Reading and Success

We recently read one of my favorite poems ever, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. With ingenious rhymes and invigorating suspense, it is hard not to get goose bumps and fall in love with this poem. I believe this is a truly iconic piece of poetry that will be regarded as a masterpiece for years to come.

Success, to me, is doing the things that mean the most to me. It's being able to live a life where I can work, learn, and relax in the perfect amount of time. It's when I make enough money that the money starts making money for me. And in all that, I still don't forget who I really am. That is success.

The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn influenced me greatly. I was awestruck by the simplicity of his recipe for success; a few small disciplines practiced every day. What's frightening is that the recipe for failure is equally simple; a few errors in judgment made every day. It only takes a minute to realize that your life has numerous small errors in judgment and that, with time, the consequences of these errors can blow-up in titanic proportions. So after some contemplation, I have resolved to make that my philosophy as well. In this, I hope to achieve more and reach greater heights. In this, I will succeed.