There is no secret to extraordinary success. If one person can achieve it, all people can. However, few people do. Clearly, there's a missing link between the success people crave and the actual results they get. That missing link can be found in the ten things successful people won't tell you:
#1- It all started with an idea.
The monumental shifts that took place in the most successful people were not earth shattering moments. The world didn't stop. It wasn't an overnight wonder. The birth of extraordinary success is an idea, a passing thought that arrived because a friend said something, he or she read a newspaper article, or a life experience occurred that gave them an idea. Ideas are the product of everyday living and there's nothing extraordinary about it except for the fact that this person took the faint notion and ran with it, all the way, 100%.
Bottomline: Go with your gut. When an idea strikes, go with it and don't stop until the vision you have does one of two things: 1) leads you to a better idea and bigger vision or 2) fulfills itself exactly the way you imagined it would.
#2- Talent isn't enough.
There are a lot of brilliant, gifted people who never make much of their lives. There are a lot of not-so-gifted, relatively dull people who experience extraordinary success on a regular basis. What's the difference? Persistence. Talent is not enough to succeed but persistence is. One of the surest ways to fail is to continually feel that you need to get another degree, certification or training to succeed. If another person didn't need that to accomplish the goal and did, that's proof positive that you don't need to learn another thing to take action now. It's not about talent; it's about persistence. Talent can always be developed later.
#3- Success doesn't happen overnight.
There is no such thing as an overnight success. You and I might know these "success stories" today but we weren't there ten years ago when they were "in process." Success is acquired over time. The culmination of the dream may happen overnight but the investment of time, passion and planning occurred over time.
#4- Achievement is in the details.
For a boxer, victory isn't achieved in the ring. It's achieved in all the workouts, sparring sessions and practices that occurred from week to week leading up to the fight. The same applies to extraordinary success. Your success is guaranteed by the amount of passion, perspiration and persistence you put into achieving the goal on a daily basis. Focus, on a daily basis, is key.
#5- They thought about giving up A LOT.
On the journey to extraordinary success, there are going to be times of doubt and uncertainty. In fact, there will be days and weeks that make you strongly consider giving up. The only difference between those who succeed and those who don't is that those who succeed decided to look at setbacks as being temporary; those who didn't succeed saw the obstacles as insurmountable failures and gave up.
#6- It's not who or what you know; it's what you do with what and who you know.
Connections and knowledge will be of little assistance if you aren't prepared to take hold of the oportunities as they present themselves. Lots of people sit with their opportunities until they expire. Action is meant to be taken now.
#7- You're never too old to pay dues.
Mastering your craft is a process of lifelong learning. The moment you believe you know enough and don't have more to learn is the same moment you lose the momentum to achieve extraordinary success. You can never be too equipped for success. Stay flexible and keep learning. At the same time, you don't have to learn and be everything to everyone. Staff your weaknesses.
#8- There are key elements to your success that you can't plan.
Serendipity (not luck) happens. You have to be ready for the opportunity when it presents itself but you can't plan or forecast when that person is going to bump into you in the restaurant, who that letter reaches when your potential agent throws it in the garbage only to be picked up by a junior agent. There are parts of this journey that come together beautifully on their own for which you can never plan or try to make happen. It's serendipity. Allowing the process to unfold is key.
#9- The Millionaire Mindset doesn't come naturally; it's acquired through practice.
Most of the wealthiest people you see didn't start out in life that way. In fact, many of them were poverty stricken until well beyond their 20s. For each of them, something happened that shifted their perspective. They made a choice to change the way they looked at their lives and, the moment they did, the life they looked at changed.
#10- Money came when they weren't looking.
"People who think about money rarely think about anything else." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
"Money is the easiest thing to demonstrate." - Louise L. Hay
For truly successful people, money came because they did what they loved and loved what they did, not because they were focused on all the money they would make. When you get your focus off of making money and onto making a difference, the money comes. Trust it...
There is no secret to success. Success is a habit that must be developed and kept daily. There is no magic pill to this nor is there any special kind of person who gets this. It's available to all and the moment you begin to believe in your ability to achieve it, you will be guided to the steps necessary to have extraordinary success. However, the key is your taking action. Nothing less will do.
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