The Catalina Island is twenty-one miles away from the coast of California,and many people have taken the challenge to swim across it. On July 4th 1952,Florence Chadwick stepped into the water off Catalina Island to swim acrossto the California coast. She started well and on course, but later fatigueset in, and the weather became cold. She persisted, but fifteen hours later,numb and cold, she asked to be taken out of the water.
After she recovered, she was told that she had been pulled out only half amile away from the coast. She commented that she could have made it, if thefog had not affected her vision and she would have just seen the land. Shepromised that this would be the only time that she would ever quit.
She went back to her rigorous training. And two months later she swam that same channel. The same thing happened. The fatigue set in, and the fogobscured her view, but this time she swam with faith and vision of the land in her.
mind. She knew that somewhere behind the fog was land. She succeeded andbecame the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel. She even broke the mens record by two hours.
SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
When you set your goal, keep pressing on even when you are tired, physicallyand mentally, and even though there are many challenges ahead. Keep thevision of your goal crystal clear before you and never, never, never… giveup!See the reaching, commit to it, and you will surely see your goal realized.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
VISUALISE YOUR GOAL
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