Steps To The Top

Posted on May 05, 2010 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.

Steps In The Right Direction

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1. Focus And Define Your Life -

“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”

Nothing is more critical in your life than focus. Having a clear and defined focus creates energy, efficiency, and peace of mind.

2. Realize That Your Choices Decide Your Destiny -

“It’s

not

what’s happening to you now - or what has happened in your past - that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your choices you make about what you focus on, and what things you do, that will determine your destiny.”

More than anything else, your decisions decide your future. The decision to further pursue your education, who to marry, to start your dream business, or even the decision to sit around and make excuses - your life is a result of the choices you make each day.

3. Recognize Which Path Leads To Success -

“The truth of the matter is that there’s nothing you can’t accomplish if: (1) You clearly define what you’re committed to achieving, (2) You’re willing to take decisive action, (3) Along the way you take time to notice what’s working or not, and (4) You continue to learn and change your approach until you achieve your dream.”

Anybody can make excuses - and choose not to do what it takes to succeed. Most people prefer to sit on the side-line. Choose instead to take decisive action… again, and again, and again.

4. Raise Your Expectations -

“Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve.”

In life you get what you accept - and what you expect. What do you expect from yourself? Do you expect to be average, to live an average life or to have an average job? What are you accepting? Are you accepting living paycheck to paycheck? Choose to raise your standard - choose to elevate your expectations.

5. Major On Major Things -

“Most people fail in life because they major on minor things.”

Give your time and attention to what matters the most. Dedicate your life to doing big things; leave the little things to someone else. Learn to think big, and act big - and your life will take on a new direction.

6. Do What You Know Needs To Be Done -

“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough. - You must take action.”

Chances are you already have enough information to dramatically transform your life from the inside-out; you’re just not putting that information into action. It’s not enough to possess the knowledge - you must act on what you know in-order to achive your destiny.

7. Learn to Follow A Leader -

“If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and learn from what they do.”

There’s no sense in re-creating the wheel. Find someone who is succeeding - and do what they do (and have done.) If it is working for them, it will likely work for you.