First let's look at what successful means according to the dictionary: Success – having attained wealth, position, honors, or the like.

Not really as informative as I would describe it.  I believe success means that you have succeeded at what you're attempting to do in at a particular time in your life.  For instance, if your goal is to make $100,000 a year and you achieve that, I would say you're successful.  However, if your goal is to make $1 million per year than you've only achieved 10% of your success that you want to obtain. In short, success can really only be measured by the individual goals and achievements of a person and not what the world sees.

If you haven't yet achieved what you hope to achieve and you're still laying awake at night saying "How Can I Become Successful" then pay attention.  Below I have a list that has helped students of mine succeed with what they hope to achieve.

#1.  Set Goals. No matter what you're doing you must set goals.  The pursuit of goals will help drive you toward the prize and even if you have yet to meet your goals, other people might look at you and see you as a successful person.  Why?  Because at this point you will probably achieve goals set by other people and just aren't to where you want to be yet.  I am an Internet Marketer and I work from home, earn a good living and have all the free time I need to spend with my family.  Because of those things some people may think I am successful.  However, I have only conquered the tip of the iceberg of what I hope to achieve with my life.  My goals have not been met yet, some have, but not all of them have.

#2.  Stay positive. I probably sound like Tony Robbins here but trust me you need to be positive in your life.  The people who always believe they are going to fail, probably will.  The people who believe they will succeed at everything they do, probably will.  Mindset is simply to important to ignore.  Have you ever taken a test that you panicked about and thought that you'd fail?  How did you do on that test?  While some might say they still did extremely well, most will say that they didn't achieve the grade they wanted.  I know test taking might be a thing of the past for most (as it is for me) but it's a good example of what a negative confidence can cause.

#3.  Stop playing. This one can be a bit tricky because there are so many meanings here.  What I mean is that so many things distract us from our goals and then we tend to shy away from what we need to achieve.  Have you ever had an important task that you need to accomplish get postponed because you simply had "Other things to do?"  If you have, then you probably realized that you really would have had time for that task had you prioritized it properly.  So get the distractions out of your way and take care of the most important tasks first in your day and play when the work is done.

#4.  Stay focused. An important step when learning how to become successful is to make sure you stay focused on your goals.  I am not saying to think about them every minute of the day but more so pursuing them after the weekend ends.  You probably know what I mean.  Have you ever went back to work after a long weekend and you just didn't feel like working?  A solution to this is to remind yourself of your goals after that weekend.  Whether you are striving to hit your short term goals or long term goals, stay focused on them.  Hang on every positive step you take towards that goal and it will help you stay even more focused than before.

#5.  Just do it. Good slogan, huh?  Well it might just be the perfect slogan for you.  As humans we tend to procrastinate as long as possible.  Then the people that do not procrastinate sometimes will lean toward perfection as an excuse, saying things like " I can't start that yet because I'm not where I want to be in my life."  If we are always looking for the perfect moment in our lives to get on the road to success, it's probably going to pass us by.  I can think of a million reasons a day why I can't start a new task yet.  Just do it.

I really hope this helps you get a start in the right direction if you're struggling.  Am I perfect?  No.  I fall into the same traps but then looking at this list I remember who I am, what my goals are and what I hope to achieve.  Keep in mind as you achieve more goals you get closer to the prize.  One day you'll look back and remember the time you asked yourself how to become successful.

Add your thoughts below.  What makes YOU successful or what would you add to this list.

Only Through Action will Anything Happen for You!

That may sound obvious, but many people never get anywhere because they don't decide to act.

Some will over analyze a problem. They will over think it. Spending way to much time trying to find the RIGHT solution.

Sometimes the solutions aren't even that far apart. They are all similar and that makes it even more difficult. What do you base the decision on?

Don't FREEZE. Don't become paralyzed. Inaction will not get you anywhere…

A couple examples…

Recently I was alerted by someone that there was a publication that was looking for Blogs… I don't even remember exactly what it was for (A sign of being to busy…)…

But all I needed to do was e-mail the reason my Blog should be included… What makes this Blog special? And then send it out to see if they will except it. Literally a 10 minute process…

Well I could have froze. I could have put it off. I could have been lazy and just did it tomorrow which will never happen as it gets buried under a ton of new stuff to do…

What did I do?

I acted. I immediately typed up that e-mail and sent it!

Will anything come of it? Maybe, maybe not, but it might!

Another example is I see a lot of people trying to decide what to do with this new Adwords Affiliate Policy. I would hate to see people get so caught up in analyzing the problem that they never act… You can ask questions. You should gather enough information to know all your options. But once you do, don't just look at what you've gathered. Pick something and Act!

You have to decide to Just do it! You may fail sometimes. The action may not produce good results… But it will provide results. Even if you just learn from the experience, you sit in a better situation than you were yesterday…

Again, this doesn't mean don't analyze anything. You have to know you're making the right decision. You have to know all your options, but once you do, make the move. Start the ball rolling.

Motivation doesn't come first. You can't sit and wait to be motivated… Action comes first! Act and the motivation will follow…

So look at your problem, gather enough information to make a choice about the solution, and then Act on it…

Action breeds Success…

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