What
do you see when you examine a successful person? Money? Cars? Nice home?
Clothes? Have you ever stopped to
think about what that person did to get to that point in their life? Are they more special or skilled than
you? Do they tie their shoes
differently? These are questions that I ponder
when I look at someone who has been successful in the same field. I am guilty of thinking that some people are
just lucky and they get all the breaks, surely someone gave them a hand out,
right? But as I studied successful people
I learned that they all possess the same quality……..THEY HAVE MASTERED THE
BASICS!
The basic
fundamentals in any field are the foundations of success. Once we learn and master the basics in that
field we become more confident. Confidence
breeds success! The fastest, most efficient
way to build confidence is to become comfortable with what you are doing. We have to learn how to master the mundane,
which is paramount to accomplishing goals.
Let’s examine 4 key basic elements to build
success.
1. HAVE A DEFINITE PLAN/GOAL
2. VALUE YOUR TIME
3. STAY IN YOUR LANE
4.
DON’T
QUIT
1. HAVE A DEFINITE
GOAL
One of the most important fundamentals we can
learn is to fall in love with is GOAL SETTING!
This activity gives us a roadmap to success. It’s been said, if you don’t know where you’re
going any road will get you there. There
couldn’t be more truth to that statement.
Once a decision is made to go after something we have to put a plan of
action in place to execute. For example,
there are several ways to drive from North Carolina to New York City, however
the fastest way to get there by car would be Interstate 95N. So in this case, instead of taking a longer
more scenic route through the mountains of West Virginia and Pennsylvania a
more direct approach is most efficient. This
same thing holds true for our goals. We must
determine to most efficient way to reach them, map the plan out and stick to
it.
2. VALUE YOUR TIME
Successful people value their time and know it’s
crucial to success. They create a schedule
and follow it to ensure their time is spent efficiently. Most of their day is spent doing activities
that move them closer to accomplishing their goals. A schedule keeps you focused on certain task
that will move you towards success. Time
is one thing we can’t back so it’s important spend it wisely. It’s easy to get distracted by activities
that slow down progress like; checking emails, lunch with people who aren’t clients
or potential clients, social media etc. Minimize
distractions and focus on keeping a time schedule to get the most out of your
day.
3. STAY IN YOUR LANE
Focused efforts help keep us efficient. When our goals are set and the “how to” is in
place, its necessary that we stay in line with them. It’s important to realize that we can’t
accomplish them alone, so we have to surround ourselves with others that can
help us get there and most importantly stay in our lane. We can’t try to do someone else’s job so we
have to use our gifts and abilities to compliment the other person. In track and field runners get disqualified
for running into another lane, in business if you don’t stay in your lane you
will hinder your success.
“People have
been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against
them.” - Dr Allan Fromme
4. DON’T QUIT
I read a Facebook post that the two
secrets to success were; 1. GET STARTED 2. DON’T QUIT. We’ve all heard to never give up, and showing
up is half the battle. I’m a believer
that if you know what you want, go after it with 100% FOCUS and never give up
it will happen. The key is to minimize
distractions, and understand that life will happen, but stay the course. Many of us give up too early on our dreams
and never see them finished. Believe in
your dreams and have a “do whatever it takes” attitude and they will happen. Always remember you can’t cheat success
because it’s always watching you!
DREAM ON PURPOSE EVERYDAY
Great post Sir, Keep them coming!!!!!
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