"HOW SWEET IT IS!"

                                        

                                             THE SECRET TO SUCCESS

MANY WHO BELIEVE IT’S SOLELY BASED ON WHAT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE IS, MEASURE SUCCESS IN THIS MANNER.

LETS CHECK THE DEFINITION OF WHAT MANY REFERENCE BOOKS SAY IT IS.

THE ENCARTA DICTIONARY STATES: IT’S AN ACHIEVEMENT OF INTENTION, ATTAINMENT OF FAME, WEALTH, OR POWER, SOMETHING THAT TURNS OUT WELL AND SOMEBODY SUCCESSFUL.

I AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE DEFINITIONS BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERY ONE.

MOREOVER THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS WAY OF THINKING, HOWEVER, THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THE IDEA THAN IS GIVEN CREDIT.

SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE ARE THOSE WHO DON’T BELIEVE THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR GOALS IF THE GENERAL CONSENSUS DOESN’T MEASURE UP TO THIS SPECIFIC DEFINITION.

WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS, ACCORDING TO POLLS AND FIGURES THAT LIST YOU SOMEWHERE BELOW THE LINE OF WHAT IS DEEMED SUCCESSFUL, SOME OF US FALL WOEFULLY SHORT.

WELL LET ME JUST SAY THAT MY DEFINITION OF SUCCESS ISN’T MEASURED BY THE PUBLIC STANDARD BUT A PERSONAL ONE.

FIRSTLY, IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TASK ON YOUR LIST OF GOALS IN A DAYS TIME, TO ME THAT IS SUCCESS.

CASE AND POINT, GOD DIDN’T CREATE THE WORLD IN A DAY, HE TOOK SIX AND RESTED ON THE SEVENTH. NEED I SAY MORE?

JUST SO YOU DON’T THINK MY OPINION IS ONE SIDED, I CONSULTED MY FAVORITE TOOL FOR INFORMATION “GOOGLE” TO GIVE AN EQUAL VIEW ON THIS DISCUSSION. ACCORDING TO WWW.PICKTHEBRAIN.COM THEY SHARED TEN TOPICS BUT I SHARED MY THOUGHTS. SO I’VE LISTED THEM FOR YOU AND LETS RUN THROUGH THEM.

1.      HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING; I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS PERCEPTION BECAUSE POSITIVITY IS THE KEY TO OPEN EVERY DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY IN YOUR LIFE.

2.      DECIDE UPON YOUR TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS: JUST AS I STATED EARLIER, COMPLETE A GOAL EACH DAY ON YOUR MENTAL OR WRITTEN LIST. TRUST ME THIS IS A GREAT START, DON’T FEEL LIKE A FAILURE IF YOU DON’T GET TO THEM ALL.

3.      TAKE ACTION: YOU CAN’T BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU DON’T PUT FORTH AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SUCCESS IS NOT ONLY A NOUN BUT AN ACTION WORD. IF YOU MERELY DREAM ABOUT IT AND DO NOTHING TO SEE IT TO FRUITION THEN YOU’LL NEVER ACHIEVE ANY GOAL.

4.      NEVER STOP LEARNING: I’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT I DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW I SHARE. THIS IS A GOAL ON MY LIST AS WELL, YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING, REMEMBER A CLOSED MIND IS LIKE A FIST, NOTHING CAN GET IN OR OUT.

5.      BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD:  SEE GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. I’VE ALWAYS SAID NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE IN. YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. LIFE IS A BATTLE AND EVERYDAY BRINGS ON A NEW CHALLENGE.

6.      LEARN TO ANALYZE DETAILS: OH THIS IS A VERY USEFUL DETAIL, BECAUSE WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES BUT WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW NOT TO MAKE THE SAME ONES REPEATEDLY.

7.      FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY: DISTRACTIONS ARE A CURSE WE’VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE TIME IS MONEY. WELL IT’S VERY TRUE, IF YOU A GOAL ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL, AND I BELIEVE MOST OF US ARE, THEN ME HAVE TO MAINTAIN FOCUSED AND NOT LET OTHER THINGS PULL OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM OUR DESTINATION.

8.      DON’T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE: I COULDN’T AGREE WITH THIS ONE MORE. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A POP OF PURPLE IN A BED OF RED FLOWERS. THINKING AND BEING DIFFERENT ISN’T A CURSE, IT’S A BLESSING! IT HELPS YOU TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD AND TO EMBRACE YOUR INDIVIDUALITY. GOD DIDN’T CREATE US TO BE CARBON COPIED REPLICAS, BUT UNIQUE NOT DEFINED BY WHAT THE WORLD SAYS WE SHOULD BE BUT BY WHO GOD SAYS WE ARE. DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT, IT’S WHAT WE NEED TO BE MOVERS AND SHAKERS.

9.      DEAL AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY: THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I DO THIS WEEKLY SHOW TO OFFER ADVICE AS WELL MOTIVATE UPLIFT AND INSPIRE. WHAT I SAY HOLDS GREAT IMPORT, AND IF I SHARE INFORMATION HAPHAZARDLY IMAGINE THE DISASTER THIS COULD GENERATE? THEREFORE, I TRY TO GIVE THE GOOD AS WELL THE BAD WITH CONSIDERATION, TO OFFER POSITIVE INSTRUCTION AS WELL OPINION IN AN INFORMATIVE WAY.

10.  BE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE: HONESTY IS STILL AND ALWAYS THE BEST POLICY. PEOPLE WILL RESPECT YOU MORE FOR TELLING THEM THE TRUTH INSTEAD OF FEEDING THEIR EGOS. IF I’M DOING A GREAT JOB TELL ME SO, AND IF NOT SO MUCH, TELL ME SO. I’D RATHER KNOW THE TRUTH THEN LIVE MY LIFE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE DISHONEST AND DISTRUSTFUL. DEPENDABILITY IS YOUR STAMP OR TRADEMARK, MUCH LIKE WHAT YOU SAY, BECAUSE YOUR WORD IS BOND.

THIS IS YOUR LINK TO BUILDING A LASTING RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW YOU WELL, BUT WANT TO. 

MY PASTOR ALWAYS SAYS, THE FIRST MENTIONED PRINCIPLE OF HOW A PERSON BEGINS IN A STORY, IS WHAT THEY MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU START OUT BEING TRUTHFUL AND DEPENDABLE, CHANCES ARE YOU WON’T STRAY FROM THIS PATH.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE WEB AND OTHER SOURCES FOR INFORMATION SAY, SUCCESS IS WHATEVER YOU DEEM IT TO BE.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT SUCCESS IS THAT IT’S NOT MEASURED BY GROWTH, WEALTH, OR EVEN POPULARITY.

SUCCESS IS MORE THAN A MATERIALISTIC MENTALITY BUT DEFINITELY A STATE OF MIND AND AN ORIENTATION OF GOALS. NOT ONLY FOR THE PERSON LEADING THE CHARGE BUT ALSO THOSE THAT STAND WITH US.

ENCOURAGING THROUGH PRAYER, MORAL SUPPORT AND SOMETIMES TOUGH LOVE. WHEN WE LOSE SIGHT OF THOSE WHO PROPELLED US FORWARD ON OUR QUEST DUE TO TUNNEL VISION (LOSS OF PERIPHERAL SIGHT) THEN WHAT HAVE WE GAINED?

I CHALLENGE THOSE WITH THE PASSION AND DESIRE TO SUCCEED TO NOT ONLY REACH FORWARD, BUT TO EXTEND A HAND BACKWARD, TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED US ON OUR JOURNEY.

FOR ALL THE PERSONS WHO OFFERED MOTIVATION, PRAYER, AND EVEN CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, I THANK YOU.

IT’S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT I REMAIN HUMBLE DRIVEN AND ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I LOVE.