To achieve success it can be important to keep going even if no one seems to be appreciating or even noticing what you are doing. Some people are not appreciated until after they have passed on into the next life. Hopefully, it won't take that long for the rest of us.
"A Night To Remember" is a 1958 film which tells the story of the sinking of the Titanic in a powerful and moving way. It stars Kenneth More as the dedicated officer who does his duty in putting women and children only into the life boats as the Titanic starts to sink and then manages to save a group of men who were amongst the last survivors.
As the boat is sinking, a legendary act of heroism takes place. The musicians keep playing on deck rather than taking care of their own survival.
One of them says "What's the use? No one is listening." Another comments "Well, no one is listening when we play at meals."
Even the Beatles must have thought no one was listening. In 1962, four years after the Titanic film was made, Decca recording turned them down:
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
Obviously in both stories someone was listening. Both the musicians on the Titanic and the Beatles became legends. Many people go through times when they feel no one is listening and they are wasting their time. However, if they keep going, they may just become legends too.
Any kind of performance usually involves the homework and the boring practice sessions when no one is watching or listening.
Those who can keep motivated during these practice sessions will usually get their reward when the audience finally arrive and they put in an astonishing performance.
As the film "A Night To Remember" nears its end, the lead violinist tells the musicians:
"It's the end, boys, we've done our duty. We can go now."
The musicians start to leave but the lead violinist starts playing on his own: "Nearer my God to thee."
The others rejoin him and one of them starts singing the hymn. The sound reaches the survivors in the life boats.
Whether things happened the way the film shows does not really matter.The lesson is the same. Keep taking action; keep praying or visualizing a great future.
The universe is quite probably taking note of your efforts and thoughts and will respond in its own good time. What you are doing will make some kind of a difference. Someone is noticing. Someone is listening.
About the author
John Watson is an award winning teacher and martial arts instructor. He has recently written two books about achieving your goals and dreams.
They can both be found on his website http://www.motivationtoday.com along with a daily motivational message.
The title of the first book is "36 Laws To Ignite Your Inner Power And Realize Your Dreams Now! - Acronyms, Stories, And Pictures...Easy To Remember And Use Everyday To Grab Your Life And Soar With The Eagles"
The book can be found at this URL
http://www.motivationtoday.com
The book uses acronyms, stories and pictures to help readers remember 36 laws that can gradually transform your life if you apply them.
Ezine editors / Site owners.
Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine or on your site as long as you leave all links in place, do not modify the content and include my resource box as listed above.
quick home cleaning Glenview ..IntroductionSuccess - we all read about it, hear it on... Read More
I bet you want to be wealthy, but somehow the... Read More
One of the common elements you see in almost all... Read More
Give back Once you've achieved success, use your skills, talents,... Read More
Magic doesn't have to be complicated. Here are some very... Read More
Get ready to sail the Seven C's - the Seven... Read More
How many times do we fail at something, then attemp... Read More
The recent mission of the space shuttle Discovery is NASA's... Read More
Too often we wait for the 'right time' or 'the... Read More
Life is not a competition.Not at all. Life itself is... Read More
Don't talk to me about how to succeed! I've read... Read More
My mentor, when I was 25 years old, dropped a... Read More
Our lives and the circumstances we live in are largely... Read More
Exercising is not one of my favorite pastimes but I... Read More
Here are the 3 elements of the "Purpose" leg in... Read More
I would like to use this medium to introduce my... Read More
Bank account bare? Bedroom barren? Body running on empty? Buddha... Read More
I love the idea of synchronicity.Perhaps it's just part of... Read More
Anytime you are making ground and moving toward success, there... Read More
All too often, we push ourselves past the limits of... Read More
Success is a journey and along the way we need... Read More
According to Bill Gates there are 3 keys to success... Read More
The ten-year period which followed the stock market crash of... Read More
Choose "impossible" goals When faced with a hard-to-reach goal, your... Read More
A Lifelong Learning Plan is a conscious, continuous engagement in... Read More
scheduled maid service Winnetka .."What a week!" you say at the end of a... Read More
Everything you are or ever will be is completely up... Read More
Here are seven essential keys to success. Use these ideas... Read More
About six years ago I began to study tai chi.... Read More
We all know as we are progressing towards our personal... Read More
My studies of the highly successful prove that they continually... Read More
Recently, I have been riveted by the amazing reality show... Read More
Anytime you are making ground and moving toward success, there... Read More
All of us could work on our skills in influencing... Read More
Your Head, think about what you want and move towards... Read More
Arsenal Football Club were the Champions of the Premier league... Read More
Circus trainers used to tie a chain around a baby... Read More
How do we define success? Webster's dictionary defines success as... Read More
Becoming successful is not easy. We all get tossed around... Read More
Everything you will ever have and accomplish in life will... Read More
The secrets of our body language have been around forever... Read More
FOCUSAs you're building your business, you can choose to win... Read More
You have a choice today?You can remain in the same... Read More
Today I feel inspired that I should speak more to... Read More
Fear.Everything in this world has its opposite.Good has bad.Optimism has... Read More
-- The One Pager Shortcut Series --What are the sharpest... Read More
Most sports are full of lessons for the discerning. Tennis... Read More
Asking questions is one of the most basic ways that... Read More
We all want success in life. We want success in... Read More
There is no substitute for direct personal application. Information or... Read More
Success |