| To be clear about what success is must be the first | | | | day has written well over 300 pages by the end of |
| step to achieving success.So far, the best definition I | | | | the year. If he or she does not write every day they |
| have come across is: "Success is the completion of | | | | lose momentum and inspiration. If they keep up the |
| anything intended." In other words success is finishing | | | | writing (even just a few words a day) a magnet for |
| what you planned to do.Even robbing a bank is a kind | | | | relevant thoughts develops.Recently a Liverpool |
| of success if that is what you wished to do. | | | | student of American media studies applied for 600 |
| However, you probably did not intend to end up in | | | | jobs and received only one interview which he failed. |
| prison!The above definition of success shines a light | | | | He decided to write a novel. He determined to |
| on failure and success. Make a plan and follow it and | | | | complete ten pages a day. He worked in the |
| you will have succeeded. Make a plan and do not | | | | evenings at a dead end job to make money and |
| follow it and you will have failed.This gives a yard | | | | then wrote until about 5 in the morning at his novel |
| stick for judging every day of our lives. We can say | | | | which has now become famous. It also looks like |
| at the end of the day "I have failed" or "I have | | | | becoming a Hollywood blockbuster film.He points out |
| succeeded."This may seem very obvious but it is | | | | that if you write only one page a day for 100 days |
| amazing that only about 85% of the human race end | | | | you can write a screen play. He wrote his novel by |
| up doing what they intended.I asked several people | | | | studying the structure of two other novels and |
| what they thought success was. One person said | | | | noticing how they were structured and wrote his |
| that "Success is making loads of money." Another | | | | screenplay after studying video of films and noticing |
| said that success is "Achieving your goals". Some one | | | | how long each scene lasted before there was a |
| else said that success is "Fulfilling your potential". An | | | | change.I can't remember his name or the name of his |
| interesting answer was that success is "Making | | | | book as I just happened to hear part of his interview |
| others jealous".Brian Tracy agrees with the | | | | on television.The practice of daily disciplines alone can |
| connection between success and goals. He has said | | | | change our lives totally. Another benefit of daily |
| "Success is goals, and all else is commentary." Tracy | | | | disciplines is that they quickly create habits and habits |
| believes that people with clear, written goals, | | | | create character.A great quote by Jim Ryun, the |
| accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than | | | | American Athlete, is as follows"Motivation is what |
| people without them.Stuart Goldsmith in "The Midas | | | | gets you started. |
| Method" has an important section on how to set | | | | Habit is what keeps you going"Another brilliant quote |
| goals so that they are achieved using the full power | | | | is:"Try not to become a man of success but rather |
| of the subconscious mind.Maria Nemeth gives this | | | | try to become a man of value."Albert EinsteinThe |
| definition of success: "Doing what you said you would | | | | next quote says more or less the same |
| do, with ease"."Doing what you said you would do" is | | | | thing:"Success usually comes to those who are too |
| currently not achieved by the majority of the human | | | | busy to be looking for it." Henry David ThoreauMany |
| race especially politicians! Doing it with ease is | | | | would argue that success is not about making money |
| achieved by even fewer and requires making the | | | | but about developing oneself into a person who is |
| most of the subconscious mind.Jim Rohn argues that | | | | valuable to others.However, this quite often will lead |
| success is just a few simple disciplines practised | | | | to making money because people will pay for value. |
| daily.The power of daily discipline is HUGE. Because | | | | Any one who is very good at their job can usually |
| the discipline is practised daily the effect is cumulative. | | | | command whatever pay they wish.Adam Hollioake is |
| The good practice is carried out 365 times a year | | | | one of the most successful English county cricket |
| with, perhaps, a few lapses.It cannot fail to have | | | | captains. He realised what is important in life when his |
| tremendous influence. Once the discipline becomes a | | | | brother Ben was killed in a car accident in Perth |
| daily habit, it can be forgotten about until the | | | | Australia. |
| rewards start coming in.The writer who writes every | | | | |