If you need a little help on the way to success, try on these eight steps

Although there is no such thing as instant success, research in peak performance has uncovered working techniques common to any high-achiever. Success is predictable. I'm committed to the belief that you can have more than what you have, because you can be more than what you are. You can be a better you. 

The time-honored principles here may seem over simplified because they've been put together in a rhyming and memorable form. But don't misjudge their power. If you choose to use them, you'll reap a harvest of achievement far outweighing your efforts. 

1. In a hole? Set a goal. All you've heard about setting
goals is true. Goals equal success. Success equals goals.
If you are not satisfied with where you are, don't run off
in just any direction hoping things will work out for you.
Decide what you want. (The Principle of "clear and simple
intention" will work for you.) Be specific and write it
down. It's easier to get anywhere when you have a map. 

2. Who you see is who you'll be. Losers live life from the
outside in, while winners live life from the inside out.
Everything ever achieved was first seen in someone's mind.
Get a clear vision of what you will be like when you have
achieved your goal. See the colors and the surroundings in
your mind's eye. It has to become vivid on the inside of
you before it becomes reality. 

3. At the start, play the part. An old adage says, "Play
the part and you shall become." Once you see yourself as
having already achieved what you want, it should be easy to
act as though you already have it. This in not being phony
or lying. We're not talking about acting as if you are
someone you aren't, rather it is performing at maximum
levels. Be what you can be - and you will be. 

4. Take choice over the inner-voice. Something in all of us
wants to do what's convenient rather than what's necessary,
to be negative rather than positive. The voice inside you
will tell you why you can't achieve your goal and why you
don't deserve it. You must choose to believe what you
really want. Have the courage to embrace the greatness for
which you were born. 

5. Don't debate, find what's great. Don't bother arguing or
trying to defend yourself when things don't go right. Look
for the silver lining in every cloud. Every adversity
contains the seed of at least an equal blessing. This can
be tough to remember in the middle of a storm. But if you
waste energy trying to stop the rain, you'll completely
miss the rainbow, and maybe not even be around to enjoy the
flowers. 

6. After falling down, go one more round. Resilience - the
ability to bounce back - is a good quality to cultivate.
Successful people don't talk about failure, but use the
words, "setback" or "challenge." If you are not falling
down from time to time, you'd better take another look at
your goals. You might be living too far within your comfort
zone. You might need to reach higher. One definition for
success is, "Fall seven times, get up eight!" 

7. For super style, live in the NOW. You are working toward
your future. But true success is the progressive
realization of a worthwhile goal or dream. Don't overlook
the joys of today. And remember, guilt is the gift that
keeps on giving. The past is past. Never allow your future
to become a prisoner to the tyranny of the past. Wherever
you are, be there! 

8. Going all out will give you clout. Enthusiasm is a
powerful force. Be sure you are moving toward something you
really want, love and can be excited about. Whatever you
do, do it with all your might. Let your goal put a fire in
your belly and a lion in your heart. Live your life with
passion. 

- Article Courtesy :  Joe Marino

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