We all like to be successful. No matter whether its sports, work, business or something else, we all want to be as successful as possible.
The factors that contribute toward success aren’t secret, they are well known and understood. Here I’ve summarised the top 7 that apply to many successful entrepreneurs, sports people and celebrities.
1. Do what you love doing. This is really a no-brainer. If you love what you are doing then its not a chore, its a pleasure. The real trick, if there is one, is to identify what ‘floats your boat’ and then keep doing it. My personal goal was to become a freelance web designer but I’ve been lucky enough to work with many for whom internet marketing was what really motivated them.
2. Be patient and disciplined. Most really successful people have the ability to see the ‘bigger picture’. Discipline is essential if you are to keep going when faced with setbacks.
3. Clearly define those all-important goals. Maybe one day you want to start your own business which would be an excellent goal. Clearly defined goals will help you to plot a course of actions that will lead to success.
4. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Fear of failure, or something else (e.g. ridicule, expense, pain, embarassment) will often cause procrastination. Rather than risk failing we’d rather avoid doing what we need to do. This inclination needs to be overcome.
5. Don’t procrastinate. We will often procrastinate because a task is unpleasant, or lots of work. Breaking things down into smaller, bite sized chunks can help overcome disinclinations.
6. Be Responsible. Remember and remind yourself that success is achievable and you can and will do it. At the time I knew very little. So I decided that the best way for me to learn was to get a job with a web design agency, which I did for seven years. For the past three I’ve been working as a freelance web designer.
7. Draft an action plan. Your action list should be things that are realistic, easily measured and attainable. My own action plan listed all of the skills and experience that I needed to gain in order to go freelance.
Following this advice will not guarantee success, but it will make a significant and positive contribution.
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