Five Secret Strategies to Personal Success
| Category: Personal Development For Marketeers | Date: 2002-11-27 |
Are you stuck in your current position in life? Do you feel like no matter what you do you can't get ahead in life? Do you get up for work everyday dreading the next eight hours of your life?
I talk to dozens of people every week that are stuck in the day to day work rut. When I speak with them on the phone, they seem depressed and unmotivated. When exchanging comments at the beginning of the call I always ask how they are doing and I usually get a response like, "okay." When they ask me how I'm doing, I always give them a whole hearted, "GREAT!"
Act Successful:
So what does this all mean? To be successful you have to be in that successful mind set. You have to be motivated for success. You must eat, speak, breath, and dress for success. If you've ever seen the movie, "Secret of My Success" with Michael J. Fox you'll know what I'm talking about. If you haven't seen it, the basic plot was Michael J. Fox worked in the mail room but longed to reach the top of the company. What did he do to attain his position at the top? He dressed and acted like he was at the top although he still worked in the mail room. Eventually his persistence paid off and he reached his desired position in the company.
Step Closer to Success:
Part of being successful is having goals that will take you to at that desired level. You have to want success every step of the way. Whether it's getting a new job, getting a raise, or starting a new business you need to write down the small steps that it will take to achieve that goal. When you write your list, make each step very small. That way as you attain each small goal you can cross it off your list. This will let you see that you are making progress toward your goal.
Feel Successful:
This goes back to how you respond when someone asks how you're doing. Do you respond with an answer that makes the other person feel gloomy or do you uplift their spirits as well? Put some energy in it and say, "GREAT!" Let's try it right now. Answer out loud as though I asked you in person. How are you doing today? (Your response goes here.) If you answered, "Great" then you are on your way to having a successful mind set. Now call a friend on the phone and ask them how they are doing. See if your response of "GREAT" elicit's a positive response. I bet it will.
Images of Success:
A little trick I recently learned has been very effective in staying motivated. When you are reading a magazine or newspaper and come across an image that motivates you, cut it out and hang it somewhere you will see it every day. It could be a picture of your dream car, house, or vacation. You might opt for a few simple words that motivate you or it could be the whole page. Personally, I have several pictures cut from the cover of "Entrepreneur" magazine. One says, "Young Millionaires," another says, "The Next Bill Gates," and yet another says, "Million-Dollar Business." I also have pictures of friends and family surrounding my goal pictures because they are equally as important in the road to success.
Success Leaders:
Do you go to the bar every Friday to sulk about how much your life supposedly stinks? Who else goes to the bar Friday night? All of the other people in the world that are sulking go to the bar to drink their life away. What kind of influence do those people have on you and your spirits? They probably bring you down even more.
What would happen if you hung around with successful, happy, spirited people? You would probably become motivated to be successful like they are. As the saying goes, "you are what you eat." This applies here as well because who you associate with is who you become. Start your path to success by being with successful people or at least people who are aspiring to be successful.
About the Author
Tom Kulzer, Editor Electro-MLM Digest, a moderated list devoted to answering your networking questions to help you become successful.
tom@electsuccess.com
http://www.electsuccess.com
I talk to dozens of people every week that are stuck in the day to day work rut. When I speak with them on the phone, they seem depressed and unmotivated. When exchanging comments at the beginning of the call I always ask how they are doing and I usually get a response like, "okay." When they ask me how I'm doing, I always give them a whole hearted, "GREAT!"
Act Successful:
So what does this all mean? To be successful you have to be in that successful mind set. You have to be motivated for success. You must eat, speak, breath, and dress for success. If you've ever seen the movie, "Secret of My Success" with Michael J. Fox you'll know what I'm talking about. If you haven't seen it, the basic plot was Michael J. Fox worked in the mail room but longed to reach the top of the company. What did he do to attain his position at the top? He dressed and acted like he was at the top although he still worked in the mail room. Eventually his persistence paid off and he reached his desired position in the company.
Step Closer to Success:
Part of being successful is having goals that will take you to at that desired level. You have to want success every step of the way. Whether it's getting a new job, getting a raise, or starting a new business you need to write down the small steps that it will take to achieve that goal. When you write your list, make each step very small. That way as you attain each small goal you can cross it off your list. This will let you see that you are making progress toward your goal.
Feel Successful:
This goes back to how you respond when someone asks how you're doing. Do you respond with an answer that makes the other person feel gloomy or do you uplift their spirits as well? Put some energy in it and say, "GREAT!" Let's try it right now. Answer out loud as though I asked you in person. How are you doing today? (Your response goes here.) If you answered, "Great" then you are on your way to having a successful mind set. Now call a friend on the phone and ask them how they are doing. See if your response of "GREAT" elicit's a positive response. I bet it will.
Images of Success:
A little trick I recently learned has been very effective in staying motivated. When you are reading a magazine or newspaper and come across an image that motivates you, cut it out and hang it somewhere you will see it every day. It could be a picture of your dream car, house, or vacation. You might opt for a few simple words that motivate you or it could be the whole page. Personally, I have several pictures cut from the cover of "Entrepreneur" magazine. One says, "Young Millionaires," another says, "The Next Bill Gates," and yet another says, "Million-Dollar Business." I also have pictures of friends and family surrounding my goal pictures because they are equally as important in the road to success.
Success Leaders:
Do you go to the bar every Friday to sulk about how much your life supposedly stinks? Who else goes to the bar Friday night? All of the other people in the world that are sulking go to the bar to drink their life away. What kind of influence do those people have on you and your spirits? They probably bring you down even more.
What would happen if you hung around with successful, happy, spirited people? You would probably become motivated to be successful like they are. As the saying goes, "you are what you eat." This applies here as well because who you associate with is who you become. Start your path to success by being with successful people or at least people who are aspiring to be successful.
About the Author
Tom Kulzer, Editor Electro-MLM Digest, a moderated list devoted to answering your networking questions to help you become successful.
tom@electsuccess.com
http://www.electsuccess.com
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