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Jim’s Gems: The Power of Accomplishment
by Jim L. Smith
February 6, 2012

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Think of all the great ideas you've had but have never followed through with. If you listed them on paper, you’d be surprised at the quality and ambition of them.


If you just stop to think about it, there is so very much available to help you succeed at anything you might choose to do. In reaching for your dreams and aspirations, you need to make use of everything you have at your disposal.

You shouldn’t be dismayed or embarrassed by what you have to work with. Instead, be appreciative with all that you have. If you only work with what you have, and not fret over what you don’t have, it will definitely grow more useful and effective with each effort.

So often, we waste time and energy feeling sorry for ourselves or wishing we had more of this, or that. Let’s turn our thought process around and stop placing judgment on our abilities before we even put them to use. We need to get to work, moving forward and see how quickly our skills increase.

Take a moment to look back at the good things you’ve accomplished in the past. That power of accomplishment is still with you, so choose now to put it to use again for even more exciting and compelling purposes.

Think of all the great ideas you've had but have never followed through with. If you listed them on paper, you’d be surprised at the quality and ambition of them. Put that list together now and you can make the best of them come to life.

Certainly there will be challenges, maybe even significant ones, and yet the value that flows through your life is far more significant. Use everything you can, and you can accomplish anything you choose. Move forward with confidence, and using your power of accomplishment you can make almost anything happen.



Jim L. Smith
faceofquality@qualitymag.com
Jim L. Smith has more than 45 years of industry experience in operations, engineering, research and development and quality management. You can reach Jim at faceofquality@qualitymag.com.

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We appreciate all that you do for us, your reading audience. Your articles bring a wealth of wisdom that help us through our professional and personal lives. Thanks so much and I hope we are able to continue reading your thoughts. Natalie


 

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