Planning for Your Success - Part I

"Success doesn't come to you, you go to it." - Marva Collins
In this new series, I'll be discussing ways for you to get what you want in your life and launch your quantum leap to success.  I'll be sharing with you a system designed through years of study of successful people.

Success doesn’t just happen – individually, YOU must make your own personal dreams come true!  There is no one else in the world who can influence your success, and there is no one that carries the passion for your personal success more than you.

Successful people are unanimous when they relay the "secret" of their success - they focus on their dream.  They are unwavering, and they do not let problems or setbacks alter their destiny.  Studies have proven this to be true.  You "get" whatever you concentrate on.  If you focus on problems - you'll have plenty!  If you focus on your dreams and maintain a mindset to perform actions that will make them come true - they will!

Successful people know where they are, where they’re going, and they plan and perform actions that are congruent with their long-term goals.  They do not waste time performing actions that are incongruent with their long-term goals.  Time is finite.  Once spent on incongruent activities - you can never get it back.

The Quest for Success

All of us are in the same boat.  We all start somewhere.  We all also have this vision of what “success” is.

Up to this point, we have all been told to do the same thing… set goals.  Once we set the goals, we have a lot of “stuff” that we have to do to reach this “success.”  We begin along the path, but eventually, we begin to slip and continue to do what we have always done.  This is the “stuff we actually do.”

Then it becomes “New Years Day” again and we go back to our starting point – and we do the whole thing all over again.

If we step back from this never-ending process, we see that there is only one constant in every challenge that we have in our lives… US!!!  Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.  We each must learn these so that we can maximize our effectiveness.  Then, we must plan strategy – the “stuff we should do,” be accountable for the “stuff we actually do,” monitor our progress, make changes, and keep the momentum going!  This is where a coach can really help by working with you to focus on the stuff we should do and helping you create an action plan that is focused on your dreams to achieve the success you desire.

"I know the price of success:  dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." -Frank Lloyd Wright 

Successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people aren’t.  Like Nike says, “Just do it!”

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