10 Step Plan for Sustained Success in Times of Change

1. Clearly identify the change(s) affecting you.

2. Just Ask !

3. Surround yourself with supportive people.

4. Don't dwell on mistakes.

5. Take charge of change.

6. Own, don't lease your goals.

7.Go after what you really want, not what's easiest or convenient.

8. Follow your passion and fulfill your purpose to find peace.

9. Turn your fears into power.

10. Aim, focus, action!

6 Step Marshmallow Plan to Sweet Success in Anything - and Everything!

1. What do you need to change ?

What are you doing now that is helping you in your life ? What will you commit to changing ?

2. What are your strengths and weaknesses ?

What do you need to improve and how can you best make these improvements ?

3. What are your major goals ?

Pick at least five and write down. They must be measurable and have a deadline. If you can't see a goal, you can't achieve it.

4. What is your plan ?

How are you going to achieve your goals ? What strategies do you have to implement right now to stop eating your marshmallows ( instant/short term benefit/reward )?

5. What are you going to do to put your plan into action ?

What will you commit today, tomorrow, next week, next year to help you reach your goals ?

6. Persevere

Don't give up. If you fall down seven times, get up eight. The marshmallow principle ( theory of delayed gratification ) works. Enjoy the challenge as well as the rewards of delayed gratification.

7 reasons you might fail to become the best in the world

1. You run out of time ( and quit )
2. You run out of money ( and quit )
3. You get scared ( and quit )
4. You're not serious about it ( and quit )
5. You lose interest or enthusiasm or settle for being mediocre ( and quit )
6. You focus on the short term instead of the long ( and quit when the short term gets too hard )
7. You pick the wrong thing at which to be the best in the world ( because you don't have the talent )