8 Secrets for Success (Part 2)

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5. Become An Expert in Your Field - One striking factor allsuccessful people have in common is how seriously they taketheir profession. They strive to be the best at what they do,and do almost anything to improve. If someone followed youaround all day with a video camera at your business, would itbe a tape you'd be proud of or embarrassed about? Make thedecision today to work at being the best in your field. How?By finding out what the "best" in your field are doing, and dowhat they do.

6. Write Out a Plan for Achieving Your Goals - Write out anaction plan/map for how you're going to achieve your goals. Trying to reach your goals without a plan is like trying todrive from Los Angeles to Chicago without a map. A goal thatisn't written down is merely a wish or fantasy.


7. Never Give Up - Never, never, never give up. When you'refully committed to achieving your goal, giving up is not anoption. You must be willing do whatever it takes to make ithappen. The power of perseverance is an awesome force. Think of the inchworm – if it pondered the length of the tripfrom start to finish before it started, it probably would nevermove. To a worm's point-of-view, the garden path must looklike a trip to Mars. Never give up! Keep on taking steps towardsyour goal and pretty soon you're there.

8. Don't Delay - Nobody knows how much time they have leftto accomplish their dreams, and we must remember that we don'thave forever. The clock is ticking, and sooner or later yournumber comes up and you're gone. Successful achievers knowthis too, but they don't view it as a "negative". Achievers use it to "spur them on". They go after what they want as energetically and as passionately as possible, for as long asthey have.