| No one becomes successful by accident. | | | | up. You can choose to stay away from all the |
| Success requires making a plan and sticking | | | | negative people in your life. Avoid all the |
| to it. It is simple, but does require | | | | whiners, complainers, blamers and |
| commitment; it is not hard to do, but does | | | | thumbsuckers. |
| require hard work. The good news is that once | | | | |
| you begin, the results start coming almost | | | | 8. Do what you are best at and what you get |
| instantly. The miracle of successful living | | | | the most satisfaction from. There is no |
| is that the smallest step towards success | | | | reason to stay stuck doing things that are |
| attracts more success! Here is a very brief | | | | frustrating, boring, unhealthy, unproductive, |
| outline of the key points that will help you | | | | demeaning or unfulfilling. |
| achieve the highest levels of success. | | | | |
| | | | 9. Write down a vision of how you want to |
| 1. Look into the nearest mirror - the person | | | | live your life. Be specific. Where you want |
| staring back at you is the only person | | | | to live, what kind of carpet, who your |
| responsible for your success. Smile! No one | | | | friends are, the pony's name, what the new |
| else is the cause of your success or to blame | | | | church rec hall you donated looks like, etc. |
| for your short comings. Successful people | | | | Make a Future Scrapbook; paste in pictures, |
| take full responsibility for their actions. | | | | drawings, essays, clippings. Make up news |
| | | | headlines about your achievements. Every day |
| 2. Smile back at your reflection. Successful | | | | visualize yourself as you would like to be - |
| people are cheerful, optimistic, and forward | | | | and then act that way! |
| thinking. If you think you don't have | | | | |
| anything to smile about, smile anyway. | | | | 10. Write down your biggest goal, the one you |
| Positive thoughts drive out negative | | | | most want to fulfill. Write it in the present |
| thoughts. It's hard to have a negative | | | | tense, "I am...", "I have...", "I |
| thought while you are smiling! | | | | contribute...". Success is the result of a |
| | | | personal decision, so start your goal with |
| 3. Positive self-esteem is the foundation for | | | | "I". Read your goal aloud every morning and |
| success. Feel good about yourself and your | | | | night. Tell people your goal. Make a plan to |
| abilities, achievements and potential. Don't | | | | achieve your goal and stick to it. |
| dwell on your mistakes. Remind and praise | | | | |
| yourself on your past accomplishments. | | | | 11. Study the science of success. Read books, |
| Congratulate yourself for taking positive | | | | listen to tapes, watch videos and positive TV |
| steps toward a more successful future. | | | | programming. Talk to successful people and |
| | | | ask them how they became successful. Fill |
| 4. Believe in yourself. You are here for a | | | | your mind with positive thoughts and give |
| purpose. God doesn't make extras just to fill | | | | yourself positive self-affirmations. |
| in the scenery. Find your mission and begin | | | | |
| working to fulfill it. | | | | 12. Every day do something that brings you |
| | | | closer to your goal. Never give up. You can |
| 5. Desire to be a success. Decide right now | | | | only fail if you quit trying. Keep on keeping |
| that you will be successful. Commit to being | | | | on and you will succeed. Achieving success |
| successful. | | | | requires following a system. Begin today by |
| | | | putting these 12 points into daily practice. |
| 6. Associate with successful people. Do what | | | | |
| they do. When faced with choices, make the | | | | Everybody experiences fear of failure, |
| choice a successful person would make. Blow | | | | uncertainty, insecurity, low self-esteem, |
| your bonus check on a gambling trip or invest | | | | indecision, depression, nervousness and |
| it? | | | | embarrassment. Successful people master these |
| | | | temporary conditions by taking positive |
| 7. Avoid unsuccessful people. Do not under | | | | action, by sticking to their plan, by |
| any circumstances associate with negative | | | | maintaining their vision of the future, by |
| people. Negative people are toxic; they | | | | learning from setbacks and by rededicating |
| destroy, they do not build. They are vampires | | | | themselves to the pursuit of their mission. |
| that can live only by draining the life from | | | | By following these simple steps you will |
| others. The odds are greater that they will | | | | become successful and achieve all that you |
| pull you down faster than you can lift them | | | | desire. |