111. 지금 행동해야 성공한다

나는 지금 행동할 것이다. 성공은 사람을 기다리지 않을 것이다. 만일 내가 지체한다면, 성공은 다른 사람을 맞을 것이고 나는 영원히 성공을 놓쳐버릴 것이다. 나는 지금 여기서 행동하며 성공을 맞을 것이다.

- 오그 만디노

I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

- Og Mandino^[각주:1]

1. 미국의 저술가로 '세계의 위대한 세일즈맨'이라는 책이 유명하다. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Og_Mandino [본문으로]