Whenever an
individual begins their adult life, they obtain specific
training, jobs, and some basic skills also. Nevertheless,
there is always a celebrated group of us who succeed and
many of us who fail. What separates the two groups? There
are many psychological, human potential, and even
metaphysical strategies advocated to improve your
performance or reinvigorate your potential. The irony to
life is that we will all need to sell and grow our
character, credentials, and capabilities in just about
any career that we engage.
To begin this
discussion, let us start with the premise that all great
businesses begin with an idea. Many businesses are
successful; thus, thoughts can turn into real things.
Your thoughts combined with the appropriate desire and
plans are the basis of most success.
A strong desire is
usually what can bring your idea into a reality. So, if
you begin your goals in life with the strong desire to
succeed and never look back, you probably are successful
if you have the persistence to continue through the
inevitable cycles of the financial and insurance
industry.
All of us began with
some sort of plan of action to grow. Some of us had very
detailed plans and others did not. Planning is crucial
because most people do not define what they will do and
are scared to write down exactly what they want to
achieve and how they will realize the goal in any degree
of specificity.
Thus, having definite
objectives and a specific plan along with a strong desire
for success is generally what is needed to accomplish
great things. A burning desire is something that you
really want to do. Here are some attributes of winners:
You should have faith that you can make your plan happen.
You are willing to sever the past and move forward with
your objectives and desires. You are willing to focus
exclusively on specific projects, and never give up.
Having your stated objectives while engaging positive
thoughts, enthusiasm, and persistence that is built on
honesty and integrity will propel your business and
personal growth.
In this next section,
there are clear bullet points that describe an easy
exercise to define your plan. This involves putting pen
to paper. On paper, you will write out clearly what you
want to achieve.
How to Create a
Personal Agreement with Yourself by Firmly Establishing
What You Want. Write Your Plan in Specific Terms by
Determining:
· What you desire to
accomplish (the amount of clients or success or service
to the community or annual salary)
· What service, time commitment, and value you will give to
earn and deserve the outcome
· The date your goal will be achieved.
· Sign and date the written agreement with yourself
· Read the plan daily upon beginning your workday and before
retiring for the evening.
· Frequently feel that you have achieved success in heart and
mind and harvest that emotion of achievement.
Enthusiasm and Faith
can be induced through several practices or exercises:
Enthusiasm and a proactive attitude are some of the major
forces that when coupled with your desire can propel a
plan. As for the Metaphysical Aspect of
Success:
Many members use this
technique for a few minutes a day to reaffirm their
personal faith and success mentality so that they will
indeed accomplish what they desire.
· Find a quiet spot to relax
· Read statements of desire (think about your personal
objectives in you minds eye)
· Practice forming mental images of your personal success in
your spare time.
· Project the image of your success on the subconscious mind
using a heart felt energy. See that you have success already in
your imagination For example, imagine yourself achieving your
goals and feel the emotions of achieving that goal at
year-end.
· Affirmations reading aloud the professional and successful
attributes that you desire such as: "I am a successful person
and deserve to have great rewards. (OR you should read your
personal contract statement frequently)
· Use gratitude and thankfulness of heart. As many success
writers state, "Complaining and being negative is a waste of
your time and energy". Moreover, when being thankful for your
job, career, clients and so forth, you will create an energy of
attraction that will bring you more positive outcomes,
happiness, and success. Further, new opportunities and your
existing relationships will be more attracted to your
successful and positive outlook. Believe me, people can sense
this. Therefore, you should contemplate the good in your life
while relaxing.
· Combine the above with Action, Action and More Action See
Below.
As for a Successful
Action Plan
· Your actions must be persistent. This
would suggest that we should be proactive in building new
relationships as well as keeping existing ones.
· Avoid lack of decision and procrastination, and stick with
your decision and plan. An example of this would be to let go
of a bad client, if this relationship is consistently abusing
your time and energy without just rewards and payment for your
time.
· Know each day what you will do to move forward with your
business plans. Be efficient and effective. Do all you can do
each day without haste. Do not worry about yesterday or
tomorrow. Today, you should accomplish all you can. Over time,
this adds up, and you will receive positive results in your
business.
· Strong thoughts of gratitude and enthusiasm will bring about
change for the better in you and your environment. This simply
means to focus on being the best and thinking about the best
for you, your family, and your business.
· Organize your affairs so that you can receive the rewards of
a better business. Thus, allow for new and better ideas and
opportunities. Believe that you deserve them. Do not be afraid
to charge them value for value. This may mean acquiring greater
business tools, administrative assistance, infrastructure use,
and ways to capture income. In any event, be prepared to
provide solutions and do the homework before asking for
handouts.
Professional Growth and Mentor
Groups:
· Develop a group of
friends who can give you professional insight and
feedback and will support your goals and share their own
personal experiences and success tactics.
· You should be willing to help all members in this group of
professional friends with your knowledge, skill, and
support.
· Meet often for planning and to obtain and give feedback to
your group.
· You must always speak and act to maintain harmony with this
group with positive and encouraging conversation. Thus, never
belittle or constantly contradict your group members. Offer
solutions, not criticism.
Belief in Yourself,
Your Ideas and Service:
Believe that your
ideas, contributions,and services are as good or better
than any out there. Know and understand all facets of
your ideas and strategy. Be able to articulate the
benefits of your contributions. Chances are that what you
offer is just as good as what others put forward. Your
contributions create opportunity for others. Do not be
afraid to cultivate the new opportunities because someone
else will do this if you don't. Moreover, remember that
some small opportunities take just as much time to manage
as very large opportunities. Therefore, time management
is essential. As they say, "Over time, it is better to
have 20 great relationships than 150 non-productive
ones."
Being
Successful
With success, there
is usually hard work and many people who depend on you.
As a reminder, there will be times when you just need to
rest or take time off. There will be seasons where you
may need to rejuvenate your enthusiasm for your life.
With all of that being said, you physical and mental
wellbeing is the most important thing to maintain so that
you may continue all of your good works. Therefore, try
to keep a balance with body, mind and soul and
incorporate good exercise, diet, leisure, and rest with
your professional life.
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