Each morning I spend time reading something inspirational. Sometimes my spouse and I will pick a book to read together in the morning and discuss it before we launch into our day.
As a young adult, I was introduced to the writings of Napoleon Hill. While my dad was a follower (the book “Think and Grow Rich” was groundbreaking during his career), a college marketing professor chose that book as our course material for the quarter. It remains one of the most life-changing books I have ever read.
This morning’s inspirational message from Napoleon Hill’s Thought For The Day is:
“There are a few occasions during our brief time on earth when most of us experience great flashes of insight, great moments of truth that forever change the course of our lives. Most of those experiences result from spectacular failures, not from outstanding successes. It is from the failures that so chagrined and dismayed us that we learn the most lasting lessons. When you are the unwilling recipient of a great moment of truth, extract the useful lessons and then the entire episode behind you. Learn from your failures, forget about them, and move on to better things.”
This morning routine starts my day on a positive note. I now look for the gift or opportunity that is present when things do not go the way I expected.