Buy a Ticket

                                               

You may be familiar with the story of the man who prayed every evening that God would help him win the lottery. Night after night, he repeated the same prayer, “God, please help me win the lottery.” Finally, after one of his lottery prayers, God responded, “Before I answer your prayer, I need you to do one thing for me…BUY A TICKET!”

If you are praying for or wishing for personal and professional success, I encourage you to “buy a ticket” by significantly investing in your success. You can buy your ticket to success by first investing in yourself. I read this statement recently, “Discover what you do best, then make a commitment to becoming the best at doing it.” Continual personal and professional growth is the ticket to enjoying significant success in your life.

Second, invest significantly in your work, business, or profession. Commit yourself to an effective strategy for accomplishing your important objectives. Many people create a dream board on which they place pictures and objects to represent what they truly want in their lives. The problem is that while many people have a “dream board”, they do not have a corresponding “do board” outlining what they will need to become and do to fulfill their dreams. Investing time, energy, talents, and resources into your work or career is your ticket to eventual success.

Finally, invest in the lives of others. Zig Ziglar often observed that if you help others get what they want, they will help you get what you want. As you invest in the success of others, they will in turn invest in your success.

Not every investment results in a return, but every significant return does require a significant investment. In other words, “BUY A TICKET!”