In my previous post, I wrote about one of the causes of not succeeding, and that is distractions. Things which take you away from what you should be doing. Things which eat away your time before you realize it. Perhaps you are not in that category – you are focused, you know what you want […]
What’s the most common cause of Failure? You can come up with all kinds of reasons but there is one which stands out from the rest. DISTRACTIONS. It’s the opposite of Focus. If you are not succeeding, ask yourself, “What is distracting me from working towards my success?” You want to succeed. That’s a given. […]
Discipline and Accountability – the first two factors which are essential for guaranteed success are very much dependent on you. It is something you can personally influence and develop. The third Essential Element is not something you can easily influence. Yet without it, most people fail. It is also the one element where some people […]
The second thing that you need for guaranteed success is Accountability. We (that’s you and me) are great at lying. We lie to everyone. We even lie to ourselves. Okay, that’s a bit harsh. I don’t mean we lie in a bad guy way, like what you see in movies. I’m talking about deceiving ourselves. Umm… […]
Guaranteed Success. Who doesn’t want that? So a guarantee to success is a big claim. But who can guarantee your success when they don’t know you or your work ethics? The truth is, nobody can. But there are certainly ways which will tip the statistic of success in your favor. Most people wishing for success are doing just that […]
Here’s an interesting question: Does achieving success lead to happiness? Or, are happiness and success the same thing? Sarah Vermunt, in an Entrepreneur article Success vs. Happiness: Don’t Be Fooled Into Thinking They’re the Same gave her thoughts on this. There is a difference between real success which leads to happiness, and the superficial type of success which […]
Success. What is success? Over the years, I have heard very interesting answers to this question. The common recurring answers I get relate either to financial, or the ego. By that I mean, most people equate being successful as making a million dollars, or being a celebrity, or running a business empire, or achieving a certain position in […]
I’m reading “Need to Know” by Paul Myers. It’s always a good opportunity when you can pick the brains of the masters. The Chinese learn from their sifus the subtleties of their craft – be it in cooking, geomancy, metal-working, martial arts and just about any craft – so that the student can be one […]
It’s the start of a new year and a new start for most folks with their new year resolutions. So it is with me. Well, mine started about 2 months back in November 2015 when I started to plan what I want to do when 2016 hits. There’s the usual inventory taking – about successes, failures, […]