5 Steps to Success

5 Actions That Bring You Success

Who doesn't want more success? Whatever you've already accomplished, there's always another interesting mountain to climb. If you’re looking for more achievement, you can improve your life dramatically with a few simple changes.

Although these suggestions are straightforward, most of them will require constant attention for a little while until they become habitual. Once they become automatic, though, you'll be thrilled with your progress.

Try these ideas to enjoy greater success:

1. Hang out with successful individuals. You'll frequently find that you achieve about as much as the people with whom you spend the most time. If you want to be successful, affiliate as often as you can with people who are more successful than you. There are a couple of reasons for this:
   
   

• You'll be exposed to a completely different way of thinking and interacting with the world. Very successful people look at many things differently than those who are less successful. Integrating some of these ideas into your own thinking will likely bring you more successes of your own.
• You'll also encounter new opportunities. High-achieving people frequently have all kinds of ventures going on; you never know when they might need a helping hand. You’ll also get to connect with their peer group, who are likely to be very successful as well.
  
  

2. Adjust your attitude. Successful people usually have a positive attitude. That's what allows them to move forward aggressively. This is not the same as acting foolishly, however.

• Minor challenges don't bog them down because they believe that things will work out in the end. They also keep the bigger picture in mind, so minor challenges are just that – minor.
• If you want to be wealthy, do you have positive attitudes about wealth and wealthy people? If you want to be healthy, do you have a positive outlook about that? Your attitudes must be congruent with your objectives.
• Everything starts internally; seeing outside changes in your life takes time.
  
  

3. Be organized and focused. Before you go to bed each night, make a list with all the things you want to accomplish the next day. Doing this at night gives your brain a chance to work on things in your sleep. Also, you’ll feel much better when you can start the day with a clear objective instead of spending time trying to figure out what to do.
   
   
4. Have goals. Your brain is tremendously good at finding solutions. You can help it out by doing a good job of outlining and prioritizing your objectives. The simplest way to do this is to write down your goal and include a deadline. Now your brain knows what to work on and when to have it accomplished.

• Read over your goals at least twice a day to provide mental emphasis that they’re important. We all know how easy it is to get sidetracked by 50 other things and forget all about our goals and plans.

    5.  Read something.  All leaders are readers.  Spend just 10 minutes a day reading about something you are interested in.  Interested in self-development and personal growth?  There are so many resources out there to expand your mind and your awareness.  Don't know where to find 10 minutes in your busy day?  Set your alarm to get up earlier.  Think about it, no matter what else happens in your day you will have become a little smarter about something.  Now think about doing that for an entire year.  That is over 60 hours per year you will gain knowledge and expertise in a topic. 

These 5 simple ideas can bring you great power if you'll use them to your advantage.

Being successful is really no more challenging than being unsuccessful. Both require specific actions and attitudes applied consistently over a period of time. Make some changes today and give yourself the gift of success.