Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is easy in the world to live after the
world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the
great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect
sweetness the independence of solitude.”
It’s easy when you are part of a
group to “go along to get along,” but when you are able to maintain
your own highest standards of integrity — regardless of what others may
do — you are destined for greatness. When you have developed a carefully
thought-out code of personal conduct, you will never have to ask anyone
else what the appropriate course of action should be. You will
intuitively know.
So this little tid-bit of a morsel popped into my in-box from The Napoleon Hill Foundation and I immediately recognized it as a token of wisdom for those of you still caught in the net of how to kick the habit.
Especially when all your friends still smoke and have very little interest in you taking the steps necessary to prolong your life. So stand up and stand out. If you need help with wrapping your head around the idea of never smoking again, get a copy of my book and in there you will find the secret to understanding exactly how to think in order to finally stop once and for all!
