The 10 Great Powers of Success

I have asked countless numbers of people to define success in their own term, and I have been given a variety of responses. For the most part, we are brought up to equate success as having a sizable amount of money in the bank, driving a luxury car, living in an expensive home, and so on. I have nothing against viewing success in the realm of money and materialism, but I would like to invite you today to view success in a manner that would help you understand what it means to be successful , and then work towards achieving it. "I believe success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal" Earl Nightingale. Any one who is working to better the circumstances of his or her life is successful. I am always amazed by how people view success as this esoteric feature that is only reserved for the few among us. Please listen to me Ladies and Gentlemen, we have all been blessed with the power to choose our own future and make of our lives whatever we want to make of it. You can be successful, no matter the circumstances you were brought up in, or the circumstance you are in now. I plead with you to stop making excuses, and start working on making the future better for yourself and your family.

                                                   The 10 Great Powers of Success

I am going to briefly touch on each of the topics, please take the time to watch the short video at the bottom of the page by the late great Jim Rohn, he will go more in dept with each topic, and show you how to start implementing these principles into your life.

Purpose 

To be successful, you must have a purpose for living. why do I wake up in the morning? Is there a purpose to what I am doing in my life? these are the simple questions you should ask yourself. You see without purpose, one has nothing to live for or look forward to. I urge you to seek to find your purpose if you haven't found it yet; if you already have, I encourage you to ceaselessly strive to fulfill it.

Self Confidence

Self confidence comes from the inside and not the outside. It comes from feeling good about yourself. It comes from feeling that you are worth something. Most importantly, self confidence comes from doing whatever it takes to achieve your goal in life. Developing the feeling of self confidence in yourself is the corner stone to success.

Enthusiasm

I have never met a successful person who is not enthusiastic about life. Like self confidence, enthusiasm comes from the inside. Build a feeling of enthusiasm in everything you do, and I guarantee you will be successful at it. Make a note and never forget this quote by the great Ralph Waldo Emerson "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm".

Expertise

Expertise comes from wanting to excel in whatever you do. It comes from developing the skills necessary to achieve greatness. Everyone who has ever achieved greatness and recognition was or is an expert in what they do. Strive to become an expert in what you do, and I assure you success will always be your companion.

Preparation

One of the great keys to success is preparation. Think about it, we spend a  huge portion of our lives preparing. We are either preparing for the next face of our education, career, relationship e.t.c. Why can't we use the same attitude of preparation towards success. Yes Folks you must prepare yourself for success. I urge you to constantly be in a state of preparation, and you would never miss the chance of success when opportunity comes knocking at your door.

Self Reliance

I see too many people relying on others or on the government to make them successful. You simply cannot rely on anyone to make you successful, you must look to yourself and take charge of your life. Part of being self reliant comes from owning up to your mistakes and not making any excuses for your life. "Don't complain Don't explain, simply make it happen".

Self Image

I once heard this great quote by Bob Proctor that put the topic of self Image into perspective for me, it simple goes "The me I see, is the me I'll be". If you see yourself as a successful person, your going to be successful. As you can see, Self is a huge aspect of success. Work on yourself, strive to become successful, and most importantly see yourself as being successful, and I can assure you that there will be no limit to what you can accomplish.

Character

Becoming a person of high Values and integrity is one of the greatest attribute you can develop to become successful. I believe Character is one of the greatest keys to success, because your character truly defines who you are as a person. 

Self Discipline

Success starts with self discipline. Folks you can wish all you want, listen to all the motivation on earth, have faith all you want, but I promise you that if you are not disciplined, there is no way you are going to become successful. As a matter of fact, Self Discipline is one of or if not the greatest key to success.

Extraordinary Performance

To become successful, you must commit yourself to going the extra mile. Do more than you have to in anything you do. Be the first one to arrive, and the last one to leave. Dream more than you have to, strive more than you have, labor more than you have to, and I can assure you that you would find yourself amongst the few who are at the top of the apple tree.