Success depends upon maturity!

Ann Landers

Is the title of today's Inspirational message.

Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base

a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.

It means being able to resist the urge for

immediate gratification and opt for the course of

action that will pay off later.

One of the characteristics of the young is “I

want it now.”

Grown-up people can wait.

Maturity is perseverance–the ability to sweat

out a project or a situation, in spite of heavy

opposition and discouraging setbacks, and stick

with it until it is finished.

The adult who is constantly changing friends

and changing mates is immature. He/she

cannot stick it out because he/she has not

grown up.

Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle

differences without violence or destruction. The

mature person can face unpleasantness,

frustration, discomfort and defeat without

collapsing or complaining. He/she knows he

cannot have everything his/her own way every

time. He/she is able to defer to circumstances,

to other people-and to time. He/she knows

when to compromise and is not too proud to do

so.

Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to

say, “I was wrong.” And, when he/she is right,

the mature person need not experience the

satisfaction of saying, “I told you so.”

Maturity is the ability to live up to your

responsibilities, and this means being

dependable. It means keeping your word.

Dependability is the hallmark of integrity. Do

you mean what you say-and do you say what

you mean? Unfortunately, the world is filled with

people who cannot be counted on. When you

need them most, they are among the missing.

They never seem to come through in the

clutches. They break promises and substitute

alibis for performance. They show up late or not

at all. They are confused and disorganized.

Their lives are a chaotic maze of broken

promises, former friends, unfinished business

and good intentions that somehow never

materialize. They are always a day late and a

dollar short.

Maturity is the

ability to

make a

decision and

stand by it.

Immature

people spend

their lives

exploring

endless

possibilities

and then

doing nothing.

Action

requires

courage.

Without courage, little is accomplished.

Maturity is the ability to harness your abilities

and your energies and do more than is

expected. The mature person refuses to settle

for mediocrity. He/she would rather aim high

and miss the mark than low-and make it.

Maturity is the art of living in peace with that

which cannot be changed, the courage to

change that which should be changed, no

matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know

the difference.

Authored

By Ann landers