James C. Tanner

We live in a day and age where every person, irregardless of age, race,
faith, or gender is seeking some form of guidance on how to succeed in
some area of their life.

Many psychologists believe that the human quest for significance
begins as early as the age of 18 months to 2 years of age. The age
where self-discovery begins for every person. The age where, by
walking past a simple mirror, we begin to realize we are an individual
person amongst many people. At the core of self-discovery lays one
question which touches the foundations of every life, the question of
"Who am I?"

From the heart stopping words of great motivational speakers, the
words of self-improvement trainers, orators, or public speakers in
general, to words of direction from a business coach, mentor or
personal advisor, people are trying to discover themselves. In the
process of trying to discover themselves people are trying to find
purpose and success in their lives.

Be it a home based business mogul, a well known entrepreneur,
internet business owners, corporate leaders, a secretary, news anchor,
construction worker, a housewife, husband, single parent, a recent
divorcee trying to bounce back, a teenager looking for a first date, all
are crying out for one thing--the true path to success for the task at
hand.

With many private book shelves collapsing under the load of books,
tapes, and CD's on the subject of success, one reality has settled in. In
training people on how to succeed in life many of today's
communicators are missing one critically required element for true life
success. An element which must exist before any person, corporation
or business entity can ever hope to attain a place of genuine longterm
success.

Successful People Make Room In Their Life For Success.

At the core of every human being--past, present or future--lies one
element, a truth which tells us, "To obtain success in our life, we first
have to make room for it".

We live in a world where countless people don't have a clue as to what
they want from life, and they spend vast resources plus great levels of
energy going every which direction, trying to attain it. The end
achievement is a life filled with the clutter of mis-direction and lack of
focus. Lives which become so congested with things of the past, there
is little to no room left for the things of tomorrow.

Success requires room to flourish. In order to make room in our lives
for success, many of us need to let go of the things of the past.

Vast numbers of people go through life consumed by the events of
yesterday never realizing how our hold on the past keeps us from
grasping the future. "Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." -
Will Rogers

Successful People Sharpen Their Focus.

Renowned publisher Elbert Hubbard once wrote, "A retentive memory
may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is a true token of great
genius. Successful people forget. They know the past is irrevocable.
They're running a race. They can't afford to look behind. Their eye is
on the finish line. Magnanimous people forget. They forget easily. Be a
good forgetter. Business dictates it, and success demands it."

We all have reasons for not doing what we ought to do in life. We all
face life hurdles, challenges, problems, the lack of funding, the lack of
skill or ability, and possibly the lack of blessing from a key person in
our life. Challenge the reasons. Challenge the excuses.

"I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that
he concentrates just a little bit longer." - Hank Aaron

Successful People Are Learners.

Great success in life comes through humble preparation.

Many people are fooled into thinking success will simply come to them
one day. Success is merely the season of life were people are
recognized for the effort applied in getting to that place. Successful
people are constantly trying to improve themself or learn better ways
to achieve.

"The secret for success in life is for a man to be ready when his time
comes." -- Benjamin Disraeli

Successful People See The Road Ahead Of Them When Others
Cannot.

It is a common trait in successful people that they learn from their
past experiences or the experiences of others who have gone before
them, while still maintaining a forward focus, and forward momentum.

The risk of learning from the past, is assuming it will teach us all we
need to know for the present. Successful people continue to push
themselves, learning not only from the past, but the present, and
continuing into the future.

A successful person, figuratively speaking, remains focused on the
horizon, seeing further than others do, always increasing their vision
as they move forward toward their goal.

Successful People Correct Themselves, Instead Of Rushing Out To
Correct Others.

It's a common trait in human nature to see situations and
circumstances only through our own eyes, and inner understanding.
The accuracy of our sole perspective isn't always correct. Successful
people recognize this trait within themself and move forward in life
deliberately creating balance by trying to see situations through the
eyes of others.

Management and authority figures often strike out to bring other
people into line. Successful people take the time to correct themselves
first before rushing to accuse or correct someone else.

"I love playing chess. Whenever I'm losing at chess, I consistently get
up and stand behind my opponent and see the board from his side.
Then I start to see the stupid moves I've made because I can see it
from his viewpoint." -- Art Morrell

Successful People Give Way To Passion.

The history of mankind is one of societies constantly moving towards a
sense of order and predictability. Civilizations developed into planned
and organized communities whereby the citizens of those societies
were expected to live within the behavioral and societal boundaries set
down by those responsible.

Successful people understand the importance of boundaries,
recognizing that a person's self can often hide behind their own
mis-placed personal boundaries. Successful people know how to not
hold back, and how to unleash their passions in life in a responsible
manner.

Successful people often shape their visions at a mental plane typically
outside the mindset of a controlled society. They release their
imagination as if still living in the wild, where no boundaries are
allowed to fence in their thinking processes. A place where the mind is
totally open and receptive to all realms of possiblity.

Success is never a gift, or a talent. It's a choice.

Grab hold of the excellence life has to offer YOU!

Copyright 2008 James C. Tanner. All rights reserved.

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