Continue Knocking on Doors

Luke 11:9-10
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.”
 
 
At the age of 14, I received training for my first job in sales for which my salary was “commission only.” The lesson I learned at that young age has helped me throughout life in all endeavors I pursue.
 
The sales manager dropped us off in a subdivision to go door to door to sell subscriptions to the daily newspaper. Each day he would remind us that our volume of sales would increase if we would not pass up ANY house. The odds would be in our favor by not missing a potential opportunity IF we would knock on every door. I took his advice very seriously and by the end of the first week I had achieved the largest volume of sales in our group.
 
Sixty years later I am still knocking on doors attempting to convince others of the advantages of living life with a positive attitude. There is no commission but I am sustained by my belief that I can assist you in living a life of abundance. 
 
I realize my personal drive for success still motivates me to want to experience that daily. The reality is that life sometimes throws us a curve ball. When I am using tools from my toolbox and they do not seem to be working self-doubt creeps in. I question my ability to sell something to others that doesn’t seem to work for me. It is during these times I have to remind myself that I cannot pass up any doors until I get a “yes.” I cannot allow even a trace of self-doubt to distract me from steadily striving to achieve my goals in life. 
 
The disciplines I have previously discussed such as journaling, creating a dream board, having a success budget, writing affirmations and setting goals can certainly be helpful. However it is critical that a backup plan be in place when things seem to be stalled and not moving forward. I have a SUCCESS folder in which I keep every comment I have received from my postings and all notes on the goals I have achieved. This folder is readily available for my resuscitation on days that nothing positive seems to be happening. Time and again it infuses me with renewed enthusiasm as I am reminded of so many great things I have achieved.
 
My initial motivation to create my Positive Pops blog was to tell my story to our family, especially our grandchildren. When others started reading it and commenting, my success drive kicked into high gear. I posted a note that one day 1,000 people would view my blog.  
 
Last week my posting was on our marriage of 49 years. Honestly I did not expect this topic would generate as much interest as some of the others. Once again I was reminded that I need to keep knocking and not allow self-doubt to control my potential for success. I just checked to see the number of people who viewed this posting as of today; it is 4724. I also want to thank the large number of readers who commented and shared their personal stories. 
 
This week you may want to make a list of doors on which you plan to knock to achieve the life of your dreams. You may also want to implement one of the disciplines from my toolbox to initiate your forward movement. Do not allow self-doubt to distract or stop you. Remember it takes 90 days for a new discipline to become a way of life.