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The five pursuits that turn possibility into reality

Guest post by: Ian Berry

Article Overview: We each live by our philosophies however what we pursue is the game-changer.

The five pursuits that turn possibility into reality

© Ian Berry All rights reserved

I remember as though it was yesterday when I completed my term as the National President of National Speakers Association of Australia Ltd in 2004. It had been a massive year of change and had taken an enormous effort on my part, that of the leadership team and many members. Apart from an incredible support network of people the following sustained me throughout that year.

All of us must stand for something. It is our values that determine our behaviour.

For many years now I have endeavoured to live the philosophies of the great Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi who had his own list of seven things he believed were perilous to humanity.

• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Science without humanity
• Knowledge without character
• Politics without principle
• Commerce without morality
• Worship without sacrifice

With these as a foundation I have developed five pursuits over the years that can turn possibility into reality. I continue to work at these everyday.

1. Pursue Insight: Insight is precious, information is not
2. Pursue Wisdom: Knowing something and not applying it is being clever. Knowing something and applying it successfully is being wise.
3. Pursue Being Attractive: Jim Rohn said “Success is not something you pursue; success is something you attract by the person you become.”
4. Pursue Principles: There are laws in life. We simply have to follow them. The great law is the law of the farm. We must find the fertile ground, plough it, seed it, nurture it, and then we get a harvest. The harvest is an outcome, the rest are processes. The trick seems to be to focus on the processes and detach from outcomes.
5. Pursue Purpose with Passion: We all have a specific reason for being alive today. We must be crystal clear on our purpose and pursue it with everything we’ve got.

Be the difference you want to see in the world.

Ian

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