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Women in Business
Your 12 Point Plan for Personal
Success
By Stephan Iscoe
No one becomes successful by accident. Success requires
making a plan and sticking to it. It is simple, but does require commitment;
it is not hard to do, but does require hard work. The good news is that once
you begin, the results start coming almost instantly. The miracle of successful
living is that the smallest step towards success attracts more success! Here
is a very brief outline of the key points that will help you achieve the
highest levels of success.
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Look into the nearest mirror - the person staring back at you is the only
person responsible for your success. Smile! No one else is the cause of your
success or to blame for your short comings. Successful people take full
responsibility for their actions.
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Smile back at your reflection. Successful people are cheerful, optimistic,
and forward thinking. If you think you don't have anything to smile about,
smile anyway. Positive thoughts drive out negative thoughts. It's hard to
have a negative thought while you are smiling!
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Positive self-esteem is the foundation for success. Feel good about yourself
and your abilities, achievements and potential. Don't dwell on your mistakes.
Remind and praise yourself on your past accomplishments. Congratulate yourself
for taking positive steps toward a more successful future.
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Believe in yourself. You are here for a purpose. God doesn't make extras
just to fill in the scenery. Find your mission and begin working to fulfill
it.
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Desire to be a success. Decide right now that you will be successful. Commit
to being successful.
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Associate with successful people. Do what they do. When faced with choices,
make the choice a successful person would make. Blow your bonus check on
a gambling trip or invest it?
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Avoid unsuccessful people. Do not under any circumstances associate with
negative people. Negative people are toxic; they destroy, they do not build.
They are vampires that can live only by draining the life from others. The
odds are greater that they will pull you down faster than you can lift them
up. You can choose to stay away from all the negative people in your life.
Avoid all the whiners, complainers, blamers and thumbsuckers.
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Do what you are best at and what you get the most satisfaction from. There
is no reason to stay stuck doing things that are frustrating, boring, unhealthy,
unproductive, demeaning or unfulfilling.
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Write down a vision of how you want to live your life. Be specific. Where
you want to live, what kind of carpet, who your friends are, the pony's name,
what the new church rec hall you donated looks like, etc. Make a Future
Scrapbook; paste in pictures, drawings, essays, clippings. Make up news headlines
about your achievements. Every day visualize yourself as you would like to
be - and then act that way!
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Write down your biggest goal, the one you most want to fulfill. Write it
in the present tense, "I am...", "I have...", "I contribute...". Success
is the result of a personal decision, so start your goal with "I". Read your
goal aloud every morning and night. Tell people your goal. Make a plan to
achieve your goal and stick to it.
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Study the science of success. Read books, listen to tapes, watch videos and
positive TV programming. Talk to successful people and ask them how they
became successful. Fill your mind with positive thoughts and give yourself
positive self-affirmations.
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Every day do something that brings you closer to your goal. Never give up.
You can only fail if you quit trying. Keep on keeping on and you will succeed.
Achieving success requires following a system. Begin today by putting these
12 points into daily practice.
Everybody experiences fear of failure, uncertainty, insecurity, low self-esteem,
indecision, depression, nervousness and embarrassment. Successful people
master these temporary conditions by taking positive action, by sticking
to their plan, by maintaining their vision of the future, by learning from
setbacks and by redicating themselves to the pursuit of their mission. By
following these simple steps you will become successful and achieve all that
you desire.
Copyright S. Iscoe, 1998. (Please feel free
to copy and distribute this article, but only in its entirety, including
this notice and the following credit lines.)
Stephan Iscoe is a successful consultant and
trainer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stephan welcomes your feedback at 888-842-5651.
Visit
http://LinktoSuccess.com
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