Success means so many things to different people. For many, success is about achieving financial freedom in their lives and having the time to do what they enjoy doing. For others, success may involve achieving harmony with their mental, physical and spiritual aspects of their life. Success can also mean achieving the goals and objectives that you set out for your life journey and achieving the outcomes that you anticipated.
Your own idea of success may be a combination of the above, but the key will be to make it happen now!
Three Steps to Success
I have tried to simplify the process of moving to the next level of personal development and achieving success in your life. Having read numerous books and listened to a number of audiovisual programs on success I have reduced all the different approaches to three key steps in achieving success:
• Think – positive mental attitude, beliefs, creative thinking, intuition, dreams and desires, subconscious programming, visualization
• Plan – life purpose, goals and objectives, commitment, detailed action plans
• Do! – positive doing, self-discipline, taking action, implementation, evaluation
Although all three steps are important to achieving success the emphasis should be on the “Doing”.
Ultimate success comes from the actions you implement in life once you have taken the opportunity to think about what you want and then plan what you are going to do. Success is a journey therefore you need to start working on it now. Today is the start of the rest of your life.
Many people spend a lot of time thinking and dreaming of success without actually planning and putting into action their plans. Don’t get me wrong. Thinking and having a positive mental attitude are important precursors to success, however these alone won’t pull you through. I can now understand why Thomas Edison stated that genius (success) is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
What is your definition of success?
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