Characteristics of Successful People
They go through life like a magician, achieving consistent success in virtually everything that they do. So, what’s their secret? Here are a few principles…
What exactly do wealthy people do to obtain their great success? They go through life like a magician, achieving consistent success in virtually everything that they do. So, what’s their secret? Here are a few principles:
- Having An Obsession Of The Desired Goal – Successful people obsessively think about their desired goal. They basically think of nothing else. They direct their attention to their goals with laser like focus. Having aimless thoughts distracts one from their main objective. When Einstein was asked about how he came up with his theory of relativity, he replied, “By practically thinking of nothing else.” Remember, eyes on the prize and nothing else!
- Anticipating Success – Successful people anticipate that their goals will be accomplished. Its almost a sense of knowing that it will be done no matter what the circumstances seem. By thinking this way, they feel fantastic. Wouldn’t you? What if you knew you were getting a million dollars? How would you feel? They know this because, they understand that you don’t know what you can’t see. There are countless numbers of variables that come into play. Remember, a ship can only detect what it sees in its radar.
- Associating With Like Minded People – Successful people only associate with like minded people who have similar goals, and interests. By doing this, their enthusiasm, drive, and belief goes through the roof! You see, when you associate yourself with highly motivated, goal driven, successful people, all those things rub off on you. That’s why your parents always scolded you when you hung out with the wrong people. These people just whine, moan, and groan. Soon you find yourself doing the same thing, not realizing how fantastic life really is! Those traits really rub off on you, so avoid these people like the plague! Successful people understand this, that’s why they surround themselves with people who are better than them. Remember, when two horses pull a car they don’t go twice as fast, they go three times faster!
- Not Worrying About The “How” – Successful people never think about how they are going to accomplish a desired goal. They just know they’re going to do it. By just thinking about the goal, and feeling excited about its accomplishment, magical things start happening. Many people focus too much on the how. Just focus on your goal, and the how will be given to you.
- Always Learning – Successful people are excellent students. They are always learning. They follow Gandhi’s quote of “Learn as if you were to live forever.” By always reading, and listening to other successful people, they are learning new ways to create wealth. There’s an old saying, “God gave you two ears and one mouth, use them proportionately.
So, there are a few things successful people do daily. Do with them what you will.
Good Luck!
3 Comments
Good points! Thanks. But isnt it that the “how” is developed by first learning about existing “best practices” to avoid re-inventing the wheel, but if there’s none – learn by “just doing it” and from there learn and un-learn aND innovate?
Dear Belle,
By asking the “how”, it diverts your attention from your goal. This results in loss of belief, which leads to failure and disappointment. How do I pay for this? How do I do that? This leads to I can’t do this! I can’t do that! Say, I just know I’m going to do it! How? I just know it! That’s the ticket! Belle, here’s a quote I learned that should help, “When your attitude is right, the facts don’t count.” Puzzled? Think about it. When you attitudes right the facts don’t count, because what you think are facts are just other people’s opinions. Take the atom. Scientists said the atom is the smallest substance in existence. Years later, those same scientists said the nucleus is the smallest. There was a time when the earth was considered flat. That used to be a fact right? Like I said, when you focus on your goal, “how” will be given to you.
Thanks For The Comment
Hitler used your method too.