Everyone will one day have an opportunity to succeed in life.  No one will ever be by-passed or overlooked.  God truly does desire for all of His creation to be successful.  He has not overlooked anyone.

However preparation for success plays a vital role in the entire process.  Without the appropriate preparation, the presented chance to become greatly successful will be missed.

SUCCESS will occur in any person’s life when Opportunity and Preparedness meet.  It is one of the most important focal points in any one’s life.

As is all too often the case in America today, a great and proven and lasting giant opportunity comes rolling into a person’s life, slaps them in the face, and says, “Here I am, Take me and run!”  It is the chance they think they have been waiting for all of their life.  It is an opportunity to become Financially Independent and to earn their Personal Freedom!  Oh the joy!  Oh happy day!  “Now it is our turn!”… screams from their lips.

But because they are not Prepared to recognize or receive this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it just slips right on by the person and is lost, highly unlikely to ever be regained.  Never forget that lost opportunity is just that ….lost!

The facts are that there is more opportunity in America today by which a person can become successful, i.e. can become financially independent and personally free, than has ever existed in the past.  Opportunities are not and never have been the problem or restriction.

The heart of the matter lies within the individual…as is always the case.

You see, friends, Success is an inside-out proposition.  It has always been such.  God designed you to become successful with the use of your life.  You were engineered for success.  You were designed for greatness…..regardless of who you are, how you look, what ever your race, creed, or color happens to be.  God is no respecter of persons.  

Before you were born, God Almighty knitted you together in your mother’s womb.  He fearfully and wonderfully made you, knew you and numbered the very hairs on your head, and has a plan for your personal success while you live on this earth.

His plan for success in your life is known as God’s Will for Your Life.

You will succeed only when you really know what His Will for your life is.

You already possess everything that you need. You are just right the way you are.  It was all placed in you at the moment of your conception!  Stop looking for all of these man made attributes that you feel you do not possess and that are the reason(s) holding you back from succeeding.  God Does Not Make Any Junk.  He made you special.  His Plan for your life is viable.  Here is what you need to do:

YOU MUST BE WILLING TO USE THAT WHICH GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN AND PROVIDED YOU TO USE!

You, and you alone, are responsible for your own success.  You cannot place the responsibility or requirements to perform the necessary effort onto anyone else’s shoulders.  “U” are the secret of your SUCCESS.

Now the question becomes, if all that has been said is in fact true…and it is…How then does a person properly prepare himself so as to be ready when his great “chance” to become successful occurs?

GREAT QUESTION!  Somebody is hearing and comprehending the message!  Aren’t these campfire discussions enjoyable and educational?

Preparation for Success is all found within the confines of your own mind,…your own brain,…your own “inside”.  

The definition for success remains unchanged.  Success is defined as the progressive realization of a worthwhile dream or goal.

Now reason with me.  Dreams and goals, the primary ingredients for success, all start with thoughts.  All thoughts originate where?..That’s right, within your brain.  So, logically, who is the only one in total control of your personal thoughts?  You guessed it!….You!  God set it all up that way.

Preparedness for success comes only from your own mind over which you have been given by God total control…..You are in charge of your own success!!!  Isn’t that beautiful !  Your success is totally dependent upon you and your own thoughts and related actions.

Now don’t start giving me a bunch of excuses.  Don’t start attempting to put question marks where God has already placed periods.

Here is the truth.  Every circumstance of everyone’s life is the result of a definite cause, whether it is a circumstance that brings failure or one that brings success.  A vast majority of the circumstances existing in everyone’s life are the result of causes over which that person has or may have control.

If the circumstances of a person’s life are not what they desire, those circumstances may be changed by changing their mental attitude and forming new and more desirable thought habits!  Take Charge!!  You are the Boss!  You are in total control of your own thoughts.

Dreams are the rewards you give to yourself for achieving your set goals.

Dreams are the seeds of vision.  Vision is the heart of success.

All dreams are initiated in a person’s own mind…in their own brain.  They are totally responsible for their own dreams and goals.  No one can dream for someone else.

I define a qualifying dream for the foundation of your own preparedness for success as follows:

A Dream is a compelling awareness of what could or should be in your life…accompanied by a growing sense of responsibility to do something about it….to turn it into reality.  It must be something that you are passionate about achieving.  It must be something that you simply have to have…that you cannot live without. 

When you have properly identified your own DREAM, when you know exactly what it is that you really want to exist in your life…then you dear friend, are PREPARED FOR SUCCESS.

All that remains to balance the equation for success is for the right, honest, legal, and proven OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS to come into your life and “Bingo!” you have a match.  The Equation Balances!

Now don’t worry about when and what the opportunity is…you will know it when it presents itself.

You do your part….you get a big, a mighty, a clear, and an important Dream in your own mind.

Then you let God do His part…you stay ready and be patient.  God will bring the Opportunity He wants for you into your life.  He has His Plan for you all worked out.  It will all happen in His Time…not your’s!

The Process for Success is a beautiful thing to watch unfold in a person’s life.

 

Peace and love to all of you…….Poppa Bear