5 Critical Lessons in Success – Part II

Today I want to continue talking about “5 Critical Lessons In Success.” In this article I will cover lessons three through five. 

These critical success lessons will continue to reveal things that I’ve learned over the course of my life.

On yesterday I talked about how to make important decisions, and the realization that your decisions decide your destiny (see: “5 Critical Lessons in Success – Part I”). 

Today we’re going to continue this series with lessons three through five, so let’s get right to it.

5 Critical Lessons in Success – Part II:

Success Lesson Number 3: Don’t Feed the Beast

“Man at his best, is but a beast.”  

There is a beast nature in all of us, and that beast nature will sabotage our success if we allow it to. 

We all have “beastly tendencies,” and if we give ourselves over to them, if we feed them, they will surely flourish and take over our lives.  It’s critical that we starve these tendencies, and feed our talents and our gifts.

When you feed the beast, when you give attention to the beast nature, the beast nature flourishes; the beast will eventually destroy you.  It may be a beast of anger, of greed, of overeating, of lust, of lying; whatever the beast, don’t feed it.

Spend your energy, focus your thoughts, and make the decision to consciously ponder on thoughts of peace, love and pleasantness.  Slay the beast by changing your thoughts, and you’ll never have to worry about the beast, slaying you.

Success Lesson Number 4:  Manage the Lows

If you can “manage the lows,” you can achieve almost any goal.  Anyone can work towards their goals when things are going great.  We can all get things done when there are no obstacles blocking us, but the key to success is to get the things done especially when there are things blocking you.  

The power of the successful lies in their ability to maneuver around difficult situations, to master the lows.  The lows cause the successful to grow stronger, instead of growing weaker.  The successful shine, when others are collapsing.

If you can manage the lows, if you can be strong when you should be weak, you will succeed; you will be a leader.

Learn to focus your attention on “the lows!”  Look for the lows, master the lows, and you will master success.

Success Lesson Number 5: Recognize the Power of Monthly Goals

Are you using monthly goals?  What are your goals for this month?  If you can’t tell me your goals in explicit detail for this month, I’d say you’re not even slightly interested in succeeding.

Every year you should have a primary goal.  That primary goal should be supported by 12 monthly goals.  The 12 monthly goals are the 12 pillars that support the realization of the primary goal, without the pillars supporting the primary goal; the primary goal will crumble under the pressure of life.  Instead of the goal being realized, it will remain in a dream state.

Every month you should have a goal that stretches you towards your primary goal.  If you happen to reach the goal, stretch your next month’s goal a little further.  Keep stretching until your maximizing your potential.  When you begin to maximize your potential, that’s when you’re on the road to success.

The key is to live each month like it’s your last, and in time success will be yours!

That concludes this series on five critical lessons in success; hopefully you will put all of these principles into action!

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You Get What You Give

Today I want to talk about a concept that will help you understand life.  It’s a concept based on the realization that life is a lot like “planting corn seeds.”  If you can understand this concept, then you can certainly understand life.

You see, there are four things that happen when you plant corn seeds:

Number 1: You get corn (not potatoes)
Number 2: You get the corn later than you planted it
Number 3: You get more corn than you planted
Number 4: You get the corn in proportion to how much corn you planted.

So let’s see how this relates to life…

Number 1: You get corn

This is to say that the results that you’re getting in your life are the results that you’ve planted seeds for.  This is why you should never complain about your life.  You’re the one who created it.  You, and you alone, are the creator of your life.

Wouldn’t it be something if you saw an artist complaining about his latest painting; blaming others for how it came out, blaming his mother, “If only she had been more talented, then I would be a better artist.”

…At some point you have to grow-up and take responsibility for your life!

You are the creator of your results, you are reaping the sweet or bitter fruits from the seeds that you’ve planted. 

If you don’t like corn, quit planting corn seeds!

Number 2: You get the corn later than you planted it

In other words, it takes time to see results.  I’ve said it a thousand times, and I’ll say it a thousand more, there are no overnight successes, so quit looking for something in exchange for nothing. 

You’re not going to plant corn seeds today, and enjoy corn-on-the-cob tomorrow.  You work now, you get the results later.  You must sow, before you can reap. 

But rest assured, whatever you plant, will produce a harvest.  It will take time, it won’t happen tomorrow, but it will happen.

Number 3: You get more corn than you planted

What’s the lesson?  Be careful what you plant, because you will receive more than you planted.  This is a reminder that you shouldn’t go around planting “bad” seeds, because you’re going to reap more bad than you bargained for.

Sow good seeds, treat your neighbor as you would have them treat you, and you will surely bring in a wonderful harvest, a harvest fit for a king.

Number 4: You get the corn in proportion to how much corn you planted

Planting two corn seeds will not yield the same results as planting 10,000 corn seeds.  A little work equals little results; a lot of work equals lots of results. 

How many seeds are you planting, are you planting enough seeds to receive the harvest that you desire? 

Remember you will only receive a harvest in proportion to what you’ve sown for.  So sow “big,” sow plenty, sow well, and your harvest will surely satisfy your soul with sweet fruit.

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What’s Stopping Your Success?

What’s stopping your success?  …

It’s your failure to grow!  In any area of your life, if you’re not succeeding, it’s because you’re not growing.

Growth is the only way to success!  The faster you grow, the faster you will succeed. 

Real Success

Why is growth so important to success?  Because real success comes from helping others, and you can only help others by growing!  People are attracted to people who are “growing.”  I’ll explain this in a little bit, but for now, let me reiterate that the key to success is to grow up and to “be” the example. 

You see, if I’m living in a shack, how can I help you get a mansion?  Two people stuck in quick sand can’t help each other.  One of us has to grow up and get out of the circumstance (in order to help the other).

Don’t Be Stupid!

Not that I’ve arrived, but I’ve certainly learned some things.  I’m making my mistakes early in life, so that I’m not stupid my entire life.

What’s the lesson?  Don’t be stupid!   It’s okay to be stupid for a little while, but god-dog-it, don’t be stupid the rest of your life! 

Quit doing what you’ve been doing, it’s time to change, it’s time to grow up! 

The Sign of Growth

You may think you’re growing…but the sign of growth is change.  How do you really know if you’re growing?  Look around…are things changing?

If things are changing for the better, than you are growing, if things are not changing, than …you’re not growing; it’s that simple!

Your Purpose

Your purpose in life isn’t just to exist; you are supposed to be growing up into something, not just an “old” human.  There are gifts, purposes, and seeds on the inside of you, which came here to grow. 

You were planted on the earth as a seed to grow up.  Are you growing up?  Are you becoming who you are?  Are you becoming what you are?  Or, do you merely exist, just getting by with an average life.

A Quick Story

I was having lunch with a couple of friends the other day, who happen to be in great shape.  These are friends who I look-up to because of the way they diet, and because of how they take care of their bodies.  However, this time when it came time to order lunch, they looked to me for advice on what to order. 

Over the course of this year I’ve been working hard to get into the best shape of my life, and in the process, people who I was “following” began to follow me.  This is what will happen to you when you grow up.  The people who you use to look up to, will look up to you!

Recently my wife sent out some pictures to our family and friends from our trip to Hawaii.  Some of the pictures showed me on the beach without my shirt on.  Since that time, I’ve been getting phone calls and e-mails asking me for advice.  Now, I don’t say this to brag, but I say it to prove my earlier point, that when you grow up, people will be attracted to you.  Why?  Because people want someone to look up to, they want someone to be the leader.  Why not you?

Grow Up

It’s time to grow up; it’s time to raise the standard, so to speak.  If you don’t grow, you will eventually become obsolete. 

Let’s face it, you’re learning too much not to grow!

So grow, and grow, and grow until you break through a barrier.  Grow until you do what others said you couldn’t do; grow until you become what others said you couldn’t become.

Grow up!

In Closing

I was at the theater a few months ago, and a “movie preview” was on, I don’t remember the movie, but they said these words, and the words rang in my thoughts, I heard, “Are you ready to become who you are?” 

So I ask you “Are you ready to become who you are? Are you ready to grow up?”

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