{"id":1194,"date":"2022-11-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2022-11-25T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:00:00","slug":"15-success-tips-from-successful-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/15-success-tips-from-successful-people\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Success Tips From Successful People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1195 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1195 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">15 Success Tips From People Who Have Made it Big<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we start with the 15 success tips, maybe we should ask what success looks like for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it a mansion and a dozen expensive cars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enough money to fund your local charity for the next 20 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability to retire in 10 years with complete security?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe, like the movie \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d success for you is having many, many friends who love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success isn\u2019t about pleasing others. If it was, everyone would become a doctor or lawyer just like their parents wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success is what you consider to be success, whatever that might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now let\u2019s take a look at what super successful people can teach you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Decide to be\/do\/have more. <\/strong>Decide here and now that you are going to have more success than average in everything you care about. Make this decision, and then make the commitment to see it through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNothing is impossible. The word itself says, \u201cI\u2019m possible.\u201d \u2013 Audrey Hepburn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create a dream that is so big, it will keep you excited.<\/strong> Imagine a dream so electrifying that it gets you out of bed like a 5-year-old on Christmas morning. Think big and go big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe problem human beings face is not that we aim too high and fail, but that we aim too low and succeed.\u201d &#8211; Michelangelo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make a plan to achieve your goal.<\/strong> I don\u2019t mean make a few mental notes. I mean sit down and write out your plan in black and white on paper. Make goals for today, this week, this month and this year. Then re-read or re-write these goals and your plan daily. And I mean DAILY. The very first few minutes after waking is the best time to do this, as well as just before you fall asleep at night<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cA goal without a plan is just a wish.\u201d \u2013 Antoine de Saint-Exupery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t sit on your dream\u2026 starting moving.<\/strong> Dreaming is great but without action it\u2019s just that \u2013 a dream. Take courage and get moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cEverything you want is on the other side of fear.\u201d &#8211; Jack Canfield<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn first and do second.<\/strong> You could reinvent the wheel or the business you want to build, or you could learn how it\u2019s already being done and save yourself a whole lot of time and aggravation. Decide you\u2019re going to learn as much as you can and never stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you\u2019ll be judged; the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving.\u201d \u2013 Carol S Dweck<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1196 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1196 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask for help along the way.<\/strong> There are people who have already accomplished what you hope to do. Ask them for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe only mistake you can make is not asking for help.\u201d \u2013 Sandeep Jauhar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be at least 1{495e61a8be0728ba5e4172c16a68a1b05f8df91b32cf783b0a6ac5a97f0ba813} better than mediocre<\/strong>. We live in a mediocre world. Everyone wants the easy way, the fast way, the method with the least amount of effort. They want to do just enough to get by. This is good news for you, because it means that if you are just 1{495e61a8be0728ba5e4172c16a68a1b05f8df91b32cf783b0a6ac5a97f0ba813} better than mediocre, then you have a distinct advantage in whatever you choose to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt never gets easier, you just get better.\u201d \u2013 Jordan Hoechlin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work outside your comfort zone.<\/strong> Scary, right? \u201cI\u2019ve never done this!\u201d \u201cWhat if they don\u2019t like me or my product?\u201d \u201cWhat if I totally screw this up?\u201d Make friends with fear, plan on making mistakes and enemies and\u2026 Just. Do. It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cComing out of your comfort zone is tough in the beginning, chaotic in the middle, and awesome in the end\u2026 because in the end, it shows you a whole new world.\u201d \u2013 Manoj Arora<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t give up<\/strong><em>. <\/em>You\u2019re going to have setbacks and lousy days and times when nothing appears to be going right. It is at those times that you are closer than ever to success if you\u2019ll just keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeing challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.\u201d \u2013 Roger Crawford<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focus on ONE goal at a time.<\/strong> Imagine you are a cyborg programmed to get this goal accomplished to the exclusion of everything else. Real life will get in the way sometimes, but if you can imagine this type of laser focus, you can get back to the work at hand that much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhat you stay focused on will grow.\u201d \u2013 Roy T. Bennett<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leave yourself a note.<\/strong> When a writer pauses writing in the middle of a project, they purposely don\u2019t finish their last sentence. This way when they come back to it, they can immediately start writing without hesitation. You can do something similar by leaving yourself a note that tells you the very next thing you need to accomplish, thereby getting you moving rather than dawdling, gaining momentum from the first moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1197 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"15 success tips\" class=\"wp-image-1197 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15-Success-Nuggets-From-People-Who-Have-Struck-It-Rich-3.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe hardest thing about getting started, is getting started.\u201d \u2013 Guy Kawasaki<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mindset is (almost) everything. <\/strong>If you think you\u2019ll lose, then you will lose. If you think you are outclassed, you are. If you think you can\u2019t do this, then you can\u2019t. You\u2019ve got to believe in your infinite potential because your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe single most important factor influencing a person\u2019s success \u2013 whether personal or professional \u2013 is mindset.\u201d \u2013 Karima Mariama-Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leap over levels.<\/strong> You just figured out how long it will take to reach your goal. But paradoxically, there are sometimes shortcuts that make sense for you to take. For example, if you wanted to rise through the ranks of someone else\u2019s business to become the manager, it could take you years to do it. But if you started the business yourself, you can be the manager and boss from Day 1. That said, you better know how to manage your business, or else hire someone who does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of fun to do the impossible.\u201d \u2013 Walt Disney<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See it already completed.<\/strong> Whatever your goal is, see it already completed in your mind\u2019s eye. Visualize how it will look, feel and sound. Live the moment of realizing your goal time and time again. Neville Goddard is a great teacher on this method, and it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe mind is everything. What you think, you become.\u201d &#8211; Buddha<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And never, ever, ever give up<\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cGreat works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.\u201d \u2013 Samuel Johnson<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 Success Tips From People Who Have Made it Big Before we start with the 15 success tips, maybe we should ask what success looks like for you: Is it a mansion and a dozen expensive cars? Enough money to fund your local charity for the next 20 years? 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