“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”—Zig Ziglar
I wrote not too long ago that “faithfulness is associated with fidelity, dependability, truthfulness, commitment, devotion etc. We cultivate faithfulness by being faithful.” I believe, however, that this is more in line with what I considered yesterday with integrity.
Faith, from my perspective, stems from the dimension of Spiritual “well-centeredness”. Zig Ziglar considered fear as “faith in reverse”. Thus, faith is living without fear. It requires a trust in one’s Purpose and the plan for your life. I prefer to believe it to be a faith in God. Others may see it as a faith that there is meaning to this life. For without meaning there is no Purpose. Without meaning there can be no “success”. Zig Ziglar made no secret of his faith in God.
Martin Luther King, Jr. regarded faith as “taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” According to the bible, “faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). Accordingly, faith is the element of our lives that enables us to take the necessary steps toward success. One cannot be successful without taking risks. Growth requires action, and action requires faith. Have faith and act!
Carpe momento!
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”–Voltaire