Are You Determined?

Nothing is more powerful than a made up mind. In order to achieve greatness, determination is required. Someone once said, “A determined person will do more with a rusty monkey wrench, than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools of a machine shop.”

You win or lose because of your determination or lack thereof. Determined people are able to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to win in life. Malcolm Forbes said, “Your degree of determination determines your outcome.”

Ten things about determined people:

• Determined people don’t know how to take the word “no” for an answer. Their philosophy of life is, “Find a way or make one.”
• Determined people refuse to quit until they win. Their philosophy of life is “Nothing can stop me or keep me from winning. Victory belongs to me.”
• Determined people realize that success comes little by little. Their philosophy is “Inch by inch anything’s a cinch!”
• Determined people are not moved by what they see around them. Their philosophy of life is, “We walk by faith not by sight.” They choose to see what can be, instead of what is.
• Determined people choose to be positive. Their philosophy of life is, “Positive anything is better than negative nothing!”
• Determined people expect a positive outcome. Their philosophy of life is, “You get what you expect.”
• Determined people understand the value of goal setting. Their philosophy of life is, "You can’t hit it if you don’t aim at it!”
• Determined people believe in the value of planning. Their philosophy of life is, “Plan your work and work your plan.”
• Determined people believe that success comes in cans not cannots. Their philosophy of life is, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”
• Determined people associate with winners. Their philosophy of life is, “Iron sharpens iron.” They recognize that you become better by being around better people.