18.5 Ways to be Successful

18.5 Ways to be Successful

1. Believe you can - Have the mental posture for success
2. Create the environment - The right home and work environment will encourage you.
3. Have the right associations - Hang around the right people
4. Expose yourself to what's new - If you're not learning everyday - your competition is.
5. Plan for the day - Since you don't know on which day success will occur, you'd better be ready every day.
6. Become valuable - the more valuable you become, the more the marketplace will reward you.
7. Have the answers - The more you can solve problems, the easier path you will have.
8. Recognize opportunity - Stay alert for the situation that can create success opportunities.
9. Take advantage of opportunity - First, recognize it, Second, act on it.
10. Take responsibility - We all blame others to a degree. Blame is tied to success in reverse proportion.
11. Take Action - Just do it. Actions are the only way to bridge plans and goals with accomplishment.
12. Make Mistakes - The best teacher is failure
13. Willing to risk - No Risk No Reward
14. Keep your eyes on the prize - Post your goals. Stay focused.
15. Balance yourself - Your physical, spiritual and mental health are vital to your success quests.
16. Invest, don't spend - There should be a 10-20% gap between earning and spending.
17. Stick it until you win - Most people fail because they quit too soon.
18. Develop and maintain a positive attitude - Positive attitude makes achieving success much easier.
18.5 - Ignore idiots and zealots - These people will try to rain on your parade because they have no parade of their own.