NOVEMBER 2014 - Words of Wisdom with Mario

Hello Club Members,

Welcome to November –already 10 months of the year have passed. And more importantly you have had the privilege and the opportunity - to live, to use, to be active, to rest and to work towards your goals.  OR you have ignored goal setting and planning and wasted most of 300 plus days of this year.

In 1989 – I won a National Oratory Contest with a speech entitled:

“Your Unknown Limited time to love – is your most Valuable possession”.

25 years on – this is still true and the more busy we say we are and the more we say “I have no time” – the less we achieve. The less we plan and the less we productively work towards our own purpose in life. Time management, planning and actions with “do by dates” – are imperative.

Jim Rohn reminds us:

 “Days are expensive. When you spend a day - you have one less day to spend.

So make sure you spend each one wisely.”

Whatever your circumstances – rich or poor – tall or short – urban, rural or community dweller – we each have 24 hours in a day.

Wouldn’t it drive you nuts to know that successful, achieving, volunteering people - who pile so much into each day and become RICH with generosity, influence, gratitude, service and perhaps good bank accounts.

ALL have the same time in ONE day as someone who has no goals, little motivation, and who blames and complains – while watching 5 or more hours of TV a day?

Wouldn’t it drive you nuts to know – that difference lies SIMPLY in our personal philosophy (our attitude to life) and those we associate with the most.

Jim said:

“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”

The key to success, to influence, to leading a full life, to leaving an uplifting, positive and enduring legacy - is to define the goals you need and desire to achieve. And develop the habits, the skills and the knowledge to ensure that this is so.

Habits are created over time – through discipline and pain.

As Jim reminds us – there will be pain during our unknown limited time to Love – the choice then is yours – the pain of achievement and fulfilment or the pain of regret.

I encourage you to plan, to act, to be involved – day in and day out – so you will have no regrets about your unknown limited time in this life.  

PS -  Below is a link to my 1989 Oratory – to watch the 10 minute Oratory go to the 3 minute mark.

Mario Calanna Oratory 1989 – Unknown Limited Time to Love  (go to 3 minute mark)

Written by: Mario Calanna
www.calannapharmacy.com.au