Achieving Success

Achieving SUCCESS = P + I + P + P + O = S

On July 20th, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard Apollo 11 became the first men to walk on the surface of the moon. SUCCESS!!! A goal was set, a Plan was made, doubters and critics were Ignored, limits were Pushed, Positivity was promoted, and fears were Overcome. Success was achieved.

Plan - Create a PLAN with your Goals in mind. Your Goals are what you see as success. Just having goals does not automatically mean you are going to achieve them. You have to make a plan for each goal and put it in writing in a step by step plan to achieve that goal.

Ignore - Ignore all of the critics and doubters. No matter how big or small or crazy your goal may be there will always be someone to tell you that you can not do it. Ignore those people, they obviously don't know what success is. Surround yourself with successful people who will encourage and support you.

Push - Push the limits. Some people will tell you to know your limits so you don't go to far and fail at something or get disappointed. I say know your limits so you know what to push. People tell me all the time that they can not believe some of the things that my kids can do at such young ages. They play Hockey, and gymnastics, and climb trees, and ropes, and shoot archery, and do all kinds of things that kids their age don't do. Why because I have never told them they can't. Now obviously I protect them and do everything I can to keep them from seriously hurting themselves, but I let them do things where they push the limits. They might get a little hurt doing some things, but my opinion is that will only make them stronger. We have friends that are so over protective of their children they have conditioned them to not take risks and to be afraid of anything new. You must push your limits.

Positive - You must stay positive. Stinkin thinkin never helped anyone achieve success. Immerse yourself, in positive books, CD's, articles, other information, and surround yourself with other positive thinking people.

Overcome - In order to acheive success you must be an overcomer. You must be able to overcome your fears and past failures. Zig Ziglar says this about overcoming your past failures "Failure is an event, it is NOT a person. Yesterday really did end last night, and today is your brand new day. You have to make friends with your past, be focused on the present, and optimistic about your future. You know that success (a win) doesn't make you, and failure (a loss) doesn't break you."

Points of Fact - Here are a couple quick points of fact about the goal and race to put a man on the moon.

1. On May 25th 1961 President John Kennedy set the goal to congress that the United States would put a man on the moon and bring him back safely before the end of the decade.
 
2. Prior to the successful Apollo 11 Manned Moon landing, there were 15 failed lunar missions, 2 Partial success, and only 8 successful lunar missions. (3 of the 8 successful missions were crash landings into the moon. They were considered successful because they were able to break earths gravity and have the correct calculations to get to the moon. The partial successes were successful because they broke earths gravity, but the trajectory was off and they missed the moon.) (The Soviets had 28 Failed lunar missions and only 9 successful unmanned moon missions)


It's a Good Life!!!
Greg Novak MBA
NMLS # 329079
Vice President / Partner
American Mortgage
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