Why Is it That Most People Fail?

Time to Learn
by: Author Unknown

A young but earnest Zen student approached his teacher, and
asked the Zen Master:

"If I work very hard and diligent how long will it take for
me to find Zen."

The Master thought about this, then replied, "Ten years."

The student then said, "But what if I work very, very hard
and really apply myself to learn fast -- How long then ?"

Replied the Master, "Well, twenty years."

"But, if I really, really work at it. How long then ?"
asked the student.

"Thirty years," replied the Master.

"But, I do not understand," said the disappointed student."
At each time that I say I will work harder, you say it will
take me longer. Why do you say that ?"

Replied the Master," When you have one eye on the goal, you
only have one eye on the path."

'What are You only Half focusing on and in YOUR and Not Achieving?"

“Stop Winging And get On With What You Must DO NOW!”

"Do You Hold true To Your Values, Dreams and Aspiration Even In The Face Of Adversity?"

Keep your dream
by: Author Unknown

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch
in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on
fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk
programs.

The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I
want to tell you why I let Jack use my horse. It all goes
back to a story about a young man who was the son of an
itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable,
race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch,
training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career
was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was
asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do
when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal
of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream
in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre
ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the
stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan
for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre
dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the
next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he
received his paper back. On the front page was a large
red F with a note that read, `See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class
and asked, `Why did I receive an F?’

“The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a
young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an
itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse
ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land.
You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later
you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you
could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will
rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will
reconsider your grade.’

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He
asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look,
son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I
think it is a very important decision for you.’ “Finally,
after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the
same paper, making no changes at all.

He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell
you this story because you are sitting in my
4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse
ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the
fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that
two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to
camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was
leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now.
When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream
stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.
Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up on
yours.”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no
matter what.”