Good question.
And, I can almost hear your response coming through the broadband cable …
- And, just what do you mean by success?
- What’s your definition?
- Is what you call success, what I call it?
- And, success in what? Property investing only? Or in other areas as well?
Well, I have an answer that transends all these questions.
Again, I can almost hear your line of questioning continue …
- Does it answer success for property investors? (Yes.)
- So, it can be applied to property investing, right? (Yes.)
- Can it be applied across a wide swath of areas? (Yes.)
- What are the limitations of this answer you have for me? (None.)
And, now, I can clearly see you standing akimbo (hands on hips, elbows out) saying to me …
“Ok, show me what you got!”
Well, here’s what I found.
I came across an answer to this “success” question that takes away all my excuses.
The answer let’s me define success; let’s me decide.
And that’s good news and bad news.
First, the good news. I decide.
Now, for the bad news. I decide!
You see, it’s the same old story, the same old song and dance.
Success is an inside job.
Doesn’t matter if I like it or not. That appears to be what it is.
Doesn’t matter if I agree with it or not, it appears to be the universal truth.
I can buck it, I can kick it, I can disagree with it, I can disbelieve it. But, I feel, to do so would only break me. The truth doesn’t budge. The truth doesn’t care what I believe. The truth is just that … the truth. Immovable.
So, I’ll stop bucking it, stop denying it, stop ignoring it.
And, for me to achieve success, I’ll need a bunch more “stops” as follows:
- Stop looking to others
- Stop thinking money equals success.
- Stop waiting to be “discovered.”
- Stop believing success is out there somewhere.
- Stop saying “someday”
And, I’ll need to create a list of STARTS as follows:
- Start taking action, now.
- Start believing in my success in my chosen area.
- Start being thankful for everyday I’m alive and can make a positive difference.
- Start taking responsibility for my success.
- Start using my talents, my strengths, my special skills, to make great, wonderful, meaningful, uplifting things happen in the world.
Now, may I share the answer with you? The one that’s got me a bit fired up (can you tell?)
It’s in a quote I discovered from a very unlikely source. A person I admire, but never thought would give such wisdom-full advice. Maybe there’s more to this person than I realized; maybe more than what comes across on the media.
Click here to read “A Formula for Success …“