Friday, November 16, 2012

The Fundamentals

Mark Harrison is a certified NLP coach and writes blogs on thechangeblog.org. He offers programs like 30 Days to Change Your Life and Getting the Life You Want.
http://www.thechangeblog.com/success-in-life/

Mark posted a blog entitled The 5 Fundamentals for success in life: How to Be Successful in Life. He brings up 5 key points that everyone should follow to become successful in life.

1. Be Proactive
Mark brings up this point and personally it's my favorite of all  of the points. You have to learn that your life is not a predetermined path. You are in control of you own destiny and can make your life how you want. You can't just sit back and expect everything to fall into place and for your life to be a smooth ride. You have to take the controls and guide your life.

2. Take Responsibility
We are in control of our own behavior. How we tolerate others is our responsibility. If we let others walk all over us and let them tell us what to do we will not be successful. So if we are not in control of our own lives it is our responsibility.

3. Be a Good Leader
To start, Mark says that we have to learn how to lead ourselves. Once you can lead yourself in the right direction you will be on your way to success.  Afterwards you have to learn to lead others. The help of others on your path to success is crucial because you can't do it alone.

4. Don't Let Fear Stop You
Fear is just an idea. You have to overcome fear and move on with your life. Anytime something changes or you try something new there will be fear because you are out of comfort zone. You can't be afraid of putting yourself out there and trying new things. But most importantly, you should not fear failure. "Failure is the foundation of success, so long as we learn from it."

5. Never Stop Learning
Mark says that one of the most important things is to always be learning. Learning is how we grow in life and if we stop learning we stop growing. If we stop growing we stop moving towards success.

What do you think of these five points? Do you think any more points should be added to make a complete list of fundamentals?

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