{"id":3140,"date":"2010-08-16T21:31:27","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T05:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2013-10-09T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T16:55:29","slug":"7-life-changing-keys-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/7-life-changing-keys-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Life Changing Keys to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Success does not belong to a select few; success belongs to \u201cyou,\u201d if you\u2019re willing to go after it.<\/p>\n

Success is never handed out, you must take it, but you don\u2019t take it by force.\u00a0 You take success by becoming a successful person internally.\u00a0 When you succeed on the inside, by taking on the thoughts of a successful person, the results will show on the outside.<\/p>\n

Today I want to talk about seven life changing keys to success; these concepts will alter your life if you implement them.<\/p>\n

Seven Life Changing Keys to Success:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Do and Dare<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The \u2018sure-thing\u2019 boat never gets far from shore.”
\n–Dale Carnegie <\/em><\/p>\n

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Are you daring to do the impossible?\u00a0 There should never be a time in your life when you\u2019re not attempting something impossible.\u00a0 It is the impossible that stretches you and shows you what you can become.<\/p>\n

Do and dare, get out of your comfort zone and stretch yourself.\u00a0 Stretch the amount of work you do, stretch your expectations, and stretch your imagination.<\/p>\n

2. Double Your Failure Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that\u2019s where you will find success.”
\n–Thomas J. Watson <\/em><\/p>\n

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If you want to succeed, you need to fail.\u00a0 No one succeeds with just a handful of failures.\u00a0 You won\u2019t be the first person to succeed, after only failing three times.\u00a0 You need to fail, and fail, and fail; failure is the path to success.\u00a0 You stumble until you walk.\u00a0 It is through stumbling that you learn how to succeed.\u00a0 Your stumbles prepare you for success.<\/p>\n

3. Use Your Will<\/strong>
\n“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” <\/em><\/p>\n

–Vincent T. Lombardi <\/em><\/p>\n

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Another word for \u201cwill\u201d would be \u201cdesire.\u201d\u00a0 To succeed you must desire to succeed more than you desire anything else.\u00a0 Successful people aren\u2019t stronger than others, and they aren\u2019t necessarily anymore intelligent than others, but they have more desire than others.\u00a0 They have a burning desire to see their goal realized.\u00a0 Do you have that same burning desire?\u00a0 Without desire, you won\u2019t have the motivation to accomplish the goal.<\/p>\n

4. You need Determination and Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” <\/em><\/p>\n

–Mario Andretti<\/em><\/p>\n

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Are you determined, one person determined will accomplish more than a thousand people who are just interested.\u00a0 You have to have the determination of a bull dog.\u00a0 You have to latch on, and refuse to let go.\u00a0 Desire, determination and commitment will strategically position you to succeed.<\/p>\n

5. Excellence is Required<\/strong>
\n“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” <\/em><\/p>\n

–Charles Kendall Adams<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you providing excellent service?\u00a0 To be the best, you must provide the best service.\u00a0 You must give your customers what they can\u2019t get from anywhere else.<\/p>\n

How good is your service?\u00a0 Can it be duplicated?\u00a0 Is it excellent?<\/p>\n

6. Vision is Necessary<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart – this you will build your life by, and this you will become.\u201d<\/em>
\n–James Allen<\/em><\/p>\n

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To succeed, you must ponder success.\u00a0 Only through pondering success will you create the desire to make success a reality.\u00a0 You must have a clear vision of what you are about to achieve.\u00a0 This desire must consume you.\u00a0 If the desire consumes you, it will one day be realized.<\/p>\n

7. Go To Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess doesn\u2019t come to you, you go to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

–Marva Collins<\/em><\/p>\n

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Success won\u2019t fall in your lap; you have to go after it.\u00a0 You have to chase it down.\u00a0 You have to want it more than anything else.\u00a0 A lazy person won\u2019t succeed, only those who are willing to work; those who are willing to \u201cgo to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you willing to go to success?\u00a0 Do you have a clear vision, do you have a burning desire, are you willing to fail, if you are, you are well on your way to success.<\/p>\n

Thank you for reading and be sure to pass this article along!<\/p>\n

Mr. Self Development is an author who teaches a motivational and practical guide to success.
\nPlease visit him at Mr. Self Development.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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