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KEEP PUNCHING
with Kerry Daigle TOMMY, GET UP AND GO TO SCHOOL! Obstacles are opportunities in disguise!
Tommy answered back, “Mom, I’m not going to school today. There are 1000 kids at that school and every one of them hates me. I made up my mind…I am not going today!” Tommy’s mother replied quickly and in a stern voice, “YOU WILL GO TO SCHOOL!” Tommy being the ‘favorite son’ tried again and answered, “Mom, you don’t understand! All the teachers hate me, too! I saw a group of them the other day and they were pointing their fingers at me. I know they were talking about me and all hate me, Mom, so I am not going to school!” By this time, Tommy’s mother was really frustrated! She answered back in a sharper tone, “GET… TO… SCHOOL!” “Mom,” he answered, “ I just don’t understand you at times. Why would you want to put me under so much embarrassment and torment?” She answered quickly, “There are two reasons, Tommy, first you are forty-five years old, and secondly, you are the principal”.
Life is ‘school’ and we are its ‘students’. To experience life at its fullest we must be challenged everyday so we can have accomplishments that will live on as experiences to pass on to our children and others seeking advice from us. George Foreman was asked one time why, at his mid forties, he continued to train 5 to 7 hours a day when no one in history had ever won a Heavyweight Championship at that age. He would respond, “Because I think I am getting better and much wiser”. Of course, George went on, as we know, to become the ‘oldest’ fighter in boxing history to go and win the Heavyweight Championship of the World by knocking out Michael Moorer, who had defeated Evander Holyfield for the championship. George accomplished this while in his mid-forties. The oldest figher in history at that time to win a HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP was Jersey Joe Walcott who had done so at the age of 37. Again, when asked what his key to success was, George would give a quote from the great Prime Minister Winston Churchill, “Never give up. Never,never, give up”. Successful people have a history of turning defeat into victory and failure into success through a little more effort, a little more positive thinking, and little more persistence. Failure doesn’t exist when you keep trying. Only within yourself can you be defeated. Successful people are made stronger through adversity, obstacles, and frustration. They always “keep punching” when they are knocked down. They get up and believe they will win under any obstacles. They believe ‘obstacles’ are nothing more than ‘opportunities’ disguised as ‘problems’. No one can steal their dreams……not their friends, not their family, nor any envious business associates or competitiors. There have always been times in every successful person’s life where the chores of ‘business’ and ‘work’ seemed too challenging. I know. I’ve been there. No job, no money, business in bankruptcy, bills to be paid, family to support, friends abandoning you because of your ‘lows’ in life. As I look back today all these challenges have become actually fields of diamonds waiting for the harvest. Sometimes life brings you career changes that in reality are advantages or opportunities for you to achieve success in another arena. Some people look at these challenges and changes as defeat. It is how you take the challenge that makes the difference. Today God has blessed me with business throughout the world working 30 plus countries with Juice Plus, and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in personal development, nutrition, writing, and public speaking. This all happened after a devastating bankruptcy. Now here is the biggest challenge once you have achieved some degree of success. You will have a tendency to be a teacher only and forget to remain a student when you are not teaching. That is when your ‘successes’ could dissolve right in front of you without your knowledge. You need to be certain to continue doing the things that brought you the successes you achieved and not change any of your actions. Zig Ziglar, the famous motivational speaker, has always said it best, “ Be more concerned about the success of others around you and success will ultimately be yours,” and as Paw Paw Daigle always said, “Don’t forget where you come from. That could always be your biggest downfall. Remember, who you are and be proud of your background, education or no education.” Well, I’m Cajun and I am going to continue to let the world know about Cajun-Country and about Maw Maw and Paw Paw Daigle. Before closing here is a sketch of Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Success: • 1831—failed in business What’s your next move? |
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Kerry has been involved in his own homebased business since the age of 13 and now
years later still operates a multi-million dollar sales and distribution center
directly out of his home involving Juice Plus, a whole food product,
www.kerrydaigle.com.
During his teen years and all of his adult life, Kerry has worked in the promotional
arena in professional and amateur boxing and major concerts worldwide. Some of the
shows he has been involved in were televised on the major networks, ESPN, USA Network,
and other cable affiliates. He has also promoted legal seminars for attorneys. Kerry is also an author and writer. He does the Keeppunching Radio Show which is promoted internationally through audiotapes and the web on www.keeppunching.com and www.kslokogm-fm.com He also does speaking engagements on personal development and sales across the world. Kerry also assists other speakers and authors to promote their profession and/or books through his contacts across the globe. Kerry can be reached at 337.288.8510 or email him at keeppunching@cox.net. Feel free to write to Kerry about his articles and any questions you may have. And as Kerry says...KEEP PUNCHING! |
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