Success Through Logical Thinking by Layman Frank

Author:Layman, Frank [Layman, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Published: 2013-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

C HAPTER 14

Commit To Working Hard

T he skills of logical thinking can be an essential contribution to your future success. These techniques are very straightforward and have positive outcomes. To be successful in any path, we have to commit ourselves to perpetual self-development. Hard work provides one of the opportunities to improve our chances for success. This statement will be received in many ways. Some may respond by saying that they do no like to work hard. The word like is part of our emotional vocabulary. It is a term that reeks of emotion and has no place in a logical construct. To move forward, we have to strive to change for the better. We have to separate ourselves from our emotions and we have to work hard.

I often hear the same themes in talking with people about self-improvement. These are themes imbued with emotional thinking. It is revealed in their manner, the pitch of their voice, and their choice of their words. I will often engage people about different areas of their life. My work as a physical therapist gives me the opportunity to talk with many people. I am in service to them in more ways than one. Some overlapping problems cause me to engage them in many diverse areas. Imagine that someone has injured their back and their working life span has been dramatically reduced. They immediately understand that their time for planning has been diminished. If they don’t get a handle on that, they will work past their life span and their physical health may suffer. I will ask if they have planned for retirement. The most common response I hear is that they haven’t started saving for retirement yet. My response is usually the same. “Why haven’t you started yet?” The response always seems to be from an emotional position. “I can’t afford to save for it.”

Seldom I have found this to be true. The underlying reasons are usually emotionally driven. I want the money for something else. The something else is usually to satisfy an immediate gratification. Separating our needs from our wants objectively is imperative for maturing into a logical thinking model and moving away from an emotional thinking model. We have to be more objective in order to be more successful.

We cannot be logical thinkers without understanding the work commitment needed for this to change our lives.

“From contemplation one may become wise, but knowledge comes only from study.”

—A. Edward Newton.

We can no longer accept what we are being told or what we are being inundated with. We’ve established that anyone who shares personal gains in our decision-making process cannot be trusted to be honest. That means that we must test the information provided to us by third parties who are loyal to their own bottom line. Examples include: “this is the cheapest you will find a car like this.” A logical thinker isn’t going to accept that as a fact when it is provided by someone who stands to gain from our unquestionable acceptance.

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