Most of us desire to be successful but have no real concrete idea of what achieving success means to us individually or what it will look like when it happens. Do you believe there is one culminating moment or event when you'll realize "I'm successful" or do you see success a process? Whether your goal is a happy family, a wholesome and godly child, a successful relationship, a closer relationship with God or a successful business, success won't just happen. To achieve success at anything requires intention, awareness and commitment every day, one day at a time. Likewise, if you are striving to become an entrepreneur, full time or part time, your succes will be achieved one day at a time as well. Whatever your ultimate goal, there are some fundamental life lessons and principles about personal growth, leadership, failure and success that will make your journey on the road to success more enjoyable and memorable.
In the book, "Success One Day At A Time," Dr. John C. Maxwell outlines the following seven steps to success:
1. Make a commitment to grow daily;
2. Value the process more than the events;
3. Don't wait for inspiration;
4. Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity;
5. Dream big;
6. Plan your priorities; and
7. Give up to go up.
Take a minute and reflect on the seven steps and what you think each of these might mean. Answer the following questions: 1. Is there one step that resonates more with you than the others? 2. Is there one of the steps that has been particularly helpful or troublesome to you in your quest for success with your business enterprise?
References: Maxwell, John C. Success One Day At A Time. Nashville: J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson Books (2000).
In the book, "Success One Day At A Time," Dr. John C. Maxwell outlines the following seven steps to success:
1. Make a commitment to grow daily;
2. Value the process more than the events;
3. Don't wait for inspiration;
4. Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity;
5. Dream big;
6. Plan your priorities; and
7. Give up to go up.
Take a minute and reflect on the seven steps and what you think each of these might mean. Answer the following questions: 1. Is there one step that resonates more with you than the others? 2. Is there one of the steps that has been particularly helpful or troublesome to you in your quest for success with your business enterprise?
References: Maxwell, John C. Success One Day At A Time. Nashville: J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson Books (2000).
1. Value the process more than the events resonates more with me because through the process, you gain valuable life lessons that help you to grow and gain wisdom while on the path to "success" (whatever that means) s/n: Success to me may not be success to you. I believe we all have a different definition of what "success" means.
ReplyDelete2. Planning my priorities has been the most troublesome to me because of my inability sometimes to juggle (stress free) the various committments that I either put on my plate without realizing how much of a committment is required or how many other committments are on that plate. As well, time to do everything is precious, but hard to accomplish because I have not mindfully scheduled.
Planning priorities is a common issue. We'll discuss that in a later lesson.
Delete1. Value the process more than the events resonate more with me because success is a process. Today's society has the notion that success is a destination. Success is a journey of ups and downs, sacrifices with commitment to putting in hard work. To be successful test your faith and commitment. However, when your faith is strong and you know that God is in control, success wil be yours.
ReplyDelete2. Planning my priorities has been the most troublesome to me because of my commitment to my children. Needless to say, until my children are college graduate they are first and foremost priority. Hence, we only have one life and live one life, each individual will have to prioritize what is important to them in their life at that
time. Sometimes it's a season for success and I'm close to my season.
Planning priorities is a recurring issue with most folks, especially mothers! We'll cover this in a later lesson
Delete1. Making the commitment to grow daily. Education Is the Key. We have a great opportunity to learn, be creative, and to share what we learn with others.
ReplyDelete2. Valuing the process of becoming successful. Perseverance, determination and having a positive attitude has been helpful. Being dependable, attending regularly to details makes a difference in success or failure. Keep your "eye on the prize" and avoid distractions. The hard work will pay off.
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Valuing the process can be difficult especially when you don't see immediate positive results. Although, I believe that we learn from every experience, even our biggest failures. It's how we respond to the failures and adversity that makes all the difference. We'll discuss the "process" more in a later lesson.
DeleteI could not agree more with Dr. John Maxwell. As an entrepreneur, I have taken some of these suggested steps. I also realize that there are more steps I need to take. "Success is a journey, not a destination!"
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