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The fourth virtue that was practiced by Benjamin Franklin was Resolution. He described Resolution as - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. In other words, make and keep promises.
Making resolutions and keeping them is what separates the
dreamers from the achievers. The dreamers see a beautiful future. They nurture
their dreams and some of them make promises to themselves to realize those
dreams. But, only a few of those dreamers, who are disciplined of mind and
spirit can only make it to the next stage of keeping those promises. Most of
them fall off track from pursuit of their dream. It takes courage, it takes
determination and most of all, it takes perseverance to go after one’s dreams,
despite obstacles in the way, despite failures, and despite challenging
circumstances, to finally emerge victorious. It is then that the dreamers
become achievers.
Habits are the passport to create or destroy one’s life. If a
person has good habits, his life will be ordered, disciplined and successful. A
person with bad habits will eventually succumb to the effects of those bad
habits. Creating good habits and changing bad habits are essential for any
student of success. Will power is the basis of creating good habits. It is the
basis of breaking bad habits. It is the sole source of strength. And contrary
to common perception, will power is something that can be developed in a person.
The surprising thing about will power is that just like your muscle power. It
can be strengthened by exercising it on a daily or regular basis. Just as one
can increase the strength in ones arms by doing pushups daily, one can increase
one’s will power by taking up certain small challenges and progressively big
and bigger ones.
In order for a dreamer to become an achiever, one needs strong
will power. Will power is that internal strength which propels the dreamer to
move forward in a hostile environment. This can be developed by making and
keeping resolutions. This is as applicable in today’s world as it was 300 years
ago!
Can dreamers be disciplined? By definition those who dream are somewhat laid back and easygoing. Dreamers are probably not great executioners. But visionary people are. Is there a difference between a dreamer and a visionary?
ReplyDeleteGood question. Visionary is also a dreamer with the discipline of execution. Thanks for visiting.
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