Self Improvement requires work

@GLITTER THAT'S IT! You found the secret. I'm happy for you. Keep it up, never stop.
Never let the bastard win ( negative thoughts) We only use 10% of our brain, when you tap
into the positive energy, you bump that up, there is a lot of room to keep building.

@Scribbles Also self evaluation as well.

@WaafaS Yes, good point. That too.

@Scribbles Well I believe all of that comes from what you create, and everything is created in
the mind first. People will work hard if they convince themselves first, that they can and will
achieve their goal. I'm sorry if I gave the impression that you need to do is think.

Please remember, everything starts with a thought, that thought manifests according to how you are thinking about it. The person that says, "I would like to become a Fireman, but I know I can't pass the physical"

That person has already lost in his mind, and he will never achieve his goal. But if he truly believed in himself, he could beat the odds against him, and become what he wants.
It happens all the time, but people do not realize that it all started in the mind,
with their relentless positive thoughts.

Do you ever watch golf? those PGA guys are all good, and they can
all win, on any given day. The only thing that separates the winners from non-winners,
is how they use their mind throughout the tournament.

@DogMan Thank you for writing me. Today I am doing much better. Since I didn't had leave from work. Did finish few personal works today and had a good nap. Sometimes it's good to take break from social media I guess. How are you doing sir?

@littlepuppywantanewlife Doing great, still working on my mural at Barn Buddies Rescue.
I now have a couple friends helping me. It's over 75ft long. They are also in the process of
getting a Great Pyrenees puppy. They have found a rescue in southern Arizona.
They normally have two on their 10 acre property, they look after all the animals.
They just lost one that was 13 years old, very old for a GP, the other is 11 or so.
He will train the puppy to take over guard duties. They are great dogs, and they have
an extraordinary life there. So anyway, I volunteered to pick him up in Arizona.
I will find a picture of their current GP named Tucker.

@DogMan That's a wonderful thing to do. Also I am glad you get support with those cute dogs. 🙂

@SomeMichGuy Well, I can only speak for myself, and what I accomplished overcoming
difficult odds, by using my mind in a positive, useful way. If a person believes from the beginning
that they can't do something, it guarantees, that they WILL NOT. You have already defeated yourself
by saying it is Ludicrous. But you are free to make that choice.☺️

@DogMan No.

Think about it.

If a person at 70 says that they want to be rich, President of the US, Pres. of a major corporation, an engineer, a doctor...

it CRUCIALLY depends upon what they already have accomplished.

If they have no STEM training, and were not good at math or science in school, the time necessary to acquire the background to even *begin* to work on an engineering degree is a big obstacle. The person would need remedial math and some science would help, then they need calculus (three terms; this depends upon algebra, geometry, and trigonometry), and ordinary differential equations (one term; this depends upon calculus and algebra and imaginary/complex numbers)...a year of engineering physics with a lab...a huge list of requirements for engineering (depth in your field, breadth across engineering, so many units of math & science, so many units of analysis and synthesis)...BESIDES fulfilling the institution's requirements for an undergraduate degree.

That time alone could mean you won't be able to make it.

Similarly for medicine, a business education.

If "rich" means "billionaire in US dollars" where you *are* at 70 *financially* also has a bearing on it.

Politics...starting at 70 can be done, but again it is hugely dependent on where you are in terms of your knowledge, etc.

Can your outlook help you? Yes.
Can it guarantee the specific results you seek? No way.

And to say

[quote]You don't have to WORK hard, but you need to THINK hard.[/quote]

LOL If you believe that you can become an engineer without hard work, please do so. Sounds like he's another salesman of the "law of attraction"...not gravitational or electrical...but...yeah.

I'm sure his "proof" is not an actual proof.

@SomeMichGuy Fine, a 70 year old is not going to be POTUS. But he sure as hell
can improve himself. You seem to work real hard. I too have worked hard for the past
45 years of my adult life. But I would never have achieved what I have if I had a negative
attitude, and told myself I couldn't do something. EVERYTHING Starts in the mind.

@RedBaron You have to learn, and study, what you want to do.
Reading is learning. Then you do it.

@lumberjackslam All actions start in the mind.