Do You Have............a Ladder Of Success ? Part 3 Of 4

You've gone through much in this series, 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. Most new NBA drafts start off the season as a bench warmer. 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. What's important here is that you need to be proactive in getting where you want to go.

An example of a rookie is Jamario Moon from the Toronto Raptors. He is a 1st year player for the 2007-2008 season. 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 strongly felt in his mind that he was a player who could offer great contributions to his team, so he practiced diligently each day.

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. The fact that he become a started is a large accomplishment for the rookie, considering that there are only 5 players out of the team of 12 who can take on that role. Failure was not an option for him and he wouldn't accept it. There were rookies 10 years younger than him. Because he kept at it every day in practice and he had the proper mindset and belief system, he didn't have hesitation or doubt about his ability to perform. He practiced to reach a purpose and a goal.

The Moral of the Rookie story and George's message. To tie in with the message from George, 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.

It's the day to day activities that makes the most difference in building your goals. You have to have that drive to achieve. 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.

The main idea to focus on is yourself and your ability to act on the knowledge you have. If you want something badly enough, you will change your actions and focus only on the important activities that work to get you where you want to go. 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.