{"id":150,"date":"2013-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/alaska303\/18-step-guide-to-being-successful\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:48:24","slug":"18-step-guide-to-being-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/alaska303\/18-step-guide-to-being-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Step Guide To Being Successful"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could sit here all day giving hundreds of tips on success, but I\u2019ve found the essential 18 step guide to being successful.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many people want to achieve success in life, but it\u2019s easier said than done. There are so many distractions that it can be challenging to discipline one\u2019s self to\u00a0accomplish a monumental goal. By keeping the following advice in mind, however, you can dramatically increase your chances of becoming successful in whatever you choose to pursue.<\/p>\n

18 Step Guide To Being Successful<\/h3>\n

Being Successful Step One\u00a0<\/strong>Imagine yourself being successful<\/em>. Einstein said that the imagination is more important than knowledge. The more vividly and accurately you imagine your success, the easier it will be for the rest of your self to follow through. The same way engineers first imagine a bridge and then build it, you can be the engineer of your success by dedicating a few minutes every day for the mental movies of your successOne<\/p>\n

Being Successful Step Two <\/strong>Surround yourself with other people who are successful.<\/em>When you\u2019re surrounded with people who are highly-driven, it\u2019s encouraging. Start with the basics: Willpower, effort, goals, and determination. Whatever you want to accomplish requires all of these.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step\u00a0Three<\/strong>\u00a0Define the meaning of success as you see it.<\/em>\u00a0You cannot have success if you do not know what it means for you. Everyone views success differently.Set clear goals\u00a0and be realistic. How will you know when you\u2019ve achieved your goals? Your standards should be quantifiable, or else you could spend your entire life chasing after a vague goal. For example, let\u2019s say you want to be good at your job. You\u00a0get a promotion, youget a raise, but you still haven\u2019t reached your goal because you could always do better, right? You could always get promoted even further, or make even more money. Whatever you have will never be enough. Instead, create benchmarks: \u201cMy goal is to increase my productivity by 30% and only be late for work five times per year, at the most.\u201d These are quantifiable goals that when achieved, give you a sense of satisfaction and completion, making you feel successful and\u00a0confident.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Four\u00a0<\/strong>Stay away from Distractions.<\/em>There are so many Distractions in this world that you really don\u2019t know about.Whenever you are attracted to doing something which is totally not useful or productive, set the least possible time which you can give to that work.Whenever you get carried away by that work, Imagine yourself as a loser with shattered dreams and push yourself away from that work.<\/p>\n

Being Successful Step Five\u00a0<\/strong>Finding the purpose or goal of your life.<\/em>\u00a0Identify the things you love to do, the things that give you satisfaction. Once you identify what you love to do, use this information to find the purpose of your life or the objective of your life. It is equally important to target what you love. Imagine yourself participating in a marathon race despite the fact that your true passion is swimming. What will happen? You might have success in something you dislike, but you wont get satisfaction.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Six\u00a0<\/strong>Set a time line on when you want to achieve your objective.<\/em>\u00a0If you don\u2019t know when you will achieve your objective then you will never know when you will achieve it.<\/p>\n

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18 Step Guide To Being Successful<\/h2>\n

Being Successful Step Seven\u00a0<\/strong>Identify the things\/skills\/material needed to achieve your objectives.<\/em>\u00a0For Example, If you want to be a famous speaker, you need a broad vocabulary, subject knowledge, speech writing, voice clarity, presentation skills. This is identifying short term objectives to achieve long term goals.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Eight\u00a0<\/strong>Identify the skills you need to sharpen and the skills you can outsource.<\/em>\u00a0In the last example in order to become a great speaker you need to improve voice and presentation skills as these are the basic skills needed for a speaker, but if you are lacking speech writing or subject knowledge, you can outsource them to some expert. This is called working smart, many of the great leaders don\u2019t write their own speech, They focus on delivering it right.<\/p>\n

Being Successful Step Nine\u00a0<\/strong>Execute your small objectives, focus on your main objective.<\/em>Yes you need to execute what you thought and you need to start executing your dreams right now(Start with the first step immediately).<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Ten<\/strong>\u00a0Study successful people.<\/em>\u00a0Look around\u2013who has the success that you envision for yourself? What are they doing? How do they approach life? Become their apprentice.\u00a0Ask them for advice.<\/a>\u00a0Spend time around them, if you can. Learn from them.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Eleven<\/strong>\u00a0Take risks.<\/em>\u00a0Step out of your comfort zone. Successful people think big and act big. It can be a scary thing to do, but if you don\u2019t, then will you ever be successful? Don\u2019t wait for opportunities to fall in your lap. Sniff them out. Successful people make big\u00a0investments\u00a0(in their careers, in their businesses, in their education) and all investments involve risk. But don\u2019t be reckless. Study your risks, make sure the odds are in your favor, then take a leap.\u00a0Be bold.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Twelve\u00a0<\/strong>Solve problems<\/em>.\u00a0People who are successful encourage progress by solving problems and answering questions. No matter where you are or what you\u2019re doing, look around and try and think of ways you can contribute. What are people struggling with or complaining about? How can you make life easier for them in an effective way? Can you re-design or re-organize some aspect of the situation so that things run more smoothly? Can you create a product or provide a service that fills a critical gap? Be\u00a0proactiveand\u00a0resourceful.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Thirteen\u00a0<\/strong>Be persistent.<\/em>\u00a0Don\u2019t give up. If your first attempt didn\u2019t work, don\u2019t quit. Always keep in mind the following sentence: \u201cIf you don\u2019t give up, you cannot fail\u201d. When asked about his 10,000 failed attempts to develop a storage battery, the prolific American inventor Thomas Edison responded: \u201cI have not failed, I\u2019ve just found 10,000 ways that won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful Step Fourteen\u00a0<\/strong>Remember that success does not guarantee happiness<\/em>. Success is equated with the achievement of a goal, but don\u2019t assume it will always bring happiness. Many people make the mistake that if they accomplish this or that, they\u2019ll\u00a0be happier, but fulfillment and satisfaction have a lot more to do with\u00a0how<\/em>\u00a0you approach life than with\u00a0what<\/em>\u00a0you do in life. Keep that in perspective.<\/p>\n

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Being Successful Step Fifteen\u00a0<\/strong>Gather as much information about anything & everything.<\/em>Listen. Study. Understand. Learn. Knowledge is power.<\/p>\n

Being Successful Step Sixteen\u00a0<\/strong>Accept life is unfair,<\/em>\u00a0some people are born with disabilities and you need to accept this fact but remember this also gives you unfair advantage. You can stop wasting time about the unfairness and think how to use the situation for your benefit. Remember Newton could have complained about the Apple falling down the tree could hit his head\u2026but instead he identified the Law of Gravitation and known as The Father of Physics.<\/p>\n

Being Successful Step seventeen\u00a0<\/strong>You can\u2019t please everyone, do your best to not upset anyone on the way,\u00a0<\/em>but the fact is not everyone will like you. You have to be OK with this. By losing the fear of rejection you can allow your full creative thought to flow.<\/p>\n

Being successful Step Eighteen\u00a0<\/strong>Remove fear and Doubt from your way of thinking, and focus on keeping positivity in every situation<\/em>. You will be surprised how your effective-ness multiplies by 10x when your thoughts are guiding your actions, Keeping things simple, and STAYing focused on your goal. Remember, you can be your own best friend or your own worst enemy.<\/p>\n

Being Succesful In Closing\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The hardest part is retraining your brain to Think this way.Everyone is capable of success on so many levels.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got to visualize success.<\/p>\n

Have a clear and distinct goal set, know what you want, and know your going to get it\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026No matter what.<\/p>\n

Keep positive, and stay honest, honesty pays off, people respect honesty, and people feel better about them selves when being honest.<\/p>\n

And when feeling better about yourself, your goals, and your actions, and you will naturally be more successful. So follow these guidelines. Follow your heart, live your dreams, and empower-your-life.<\/p>\n

Thanks Hank<\/p>\n

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Or get on my e-mail list for more tips on success, marketing and personal development.<\/p>\n

I hope You found value in this\u00a018 Step Guide To Being Successful. Comment like and share if so, thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hank Klinger \u201cAgent of Change\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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