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THE FIRST SECRET OF SUCCESS"Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands," saysmotivational speaker Zig Ziglar. Here's a true story about a manwho learned that lesson.Harold was ready to retire. His wife Martha, however, was lessenthusiastic. As she explained to a friend, "Harold has neverdone anything that required physical exertion. He never playedgolf, mowed the lawn or even washed the windows. When he retires,he will sit in his easy chair and expect me to bring him hisfood."But to Martha's surprise, soon after he retired Harold joined ahealth club. And one night, when he arrived home from exerciseclass, he announced, "I signed up for the wrestling tournament. Iam going to wrestle Friday night."Martha was shocked. "Please don't do it, Harold," she begged."You're not in shape. You will be so beat up they will have tocarry you home!" However, he couldn't be dissuaded and she toldhim that if he went through with his "lame idea," she was notgoing to watch.She stayed away that Friday evening as Harold wrestled. Thenabout 10:00 p.m., just as she predicted, two men practicallycarried Harold home. He lay down on the couch, every muscle strained and bruised. Before she could speak, he sputtered, "Don't say a word, Martha! This is not the worst of it. I won tonight. I have to wrestle again tomorrow night!"Harold worked hard for his success, but he may not have beenready to succeed! He proved, however, that when you combine sweatwith the belief that you can do a certain thing, tremendousresults will often follow.In fact, I believe Harold may have even surprised himself. As Dr.Norman Vincent Peale said, "People become really quite remarkablewhen they start thinking that they can do things. When theybelieve in themselves they have the first secret of success."Have you discovered that secret?--Steve Goodier