The 7 Secrets of Success
The 7 Secrets of Success by Alex Cleanthous
Have you ever wondered why two people, who have started with all
the same advantages and disadvantages, which seem similar in
almost every way, can end up in different places?
Have you ever wondered how somebody can start with all the
disadvantages in life, yet achieve success that surpasses those
who start with all the advantages?
Have you ever wondered how somebody can start with nothing, yet
build a multi-million dollar fortune in just a few years?
The main difference between those who achieve greatness in their
lives, to those who only achieve mediocrity is the psychology of
success.
Here are the 7 traits of a psychology of success.
1. POSITIVE THINKING
You've heard the saying that to think positive is to see the
glass as half full, and to think negative is to see the glass as
half empty? Well, positive thinking is taking the 'glass half
full' mentality and applying it to every part of your life.
Successful people are optimists. Successful people always find
the positive from any situation, problem or issue that lies in
their path to success. Successful people always believe that
whatever it is that is happening in their life is happening for
a purpose.
More importantly, by thinking positive you're able to learn
much, much more from everything that happens to you, good or
bad. It's often said that you learn the most from your problems,
temporary failures and issues that you face, not from the
successes. But you can only get the learning you need by
thinking positive and finding the benefit from the situation,
learning what you can do to avoid it in the future, and
continuing on your path to success.
2. SOLUTION ORIENTATION
Everybody has problems in their life. Everyone has issues they
need to overcome to achieve success. The difference between
successful people and unsuccessful people is how they handle the
problems in their life.
Unsuccessful people have the 'poor me' mentality. Unsuccessful
people believe that things are happening to them, that they have
no control over what is happening. Even worse, they complain
about the problems in their life: complaining is the single,
most obvious sign of an unsuccessful person.
Successful people, on the other hand, have a solution oriented
mentality. Successful people believe that there is a solution to
the problems that they are currently facing. Successful people
believe that there is always another way to overcome any issue.
More importantly, successful people act rather than complain.
Successful people never complain, they always look for a
solution to overcome the problem that they're facing, regardless
of how dire the situation seems.
3. THINKING BIG
Successful people think big. Unsuccessful people think small.
Successful people have a goal for a better life. Unsuccessful
people don't have any goals at all. Successful people know that
they are destined for a better life. Unsuccessful people accept
their life as it is.
Thinking big is an essential trait of successful people.
Thinking big is when you see in your mind's eye a goal that is
bigger than you are. Thinking big is having a dream and working
at making that dream come true. Thinking big is when you
visualize what your life would be like if it were perfect in
every respect, then taking action on making it happen.
The best example I can think of when it comes to thinking big is
that of Bill Gates. Before he started Microsoft he had a vision,
of what he would like to achieve in his life... that every
business and every household should have a computer. He followed
his dream and has created a life that, in the beginning, was
just a dream.
4. AMBITION
Ambition is a strong desire to succeed. Ambition is when you put
in great effort to achieve something important in your life.
Ambition is when you are so excited about achieving your goal
that moving towards your goal is like been sucked into a tornado.
Successful people are ambitious. Unsuccessful people are not.
Successful people are eager to reach their goals. Unsuccessful
people have no goals to be eager about. Successful people don't
just sit of the sideline and wait for things to happen to them,
they take action every day because they are eager to make things
happen. Successful people have such a strong desire to make
things happen that nothing can stop them.
5. SENSE OF URGENCY
Time is the most valuable and the most limited resource in the
world. Successful people know this, unsuccessful people don't.
Successful people move at a very fast pace. Unsuccessful people
don't. Successful people want to make things happen today.
Unsuccessful people keep putting things off until tomorrow...
the problem is that tomorrow never comes.
Moving with a sense of urgency means not wasting time on the
mundane. Moving with a sense of urgency means trying to squeeze
more into a day. Moving with a sense of urgency means moving
faster every day. Moving with a sense of urgency means working
late into the evening to get stuff done today. Moving with a
sense of urgency means getting those tasks that have the
greatest impact on your results done today.
Think about it... the steps required to make $1,000,000 are the
same whether you take one year or ten. Successful people know
this and they want to achieve their goals in the shortest
possible time. Another thing to think about is that the chances
of you achieving a goal drastically diminish with time. This
means that you have a greater chance of earning $1,000,000 in
one year, rather than in ten.
6. RESULTS FOCUSED
Successful people are satisfied by pleasing results.
Unsuccessful people are satisfied by pleasing actions.
Successful people are focused on the result they achieve.
Unsuccessful people are focused on how they do the task.
Being results focused means setting goals and objectives, and
doing everything in your power to achieve them. Being results
focused means only being satisfied with results. Being results
focused means not wasting time. Being results focused means
taking action on the most important tasks and getting them done.
You've heard about the 80/20 rule? This simply means that 20% of
your activities are responsible for 80% of your results, and 80%
of your activities are responsible for 20% of your results.
Being results focused means knowing what the 20% of tasks
contribute 80% of the results and working single mindedly on
those tasks until they are completed.
7. PERSISTENCE
Persistence is the single most important characteristic of
successful people. Persistence is what makes all the other
characteristics fall into place.
Successful people never give up. Unsuccessful people quit.
Successful people know there will be setbacks and temporary
failures but keep moving forward despite of them. Unsuccessful
people can't handle the setbacks and temporary failures and quit.
Persistence is never giving up. Persistence is never quitting.
Persistence is when you know your goal, what you want to achieve
in life, and deciding to never give up on achieving that goal.
Persistence is deciding to either achieve your goal, or die
trying.
Persistence in when you keep moving forward on your goal even
when things seem their darkest. And with persistence, you will
achieve anything you want to achieve in life... within reason.