Kent Griswold » Success http://kentgriswold.com My Interests, Hobbies, and Ramblings Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:26:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 10 Steps to Success http://kentgriswold.com/blogging/10-steps-to-success/ http://kentgriswold.com/blogging/10-steps-to-success/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:26:05 +0000 http://kentgriswold.com/?p=80 As I am getting closer to moving from a day job to blogging and internet marketing full time. I need to step back and look at how I can make a part time business into a full time business and make it a success. There are 10 basic principals that lead toward success and I have listed them below. The object is now to make this a part of my life and apply it on a daily basis.

Success

  1. Be Positive: How you think is everything. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment.
  2. Dream: Decide upon your true dreams and goals: Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them.
  3. Action: Take action: goals are nothing without action. Don’t be afraid to get started. Just do it.
  4. Learn: Never stop learning, keep on going back to school and read books. Get training and acquire skills.
  5. Persist: Be persistent and and work hard, success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never Give Up!
  6. Details: Learn to analyze details, get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes.
  7. Focus: your time and money: Don’t let other people or things distract you.
  8. Innovate: Don’t be afraid to be different: following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.
  9. Communicate and deal with people effectively: no person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others.
  10. Be Honest & Dependable: take responsibility: otherwise, nombers 1-9 won’t matter.
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