Who Else Wants Success By Choosing What They Want In Life?

By Andrew Rondeau

You can choose success. Do you believe this? If you do not then you have chosen (yes chosen) a different route and success will not be a prominent feature! Success is about choosing what you want in life and taking the necessary steps to achieve that goal. Success is not stopping until you get there!

Read the last two sentences again.

Easy to say but how do you get there? What are the choices made by the successful? What are they doing differently from everyone else?

Choose to remove whatever is holding you back.

Has something happened in the past to affect your self-esteem? Do you immediately have negative thoughts as soon as money and success come to mind? If you are not choosing success then it is likely that something is blocking your ability to change and follow a new path. To remove the block you must have focus. To have focus you must first have an all-consuming dream of where you want to be. Only when you have defined that dream can you start to focus on it. Focus so intently that everything you do is done with your dream in mind. Only then can you move toward that dream.

Choose to live your success.

Live your life as if you were successful, as if you had already achieved the goal that you are focusing on. When you are at work, visualise what your workplace will be like when you have reached your goal, and place yourself there. Sit at your desk as if you were running the multi million-dollar business that you are focusing on. When you get into your car, visualise what your dream car will be like and see yourself sitting in it. Visualise yourself driving away from your dream house. When you are in your home - look around it and see your new surroundings. Get inside the feeling - really be there.

The more you do this, the more your subconscious will think that you are successful and move you towards these things. Live your success expecting to realise it. Living it now is a practice run for when it comes to you. After all, you want to be prepared, don't you?

Choose to believe in your success.

What your conscious mind believes, your subconscious strives to achieve. Look around at your friends and acquaintances and ask yourself how many of them have unshakable belief in where they are going. Are they successful? Possibly not - they may be in a good job and have a nice life but they do not have the success factor. Perhaps you do know of someone with unshakable belief. They may not be successful now but they will be moving in the right direction. Watch that space....

Belief is the catalyst, which takes the dream and turns the focus into a plan to get there. Never underestimate the power of belief.

Choose to be emotional about your success.

Belief plus emotion are unstoppable. If you have utter belief then you will develop emotion. If you want something badly enough it is emotive. Maybe it is to get out of debt. If you have suffered the hardships of this situation you will feel everything to do with debt and money is charged with emotion. This is the reason behind so many 'rags to riches' stories. Sometimes only the most devastating of emotional circumstances are the catalyst for change and a move toward success instead of away from it.

You can choose success.

Or you can choose to stay safe and do what you do now. Guess what - you will still be doing the same in ten years time. The question is - do you want to?

Andrew Rondeau transformed himself from a $4 an-hour petrol-pump attendant to a highly successful Senior Manager earning $500k every year. Discover how you can remove your fear and reduce your stress of being a new manager by receiving Andrew's free Management e-Course and report: http://www.greatmanagement.org/

Master Success Tip - What You Do and Your Purpose Need to Be in Alignment

By Leanne Hoagland-Smith

Leonardo da Vinci said: "Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose." Could the reason many people are unhappy, dissatisfied with their jobs, and ultimately unsuccessful be because what they do and purpose are not in alignment? Is the disconnect the real reason for many just stumbling along the road to success because their passion and what they do are not in alignment.

How many people have actually taken the time to write down a purpose statement. In the book the On Purpose Person Kevin McCarthy uses a parable to demonstrate the power of purpose. Rick Warren in his book shares how purpose can actually change your life in his well known book The Purpose Driven Life. Actually I like the McCarthy's book better because of its simplicity. Success Tip: A written purpose statement will help you master success.

What I share with clients is that purpose is the Why we are here on earth at this time. Our purposes changes, evolves as we change and evolve. The purpose of a baby is far different than a person who is in mid-life. Yet, upon reflection, we can many times see one thread that is with us from our teenage years. For me, it was being what I call a trail blazer on my road to success. And as I have continued to grow forward this trait is still very much present.

Within our purpose also resides our gifts. These are our strengths that we bring to the Table of Life. What is interesting to note is those gifts can also be our core values. For example, creativity is a gift, but it is also a core value, at least for me.

Take the time to write down your purpose. This does demand that you truly reflect upon the years gone by as well as to the future ones yet to come. Initially, this will be a work in progress until you feel comfortable with your purpose statement. If you need help, find the book The On Purpose Person. By taking such action, you will live the words of someone whose work appeared on purpose and the added benefit is that you will master success.

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Leanne Hoagland-Smith, chief customer officer, helps organizations through business training coaching services to return to the purpose of business that being building ravings fans while increasing productivity and profitability. With offices in Chicago, Indianapolis and colleagues nationwide, she can help you become the Red Jacket in the Sea of Gray Suits. Call 219.759.5601 to schedule a free business coaching consultation.

5 Steps to Success

By C.j. Vallen

There are many absolute truths which should be, and are not enough, remembered and discussed. In life we encounter many tribulations. In the end, most will settle for a less than satisfying job for menial pay and even less benefits. Happiness for those who find 'new' or 'better' jobs, usually lasts only about as long as does that new job smell. One of the absolute truths, the one I want to talk about today, is that you are never truly happy unless you are doing something which you enjoy. If you are doing that, then I salute you. If not, then the time has come for you to start making the 'right' decisions, and to start taking some chances to make your dreams a reality!

Definiteness of Purpose
Many of you have probably already heard me rant about this, and I will continue to do so as this cannot be stressed enough. This is literally the foundation for all you will accomplish from this day forward. But I do receive a lot of questions on this topic and I would like to address just a couple of those here. First, you can have more than one definite purpose. Such is the case for those undertaking several business ventures or projects. You simply need to have at least one to start. Second, you do not always know what your purpose is, and sometimes it requires that you gain some knowledge, or participate in a mastermind group, or collaborate with friends and associates. The fact is, however, that we've all had ideas. Most of us are just not taking the chances or making the decision to put these ideas into action!

Know What You REALLY Want
Most people who have heard of this, confuse it to be the same as having a definite purpose. And in some instances it is. However, knowing what you really want consists of knowing what you want out of life. What makes you truly happy? Where do you want to be in five years? What is it that you would like to achieve this year? These questions all refer to what you REALLY want. You cannot simply say, "I want to be rich". How much money do you want to have, or make yearly, and so on? Write these things down so that your goals are set in mind. Read them everyday and try to realize that these are not unachievable things. They are out there for you...but only you are capable of taking the steps to turn those thoughts into reality.

Join a Mastermind Group
This is another one of those items which simply cannot be stressed enough. Most people who do make an attempt at their ideas or dreams make one fatal mistake. They think that they can go it alone! But the fact is that we all need others to succeed. This is why networking is such a powerful tool. People are our catalyst for success. they feed off of us as we do them and we are all connected. Use this to your advantage! But mastermind groups offer some unique benefits as well. They give you a vast collaboration of knowledge, experience, thought, ideas, and so on. There is nothing more powerful than this, period!

Create a Plan
This stems directly from all of the previous steps. Once you know what you want, and you have found a definite purpose or idea, you must devise a plan to bring your purpose to life. This is also the exciting part, and your mastermind group can help you tremendously in the planning stages of your idea. As I said before, use the infinite knowledge and experience of people to your advantage, so that you can remove all of the red tape and unnecessary action from your plans. These are the types of plans with highest rate of success, which will save you time with regrouping, re-planning, and so forth...all things which you will have to deal with in the event of failure.

Put Your Plan Into Motion
You may find it amazing the amount of simple things people overlook when they think about their possibilities, and their probability, for success. However, this is another one of those mistakes which is commonly made, and people are constantly found wanting because they let their ideas dissipate, and lose that spark they have when they are new and fresh in your mind. People often believe that they can't do anything about the ideas in their heads, or that the time is in the future a ways because they need this or have to accomplish that first. This a big mistake! There is always something which you can do to put your plans into motion. Always! This doesn't mean that you have everything you need at the moment to take your plans to complete fruition, but there is no accounting for preparedness! Write your ideas down, develop plans and further ideas, start contacting people, take surveys on your potential product, etc. Always do something which ensures that your idea does not sit stagnant. This will ensure that you are also prepared when the opportunity to make your idea a reality presents itself.

Never be afraid of your ideas, or believe that you cannot accomplish them. If you believe that a thing can be attained, then you can undoubtedly attain it. Follow these steps, and ensure that you mark your appointment with success so that you may achieve all which you set out to achieve.

C.J. Vallen is an author, lifestyle coach, and professional marketing consultant. Through the use of his system for creating a better life through health and success, C.J. has been able to help many individuals achieve the dreams and lives which they have always desired. It is never too late for you to turn your ambition into fruition! "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." Abraham Lincoln