Rules for Success

  1. Endeavor. Figure out what you really want in life and what it takes to get there. Being successful means different things to different people. Money is probably the number one answer, not because it is necessarily the end, but rather a means to the end. A lack of money is the root of the majority of people’s unhappiness. While it may be true that money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness, it ‘s more comfortable to cry in a Cadillac than on a bicycle.
  2. Come up with a plan. This is where you need to put pen to paper and get some sort of an outline, basic business idea, flow chart to do list, whatever you want in order to give yourself something tangible to refer to. Buy a notebook specifically for this purpose so you can refer to it, add to it, and use it to keep on top of what is going on.
  3. Get to Work on the plan. Don’t spend your time daydreaming and planning forever. It doesn’t take long to be able to know what to do next. Once you know what to do, do it! Don’t be delayed by trivialities like contracts and licensing and long drawn out mission statements. You can start without all that, just start.
  4. Motivation, Discipline and Perseverance. These are things you must learn in order to succeed at whatever you endeavor.
  5. Don’t procrastinate. Do it now and get it over with if it is a task. Start right now if it is a goal you want to attain.
  6. Discontent drives ambition. Your best motivation to improve is being unhappy with your current situation.
  7. Seek Perfection. Strive for Excellence in everything you do. Do everything properly or at least try to do everything properly the first time. It is easier to do things right than to come back and try to repair your mistakes. The little things you do during the day have an effect on your life. From the way you fold your towels to how you drive your car, the daily tasks you perform during the day should be done in such a way to make things less complicated and less prone to error or accident. You cannot let even the smallest thing slide from that rule, because if you relax that rule once, it makes it much easier to relax that rule in the future, so you let it slide time and time again, until you are back where you started, wondering why that technique didn’t work.
  8. Always strive to learn or experience new things.
  9. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence. Constantly being discontented with your situation isn’t always a good thing. While it is crucial when it comes to being motivated to change for the better, too much of something can be bad as well. At some point you should learn to be happy with certain situations if you want to genuinely enjoy your hard earned gains. One of the biggest keys to happiness is to be able to look back and see how far you have come, how much you have accomplished and be able to take a break to enjoy the good things, instead of raining on your own parade by being dissatisfied over trivial details. Remember, every race has a finish line, when you’ve won you’ve won. You don’t keep running. Take a break between races.
  10. Avoid Freeloaders. People who never contribute in a positive way and who are always requesting favors can take a significant toll on your resources. Don’t associate with freeloaders or you will always be expected to help them for nothing in return and if you do help out a few times they will be upset when you finally decline to help.
  11. Avoid Negativity /Toxicity- This includes people, actions and even thoughts, particularly about oneself. Everyone knows someone like this, always complaining about this and that, putting other people down in order to make themselves feel better, seldom a nice thing to say about anyone or anything, unless it is directed towards themselves. Stay away from people like this lest you become like them as well. Also, if they are bad mouthing everything around them, chances are that they are bad mouthing you as well behind your back.
  12. Strive towards Positivity.
  13. Change What you do not like about your life.
  14. Face down your Fears. Do not let them control you or you will never be able to attain your goals. A big part of success is being willing to do what others may be afraid to.
  15. Set Big Goals for Yourself. Dream big. Live big. Be big.
  16. Be careful who you take advice from, people will often suggest to you the same mistakes they have made in the past, either on purpose or not.
  17. Never give up, never surrender.