Book: The Pursuit

The 6 Key Wisdom Principles

1. Control what you can (let go of everything else)

2. Be patient

3. Pay your dues (you need to have experience)

4.Keep it simple

5. Don't run from your problem (they give you an opportunity to sell yourself to others)

6. Pay attention to little things.

Control
Control freaks like to control everything.
- You can't control random events like the economy, weather, global warming etc.
- You can't control people and what they do, but you can control your attitude and your response.

Locus of Control. There are 'internal' and 'external'focus.
- Internal locus of control : you face life with a confident can-do spirit which enable you to succeed
- External locus of control: you blame others for your problems and failures

"If you want to be successful, put your effort in controlling the sail, not the wind" - Anonymous

You can Control:
- Your Effort "You can't control your level of talent, but you can control your level of effort"
- Your Time: Those who try to 'kill time' are actually killing themselves. If life is precious, so is time.
- Your Impulses
- Your Attitude
- Your Anger
- Your Fear
- Your Responses

Be Patient
"Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success" Napoleon Hill

"Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry." John Wesley

"Patience is the companion of wisdom" St Augustine

- Patience is a leadership quality
- Patience is a negotiating skill
- Patience is a character trait and a personal discipline
- Patience helps you respond more effectively to the frustrations, annoyances and problems that are part of everyday life

5 Principles for Patient
- Seek wise counsel
- Take time to think and pray
- Stop thinking about the problem for a while
- Default to no
- Once you have decided, act firmly

From Bill Marriott Jr., Chairman and CEO of Marriott Hotels International:
The 6 most important words " I admit that I was wrong"
The 5 most important words " You did a great job!"
The 4 most important words "What do you think?"
The 3 most important words "Could you, please?"
The 2 most important word " Thank you"
The most important word "We"
The least important word "I"

"Waiting goes against the human nature. We like to hurry and so we like God to hurry too, but He doesn't. God prepares us when the whole world seems to be going on without us. He patiently, deliberately, steadily molds us in the shadows, so we might be prepared for later years, when He chooses to use us in the spotlight." - Charles Swindoll

Pay Your Dues
You can't short the learning process.

Pay Attention to the Little Things
The Pebble in your Shoe - How many times have you been bitten by an elephant vs by a mosquito? You see, it is the little things get you everytime.

"It isn't the mountains you climb that wear you out. it's the pebble in your shoe" Muhammad Ali

Anyone can develop a head for details. All you have to do is to develop a curiosity about the world.

Writing a book, losing weight, learning to play a musical instrument - its success depends on a series of little things done everyday.