In 1940, Albert Gray gave a profound speech to a convention of insurance associates where he defined the common denominator of success -- the secret of success of every man who has ever been successful -- lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things failures don’t like to do.
Think about those words – they are life-changing – if you choose to embrace them.
To lose weight requires forming the habit of doing what failed dieters don’t like to do: eat healthy (Body Key), stop eating unhealthy, exercise regularly, stop not exercising. It’s a simple formula… it’s worked for centuries… no shortcuts.
To learn a new craft or skill requires forming the habit of doing what failures at that skill don’t like to do: find a qualified learning source (or several), study relentlessly, practice diligently, and sacrifice other things that get in the way, even some things you enjoy.
The simple decision to do what it takes, do the work and get it done, is what separates the successful from the unsuccessful people.
Should you decide to climb the ladder in business – successful people courageously tell management where you’d like to go in the company, map out a plan to get there, find a coach or mentor to teach necessary skills, aggressively and eagerly tackle all tasks laid out, work over lunch hours, read books, attend seminars, join a peer group, network to create relationships, scour the internet for ideas, listen to learning programs in your car, arrive early and stay late, and for goodness sakes, be willing to devote lots of personal time (evenings, weekends) and personal expense to your own growth. Sound familiar?
Success in our business is making a decision on building the Amway business, counseling with your upline to map out a plan, use your upline as a mentor, listen and study the CDs on how other successful people in our business have reached their goals and then simple do the tasks laid out by your mentor.
Name an endeavor in business, sports, civic, coaching, spiritual, wealth, a hobby, or anything in life - if you want to be successful at whatever you decide, make your plan and do the work.
Oh, and by the way, Albert Gray also discovered that successful people ALSO disliked doing some of the needed tasks but did them anyway to obtain the desired result. The difference is they suck it up, gut it out, and create the self-discipline to get them done.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Maybe you’ve been unwilling to shed those behaviors or negative beliefs, and haven’t eagerly adopted successful ones.
You can make a different choice. Starting today, starting right now make a decision on WHAT YOU WANT. If you want it bad enough, you have to be willing to do the unpleasant, the thankless and the mundane to achieve your success.
You may even get frustrated with yourself and maybe with the closest people to you. Get over it. Just do the activities necessary to be successful to achieve what you want - never be arrogant - just do the tasks needed to achieve the goal.
None of this is new or surprising to successful people. Recognize that success always comes at a price if you’re willing to pay it. Do the necessary tasks even if you don’t like doing it them - you dramatically increase your odds of achieving success.
Think about those words – they are life-changing – if you choose to embrace them.
To lose weight requires forming the habit of doing what failed dieters don’t like to do: eat healthy (Body Key), stop eating unhealthy, exercise regularly, stop not exercising. It’s a simple formula… it’s worked for centuries… no shortcuts.
To learn a new craft or skill requires forming the habit of doing what failures at that skill don’t like to do: find a qualified learning source (or several), study relentlessly, practice diligently, and sacrifice other things that get in the way, even some things you enjoy.
The simple decision to do what it takes, do the work and get it done, is what separates the successful from the unsuccessful people.
Should you decide to climb the ladder in business – successful people courageously tell management where you’d like to go in the company, map out a plan to get there, find a coach or mentor to teach necessary skills, aggressively and eagerly tackle all tasks laid out, work over lunch hours, read books, attend seminars, join a peer group, network to create relationships, scour the internet for ideas, listen to learning programs in your car, arrive early and stay late, and for goodness sakes, be willing to devote lots of personal time (evenings, weekends) and personal expense to your own growth. Sound familiar?
Success in our business is making a decision on building the Amway business, counseling with your upline to map out a plan, use your upline as a mentor, listen and study the CDs on how other successful people in our business have reached their goals and then simple do the tasks laid out by your mentor.
Name an endeavor in business, sports, civic, coaching, spiritual, wealth, a hobby, or anything in life - if you want to be successful at whatever you decide, make your plan and do the work.
Oh, and by the way, Albert Gray also discovered that successful people ALSO disliked doing some of the needed tasks but did them anyway to obtain the desired result. The difference is they suck it up, gut it out, and create the self-discipline to get them done.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Maybe you’ve been unwilling to shed those behaviors or negative beliefs, and haven’t eagerly adopted successful ones.
You can make a different choice. Starting today, starting right now make a decision on WHAT YOU WANT. If you want it bad enough, you have to be willing to do the unpleasant, the thankless and the mundane to achieve your success.
You may even get frustrated with yourself and maybe with the closest people to you. Get over it. Just do the activities necessary to be successful to achieve what you want - never be arrogant - just do the tasks needed to achieve the goal.
None of this is new or surprising to successful people. Recognize that success always comes at a price if you’re willing to pay it. Do the necessary tasks even if you don’t like doing it them - you dramatically increase your odds of achieving success.
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