Success vs The Soaps

Can you imagine Oprah sitting around and watching soap operas for several hours a day? Or, do you think that Condolezza Rice, National Security Advisor, reads trashy novels non-stop while she's travelling between appointments? Can you see Bob Greene, Fitness Advisor, sitting around and secretly pigging out on potato chips, soda and candy bars? What do you think these successful people did before they achieved their current level of success?

What distinguishes highly successful people from someone who is not? You may have been told that to be successful you needed a good plan or goal. Then, you were to work, each day, on just some small piece of that goal until you reached the pinnacle of success. Did this work for you? Probably not.

To be highly successful you need to take immediate steps to change this faulty way of thinking. The biggest difference between the mega-successful and those who are not is the way in which they live their daily lives. Every successful person today reached this level because of how, and what they choose, to do on a daily basis.

You actually become a success the second you commit to live a daily lifestyle that is focused on overall success. For example: if you want to be healthy and fit, you do this by adopting a new daily lifestyle and choosing to focus on regular exercise and healthier eating habits. If your goal is to have a million-dollar business, you do this by adopting a daily lifestyle that is focused on developing the skills and attitudes of a multi-millionaire business person.

The bottom line? The real secret to success is not when you reach a desired goal. Mega-success is actually the process of becoming the person to whom that desired goal belongs. Your daily actions and choices will determine what level of success you will achieve. Becoming highly successful IS simple, although it is not easy. If you truly want to be a mega-success you create it one day at a time by focusing on the big picture and by adopting the attitudes and behaviors of the top achiever first.

Copyright M. A. Webb, 2005. All Rights Reserved.

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