Business English Personal Development Become a Good Observer
Become a Good Observer
By Jim Rohn
Article Summary : Discover Jim Rohn, America's foremost business philosopher. This text, Become a Good Observer, is part of a series of articles on the theme of personal development. The reading of short business articles is an excellent way to enlarge your English vocabulary.
We must never allow a day to pass without finding the answers to a list of important questions such as: What is going on in our industry? What new challenges are currently facing our government? Our community? Our neighborhood? What are the new breakthroughs, the new opportunities, the new tools and techniques that have recently come to light? Who are the new personalities that are influencing world and local opinion?
We must become good observers and astute evaluators of all that is going on around us. All events affect us, and what affects us leaves an imprint on what we will one day be and how we will one day live.
One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day. We must become sensitive enough to observe and ponder what is happening around us. Be alert. Be awake. Let life and all of its subtle messages touch us. Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.
So be a good observer of both life and the world around you.
Jim Rohn has helped to motivate and train an entire generation of personal development trainers as well as hundreds of executives from America's top corporations. Jim has addressed more than 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide and is the author of more than 25 books, audio and video programs. Jim has been described as everything from a master motivator, to a modern day Will Rogers, ... to a legend!
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