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7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO REACH THE
SUCCESS YOU TRULY DESIRE
Ever have those days where no matter what you try life seems to be a series of one step forward
and two steps back?
Well today is the very best day to take charge of your life and develop strategies to achieve
personal success. You will need to work hard and make a commitment to your personal success
plan, but once you break the inertia you will find that small achievements will help you gain
momentum, and each step forward will attract more success.
1. Take a look at the one and only person responsible for your success- YOU. To be successful you
must take complete responsibility for your actions. You can't pin your success or your
shortcomings on anyone else.
2. Develop and nurture a successful self- Start by smiling more, look to the positive side in
everything. Don't list all the reasons why something is hard and you can't do it, find the reasons
even if it is only one to start with of why you can do something. You must develop a successful
persona to become a successful person.
3. Make the decision today- Decide today that you will be successful. Praise yourself for past
accomplishments, take stock of your strong qualities and work to nurture and improve those that
are underdeveloped. You have a purpose and a mission you must sweep aside the negative clutter
and define this purpose and begin today to fulfil yourself.
4. Always begin with the positive- every morning you wake up, every time you speak with other
people. Always stick with the positive. Associate with positive people. People who have also made
the commitment to success. Avoid negative people at all costs. They will not only drag you down.
Their negative actions and thoughts, their pessimism, whining, and complaining is a toxin and you
need to steer clear of it.
5. Visualize and write down how you desire to live successfully- think of the things that are
meaningful to you. Things that give you pleasure, comfort, and fulfilment. Then being as specific
as possible write down how you want to live. Don't listen to any of the negative, just concentrate.
Write down every detail, where you live, what your house is like down to the decor. What you and
your friends are passionate about, what kinds of community projects do you donate your time and
money to. After writing everything down copy the most vivid and important things into a new
journal. One you have chosen just for this. Make the journal come to life with drawings,
photographs, magazine clippings, articles, and poetry. Images and words that will help your vision
of a successful life crystallize in your mind. Look through this journal several times a week. Every
day visualizing living that life. Make all of your actions in accordance with that successful life.
6. Define what success means to you- Concentrate on what you are best at and what brings you
satisfaction and fulfilment. Using your vision of how you want to live, write down and then read
out loud what success means to you. Otherwise you won t know when you have achieved it.
7. Study and make the commitment- Read books and magazines about people who are successful
in your eyes, and ways to become more successful. Develop a daily methodical systematic
approach to reaching your goals and take one step towards your success.
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