Success: Part 1
I’ve been reading all sorts of literature dealing with finances and success, for the class I’m taking and one of the books I like most, is Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. I’ve realized so many principles and character flaws that I’ve had up until now, which have hindered my success in reaching my full potential. I’m destined and plan to become a multi-millionaire, reaching my first million by 2012. I’ve grown and learned how to manage my money, grow my business, and make investments wisely. One of my motivations for success is to share what I learn freely, so that others may gain these principles. So to help you get started in becoming successful in whatever you set your hand to, check out some of my former posts on Goal Setting and Pacesetting Leadership and add to them these simple principles for defining your motivation…
Defining Success
Before you learn HOW to be successful, you need to define WHAT success really means to you. Many define success based upon income, net worth, popularity, global effect, lasting impressions, etc. When defining success, you should sit down and really think hard as to what success is to you and why. You’ll find that your own views of success are simply a combination of the views that other people have shared with you. The problem with defining success is that you must first define yourself and what makes you truly happy. I won’t dive deep into what happiness is or how to find it. You need to build yourself internally and do some Self Discovery before you can effectively use those principles externally.
Discovering the Process
Randomly, when I was young, I used to sit and ponder and dream about the strangest principles and fundamentals to life. One principle that I developed was to change my thinking of how the pyramid of life worked. I realized that many people live their lives according to an upside-down pyramid: reacting to the effect of situations rather than reacting to the cause. I figured that my foundation and success in life would stem from my subconscious, self-image and thoughts before I could even use the tools (education, capital, social, etc) that I may posses. I immediately wrote down (on my bedroom wall at the time) a principle that I wanted to follow for my life.. this is what I wrote:
Thoughts become Dreams
Dreams become Premonitions
Premonitions become RealityThis life (and perhaps the next) are structured upon the building blocks of what we think, not what we know
The crazy part is, I came across this EXACT same principle in this book, with very little differences in wording:
Thoughts lead to Feelings
Feelings lead to Actions
Actions lead to Results
Motivation
After you’ve done some self-discovery, you’ll need to do more. Find out what you’re passionate about and what motivates you and then brainstorm some ideas to use your passions towards your own business or investment. This is one of the most important tools to being successful. Make sure that you separate your motivation from anger, fear or the need to prove yourself, as these are motivations that will die out because you’ll never succeed by your own standards. Instead find motivation in purpose, contribution and joy! These are the motivators that will make you successful.
My motivation for success:
- The freedom to help others in need by donating my time and money
- The flexibility and freedom to spend quality time with my family
- The knowledge and wisdom to share with others and help them succeed
