Succeed By Counting Your Chickens - Three Success Lessons From The UK Apprentice
Three key success lessons emerged from 'The Apprentice'. 'The Apprentice' is a very popular reality TV show in both the UK and the USA. This article is based on the UK version of the show which features Sir Alan Sugar who, like Donald Trump, is a highly successful businessman.
Sir Alan Sugar, the East End boy who became a multimillionaire businessman with a reputation for blunt speaking and toughness, spent about twelve weeks this year selecting an apprentice to run one of his business projects.
More than 10,000 people applied for "The Apprentice" and a chance to get a six-figure salaried job with Sir Alan Sugar. The 14 finalists had done well to get into the last stages of the process but only one would win the prize.
I did not learn as many lessons about success in business or in life from the program as I had hoped but there were three important success lessons which are worth remembering.
Sir Alan, himself, was asked at the end of the program what lessons he had learned. His answer was a surprising one: "You don't buy a hundred chickens for a hundred pizzas!"
He was referring to a task set early in the process of evaluating the candidates to be his apprentice.
One bright spark called Syed Ahmed had been given the job of ordering the food ingredients necessary for an event in central London. His team would use the ingredients to make food that people would buy from their food stall. The aim was to make a profit which was greater than that of their rival team.
Syed's team decided to offer Italian food including pizzas. Syed acted with careless abandon and total disregard for detail. He ordered a hundred chickens without figuring out how many chickens would be needed to make one pizza. He also did not bother to enquire what size the chickens were. They turned out to be huge!
His team, as you can imagine, ended up by wasting a large amount of money before they started selling and in the end the pizzas did not sell that well. Large numbers of very large chickens were eventually thrown away and Sir Alan like any good businessman does not like to have his money wasted.
Many businesses and other enterprises fail because people do not keep a close check on the money they are spending. Sir Alan explained forcefully that he did not like to see people p*** his money up against the wall.
All of us need to learn the importance of counting the numbers involved in any enterprise whether they are about chickens or anything else. Success is often a numbers game whether you are counting calories or the number of press ups you perform daily or the money you save every month.
Many candidates did well in the tasks they were set but then blew their chances in the interviews near the end of the elimination process. They had no idea what kind of businesses Sir Alan was running even though they claimed to be keen to have a job in his organisation.
They had failed to do their homework and came into the interviews totally unprepared. Success usually involves doing one's homework. "Preparation Prevents P*** Pot Poor Performance" to use words that Sir Alan did not but might have used!
Paul Tulip, a head hunter, was one of the most successful candidates but he had failed to prepare for the interviews. He had also failed to hand in a decent CV.
His other mistake was to appear arrogant rather than confident. One interviewer took an instant dislike to him. Part of the interview went as follows:
Paul: "I think I am brilliant!"
Interviewer: "Don't keep saying that!"
Paul: "I can get on with anyone!"
Interviewer: "You don't get on with me!"
Paul never recovered his status with Sir Alan after the interviews. Later he explained his arrogant attitude.
"I thought I'd better say that I am the best and then I have something to live up to."
His girlfriend commented: "He says he's the best every day. I just say: 'Of course you are darling.'"
The interviewer was less tolerant: "I didn't like him. At 25 you can't be the best. He's just a chancer."
Sir Alan also commented that Paul was too cocksure.
Paul's strategy might have worked if he had been a great boxer like Muhammad Ali. Muhammad also claimed to be the best but he was not applying for a job as an apprentice i.e. some one who is ready to learn.
Another favourite to win probably blew her chances at the interviews as well. Ruth is a very successful manager and sales woman but she, at times, appeared arrogant and even aggressive.
She shocked one interviewer by failing to knock on the door when she barged in for her interview. She was fond of describing herself as the badger. Her real name was Ruth Badger and she lived up to it.
She made large claims for what she had achieved in previous jobs. Her interviewer found these difficult to believe: "She sounds like wonder woman!"
In her final interview with Sir Alan she did not sound like a future apprentice should:
"I am the all rounder. I will increase your revenue; I've already got the skills"
If she already had the skills, why bother to be an apprentice? Even a tough character like Sir Alan does not want to have to deal with an over confident 'badger'.
In the end the job of apprentice went to the quietly confident but determined and ambitious Michelle Dewberry who started her business life as a check out girl with very few exam passes to her name.
Michelle had probably not been as successful as Paul and Ruth in the tasks they were set but she managed to remain in control of herself even when fiercely questioned.
Nor did she lose her control in the final event when she found her team were letting her down. Instead she gave her opinion of their behaviour forcefully and then took effective steps to put things right.
Michelle, like Sir Alan, came from a tough background and like him could swear like a trooper. Plenty of people had told her she would fail but this added to the flames of her desire to make more of life:
"I have many people saying to me you are going to be on the dole. That's what drives me."
When Michelle started the assessment process she heard the other candidates talking about how great they were and how much better they were than the others. She wisely kept her self-confidence to herself:
"People underestimate me because I'm not loud or cocky; they meet me and think I'm a bit quiet, or I'm a bit blonde, whatever, and they are sadly mistaken."
Michelle is, in fact, a very attractive blonde and always takes care to present herself well. Sir Alan could hardly have failed to notice this and the way she could persuade people with her feminine charm.
This is not a politically correct asset but, given Michelle's other qualities, might well have given her the edge.
Three main success lessons emerge from this year's apprentice. They apply to anyone who wants to succeed whether as an apprentice or working on their own.
Don't waste money especially if it belongs to your employer!
Do your home work. One ancient writing says: "If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."
Do not come across as big headed unless you plan on working on your own! Simply appear quietly confident and give every task, as Michelle did in her own words: "110 per cent!"
Eventually people will judge you by your actions and results rather than by your over confident words. Read the story of David and Goliath again!
If you find acronyms helpful, remember the word CAN.
You can achieve almost anything you desire if you remember the importance of the following three key success traits and techniques which make up the acronym CAN:
Confidence i.e. have confidence in your ability to learn new skills and to persevere until you achieve those goals which you desire most.
Advance Preparation i.e. prepare as thoroughly as possible for whatever you are trying to achieve. Make lists of what you need to do or learn. Work on these key tasks every day.
Numbers i.e. keep a close check on the actual numbers or details of what you are doing or pay some one else to do this for you. Checking numbers will keep you in touch with reality. Start counting your chickens!
Success-- The Key and the Fire
Self-discipline is a powerful tool that can help you accomplish about anything you can dream or imagine. Self-discipline is the act of controlling our emotions, actions, thoughts, words and personal direction. Some people seem to be naturally self-controlled and some seem to have no self-control at all. Others seem to constantly struggle with self-discipline.
Discipline is learning to say "no" to our primitive uncontrolled cravings and selfish destructive desires. We develop self-management when we begin to distinguish the difference between what is actually needed and what is truly unnecessary.
Because of the ease of modern society and our ability to get anything we want at a push of a button or the swipe of a card, it is far more difficult to exert self-control today than it has been in any other time in human history. Added to this is the brainwashing of advertising that tells us to crave things.
The first step to gaining self-control is to identify the areas where we are out of control. Work on self-denial in the areas you want to change. Deny your self a certain pleasure each day. Then begin to start small with little victories each day, like eating one less snack or watching one less television show.
A key to discipline is developing routines. People who have routines tend to be more disciplined and accomplish more. If you are one of those people who have trouble with routines, try adding just one at a time. Keep it simple. Work on the things that are most important first. Evaluate yourself regularly to see how you are doing. Reward yourself for keeping at it. Once it becomes a habit, it is much easier to maintain.
Of course, routines can be done to excess, so remember to give yourself a little healthy leeway in case the unexpected comes up.
The power behind some of the world's greatest achievements is strong motivation and the ability to persist despite previous failures. Motivation is the fire that fuels our efforts toward success. There is no use in trying to master self-discipline if you have no motivation to have it. Motivation is a result of strong personal desire that directs a person's actions and thoughts and helps create situations that move toward a specific accomplishment.
Motivation must come from within, not from an outside source. For example, if you diet because your spouse wants you to, it is poor motivation, and you will probably not do well at it. It is only when you truly desire to control your habits and behaviors that you will achieve self-discipline. Motivation brings about true change.
One way to increase motivation is through pressure. Tell your friends, co-workers and family about your commitment to change something in your life. Peer pressure can be a powerful motivator.
Motivation works hand in hand with self-discipline and organization. Lack in these areas can lead to a greater number of failures and failures lead to poor motivation. When you begin to structure your day and organize yourself, the motivation that moved you to change will continue to add fuel to the fire.
As you work toward change in your life, you will eventually experience failure. The only way to defeat failure is through persistence and perseverance. The most common reason people give up on achieving their goals is because they encountered failure once or twice and they become afraid to try again. Winston Churchill once said, "Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm." Before you even begin, you must plan to deal with failure. Be ready to persevere. Vow to never give up, no matter what, no matter how long it takes!
Success
Success has come to mean many things to people in today's changing society, but certain aspects of it remain fundamentally the same. Success whether it be financial, emotional, physical, emotional, or spiritual, involves achievement and a sense of accomplishment and the positive happy feelings associated with creating. Success that is based upon emotional and spiritual wellness, has a center and focus that allows a person to feel in control of their own choices and attitudes on a daily basis, which can both empower them and bring them happiness and joy.
One of the first steps in being successful is setting goals for yourself. In doing this, one of the most important things is to truly allow yourself to dream and come up with ideas and feelings that bring you joy and happiness, so that you can ultimately work towards and receive the benefits that you truly desire in life. It is only you who can limit yourself. This kind of positivity is very hard for most people to embrace.
They are generally swept up in patterns, age-old habits, fears, superstitions, doubts, and concerned with fitting in to the status quo etc of their respective cultures, that they do not dare to truly dream. Dreaming is the first and most important part of being successful. When you allow yourself to dream, you create in yourself the first seeds of that dream coming to fruition. You dare to allow yourself to live that dream. That is the most powerful gift you can ever give yourself: believing in yourself.
Having created that feeling state of happiness, abundance, prosperity, and satisfaction that you desire within you, you can now outline your vision into concrete goals. Writing down your goals, reading them, re-reading them to yourself, repeating them to your friends, colleagues, family, spouse, children and other loved ones, speaking them aloud to yourself, and always keeping your goals close to you, brings them into fruition a lot faster than you would realize. In sending out your heart's desire with focus and determination and positivity, you are sending the seeds of your desire into the world to germinate and flower. You are harnessing the great power and energy of the universe to bring your desire into being.
To achieve your goals, you have to work, sacrifice, and persist. You have to make choices. If there is someone that you admire, study them carefully. See what qualities they possess that you would like to emulate. Believe in yourself and be willing to adapt, to change your thought processes, and above all, yourself.
One of the most important things you can do for yourself is to write your goals down. Only 3% of the world's population writes down goals, of which only 1% write down goals daily! Why not be in that elite one percent if that will bring your heart's desires? If you constantly visualize the attainment of your goals and dreams, you will not only achieve your goals, but you will fully reach the potential you set for yourself.
Success - Character is Higher Than Intellect - Empower Yourself With This Realization
We all know how easy it is to follow the majority, to do as everyone else seems to be doing, to do only that which is considered average. It takes a strong individual to live a life based on his or her own ideals. Such a person shows strength simply in ability to remain on a chosen path regardless of the inevitable counter forces.
It is the fear of these counter forces that keeps most of us away from our natural desire to learn in order to fulfill our desire for acceptance. It is the fear of these counter forces that threatens us to inaction rather than face failure.
Although we tend to restrict ourselves, we admire those who have the tenacity to face up to these forces in order to live the way they choose. To those who have used their mind to perceive and understand the unknown we recognize their intellect. To those who go the extra step of being a living example of their beliefs we recognize their character.
We offer our highest admiration to those who act, those who demonstrate character. We recognize that it is not only amazing to have reasoning power and knowledge, it is incredible to veer from the norm and act in a way as to be a living example of one’s beliefs. Through our admiration we realize that character is higher than intellect.
Now, it would seem that rather than placing these people on a pedestal , it would be better to let them serve as models for us. Rather than merely admiring their daring we could stand to benefit from their example, the example of action.
Such an example was given to us by Thomas Edison and his Insomnia Team who were named as such because of their long hours. He chose to spend most of his waking hours with these men, who were just as dedicated as he, working endlessly on a given belief.
Edison also made a point to clearly demonstrate his determination through an open door policy with the media. Though he was mainly doing this in an attempt to secure financial backing it gave the rest of the world a clear picture of this man’s character.
Edison and the Insomnia Team showed their persistence and determination often throughout the years. One of the inventions that called heavily on these qualities was the light bulb. Edison and his Insomnia Team could have given up after a couple attempts, yet even after a couple hundred attempts; however, they continued on even into thousands of attempts.
Edison could not be discouraged; rationalizing that since they had only found thousands of ways it could not be done, he could only be closer to the right answer. Edison and the Insomnia Team above intelligence showed character. Their determination pushed aside the counter forces and their diligence was rewarded after over three thousand attempts.
Determination such as this should be ours since it is the very substance that promotes action. This, of course, is easier said than done. Recognizing that action is spurred by determination may be a key to a new way of living.
If we believe in something, the beliefs of others, particularly those who speak of impossibilities should be ignored. Since we all are able to rationalize that error is part of human nature we should not be afraid of it, rather we should look at it more like Edison who saw it as a stepping stone bringing him closer to his goal.
In realizing that character is higher that intellect we should not only admire it in others we should strive to make it our own.
This empowering thought is fuel to drive us to success. We have the power to be the best we can be by acting on our dreams. We can learn what we need along the way.
Success After Failure - Even Genghis Khan Lost Some Early Battles
Both the worst and the best of the great achievers had the belief in themselves and the resilience to overcome early failures. One of these was none other than Genghis Khan. There are powerful lessons we can learn from him.
In 1162 a child, called Temujin, was born in Mongolia clutching a blood clot - a sign that he was destined to be a great warrior. Signs like these encouraged Temujin to believe in his own ability despite early defeats. We, too, need to believe in our own ability, power and destiny.
Temujin came to rule the largest land empire ever known. It was four times the size of the empire of Alexander the Great and twice the size of the Roman Empire. But success only came after failure.
Temujin, who later became known as Genghis Khan, was the son of a tribal warrior chief in Mongolia. When he was nine his father was poisoned by a rival tribe. Temujin commented: "From that day I would never be a child again."
His tribe was little more than an extended family They were at risk unless they forged links with other tribes. Temujin wisely enlarged his tribe through marriage with Borte.
However, even an alliance with Borte's clan did not make him safe. The tribes of Mongolia were locked in a spiral of vendettas. There was only one law on the steppes: "Take what you want."
The Merkit tribe had once feuded with Temujin's father. Now Temujin was in danger and his new wife was especially vulnerable. The scene was set for his first failure.
The Merkit's stole Temujin's wife on a raid. Temujin failed to defend his wife and prevent her capture. He was faced with accepting defeat and escaping or staying and dying. Temujin escaped:
"They had taken my wife. I knew what I had to do. Only a fool fights a battle he knows he cannot win."
His wife too had to submit to her captor or die. She submitted. Temujin may have been beaten in a skirmish by the Merkit but he was not defeated. He made plans to get his wife back and take his revenge.
He could rely on his blood brother, Jamuka: "I had just one friend I could trust." But he needed even more support. He and Jamuka sought the help of a khan who was once the blood brother of Temujin's father: "I told him he was as a father to me. A man who seeks power needs friends who have power."
He was accepted by the khan. Temujin was delighted: "My power had been increased by heaven and earth." The man who later conquered the world knew the importance of support from the powerful.
He now went looking for his wife at the Merkit camp, rescued her and took his revenge: "We made the Merkits pay for their deed. We destroyed their families and emptied their breasts."
Temujin was barely 20 and he had already eliminated one of Mongolia's great tribes, rescued his wife and had turned his first failure into victory. He had also begun to build his power base.
Nine months later Borta gave birth to his son. There was some doubt as to who was the father but Temujin again turned defeat into victory by treating him as his own son. His pragmatic, practical approach helped him throughout his life.
However, there was tension between Temujin and Jamuka who in the early days shared the leadership of the tribe. They disagreed over how you value a man's worth. Both were sons of aristocrats. But only only Temujin had really suffered adversity.
After his father was murdered Temujin experienced betrayal by his own people: "Our tribe deserted us. Men are loyal only to a strong leader. They left us with nothing. We had no friends but our own shadows. Like the wolf, we endured and from hardship I grew strong. Now I cared only for the strength in a man's heart. A warrior does not win a battle by virtue of his birth."
Temujin rewarded ability and loyalty alone. One of his most promising warriors, Subuday, was the son of humble herdsman. Jamuka, however, believed high rank should only be reserved for aristocrats His blood brother was throwing out the old ways. The gulf widened between them.
A shaman said that Temujin and his sons would rule the whole surface of the world This was a decisive moment for Jamuka who now wished to move away from their homeland. Temujin realised that disunity would follow.It did.
Two years later Jamuka's men ambushed Temujin's tribe. It was a huge defeat. Again the future world conqueror had failed.
"My army was unprepared, outnumbered and outwitted; the earth was soaked with the blood of my warriors." Temujin knew how to face reality and admit his own responsibility but the worst was to come.
Jamuka lined up the generals of his blood brother and had them thrown alive into a cauldron of boiling water.
When Temujin heard of the atrocity he swore a vow: "By the power of heaven, I swore to gain my vengeance. Never again would I be defeated nor my loyal warriors so dishonoured."
He told his warriors: "They say the Mongols are descended from the wolf. Like the wolf we are famous for our ferocity and courage but to win a battle we have to fight fiercely not as individual warriors but as parts of a whole."
Temujin trained his warriors to a high standard and in 1204 rode west in search of his blood brother and his army.
Jamuka was the first to face an army that eventually conquered much of the surface of the earth. Temujin's men advanced in silence saving their battle cries till the last. He used discipline, teamwork and controlled tactics to defeat Jamuka.
Arrows were released and then "my cavalry attacked without mercy." Each tactic was meticulously planned. One squadron fled luring Jamuka's men into a trap.
Jamuka saw his army destroyed and ran. His men lay like "felled logs in the forest." He hid through winter of 1204. In spring, he reappeared escorted by two of his generals who expected a reward.
Temujin rewarded the two generals with death for their disloyalty to their khan and gave Jamuka the chance to rejoin him. But Jamuka knew there could only be one ruler so he simply asked for a noble death in which none of his blood would be shed. Temujin granted his blood brother's final wish. Two warriors bent him backwards over some logs breaking his back. Both early failures had been revenged. Defeat had been turned into victory.
Success By Doing It
The importance of immediate, massive, daily action has been written about many times already but it is so important that it is worth writing about again and again. The examples in this article come from the world of business but they could apply to any other walk of life as well.
Marketing is the life blood of business but sometimes businessmen will wait until they have written the perfect advertisement or sales message before they send out even one ad. They also spend weeks making sure their website is beautifully designed with all the latest refinements.
Meanwhile good selling time is passing them by. Their product may even be out of date before they are happy with the advertisements. By the time they have everything perfect and ready to go, they may run out of capital and be forced to close down their business.
The best lesson I learned from the late Corey Rudl at a seminar in London was not to worry about creating a perfect website. Just get one up. His own dad had a website selling Ferrari car badges which was very ordinary but it was making money.
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire Mayor of New York, credits his success to getting going without spending too much time planning:
" We act from day one; others plan how to plan - for months."
Dave and Heidi Perry talk about a fairly average businessman and average marketer whom they call Jack.
Jack's motto was: "Doin' it, Doin'it, Doin'it" i.e do something, anything every day towards achieving your marketing goals.
He kept plugging away each day with his marketing even when the format of his sales brochures and forms was not very good. He would not wait for the format to be improved. He believed in 'Doin' it' even if he was not quite ready to do it.
This philosophy and behaviour made him a multi millionaire and a leader. Even though what he said was not profound and could at times be downright stupid, his action oriented words and behaviour led many to trust him and to follow his suggestions.
"He knew that to get a desired outcome, he had to actually DO something to get there."
Jack knew that if his audience would just do something - anything - every day toward their goals, they,too,would get there. He, himself, just started doing something.
He didn't wait until he had enough money to start his business or until his advertising materials were perfect or until he had a stockpile of products to sell. He started with what he had and did something every day to achieve his goal.
You can't dream or wish your way into riches although this can help. You have to actually do something about it however badly. What is worse than a sales ad? No sales ad. Don't wait until you have a great website or enough money to start your business.
Get going badly now and do something every day towards achieving your goal. You may still have doubts and fears but by doing something every day you will make progress and your confidence and power will increase.
Some people want to master a piece of software before they use it. The chances are that they will never use it!
The quickest way to learn how a software tool works is to start using it on a daily basis. We will make mistakes, of course, but we will also make progress in understanding the software.
I did not use an autoresponder for ages because I was afraid of making mistakes and sending people the wrong message. When I did get round to using one, I almost immediately made mistakes but learned rapidly how to put them right and no one sent in any letters of complaint!
If possible, find a mentor who can hold your hand while you try something new. However, mentors are not always easily available so trust yourself to have a go on your own and see what happens.
You will probably amaze yourself at what you can achieve on your own especially if you don't give up at the first signs of trouble.
Obviously preparation, thinking and planning are worth doing but there comes a time when the most important thing is to actually start taking action even if this means you are running risks. Try it and see what happens.
Start "Doing it!"
Success By Performing Without An Audience - Is Anyone Listening?
To achieve success it can be important to keep going even if no one seems to be appreciating or even noticing what you are doing. Some people are not appreciated until after they have passed on into the next life. Hopefully, it won't take that long for the rest of us.
"A Night To Remember" is a 1958 film which tells the story of the sinking of the Titanic in a powerful and moving way. It stars Kenneth More as the dedicated officer who does his duty in putting women and children only into the life boats as the Titanic starts to sink and then manages to save a group of men who were amongst the last survivors.
As the boat is sinking, a legendary act of heroism takes place. The musicians keep playing on deck rather than taking care of their own survival.
One of them says "What's the use? No one is listening." Another comments "Well, no one is listening when we play at meals."
Even the Beatles must have thought no one was listening. In 1962, four years after the Titanic film was made, Decca recording turned them down:
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
Obviously in both stories someone was listening. Both the musicians on the Titanic and the Beatles became legends. Many people go through times when they feel no one is listening and they are wasting their time. However, if they keep going, they may just become legends too.
Any kind of performance usually involves the homework and the boring practice sessions when no one is watching or listening.
Those who can keep motivated during these practice sessions will usually get their reward when the audience finally arrive and they put in an astonishing performance.
As the film "A Night To Remember" nears its end, the lead violinist tells the musicians:
"It's the end, boys, we've done our duty. We can go now."
The musicians start to leave but the lead violinist starts playing on his own: "Nearer my God to thee."
The others rejoin him and one of them starts singing the hymn. The sound reaches the survivors in the life boats.
Whether things happened the way the film shows does not really matter.The lesson is the same. Keep taking action; keep praying or visualizing a great future.
The universe is quite probably taking note of your efforts and thoughts and will respond in its own good time. What you are doing will make some kind of a difference. Someone is noticing. Someone is listening.
Success…follow the well-beaten path
Have you achieved success in your life? Yes or no? The answer to that question is quite simple to most people. You might as well ask a man how much money he has…it’s the same question. However there’s more to it than that. Money is a nice manifestation of success, but it is not the key goal.
Success should be less of an “end” in itself, and more of a “means”. Success should be a way of life. A truly successful man has mastered life, and thus has control of the direction of his destiny. It is a characteristic of the world we live in that most men prefer that destiny to point straight towards the proverbial pot of gold. That is fine as well. If it is money and riches you want, then you should have it. You should not be denied!
So how do you get the money and riches? Is it what you do? What about who you know? Perhaps it’s your geographic location? All of these play a role certainly; but if you want success, a good way to start would be to find a successful person and ask him how he did it. Then find another and do the same. Then find another…and another. Then you can act on your desire, suitably armed with a wealth of knowledge that would mean you are already “successful”, even before the manifestation of the wealth you seek. Of course you have to have the right frame of mind and focus and all of that, so I am not saying there isn’t more. The good thing about this approach is – particularly if you don’t know where to start – that you can also develop the focus by learning from others.
When you arrive at a strange train station and you want to reach “The Plaza” on James Street, how do you get there? You can consult the complicated map. That would get you there, if you are skilled at reading maps. It might be faster to ask someone. The map might leave out the large body of water that has blocked the path. A person would give you that information. If you’re afraid of being misled, you could ask someone else…and then re-consult the map. With this approach, you’ll be confident of getting to the location long before you actually reach it. It’s that state of confidence that makes you the victor long before the battle is over.
It’s the same with success. People who have reached the peak of their lives (or of life as we know it) have certain habits and carry out certain actions. They have each found their own way to that point. They know a way to get there. Most of them know multiple ways to get there, simply because they have done it. One might sneer at this. It’s easy to assume that it’s only because they are successful that they have anything to tell. They might easily have failed, and then perhaps we wouldn’t know of them. Well, most of them did! In fact, many “failed” repeatedly. I read somewhere that 4 millionaires being interviewed (each made their first million before they turned 35) started, on average, 18 businesses before each hit the jackpot. Imagine 17 failures. Then imagine speaking to one of them and learning how to avoid, maybe, 13 of those steps. You would already be closer to your goal.
The point is, as far as success is concerned, the most important ingredient comes from inside you. There is determination, focus, power of will and others. Then there is knowledge. It is that knowledge that gives direction to all the other forces. Once the direction is known…action! With that action comes a definite movement towards the ultimate goal.
So, in closing, I say this…learn from those who have gone before you. They are many, and their methods are vastly different. You don’t have to do exactly as they have done, but you can apply their methods and knowledge to your own journey. Once you act on this knowledge, I can assure you that you will start to think like a “successful” person. Once that happens, it is only a matter of time before that success is made manifest in your life.
Here’s to your success.
Success Formula
Success makes you more self-confident. Besides success gives birth to another victory. Even the smallest piece of luck can be a step to a great one. To reach your own peak of success, you are to climb the following steps: Dare to try and dare to win. If you come across something unknown, you are sure to feel doubtful. Overcome your hesitations and be in the mood of victory. Surely you are to make concessions, you will not avoid mistakes. But it will serve you as a good practice. You’ll learn from your mistakes and next time you will act differently.
Turn anxiety into self-confidence. Stop worrying what others think of you. Turn anxiety into self-confidence. Think more of other people. Each person is unique and special. Try appeal to his/her interest. If you manage to win his trust, you will be more confident and worry will disappear. Try to relax. Look for best in people. Talk about things interesting for your company. Share the attention. If you active and attract a lot of attention – share it. You should give something to the people around you, not just enjoy your own popularity. Think more of others. A self-confident person should be compassionate, show interest to other people and be able to get on with people. The most difficult is to turn satisfaction of other people’s needs into the means of achieving your aim.
Believe in yourself and value yourself. Learn to listen. This is the key to developing “successful “personality in you. It will help you to set a more close connection with your partner. Overcome constraint and speak freely. Talk to the point – the thought adds lustre to the conversation. Act. You can’t sit and wait till the golden rain falls on you. Don’t rest on the laurels, but enjoy your position. Accept praise and kind words with pleasure. Don’t criticize, praise. Someone has attained success by hard work or he was just lucky – give due to them. Do not miss an opportunity to praise someone. People like it and it fills you with confidence. If someone has managed to do it, then you are also able to cope with it. You will have optimistic and successful atmosphere around you. And this is a substantial support.
Success In Life Is Possible Right Now
Success in life? What is it? If you're making money doing something you enjoy, are you less successful than someone who happens to make more money? Of course not! Your life isn't a competition against others, to be fought on their terms. Two businessmen can be compared for their success in business, but this doesn't tell us about their entire lives, does it?
If you'll be happier, wealthier and healthier sometime in the future, does this mean you are a failure now? No! Success in life is about the process, not about lists of accomplishments. A poor but happy person going to school to get a degree, or otherwise bettering his life, is more successful than a miserable rich man who is falling into destructive habits.
Success In Life Is Yours Right Now
Your personal success is in the actions of this moment. This may be a new idea to you, but doesn't it make intuitive sense? If you fail at the specific goals you are currently working on, but the attempt is honest, and you're willing to learn from your mistakes, isn't this personal success?
The idea may be annoying for some. For some the thought of success being somewhere in the future is just a way to excuse the actions of the moment. They can continue "waiting for their ship to come in," and delay taking the actions they need to take to fulfill themselves. They can keep that future in mind - and always push it a little further forward. If you think like this, you may not like the idea that you can be a success right now, because it reminds you that it is your responsibility.
On the other hand, the idea of success being in this moment can be a very liberating thought. You no longer have to wait for the future. Find your inspiration in the work of the moment, do it honestly and with acceptance of the need to continually correct course and enjoy the journey, and you are successful right now. Of course there is no guarantee that you won't get lazy or discouraged, but the moment you begin again to work towards your true values, you are living a successful life.
Success Is A Personal Thing
What do you want out of life. To become wealthy? To help others? Have great relationships? Travel the world? Be healthier? All of the above? Success in life is personal and unique. Whatever your best course is in life is (and this is only for you to decide), when you start honestly in that direction, in that exact moment you are succeeding as a human being.
Outward manifestations of success are nice - money, things and opportunities. You'll have some of these, but you will also fail at many things. We all do, and that's okay. The important question is the moment-to-moment and day-to-day question: will you start again in the right direction? This internal process of courageously choosing the best path again and taking action is what defines success in life.
Success In Relationship Can Help You Succeed In Business
Our relationships give us the comfort we need. Our relationships also give us pain. A relationship can work in both the ways and either way it affects our career and business success. Let us see how?
Why Relationships? We relate with someone because otherwise we feel incomplete. We need a person to share our life. We want to talk about our inner thoughts, desires, pains and pleasures with a partner. We feel incomplete without a relationship. That is the primary reason of our relationship.
What does relationship do? A relationship gives us peace and a friend. It helps us beat our loneliness and gives us a partner to share. A relationship gives us somebody who will inspire us at the time of our defeats.
Relationships and career- If we enjoy a healthy relationship, we feel good. We feel very optimistic. Our state of mind is positive. We are empowered to fight any odd and dream of great achievements. A good relationship gives us a high that can help us achieve a lot in our business and career. No body can achieve great success if his/her relationship is not good. That is a personal failure and takes away lot of time in thinking and negative mental state. Those who enjoy a healthy and enriching relationship, have a higher chance of enjoying big success in career.
Success is Attitude too!
This free course teaches many many successful concepts. I think this was an excellent course. That all should check it out. It shows what so many people miss when learning about marketing.
In the course the writer spoke of how important that apositive attitude is. This is so very true. Many many people want to make money online. THey want to have their own internet business. So they join as affiliates in a
program or they find a product that they think is pretty good.Then with their excitement they last for 1 to 6 weeks,depending on the programs sales letter that got them in to start with.
But when it comes time for them to actually start putting forward the effort, they start doubting, first in themself then in the program or product.So many people fail because they panic and say" Oh what do I do now?"All you
need to do is remember, you bought it right? Do you buy dumb things or ideas?
You just need to get started. One foot in front of the other, or in this case one ad after another. It was put in front of you right? You bought. Another thing you can't expect to be a success over night. Any business out there
will tell you it takes time to get your name and your product out there in front of people.
The last thing you want to do is to subconsciously sabotage yourself. If you start planting a bunch of negetives in your mind you will work your way right to them.
It is strange how people can make it so easy to fail when they could make it just as easy to succeed. A successful person gets up one more time than they have been knocked down. My favorite one is that it's better to shoot for the moon and miss, than to shoot for the gutter and hit.
So if you really want to be succesful.. don't let the
negetive people or thoughts get in your way.
Be positive, be active and be patient. Just get it done!
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