3 Steps to Success

I realize that this isn't what most of us what to hear. It would be more palatable to say success is who you know and the money in your pocket. Success is written in the stars or whispered to you by a lady leaning over a crystal ball. But that simply isn't the truth, although it is convenient. It allows us to pin our losses on other people or circumstances. I am sure we have all heard comments such as,

"I can't get a job there because I don't know anyone in the business." Or "If only I had -write in a sum of money- I would be happy."

It would seem, by those comments, that Success is based on many variables all of which are out of our grasp or control.

In reality, Success is defined as "the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors." (Dictionary.com) Success requires that we do our part. We must step out of the ordinary and commit ourselves to an action or a purpose. Imagine an athlete getting ready to run a race and he quits prematurely citing a lack of friends that could support him. Wouldn't that be silly? On the contrary, the athlete trains, his body and his mind prior to the race. And when the gun goes off he has committed himself to win, even before he has crossed the finish line.

What I see here are the three steps to success.

1. Preparation
2. Commitment
3. Action.
   
   Preparation The Athlete doesn't appear on the track the day of the race. He has invested months or years prior to the race. He has prepared Mind, Spirit, and Body. (I'll write about that in a later article.)
   
   Commitment The Athlete has determined in his mind that there is no other outcome than victory. Have you leaned on a piece of furniture and have it collapse under you? If you had any less than all your weight on the furniture you could have helped stop your fall. But if all your whole weight were placed on the piece there was no way you weren't going to hit the floor. That's called commitment. It's called putting all your eggs in one basket, jumping in with two feet, eating the whole enchilada. It is the recipe for failure and for amazing success. A farmer when he sows his field doesn't sow half of his seed or even 80% of his seed. He sows all of his seed. That is what makes for a successful farm.
   
   The third step is Action. The Athlete has to leave the blocks. When that gun goes off he must put his preparation and commitment to the test. Imagine the Wright brothers getting the materials, alienating friends and family to build something that didn't fit within the concepts of reality at the time and leaving the plane in the warehouse. Can you see them now, sitting together looking at the plane and toasting to each other..."That's a great plane." "I know it will fly." "How great is that...we built the world's first airplane." then closing the door so that the plane wouldn't get damaged. NO! it took action to place those boys' invention on the map and change the world.
   
   They had to risk it all and actually fly it in order to be successful.

Your success is based on whatever it is in your life that you are willing to risk it all for.

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