Curly, in the movie 'City Slickers' said that the secret of life was "one thing". If you could figure out what that one thing was, you would be happy.
I have read several books by people like Tom Hopkins, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, Gary Keller, and others who have become masters in our field. Years ago Napoleon Hill interviewed the most successful people in the world and wrote 8 books about what these masters knew that helped them become so successful.
After reading the secrets of the masters in our field, one thing continues to come up again and again. It is the underlying secret that lies within the pages of each one of these masters success stories and it just happens to also be in the stories of Napoleon Hill's masters as well.
The secret of success in real estate and in life is.....
Do the most important thing possible at every given moment.
The challenge that everyone faces is knowing what the most important thing is at each given moment. Obviously there are several people who have written books on how to know what the most important thing is to you. My favorites are 'Goals' by Brian Tracy and 'The 7 Habits...' by Steven Covey, and 'Awaken the Giant Within' by Tony Robbins. The key is in identifying your values and setting goals that are consistent with your values.
I have been doing an exercise that Brian Tracy suggests in his book. Writing down your top 10 goals every day for a year without referring to your prior day's list. According to Brian, you will be amazed at how your list might change slightly from day to day until it becomes consistent. These final consistent goals will reflect the things that are most important to you. He also suggests that a majority of these goals will be met. By focusing on them every day they will eventually become a consistent focus in your life, both consciously and subconsciously and you will find ways to acheive your goals because of the attention you pay to them.
By setting goals and striving to reach your goals your life will have a clear direction and a clear focus. This is what will truly make you happy. I am here to tell you that this is the one thing that seperates the great ones from the mediocre. It seperates those individuals who have found true happiness and those who are depressed or just surviving.
If you want to give your business the boost that will put you over the top, that will make you one of the top 10% in your field, that will make you a success in both your career and your personal life, begin to set goals consistent with your beliefs and values.
I'm sure there are stories out there and I would love to have them as comments on the blog. Please share your successes and let's inspire others in our field!
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