faith!! Have a great month.

Comment by Marsh Buice on July 13, 2011 at 10:23am: Gr8 addition Stephanie! Love the last part especially..we really are the sum of our decisions and actions. Great point-thanks as always-

Comment by Stephanie Young on July 13, 2011 at 10:12am: When my ex-husband graduated from Naval Flight School, I gave him a pewter mug that I had engraved on it...."When soaring with the eagles, attitude is just as important as altitude." We are the cause and effect in our own lives. At the end of the day, all I am is the sum of the decisions and actions that I have made throughout the day. Love this post!!!!