Excerpt from Achieving Your Goals
"I’ve spent many years studying successful people and have
identified the skills, talents, and characteristics that enable
them to succeed. As you look at and study these skills, talents,
and characteristics, you’ll realize that you possess many of
them yourself.
Some of these skills and talents are more dominant than
others and will play a greater part in your being, or becoming,
a success in the business of life. These are the things you do
well. You build
upon your skills. These are the
things you do easily and effortlessly. These are your strengths.
When you find you need a skill or talent you don’t have, just go
out and look for a person or group of people with the skills,
talents, and training you need. Skills and talents that complement
your own.
These people will become your
teammates, colleagues, co‑workers, professional
advisors, and friends. With these combined skills and talents
organizations grow, prosper, and become successful.
These are the five things
you’ll find every successful person
has
in common:
1. They have a
dream.
2. They have a
plan.
3. They have
specific knowledge
or training.
4. They’re
willing to work hard.
5. They
don’t take no for
an answer.
Remember: Success begins with a state of mind. You must believe you’ll be successful in order to become a success."
