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| Lead your Life to Success |
| by: Daegan Smith |
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What is the use of success in this world when you are not
successful in the world after? So oftentimes, even in business
or in any aspects of life, man has been so preoccupied with
things that in the end would no longer matter. Activities that
only bring temporary fun and happiness are an unworthy endeavors
in the long run. What matter is life after death.
It is never easy living in this lifetime. It is always a test of
character and strength. One way to test character is an attack
to your belief and value system. Many martyrs and saints have
been persecuted because of unwillingness to compromise their
sets of values even if a chance to live longer and success are
its rewards.
Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Carmelite priest, martyr, educator and
journalist was labeled, ìThe Most Dangerous Manî in Europe. He
never let his values of the truth be compromised when the Nazis
ordered all Catholic presses to publish the Nazi Ideology. As a
spokesperson of the bishops at that time, he publicly and
bravely denounced the ideology and asked all Catholic presses
not to even print, publish or show support for this undertaking.
For this he was brought in a concentration camp and was killed
by lethal injection.
Like Blessed Titus Brandsma, many of the modern counterparts are
worthy of emulation. These are the people who never allow
success to go in the way of their sets of values but rather hold
on to them with their strength.
One of them is Henry Hal Thomas, co-founder of Dallas-based
Corban Communications. It was hard for him at first to find his
way to the top but he made it.
When he was starting out, his unwillingness to compromise his
beliefs cost him his job. In his days when he was being groomed
to play an important part of the upcoming cellphone technology,
a terrible test of character went his way. He was asked by his
former company to randomly terminate five of his employees.
After reflecting things over, he finally draw the right decision
of not even doing the termination and informed that if the
organization works that way, he was not even willing to
associate himself with them anymore.
Of course, he ended jobless and obviously broke. He and his wife
went back to Dallas from LA to do some thinking and searching.
Finally ending up with the best possible choice there is, a
technical consultant. Since the telecommunication industry is on
the rise particularly cellphone, the first thing he did was link
up with people who has the same interest and through this he was
able to establish COM2000+. His company evaluates and assesses
possible new cellphone sites.
Just within three years, the sales of his company together with
his partner David Kaltenbach expanded rapidly in revenues. This
made him prove that nothing comes in the way God if your
commitment is headed to glorifying and honoring him.
Despite of his falling out with his partner at one time, they
were able to continue what they have been doing because of the
fact that they both see their company as an ìoffering to Godî
The name of the company, CORBAN, tells so. It is a term that
means ìoffering.î
The secret to his success: owing everything to God and being
strongly committed to Him. Like all others, they have their own
ticket to success. Hal chose to lean his back to the divine than
something that is ordinary like money and friends. It is easy to
say that the strength comes from within but the fact remains
that it only comes from spiritual guidance. Moreover, knowing
your lifeís purpose is truly important. Having your own mission
statement is a blueprint to success coupled with perseverance,
determination and commitment.
More than any material success, spiritual success is more
permanent. And lasting success is only achieved if you know:
1. God loves you and offers a wonderful plan. 2. Man is sinful
and separated from God. He cannot experience Godís love. 3.
Jesus Christ is Godís only provision for manís sin. 4.
Individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
The Christ-directed life is your best way to your success in
business.
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