Motivation Shots from The Doc

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For many years I’ve been fascinated by what makes people successful in their life, whatever it is they do for a living. I’ve read biographies, watched people being interviewed on television, studied newspaper and magazine profiles and spoken to people who are successful in their fields of activity.

I’ve been going on the premise that if I want to be successful then I need to do what successful people do. When these people are asked about success they usually define it as something that’s personal to them; a feeling of contentment, achievement or happiness.

However, what I’m interested in is, how do they get to that state? The conclusion I’ve come to is that there are five basic characteristics that successful people have. I like to call them – The Five Factors of Success!

1. Mind Control

They have the ability to run their own mind. They don’t let other people or circumstances run it for them. They re-programme their negative conditioning. They raise their level of self-esteem and they develop a positive attitude through continual positive self-talk. They don’t react – they think!

2. Belief

Successful people have a passion for what they believe in. They set goals and achieve them by motivating themselves. They have vision.

3. Energy

They have lots of vroom! They keep fit, they manage stress and they know how to relax.

4. Rapport

They have the ability to communicate and get on with people, and to persuade people to accept their point of view.

5. Courage to act

People who make a success of what they do are willing to try. They’re prepared to make mistakes, to assert themselves and not get too concerned about what others might think.

Your success in your business and personal life is highly dependant on your ability to implement these factors.

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