SUCCESS CORNER
The Choice Of
BEING SUCCESSFUL
BY JACK DALY
“ Destiny is not a matter of chance ; it is a matter of choice .” Your journey is determined by the choices you make . Your answers are determined by the questions you ask . Your destination is determined by the steps you take . Your future is determined by what you do each day . This is both the good news and the bad news .
I ’ m regularly asked about how to achieve personal , individual success . For those people who express such a desire but tend to blame their circumstances on things outside of themselves , the above statements represent bad news . For those who look to themselves as the key to their success , the above statements are the good news . So , which are you ? That ’ s where it must all begin . For those still interested , let ’ s get started .
Success is all about focus , and the definition is unique and personal to each of us . It starts beyond goals and objectives ( recognizing that they do become important here ); more about your intrinsic desire , your purpose if you will , which is where sustainable momentum comes from . It ’ s about wrestling down your vision , your destination , your success defined . I ’ ve found great comfort over the years from sage advice from Goethe , such as “ Whatever you can do or dream you can , begin it . Boldness has genius , power and magic in it .”
As I ’ m fond of sharing with anyone who will listen , we are all given the same amount of time – 168 hours each week – however some are getting so much more out of their 168 . Success comes to those who better manage their 168 , as Steven Covey taught us “ doing first things first ”. Here we are talking priorities , and when we know where we want to get to , the identification of the priorities get so much easier . Then , we have to learn to say “ NO ” more often , so we conserve our time and energy for “ our ” priorities .
In my sales training workshops the largest measure of frustration for me is knowing how well what I teach works and yet how so few “ take action ”. I tell my audiences of people who have double , tripled and higher levels their
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