Ability Believe Yourself

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TIME was a child, you may have heard the story of the adaptation of 'The Little Engine That Could'? The book tells about the train that moves to the hill slowly and stalled. Locomotive said to myself, "I can, I can, I can." The train continues to move slowly up to arrive at the hill safely. Simple lessons that can be given is: believe in yourself.

Had the locomotive did not believe in his ability to arrive at the top of the hill, it could be the story in the book end up miserable.

Not only locomotive that's all you can say, "I can, I can, I can", but you can do the same. William Arthur Ward, American cult writer says, "I am a winner because I think like a winner, be a winner, and it works like a winner." Ward's right, if you think being a winner, then indeed you are a winner. The locomotive heroic story in the real world proven by Lawrence, Indonesian badminton athletes.

In 1997, Lawrence stated already exhausted by PBSI. Due to aging and declining performance, PBSI intends issuing Lawrence of Tim Pelatnas. But Lawrence had his own conviction, that he believes his ability and is not yet finished.

Lawrence still believes that he can achieve better performance again. With confidence and confidence is high, and the hard work that is not accompanied by fatigue, Lawrence showed the world that he is able to achieve a remarkable achievement.

Lawrence proved his ability has had otherwise been discharged. In 1998, Lawrence became the winner Tim Thomas Indonesia. He also won the Singapore Open.

Then in 2000, Lawrence returned to the winner Tim Thomas Indonesia. In the same year he carved his name by winning the silver medal in the Sydney Olympics. Still in the same year, he was runner-up Japan Open. And in 2001, he became the Men's Singles World Champion, a title that is a dream of victory anywhere in the world. In 2002, he returned with Indonesian Thomas Cup to defend the country.

Believing themselves the ability not to be shown by those who work as athletes, who works in an office, which has excellent physical stamina, or those who are young and passionate spirit.

Believe in yourself, believe in their ability, can be shown by anyone. Regardless of occupation, status, age, and gender. In 1988, the name had to suck Mak Eroh national public. At that time, everyone crowded memperbincangkannya.

Mak Eroh, then aged 50 years, women of Kampung Pasirkadu, Santana Mekar Village, District Cisayong, Tasikmalaya, West Java has indeed been a great achievement.

What makes the name Mak Eroh soar? Mak Eroh, hanging alone on the slopes of the upright on the rock cliff, in the northeast slope of Mount Galunggung.

Mak Eroh successfully fought alone make the waterways throughout the 47 days. When it was first Mak Eroh do so, many people around who sneer actions. But it did not dampen the pace to continue working. Mak Eroh believe in his abilities, even though at that time he was arguably not young. A woman who mustinya enjoy his day with cuddling or playing with grandchildren.

Mak Eroh are only educated up to class III SD and has three children, in action using a rope areuy, a kind of rattan as a drag rope when hanging.

While the tools used to 'drill' rock climbing are just hoes and balincong, similar short crowbar. Channel to drain the water from the River Cilutung finally resolved.

Berhentikah action Mak Eroh drill rock climbing? Not yet. With the spirit of relentless, Mak Eroh continue making subsequent water channel along the 4.5 kilometer round 8 of the hill with a slope of 60-90 degrees.

Unbelieveable! This time the process is aided by villagers who want to help him, after seeing with their own eyes the results of which have been done Mak Eroh. Within 2.5 years, further work was resolved properly.

The result? Not only rice farmland irrigated village of Santana bloom throughout the year. But also two neighboring villages who come to enjoy the running water of the hard work of its citizens Mak Eroh after making the channel's successor, the Village Indrajaya and Sukaratu.

Mak Eroh action finally arrived ketelinga President Suharto. Over a relatively bold action and provide great benefits for the surrounding community, Mak Eroh received Upakarti Environment in 1988. A year later, he also won an environmental award from the United Nations.

Two stories above gives wisdom that in fact we have a high confidence on capabilities. As said by the Mary Kay Ash, the cosmetics successful American businessman, "you can do if you think so, and if you think you can not do it, you're right." Believe in yourself capabilities. Be locomotives, and keep moving forward.

"If there is a belief that can move mountains, it is the belief in yourself."







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