Discover the Secret Steps to Success Part 3 of 4

The road to success is coming together so far in this series as I’ve explained to you the one blog I came across that had such a profound impact on my life. The blog was very simple indeed, mainly black text on a white background. There was nothing present in it that distinguished it from the millions of blog entries out there. However, after reading the blog, it had an incredible transformation in my life. In applying the lessons, I began to notice that my life was gradually becoming more the way I wanted it to be.

There is no doubt in mind my that the second aspect of achieving success is taking action and being a starter.. George stated that business is out in the field, not in the office. How true that is. Let me use a sports analogy to illustrate this. We’ll look at a Rookie who just joined the NBA. New members of the NBA tend to warm the benches more than they play in the game. The key to success, though, is to become a starter (this applies to our business as well...a starter). Only with that will we ever learn the ropes of the game and move up to the level of stardom. To key is to keep moving and to keep striving for the focused end result.

As a 1st year player for the Toronto Raptors, Jamario Moon is a prime archetype of a rookie. An old rookie, for that matter, as he is 27 years old, in a sport where players usually start out in their teens. He started out the season as a bench warmer...not doing much. He didn’t let his current status affect the vision he had for himself. He kept at it each day on the courts during practice and refined his skills, always believing that he will get his day in the sun.

It was just after a few games that he got called onto the courts during a game. And guess what? He performed. The next several games, he did the same thing. Pretty soon, he had secured for himself a starter position on the team. Yes, a STARTER. This is not an easy position to get since there are 12 players vying for one of these five spots. He MADE it. Failure was not an option for him and he wouldn't accept it. There were rookies 10 years younger than him. You must practice to succeed the way Jamario did. He knew what was needed, and he kept his mind laser targeted at the small everyday steps he needed to take. He practiced to reach a purpose and a goal.

If George’s message hasn’t already popped out at you from reading about the Rookie, I will point out that the moral of the Rookie story is that you should not sit and wait for things to happen. Hoping for business to come is not a sure way to achieve success. Some may have found success doing that, but it does not apply to the majority. You are the captain of your own life. If you aren't, then no one else will get you where you want to go. You must practice, practice, practice. You must practice to reach a purpose and goal.

Practice doing something daily and work on your business plan. You have to have that hunger for success. Just make sure you dedicate a fair share of time daily to work on your business that will generate you money. Your success and ability to reach the goals you set out for yourself is to keep putting one foot in front of the other and making steady progress, all along keeping on task and staying away from the distractions. Let me reiterate that. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. If it is broken, go fix it.

To achieve what you want, the change must occur inside your head before you can be properly motivated to act. If you want something badly enough, you will change your actions and focus only on making steady progress each day that gets you closer to the destination. You’ve come a long way in this article series. In the last part, you will discover the factors that will help you to achieve the seemingly impossible in leaps and bounds over the long term.