What are the Keys to Your Success?

What does it take to make a business successful? What does it take to make your business successful?

Make no mistake: Starting, growing and building a successful business is possibly one of the biggest decisions you will make.

It is also probably the most exciting, challenging, personally satisfying and best decision you can ever make in your professional life. Setting your own schedule, being your own boss, calling your own shots...there is nothing like it.

These ten keys are the keys to your success. Follow these and you will create the lifestyle and business of your dreams.

Belief - To have belief in your products or services and your industry is essential. But most of all, it is your belief in yourself that makes all the difference. You will achieve only what you believe in.

Commitment - A commitment is your pledge to do whatever it takes to get the job done - no matter what. When you are committed, you persist. You don't quit.

Contribution - Always give more than you take. It will build your business strong with integrity and good will, which in turn rewards you with good profits.

Goals - Your goals are your objectives. They provide a direction for your efforts and a way to measure your progress. You must have clearly defined, written goals. It is imperative to your success.

Knowledge - Knowledge is power, or so it's said. But really, knowledge in action is power. Continually gather knowledge in your endeavor and put that knowledge to good use.

Partnership - You may be in business for yourself, but rarely by yourself. Build strong relationships with those you partner with in your business. Never burn a bridge and always cultivate win-win relationships.

Personal Growth - Most successful business people will tell you that personal growth and development was essential to their success in their business endeavors. Personal growth is a lifelong learning process. Practice it every single day. No matter how
much you think you know, there's always more.

Take Action - Plan your work, work your plan. You must have a business plan that incorporates SDA's - Specific Daily Actions. You must put first things first, prioritize and follow through.

Treat It Like A Business - There is no substitute for treating your new endeavor like a business. Regardless of how much it cost you in time or money to get started, you must treat it like a million dollar business each and every day. Even if it's a part time business, treat it with respect.

Vision - Vision is a mental picture of all the achievements you aspire to and have yet to bring into being. It's the source of all of your beliefs, expectations, motivations and actions. It's the key to your future. Design the movie (vision) of your life and watch it unfold.

And One More to make Eleven:

Integrity: Without integrity, people will never trust you.

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