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Initiative
The emperor-philosopher Marcus Aurelius anticipated the findings of modern psychology that the general tenor of our thoughts determines the kind of our thoughts, which determines the kind of person we actually become. This is true not only in the realms of social accomplishment, moral development, and material success, but also in that of health. If your health has been poor, don’t accept that condition as a life sentence. So is true if you failed in making your career in the desired field. Take initiative in various possible fields.
In the field of education, ordinary people tend to rest content with what was handed out to them in school or college. But ambitious people are increasingly taking the initiative and doing something to remedy the gaps in their education. They join coaching classes, read educative magazines, participate in academic activities, and try to reach the latest and most informative ways to gain knowledge. They use such knowledge to improve the abilities and personality. They plan their career and work for it with an all out effort.
You should not expect the career of your dreams to be handed to you on a plate. Make up your mind exactly what you want to do and then go after it like a ‘hound after a hare’. Achievement involves much patience and hard work, and the effort will be amply rewarded. Within reasonable limits, hardly anything is impossible to the man who really makes up his mind. Determination and enthusiasm can overcome the most formidable obstacles. The chemist of May and Baker produced the drug for pneumonia – it was called “M and B 693” because it was produced only after six hundred ninety three experiments. Thomas Edison, who invented electric bulb after more than fifteen hundred experiments, said “I never allow myself to be discouraged under any circumstances”.
Once you begin showing initiative, even the most terrifying circumstances will shrivel and slink away, acknowledging your supremacy. With courage and initiative, you can start changing your circumstances in the desired direction.