10 TIPS THAT PROPEL HIGH ACHIEVERS

In all professions, high achievers embrace, rather than insulate themselves from, failure. In fact they have a tendency to rack up lots of failures throughout their careers. These individuals have come to realize they are able to accomplish so much precisely because they are willing to work through day to day challenges.

Is it easy to power through failures? How do we get ourselves to stretch and attempt things new things? Can we put aside thoughts of success or failure? Here are 10 effective strategies used by high achievers:

1. Create an accomplishment log (journal) for recording your thoughts, dreams, successes and learning experiences.
2. Compile a list of things that you had never done before but succeeded at doing once you set your mind to it. Write them in your log.
3. Every time you overcome fear, even something small, write it down in your log, with pride, time & date it.
4. Every time you succeed at something that really stretched you (or others thought was beyond your capabilities), write it in your log, with pride, time & date it.
5. Practice positive thinking. Write affirmations for yourself and read them out loud three times a day until your subconscious has absorbed them. Eliminate the “not” words (can’t, won’t, shouldn’t, didn’t, doesn’t, etc.).
6. Create balance in your life such that business is just one part. This will help isolate you emotionally from potential business disappointments.
7. Determine how much money each of your actions or process steps is worth to you (regardless of outcome). Update it from current experiences and keep it written on a card in front of you.
8. Develop success rituals for the start and end of each day. Use them to recognize what happened yesterday and what will happen today.
9. Recognize we are all vulnerable to self-doubt occasionally – whether you’re the President of the United States, CEO of a Fortune 100 company, leader of a world religion or owner of your own business.
10. Remember the words of Napoleon Hill “A Quitter never wins and a Winner never quits.”

Follow these strategies as a part of a program to achieve more with less stress. Notice how your achievement level increases while your time spent worrying decreases and leave us a comment to share your success.