Lecture 10
Your Natural Drive
There is Your God Given Drive present within you. It is your inspiration. It is your will to do things on your own. It is your initiative to get up and go. Many motivational speakers have said that that tool of individual success is made up of a sentence that has ten two- letter words: IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME! This is a great tool.
This ten two-letter word sentence was the gift of one of my favourite teachers and it has given me all the inspiration that I needed to succeed in life. It was my power to stand up and be counted in the community. It was my confidence builder. It was my self-esteem and my enthusiasm to do the right things at the right time. This was the first step that began my journey of many miles.
With the help of this mantra naturally I developed a unique faith in me. I began to visualize my own potential. I had an unwavering belief in my own human powers and qualities when I realized the true value and strength of this idea. I began to repeat this small and simple sentence many times a day so that it kept generating the needed energy within me and giving me the push to carry on believing in my capabilities.
Whenever there was a slight lull or a small problem in my progress and my life this helpful tool provided me with multiple energies and boosters of enthusiasm and excitement. I was constantly motivated and kept moving ahead with speed.
Another supplementary tool of my success was a poem that I studied at school. It was called “IF” by an unknown poet. I do not know how many times I have recited this poem aloud in my life to inspire myself and motivate me. It has done miracles for me and I am sure if you too can fill your inner self with the power of this poem then you too would benefit tremendously.
IF
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain that you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out of this world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will—
It is all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself
Before you can