Top Speaker, Business Motivator, Guru of Leadership & Sales Sage, Zig Ziglar has laid out what he believes as a path to success,

“The foundation stones for a balanced success are; Honesty, Character, Integrity, Faith, Love & Loyalty.”

Foundation of success. He believes a firm foundation is needed to succeed. As is clear in scripture Matthew 7: 24-27, Jesus Christ explains,

24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

The importance of a firm foundation at home and at work can hardly be overstated. Home is obvious but at work?, oh yes because you have so many more people to be honest to,, so many that you are responsible for and responsible to. How can you achieve balanced success if you are not honest?, one of the stones of a firm foundation. If you are living a life or trying to build a career that does not have a firm foundation, if you do not build with these six stones, you are doomed to a fruitless struggle or a tainted, short-lived success. Believe it.

Look in the mirror and assess yourself today. Are you building a firm foundation so that you can live a good life and build a solid career for you and your family or are you doing it your way because you are special? Smarten up! Hear these words and Go out and make today a GREAT DAY!!!