, Napoleon Hill had a quote that I thought was applicable to finding success in any endeavor on which you embark. He wrote, "Decide what you want, write it on a card, carry the card with you , read it as often as possible every day, at least every morning when you get up and before you go to bed at night."What does that have to do with education? I think it is the essence of both individual and organizational success in learning. First, decide what you want. That is sometimes easier said that done. It implies that we must first make a choice and commit to it. There are times when we try to focus on too many things and don't really "decide" on a plan of action.
Writing it down and reading it every day is important as well. A study, that I don't have at my fingertips at this moment, once showed that those that wrote down their goals were more successful than those that didn't. Continually reading those goals gets a person (or an organization for that matter) focusing on the desired outcome and therefore more likely to take actions that will achieve the results.
So, back to education and learning. By writing down what it is they want and reviewing it daily, students, parents, teachers, classes, schools, and districts begin the process toward achieving success.
2 comments:
Spirtitual people have been doing this for years. Reaffirming their beliefs, values, goals and knowing the direction in which they are headed gives them the strength they need to do it. Positive affirmations should be a part of each and every individuals life. Without these people make bad choices, or lose their direction. It would be nice if more people in our community had a true spiritual sense and really believed in positive affirmations, just think what we could achieve as a community. Nothing would be impossible for us. We could achieve anything, because everything does happen for a reason. Isn't that a strength? If not maybe it should be.
Yes, if we follow the Gallup terminology, there is Belief and Connectedness that appear as talents. The reason I like the Gallup terms is 1) they are positive terms for what sometimes appear as negatives to others; and 2) because they provide a consistent vocabulary for positive conversations on talents/strengths.
I do believe we can accomplish anything if we TRULY believe it is possible. Sometimes that little doubting voice in our head gets in the way.
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