{"id":2056,"date":"2022-06-19T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifegram.org\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2022-06-19T12:41:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T07:11:49","slug":"success-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/success-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Summary: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>If you want to achieve true, lasting success in your life &#8211; the kind of success that will be the foundation for your life\u2019s legacy &#8211; you need to master these 25 success principles by Jack Canfield.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Success is something that is within our grasp and can be achieved with focus, dedication &amp; hard work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It is possible for every person to become successful &#8211; what is needed is the right mindset. Right now, you can make a decision to become a student of success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff6600;\"><em>&#8220;Opportunities don&#8217;t happen. You create them.&#8221;<\/em><b> &#8212; Chris Grosser.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can start on a journey that will take you to a future where everything you want is possible but just remember not to compromise on your happiness while you chase success.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#25_Success_Principles_are\">25 Success Principles are:<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1_Take_100_Responsibility_for_Your_Life\">1. Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2_Be_Clear_Why_You_Are_Here\">2. Be Clear Why You Are Here<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3_Decide_What_You_Want\">3. Decide What You Want<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4_Believe_It8217s_Possible\">4. Believe It&#8217;s Possible<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5_Believe_in_Yourself\">5. Believe in Yourself<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6_Becoming_an_Inverse_Paranoid\">6. Becoming an Inverse Paranoid<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7_Unleash_the_Power_of_Goal_Setting\">7. Unleash the Power of Goal Setting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8_Chunk_It_Down_Divide_Your_Big_Goals_into_Small_Ones\">8. Chunk It Down (Divide Your Big Goals into Small Ones)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9_Success_Leaves_Clues\">9. Success Leaves Clues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10_Release_the_Brakes\">10. Release the Brakes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11_See_What_You_Want_Get_What_You_See\">11. See What You Want, Get What You See<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12_Act_as_If_It_Were_Impossible_to_Fail\">12. Act as If It Were Impossible to Fail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13_Take_Action\">13. Take Action<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#14_Feel_the_Fear_and_Do_It_Anyway\">14. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#15_Ask_Ask_Ask\">15. Ask, Ask, Ask<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#16_Reject_Rejections\">16. Reject Rejections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#17_Use_Feedback_to_Your_Advantage\">17. Use Feedback to Your Advantage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#18_Commit_to_Constant_and_Never-Ending_Improvement\">18. Commit to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#19_Practice_Persistence\">19. Practice Persistence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#20_Practice_the_Rule_of_Five\">20. Practice the Rule of Five<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#21_Surround_Yourself_with_Successful_People\">21. Surround Yourself with Successful People<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#22_Clean_Up_Your_Messes_and_Your_Incompletes\">22. Clean Up Your Messes and Your Incompletes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#23_Develop_Four_New_Success_Habits_a_Year\">23. Develop Four New Success Habits a Year<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#24_Stay_Focused_on_Your_Core_Genius\">24. Stay Focused on Your Core Genius<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#25_Start_Now8230_Just_Do_It\">25. Start Now&#8230; Just Do It!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"25_Success_Principles_are\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">25 Success Principles are:<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"1_Take_100_Responsibility_for_Your_Life\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">1. Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ever since our childhood, our minds are conditioned to ask for permission. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But on the journey to success and to unlock your full potential, you must learn to give yourself permission to become the owner of your life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s only when we take charges of our own actions, will we be able to carve the path to success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2_Be_Clear_Why_You_Are_Here\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">2. Be Clear Why You Are Here<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s important to understand the purpose of our actions &#8211; &#8216;what we are doing&#8217; and &#8216;why we are doing it?&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">That&#8217;s perhaps the most important action which successful people take, for the sake of understanding their &#8216;purpose&#8217; and to focus fully on their passion with all their energy and enthusiasm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The &#8216;purpose&#8217; finds meaning only when you&#8217;re doing what you love to do, what you&#8217;re good at doing, and the way you do it &#8211; are all channelized to fetch the adequate result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"3_Decide_What_You_Want\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">3. Decide What You Want<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You would be glad to know that nearly 70% of people don&#8217;t really know what they want and thus, achieving their goals becomes a futile act. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone knows the feeling of having an inner urge to do something that excites them whenever they think of it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But generally, people rarely make that thing happen. In order to climb that ladder of success, it is primarily necessary to know what you want &#8211; to fixate your mind on your goal and then aim for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"4_Believe_It8217s_Possible\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">4. Believe It&#8217;s Possible<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As they say, &#8216;Anything is possible if you believe in it&#8217;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When you decide what you want and you know that you have the potential to achieve it, you have the ability to put in the hard work that it requires, and you&#8217;re clear about you want to steer your life &#8211; how can things be impossible? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The most important part of being successful isn&#8217;t just about having skills or talent, but belief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"5_Believe_in_Yourself\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">5. Believe in Yourself<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You need to be able to believe in yourself \u2013 your abilities, skills, and passions \u2013 to take the leap towards your goals and become successful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Remember that if you don&#8217;t believe in yourself, no one else will. There would be times when you&#8217;d doubt yourself, think that you&#8217;re just not good enough. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You might fail at the first attempt, maybe at the second too. But never stop believing in yourself &#8211; for you need to know that there&#8217;s nothing impossible for you to do!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"6_Becoming_an_Inverse_Paranoid\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">6. Becoming an Inverse Paranoid<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To put it in the words of Rumi, \u201cWhat you seek is seeking you\u201d &#8211; is a complex idea and it can be understood in many ways depending on your perspective. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But one thing that is common in all is a reminder that the things we desire are not that difficult to be achieved if only we are willing to change ourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This can also be termed as &#8216;inverse paranoid&#8217;, which essentially is a belief that everything and everyone around you is conspiring for your good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Eventually, this positive thought can be a big stepping stone towards success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"7_Unleash_the_Power_of_Goal_Setting\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">7. Unleash the Power of Goal Setting<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You&#8217;d be surprised to know that only 3% of adults have clear, written goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Needless to say, these people are much more than those people of equal or better education and ability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/how-to-become-goal-oriented\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal setting<\/a>, as I&#8217;ve been mentioning all these while, is super important &amp; you&#8217;ll only realize the true power of it, once you&#8217;ve etched your goals in your heart, mind &amp; soul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"8_Chunk_It_Down_Divide_Your_Big_Goals_into_Small_Ones\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">8. Chunk It Down (Divide Your Big Goals into Small Ones)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s always more sensible to set smaller goals, than aiming for one straight big goal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To explain it better, compare taking a leap to a higher floor with climbing the stairs &#8211; not only would the latter be easier, but it\u2019ll also be less stressful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And when you make smaller goals, there\u2019s a sense of achievement in every step taken, thus making the journey towards the goal enjoyable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"9_Success_Leaves_Clues\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">9. Success Leaves Clues<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">One of the great things about living in today\u2019s world of abundance and opportunity is that almost everything you want to do has already been done by someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> It doesn\u2019t matter whether it\u2019s losing weight, starting a business, becoming financially independent, triumphing over breast cancer, or volunteering abroad for a meaningful cause &#8211; someone has already done it and left clues in the form of books, blogs &amp; vlogs, university classes, online courses, seminars, and workshops. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">All you have to do is, take advantage of this information, and discover that life is simply a connect-the-dots game &#8211; all the dots have already been identified and organized by somebody else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"10_Release_the_Brakes\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">10. Release the Brakes<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sometimes, you need to let loose and embrace what comes your way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Trying to control everything, all the time, might get too much to handle &#8211; so it\u2019s better to release the brakes and go with the flow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s important to know that you can\u2019t control every damn thing and it\u2019s absolutely fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"11_See_What_You_Want_Get_What_You_See\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">11. See What You Want, Get What You See<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The process of visualizing for success is really quite simple. All you have to do is close your eyes and see your goals as already complete. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This will not just boost your energy and motivate you unparalleled, but also help you to understand how things will appear, once you put in all your hard work and make it to the finishing line. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You&#8217;ll be surprised to know that your brain sees no difference whatsoever between visualizing something and actually doing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"12_Act_as_If_It_Were_Impossible_to_Fail\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">12. Act as If It Were Impossible to Fail<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Half the battle is lost when we doubt ourselves! So let that pessimism be aside, and act as if it\u2019s impossible to fail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It might be a case of faking it until you make it, taking bold actions as if you really believe that you can\u2019t fail, and then building up your confidence and your belief that you really can\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Even if things don\u2019t work out you still infused them with the right energy, rather than taking a defeatist approach that it probably wouldn\u2019t work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It means you\u2019ll try bigger and bolder things than if you are doubting yourself the whole time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"13_Take_Action\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">13. Take Action<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Just setting a goal and believing that you can achieve it won\u2019t be all &#8211; but you need to take actions in real, to make things happen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To put it in the words of Jack Canfield, \u201cNo matter how ambitious your goals, or how brilliant your plans are for achieving them, if you\u2019re not prepared to take regular consistent action to reach them, they\u2019re not really goals at all\u2014they\u2019re just wishes, fantasies and daydreams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"14_Feel_the_Fear_and_Do_It_Anyway\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">14. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s fine to be scared at times, but make sure that fear doesn\u2019t hamper your actions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There can be various reasons to be scared and you\u2019ll have thoughts like &#8211; What if I can\u2019t do it? What if the results are not as good as I want them to be? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What if others don\u2019t like the approach? Will this make sense? &#8211; so on and so forth! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But just try and understand that these thoughts would eventually make no sense at all, after you accomplish the tasks and achieve the final results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"15_Ask_Ask_Ask\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">15. Ask, Ask, Ask<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We\u2019re often hesitant to seek out for help but it\u2019s also important to know that trying to only give throws us off balance as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Asking for help (in moderation) demonstrates trust and helps build bonds of intimacy that pay off well while climbing the ladder of success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Exposing your human limitations to someone shows that you&#8217;re willing to be vulnerable to them and that you understand that one can fully grow with the support of others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Think of tree &#8211; can it grow and bloom without the support of the soil, the sun, the air, and water?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"16_Reject_Rejections\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">16. Reject Rejections<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rejection hurts and often kills our enthusiasm. But to become successful, you need to learn how to reject rejections! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Let no one bring you down by saying that you&#8217;re bad in something, or your work isn&#8217;t up to the mark. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We all need feedback but it\u2019s important to take the negative feedback as a dose to improve and let it motivate you to achieve bigger and better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"17_Use_Feedback_to_Your_Advantage\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">17. Use Feedback to Your Advantage<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As I mentioned in the previous point, feedbacks are significant while we are working on something and trying to achieve a pre-set goal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">While we all love to get positive feedback from people, and that encourages us to go leaps &amp; bounds, we must also be open to negative feedback and learn how to use them for our advantage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Every bit of criticism is a gift, helping you see past your ego and make the changes you need to become more competent, more effective, and more valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"18_Commit_to_Constant_and_Never-Ending_Improvement\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">18. Commit to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Even when you\u2019re good at something, you still have scope to improve and do better. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Achievers \u2014 whether in business, sports, or the arts \u2014 are committed to continual improvement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you want to be more successful, you need to learn to ask yourself, \u201cHow can I make this better?\u201d \u201cCan I do this more passionately?\u201d \u201cCan I do it more efficiently?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"19_Practice_Persistence\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">19. Practice Persistence<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Being successful is not easy. If it would have been an easy thing, then everyone would be successful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To say the least, practicing persistence is surely one of the most important qualities that one needs to focus on, while aiming to be successful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Just believe in the fact that the longer you&#8217;ll hang in there and keep moving ahead, the greater will be the chance that you&#8217;re gonna find your way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">No matter how hard something seems right now, the longer that you persist the more likely you are to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"20_Practice_the_Rule_of_Five\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">20. Practice the Rule of Five<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You must be wondering &#8216;What exactly are these 5 rules?&#8217; but here lies the trick &#8211; &#8216;The Rule of Five&#8217; is a relative thing and it varies from person to person, from goal to goal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It simply means that every day, you need to do 5 specific things that will move your goal toward completion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">For example, if you are trying to cut down a massive tree, take 5 swings of the axe on it daily, and once day, it&#8217;ll surely fall off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"21_Surround_Yourself_with_Successful_People\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">21. Surround Yourself with Successful People<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your company will greatly affect your mindset. If you&#8217;re hanging out with people who are lousy &amp; take things for granted, you&#8217;ll also tend to become like them and keep procrastinating. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Similarly, the mantra to be successful is to stay connected with those who have achieved something by themselves and can sow the seeds of enthusiasm in you as well. Having people to learn from keeps your progression going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"22_Clean_Up_Your_Messes_and_Your_Incompletes\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">22. Clean Up Your Messes and Your Incompletes<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We often tend to leave things unfinished, which surely isn&#8217;t a good thing to do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To be honest, when you don\u2019t complete the tasks from the past, you can\u2019t be free to fully embrace the present. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s definitely a mess that we create for ourselves, often not knowing how to wrap things up and get going. In order to be successful, it&#8217;s better to get 5 things completed, than to try out 50 things and leave them incomplete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"23_Develop_Four_New_Success_Habits_a_Year\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">23. Develop Four New Success Habits a Year<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Our habits often determine how we are as a person, which eventually affects our way to work and the outcomes as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">One of the most important steps towards becoming successful is to inculcate positive habits which will create positive consequences. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Since there are 52 weeks in a year, how about focusing on one good habit every 13 weeks? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It isn&#8217;t that difficult a task, right? Eventually, by the end of the year, you&#8217;ll have 4 positive habits that&#8217;ll stay with you forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"24_Stay_Focused_on_Your_Core_Genius\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">24. Stay Focused on Your Core Genius<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There is something that you are effortlessly good at. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">For me, I believe it&#8217;s writing as words come naturally to me and I love to weave stories with them, eventually narrating the tales that I wish to tell people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Similarly, you might be good at sketching or talking, motivating others, or managing time efficiently. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We all possess one innate quality that we must hone for better and learn to seek help for what we are not good at, (or maybe delegate work to others, who excel in them).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"25_Start_Now8230_Just_Do_It\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">25. Start Now&#8230; Just Do It!<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And after all that\u2019s said, you just need a little push to get started and get going! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful people never procrastinate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; and if you wish to achieve your goals and stand out there in the limelight, you better start now (and there\u2019s no right time to start!) and just do it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flap your wings, feel the air and just fly high&#8230;none can stop you from making it to your goals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>To know more about this, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tMms4i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">read Jack Canfield&#8217;s book &#8211; The Success Principles<\/a>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mastering success isn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s simple. So get started and embrace all that the journey to success has in store for you. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All said and done, remember that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thriveglobal.com\/stories\/being-happy-is-more-important-than-being-successful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">becoming happy is more important than becoming successful<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"convertful-175622\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to achieve true, lasting success in your life &#8211; the kind of success that will be the foundation for your life\u2019s legacy &#8211; you need to master these 25 success principles by Jack Canfield. Success is something that is within our grasp and can be achieved with focus, dedication &amp; hard work. 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