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Success Formulas That Allow You To Win In Every Aspect Of Your Life! The following Success Formulas can have a dramatic impact on your life, in fact, I use to live under a tarp in the woods (most homeless people don't even have a tarp so I considered myself lucky) when I put these formulas to work for myself. In less than a year, I went from Cold, Hungry, Depressed, and Flat Broke to Happy, Confident, and Making Over $50,000 Per Month with my own business! The changes in YOUR life can be the same because they have no prejudice – it doesn’t matter if you’re Male or Female, Old or Young, Rich or Poor, Educated or not – I never finished school, but these formulas allowed me to eventually create several Multi-Million Dollar Companies! Even the best and most expensive schools don’t teach us the
things we need to know to live a prosperous life. The teachers mean well,
but left out of our life’s normal learning process are the most fundamental
skills for living well. This collection of formulas will show you exactly
what to do to increase your productivity, successful achievements, income, and
overall standard of living. If you’re wondering how much these formulas can improve
your life, and answer is simply; unbelievable. Much of it is up to
you. As you read along, don’t set any limits in your mind as to the
things you can accomplish. These formulas have created more millionaires,
saved more lives, marriages, families, and careers than anything else
available. These formulas are not magical potions, but the results have
often been called magical. These formulas are made up of success
strategies that will literally allow you to have anything you want in life! The first thing you need to do is to set up a plan for
yourself that will allow you to take complete and total control of your
life. The following are steps to take to produce this plan and put it
into action. Most people go through life without any such plan.
Once you put this plan into effect, the results will be incredible and they
will start happening instantly! You’ll learn these strategies and how to apply them to your
own life to produce successful results in everything you do – no matter how big
the obstacle is facing you! Read over these formulas several times, and
keep them with you so you can review them from time to time in the future – it
will be the greatest favor you can do for yourself. In order to make these formulas work miracles in your
life, you have to live and apply these formulas. If you use them only on
Mondays, they won’t work. If you start using them for two weeks and then
stop, they won’t work. By applying them everyday for a month, they will
become a habit - just like eating breakfast or brushing your teeth. We
are all creatures of habit, and your habits can either work for you or against
you. Let me say this again, by applying them everyday for 30 days, they
will become a habit! The first thing to understand is this – forget about the
past! The past has no bearing on the future. Abraham Lincoln failed
seven times before becoming one of our most famous presidents. If you
focus on failure, you’re programming yourself to repeat it. To have total
control over your life, you have to balance yourself between the past,
presence, and future. If you think about only one, you won’t be living to
your full potential – you need to be aware of all three. However, the
only one that you have control over is the present. You can’t change the
past, but you can recall past successes to inspire present actions and also
learn from any past mistakes. The biggest thing is to not let your past
control your present and future self. Let go of any past failures because
if you don’t, they will destroy your future! Don’t become a victim of
your past. You can’t predict the future, but knowing where you want to be
in the future can help you make present decisions. As you focus on the successful person that you’re going to
become, I want to stress again the importance of applying these formulas daily
without exception. Many of us have been taught that if we try and fail –
it’s alright. It’s not alright! Trying doesn’t excuse you of
failure. The reason is that many people try once or twice – fail – and
give up with the “well, I tried” attitude. As soon as you give up, you’ve
failed. If you try something and it doesn’t work, keep trying until you
find the thing that does work. Thomas Edison tried over 10,000 different
contraptions until finally finding the secret to the incandescent light
bulb. He said, “I new I had to succeed because I finally ran out of thing
that wouldn’t work!” Other than reading this by candlelight, he would
have been a failure as soon as he quit. Failure is not trying something
that doesn’t work – it’s quitting! Just because you may have started a
business in the past and it failed, does not make you a failure. One gentleman who started and failed with 9 businesses
started his 10th business which has made him a millionaire many
times over. His time is now valued at well over $10,000 per hour!
You read correctly; $10,000 every single hour! How many people would have figured that they simply don’t
have what it takes to run a business after failing 9 times? Those same
people are robbing themselves of great accomplishments with the pathetic saying
of “well, I tried.” You either succeed or you give up, there’s no in
between. Many failures can be signals telling you to change directions or
try something different. Remember, there’s no reward for trying – only
for succeeding! The majority of us spend more time planning a vacation than
we spend developing a plan for life. To be in control of your life, you
have to have a definite plan. Living your life without a plan is like
building a house with blueprints. Your life’s plan should consist of four
major parts: 1. Your Dream List:
This is a list of what you want to have and own, what you would like to do and
create, where you would like to go or travel, what you would like to be or
become, and what you would like to contribute or give back. Write your
list as if time, money, skills, etc. were of no concern. Think of it as
if you were writing a story about your life. List everything you can
think of without limiting yourself in any way. List the things that
you’re most excited about, that give you the most pleasure and satisfaction. When I was flat broke, I made a dream list that included a
few of the following: Automobiles consisting of a new Ferrari, Corvette,
and Luxury Van; a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio consisting of
several custom built homes in different countries; three months of vacation
time every year; thousands of dollars annually donated to charities and other
causes; a loving and caring relationship; and the ability to support my parents
in luxury in their older years. In just a couple of years, I had
accomplished a majority of the things on my dream list using these formulas, and
I will achieve the others in good time. As you write your list, remember,
no limitations. Those people who ask very little in life – get very
little in life! Your Dream List will be a lifelong project that you will
add things to, and delete things from, changing direction from time to time
which is a natural part of achieving your dreams. For example, when I
finally had enough money to buy a Ferrari, I decided I didn’t want one
anymore. So I spent a little bit more money and purchased a Yacht instead
– I love the ocean – and it went nicely with the 2. Goals:
The items you put on your dream list are your goals. Look at each item on
your list and write down WHY you listed it. You should be able to write
at least a paragraph on each. By doing this, you’ll be editing your dream
list to find out which items you are serious about – which dreams do you
actually have a burning desire to achieve. There were some things on my
dreams list that weren’t really important to me after all. As time goes
on, you may find there are different, or more important things that you’ll want
to spend your time and money on instead. Goals are the only way to accomplish anything because they
give your life focus and direction. For instance, you wouldn’t just take
off driving on a two week vacation without knowing where you’re going, would
you? Then why go through life without knowing exactly where you want to
go. Studies have shown that people who have goals achieve ten, twenty,
even thirty times more than those people without goals – and this is on an
average! For each goal, you need to make yourself a map. In other
words, list the actions, strategies, time, skills, resources, etc. needed to
accomplish it. Having this direction gives you the ambition required to
reach deep inside and accomplish amazing things! It will also make you
focus on your goal which is absolutely necessary for its successful
completion. Human beings are “goal seeking” individuals. When we’re
not working towards some accomplishment, we’re ineffective. In the
pursuit of goals, you will grow and become more than you were before you
started. Without goals, your life tends to deteriorate. Goals will consist of accomplishments you want to have in
business, financial, personal, Spiritual, and Social aspects of your
life. They will also have a great deal to do with your values; what’s
important to you and what isn’t. Your goals will set your direction in
life and give you the momentum to achieve what many call “miracles!” Even
though goals are things you want in the future, you will always set and work
them in the present. Setting and accomplishing your goals will give you a great
deal of satisfaction as compared to the frustration which is experienced by not
setting goals. A goal is a commitment that is a measurable result.
Success is the timely, progressive attainment of your goals! In order to
do this, you must make your goals very specific and measurable. When
writing your goals, avoid words like “better” or “more” or “lots” etc.
It’s not enough to say, “I want to earn a lot of money.” You must give
yourself a specific amount such as, “I want to be earning $2,000 per week by
XX/XX/XXXX.” If your goal is a new car, give yourself a clear picture as
to the type of car; the color, list all the options you want in the car,
etc. The more specific your goals are, the easier it is to reach
them. Increased clarity produces increased success. The reason for
this is because the subconscious mind can only work on clear pictures. “A
lot of money” is like a fuzzy picture that your mind cannot see clearly.
Give it good, definite, clear pictures and you will achieve them.
Remember, your mind has the power to give you anything you want in life! Your subconscious works 24/7 on achieving your goals
without you mentally knowing about it. This is why it’s so important to
feed your subconscious mind good, clear pictures of what you want to accomplish
because it makes it easier for your subconscious mind to believe in the
goal. Your subconscious mind is your “sixth sense”, but you need only
your five ordinary senses to program it to take over and achieve your desired
goals. When you believe in something, it becomes physically real.
Belief is obtained by mere thought, and your thoughts attract the physical
equivalent! You can think your way into misery and failure or you can
think your way into success and happiness! Let me show you something that will help explain the power
of your subconscious mind, belief, and thought (on a small level of
course). If you sit around thinking you’re hungry, you’ll soon be
hungry. This is what happens when we eat too much when the food is really
good – we convince ourselves that we’re still hungry. If you sit around
thinking you’re thirsty, you’ll soon be thirsty. Sit around thinking sad
and depressed thoughts, and you’ll soon be sad and depressed. Happy
thoughts go into your mind, and you’ll soon be happy. Once you believe in
something, and think about its successful outcome, this starts programming your
subconscious mind to make it a reality. The more sensory rich you make the outcome of your goal,
the more power you give your brain to accomplish that goal. Visualize the
accomplishment of your goal letting yourself know how it fees, sounds, smells,
etc. When I first set a goal of having a new Ferrari, I didn’t just write
a statement of “I want a new sports car.” A vague goal statement like
that does not lead to the achievement of your desired goal. When I set my
goal, I put myself into the driver’s seat with my hands on the wheel. I
heard the engines power, and felt the smooth vibration as I saw the gauges on
the dash move at my command. I could see the cooler of the interior and
the way the leather seats smelled. As I drove, I could feel the way the
car accelerated and hugged the road when turning tight corners. I could
hear my friends asking me for a ride. I could feel my hair blowing in the
wind with the top off as I drove down the highway at (let’s just say
70mph). My goal was so real to me that it gave me the specific focus
needed to reach my goal – any goal! This visualization gives you the power you need to shed off
temporary set backs. For example, if I had a savings account that I was
depositing $5,000 per week for the purpose of buying my new Ferrari, and some
emergency came up that required me to withdraw $90,000 from these funds, I
might get frustrated and think, “I’m back to where I started, I’ll never get
this car!” I can instantly get rid of these negative thoughts by getting back
into the drivers seat and going for another ride. The excitement and
passion received from visualization can get my mind back on achieving my goal
no matter what obstacles come up from time to time. When I’m faced with a difficult task, or a task that I’m
less then enthusiastic about, I write down in detail what the results would be
if this task was performed perfectly. This brings to reality exactly what
I need to do to achieve the best results. For instance, one time I was
going to remodel a room in one of my homes. Several companies were
bidding on the work which was going to cost close to $48,000. All the
companies gave me names of people who were happy customers, and had given them
permission to use them as references for other potential customers. Even
though this was not a major task, I was hesitant about calling these strangers
and asking them personal questions about their own home, and possibly even
visiting their home to “judge” the work that had been done. I sat down
and starting writing the steps needed for the perfect outcome. I decided
that to produce the best results, I would contact everyone on the list. I
would ask them a set of questions (some very personal) without hesitation or
embarrassment. I would ask to visit everyone’s home to see the work and
actually visit the ones that agreed. I may even become friends with many
of these people and create ongoing relationships. Some of my best friends
were met through such awkward kinds of meetings. To achieve the perfect
outcome to this task, all I had to do was follow my written plan and it was
easy. This process can work for any type of situation, and not
only the ones you need motivation to perform. For example, during a
vacation, you may plan the perfect way to spend your day. The places
you’ll visit, the people you’ll see, the things you’ll eat, the activities
you’ll do, etc. In fact, I plan almost everyday of my life like this and
it only takes me a couple of minutes in the morning. Now, not everyday
can be spent exactly how I plan it, but I rarely have “bad days” and if I find
myself having one of these days, I don’t just accept it – I change it!
Remember, if you don’t plan your own life, someone else will plan it for you. In your financial life, becoming an instant millionaire
starts in your mind. Before you can become a millionaire in terms of
financial status, you must start feeling, thinking, and acting like a
millionaire before you start to earn your first dollar. This advance
thought pattern is the first step to making it a reality. If you can’t
see yourself earning $50,000, $75,000, even $100,000 per month than it can
never happen in reality because you’ve given yourself the greatest obstacle you
can ever face just by limiting yourself in your mind. You have to know
it’s possible and set the goals towards its accomplishment. You become
rich the instant you set the amount you want to earn and the date in which to
accomplish it! You become rich the instant you set the amount you want to
earn and the date in which to accomplish it! That wasn’t a typing
error (even though I’m known to make a lot); I wanted you to read it again
because many people don’t accept this simple, but so important law of obtaining
wealth! If it sounds like magic, that’s because it is – it’s the magic of
a “quantified objective!” Many people in this world laugh at this, saying
you can’t earn money simply by writing the figure down on a piece of
paper. These people who are laughing are not wealthy! I’m telling
you from experience that this is the starting point to every success you’ll
have in life. This critical first step starts a powerful chain reaction
that allows you to produce the results you set forth in writing. Again,
you have to set an exact amount you want to earn and a date in which to earn it
if you want to see it become a reality. Let me prove a point to you,
let’s say you spent a lot of time and effort to prepare, and interview, for a
job – then finally got the job over hundreds of other applicants. When
you talked to your new employer, he said you would “earn a lot of money.”
Wouldn’t you want to know the exact amount you are going to be paid, including
any benefits? Your employer simply saying, “Don’t worry, it’s a lot of
money” wouldn’t satisfy you. In fact, you would probably want this and
the other details about your new job given to you in writing. Let’s also
say your new employer couldn’t give you a specific date that you would start
earning your new salary – would this cause a problem as well? Of course
it would. Then why does do this to yourself! Life gives you exactly
what you ask from it, so be sure to ask specifically for what you want from it.
This part about working on yourself and deciding exactly how much you want to
earn and getting it down in writing will the most important work you do not
matter what your chosen occupation. The number you write down is not just scribbling on a piece
of paper. That figure represents to the penny in your mind what you think
you’re worth! If you write down $30,000 per year; that is all you believe
you’re worth – plain and simple. Stretch your mind and don’t let outside
situations effect the number you give yourself. Don’t think that just
because your current job only pays you $30,000 that you can’t write down
$100,000 and earn it! When you change your figure from $30,000 to
$100,000 – you have in fact earned yourself an additional $70,000 because you
have placed the belief into your mind! Even if you don’t quite reach your
chosen figure at first, you will go much further with $100,000 as your
objective rather than $30,000. When I first set my financial earnings goal, I set it at
$5,000 per month as the amount I wanted to earn. Realize - I was dead
broke at the time. The first company I started paid me very close to that
figure my very first month. So I changed the amount to $7,500 per
month. My very next month, I made over $30,000 – more than 4 times my
goal. It was then that I realized the power (and magic) of having a
quantified objective! To change your life, you must first change your
thoughts! If you set an amount and believe that it’s totally out of your
reach, it will remain that way until you actually believe it and get it down on
paper. You can grow wealthier by ever increasing the numbers you want to
earn. Expand the limits of your mind and you’ll expand the limits of your
life. It may take you all year to get that $100,000 but it only takes a
second to activate the key ingredient to earning it. This formula works
just the same for other objectives. Of course, not everyone has the
desire to become a millionaire. It works just as well for earning an
extra $5,000 per year, or improving your health, or saving your marriage –
anything, no matter how basic or extravagant! The secret to getting anything and everything in life you
want – ASK! I learned there was specific ways to ask to receive the
things you want in life. They’re simple ways, but very, very effective
and if you don’t ask in these ways, you’ll never get the things you
desire. You have to ask those people who can help you. This is
asking “intelligently.” Make sure you ask for things in detail so you can
communicate to others what you want and you’ll know the different resources
needed to get whatever it is you’re asking for. When asking someone for
help, give them value. In other words, answer their question of “what’s
in it for me?” If you need to borrow money, first of all you’re not going
to ask someone who has less money than you, and you need to give them value (or
what benefit(s) do they receive) for loaning you the money. For instance, I had a friend who needed $50,000 and he
agreed to pay me 10% interest. I had some money in the stock market that
was earning more than 10%, but I also had over $50,000 just sitting in a bank
at 3%, so I loaned him the money. See how we both benefited? Try to
give so much value that it’s hard for others not to cooperate. When you
ask for something, you must ask with belief! If a boy wanted to ask a
girl out to dinner, he would have much greater success by saying, “I know this
great restaurant that has excellent food, would you like to join me for
dinner?” rather than saying, “Uh, you wouldn’t by any chance want to go to
dinner with me, would you?” Do you see the difference? When you ask
for something, whatever it is, ask in a way that says, “I expect to get what I
ask for.” If not, your lack of belief will show and make it very
hard. An easy way to get this belief is to visualize the end result –
that you already have received what you’re asking for. Last, but not
least, you must keep asking until you get the things you want. For
example, if my friend had asked me for $50,000 and I couldn’t help him, he
would have kept asking until he found someone that could loan him the
money. Too often, we give up when success is just around the
corner. Sometimes, you may have to ask in a different way or look for a
different source to ask, but keep asking! Some of the things you want in life may seem hard to
believe you’ll actually have them. Start believing, it’s the only way to
accomplish your goals. If people didn’t believe in “miracles” we would
have never sent a man to the moon, found cures for the diseases that plague us,
or have computers that do things most people can’t even comprehend. Once
you think about all the “miracles” that happen every single day, it makes it a
little easier to believe that you too can accomplish many great things.
In fact, when I first started in business for myself, if someone had told me
I’d make as much as $30,000 in a single day, I probably wouldn’t have believed
them – it’s impossible for me to earn that kind of money. Today, I not
only believe it’s possible, I know for a fact that it’s possible to earn this
much and more! Set your beliefs in stages that you can see yourself
accomplishing. Your first goal might be $2,000 per week. Once you
reach that, you’ll be able to set a higher goal of 3,000 per week. I
remember the first time I reached $2,000 in a week’s time, I was
flabbergasted. I called everyone I knew to tell them of my great
accomplishment. Today, I consider $2,000 per week a failure because I
know it’s far below my potential. You’ll experience this same kind of
change in the way you view things, and in your beliefs. Reaching your
goals step by step from small goals to big goals will give you a passion for
life – a zest for living. You’ll find you have the energy of a young child.
You’ll enjoy waking up each morning because your day will be filled with
successful accomplishments! Having specific goals allow you to stop
wasting time on activities that don’t bring you closer to your goals.
Your day will consist of excitement, the excitement of success. When
things do go wrong (and they will), shrug them off and get on with attaining
your goals. It’s impossible to avoid pitfalls in life, but it is possible
to not let them affect you in a negative way. Don’t let any past failures
ruin your future successes! So many people dwell on the past that they
program their future to be the same. Write down 5 incidents that you had
total success in. This could be anything from a family reunion to a
business decision that made a financial killing for you. Keep these so
you can refer back to them from time to time to remember that you are a
success! There may be some items that you can’t take from your past
successes and duplicate them for future successes! Also, look at some of the specific things that caused you
to fail in the past and write them down. What was it that held you back
or prevented you from attaining your goal? Did you forget to plan or did
you fail to take action, or state your goal in a clear, precise manner? Did
you imagine the worst possible outcome when working on a goal? By listing
these things, you will be able to change them and not let them limit you in the
future. The way you write your goals will have a dramatic impact on
how well you achieve them. State your goals in a positive manner always
remembering what you want rather than in negative ways of what you don’t want
to happen. Instead of saying, “I’m going to stop drinking” say something
like, “I’m trading alcohol for a healthier heart.” Write each goal in one
complete, concise sentence. Use action words like “become, begin,
complete, own, start, build, develop” etc. Words are very powerful, and
can be very convincing! When stating your goal, imagine the final outcome
you want, and work backwards listing the steps required to achieve it.
For example, if your end result is to become financially independent, the step
before that may be to “become president of your company” or to “start/expand
your own business” or to “find a good investment vehicle”. Just as important,
always specify, and emphasis, your first step to achieving your goals.
This is because the hardest part for most people is just getting started.
There’s no limit to the number of goals your mind can work on at one
time. As you start to focus on your goals, you’ll find you have much more
time to work on an increasing number of goals, thus enjoying an increased
number of successful accomplishments! Be sure to ask yourself if your goals are in line with your
values. Values are the people, feelings, things, beliefs, and concepts
that you rate more highly in your life. Values make up your personal
philosophy in life. Most people never sit down and really define their
values. Understand, your values will maximize your success, enjoyment,
and satisfaction in life. We all have limited time and energy in life, so
don’t waste these precious resources on goals that are not really important to
you, and don’t reflect your values in life. Your values will most likely
change during your life, so adjust your goals in accordance. 3. Action Plan:
This is where you list the specific steps needed to obtain your goals.
This will cause you to be at your peak efficiency and effectiveness in
successful productivity. You will see yourself accomplishing things you
couldn’t have imagined in the past. Your action plan will include things
you need to do, people you need to contact, items you need to get and/or learn,
along with other strategies. It’s a good idea to place dates on when each
step should be accomplished. Don’t get discouraged if you miss a date,
but don’t procrastinate or make excuses either! Monitor your progress and many any necessary adjustments
for the successful accomplishment of your goal. This list will give you a
sense of direction. It is the road map to the end result. Break
each goal down into it’s smallest steps. Remember the saying, “by
the yard, it’s hard – but by the inch, it’s a cinch!” The most critical
thing here is to get your dreams and wishes down in writing. This may be
the most important part of transforming your dreams into reality.
Breaking down goals into written objectives is one of the greatest secrets
of “super achievers.” This simple step will make an incredible change in
your life. Get them down on paper so you can read them twice a
day! This will at least double your personal effectiveness, and it’s all
that’s necessary to achieve any goal! Think of your biggest goal as just a series of small
successes, because that’s what it is in reality. Many of us are just
trying to get through the day, and where does that leave your dreams? By
writing your action plan, you get your dreams (and the steps needed to make
them a reality) focused in your mind where you can commit to, and achieve,
them! Throughout your action plan, and in every facet of your
life, you will need to make many decisions. There’s a process for making
decisions so you can be confident when surrounded by many unknowns.
Studies show that major corporations make the right decision only 50% of the
time. Imagine the success these multi-billion dollar businesses enjoy
everyday even when they make the wrong decision every other time. Imagine
the success you’ll have when you can greatly improve these averages. First, you must stop focusing on the problem itself, and
focus on the decision making process. It’s very simple, but very, very
effective! Many of us agonize over decisions we have to make which causes
a lot of frustration. Some common mistakes we make are; 1. We don’t think
about the consequences of our decisions and/or actions. 2. We think the
decision is either “this” or “that” when it could be a combination. 3. We
take two questions/decisions and mistake it as one. To make the right
decision, don’t think that you need to know every detail available – the belief
that the more information you have allows you to make the best decision is, in
most cases, false. Many decisions are made out of tuition – they just
“feel” right. This is how the light bulb was invented rather than
producing a more efficient oil burning lamp. Henry Ford “felt” that
assembly lines were the way to mass produce automobiles. He had no
documented information or knowledge when his decision revolutionized the
automobile industry. Tuition let’s you get away from logic, which is
critical to being creative in the decision making process. If Alexander
Graham Bell had a computer, and focused on logical scientific “facts” this
information would have told him that radio waves cannot bend around the earth
and we would not have the benefits of the telephone, radio, and many other
products. To get the most beneficial decisions, you need to combine logic
with intuition. The decision making process begins with first
deciding if the question at hand is a “problem” or “opportunity” and if it
warrants a decision. Is the problem or opportunity real or not? If
you did nothing, would the problem improve or deteriorate? Decisions can
all be broken down into these main objectives. Parameters are used for decisions where the outcomes are
not critically important. Let’s say you’re driving on vacation and start
looking for a hotel to stop at for the night. If you don’t set
parameters, you could pass by every hotel just because a better one could be
just down the road. You may set parameters such as: The hotel must
have a restaurant, it must be clean, and I don’t want to spend over $75 for the
room. You then stop at the first hotel that meets these parameters. Policies can be used in making decisions for individuals
just as they’re used by large companies. Look at your goals and make sure
you set policies for decisions that follow your goals and present values.
By using your goals and values as guidelines, your decisions will put you
closer to your desired outcomes. Multiple stage decisions are ones that involve several
different decisions based on several different outcomes. An example of
this would be in a war. You have several different options, and for each
option, the enemy may react in several different ways. To each of these,
you may have several follow-up options that warrant decisions. The game
of Chess is also a good example of a multiple stage decision. To make one
of these decisions, diagram it on a “decision tree” which is just like flow
chart or a family tree. By each possible option, estimate the chances of
the option actually happening from 1% to 100%. Break these complex
decisions down into each individual decision, otherwise it can easily overwhelm
you. Take it step-by-step and stage-by-stage. When thinking through a decision, don’t limit yourself as
to how things were done in the past. Don’t be too set in your ways.
One time a group of high-paid, well educated engineers were contemplating on
where the elevator should go inside an existing hotel which was limited by
space. No decision could be unanimously agreed on when a janitor
suggested they place the elevator on the outside of the building.
Luckily, they thought through this “janitor’s” suggestion without automatically
dismissing it, and now we see outside elevators all the time. Look at
your decisions from different angles, especially when no decisions seem like
the best one. Follow these guidelines and you can be confident every time
you make a decision. 4. Daily Activities List:
This is your daily agenda that will allow you to set priorities for the
activities of your day. You should carry this out to the end of the
month. This list will allow you to effectively manage your time and spend
it on the things you want to accomplish that day. Here’s a simple strategy that will produce incredible
results for you. A company asked for help one time in order to boost its
productivity. They said, “we know what we need to do, but if you can show
us a better way to do it…” They were given this simple strategy, asked to
use it for a short time, and then pay the sum of money they felt it was
worth. After putting this strategy to work, measuring the results it
produced, they paid the sum of $25,000! The strategy is simply
this: write down the six most important things you have to do that
day. As you achieve the most important thing, mark it off your
list. If you don’t get all six things done – don’t worry - those will be
the first things you will work on the next day. It sounds too simple to
be so good, but try it and see for yourself – it will work miracles for you! It’s a good idea to list activities in “must do” and
“should do” categories. Must do items are ones that if you don’t do, will
create additional activities, hurdles, or possibly additional problems you must
overcome. Every time I make out my activities list, I place a priority
letter next to the activity so I can instantly see how important that specific
activity is in accordance to the “big picture.” When doing your
activities, you’ll find the 80/20 rule applies. This means that 80% of
the activities you perform will account for only 20% of your desired results
while the other 20% of your activities will produce 80% of the desired
results. Obviously, the more time you can spend on the 20% of your
activities (these will make up you list of six described in the paragraph
above) that produce the greatest results will allow you to achieve more, and
cause you to be incredibly productive and successful. So again, focus
your mind on your top priorities. Remember, the key to achieving great success is “producing
results with minimal time and effort!” Many of us think as long as we’re
working long hours and/or doing hard work, we must be going somewhere and/or
accomplishing something. To achieve what other cannot imagine, you have
to stop thinking like this because it’s just not true. The only thing
that counts are the results, no matter how they happen, and you want to achieve
these results as quickly and as easily as possible. This way you enjoy
far greater rewards for the time and effort you spend. It will take some discipline to start seeing these results,
but the payoff can multiply your success by 1,000%! Nobody is born with
discipline so you can be just as disciplined and successful as anyone!
Don’t think of “discipline” in a negative way, it has absolutely nothing to do
with “giving things up” or “sacrificing.” Discipline is simply using
these techniques to gain control over your time and activities. Without
discipline, all you have is regret. We all have the same number of hours
in a day and we have no control over that, but we do control what we do with
those hours. You either control your time or your time will control
you! Don’t waste your time on activities that don’t bring you closer to
your goals. If possible, hire someone to do your mundane activities such
as cooking, cleaning, etc. Right now, you may only be worried that it
will cost money to have someone else do these activities, but as you start
using these strategies and find the value of your time increase, you’ll see the
cost becomes insignificant. For instance, as you increase your
productivity to the point that one hour of your time is valued at, let’s say
$75.00, which is a very modest figure once you start using these powerful
formulas. Would you give up 4 hours of your time to clean the house when
you can pay someone $50.00 to do the whole job for you? Think of what you
can achieve in 4 hours using these formulas. Unless your chosen
profession is being a maid, you’ll be doing yourself a valuable favor. Determine which part of the day you’re at your best and
plan your activities in accordance. For instance, I’m most productive
from I find my productivity and concentration drops from Start immediately to put these success strategies to work
for you. Don’t put them off! Start your plan today – right
now! By doing this without procrastination, you’ll start enjoying the
benefits that much sooner. Force yourself to stay with it for at least 30
days so it will become a habit, and a natural part of your life. Once
this happens, these formulas will take you wherever your heart desires.
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