7 unchangeable principles of success

SEVEN (7) UNCHANGEABLE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS
Genesis 39:1-6
Success is not something that only a chosen few can achieve. Everyone can be successful in every area of his or her life. You just need to know how to do things in such a way as to make sure you succeed every time. Success comes as a result of forming certain habits, and continuing in them.



To succeed, you need to be a certain type of person. Don’t be discouraged if you are not yet that type of person. The successful person thinks in a certain way, talks in a certain way and acts in a certain way. (Proverbs 21:5; 22:29; 12:24)
1. VISION- Pro.29:18; Gen.37:5-11
Have a clear picture of what exactly it is you want to achieve or become. Keep this picture at the top of your mind at all times. Doing something you want to do, because you want to do it, will motivate you to succeed at it.
2. BELIEF- Rom.4:18; Ps.75:6,7
Believe without a shadow of doubt that you can do it. Believe that you will succeed. Believe in God that He will help you get what you want. Stay away from negative influences (books, people, anything negative), which makes you doubt your ability to succeed. Surround yourself with things that remind you that you can, and will succeed.
3. AFFIRM- Phil.4:13; II Kgs.4:26
Make a habit of saying out loud what you hope to achieve. Speak of it in the present tense. If you feel awkward speaking out loud to yourself, write down the affirmation. This helps your mind stay focused on the goal.
4. COMMITTMENT- Pro.10:4; 13:4
Make a firm commitment to action. Decide to take whatever steps you need to take to help you achieve your goals. Then honor the commitment you have made. Too often we find it easy to keep our commitments to others while neglecting our commitments to ourselves.
5. SET A SMART GOAL-I Sam.17:45-50
Now that you know what you want to achieve or become, you need to define it by making it a goal. Your goal has to be Specific, Measurable (i.e. you need a standard to help you know when you’ve achieved it), Attainable, Realistic, Timed (state when you hope to achieve it).
6. PLAN AND TAKE ACTION-Jos.2:1;6:10,16,20
Work out a plan of action. Breakdown the plan into steps. Take a step or two each day, reminding yourself that each step is bringing you closer to your goal. Perform each act to the best of your ability, filled with faith, determination and purpose to reach your goal.
7. PERSISTENCE-Ruth 1:16; II Kgs.2:2,4
Do not give up until you have achieved what you desire. In the course of things, be willing to change any part of your plan which turns out to not work and try something else. Thomas Edison did not give up in his quest to invent the light bulb, even though he ‘failed’ 10,000 times. Now that’s persistence! See every failure as a stepping stone to success. Learn from it and push on towards your goal.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Stop settling for less than you want
• Don’t let anyone talk you out of your vision
• You have to give up all your excuses. 99% of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.
• Pay attention….Your results don’t lie. The easiest, fastest and best way to find out what is or isn’t working is to pay attention to the results you are currently producing.
• Decide what you want. The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
• The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
• Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got.
• Act as though it is impossible to fail.
• Confidence is the companion of success.
• Choice, not circumstances, determines your success.
• Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.
• Success: willing to do what the average person is not willing to do.
• What am I willing to sacrifice for what I want to become?
• Yesterday's failures are today's seeds that must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest Tomorrow's success.

By Bro S.G

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