goal setting: Eight Personal Qualities for Success - Part 4 - 06/16/10 02:45 PM

This is Part Four of a series covering the Eight Personal Qualities for Success.
In Part Three I covered, Self Responsibility and Be Committed. In Part Four, I'll discuss, The Extra Mile, Control Your Time, and Persistence and Determination

The Extra Mile
The sixth personal quality necessary to achieve outstanding success in business is that you must be willing to go the extra mile. It's the "Under Promise, Over Deliver" concept, and can be summed up in the following statement:
"If you are always willing to do more than what you get paid for, the day will come when you … (0 comments)

goal setting: Eight Personal Qualities for Success - Part 3 - 06/11/10 01:18 AM

This is Part Three of a series covering the Eight Personal Qualities for Success.
In Part Two I covered, The Ability to Focus and Determining the Price You'll Pay.  In Part Three, I'll discuss Self Responsibility and Be Committed.
Self Responsibility
You are totally responsible for the success of your business and your life. There are no excuses. There may be set backs or economic downturns, or problems that affect your business. Your suppliers or vendors may discontinue making or providing your favorite products or services, change the way they do business with you, or even merge with another company. Economies change, corporate policies … (5 comments)

goal setting: Eight Personal Qualities for Success - Part 2 - 05/27/10 07:15 PM

This is Part Two of a series covering the Eight Personal Qualities for Success.
In Part One I covered, Know What You Want. In Part Two, I'll discuss The Ability to Focus and Determining the Price You'll Pay.
 
The Ability to Focus
The second quality is the ability to focus. Many people hesitate to go into business because they think they lack the talents and abilities necessary to succeed. They look at others who are successful and think that they must have unique talents or capabilities. But after getting to know that person, they find them to really be quite average.
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goal setting: Eight Personal Qualities for Success - Part 1 - 05/24/10 05:58 AM

This is Part One of a series covering the Eight Personal Qualities for Success.
Know What You Want
Know yourself and exactly what you want and expect out of your business. So many people enter into business and spend years in that business environment without having any idea of what they want, or what is possible to get out of their business.
In fact, most business owners are working so hard in their businesses that they don't have time to work on them. As a result, they've become slaves to their businesses. They've got things backwards. They're working for their … (6 comments)