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Secret
#1: If your life stinks, it's
your fault.
Success begins when you take full, unmitigated, unequivocal RESPONSIBILITY
for your life. You stop blaming lawyers (well, maybe lawyers), politicians,
luck, the weather, etc. How many times do we hear from others how
it's always someone else's fault? Your success ALWAYS begins and
ends with YOU.
Secret #2: Whoever said "money isn't everything"
never had any.
Yes, I know all about good health, etc. What I mean is how can you
really be a good husband, wife, mom or dad or a role model to your
kids, an upstanding person of character, a contributing member of
your community, a person of faith . . . when you are up all night
sweating about paying your bills?
Secret #3: TURN OFF THE TELEVISION!
Television is a narcotic for the masses. The average household has
the television on for eight hours or more per day. Watching Gilligan
and his buddies on that insipid island won't make you rich; what
will get you on the road to wealth is making more time for the goals
you have set for yourself, for research, learning and implementing
ideas. One of the biggest excuses I hear when consulting with others
is that there is no time for anything. Hogwash. There is all the
time in the world for you to find your greatness, if you place a
value on it.
Secret #4: If you hang around with or take advice
from losers, you will become one too. You are a product of your
environment.
Oh, boy - this is a toughly, but let's go for it. I discovered a
long time ago that when I hung around with losers I became a loser
too. How many times do you find yourself wanting to hang out with
folks who have no desire for greatness, just recreation, griping
sessions, whining and the like? The good news is that if you surround
yourself with winners, you will become one too. You must create
an environment of success. It's that simple.
Secret #5: You can't petition the Lord (for wealth)
with prayer.
(I heard this on some rock album from the 60's.) NO, I'm not trying
to proselytize, but I figure that praying to the Almighty to win
the lottery while waiting in line at the 7-11 sucking down a mango
Slurpy? isn't what spirituality is all about. Save your talks for
the big guy for the stuff that's really important!
Secret #6: You have to be your own cheerleader.
Now don't go out to the attic and get your daughter's high school
pom-poms out. What I mean here is that you have to be in your own
corner. Success is about having self-esteem, believing in yourself,
and having respect for YOU. If this sounds self-centered, then you're
correct. It's all about you - your confidence and your attitude,
when you get to the bottom of it.
Secret #7: Character does matter.
No matter what you see and hear from our politicians, it is really
smart to do the right thing at the right time. I know this sounds
corny, but when you do the right thing at the right time you never
have to worry about feeling good about yourself, you never have
to look over your shoulder, you never have to remember a lie you
told. Ask yourself this question - if you were walking down the
street with your child and you found a wallet with the owner's ID
intact, would you have the character to return it, or would you
hope your child forgets about it as you pocket the loot? How can
you expect anything more out of your own kid (or anyone else) when
you - as their role model - can't lead by example?
Secret #8: Find a mentor.
Mentor defined: A wise and trusted teacher. I know of no other success
technique that has given me greater results faster than having a
one-on-one relationship with a winner. The positive influence, guidance,
teaching, motivation and laser-like focus is what success is made
of. This technique goes all the way back to Homer's ancient Greece
and has stood the test of time. Seminars, books, and tapes are fine
starting points, but there is no substitute for an ongoing supportive
role model already doing it. Decide what it is you would like to
do, learn, and accomplish with your life, and then find someone
who is already doing it successfully to help you discover your own
greatness. Don't start from scratch, or try to reinvent the wheel
when you can have the life you want beginning today with the right
mentor.
Secret #9: You have everything you need right now
to succeed.
You are endowed with the same seeds of greatness as everyone you
have ever envied or admired. It's just a question of finding your
own passion, discovering your own greatness, and pursuing it with
a disciplined HUNGER. So many people accept mediocrity as their
standard when they are capable of so much more. Don't settle for
less; excel and find the life you deserve, your greatness within,
and the life you are destined for. You have everything you need
right now!
So just go for it!
Secret#10:"Success
is never final and failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
One final point... It's important:
If you've read this far, I'm pretty sure that you want more out
of life. Unlike most people that just sit back and dream about having
more, doing more... being more... you are taking action. While they
are stuck in their dead end job, you're moving ahead. While they
are sitting on the couch watching simpson's re-runs or X Factor,
you're taking the steps necessary to afford a bigger house in the
neighborhood you've always dreamed of.
You are different. You are
smarter, you're willing to take chances to get what you want out
of life.
BUT, it's important to understand that
human nature has one major visible character flaw: we procrastinate,
we contemplate, we equivocate far too much and for far too long.
By the time we finally decide to ever DO SOMETHING --- frequently
the window of opportunity has closed forever.
Don't be like most everyone
else you know. Have the courage to follow-through and make a better
life for yourself. As a matter-of-fact, while you're at it... create
your life exactly the way you want it to be. My partners and I did,
and we're happier now than we've ever been!
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