ABCD of Success

For years now I have been attempting to make sense of life and why certain things happen to us both good and bad.

The more I become aware and supposedly learned, the more I realize just how little I truly know. I have concluded that I will never have the answers in this lifetime.

My father used to respond when I would say that I was unaware or didn't know something that "they could fill a small book of the things that you don't know, Bob,"He of course was being super sarcastic, but think about the truth and profoundness of that statement. Our capacity for knowledge in even one field of study is miniscule. (At least that describes myself pretty good. )

It is for this reason that I created  a framework using acronym's to try and simplify the learning process for myself.
I wanted to create something that even I could understand and remember, so I used the first letters of the alphabet, ABCD and eventually added the letter E.

Each letter represents a section of our life. Each letter is of equal importance and each is dependent upon each other. When combined together they create a complete circle, much like a wheel or tire or even a pie.

Have you ever heard the expression "a well rounded individual?"

If even one section of the wheel were missing,it would be impossible for the wheel to roll properly.

This is what each letter represents:

A= Our Mental/Emotional state. Our Psychological self.
This is the starting point and without a proper mental attitude, it is impossible for us to achieve any measure of success or happiness, or even to know who we are or want to go or to be in life.

B=Our Bodies. our Physiological self.  We need our bodies to perform our daily tasks. We might be a complete physical wreck but there are steps to take for us to become healthier.

C=Our Caring for others, our  Social  skills. Our Personality or ability to persuade and relate to others. The first two are all about us. But we don't live in this world by our self.  We could have a sharp healthy mind and a healthy body but we still need to relate to others. The best way to do this is to truly care about others. People don't really care how much you know until they know how much you care. It might seem like it is all about us but we will go much further in this world when we put the needs of others first.

D=Our dollars, finances or resources. Whether you like to admit it or not, we need or resources in this world. Even if your income is limited like it is for most of us, there are strategies and resources available to help us cope better in our environment.

E= Our spiritual connection to the Eternal Energy that exists. This is also our essence connecting to our spirit. Some call this God, the universe, mother earth or the Tao. Either way there is an energy that exists, the same energy that turns Winter into Spring and night into day.  For me this is God, but it is not my intent to push upon anyone my religious or spiritual convictions.

 All this is just a very brief explanation of the ABCD of Success system.
I have been working on a book, a workbook and website on this  subject but for now I have created a facebook Page called:
  facebook.com/ABCDofSuccess

Are you living up to your potential?
Are you living a life on purpose?
Why are some people high performers and others not so much?

Does it seem like your life is out of control and that you are simply overwhelmed at times?

As stroke survivors there is a great chance that we lost a great deal in every section or letter.

On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the very best, where do you rate in each category?

Have you ever thought about breaking your life into easy to manage stages that you can take on step by step in an easy to do sort of way?

The good news though is that regardless of where we stand Mentally/emotionally, physically, socially, financially or spiritually, each one of us has the ability to improve even if it is just a little at a time.

How would your life be impacted if you could improve each section of your life by just 10%?

I am not suggesting that I have any answers, on the contrary, what works for me in any of those fields might be totally foreign to you and vice versa, The ABCD of Success is simply a framework that I have developed after years of studying personal growth. This is something I work on each and every day.

Becoming my best self and helping and sharing what I learn has become my purpose and passion in life as I know it is for many of my dear Facebook friends.


This facebook Page ABCDOfSuccess will be where I will add, edit ,create and hopefully discover all the material for this continuing project. Please feel free to join, add and share.

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