Passion of Life

Get ready to sail the Seven C’s - the Seven C’s of Success that is.

Learn to navigate your ship of destiny in these seven “C’s” if you

want to be a total success. Here they are, in alphabetical order:

1. Caring - I believe that to be a true success in this world we

must have a bigger vision than simply accomplishing a goal for

ourselves or simply lining our own pockets. I believe that

successful people have a deep caring for others. Yes, they are

aggressive, but they are not aggressive to the point that

they run roughshod over others.



Question: What is your caring factor? Have you placed people in

their proper place, as people worthy of dignity, respect, and

proper treatment? Or have you begun to treat others as a means to

an end for yourself?

2. Character - Becoming a success is more than increasing the

digits in your bank account. In fact, I believe ANYONE can increase

his or her bank account with a simple plan. Financial development

is the easy part. Character development is the hard part, letting

each and every experience shape and mold us as we experience them,

always moving toward our goal and never allowing negative

circumstances to destroy us but make us better people. This is what

true success is about!



Question: How is your character? Are you becoming a better person

with each passing experience? Are you becoming a rock of wisdom and

experience, deepening your foundation of character?

3. Choice - Eisenhower reminded us that our histories are written

by choice, not by chance. Every movement you make toward your

ultimate success and destiny will be because you choose to move

toward it. The actions that you choose, each and every day will add

up, over the long-term, to your final destination. The power we

have as humans to choose is one of the greatest gifts known

to mankind.



Question: Do you choose success with each and every choice you

make? Each choice you make either moves you toward your goal or

away from it. Which do you choose?

4. Concentration - Often those who fail do so because they lose

their concentration. Something else comes along and becomes their

newfound fancy. They move from whim to whim, tossed to and fro by

the strong blowing winds. The successful person however, stands

firm, with their eyes transfixed on the goal. One of my favorite

posters as a boy was of George Brett of the Kansas City Royals

Baseball Team. The picture was taken just as the bat was hitting

the ball. Where were George’s eyes? Straight down the barrel of the

bat, looking at the point where the ball and bat came together. Now

that is concentration!



Question: How is your concentration? Do you stick to your goal and

focus firmly on it, or do you let your mind and heart wander from

whim to whim

5. Confidence - Success comes to those who have the confidence to

try, and more than that, the confidence to win. Confidence is

something that you can grow in your mind and heart. Each passing

victory that you achieve builds more and more confidence in you to

draw from the next time you go to fight another battle on your

journey to success. Do what you can to build confidence inside of

yourself so you will be able to dip deeply into that well when you

need it!



Question: How is your confidence? Do you believe that you can

achieve what you conceive? Are you winning victories that you can

then draw on later?

6. Consistency - People who become a success realise that to a

great degree, success is a formula. At the very least it is sticking

to doing the right things for a long enough period of time for them

to create their destiny. This is consistency. They consistently do

the things that will bring them their success. Tiger Woods hits

hundreds of practice balls each and every day. He doesn’t do 100

one day, then two days off, then 500 balls, then a day off, then 300

balls, then three days off. No, he knows the power of consistency

and has achieved a level of success that that consistency

formulated for him.

Question: How is your consistency? Are you consistent? Are you

doing the things you need to do each and every day that will bring

your goal to you?

7. Courage - Successful people are brave people. They know that

even success has its challenges, yet they face them head on and

move forward anyway. No mountain is too high, nor river too wide,

nor foe too large for the person who will choose to live out their

dreams! They are courageous people who continue on even when others

have quit. And for that they receive their reward!



Question: How about you? Are you courageous? Are you willing to

face the obstacles and move forward in spite of the fear that may

try to well up within you? Be courageous and you will succeed!

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“Ultimately the people who win, who achieve victory in Life are the

people who are committed to it. They outlast everybody else.

Because quite frankly, all success in business, relationships &

life comes at the end of the road of commitment!”

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