6 Simple Steps To Success In Life

Success means different things to different people. For some it is having A-list blog, for others it is marrying a millionaire or writing a bestseller.

Defining what success is for you is important. You will most probably need Q&A session with yourself for that.

When it gets crystal clear you know what your goals are and where you want to be. That’s very good.

But what happens next?

How many times have you decided to become someone, to change something, to achieve, to create, to do …?

And how many times you actually changed, achieved, created, etc… ?

And why is that?

Most probably because we did not do what it takes to succeed? Most probably it’s because we never gave our decision a chance to come to live.

When I looked back at my modest list of personal achievements I found out that the way to those achievements took the same 6 small steps.

Let me share them with you and maybe reaching success will not seem unrealistic dream anymore.

1. Start
Someday… soon… in the future… in x days or weeks or months… later… these are the usual phrases we all hide behind.

Procrastination and laziness keep us from making the first steps and we put things for ”later”.

”Later” is a very dangerous term because it has tendency of transforming into ‘‘never’’.

As a result we all have goals we never reach because we never get to the point to start.

Remember – journey starts with the first step.

So take that first step, start now.

You may as well announce about it to make sure that you feel accountable.

2. Focus
“If there are 9 rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just focus on one.”
Jack Ma

There are many people fighting for your attention. There are many distractions getting on your way.

Your goal may need some sacrifices and prioritizing. You will need to give up some things or at least postpone them for later.

Focus on the most important at the moment – i.e. reaching your goal. Allocate time and effort on things, which will get you closer to the desired result.

And proceed one goal at a time, otherwise you risk having mediocre results at the end.

3. Believe
You have to believe that you will succeed all along. You need to have the true faith that your success is a matter of time.

Collect all your doubts, wrap them up and put them aside. Diminish their role and don’t let them influence your decisions and actions.

Reduce the time you spend with people who discourage you to the possible minimum.

Communicate with those, who encourage, support and believe in your success as much (or even more) as you do.

Read inspirational blog posts, books and true success stories. If others can – you can too.

As Robin Sharma points out – Your ”I Can” is more important than your IQ.

4. Keep going
Things will not work out immediately but don’t get discouraged and give up too soon. The most important one of the steps to success is to keep going forward.

Getting even millimeter closer to your goal today from where you were yesterday is already an achievement.





5. Celebrate small victories
Most probably you will not reach your goal overnight, but you will reach different small milestones in-between.

Celebrate those small victories, because they are the counter arguments to your doubts and insecurities.

With each small victory you get closer to your big goal and each small victory is equally important in getting where you want to be.

You deserve a treat and a small break after each one of them.

After all, success in life is not to be celebrated on your deathbed or read out on a eulogy, is it?. It is all about the journey.

6. Look back and say thank you
Great! You are finally there! You got where you wanted to be.

Now what?

Now look back and you will see that there were many people who helped you out along the way. Get back to all of them and thank for their help, support, advice and encouragement!

It will not take huge amount of time or effort, but it will mean a hell lot to them.

These are 6 simple steps to success in life. Each one is simple on its own. Yet surprisingly, taking these simple steps will definitely get you there.

That’s all for now. Wish you success, whatever it may mean to you.

Please feel free to share your recipe for success with us.

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You want to be successful. I want to be successful. I want you to be successful. And I want you to want to be successful.

So, I took a little inspiration from Stephen R. Covey’s book and added a little twist and instead I have listed 7 habits of unsuccessful people, the habits that are holding you back.

Holding you back from what? You may be asking at this point. The answer:

What you want. What you desire. Your life purpose.

I don’t care what it is, if you completely remove the following habits, you can have whatever you want in life.

Habits are patterns of behavior and they can be hard to break. But taking action and applying self-discipline will help you overcome even the most deeply ingrained habits.

You have to practice the habit consciously before it becomes an unconscious effort (when it becomes easy) there is a great quote I love, although I can’t remember from whom I read it. It goes like this:

"Firstly, you form your success habits and then, you let them form you.”

If you know who it was, comment and let me know because I’d love to give the appropriate credit. What that means is, after you put in all the conscious effort to make your habit truly effortless, they will form you into an entirely different, more successful person.

Maxwell Maltz stated in his amazing book “Psycho-cybernetics” that habits usually take 21 days to form. Other psychologists have agreed and of course, some have disagreed.

Me? I’m a bit dubious that you can fully form a new habit, and replace an old one in 21 days. In my experience it takes longer than 21 days, depending on the habit you are trying to create and how deeply rooted it is into your behavior.

My advice would be to practice your new habit for 60 days, even if you feel it has become a habit before then, carry it on so the habit becomes stronger and stronger thus making them harder to break.

So, onto the list of habits you need to BREAK!

1. Judging others

People who judge other people are only projecting their insecurities onto the world. People who are comfortable in their own skin have no reason to judge others, they just let them do what they do.

The mental energy that you put into judging other people could be used for a more productive purpose. Instead, Why not take a look at yourself, objectively look at your weaknesses and see how you can change them into strengths? Or take a look are your strengths and see how you can make them even better.

Focus on yourself, and your own success and not other peoples.

“What you eat don’t make me shit” – J Cole

Also, the negative feelings you feel towards other people manifest to more negativity in your life. Positivity is the way forward, my friend. Spread the love.

2. Being selfish

If you haven’t read Adam Grant’s book ‘Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success’ I would recommend that you do.

The basis behind the book is simple. Be selfless and help people without wanting anything in return. It’s a simple idea that has a powerful effect because everyone out there is out to get; thus, you immediately stand out if you just give for no reason.

There are very few people who give just to give. Most people only give on a quid pro quo basis.

For the book, Grant did a whole lot of research that found the selfless people (Givers) always out perform the selfish people (Takers) in all industries.

Although, you should never exhaust yourself with too much giving. Grant recommends you have a specified day in which you do all your selfless acts. This way you stick on your own life’s path and are able to accomplish the things you want to accomplish.

If you do too much giving you can find yourself without time to achieve your own goals. It’s not selfish to have your own success as a priority.

3. Procrastination

There is a really great point I want to make. I’ll get to it later.

Just kidding.

Now or never.

This is an obvious barrier to success and it’s the biggest reason that dreams are not fulfilled.

People put off overcoming procrastination. Don’t get me started on the irony of that. It’s time to get up off your ass and achieve all the goals you are destined to achieve.

Start now by watching videos of successful people to help motivate you. Then, treat procrastination as a muscle that you need to develop.

You never train a muscle by doing the heaviest weight in the gym if you’ve never trained before. Why? Because you won’t be able to life it.

The same is with procrastination. Don’t try to go from being a couch potato from ultra-productive overnight. Slowly and gradually build up your workload and you’ll find that in a month or two, you have completely banished procrastination from your life.

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