Level 10 Determination

By Paul Cummings

Level 10 Determination is one of the greatest assets we can possess. Determination can bring out the best in us. Determination is the tool we use to defeat discouragement. Determination is what we use to take adversity, turn it into challenge, and create real opportunity.

Determination overcomes temporary failure to prevent it from becoming permanent. Determination produces patience. Determination feeds our faith and starves our doubts to death. Determination builds character. Determination helps us push through difficult moments and find success. It helps us prioritize and manage our time to maximize positive results.

Determination gives us the will to win. Determination is the tool we use to dig ourselves out of a hole. Determination is the tool we use to improve our relationships. Determination is the tool we use to reach our goals. Determination is the tool we use to succeed.

Tom Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot and without fingers on his right hand. However, Tom used determination to overcome his physical limitations. Tom had a burning desire to play football, so his parents had a special football shoe designed for him. Hour after hour, day after day, Tom would practice kicking field goals. He became very good at kicking field goals at short distances. Then, he began to move back further and further, scoring field goals with the same accuracy. His determination landed him a job in the NFL playing football for the New Orleans Saints. An opportunity came when the Saints needed Tom to make a 63-yard field goal against the Detroit Lions to win the game. If Tom could make it, he would set a new record in the NFL for the longest field goal ever made. With time running out, Tom kicked the ball while 66,000 fans screamed and cheered. The ball went up and through the goalpost to give New Orleans a 19-17 win over Detroit and Tom Dempsey the record. Although three others have tied it, his record still stands today.

The moral of the story is: never let someone else place limitations on your potential. With Level 10 Determination, you can become whatever you want to be. Are you determined to win each day? Do you respond to setbacks with a high level of determination? Are you willing to stay determined to be the best in your field? If the answer is “yes” to these questions, you are on your way to the highest level of success. If the answer is “no,” you need to utilize Level 10 Determination, beginning today, to change the course of your life.