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The Power of Momentum
I had the opportunity recently to learn new information and insight about the law of momentum. It's all about the concept of getting an airplane off the ground. The amount of energy and fuel required to get an airplane going down the runway at 85 miles per hour, off the ground and into the air was 10 times that of what was required for that same plane to cruise at an altitude of 30 thousand feet going 400 miles per hour. A train going at full speed can bust through a 5 foot thick cement wall with reinforced rebar, but the same train at a stand still with a small block placed in front of the wheel will not be able to start moving.
From this example and the understanding of basic laws that govern the universe and the world in which we live, we also know that there are laws that are in place in life. And just like gravity they work and operate in our daily lives, whether or not we understand them, believe them, or even accept them. Laws are something that you can count on staying the same, they work in exactness, they are immovable. You learn and "obey" the laws, you advance in life, you ignore the laws and things continue to be points of frustration.
The majority of people in life, much like a plane on a runway, go at a speed that is fairly fast but never quite fast enough to actually lift off. And they repeat this their whole lives. And so the key here is to learn the laws that govern real life success. Earl Nightingale defines success as: "The progressive realization of a worthy ideal". You cannot make corrective changes in life until you change your daily habit. Therefore, by determining what your personal desire for success is and by applying the laws properly in your daily habit, forward progress is made.
What areas in your life do you desire our friend, momentum to work for you and with you?
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