The following is a wonderful story to illustrate if you believe you can succeed and you will achieve greatness!

A young man fell asleep during math class. He woke up as the bell rang, looked at the blackboard, and copied down the two problems that were there. He assumed they were the homework for the night. He went home and labored the rest of the afternoon and into the evening knowing if he didn’t complete the work he would likely fail the class.

He could not figure out either one but he kept trying for the rest of the week. Finally, he got the answer to one and brought it to class. The teacher was absolutely stunned. The student feared he had done too little, too late. It turned out the problem he solved was supposedly unsolvable.

How did he do it? He was able to do what was thought to be impossible because he believed it was possible. He not only believed it was possible, he believed that if he didn’t solve it he would fail the class. Had he known the problem was unsolvable he could never have done it. Beliefs are the commanders of our brain. When we believe something is true, we literally go into the state of its being true. Handled effectively, beliefs can be the most powerful forces for creating good in our lives.

Beliefs control our destiny: The belief we have in ourselves… the belief we have in others… the belief others have in us. The birth of excellence begins with the awareness that our beliefs are a choice. Beliefs are the compass and map that guide us to our goals. Believe you can do something -OR- believe you can’t and you will be right every time!