THE MAGIC SAUCE OF ALL SUCCESS

MELISSA MEDINA

MAY 30, 2014@BFC.COM

COMMITMENT

• Reference: www.bosanchez.ph and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of A Leader by John Maxwell

COMMITMENT IS DOING THE HARD STAFF

All of the successful people are have common values. They are committed. Passion and potential and purpose would not be enough if one’s person not committed and not willing to do the hard stuff.

MARTIN COOPER Why do we have cellphones? Once

upon a time, there were no cellphones. We used clunky, heavy landlines.

We have a cellphone today because there was one man by the name of Martin Cooper who committed himself to make it happen. He was an engineer in Motorola, and he sat down in front of thousands of tiny electronic spare parts and told himself, “I’ll make a cellphone. I won’t stop until it’s done.” And he made it. He did the hard stuff.

The easy stuff you enjoy today—the phone, the car, the computer—exists today because someone did the hard stuff. 

DANIEL DID THE HARD STUFFIn the Bible, Daniel was committed to his work. He did the hard stuff.

because of this, the King wanted to promote him as governor of the

entire kingdom.  But Daniel had enemies. Some of the King’s other advisors

didn’t like him. They said, “What’s this foreigner doing here? Who does he

think he is?” Their insecurity fueled their envy. And envy blinded them. They hated him so much, they wanted to kill him.I want to warn you. When you do the hard stuff, get ready for promotion. But get ready for persecution as well.

Because when you do the hard stuff, you stand out.  You make waves. And you attract enemies. Why? Because you live in a world where everyone likes to do the easy stuff. When you do the hard stuff, you make everyone else look bad.

So Daniel’s enemies manipulated the King. They flattered him. They told him, “You’re so handsome, King. Your shirt fits you.  We like your hair. You smell nice. You know what?  You’re not a man, you’re a god. Oh King, decree a new law and prohibit anyone from praying to any god except you! And anyone caught should be executed.” It was a trick to kill Daniel. They knew that Daniel wouldn’t stop praying to his God.

       And that was exactly what happened.

       Daniel was committed to God. In fact, the reason why he was committed to his work was because he was committed to God.

HENRY FORDHenry Ford is known as one of the richest men in history. But five times in his life, he failed in business and became totally bankrupt. But Henry Ford didn’t stop. He kept doing the hard stuff. Finally, he built the Ford Motor company—now the second biggest carmaker in America. What made Henry Ford succeed? Commitment.

ROWLAND MACYRowland Macy failed in 7 businesses. Can you imagine how depressing that was? But he had commitment. He didn’t stop. Finally, he built a store named Macy’s in New York. The rest is history. Macy’s is now the largest department store in the world. It has 800 giant stores in America. What made Rowland Macy build his store after failing 7 times? Commitment.

COL. SANDERS

Col. Sanders was rejected 1009 times by restaurants who didn’t like his fried chicken recipe. He later built KFC, which has 20,000 restaurants all over the world. What made Col. Sanders go knocking on the doors of 1009 restaurants, selling his fried chicken recipe? Commitment.

STEPHEN KINGStephen King submitted his book manuscripts to 30 publishers. All rejected his book. He was so discouraged, he threw away the manuscript in the trashcan. But his wife picked it up and mailed it to another publisher. They accepted it. Today, Stephen King has written 49 books and has sold 350 million copies. What made Stephen King submit his manuscript to 30 publishers? And what made his wife pick up the manuscript from the trash to submit it to one more publisher? Commitment.

WHEN IN COMES TO COMMITMENT THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF PEOPLE

• COPS-OUT > These are the people who have no goals and do not commit.

• HOLDOUTS> People who don’t know if they can reach their goals, so they’re afraid to commit.

• DROPOUTS> People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough.

• ALL-OUTS > People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach them.

• What kind of person are you? Have you been reaching your goals? Are you achieving all that you believe you can? If your answer is no to any of these, the problem may be your level of commitment.

TO IMPROVE YOUR COMMITMENT

• Measure it.

• Know what’s worth dying for.

• Use the EDISON METHOD.

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• Thank you for your time, for listening. I hope that you learn a thing or two or more. - Melissa

“To God be the GLORY.”