3 Steps Success Formula

Everyone wants to succeed in life. 

If it is a commodity, it will be the bestselling product ever! Oh yeah? In fact, it is this urge within all of us to succeed that propels us to move ahead in life. It is a life pushing force.

When success seems to come easy to some people, it is a lifelong struggle for some people. There may be many factors into play. However, many successes in life come from having a definite life’s purpose; having the knowledge of one’s profession and; a never-die attitude. For example, a successful businessman is because he knows his calling and is good at it. A successful singer is because he loves to sing and knows how to sing well. A successful salesman is because that is what he chose to do and knows the art of selling. A successful speaker is someone whose passion is speaking and has mastered the art of speaking etc.

Here are 3 steps that can help you succeed in life:

1. Choose a profession: The first step towards success in life is discovering and choosing your calling in life. Decide what you want to be. Make it your profession. You may have many talents. But in order to succeed and go far in life, you must choose one. It’s like choosing a wife from among the many beautiful girlfriends you have. You have to choose one, only then you can marry. If you keep flirting, you will never get married and settle. It’s the same thing with your career. Choose one and keep the rest as hobbies.

2. Set goals: Once you decide what you want to be in life, you have to set goals. Goals are things you want to accomplish in life. Life is a journey. Choosing your profession is the beginning of the journey. Suppose you are going to another city. On the way you cross milestones. Goals are like milestones. You have to reach and cross these milestones in your journey of success. If you don’t cross the milestones, you will never reach your destinations. It’s an indication that you are on the move towards your objective. Hence, you have to set goals. Otherwise you will be stagnant. In fact, if you don’t have any goals, you are not going anywhere. You are doomed to fail.

3. Overcome obstacles: Successful people are those who overcome obstacles. You know life is not a bed of roses. There will be ups and downs. No one has promised you that life will be a smooth path. There will be many setbacks. You have to be prepared to face them. If you fail, you have to stand up and fight. You have heard many times that ‘failure is the pillar of success.’ It is true. Keep going. Victory belongs to those who never give up. You must persist till the end. There is immense power in persistence. It breaks every barriers and walls. Just keep knocking and pushing. Ultimately life will open up and you will be received to the next level called ‘success.’

The Checklist

We profess ourselves to be this and that.... 

then reality comes along and exposes our true colors.

Here is a checklist I have compiled:

YOU ARE NOT:

LOVING.....if you love only those who loves you.

PATIENT.....if you explode when irritated.

GENEROUS.....if you give only when you have spare.

GRATEFUL.....if you thank only when you receive.

POSITIVE.....if you remain one only during good times.

HARDWORKING.....if you work only when you want to work.

COURAGEOUS.....if you can't dare when alone.

POLITE.....if you can't be when in bad mood.

PRAYERFUL.....if you pray only during needs.

FAITHFUL.....if you fail when tempted.

HONEST.....if you can't remain true when nobody is around.

TRUSTWORTHY.....if you can't keep your word.

INTELLIGENT.....if you can't think straight during crises.

COOL.....if you panic during emergency.

CONFIDENT.....if you are scared to fail.

RICH.....if your wants exceed your income/asset.

FOCUSED.....if you keep changing plans.

AN ORATOR.....if you can't speak to the point.

A TEACHER.....if you can't explain.

A LEADER.....if you can't help improve lives.

And lastly...

If you can’t promise to build a bridge where there is no river...

Never dare to be a POLITICIAN!!!

How my life was destroyed by ‘yes men.’

 Are your ears addicted to praises? If yes, don’t worry. You are not alone. It’s human nature. Almost every normal person want to hear - ‘Oh you are great’, ‘you are the best’, ‘you are beautiful’, ‘you are right’ wow! Because these words are so sweet and everybody love to hear them. What to do, we have to feed our ego. Because of this nature, we also want people to always agree with us. We want ourselves to be surrounded with ‘yes man.’ Don’t you? In fact people who oppose you enter your blacklist. But hey, be wise. Don’t think that all of them are genuine. Many of them might be laughing at you behind your back.

I met a guy who told me this sadly: “Buddy, my life was destroyed by people who always agreed with me.” How true. It says it all. In life, we want everything and everyone to agree with our terms. We want everything to be nice and easy. We hate corrections. We fail to see that sometimes our enemies are our best teacher.  I am not saying that ‘all those who praise you or agree with you’ are fakes. No. But what I am trying to say here is that be wise. If someone seems to agree with you all the time, beware. If someone praises you all the time, beware of that too. 

Instead, try learning to respect those who don’t agree with you. In doing so, they might be offering you a life-boat. No matter how smart you may be, you are not the smartest. And taking heed to good advice is real smart.

10 Powerful Affirmations from the Bible

For those of you who are new to school of Positive Thinking, well, throughout the ages, all the great teachers have observed and taught that ‘our life is shaped by our thoughts.’ And one of the methods that condition our mind positively is Affirmation.

Here are 10 powerful affirmations I have taken out from the Bible which I do on daily basis. They are indeed helpful and act as a life guide. Hope it will benefit you too.

1.    The LORD is my Shepherd I shall not want. He makes me lie

       down in green pastures and leads me beside quiet waters. 

       Psalm 23: 1, 2

2.   The LORD is my Light and Salvation, whom shall I fear?

      Psalm 27: 1

3.   I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

      Philippians 4: 13

4.   The kingdom of God is within me. Luke 17: 21

5.   Our God is a God who saves. Psalm 68: 20

6.  The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity. 

     Deuteronomy 28: 11

7.  Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. Psalm 81: 10

8.  No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame. 

     Psalm 25: 3

9. They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength. 

    Isaiah 40: 31

10. The LORD will make you head not tail...you will always be at

      the top and never at the bottom. Deuteronomy 28: 13 

Why Happy People Reach Goals Faster?

When I was in Sunday School, one of my favorite songs was ‘A Merry Heart Is Like a Medicine…’. The words are taken out from Proverbs 17:22 in the Bible. I used to sing it over and over again anytime and everywhere till my voice would get hoarse. Did I get the wise old guy’s wisdom? Nope.

A few years ago I came across somewhere in a magazine that ‘happy people reach their goals faster in life.’ That was what psychologists have found out. I just couldn’t apprehend the wisdom then. I didn’t pay any attention either. As usual, I was just flipping through the pages and not actually reading.

I am older now and wiser I guess. Now I see a connection between these two. Wish I had understood this much earlier in life. Why? Because IT IS TRUE – ‘A merry heart is like a medicine’ and that ‘Happy people reach their goal faster in life.’ Let me say the last one again – ‘Happy people reach their goal faster in life.’ Once more: ‘HAPPY PEOPLE REACH THEIR GOAL FASTER IN LIFE’!

Here is why…

I guess you must have heard about the Law of Attraction (LOA)a million times over or more by now. It’s everywhere and people are making a fortune selling this SECRET through every strategy available. It’s an old secret though. But for the sake of those who are new to this, let me try to put it as simple as I can. LOA operates on this simple law – LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE. Human beings are magnet and that, what we are is what we have attracted to ourselves through our thoughts. How? Because everything in the universe is made up of the same stuff – ENERGY. You are an ‘energy ball’ constantly sending out vibrations into the universe in the form of thoughts and feelings. The logic is this – If you send positive energy, you will attract positive things into your life; If you send negative energy, you attract negative things.

Down the ages almost all the great teachers and philosophers have recognized this and have advocated it. Here is what some of them said:

All that we are is a result of what we have thought – Buddha

A man is what he thinks about all day long – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever the mind can conceive it can achieve – W. Clement Stone

A man’s life is what his minds make of it – Marcus Aurelius

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their life by altering their attitudes of mind – William James

If you think in negative terms you will get negative results, if you think in positive terms you will achieve positive results – Norman Vincent Peale

Everything is possible for him who believes – Mark 9:23

As Earl Nightingale puts it,“We become what we think about.” 

It is also written in the Bible,“As a person thinks in his heart so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7)

You might as well have heard the old adage ‘Be careful of what you wish for. They might come true.’ They do.

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Haven’t you realized that when you are angry or hurt, things become worse or even get physically hurt? But when you begin to look at the brighter side of life, suddenly your path seems to get brighter? Everything in the universe seems to favor you? Doors open up? Opportunities show up? Good things happen? Why? Now you know.

Our life is steered and shaped mostly by the pattern of our thoughts. If you think good, you become good. If you think bad, you become bad. This is true because when you are in a positive state of mind, you get positive ideas and begin to ACT on those ideas and what you get is positive outcome. Let me say it again: “When you are in a positive state of mind, you get positive ideas and begin to ACT on those ideas and what you get is positive outcome.” THINK AND ACT. It also happens exactly the same when you think the other way round.

So?

Well, if you really love and care for yourself, BE HAPPY. Time and space will not permit me to tell you again how to make yourself happy. To begin, develop a grateful heart and you’ll be amazed at the number of things you would be happy about. Well, just be good and do good and be grateful for what you have and for things to come. Here is a golden rule. “Do unto others what you want them to do to you” (Matthew 7:12) and surely good things will cross your way. Just obey this great commandment and I am certain that your life will be full of Divine intervention which we humans call ‘miracles’!

Money vs Reputation

1. Lost wealth can be recovered but not character.

2. Opportunities to make money keep coming but it takes time to make a name.

3. Even if you are poor, others will still accept you. But societies look down and avoid ill-reputed people.

4. If you are honest, people would like to do business with you. That’s money chasing you and not the other way round.

5. Happiness invites good things in life including wealth. It's a proven fact that Rich people were happy before they were rich. If you don’t believe, ask wealthy people around you or Google. 

My point is, you can't be happy when your relationship with others is in jeopardy.

Tip: Money is everywhere and in abundance. The limit depends on how much you are willing to work and put in. But be careful not to destroy yourself with greed. It is always possible to become rich the right way. People have done it so why can't you?