Barbara Bentley
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The Little Book of Success
INTRODUCTION
"I do the very best I know how -the very best I can; and I mean to
keep on doing so until the end.”Abraham Lincoln
"I do the very best I know how -the very best I can; and I mean to
keep on doing so until the end.”Abraham Lincoln
Each
person’s story is unique, but in this shared existence called humanity
we soon discover we are not alone in our personal thoughts and desires.
We may differ in the color of our skin, the religion we practice, our
ethnic roots, our education, our intelligence, or our talents, but deep
down we have similar goals that define us as human. The most basic goal
is survival. We come screaming into the world without an instruction
booklet and shift into survival mode, looking for our first meal as we
fill our lungs with oxygen. Once our basic needs are met, we begin
to develop. With each decision we make as we chart our life's journey,
we uncover a new and amazing world of opportunities and adventures.
Soon we realize we need tools to help us achieve our goals. It’s easy
to understand the importance of using the right physical tools success.
Before I began to write my memoir A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath, I scoured photo albums, calendars, day planners, and documents, digging deeper and deeper into my experiences to understand what had happened in my life. As I dusted away the cobwebs and organized and analyzed my data, a pattern emerged: the successes in my life occurred when I had faithfully applied four tools I came to recognize as passion, planning, patience, and persistence. These four P's are simple and effective. And they are free.
In this little book of success I use four major endeavors in my life to illustrate how the four P’s helped me attain success, one P at a time, as I built a home, completed my education, changed the law, and wrote a book. It is my hope that seeing the four P’s in action will inspire you to recognize your own hopes and dreams, and know they are possible to attain. No one’s story and talents are more important than anyone else's. What is important is what you do with your story and talents to help yourself and others. You hold the tools within you to achieve the successes that fill your life with meaning and pleasure.
Tools are nothing more than aids. When weeds grow in our gardens, we grab a hoe, shovel, rake, garbage bags, gloves, hand trowels, spiked weeders, knee pads, and attack. We pull, hack, rake, and dig. At the end of the day, we feel exhausted but satisfied when we can see the beautiful weed-free garden, the path down the middle, and the pile of filled garbage sacks. We have accomplished something. We have changed the garden for the better. In the same way, we can change our lives with the tools of passion, planning, patience, and persistence. This little book of success is designed with mobility in mind. You can take it with you anywhere, as a paperback book or in your electronic device. You can also write the four P’s on a Post-It or note card and stick it in a purse, in a briefcase, on a nightstand, next to a TV, on your office desk, in your car, on your workbench, on a mirror, on the refrigerator – anywhere where the words will help you achieve your passion. And when life seems to be getting the better of you, flip open this book or turn on your electronic reader for an extra nudge to keep you moving forward. Let it inspire you to recognize the greatness within you.
Before I began to write my memoir A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath, I scoured photo albums, calendars, day planners, and documents, digging deeper and deeper into my experiences to understand what had happened in my life. As I dusted away the cobwebs and organized and analyzed my data, a pattern emerged: the successes in my life occurred when I had faithfully applied four tools I came to recognize as passion, planning, patience, and persistence. These four P's are simple and effective. And they are free.
In this little book of success I use four major endeavors in my life to illustrate how the four P’s helped me attain success, one P at a time, as I built a home, completed my education, changed the law, and wrote a book. It is my hope that seeing the four P’s in action will inspire you to recognize your own hopes and dreams, and know they are possible to attain. No one’s story and talents are more important than anyone else's. What is important is what you do with your story and talents to help yourself and others. You hold the tools within you to achieve the successes that fill your life with meaning and pleasure.
Tools are nothing more than aids. When weeds grow in our gardens, we grab a hoe, shovel, rake, garbage bags, gloves, hand trowels, spiked weeders, knee pads, and attack. We pull, hack, rake, and dig. At the end of the day, we feel exhausted but satisfied when we can see the beautiful weed-free garden, the path down the middle, and the pile of filled garbage sacks. We have accomplished something. We have changed the garden for the better. In the same way, we can change our lives with the tools of passion, planning, patience, and persistence. This little book of success is designed with mobility in mind. You can take it with you anywhere, as a paperback book or in your electronic device. You can also write the four P’s on a Post-It or note card and stick it in a purse, in a briefcase, on a nightstand, next to a TV, on your office desk, in your car, on your workbench, on a mirror, on the refrigerator – anywhere where the words will help you achieve your passion. And when life seems to be getting the better of you, flip open this book or turn on your electronic reader for an extra nudge to keep you moving forward. Let it inspire you to recognize the greatness within you.
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