One must look at every event of life as a lesson to improve.  We must learn from these lessons and neutralize their bitterness with new, creative activities.  We must constantly strive to turn bitterness into sweetness.  It is this action that develops a desire for success.  Once we learn to act this way, we never have to revert back to allowing bitterness to dominate our thinking.

            Our commitment to success is tied to opportunities—those fleeting moments for improving our position in life.  We must open our eyes to the opportunities around us and be willing to take immediate action.  Sometimes opportunity only knocks once.  Sometimes, it hits us over the head with a baseball bat and we still don’t react.  Be alive and alert.  There is always enough opportunity to make our life the success we want it to be.  But, we must prepare.

            The greatest gift we possess is our mind.  It is more powerful then the fastest and smartest computer invented.  It is this wonderful masterpiece that fuels our imagination.  All inventions began as an idea in someone’s imagination.  Use this free gift to propel yourself over obstacles.  Use this gift to free your life of bitterness and pain.  Use this gift to drive you when events are their darkest.  You have all the imagination you need to be as successful as you wish to be.

            Finally, simply spend time thinking.  With our mind, we can think about strategies to use to help us on our journey to success.  But, thinking is hard work.  Most avoid it.  We are mentally lazy and many times that translates into physical laziness.  We do not act.  We lack desire; we miss opportunities; we don’t trust our imagination and we simply don’t think.  Thus, our life does not change.

            Follow the formula for making your lemonade.  Use the first letter of the four points made to form these two words—DO IT!  This is the recipe for success and your water and sugar for your lemon juice.