How to be Successful

We can all learn success by following the successful knowledge, habits, behaviors and attributes of other people. Chances are that if we learn to act like those who we view as successful, we will have that opportunity to be just as successful. This is an educational experience.



Step 1.
Learn from successful people…
No matter how intelligent we are or how much education we receive, it’s impossible for anyone to learn everything they need to know to be successful by starting from scratch on each aspect. If you want to be successful, your best method is to find someone who has attained the vision you want to attain, and then do what they have done. If they are truly successful; education, personal development and professional development have been instrumental in acquiring their success. Research their lives and find what educational steps they completed that have resulted in them attaining what you want to attain. Do what they have done. Make that educational investment in yourself and your vision.

Step 2.
You can learn from failures…
Failing is part of the learning process. Don’t be afraid to fail. All successful people have failed at some time throughout their life. The only time failure is truly a failure is when nothing is learned from the experience. When you make a venture into some element of personal/professional development, you may not be as successful as you wish on your first attempt. Don’t give up if you don’t feel successful the first time. Continue the experience and gain the education you need from every experience. Learn from your failures and the failures of others.

Step 3.
Find a mentor…
Now that you’ve decided that you can learn by watching successful people and realize that failure is really an educational tool, take the next step. Use one or several of these “models” as your mentors. The beauty is… they never have to know....your parents, your teachers, your peers and your supervisors. The benefits that you receive by having mentors will be monumental and move you closer to and quicker to achieving your vision, goals and objectives. Mentors will help you to become successful.

You have the education, skill or behavior that you’ve learned, but now it needs to become a habit. Good habits aren’t always easy to learn and any habit is usually created after 21 days of demonstrating the skills, behavior or knowledge.

Use mirroring and mentoring to create your new educational success habit. It may take some time, but it will be worth the investment and it will put you on the road to attaining your visions.