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Success Skills Part 3
Posted on April 12th, 2009 15 comments
Nine - Make sure your major goal serves people in a virtuous way. When you
do this you will respect yourself and gain the respect of the people around
you.
Be kind, patient, and generous to others. Remember the Law of Sowing
and Reaping. When you sow a good seed you reap the good rewards every
time.
The greatest gift you can ever give is the gift of yourself. When you
have the virtues of kindness, patients and generosity you build your character
and your inner strength.
Ten - Be bold. We come into this world without fear of new adventures,
without the fear of what others may say or think. Our brain is designed for
greatness, but as we grow we become programmed for failure.
We are born with the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. All other fears
we learn as we get older. The good thing is that our fears are learned and
conditioned responses.
That means we can unlearn them and recondition our habits. The
best way to defeat fear is through action. Make action a habit every day. The
action habit will help you grow in confidence and lift your self-esteem.
Eleven - Take action. Take some type of action toward your goals as soon as
you finish all the other steps. Action will help you gain momentum.
We all learn in school from Isaac Newton that once an object is set in motion it
remains in motion until acted upon from an outside source. So get in motion
now. Now if some outside source shows up to throw you off course (and it
will), gather more information, reevaluate your options and change your
approach if you need to.
When a plane takes off from Dallas and has a destination of New York, it’s off
course most of the time. The pilot is always adjusting the plane to keep it on course.
The pilot knows where the plane is going and keeps moving in that direction.
The same is true when you’re working on your major goals in life. You’ll be off
course from time to time, but if you know where you’re going and you have the
self-discipline to adjust your path and keep in a forward motion you will get there.
Twelve - Read your goal list daily. We know that we can only hold one
dominant thought in our mind. Emerson said, “A man is what he thinks about
all day long.” The Bible tells us that “As a man thinks than that also shall he
be.” When you review your goals daily you begin the process of focus.
You’ll begin to notice things that will lead you nearer to your goal. People
will show up to help. You’ll find resources that didn’t exist before. The
universe will be on your side. The things you’re seeking are also seeking you.
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Now will it be hard? Yes! Will there be times when you’ll want to give up
and quit? Yes! Will there be times when people will turn their backs on you
and let you down? Yes!
Will it all happen overnight for you? No! But, if you follow these steps and
stay persistent, and continue to learn and grow from the successful people in
life you will arrive at your goals much quicker.
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though
checkered by failure…than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy
nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory
nor defeat.”
…Theodore Roosevelt
15 responses to “Success Skills Part 3”
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Great Success S kills to live by!
keep them coming.
I like much the quote from Theodore Roosevelt.
John Ho
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Inspirational and touching stuff as always Lynn.
You’re a compassionate warrior.
Happy Easter!
JJ Jalopy.
Life Coaching and Home Business Advice with JJ Jalopy -
This is such great advice and great reminders. I do need to be bold.
Lisa McLellan, Child Care Expert – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
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Lynn,
I love the word “Bold”. Steve and I even recorded an 8+ hour program on Bold Calling available here:
Your Success Skills are right on target…
Seize the Day,
Rob
Sales Eagles Soar Above the Competition!
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Happy Easter Lynn! and there it is in #12. READ them! yes, even the simple act of writing them down and never looking them again DOES help to focus our mind. However, the power of reviewing them is TREMENDOUS.
excellent implementation and completion advice indeed!
All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Sites Review, Internet Dating Sites Guide
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Lynn:
You’ve listed some powerful habits we all should try to adopt every day.
Steve
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Very inspirational.
Christian
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So important to encouraging reading..many don’t do it at all, and most don’t do it with any intention…and also I have always like the Roosevelt quote..Thanks.
Sunny Marie
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Lynn,
If you go through life with the attitude of service to others and remove the ego, life ends up being fun and enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing these.
Bob Kaufer
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Lynn, That is so true about setting goals and and reviewing them daily. I also enjoy reading your excellent analogies. Mark
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I really enjoyed this series of foundational, inspirational success skills. Now, let’s put your advice into practice!
All the best,
Yann -
That quote from Roosevelt has been one of my favorites for a long time. Thanks for reminding me.
Happy Easter
JC JC
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You always offer such rock solid, foundational advice. Great posts! I enjoy them everyday.
Your “get moving” tip brings to mind the advice I heard one time – “You can’t steer a parked car!”
Great post!
Pam
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Very good, motivational post. Thank you!
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A very motivating couple of posts. Clear and concise.
-Pat
Business Owners Fast Track to Internet Profits
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John Ho April 12th, 2009 at 14:04