Winning a race requires purpose and discipline. Your success in life depends upon purpose and discipline. The human life takes hard work, self-denial, and grueling preparation. Without a goal, discipline is nothing but self-punishment. Pleasing God should be your goal.
Don't let discouragement over apparent failure keep you from working. Failure sets you up for success. Do the good that you have opportunity to do, knowing that your work will have eternal results.
A blameless life is far more valuable than wealth. Do your actions show that you sacrifice your integrity to increase your wealth? If you really care about yourself you will seek wisdom.Do you find yourself, occasionally, stretching the truth for personal gain? Do you compromise your integrity in order to get ahead? People embrace the truth and are drawn to it. Success is stable based on truth.
It is human nature to hide our wrong doings or overlook our mistakes. It is very hard to learn from a mistake you don't admit making. Mistakes are how we learn. To learn from your mistake you must admit it, confess it, analyze it, and make adjustments so that it doesn't happen again. This is one of the major keys to success. Ask, why did I fail the last time? What adjustments should I make in order to prevent failure?
