The following is taken from Barry J Farber and is from “Diamond in the Rough”, a 6-CD set that is available through Nightingale-Conant.
Farber's recipe for success is simple: In order to be successful you need to have a “Yes, I will” attitude. It is about putting everything else aside so that you can achieve your goal. So what if you have fears, just about everyone does. The difference between success and failure is moving beyond those fears, after all Farber says that "FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real". In other words, your fear is an illusion of your mind. Just deal with it and get on with your life.
Furthermore, Farber says that “Leaders are readers”. This is definitely true. All the top leaders are constantly reading, especially in the business world. Constructive reading is acquiring knowledge, and we all know that knowledge is power. So here are Farber's Top 10 Facets of Success:
- Have a positive attitude - The mind leads the way in everything. You control your thoughts and emotions. A positive attitude is essential for success.
- Create your own opportunities - Action is required on your behalf to make things happen. This is a universal law that you cannot ignore.
- Turn fear into fuel for success - It has been wisely said that a man's greatest achievement is one step beyond his greatest challenge. After all, diamonds are only made under extreme pressure.
- Feel passion for what you do - If your heart is not in it, then your mind is not in it too. When your heart and mind work together miracles happen.
- Take action - Once you have created your opportunities keep the momentum going. The most energy spent is always in getting the momentum going. Once you have momentum less energy is required to keep it going.
- Mine your brain power - You have all the resources you need to achieve what you want.
- Learn how to learn - Knowing how to do something makes it much easier to accomplish. It is worth the effort and will save a lot of time in the long run.
- Set compelling goals - if it is not challenging your heart most probably won't be in it. Make it worthwhile.
- Surround yourself with wise advisors - They will tell you what you need to know, as opposed to what you want to hear.
- Know the value of serving others - By going out of your way to help others, others will respect you, reciprocate with kindness, and be your greatest promoters.
Nobody has ever said that success is easy. It requires effort on your behalf, which requires thinking the right things and feeling the right things in order for it to be successful. Remember, there is no such thing as failure, there is only feedback. Avoid the 'failure mindset loop'. Instil in yourself the 'success mindset loop' instead, and learn from those occasions where your ventures have not turned out as planned. Successful people still 'fail' - the difference is they learn from those mistakes and make the effort to put it right. If you need proof of this, just look to the top sports men and women. Their statistics show that they miss more often than hit their target. Success is getting up one more time than being knocked down.
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