ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN BUSINESS

Perhaps the most sought-after goal in our present society is
success in business. Whether you want to be promoted into
high-paying management positions, or wish to start your own
independent enterprise, knowledge of the business world is
important.

As you plan a course of action towards accomplishing your goal,
keep in mind the small goals that put you closer to the end. And
be prepared to change often. You may need to change companies, or
to take opportunities in other departments as those positions
open.

Create an aura of success around you.. People who are successful
dress that way. Even if you're not in a high-income bracket, act
as though you have already achieved--without being egotistical or
overspending.

Develop an enterprise in an area. Don't keep special information
to yourself, but be quick to learn all there is about your
position and the tasks surrounding getting that job done..
Capitalize on your strengths and let others help you develop your
weakness into assets.

Get to know the people in the company and the people in the
industry. Read all the trade journals and magazines relating to
your company. Make appointments with people who are successful in
your field and learn from them.

You need to have a total commitment to succeed in business. Most
people who make it to the executive boardroom put in long hours,
often at the sacrifice of everything else. Regardless of the
physical effort involved, you must mentally be engrossed in your
business and the company enterprises.

In order to help yourself develop fully, you might seek a mentor,
someone who will offer you time and teach you the ropes.. This
person is someone who believes in your ability, someone who you
can develop a mutually beneficial business relationship with.

Some people become friendly with all their co-workers and find
that is a way to advance. But don't try to be extroverted if it's
not real to you. Most people who successfully run their own
Businesses are individuals who like to work alone.

As you increase your activities and accomplishments, you increase
your potential to reach higher. The more you achieve, the more
confidence you develop to achieve more.

You don't have to be the same as everyone else and fit like a
vegetable in a patch. Be unique, different. Capitalize on your
own self-image... Don't fall victim to self-consciousness. And
trust your intuition. Hunches and inner feelings usually are the
best route to travel, regardless of what seems to be the logical
choice.

Make decisions quickly and with firmness. A true leader will
handle these responsibilities efficiently. That's what makes you
different and why you'll rise to the top.

Be persistent in attaining your goals,, but be open and sincere.
Many people choose not to increase their own accomplishments and
will give you the right-of-way to be successful.

if you are having personal difficulties with any co-workers, try
to know more about these people from a personal angle... Be
interested in them and their accomplishments and goals. You might
be able to turn opposition into friendship.

Above all, use your integrity. If the goal is not worthy of your
inner desires, it will be hard to attain.. If you methods are not
sincere, you will receive opposition. If you actions are not
honest you will suffer the consequences, Turn all negative
qualities into positive aspects, then watch yourself achieve.

TIPS ON ATTAINING WEALTH

Many people want money as a primary goal. And there certainly is
nothing wrong with desiring money. Butt first, be sure that your
true goal is money. Can you live, breathe, eat, and sleep money?
Do you dream about money, and what it more than anything?

For true money-seekers, you must be your own boss.. The great
money-makers all started and ran their own businesses, And, even
though it seems as though all the good ideas have already been
take,, there are plenty out there.

The secret of the wealthiest people is to find a special need and
fill it.. Like quick-food chains; like supermarkets, like
electronic games. Whether you invent a new toy or gadget, or see
a spot to market special items in a new way, the world is open to
true entrepreneurs. And they do make it.

LEARN YOUR TRADE

Almost any goal you choose--whether riches and material abundance
or spiritual attainment--requires more? How much education do you
have? Do you want more? Perhaps your goal is to get another
degree or to secure a special license.

There are countless opportunities to learn more about your own
industry or to learn about a new skill. Not only do you have the
colleges and universities, but there are many trade schools,,
correspondence schools, and special groups that teach skills at
very reasonable prices.

Keep the end in mind.. What do you need to know to get to where
you want to be? You may not need a degree, but the actual
experience. So you'd need to change jobs or accept a part-time
job at night to develop your skills.

More than ever, people are leaving their present occupations to
learn a new trade and then starting at the bottom again to be
happy in their work. Maybe you'll need to put in extra hours at
work now so you can save money to take the time off next year.

Even though most entry-level positions are offered to the younger
people, you can find many companies willing to give you a chance
to change your occupation. Many times you might find an older
master willing to apprentice you to learn the skill or trade.

Once you're enrolled to learn new skills, put everything towards
learning.. Apply yourself one hundred percent.. Take advantage of
asking questions and getting criticism from teachers and fellow
students. Read everything you can and study well. It is your
developing expertise that will get you ahead and closer to your
goal.

It's always a good time to learn more. Even if you're happy in
your job, expanding yourself through education is a very
rewarding activity. Take dancing or tennis, gourmet cooking or
sculpture. Any activity is taught and shared by many enthusiasts.

STOP WASTING TIME

Consider the most important things you need to accomplish. These
are high priorities. Then think about those things that seem to
take up a lot of time and get nowhere. Those are low priorities.

Understand what' important to achieve and do those things first.
Let go of all the busywork or paperwork that piles up.. It's
better for you to stack those low priorities somewhere else and
finish the important material than to spend time clearing your
desk to get down to the essential things.

You'll be noticed more quickly for the big things you achieve
than for keeping paper flowing.. Don't let co-workers waste your
time with chit-chat if you've got things to accomplish. Save that
for lunch hours or for after work social activities.

Handle paper once; decide the action and finish with it.. Keep
interruptions to a minimum and delegate responsibilities. Although
you'd like to believe you're indispensable to the job and you are
the only one to take care of many things, you can teach someone
else and move on to your own goal achievements.

Don't procrastinate. What are you waiting for? Few opportunities
are thrown at you; you have to create the right positions and
situations to move up. Make lists of things you want to
accomplish and do them.

If you're busy in an office situation.. Make daily lists and
reward yourself with praise upon completion. Catch yourself
achieving.

Concentrate on what your 're doing and do one thing at a time.
But do it quickly and handle the next thing... Be efficient in
telephone calls, maybe taking them at appointed times or calling
back at your convenience.

Don't generate copies or correspondence that makes you look like
you are doing things. Your superiors will know what you
accomplish. Be busy doing important things rather than writing
about what you've done.

And take the time for physical exercise. It will energize you--
not take away from your effectiveness. It relaxes your mind and
stimulates your capacity to achieve.

LOOK WITHIN

An inner core of all accomplishment is the positive energy from
your subconscious. If your subconscious mind is tapped into your
goal and believes it is good for you, your energies will direct
themselves towards that goal.

You can consciously create circumstances and conditions of
environment and physical presence. But it is that level behind
the outwardly physical that directs your true being.. When the
subconscious mind accepts an idea, the inner power will complete
it.

That's why you can accomplish anything you want--by creating all
outward manifestations to trigger your subconscious into action..

As you decide on your goals and write them down, repeat them
twice a day out loud.. This is essence brings it to your inner
level.

When you think about your goals and desires, the subconscious
hears it. So direct your energies, both outer and inner, to your
goal with one-pointed devotion.. In that way, you can control
your destiny.

In order to connect to your inner self, relax--let your thoughts
go. Feel that part within you that actually ,makes the decisions:
the reflexes, the instincts, the intuition and hunches. Let your
mind be quiet from its usual chatter.

Some people present problems to their inner consciousness by
asking themselves a question before they fall asleep.. Often the
answer is in their minds when they wake up.

Clarity rids confusion. If you find you're filled with worries
and anxieties, spend the time to think them through.. Approach
them logically, considering the consequences of all possible
actions. When you've made a decision, follow through and don't
agonize over what-ifs.

Everybody has creative potential. And you don't have to be an
artist to be creative. Each moment of the day is creating your
own self,, becoming your true inner person.

Let yourself look within. Release the handicaps of fear and
anxiety, even for a moment. You'll be relaxed and refreshed.

USE AFFIRMATION

The same technique has been used by great inventors, financiers,
business people, political figures and enlightened beings:
constant repetition of the goal and the belief that you can
attain it.

Never dwell on self-criticism of what you think are your
inadequacies. Instead, repeat your goals and the qualities that
will make you successfully.

Write out your outstanding goal. In a few words, describe what
you want to attain. Then write what you will do to achieve that.
What energies and efforts will you trade for that success?

Give yourself a specific date to accomplish this goal, and
specific times to carry out the interim steps.. Put this paper or
note card in a visible place,, such as taped to the mirror, so
you can review it and repeat it at least twice a day.

It is those people who convince themselves that they are failures
who become failures. And successful people who believe that they
will rise to the top and will achieve their goals.. Believe in
yourself. You are everything worth believing in.

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION.

Form the habit of accomplishment. With every step you take and
every decision you make., bring yourself closer to your goals.
Walk through your life with this sense of direction and they will
come to you.

Develop self-confidence and esteem. Assert yourself and acquire
all the excellent qualities and traits you admire most.

What is your ultimate goal? How do you see yourself? Be specific.
Precisely specific.. Visualize the place you live in-- the rooms,
the paintings on the walls, the furniture and swimming pool.
Consider the family situation and financial stability. Think
about the place you'll be living in.

Then look at yourself. What clothes are you wearing and what do
you look like? Consider your physique, your hair, and the condition
of your body.

Then think about the things you do.. What sports do you play,
what groups do you belong to?

As if you've already accomplished your desires, look back and see
what you did to get to where you are. Think about the classes you
took, the jobs you worked, at, and the places you moved to.. Think
about the places you've traveled to and the friends you've made.

Be comfortable with your self-image. Put it on for size and
change your fantasy to adjust perfectly to you. Why don't you
live as though you're already there? What' stopping you from
becoming the person you are totally capable of becoming?

BECOME YOUR FULL POTENTIAL

Keep your goals and ambitious to yourself; don't share them with
anyone, not yet. Write them down and refer to them. Look back at
what you wrote in a month,, then in a few months. Work on them
constantly and don't be afraid to revise and rewrite; Goals are
always changing.

think in possibilities. What is possible for you to achieve in
the next six months? And go for it.. Don't play it safe with what
you'll probably achieve anyway. Push yourself to go further. The
rewards are greater.

Feel the winning feeling.. Feel successful already. Try on the
clothes of total accomplishment and peace of mind. Live each day
as though you have already reached your goals. There are always
new ones to place in front of yourself.

Don't announce your goals. This will set you up for failure. Even
if you make a pact with yourself to attain a specific goal, don't
chastise yourself if you don't make it. It may have been
unrealistic or you may not have tried hard enough.

Do it yourself. There is nobody better to help you achieve your
desires than you. Tap into the power of the subconscious and
practice being your own fantasy.

Then go ahead. Act on your convictions. Follow them through with
devotion and then reap the rewards. You CAN accomplish anything
you want in life.