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1. Take sleep seriously. We live in a culture that encourages convictions like “I’ll sleep 2. Develop a personal when I’m dead” and “sleeping is overrated.\" As a result, it’s easy to think that more hours of work equate to more success. This, morning routine. however, couldn’t be further from the truth and in recent years experts have warned about the negative side effects. In fact, How you start your day sets the tone for how you’ll do at work. research shows that people who are sleep deprived are seven times That’s why many successful business people have a strict morning more likely to experience helplessness. Arianna routine. Do you usually wake up right before you need to get to Huffington cautions that “the myth of burning out as the the office and scramble to get ready? While you might be on time necessary price for accomplishment and success” is dangerous. for work, this does not encourage a productive day. If you are not taking care of your mind and body, you won’t be As Entrepreneur states, “Leaders possess success habits that have able to reach peak performance (or live a healthy life for that become routine and tend to wake up early to make time for what’s matter). So take sleep seriously and plan it out in your daily important to them: exercise, meditation, movement, family, calendar just like you would all your other tasks. A healthy seven hanging out with the dog or even spending time in the garden.” to nine hours of sleep a night will allow you to be as productive as Lay out a morning routine that works for you and try to stick to it possible when you are awake. -- i.e. no five times snoozing! Extra tip: Consistency is the cornerstone of a healthy sleep routine. Extra tip: Exercising gets your endorphins going and increases Pick a bedtime and a wake-up time and stick to them as much as your productivity. You’ll be more awake and ready to tackle your possible. day by giving yourself that extra energy boost. Working out can increase your mental clarity for four to 10 hours post-exercise -- which is why you will see exercise as part of almost every leader’s morning routine.5

4. Resist the urge to check emails first. Love them or loathe them, emails are here to stay -- despite the popularity of instant messaging, texting and social media. In fact, email is the top communications tool at work. Office workers spend 6.3 hours checking emails, with 3.2 hours devoted to work emails and 3.1 hours to personal messages.3. Commit to writing While most of us check emails first thing in the morning,things down. productivity experts say that you will find more success if you check emails only after you’ve accomplished a task. So when you get to your desk, start off the day by completing something on your to-do list and only then read through your (on average 100) emails. This way you don’t get sucked into the email vortex right at the start of your day.It’s a cliche, but writing things down will help you be more 5. Implement the two-organized, think more clearly and ultimately boost your minute ruleproductivity. One of the main benefits of writing things down isthat you don’t forget stuff. Duh! But that’s not all. Once you writean idea down, you engage with a different part of your brain. Itallows you to actually process the information and, as aresult, unload your mental RAM to focus on the task at hand.Besides writing out your daily tasks, you should also use the If your goal for 2018 is to maximize your time, then implementing“thinking on paper” technique. This method allows you to the “two-minute rule” is a habit you’ll want to adopt now. Thisexternalize your thoughts on paper (or computer) and grow them rule states that any action that can be carried out in two minutes orinto something real. It’s difficult to visualize ideas, move them less is completed right away. According to researchers Davidaround and expand on them, all in your brain. When putting pen Maxfield and Justin Hale from the leadership training companyto paper, you are more easily able to connect ideas in a meaningful VitalSmarts, “it’s a practice that many top employees implement asway. it allows them to quickly finish small tasks before they pile up and take more mental space than they deserve.”Richard Branson, the famous mega-entrepreneur, says that one ofhis best possessions is a standard-sized school notebook. “Anyone It’s a straightforward rule for combatting procrastination. Thewho aspires to lead a company must develop a habit of taking goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things younotes. I carry a notebook everywhere I go.” should be doing, as most tasks we procrastinate on aren’t actually difficult to do. Not only will it make your to-do list smaller, it will give you a sense of accomplishment. Apply this rule not only at work but also to your personal tasks like taking two minutes to make your bed or clean your dishes immediately after your meal. 6

We all aim for some sort 3. Spending time 6. Being complacent. financial success. It makes sense. Routines are difficult to change. That Having a significant amount of money with the wrong people. is especially so if you already have a family eliminates a major worry and enables you We are the average of the five people we or other big responsibilities. Staying put in to do more with your life. Money and fin- surround ourselves with the most. If that your current situation is a guaranteed way ancial freedom enables you to do more average is an average person in our to stunt your growth, though. A willing- traveling, trying new things, and exper- country, although not bad, you are just ness to take chances and challenge your- iencing all that is life. going to be average. Spend more time self will leave you better off on the other with people that motivate you, give you side. Despite all of these people that desire energy and make you want to be better. It financial freedom, a huge proportion of will not only make you happier but will 7. Lack of confidence in yourself. them are not able to get there. Often, push you toward success. As much as people want to be wealthy, making that first one million dollars is the most do not believe they can achieve that most challenging since it requires being 4. A tendency to blame others. goal. Have faith in yourself and what you different than everyone else that is trying. There are times when life is going to be can accomplish! The people we admire Finding your own path can be extremely brutal. We cannot control everything, and most, overwhelmingly, are no different, difficult. Here are nine obstacles to over- when things do not go our way, we have a genetically, than we are. They have just come to reach that first million and spark tendency to blame others. Instead, we worked harder, smarter, been future financial success: have to look ourselves in the mirror and introspective and had a bit of luck. take accountability. We can go on blaming The luck cannot be controlled, but you 1. Bias toward inaction. others our entire lives, but that is not can give yourself an extremely high It is easy to talk about how you are going going to make us any better. No matter likelihood of success. Not believing in to start working harder or begin a new how much better we might feel at the yourself will stop you from trying in the project. The process of actually doing is onset by keeping our image of a perfect first place. difficult. People will validate your ideas self, taking the blame for our failures is a and dreams all day, but the only way they must on the path toward success. are really going to happen is if you go out and make a change. 5. Never thinking outside of the 2. Worrying what everyone thinks. box. Not everybody is going to like you, or To be different than everyone, you have approve of your decisions. Especially not to think differently. That means stepping 100 percent of the time. We want to feel outside of conventional thinking and loved, and there is a benefit in doing what pushing yourself to consider alternative we can to make those around us happy. It viewpoints. It takes vulnerability and should not be at the level of our own leaving our comfort zone to get detriment, though. there.7

As the saying goes, football is a book, Winning sleep-game of inches. For all of you football Plays: A Top Athlete’s lessfans, you know exactly what I mean by Advice For Tackling Ad- nights.this. Some of the biggest and most painful versity and Achieving Success, That path-losses throughout the course of my and how it completely changed way to suc-football career came directly from either my life forever. Some of the big- cess is whatbeing a second too late, a second too gest failures and adversities in my builds champ-soon or an inch away from a favorable life ended up becoming some of the ions. You dooutcome of the game. biggest blessings and opportunities all be- not just put to- cause I chose to intentionally grow through gether a footballJust as football is a game of inches, so is them instead of just casually going through team and go outwinning in life and in business. If you them. on Sunday’s andwant to start living life on a new level, win a Super Bowl.then you will need to make some crucial 2. Fuel your faith, not your fear. You don’t just hiremindset shifts. How we think largely employees and expectdetermines our destiny. We all have faith and fear to some degree, to have a thriving organ- however, where it becomes a major ization right from the getThe quality of our relationships, business stumbling block for most is when you fuel go. You don’t just comesuccess and happiness among so many your fears more than they fuel your faith. up with an idea one day andother things boils down to our mindset. Fear is normal, and even the best of the fall into fame and fortune. InWe are all talented at something, and best experience it from time to time, but all three of these scenarios, awhile I think there are quite a few what they do differently is they re-channel process is required.different variables as to why others are it. When they feel fear, they face it headmore successful than the next person, I on by acknowledging it, and then shift The best of the best absolutelystrongly believe that mindset ultimately their mindset to instead fuel their faith. love the process and journey noseparates the best of the best from matter how difficult it may be ateveryone else. What you give energy to will likely manifest. When I refer to fueling your times, because they know that’s where1. Grow through the tough times faith, I am referring to seeing yourself the real value is at. Of course, you areinstead of just going through them. beyond your current circumstances and going to get inspired, motivated and ex- flirting with all of the possibilities for what cited about the destination or end result One of the most important mindset could go right instead of paying attention of something that you are deeply passion- shifts that could instantly open your to what could go wrong. ate about, but believe it or not, the value is life and business up to new possibil- minimal there. ities is to grow through the tough This small and simple mindset shift will and discouraging times of life not only help you get to where you want The growth, strength, perseverance, skill instead of just going through to go, but it will ignite a fire deep inside of set and courage that is instilled in the great- them. There is nothing easy you and help you to push through all of est men and women in the world all came about this mindset shift, the discomfort you will experience along from the savoring the process, not from and it will take a lot of your journey. There is absolutely nothing the destination or end result. If you can intentional effort on positive that could come out of fueling learn to love the process, you will give your part to fully your fears rather than your faith. yourself a competitive advantage in life execute this, but the and in business, that does a whole lot results will end up 3. Love the process more than the more than pay you monetarily. changing your outcome. life. 8 I have never met an incredibly successful I talk about entrepreneur, athlete, business executive this mind- or any other high achiever who has set shift reached a level of greatness in their life a lot in that didn’t love the process. So many my people would rather focus on the desired outcome and destination instead of savoring the process that will get them to that destination. The obstacles, the challenges, the

10 QUALITIES OF AUTHENTIC PEOPLE In a society roided-out on bling, cash, ego, nakedness, and status, we have lost our authenticity. We have lost morals and what it means to be ourselves. So many are caught up in following the crowd they have gotten lost in it. How can any type of true success come from being a follower? Followers are lost to their authenticity and are chasers of “status” and “wealth.” Followers are competitive, insecure and consistently positioning and provoking to one-up each other. The stand-out successes we all admire are not in the crowd, they aren’t chasing cash, or being cool. It doesn’t mean they don’t love nice things or indulge in them; it means they approach success from a different mindset. 1. Self-reflective. 2. Healthy ego. 3. Focus on possibilities. Authenticity cannot be reached if you are Authenticity comes from your heart. In life When someone is ego-based or only looking outside of yourself obsessing always lead from your heart. There is disingenuous, they are always focused on over ways to live in all the narcissistic nothing deep about being superficially themselves, the short-term, what they traps. To be authentic, unique and better than others or having more success want, and how they can manipulate to get individual you have to know who and or money because all of that “status” is what they want right now. They tend to be what you are, which comes through self- temporary and subjective. When you’re reactive and to run their mouths to get reflection. How can you know who you authentic you have the healthy ego results. They want things now in an effort are if you are following everyone else? Self- fundamental for great leadership, rather to get them before other people. They are reflection puts you in a state of personal than the ego of an insecure competitor. To agenda-oriented. It’s all about them. harmony, causing you to experience less be the great leader of anyone or anything, When you live authentically you have no anxiety. You aren’t worried about another you have to dig deep, lead with courage time to waste emotion on temporary and person’s position because you’re confident and practice empathy. You have to be sometimes necessary setbacks. The focus enough to focus on your own. You have secure enough in yourself that you are able for you is always long term and on what nothing to hide which allows you a to lead while considering of the ideas and possibilities patience and hard work will freedom to be yourself followers do not feelings of others. garner when you continue pressing experience. forward. You are relationship-oriented.9

Written by Sherrie C. 4. Good character.Author of Loving Yourself You cannot be authentic without first possessing a strong sense of character.sherriecampbellphd.com This means you do not say things you do not mean, promises are not made you cannot keep and you stay in a place of integrity in all of your dealings, in and out of work.. Lightheartedness is indicative of your state of inner wholeness. Those who follow the pack are always anxious because at any moment someone could steal their temporary glory, causing them to sacrifice their integrity to “win.”5. Visionary. 6. Listeners. 7. Transparent.Knowing who and what you are When you’re authentic you experience Open communication is woven into thenaturally makes you visionary. Because fewer emotional threats to your ego which fabric of your authenticity. You are secureyou are deeply connected to yourself, makes you a good listener, even when in who you are and combine honesty withyou are open and more innovative. You someone else contradicts your views. You empathy, which more often than nothave been visionary in the creating of are more than willing to consider brings you success. You never leaveyourself and this allows you to bring contradictory ideas with an open mind and anyone guessing or hurting because you’rethat skill into all aspects of your life, change your opinion, if the argument transparent. You are able to appreciateespecially business. You think with make sense. When you are a listener, you yourself, flaws and all; making you self-vision, which always adds value to the are a learner. As a genuine person you confident and secure; not cocky andpeople you interact with. You are able thirst for the truth. When you are conceited. Followers are always defensive.to help others realize their higher dedicated to the whole truth in any given They are sensitive to criticism, easilyprofessional goals. You push yourself moment, you live life in touch with your threatened and offended, and determinedand those around you to consistently deepest and most profound inner parts; to win others over to their point of view.raise the bar for excellence. Self- allowing you to be the full expression of This is the marker of their insecure self-development is pinnacle in your life who you are. This is what authenticity is all concept. When you are truly self-confidentand you insist others delve into about. you exude a sense of inner worth,themselves in the same way in order to assurance and composure. You arerise above the pack. unashamed of your mistakes and don’t hide your weaknesses. You have the courage to be who you really are.8. Open and consistent. 9. Team oriented. 10. Draw upon experience.When you know who you are you do not Being team oriented sets you apart from As you strive to live from a genuine placehold judgmental attitudes towards others. others. You build successful teams and you increase the likelihood of being able toAs you evaluate the thoughts and opinions give credit where it is due, sharing your live in the present. You have learned toothers hold, even those you do not agree success and achievements with your entire live in more thorough and thoughtfulwith, you still place them under an team. You possess a healthy flexibility; the ways, thereby creating less guilt becauseumbrella of respect. You do not live kind that is free from resentment and your responsibilities come first and leisurestriving to push others below you. You are abuse, making you unselfish. You love second. You can draw upon experience toconsistent in who you are, and have no your team because you are inwardly secure, work wisely through each new challengeneed to satisfy someone else’s criteria to and so sure of who you are that any you face on your road to success, makingfeel good about yourself. This solid change you need to make for the benefit you more confident that you will be able tofoundation is what makes you consistent, of the team is a no brainer. Followers are handle whatever hardships your futureand it is also what makes you so generous so selfish, insecure and out-of-sync that holds. There is no better teacher than life.in your assessments of the worth of they get defensive and angry when The leadership skills you possess haveothers. You aren’t fickle. You stick to your confronted with the need for change; slowly evolved from real-worldprinciples and are not easily swayed by killing the cohesion of the team by experiences and life stories.superficialities. highlighting their inability to blend well. 10

Why So Many Entrepreneurs Let Their Dreams Die As a kid, I dreamed of being an entrepre- Heaven forbid my dad went out of town, would drive. I dreamed of the empire I’d neur. I had this dream because I desired which he often did. When that happened, build and how, one day, I’d change the freedom. (Little did I know that’s not I’d be stuck working as her slave for world. exactly how it works as an entrepreneur, is hours each weekend, cleaning part of the it?) house only to be told to reclean it, again But there are things I never dreamed of. I and again, because it wasn’t good enough. never dreamed of making $150,000 per Like so many other entrepreneurs, I was Because I wasn’t good enough. year and owning a lifestyle business. I very poor growing up. My mom and dad never dreamed of retirement. were divorced, and my mom supported I dreamed of being an entre- my little sister and me on a civil servant’s preneur and the freedom I have a ton of friends who are entrepre- salary and $300 per month from my dad. neurs, and a surprising thing is I can’t of riches. I dream- recall a single one telling me their dream is We lived in the ghetto, with a swamp ed of the to stay home all day and not work. I’m cooler in the kitchen to cool the whole vacations sure there are people out there who have house. Our slumlord didn’t fix anything. I’d take that dream, but my suspicion is that, even A spot on the floor of our kitchen rotted and the out, becoming a gaping hole. For years, cars I for those people, if we go back to the the only repair was a nailed-down piece of first time they dreamed of being an plywood. I can’t count how many times I entrepreneur, that is not how the stubbed my toe or tripped on that dream started. plywood. So, all of that begs the When I got a bit older, I moved question: Why do we in with my dad and his wife settle? Why do we give - my wicked stepmother - up on our dreams? I who mentally abused us think the answer kids for sport. She’d is simple: We routinely tell me get beat down, how fat or dumb even abused. I was and call me names.11

Have analyses, youyou ever can makebeen ab- but recent- -ly a differ-used or ence, andtaken advant- I have just seen you can touchage of by an em- more lives thanployee or customer? how too many people most can evenHave you ever had a imagine. The onlygood idea that you felt throw in the towel. question is, are you upthe marketplace would for the challenge?love to have, only to strug- Too many smart and talent-gle to sell your product or ser- Written byvice? ed entrepreneurs talk to me about Shaun B.The stress and pressure we are under how they don’t want to keep growing, howis immense. I’ve watched smart and Founder &ambitious people change their dreams they are settling or even giving up. It isand decide they want to be a lifestyle CEO of Theentrepreneur, simply because they want to not okay with me.escape the stress, or because they find out Newslettertheir chosen business isn’t a Porsche but a We need these smart people. We needFord Taurus, instead. entrepreneurs to keep the economy Pro thriving, to build and grow theirThe company people really want is a companies. We need them to step up in thenewsletterpro.comcompany that is growing. But instead of the community and help support worthyfiguring out how to go from a million causes. Five percent of the world’s 12dollars in sales to 10 million dollars in population are entrepreneurs, and withoutsales, many give up on their dream. us growing and thriving, the entire civilized world disappears.Have you ever given up on a dream? Youconstantly hear about lifestyle businesses I, for one, am committed to growing, andon the internet, and if that is truly what I’m committed to helping you grow byyou want, go get it. But if you want a providing no BS info about what it reallylifestyle business because you are throwing takes to grow a successful business.in the towel, we need to talk. I’m nottrying to retire at 38. I’ve come here to I will continue to beat the drum ofbuild something, to create generational building a solid business foundation thatwealth and to win. focuses on your customers and referrals first, because this is the least risky andWe were created to work, to grow, and to ultimately most profitable way to have abuild. We live in a time when infinite successful business.knowledge is available to us to solve mostof what ails us, which is both a blessing You can grow, you can have the dream,and a curse. The blessings of theinformation are obvious, but the curse canoverwhelm them.So many people are paralyzed with thenumber of choices they have that they endup doing nothing. Now, add in the datathat's at everyone’s fingertips, bearing inmind it may either paint only part of thepicture or be massaged by someone withan agenda. Thus can you end up withsmart people making bad choices.I know this is a bit different from other

Habits of Ultra 1. They form personalLikable Leaders connections. If you want to be a leader whom people describe leaders who are skilled in Even in a crowded room, likable leaders follow with absolute conviction, you have emotional intelligence. TalentSmart make people feel like they’re having a one- to be a likable leader. Tyrants and research data from more than a million on-one conversation, as if they’re the only curmudgeons with brilliant vision can people shows that leaders who possess person in the room that matters. And, for command a reluctant following for a time, these qualities aren’t just highly likable, that moment, they are. Likable leaders but it never lasts. They burn people out they outperform those who don’t possess communicate on a very personal, before they ever get to see what anyone is them by a large margin. emotional level. They never forget that truly capable of. there’s a flesh-and-blood human being Becoming a more likable leader is standing in front of them. When I speak to smaller audiences, I completely under your control, and it’s a often ask them to describe the best and matter of emotional intelligence (EQ). 2. They’re positive. worst leaders they have ever worked for. Unlike innate, fixed characteristics, such People inevitably ignore innate as your intelligence (IQ), EQ is a flexible Likable leaders always maintain a positive characteristics (intelligence, extraversion, skill that you can improve with effort. outlook, and this shows in how they attractiveness, and so on) and instead describe things. They don’t have to give a focus on qualities that are completely What follows are 10 key behaviors that presentation to the board of directors; under the leader’s control, such as emotionally intelligent leaders engage in they get to share their vision and ideas approachability, humility, and positivity. that make them so likable. with the board. They don’t have to go on a plant tour; they get to meet and visit with These words, and others like them, the people who make their company’s products. They don’t even have to diet;13 they get to experience the benefits of eating healthfully. Even in undeniably negative situations, likable leaders emanate an enthusiastic hope for the future, a confidence that they can help make tomorrow better than today. 3. They’re humble. Few things kill likeability as quickly as arrogance. Likable leaders don’t act as though they’re better than you because they don’t think that they’re better than you. Rather than being a source of prestige, they see their leadership position as bringing them additional accountability for serving those who follow them.

Written by Travis B.4. They’re even-keeled. 7. They appreciate potential. 10. They demonstrateWhen it comes to their own Robert Brault said, “Charisma is not so integrity.accomplishments and failures, likable much getting people to like you as gettingleaders take things in stride. They don’t people to like themselves when you’re Likable leaders inspire trust andtoot their own horns, nor do they get around.” Likable leaders not only see the admiration through their actions, not justrattled when they blow it. They savor best in their people, but they also make their words. Many leaders saythat integritysuccess without letting it go to their heads, sure that everyone else sees it too. They is important to them, but likable leadersand they readily acknowledge failure draw out people’s talents so that everyone walk their talk by demonstrating integritywithout getting mired in it. They learn is bettering themselves and the work at every day. Even a leader who oozes charmfrom both and move on. hand. won’t be likable if that charm isn’t backed by a solid foundation of integrity.5. They’re generous. 8. They have substance. Bringing it all together.We’ve all worked for someone who Daniel Quinn said, “Charisma only wins Likeability isn’t a birthright; it results fromconstantly holds something back, whether people’s attention. Once you have their acquirable skills that are crucial to yourit’s knowledge or resources. They act as if attention, you have to have something to professional success. And just like anythey’re afraid you’ll outshine them if they tell them.” Likeable leaders understand other professional skills, you can study thegive you access to everything you need to that their knowledge and expertise are people who have them, copy what works,do your job. Likable leaders are unfailingly critical to the success of everyone who and adapt them to your own style. Trygenerous with whom they know, what they follows them. Therefore, they regularly these ten strategies and watch yourknow, and the resources they have access connect with people to share their likeability soar.to. They want you to do well more than substance (as opposed to superficial smallanything else because they understand that talk). Likable leaders don’t puff themselvesthis is their job as a leader and because up or pretend to be something they’re not,they’re confident enough to never worry because they don’t have to. They havethat your success might make them look substance, and they share it with theirbad. In fact, they believe that your success people.is their success.6. They’re approachable. 8. They read people like aYou know those people who only have book.time for you if you can do something forthem? Likable leaders truly believe that Likable leaders know how to read peopleeveryone, regardless of rank or ability, is as unspoken communication is often moreworth their time and attention. They make important than the words people say. Theyeveryone feel valuable because note facial expressions, body language, andthey believe that everyone is valuable. tone of voice in order to get what’s really going on with their people. In other words, they have high social awareness. 14

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1. Age craziness, toxic people create stress and products of your mind. No amount of strife that should be avoided at all costs. guilt can change the past, and no amountAge really is just a number. Successful of anxiety can change the future.people don’t let their age define who they If you’re unhappy with where you are inare and what they are capable of. Just ask your life, just take a look around. More Successful people know this, and theyany young, thriving entrepreneur. often than not, the people you’ve focus on living in the present moment. It’s surrounded yourself with are the root of impossible to reach your full potential ifWithout failing, people feel compelled to your problems. you’re constantly somewhere else, unabletell you what you should and shouldn’t do to fully embrace the reality (good or bad)because of your age. Don’t listen to them. “You’ll never reach your peak until you surround of this very moment.Successful people certainly don’t. They yourself with the right people.”follow their heart and allow their passion, “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”not the body they’re living in, to be their 4. Fearguide. Fear is nothing more than a lingering 7. The State of the World emotion that’s fueled by your Keep your eyes on the news for any2. What Other People Think imagination. Danger is real. It’s the length of time and you’ll see it’s just one uncomfortable rush of adrenaline you get endless cycle of war, violent attacks,When your sense of pleasure and when you almost step in front of a bus. fragile economies, failing companies, andsatisfaction are derived from comparing Fear is a choice. Successful people know environmental disasters. It’s easy to thinkyourself to others, you are no longer the this better than anyone does, so they flip the world is headed downhill fast.master of your own destiny. While it’s fear on its head. They are addicted to theimpossible to turn off your reactions to euphoric feeling they get from conquering And who knows? Maybe it is. Butwhat others think of you, you don’t have their fears. successful people don’t worry about thatto hold up your accomplishments to because they don’t get caught up in thingsanyone else’s, and you can always take Don’t ever hold back in life just because they can’t control. Instead, they focuspeople’s opinions with a grain of salt. you feel scared. I often hear people say, their energy on directing the two thingsThat way, no matter what other people “What’s the worst thing that can happen that are completely within their power—are thinking or doing, your self-worth to you? Will it kill you?” Yet, death isn’t their attention and their effort. They focuscomes from within. the worst thing that can happen to you... their attention on all the things they’re grateful for, and they look for the goodSuccessful people know that caring about “The worst thing that can happen to you is that’s happening in the world. They focuswhat other people think is a waste of time allowing yourself to die inside while you’re still their effort on doing what they can everyand energy. When successful people feel alive.” single day to improve their own lives andgood about something that they’ve done, the world around them, because thesethey don’t let anyone’s opinions take that 5. Negativity small steps are all it takes to make theaway from them. Life won’t always go the way you want it world a better place. to, but when it comes down to it, you“No matter what other people think of you at any have the same 24 hours in the day as “They focus their effort on doing what they canparticular moment, one thing is certain—you’re everyone else does. every single day to improve their own lives and thenever as good or bad as they say you are.” world around them...” Successful people make their time count.3. Toxic People Instead of complaining about how things Bringing It All TogetherSuccessful people believe in a simple could have been or should have been, Your success is driven by your mindset.notion: you are the average of the five they reflect on everything they have to be With discipline and focus, you can ensurepeople you spend the most time with. grateful for. Then they find the best that these seven obstacles never hold you solution available, tackle the problem, and back from reaching your full potential.Just think about it—some of the most move on.successful companies in recent history Written by Travis B.were founded by brilliant pairs. Steve Jobs When the negativity comes from someoneand Steve Wozniak of Apple lived in the else, successful people avoid it by setting Co-Founder of TalentSmartsame neighborhood, Bill Gates and Paul limits and distancing themselves from it.Allen of Microsoft met in prep school, Think of it this way: talentsmart.comand Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Googlemet at Stanford. “If the complainer were smoking, would you sit 16 there all afternoon inhaling the second-handJust as great people help you to reach your smoke?”full potential, toxic people drag you rightdown with them. Whether it's negativity, 6. The Past or the Futurecruelty, the victim syndrome, or just plain Like fear, the past and the future are

T he two biggest things people Be authentic. Be truthful. search for are simple: the desire to be happy and the desire to feel Be yourself. Let the results of your life There is nothing of greater significance to satisfied with life. To attain these goals and reflect your readiness to express your offer your life or business than honesty. to achieve great satisfaction and personal personal freedoms. Take care to exercise To understand why being truthful is satisfaction in your life and career, consid- your own ideas, your free will and important, question how anyone, including er working to incorporate within yourself independence. Live from your individual yourself, ever benefits from these ten simple qualities. uniqueness and the willingness to be dishonesty. The one thing you cannot different from others. Your authenticity is afford to lose is your reputation. Once that10 that place within you that is true and is lost, due to dishonesty, it may be secure enough to withstand the destructive impossible to recover. external negative pressures that often come from life and business. Living from the truth allows you to build relationships based in trust between you When you are true to yourself and and your loved ones, colleagues, passionate about your life, you choose to competitors, staff and customers. Those see choice rather than challenge. Your true around you become energized by your essence is not set up on false pretenses honesty, compelling them to progress in because whatever paths you choose in life, their business and personal personal and professional, are completely relationship with you going forward. congruent with who you are.Simple Qualities ThatProfessional SuccessLive your dreams. Practice patience. Be thoughtful.Do not just follow your dreams, live them. Knowing the difference between patience Treat all of those you interact with, with aMake each wish a manifested destiny. and waiting is key to a successful life and sense of dignity and value. When you canWork to make your dreams reality, with career. Patience is not about waiting. make another person feel significant, he orconsistency, precision and Waiting is action-less. When you practice she will be motivated to maintain thatcommitment. Living your dreams is the patience, you never stop working feeling. Being thoughtful of others doesstuff a well-lived life is made of. What you toward your dreams even when you do not not make you a pushover. Thoughtfulnesspursue passionately will bring you a life full yet see results. If you are \"waiting\" without is that high-level quality of beingof vitality, excitement and the joy that you working, you have stopped. When you are emotionally intelligent in all yourdeserve. passionate, there is no limit to the the exchanges. When you treat others with amount of work you will do if you see it as openness and respect, you have a calmYour dreams and passions bring deeper bringing you closer to your goals. Patience power to stay rational and present in yourmeaning to your life and to the lives of means believing enough in what you have communications.others. When you live your dreams, you set out to achieve to keep going.become inspiring. You instill in others thebelief that if it is possible for you, then itcan also be possible for them. Written by Sherrie C. Author of Lovi17

Challenge yourself. Be a good human being. Put love first.In order to make the most of your life and Be mindful of others in the ways you The most significant people in your life arecareer, challenge yourself. You cannot expect others to be mindful of you. those who genuinely feel for and worryfulfill even a fraction of your dreams by Practice tolerance and acceptance to bring about you. These are the individuals whosticking to the comfortable and secure. a sense of peace to your life and world at will always be there to fall back on whenWhere there is security. there is nothing large. Let go of small-mindedness, bigotry, you have been disappointed by theforcing you to rise to the occasion of the belittling of others and self- world. The people who love and acceptmaximizing your potential. Challenge righteousness. you, despite your mistakes and weaknesses,yourself to always pursue those goals that and do not need you to be different arewill stretch you. You have to have that Tolerance is an essential quality to possess. those who bring the most value to your“thing” that makes you set out to achieve Think about who you are in the global world. They help refuel your belief inthose goals -- that elusive “thing” which world, or in the wholeness of life, and yourself when you cannot.propels you to engage in life in ways that what you want your personal impact to be.you wouldn't if you remained secure and Strive to be that bigger person. Be open- There is no amount of financial gain thatcomfortable. minded to learning from all types of could substitute for the love these people and their differing beliefs, as you individuals offer you. They bring a senseThe more you challenge yourself and never know what type of person holds of connectedness and belonging whichflourish, the greater your confidence your next biggest opportunity in his or serves to make your life happier and morebecomes to challenge yourself yet again. her hands. fulfilling. Those who do not value theirChallenges not only help you grow in skill loved ones are less well-rounded, lessand knowledge, they help you develop happy and less motivated and successful inyour belief in your capacity. life. Do not let this be you.Can Help You Achieveand Satisfaction in LifeHave a grateful heart. Remain humble. The surest path to becoming happy and successful in life is in helping others toWhen you have a grateful heart, your Commit to working quietly and allowing achieve the happiness and success theypositive emotions become stronger, your success to do the talking. Humility is desire.decreasing the negative emotional based in internal reflection. Yet, when itexperiences of envy, victimization and comes to choosing where to focus your To experience happiness and that deepjealousy. Gratitude makes your memories time and energy, it is all about other sense of well-being and satisfaction withmore positive and is a great catalyst in people for you. In being humble, you are who you are, what you are doing and whohelping you to bounce back quickly from not being self-centered, or worrying about you still desire to become, you muststress. your image; you have the courage to risk contemplate daily what it means to be and try new things. You are not compelled authentic. You must be committed andGratitude helps you achieve life and career to try to be perfect, because you are not deliberate in your search to challengegoals, making both your personal and stuck on expectations. This frees you from yourself, to face fears, to be good to othersprofessional lives more loving, productive the paralysis of fearing failure as your main and to be the conscious creator of theand enjoyable places to be for you and concern. When you are humble, you wholeness of your overall life experience.everyone you touch. approach life with openness and flexibility.ing Yourself sherriecampbellphd.com 18

Ppart of ersistence is a necessary achieving success. If you doubt the importance of persistence, ask yourself what kinds of goals people dream of. Do they yearn for the ones that are easy to accomplish or the ones that are hard work but offer huge payouts? Anything worth attaining will require hard work over a period of time, and in order to tackle the challenges ahead, you need to become a master of persistence. 1. If You Don’t Persist in Your naysayers. You shouldn’t discount all the haul and are consistently moving forward negative input you get, because there is on your stated goals, you begin to build a Vision, Someone Else Will value in looking at things from a new community around you based on trust perspective. In fact, it’s to your benefit to and respect. The harsh reality is that the world is full of surround yourself with people who may “could’ve beens” -- people who have not always get your vision, and who will 4. Embrace Your Creativity wonderful ideas and aspirations, but ask thoughtful questions that help you didn’t have the stamina, desire or analyze and define your goals and If you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, knowhow to make it happen. Many of strategies. The trick is to find people who you must embrace your imagination. them gave up too fast because it seemed will be objective enough to give you a Creative thinking means opening lines of too hard, too daunting or too scary. balanced perspective and help you hone dialogue, embracing different viewpoints Simply put, they weren’t mentally your vision. Even the best ideas may and examining different ideas. It also prepared to do what it takes to succeed. require some reshaping and tweaking in means going beyond a repetitive approach The bleak truth is, if you aren’t willing to order to be ultimately successful. The and continually considering how to adjust see your dream through, someone else bottom line is that you need to be flexible or diversify. But most of all, creativity is probably is. Someone else will succeed enough to incorporate change as needed, bred through persistence. Those aha where you gave up. So if you are tempted but confident enough in your dream to moments, where the sky seems to open to abandon your entrepreneurial goals, or keep going after it. up and you can reach out to pluck the if you are inclined to tell yourself that “it perfect solution to a problem, don’t should be easier than this,” ask yourself 3. Be in it for the Long Haul happen in a vacuum. They happen the following question: Do you want to be through persistence and pushing yourself the person who let your dream go or the Consistency fuels persistence. Showing forward. But be aware that there can be a one determined enough to see it through? up, day in and day out, is the single most thin line between being a creative, out-of- Most success stories are hard won. Those important thing you can do to set yourself the-box thinker and being an annoying, who make it are the ones who are willing on a path to achieving your dreams and creepy oddball who seems lost in his or to embrace the challenge. becoming the best entrepreneur you can her own world. If you want to succeed, be. If you slack off for periods of time or and get others to buy into your vision, it 2. Use Naysayers to Your seem noncommittal to your own business, helps to come across as both ingenious you are essentially showing the world that and balanced. Be aware of how others Advantage you are giving up. If you lose your perceive you. motivation, what incentive do those Visionaries are ahead of their time around you have for buying into your because they push boundaries and success? Consistency is how you establish innovate change. To become successful, your reputation and show people what they must hold true to their dream and you are about through your actions and keep pursuing it even in the face of not just your words. It instills adversity. But persisting in your dream accountability and demonstrates that doesn’t mean you should ignore the you’re able to deliver the goods on your promises. When you are in it for the long19

How toSucceed inBusiness BeyondYour Wildest DreamsGratitude. people the right way, like you would treat instantly. It doesn't quite work that way.While most people who dream about your family, you'll eventually succeed in But for those who are willing to stick itsuccess in business imagine a life devoid business over time. It might not happen out and see things through, success willof problems, it's quite the opposite. Every as quickly as you'd hope for it to happen. most certainly be reached.business has problems. The bigger the It might actually take decades. But as longbusiness, the bigger and more intricate your focus is unwavering, you'll get there What most people don't realize is thatthose problems will be. In fact, the only if you don't give up on your goals. even the world's most famous peopletime you'll cease having problems is when failed numerous times. It didn't comeyou're six feet under. Problems are a sign Value. simply or easily. It took tremendousof life. Real inherent value has to be at the heart amounts of struggle and heartache. Stay of everything any successful business persistent no matter what happens. EvenInstead of focusing on the problems, you owner does. If you don't deliver value, if you feel like there's no other wayhave to focus on what you're grateful for. you can kiss your chances of success forward, you can't give up.Everything in your life was once a wish. goodbye. But most people don't focus onWe yearn for things, then when we attain delivering value. They focus on taking Loyalty.them, we look toward the next thing. This shortcuts and finding the easy way to do One thing I wanted my son to understandHedonic Treadmill is a defining factor of things. Success doesn't quite work like about success was loyalty. Loyalty islife and all the more reason why we need that. important in life. You have to be loyal toto be grateful for what we have right now, people who helped you when you werein this very moment. While many people are concerned with just starting out. Rather than try to stab doing the least amount of work for the people in the back due to greed or someBy focusing on the things that we're greatest initial return, true success in other desire to get quickly ahead, you havegrateful for, no matter how small they business over the long term demands to stay loyal.might be, we open up the infinite wisdom, quite the opposite. You have to do thebeauty and endless possibilities that exist most amount of work for the least initial There's simply no need to create negativein life. The universal ether that binds us return while focusing on delivering true energy by being disloyal. Don't go aroundall can help us attract the right things in value. As soon as you compromise on someone or try to pull something overlife and achieve the seemingly impossible. that value proposition, that's when you'll someone's head. Don't be conniving orBut it all starts with an attitude of find your business in a decline or even a underhanded. Take those who were theregratitude. free fall. But if you put value above all to support you at the outset to the top else, not only will you succeed in business, with you. Ensure they're around becauseIntegrity. but you'll taste the most wild success they were there when no one else was.At the heart of every successful possible at the highest level attainable. Itentrepreneur is integrity. Every business just won't happen quickly or easily. This isn't just about loyalty to family; thisneeds to be run with integrity, putting the is about loyalty to customers, employees,customer first. It should always be the Persistence. friends, partners and everyone else whopriority of any business owner to do Giving up simply isn't an option. Building helped you along the way. Be sure to keepthings the right way. Not just because of a successful business over time takes them around, because one day, when youthe potential for bad reviews, but because work. It takes an endless amount of least expect it, they could be there to helpof the sheer importance of putting people struggle, breakdowns, tears and failures. you achieve some of your biggest businessfirst and foremost at all times. By treating You can't simply expect to succeed goals. 20

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“The way to get started is toquit talking and begin doing.”-Walt DisneyHabits ThatTurn DreamsW alt Disney once said, “The way to get started is to quit talking Realityand begin doing.” A dream is some-thing, and a vision does something. Adream is a place to be, and a vision isIntoa place to go. A vision, in other words,is more structured, intentional, endur-ing, and rooted in daily living thanmere wishful thinking.

1. Materialize your dream momentum and motivation. Dreams,using visualization. on the other hand, are wispy by nature and it can be baffling to know how to getVisualization is a technique in creating what you want from life a handle on them.using the power of imagination. Using some commonvisualization techniques can help participants convert their 5. Enlist support.dreams into future possibilities. Dreams that are not anchored in reality and lack structure orSportsmen and women, for example, use visualization to inspire outcome can be crushed by “dream stealers.” In his poem, \"Thethem toward excellence and success in competitive events. Cloths of Heaven,\" WB Yeats writes: \"I have spread my dreamsVisualization techniques are also widely used in business contexts under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.\"for people to create goals and aspirations for themselves. A realistic, goal-orientated vision withstands all these negative2. Prioritize your dreams. forces and increases the likelihood of people sharing their vision. In his book Synchronicity, Joe Jaworski explores the positiveHaving a clear idea of what you want to achieve and being able to outcomes of openly sharing structured goals and visions -- peopleprioritize sundry aspirations into a single sustainable “highest begin to understand your aspirations and priorities and how theygoal,” is a way of beginning to work strategically with your can contribute to your success.dreams. Goals should have a degree of tension --not too removedfrom current reality (which will make them impossible to 6. Know when to give up.achieve), neither should they be easily attainable. I know we are taught through motivational stories that we can3. Set key milestones. achieve whatever we put our minds to and make our dreams come true; but as Robert Fritz says, goal attainment is linked toWarren Bennis once said, “Mountain climbers don’t start current reality. Give up on those unrealistic dreams that suck upclimbing from the bottom of the mountain. They look at where your energy and creativity and set achievable aspirations --they want to go and work backward to where they’re starting otherwise that elastic band will keep snapping in your face.from.” It is the same for goal setting -- when you begin with theend in mind and set an action plan, you can begin to work We should never stop dreaming; after all, our dreams are whatbackwards and set interim goals which advance you toward your makes us human. They shape and guide us. But there is a worldvision. Achieving things in small incremental has great power. of difference between being a dreamer and transitioning your dreams into something tangible. This ability to buildProfessor Stephen Morris posited a theory that if dominoes were personal momentum and achieve realistic objectives is thelined up starting with five millimeters and increasing in size by cornerstone of self-mastery, and every effective entrepreneur thatone and half times, it will take just 29 dominoes to knock over the I have ever met gets this right.Empire State Building. Best-selling author, Ramit Sethi, appliesthis principle to goal setting in his domino strategy which Written by Ric K.advocates starting small and creating momentum throughincremental steps.4. Monitor progress. Guest WriterOne of the benefits of a structured approach to goal and vision leadershipissues.comsetting is that individuals can clearly see how each action andeffort propels them toward their highest goal. This helps build 24

Habits That Will Help You Become a More PErnotrdepurecnteiuvreRegardless new every single day. Whether it’s a simple news article or a TED talk it will what path in life give you a richer understanding of the you’re on, your habits world around you. If you don’t think you7will dictate your success. have time during the day then you’re just They can empower you to achieve your goals just as easily making an excuse. Everyone has 5 as they can derail you. That said it’s the un- important minutes to read an article. just as important to focus on main- bucket. Your goal is to rid taining good habits as it is to rid yourself yourself of the “time wasters” 7. Follow the Pareto Principle. of the bad ones. throughout your day. It’s hard to The Pareto Principle is also known as the identify these at first but the more you 80/20-Rule. It suggests that 80 percent of 1. Be an early riser. categorize the better you’ll be at identi- the results come from 20 percent of the The mornings are the only time of the day fying what is and isn’t important. efforts. It’s your job to identify which 20 you truly have to yourself. That said you percent of your efforts are producing your should try your best to wake up as early as 4. Write down your thoughts. best results. Do your best to hone in on possible. The typical workday starts at Everyone takes a little time out of their these specific efforts and scale them the 9:00 a.m. Most people start checking day to daydream. Those are also the times best you can. emails and engaging with others around when you come up with some of the best 7:30 a.m. So how early should you get up? ideas. More often than not however, Final Thoughts Some of the most successful people don’t write them down. You Developing and maintaining good habits entrepreneurs are able to get themselves should always have a notepad handy to is no easy task. It requires time, discipline, out of bed at 5:00 a.m everyday. This write down your thoughts. and a ton of patience. If you try to make gives them enough time for deep thinking I personally try to write down three changes overnight they’ll never happen. that would otherwise be distracted by business ideas every single day just to stay Start with one at a time and once it others. creative. Granted most of them aren’t the becomes routine you can move to the best but it’s a great way to practice next. If you adopt the seven habits listed 2. Create a morning routine. creativity. above you’ll be on your way to a more Along with waking up in the wee hours of successful and productive life. the morning you should also strive 5. Remember to ask for help. to develop and follow a morning routine. If you’re like most people you’re probably To live a productive life you need to be reluctant to ask for help when you need it. consistent. If you consistently start your The misconception is that we think asking day off on the right track you’ll have a for help is a sign of weakness or that we huge leg up every single day. aren’t knowledgeable. It’s actually quite the opposite. Asking for help shows that 3. Categorize your tasks. you are proactive about solving problems. Whether you use a to do list or a calendar In addition it will force you to connect application you should always categorize with others on similar projects or your tasks. I use two main buckets: urgent thoughts. Remember, it never hurts to and important but not urgent. Schedule ask. your day around which tasks need to be handled first. If you notice yourself 6. Learn something new every day. putting certain tasks lower on the list of Knowledge is power in this world. That priorities then they may eventually fall into said you should try to learn something25

How to Listen to that that put your happiness first; well, you are nagging still in there (likely under a barrage of self- doubt and anxiety), but your inner childYour Intuition feelingyouget still exists. You simply have to choose to when you know let your intuition lead you, so that you will your partner isn’t be able to make decisions that will yield being faithful. you freedom and love of life like never before. If you never try, then you mayand Create Either way, your intuition is never experience all that you are destined always present, so stop ignoring to be, so try something new, and trust yourself. it. Whether you consider your in- Your dream life starts the moment youYour Dream tuition as divine intervention or a mere choose. Let your intuition guide you spark of your own personal genius, your through life’s momentous experiences. intuition has the ability to lead you to the What I can tell you is this: 9 out of 10 of my clients are unhappy life you’ve always dreamed of. with their lives because of the paychecks they’ve chosenLife It’s Decide you're worth it. Now that is a for themselves. Lead six feat in itself. The fact that you are reading with your heart, and leave your head o’ clock in an article on self-improvement means that to the side when youthe morning and you have chosen, on some level, that you are mak- ingyou find yourself racing to are worth investing in. 2018 is the year of Written byget out of your house to go sit you! It is the year where you get to take Shira B.in traffic on your commute to work, all chances on yourself and prove to yourself Writer &the while thinking, if not dreaming, about that you do not have to conform to your Authorthe life you wished you had. old ways of thinking, and instead can ellevatenetwork.com choose more organic methods to living. lifeThat’s the state of affairs for most individ- decisions. Your happi-uals who have joined the professional It all begins with the simple statement of: ness depends on it, and your intuitionworld. It seems like we’ve acclimated to a \"I am...\" Now fill in that blank over and is fighting to keep your inner child alive. Pursueculture of running around to meet dead- over again, and stare yourself down whatever it is that brings you great passion and happiness andlines and obligations, whereby we never in the mirror and tell yourself, “I allows you to help mankind in which- ever way you can. Trust your instinctsget personally fulfilled. Is this acceptable? am worth it!” among any other even when the rest of the world sees it differently. For in the end, your life was glorious adjectives that feel not their life to live anyway.Definitely not, but that doesn’t mean that right to you. The uplift- 26the vast majority of eager minds vying for ing words you chosesuccess are thinking differently. to define yourself will garner the energyThink of the old cliché: “Insanity is doing of those words and bringthe same thing over and over again and that \"I am...\" into your recog-expecting different results.” If you apply nition. I know your intuition willthis simple adage to your current life, you lead you to the right words that canmight realize that you’re insane… Or you define you and your dream life.might choose denial instead. Either way,your dream life is still accessible with some Take action and trust your intuition.simple changes. Your dream life is waiting for you. Sure, some people will say that taking action isRecognize you have intuition -- and the hardest part (and it might be), but askthat you might have just been ignoring yourself this: Have those people reallyit for the past 30-something years. lived the dream life they’ve longed for?Everyone has intuition. It’s the little nudge The likely answer is no, they have not.you get when you know you should bemaking a right instead of a left. It’s that You, on the other hand, can change thatfeeling that you get when you take a new for yourself. Trust in yourself, and in yourjob offer that appears, but feels flawed intuition specifically. You know that therewhen you meet your boss or new peers. is more to life than answering emails at 2It’s that simple reminder that pops into a.m. for a paycheck that may or may notyour head when you’ve missed your cover your latte and Louboutin ad-diction.calling in life (or so you think). And it’s Remember that childlike part of yourself

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