| |
| |
|
Success Information |
|
|
|
The Gift Of Success
Often just one self-help principle can increase your power to achieve your goals and can help your life take off. This article is about one such principle - success breeds success. I once suggested that, if you don't feel like going shopping, just go and sit in your car with your car keys and some money! Once you are there, you will almost always take the next step and drive to the shops. If you find drinking 8 glasses of water a day difficult, drink just one glass a day. I drink one glass a night. I am then more likely to drink more water later in the day. The key in both the examples above is to achieve a small success like just sitting in your car or drinking one glass of water. Each success will usually lead on to another and so on. Judith Wright gave a similar piece of advice to a man who had failed to use his expensive work out equipment. He was planning to ride his mountain bike 3 times a week. She told him he would fail. Instead he should plan only to sit on his bike in the garage three times a week. He resisted this advice for a while as being less than macho but in the end followed it. As Judith wisely predicted he not only sat on the bike, he went for a little ride. Pretty soon he was working out regularly. One success breeds another. He had given himself the gift of success. I too have an exercise bike I have barely used. It is set up in front of a TV set so that I could be entertained or even educated as I worked out. In spite of this inviting arrangement I have seldom used it. Judith Wright's bicycle remedy would solve my problem. In fact I tried it today and it worked. I also have a stretching machine in my bedroom which I only rarely use. It is often covered with clothes and parcels etc. However, when I do actually make the effort to sit on it, I usually do some stretching. Lower your expectations until you achieve a very small success and then start raising your expectations. If you start with high expectations and fail, you are less likely to continue. Success on the other hand, as is well known, breeds success. If you can't bear to sit on your exercise bike at least go and stand by it! The principle of success breeds success can be applied to almost anything. If you are delaying reading a book, just put it on the desk in front of you. Big deal! But if you go on and read a life changing book, it will be a big deal. If you don't feel like doing the tasks on your to do list, just look at the list for a minute or so or rewrite it. This may sow the seed of action in your subconscious mind and even if you don't take action immediately, you may do so later. If you are slimming, stay out of the kitchen for another five minutes. In the mean time you may well get interested in something other than food or may even get some work done. By the time you have finished you may actually be hungry rather than just bored. Just this one principle of success breeding success can change lives! Give yourself the gift of success and expect the miracle of a life transformed. About the author John Watson is an award winning teacher and martial arts instructor. He has recently written two books about achieving your goals and dreams. They can both be found on his website http://www.motivationtoday.com along with a daily motivational message. The title of the first book is "36 Laws To Ignite Your Inner Power And Realize Your Dreams Now! - Acronyms, Stories, Pictures And Quotes...Easy To Remember And Use Everyday To Grab Your Life And Soar With The Eagles" The book can be found at this URL http://www.motivationtoday.com/36_laws.php The book uses acronyms, stories, pictures and quotations to help readers remember 36 laws that can gradually transform your life if you apply them. Ezine editors / Site owners Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine or on your site but please include the resource box above.
MORE RESOURCES:
Success - Google News |
|
|
|
RELATED ARTICLES
Top Seven Ideas For Success 1. Any work activity, unless initiated at the earliest will not move ahead. Why You Cant Budget For Success Do you constantly find yourself saying "I can't afford it" or "It's not in my budget"?If so, when it comes to your business you need to replace those defeating words with "How can I generate the revenue that I need to invest in the success of my business?"This process is vital to the success of your business because thinking small will prevent big accomplishments.If you believe that you can't do what is necessary to grow your business, you are right. The Power Of Partnerships Everything we have in life is because of the help of other people. If you have a successful job where you are rapidly moving up it is in large part because of the help you've received from your coworkers. Seven Steps for Success "The secret of success is to make what you are doing interesting to other people." - Florence Scovel ShinnWhen you set a goal, no matter how difficult it seems to accomplish, don't be afraid to take the risk. 7 Essential Body Language Tips The secrets of our body language have been around forever yet people constantly fail to recognize the importance of using body language to their advantage. Did you know that people only pay attention to 7% of what we say? Where does the rest of their attention go? You guessed it right: our body language. How to Maintain Your Energy and Enthusiasm in Your Career: Needs versus Wants! Most of my clients had a vision of the contribution they wanted to make when they took their current role. Many of them have been caught up in the unfulfilled demands of the new role and the urgent requirements of each day. iPod - The Ultimate Self-Help Tool Wow, what an outrageous claim! Why do I say this? Simple. I believe that listening to self-help audio books, seminars, and yes--you knew I was going to say it--Power Affirmations (even ones you record yourself), is the most powerful way to learn and recondition your thinking. Nothing Comes Easy I am constantly approached by people when I am speaking at an event and asked the same two questions"How easy is it to become rich?" and, "How can I become rich really fast?" I am still amazed at the thought process that must be going on in these people's heads.You see the prize doesn't go to the first person to reach a million dollars in their life or the person who dies with the most money in the back. Consuming Passions Consuming Success The other day I went shopping at the local consumer electronics warehouse where they have everything from talking toasters to serenading telephones. I was looking for a new printer since mine had just died from a respiratory belt problem. Learning From Failure--What To Do When You Blow It! Becoming successful is not easy. We all get tossed around somewhat in our attempts to win or succeed. Failure IS an option. I wrote an article on this very subject, with the same title a few years ago. And? it was a pretty decent article if I do say so myself!Then I lost it. Your Telephone Voice Makes Your Success We speak every day without fully recognizing the impact our voice has on the our success and that of our organizations. The voice that picks up the company telephone or speaks to the customer or supplier represents that organization, whether it's the receptionist, sales person, human resource rep, general manager or CEO. The Power of Mind-Imagery Today I feel inspired that I should speak more to the framework of a successful mindset. We've already discussed how to ignore negative thoughts and encourage positive thoughts by monitoring what we allow to dwell in our minds. From Making a Living to Creating a Lifestyle (excerpted from the Day That Turns Your Life Around)After having struggled for so long, it took a shift in attitude for my family and me when success started to happen. When I started making a little extra money at age 25, Schoaf taught me to also let it serve as a new inspiration for lifestyle. Skills or Beliefs: Which Matters Most to Your Business? Skills or beliefs; this may well be another example of the age-old "chicken or the egg" dilemna. I tend to side more strongly with beliefs. Double Your Brain Power Do you think you have an "average" or perhaps an "above average" mental capacity?Actually you have far more brainpower than you can begin to imagine. You have close to, or perhaps even beyond, *genius* potential!You say you don't believe me?The past ten years could well be called "the decade of the brain. Ingredients For Success Management by Objectives, strategic planning, quality, teams, re-engineering. Passing management fads? Consultants, more consultants. Chinese Gooseberries and Oprah? Oprah and Harpo Productions, consistently reap awe-inspiring progress and record-breaking profits even after 25 years. While Oprah consistently soars with stellar growth, the rest of the industry seems to stumble, tumble or even disappear. Change Your Thinking -- Change Your Life! The only thing in life we have direct control over is our thoughts and our thoughts determine how we experience life.You may know of someone who has what appears to be a perfect life . "Defining and Feeling Successful" (However you define success) Formula For SuccessThe winners in this life know the rules of the game and have a plan. Whether you're looking to heal a relationship, get a new job, lose weight or find inner peace, consider these characteristics, which are common to people who succeed.
|
| home | site map |
| © 2006 |
