The Buck Stops Here...
October 31, 2009 Twin Cedars Jr Sr High School
THE FIRST DECISION FOR SUCCESS by Andy Andrews
The buck stops here.
From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I
understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility
for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my own
problems and for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter
future of my own choosing.
Never again will I blame my parents, my spouse, my boss, or other
employees for my present situation. Neither my education or lack of
one, my genetics, or the circumstantial ebb and flow of everyday life
will affect my future in a negative way. If I allow myself to blame
these uncontrollable forces for my lack of success, I will be forever
caught in a web of the past. I will look forward. I WILL NOT LET
HISTORY CONTROL MY DESTINY.
The buck stops here. I accept responsibility for my past. I am
responsible for my success. I am where I am today - mentally,
spiritually, physically, emotionally and financially - because of
decisions I have made. My decisions have always been governed by my own
thinking. Therefore, I am where I am today - mentally, spiritually,
physically, emotionally and financially - because of how I THINK. Today
I will begin the process of changing where I am - mentally,
spiritually, physically, emotionally and financially - by changing the
way I think.
My thoughts will be constructive, never destructive. My mind will live
in the solutions of the future. It will not dwell on the problems of
the past. I will seek the association of those who are working and
striving to bring about positive changes to the world. I will never
seek comfort by associating with those who have decided to be
comfortable.
When faced with the opportunity to make a decision, I will make one. I
understand that God did not put in me the ability to always make the
right decisions. He did, however, put in me the ability to make a
decision and then MAKE IT RIGHT. The rise and fall of my emotional tide
will not deter me from my course. When I make a decision, I will stand
behind it. My energy will go into making the decision. I will waste
none on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. IT WILL BE A
STATEMENT.
The buck stops here. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions.
In the future when I am tempted to ask a question, "Why me?", I will
immediately counter with the answer "Why NOT me?" Challenges are gifts,
opportunities to learn. Problems are the common thread running through
the lives of great men and women. In times of adversity, I will not
have a problem to deal with; I will have a CHOICE TO MAKE. My thoughts
will be clear. I will make the right choice. Adversity is preparation
for greatness. I will accept this preparation. Why me? Why not me? I
will be prepared for something great!
I accept responsibility for my past. I control my thoughts. I control
my emotions. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SUCCESS.
The buck stops here.
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