Succeed in life
People
who succeed in life know these two things! Find out if you're one
of the folks who has these two factors in your life.
The
X-factor...
Copyright
© 2004 Neil Millar
Would
you agree that today most of us have the same set of opportunities
and the same set potential?
If
you agree with me, then perhaps you might like to consider this
puzzling question: if we all have the same opportunities and potential
why are some people more successful than others?
It
could be said that some people are more privileged than others,
and while this is certainly true, you could argue that there is
proof in every day life of people who started off with zero and
went on to accumulate incredible wealth. It could be said that some
people have better academic ability than others and while this is
true you could argue the case of all the people who achieved success
after years of under-achieving in education. It could be said that
some have more talent than others, and while this is true, there
is always someone who has achieved huge success based on determination
and a lot less talent.
And
it could be said that there are always exceptions to rules... and
if this is the case then I question how, if there are exceptions
to rules, the rule came to be a rule in the first place!
Im
a writer: a novelist and an author of personal development material
and as such, Im a keen researcher because I want my work to
have depth. What I want to share with you is some of that research
- research that highlights a couple of, in my opinion, the vital
steps to success in any endeavor.
What
Ive found is that the successful people start with a couple
of very important qualities. These qualities, I believe, are so
vital to success that, if you took it away, I doubt they could ever
succeed.
Whats
more is this: most people who have not, or are not succeeding in
life in a way they would desire fail to do these two things. So
let me enlighten you
People
who succeed - people who live life with a purpose - know what they
want to achieve right at the beginning of their adventure to success.
They are clear on their life path or Life Purpose. They know what
they want in life and they select only opportunities that bring
them close to the desired result. And the other thing they do?
People
who succeed know who they want to be as they move towards their
success on that path of Life Purpose. They use their past to shape
their future, keeping what they like and what works and discarding
what fails and thwarts them.
Think
about it and see if you agree: if you knew what you wanted and got
clear about who you are and how your past experience could be harnessed
for the good of mankind then would anything be able to stop you
if you consistently applied yourself in that direction?
I doubt
it!
Neil
Millar, author of the adventure novel with personal growth, Black
Water and the personal growth books Greater Steps to Happiness and
Be the Hero in your Own Life, writes newsletter articles for Unstoppable
Life along with Life Purpose coach, Jo Ball.
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