5 Keys to Successful Living

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mr.SelfDevelopment | CATEGORIES: self improvement

“The Good Life” courtesy of Architects 51N4E

Today I want to talk about five keys that will help you live a successful life.  These are five keys that I’ve learned over the years from studying successful people.  These lessons separate those who succeed from those who fail.

We’re all capable of greatness; however, we’re all not willing to reach for it.  This article contains some of the keys that will help you reach for greatness.  If you follow these keys, I believe your life will begin to change.

5 Keys to Successful Living:

1. Discover why you were created

Everything created solves a problem, my eyes see, my ears hear, my nose smells.  Doctors solve medical problems, lawyers solve legal problems, mothers solve emotional problems.  You were created to solve a problem, and your success in life is dependent on your ability to find that problem and solve it.

You see, you will only be rewarded in this life for the problems that you solve for other people, so it’s imperative that you find the problem you solve best, and solve it.

2. Commit to be a Success

Success begins with a decision!  Success does not start when you buy your first Rolls Royce, or your first BMW.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal!  Success is being all that “you” are capable of being.  Success is being your best, giving your best, and living your best.

Anyone can be a success, because anyone can decide to be successful, anyone can decide to give their best.

3. Have Faith in Your Possibilities

If you don’t believe you’re going to succeed, then …you’re probably right.  Faith in your possibilities is what gives you the strength to do the impossible.

If you don’t believe you will succeed, why should anyone else?  Why would anyone support you, if you’re convinced that your ship is sinking?  Work on your faith; learn to believe in the possibilities that lie ahead of you.

There’s nothing you can’t do!

4. Keep Your Life in Balance

What good is it to be wealthy and have no one to share your wealth with?  And it’s certainly not ideal to have people you love, who you can’t afford to give anything to.  Love finds its greatest expression in giving.

Work to keep your life in balance, you can have your cake and eat it to, but you have to plan for it.  Create a daily plan that allows you to be healthy, happy, wealthy, wise, and successful.  Never become so consumed with one area of your life that you let the others slip; labor to live a balanced life.

5. Help Others

To have “small” success, help a small number of people.  To have great success, you must help a great number of people.  Your success is dependent on your ability to help others.  Bill Gates has helped billions of people with his software and operating systems, so he has billions of dollars.  Michael Jordan has entertained millions of people, which is why he has millions of dollars.  To the degree that you help others will be to the degree that you succeed.

In Summary

It’s important to discover why you were created, this is critical; secondly you must commit to be a success.

Additionally, you must have faith in your possibilities, without this, you have no hope.

You must also keep your life in balance, and last, but certainly not least, you must help others.  …And you help others, not so that you can succeed, you help others because you were created to help others, and if you help enough people, the success that is your birthright will be yours.

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  • http://www.2knowmyself.com Farouk

    i would say that number 3 is the most important one, without faith in ones ability no one would be able to continue to the end

    • http://www.fawnmcmanigal.com Fawn

      I so agree with you, Farouk. Once the mind decides to do something, or not to, the body follows.

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    nice post. thanks.

  • http://sidsavara.com Sid Savara

    “If you don’t believe you will succeed, why should anyone else?”

    No doubt. Very often I’ve been fortunate enough to have the support of family and friends, but there have been times in my life where the only person who believed I could do it was myself. There’s no way I could have accomplished some of the things I have if I didn’t have faith in myself – and that confidence and belief rubs off.

    I’d add that on the flip side, when you’ve got a friend who is trying to make a major life change and are only making half hearted attempts, sometimes I’ve found that just being there, and believing in *them* is enough to give them faith in themselves and spur them into action.

  • http://www.JulieFarha.com Julie Farha

    Wonderful article. It includes the necessary components of action, self awareness and service to others. You’ve laid out a great road map!

  • http://www.bodyincredible.com Kat Eden

    I think when it comes to being successful; being your best it’s not enough to simply aim for ‘your best’, without first defining it. It’s all too easy to become caught up in comparing your best or ideal with someone or something else. If we take the time to define what success means to us (on a changing basis and recognising that some days we won’t be capable of as much as others) then it’s much easier to meet those goals.
    Of course I’m not talking about avoiding challenge, simply about setting targets that are within reach and are based around a bigger picture of where we are hoping to go with our lives. The most useful technique I’ve found is to to define each day what will mean I’ve been successful. SOmetimes it’s simply getting through the day, other times it’s mass creativity. The key is not to expect to change the world every day I guess, or at least that’s what works for me!

  • http://www.mysticworship.com Ramesh Raghuvanshi

    Man is born ed only for creation in this world.When he create some thing spending his full energy he experiences pure joy and when that creation complete he must gate self-satisfaction.That one is real successful living.I donot need any other motive for successful living.

  • http://www.lifemodification.com motivational

    It is well said by Sven Goran Eriksson, “The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” In my opinion, fear of failure is the most common barrier in the way to success. One should always keep himself/herself motivated by reading motivational quotes because a motivated person never fears to fail. Always keep trying because every accomplishment begins with a decision to try.

  • https://sites.google.com/site/drlilychung/ lily chung

    Following the truth and live by the truth is the natural course to happiness and success. We can only succeed by fulfilling God’s plan, i.e. following natural laws (God’s laws).
    Wise people such Plato, Isaac Newton and Thomas Edison all follow natural laws.
    We can find out God’s plan for us from the cosmic energy imprinted by our birth which determines our endowments. There is simple and sure procedure to map out our cosmic energy introduced in the book: THE TRUTH OF UPS AND DOWNS, COSMIC INEQUALITY, authored by Lily Chung, a product from the hard work of 24 years.
    If we were not born with the ideal energy to lead a great life as it often happens to the majority of people, we can take remedy of cosmic calendars in the the book, and natural laws from I Ching ( all listed by categories in another book: SUCCEED NATURALLY, THE I CHING WAY.)

  • http://enlightr.com Craig Thomas

    Very nice post. The very first point got me thinking – I’m here to solve something. I’ve never looked at it that way before.

  • http://www.worldofselfimprovement.com World of Self Improvement

    Successful living is a self fulfilling prophecy.

    If you believe you can achieve something, then you can achieve it. It is that simple.

    Thanks for the read!

    Much Love

    Sam

  • http://www.marvin-barrett.com Marvin Barrett

    I think these points you’ve made are valid and true. I would also add to that as well.

    The art of simple living is also crucial to successful living. Many people can know the above points but have so much going on they don’t get to enjoy their fruits from their labour.

    Simplicity is best.

    Marvin Barrett

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  • http://www.afareetonline.net halim

    great article,i so agree with youthat without faith ,you cant do any thing and you will be in the same area forever,belive in your ability and goooooooo

  • Roy savery

    Thanks for writing such a great Article.  I agree with all that you shared and it is so similar to the things that I teach in my book.

    Roy Savery

  • Roy savery

    Thanks for writing such a great Article.  I agree with all that you shared and it is so similar to the things that I teach in my book.

    Roy Savery

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