Self Help: Ten Universal Principles of Success

Ten Universal Principles of Success

Written by Dr Kem Thompson

10 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

Success is not something that only a chosen few can achieve. Everyone can be successful in every area of his or her life. You just need to know how to do things in such a way as to make sure you succeed every time. Success comes as a result of forming certain habits, and continuing in them. Consistency is key. To succeed, you need to be a certain type of person. Don’t be discouraged if you are not yet that type of person. With practice, anyone can become a successful person. The successful person thinks in a certain way, talks in a certain way, and acts in a certain way. The list below briefly outlines 10 of those ways (and a bonus tip!). Anyone who consistently applies these principles to any area of their life will experience success in that area.

1.Vision: Have a clear picture of what exactly it is you want to achieve or become. Keep this picture at repparttar top of your mind at all times. Doing something you want to do, because you want to do it, will motivate you to succeed at it. Start with repparttar 131121 end in mind.

2.Believe: Believe without a shadow of a doubt that you can do it. Believe that you will succeed. Believe in a Higher Power who is helping you get what you want. Stay away from negative influences (people, books/articles, anything negative), which make you doubt your ability to succeed. Surround yourself with things that remind you that you can, and will, succeed.

3.Responsibility: Realize that you alone are responsible for your future. You alone are responsible for repparttar 131122 outcome of your efforts. Don’t look for anyone to blame. Feel free to ask for help as you need it, but remember repparttar 131123 final decision is up to you. It’s your life, after all.

4.Affirm: Make a habit of saying out loud what you hope to achieve. Speak of it in repparttar 131124 present tense, e.g., ‘I am fit and trim’, as opposed to ‘I will be fit and trim’. If you feel awkward speaking out loud to yourself, write down repparttar 131125 affirmation. Then look at it (or better still, rewrite it) several times each day. This helps your mind stay focused on repparttar 131126 goal. It also builds your self-belief and confidence.

5.Commitment: Make a firm commitment to action. Decide to take whatever steps you need to take to help you achieve your goals.

Procrastination: Why It's Bad For You and How To Beat It

Written by Dr Kem Thompson

PROCRASTINATION: WHY IT IS BAD FOR YOU AND HOW TO BEAT IT.

Procrastination – putting off things that need to be done presently- is a habit that’s easy to cultivate. Trouble is, it’s a bad (and sometimes dangerous) habit. There are several reasons why it is vital to break this habit. I have listed a few below:

·It wastes your time – if there’s something you’re supposed to do, and you postpone doing it, you’ll have to do it anyway. If you don’t do it when you’re supposed to do it, you’ll end up doing it when you should be doing something else. ·It lowers your self-esteem because you feel you’ve failed if by repparttar end of repparttar 131119 day you haven’t done what you know you should have done. ·It keeps you from reaching your goals. ·It gives you a false sense of comfort. You deceive yourself when you think ‘I’ll do it later’. You never know what might come up later, making it impossible to do repparttar 131120 task. ·It’s a sign of laziness. Chances are, if you’re lazy in one aspect of your life, you’re lazy in other aspects as well. ·It keeps things piling up. This makes you feel overwhelmed when you finally get round to doing them. A vicious cycle then develops because you are put off by how much you now have to do. ·Procrastination keeps you stuck. It prevents you from progressing in life. ·You are unable to concentrate on doing other tasks until you’ve completed repparttar 131121 one at hand. You feel like there’s ‘unfinished business’, which there is.

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