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There is no such thing as perfection, but there is mastery. There are no flawless diamonds, there is no exact, perfect performance. Mastery comes from taking action, noticing results – good or bad, planning out a new course of action, then going forward again.

Wishing and hoping will not put food on your table, improve your relationships, or help you achieve your dreams. Anyone who tells you that you can achieve great things without effort is lying to you. All achievements, all mastery is a result of focused attention and experimentation. You have to get in there and do something. You have to open your mind and be ready to experiment and change.

You don’t have to start from scratch. There are exceptional models for accomplishing just about anything. You can be, you can do, and you can have whatever you desire and are willing to create for yourself.

As you begin your journey of change remember the sage advice of Abraham Lincoln. When being interviewed he was asked how he accomplished as much as he had in his life. Mr. Lincoln paused for a moment, then he slowly said, “Things may come to those who wait but only things left by those who hustle.”

Beginning the Dance

As we begin this program on communication, building rapport, enhancing our relationships, having more personal effectiveness, a few quotes stand out to me that apply. One is by Peter Ustinov, who said, “To be gentle, tolerant, wise, and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.”

William Makepeace Thackery said, “Those we love can but walk down the pier with us, the voyage we must make alone.”

William Arthur Ward said, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping presents and not giving it.”

Zig Ziglar said, “You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on life.”

Napoleon Hill said, “Do not wait, the time will never be just right. Start where you stand. And work with tools, whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.”

Dr Alfred Adler said, “The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.”

To have effective relationships we need to not take too many precautions but step out there. Taking too many precautions can block the path of the rapport connection. The communication dance, the rapport dance is about dealing with other people in ways that both they and you feel good about, ways that both they and you understand and feel fulfillment.

(to be continued…)

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