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Success Secrets of Self-Made
Millionaires |
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| Brian Tracy,
one of the world's highest paid motivational speakers, says that
successful people do the same things over and over again. Drawing on
numerous polls and surveys of self-made millionaires, he declares that
your success is unrelated to your educational background, your grades or
even your intelligence. (Most self-made millionaires are of average
intelligence.) Here are some of
the principles outlined by Brian Tracy. |
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Dream big dreams. Our lives are
shaped by what we think about. |
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Do what you love to do. Surveys show that self-made
millionaires became wealthy when they started doing the things they
enjoyed -- they got good at them. A related principle is: Focus on your
unique strengths. Ask yourself: "What do I do easily and well that's
difficult for most people?" |
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Never think about failure.
Successful people suffer setbacks. But they see them as pointing the way
to success. |
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Set clear goals. Oil billionaire
H.L. Hunt put it best: "There are two rules. 1) Decide what you want.
2)Decide what you'll have to do to get it and start doing it." |
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Get around the right people.
Harvard's David McClelland has proved that associating with people you
want to emulate helps you succeed -- and that being with failures will
drag you down. |
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Do one thing at a time. With your
goals, what's the most valuable use of your time right now? Do first
things first and second things not at all. |
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Be honest with yourself and others.
Are you fulfilling 100 percent of your commitments to those who
depend on you? A reputation for integrity will get you help when times
are tough. |
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Be utterly persistent. Your most
valuable asset -- and sometimes your only one -- is your Unwillingness
to quit. |
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Discipline yourself. Tracy says self-discipline is the
quality that makes the previous tips work. Successful people do what
they must do, when they must do it, like it or not. |
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| Now, get going. |
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