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The Ten Keys To Success In Your Business And Life

Finding success in your business requires many skills and talents.  Starting and running a business is like riding a roller coaster, you have to be ready to handle the climbs and drops without losing your lunch.  The ten keys to success below apply not only to your business but your life as well.  I’m sure you recognize everything on the list, as they are all basic concepts, but do you practice them every day?

You Become What You Think About

If you think positive thoughts, you will start to think and act in positive ways.  Same goes when you think negatively.  Everything you do and say begins with a thought.

 “You become what you think about all day long.” 

– Ralph Waldo Emerson                                                                                     

 

Decide On Your Goals and Put Them In Writing

Decide what you want out of your business and your life, then write out your plan for achieving it.  Most goals that haven’t been put to paper are merely dreams.

 “Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” 

-Fitzhugh Dodson

 

 

Become A Student Of Learning

Most people stop their education when they leave school.  Keep an open mind and learn something new every day.  Developing a love for learning is key to growing as a person.

 “Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.”

-Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

 

 

Do Something Now

It’s easy to put off something because the task seems too large to tackle.  The best remedy is to take action.  Even doing something small will move you closer to your goal and get you in an action oriented mindset.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
– Dale Carnegie

 

 Be Persistent

For many successful entrepreneurs, the difference between them and the ones that failed was that they didn’t give up when they met failure.  One of the things that most entrepreneurs credit to their success is persistence.

 “Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.” 

-Edward Eggleston 

 

 

Pay Attention

Learn from your mistakes.  Learn from others mistakes.  Opportunities are everywhere, you just have to be on the lookout for them and be ready to grab them when they appear.

 “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

-Winston Churchill

 

 

Focus Your Resources

You can never get your time back, use it wisely.  Focus on the things that will have the biggest impact in reaching your goals.  Learn to work with others in helping to achieve your goals.

 “Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.” 

-Tony Robbins 

 

Think and Act Differently

Like a three year old, learn to ask the question “why”.  Challenge assumptions.  Think differently and you will act differently.  Don’t be afraid to try something even though others tell you that you are crazy.  Maybe they are wrong and you are right.

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

–Mark Twain

 

 Be a People Person

Treat people fairly and with respect.  Learn to get along with other people, even if you have differences of opinion.  Be helpful to those around you and they will be eager to help you when the need arises.

 “I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.”

-Charles Schwab 

 

Have Integrity

If you lack integrity, you will lose the trust and goodwill of others.  And if you lose that, the rest of the points above don’t really matter.

“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.”
– Samuel Johnson

 

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Gary Shouldis is the founder of 3Bug Media, a web marketing company that helps businesses create 360 Marketing Strategies to dominate their market. His blog is read by over 20 thousand small business owners a month and has been featured in the N.Y. Times Small Business, Business Insider and Yahoo Small Business.
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