Archive for Week 1
7.If You Really Want to Succeed, Double Your Rate of Failure
One of the biggest reasons why people don’t try new things is because they are afraid of failing. The fear of failure has its roots in how we think others perceive us, and also how we perceive ourselves. The most dominant ‘script’ that we have of ourselves going around our heads every day will [...]
6.Find Your Biggest Why That Gets You Out of Bed Everyday
This is probably one of the best secrets of success I’ve come across. The reason is that it starts you thinking about why you are doing what you do from the moment you wake up. The long term effect of this can’t easily be overstated. The reason is simple: you’re starting your day with the [...]
5. Don’t Just Work Alone, Find Others to Share Your Vision
There’s a real paradox in the life of a home business owner (of which I am one), and I’ll share it in a minute. But first let me describe the background to this paradox. Home business owners tend to have a strong desire to be free from the normal hassles of running a traditional [...]
4.Create Your Goals, and Then Stay Focused Until You Have Achieved Them
There is a famous saying which goes: Without Vision, The People Are Unrestrained. In other words, if you have no goal, no vision, then you aren’t going in any particular direction at all: in fact, you are probably going nowhere. Goal-setting is a no-brainer ingredient required for success. Setting goals doesn’t guarantee success, but not [...]
3. When Others Slack Off, You Increase Your Game.
Perhaps like noone else, successful people have a drive, focus and ambition that verges on the fanatical. It’s a person’s vision for their future that fuels them on. Today’s quote is really a reflection of the energy that is released when someone has a burning desire for their goals to be complete, nothing will [...]