William James (1842 - 1910), was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, who said: "If you would be learned, you will be learned ... if you would be rich, you will be rich ... but work for whatever it is you want exclusively and don't at the same time wish for a thousand other things. "We become what we make our minds to become. It is nobody's fault that the great majority of the people never make up their minds to become anything at all." How true is that? We are what we make our minds up to become, but it is so easy to be distracted with a million and one different things, especially with the Internet. We are bombarded with new ideas, new information, and new opportunities every day. But we need to learn to focus and stop ourselves from suffering from information overload. How many people go through life plodding along, and at the end of it realize they have achieved nothing at all? Don't let this happen to you! James went on to say: "There is no more miserable a human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." Once you decide to take action and focus on what you want to become, then you will be well on the way to fulfilling your life's calling. At the end of your life you'll be able to look back and have no regrets. James said: "Act as if what you do makes a difference... It does."
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