The 7 Secrets of Success - Page 4
6. RESULTS FOCUSED
Successful people are satisfied by pleasing results. Unsuccessful people are satisfied by pleasing actions. Successful people are focused on the result they achieve. Unsuccessful people are focused on how they do the task.
Being results focused means setting goals and objectives, and doing everything in your power to achieve them. Being results focused means only being satisfied with results. Being results focused means not wasting time. Being results focused means taking action on the most important tasks and getting them done.
You've heard about the 80/20 rule? This simply means that 20% of your activities are responsible for 80% of your results, and 80% of your activities are responsible for 20% of your results. Being results focused means knowing what the 20% of tasks contribute 80% of the results and working single mindedly on those tasks until they are completed.
7. PERSISTENCE
Persistence is the single most important characteristic of successful people. Persistence is what makes all the other characteristics fall into place.
Successful people never give up. Unsuccessful people quit. Successful people know there will be setbacks and temporary failures but keep moving forward despite of them. Unsuccessful people can't handle the setbacks and temporary failures and quit.
Persistence is never giving up. Persistence is never quitting. Persistence is when you know your goal, what you want to achieve in life, and deciding to never give up on achieving that goal. Persistence is deciding to either achieve your goal, or die trying.
Persistence in when you keep moving forward on your goal even when things seem their darkest. And with persistence, you will achieve anything you want to achieve in life... within reason.
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