The 9 Steps of Success

We all like to be successful. Whether it’s playing a game of golf, starting your own business or working for an employer, we all want to be as successful as possible.

The factors that contribute toward success aren’t secret, they are well known and understood. Here are just 7 that apply to most successful entrepreneurs, sports personalities and celebrities.

1. Do something that you truly love doing. This is obvious really. If you love what you are doing then its not a chore, its a pleasure. The real trick, if there is one, is to identify what ‘floats your boat’ and then keep doing it. My personal goal was to become a freelance web designer but I’ve worked with others for whome internet marketing was what really motivated them.
2. Be patient and disciplined. Most successful people have the ability to see things in a from a long term perspective. Discipline is essential if you are to keep going when faced with setbacks.
3. Define your goals. Whatever it is that you want to achieve, write it down and regularly remind yourself of your goals. Defining this will enable you to plot a course that will lead to your achieving this aim.
4. Feel the fear and do it anyway. We can often procrastinate due to fear of failure. You need to notice the fear and fight against it. This inclination needs to be overcome.
5. Don’t procrastinate. We will often procrastinate because a task is unpleasant, or lots of work. Break down large or unpleasant tasks into smaller, more manageable chunks of work that can be ticked off.
6. Take responsibility. Remember and remind yourself that success is achievable and you can and will do it. At the time I knew very little. So I decided that the best way for me to learn was to get a job with a web design agency, which I did for seven years. For the past three I’ve been working as a freelance web designer.
7. Draw up your own action plan. Your action list should be things that are realistic, easily measured and attainable. For example, in the action plan that I drafted for myself I listed all of the skills and experiences that I wanted to gain while employed and I ticked these off, almost daily.

Following this advice will not guarantee success, but it will make a significant and positive contribution.

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