There was a loving couple who had only one son. They loved the son with all their hearts. However, one day the son had to depart from them as he was recruited by the army and was sent on a mission. The son never returned and was confirmed dead although his body was never found, The old couple refused to accept the fact that their son was dead. They kept their hopes alive and years went by.

One day, they received thee good news that their son was alive and would be returning home. Soon they received a phone call from their son informing them that he was recovering in a hospital. The couple was excited and requested the son to return home as soon as possible. He told his parents that when he was in hospital he met a friend who had encouraged him and given him hope. He wanted to bring the friend to meet his parents....

This is the story of the four-minute mile. For thousand of years, people held the belief that it was impossible for a human being to run the mile in less than four minutes. In ancient Egypt it was said that they released lions to chase after slaves in order to break the four-minute mile. These attempts too proved to be futile. The best time ever recorded was 4:06, and there was no way the barrier would be broken Scientists, doctors and experts declared that there was no way, a man could run a mile under four minutes. They said that if any person should try. “His heart will jump right out of his body”. This negative belief continued until a man by the name of Roger Bannister decided not to believe in the experts, and others. Roger Bannister believed in himself. He went through a systematic training program and in 1954 he ran the mile in less than four minutes. Thus the barrier was finally broken and within one year later, 37 other runners also broke it.

Success Principles

Roger Bannister, chose not to believe in others, but to believe in himself. He had to change his own belief about the possibility of the four-minute mile. He got into shape physically and mentally. He actually visualized himself breaking the four-minute barrier, since no one had ever done it before. The greatest aspect of his breakthrough was what it did for others. If Roger Bannister ca do it, so can we!