Patient, Consistent, Persistent

If you want to succeed in any large endeavor, you must be patient, consistent, and persistent. Being patient helps you maintain your focus and stick to your plan (you have a plan, right?). If you don't have a plan, take the time to develop one. Consistency means following the plan and taking action every day. Finally, persistence means staying with it until the end. The following steps can help lead you down your own path to success:

• Have a plan or goal...be sure to write it down
• Create a clear vision of the end state -- what you expect to achieve
• Stick to the plan and/or follow a proven system (McDonald's didn't become a global success by allowing each franchise owner to do their own thing...they have a system)
• Don't give up...never, never, never give up
• Learn what works and what doesn't; then do more of what works
• Focus on doing things right, not fast
• Get started!!!
• Do something every day to move you closer to your goal
• Celebrate little victories
• Help others first (Zig Ziglar says you can get everything in life you want if you help enough people get what they want)
• Believe in yourself

If you don't see results immediately, don't give up. Stick with your plan and keep a positive attitude. Review your plan and tweak it as needed. Learn from any mistakes and apply those lessons. Don't just do something once and expect Earth shattering results. You must be consistent and keep moving forward with purpose and a clear sense of purpose. Make a promise to yourself that you will never give up and you will see your plan through to the end. You never know when your big breakthrough is about to happen.

Be patient, consistent, persistent, and have absolute integrity in everything you do. Keep your focus and see obstacles as challenges. If your desire is strong enough, nothing can stop you from reaching your goal. If you have a setback, remind yourself WHY you are doing what you do and keep pushing forward. If failure is not an option, there is nothing left but success. Failure only exists when you don't learn from your past experience.

Scott Thomas

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