What does it take to have your own private jet? As Jim Rohn says, some do, some don’t. The ones that don’t make up the common person, while those that do account for just a few individuals. There is nothing wrong with being one of the common ones, as long as you are content to be in the same place you are now, ten years from now.
To live the better life, to take value from every day—you must be a doer. That means learning the skills and disciplines, and practicing and refining them each day. To get you started in the right direction here are a few basic traits of the successful person:
- Be an avid reader. All the knowledge in the world is available if you will only pick up a book and read it.
- Plan your day before you begin it. With an outline of the day, you will make better use of your time and weed out unproductive habits.
- Stay focused on the task at hand. If you’re reading, read. Don’t let your mind wonder to other activities.
- Strive for success—in all areas of your life. Be the best worker you can be, be the best spouse you can be, be the best parent, the best friend, the best churchgoer you can be.
- Be consistent. You can pour every drop of energy into conserving your money on Tuesday, but if on every other day you decide that eating out for lunch is better than bringing your lunch to work, you will not benefit from financial security, but rather take on the disillusion that you are working toward that security.
- Smile. No doubt you can fight your way to the top, stepping on as many backs as it takes, but if you find that once you are up there you are alone, you will not have lived the good life.
