Here are three more secrets that can be found in the lives of all successful people.
1. Successful people DREAM.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Every success story starts with a dream.
As we noted in the previous post 3 Simple Secrets of Successful People, one key characteristics of a successful man or woman is that they first discovered their purpose in life (or their why) and pursued it with all their might.
Have you found your WHY (your purpose in life)?
Your why is your reason for doing what you do. Your why is also your reason for pursuing your dreams.
You will probably have many dreams in life. These will be things you want to experience, to do, to be or to have.
For example:
- You may dream of taking a camping trip in Europe,
- You might dream of trying your hand at some horse riding in the Grand Canyon
- You might want to become a teacher or a public speaker
- You may even dream of having a house overlooking a lake or the sea
Reaching these dreams may not be the total fulfillment of your life’s purpose, but they may certainly play a part in reaching your WHY.
The key is to allow yourself to dream and dream BIG.
2. Successful people BELIEVE in their dreams, in their why and in themselves.
If you dream and dream and yet do not believe in your dreams much less believe in yourself you will not get very far. In fact your dreams will be little more than airy fairy wishes without a strong belief in yourself and in your ability to achieve great things in life.
The level of your ability to believe in your dreams and your ability to achieve them will greatly depend on your mindset. If you discover that there is too much negativity in your mindset (your belief system), then the solution is start yourself on a good self development program.
3. Successful people are ACTIVELY involved in pursuing the fulfillment of their dreams and goals.
- Dreaming is good.
- Setting goals and action plans are good.
- Believing you can achieve your goals and dreams is excellent.
- But without the very important ingredient of ACTION – nothing will be achieved.
There is a verse in the Bible that says “faith without works is dead” (James 2 verse 17 in the Bible).
A German friend who lived in Mexico used to say: “El interés tiene pies” – Interest has feet. In other words if you are REALLY interested in achieving your goals, you will give your plans and dreams some feet – your feet.
So dream, believe and ACT and you WILL be successful.
Here is an action plan to get you started right now:
1. Make sure you know your WHY. Write it down and read it every day.
Get this CD (Find Your Why Now).
Listen to it, make notes and follow your notes.
2. Start a self development plan. Order this book RIGHT NOW Activating Your Ambition, A Guide to Coaching the Best Out of Yourself and Others
- Read it through. Use a pencil to mark the areas that jump out at you.
- Go back and reread the important points which you marked. Make notes.
- Use this book as a guide to make your self development plan.
- Start following your plan immediately.
And never forget:
