How to Achieve Your Goals with 100% Success Every Time
by: Dr. Alan Zimmerman
In
the movie, "A League of Their Own," the baseball coach talked to his
dispirited team, saying, "Of course it's hard. If it wasn't hard, everybody
would do it!"
That's the way it is with success. It can be hard. But there are four
sure-fire ways to achieve success at almost anything every time without
failure.
4 ways to achieve your goals & succeed every time without failure
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Work hard
There's no substitute for hard work.
When I look at highly successful people, I think, "It's no wonder they're
doing so well. Look at everything they're doing."
Could
the same thing be said about you? If someone were to follow you around for a
week and painstakingly record everything you did to advance your career,
would that person walk away with a long list of all the things you're doing
to get ahead? Or would that person have a long list of the excuses you gave
and the time you wasted?
Sometimes people fool themselves into thinking they're putting out a 100%
effort … when in reality, they're not. For example, many people are out of
work these days, and I've often heard them say, "I sent out 100 resumes, and
I didn't get any response. I did everything I could."
One hundred percent effort means that you've exhausted every possible
opportunity for reaching your goal. If you're looking for a job, 100 percent
effort would include researching individual companies you want to work for,
sending these companies personalized letters, calling to follow up, calling
other people in the industry, and networking.
One hundred percent effort means telling a potential boss, "I'm sure you've
got a lot of applicants here. But I believe so strongly in my ability to
meet your needs, In 30 days, evaluate my performance. If it's not up to par,
let me go. But when I prove myself to you, I expect to be given the job and
paid for the 30 days of work."
Now that's putting in 100% effort! And that's what you need to do to succeed
in any area of life … because success is more often the result of hard work
than the result of talent.
