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7 Habits Of Successful People
1. Work Hard
Don't believe the hype about working smart; successful people are not lazy, they
have a huge capacity for work. They subscribe to view of Francoise de Motteville who said "The true
way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure."
Spike Milligan had a different angle; he said "All I ask is the chance to prove
that money can't make me happy."
2. Focus
Research by psychologists has found that most people do know what they do not want,
yet, they do know what they NOT want. What is your
clear vision? Is it money? Is it something else? How would you measure your success?
Grant Kenny (ironman and husband of Lisa Curry) told BRW magazine "the other thing
you learn from sport is that achieving something is never easy, but if you have a goal or a dream
and understand what it takes to get there, and then vigorously apply yourself, you will have the
best chance of getting there. Whatever you do, if you give it your best shot you will not have
anything to regret."
3. Competent
Highly successful people are good at what they do. Even if they do not have the
skills they acquire them. If they do not have the courage for any situation they confront their
demons and learn.
Heather Killen, ex Wall Street banker and senior vice president of Yahoo, on a
salary over $30ml per year, told BRW magazine, success "sometimes involves taking yourself out of
your comfort zone and taking risks."
4. Self Confident
Life isn't without its setbacks, its fears, its failures. Successful people do what
has to be done, whether they want to, or not. And, they have the self confidence to refuse to be
beaten and to treat their failures as lessons and signposts on the road to wealth.
Graeme Wood (Wotif founder, grew up in a Rockhampton working class family) told BRW
magazine that one piece of advice helped him rise from humble beginnings to exceptional success in
business, "don't die wondering, just go and do it."
5. Dependable
A Chinese proverb says "when you chop wood, chips fly." Consistently give your best
in any assignment. You never know who might be watching.
6. Belief
Success is a self-fulfilling philosophy. Because optimists expect to succeed they
keep on getting up every time they are knocked down, until they succeed. Pessimists don't expect to
win, so they have long gone home. Optimists have conviction that they will succeed no matter what
hurdle is put in their way. What is your conviction?
7. Courage
Many would say that tertiary education moulded them into conventional low risk
thinkers. Others would say the easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to
have any.
Either way, the courage to take calculated risks is a big factor in success. Udo
Jattke, owner of Glenwood Homes told BRW magazine, "I have to put my hand up nice and high and say
I was probably the dumbest guy in school. I'm very visionary and I'm not scared to have a go at
something."
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neil_Handley
About the
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Neil Handley graduated as a Bachelor of Economics and Accountant. After some 20 years as a stock
broker Neil turned to property development. He then acquired a controlling interest in a property
development company listed on the stock exchange and became CEO. He has been involved in developing
residential subdivisions, industrial subdivisions,shopping centres, office buildings and medium
density residential dwellings in Sydney's north shore, Northern Districts, Parramatta and Liverpool
areas and on the Gold Coast, Queensland. One office building was sold to the AMP for $25ml. Neil's
company advises on building wealth via property.
Go to http://www.specialstrategies.com .
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