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Author: Tom Cronin
Published: May 2006
Balance. The business executive has to have all of his life components in a delicate balance in order to achieve success and survive the stresses and demands of our society. There is no one component that alone would enable the entrepreneur to be the head of a company and ensure a thriving home front with their wife and family. Each of the above components provide one aspect of a business owners life that he wants to be successful in. He wants his business to be prosperous and produce security and income and profit for his family and employees. He wants his home to be comfortable and everything that he ever wanted or dreamed of in his life. He wants his wife and children to feel safe and loved and to be healthy. He wants to have a chiseled body that is healthy and active and looks and carries his genius and burdens to his unique endeavors. He wants his mind to be sharp and creative and calculating in order to invent his next product or sale presentation or merger. And he somehow tries to enable his spirit to stay strong and sometimes this is the most forgotten component.
Some of the most successful men wrote of the attributes of success and we have penned their thoughts of their lives. The following characteristics of successful men and women were exemplified through their personal experiences, successes, failures and observations of themselves and other triumphant life warriors.
"Men are born to succeed not fail."
"I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dream, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Thoreau's observations are essential tenets for the basics of success. One must have the following:
- Creativity and Vision
- Courage
- Hope
- Diligence
- Specific Goals and
- Objectives
- Belief in his goals
- Confirmation of his goals
- Commitment
- Responsible actions
- Perseverance
"If you wish success in your life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius."
Joseph Addison( 1672- 1719)
Creativity and vision are essential elements to initiate the project and visualize the dream of success for the individual and company.
Courage is the overcoming of the naysayer's and fearful wives or friends who want to protect you and them from your possible failure, but they will certainly be there for you in your successes. You must face your fears. Hope is for your faithful remembrance to thank the Lord above for his blessings and answer to your prayers. "For if we hope for what we do not see then we eagarly wait for it with perseverance"
Romans 8:25
"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold the picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture. Do not build obstacles in your imagination."
Norman Vincent Peale(1898- 1931)
Diligence and self discipline will provide you with the work ethic that will allow you to overcome objections and strive on towards your goals.
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance."
John Quincy Adams(1767-1848)
Set Specific Goals. Once you have your vision, one must set very specific goals and objectives with time management techniques and then implement the plan.
"The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goals steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication"
Cecil B DeMille( 1881-1959)
Belief in his goals is critical to the visionary and captain of his ship. Because life will thwart you and people will let you down.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
Sir Winston Churchill(1874-1965)
Commitment to ones vision and goals and objectives is essential to the business owner as he attempts to implement his plan. One can not give up at any price, but one must learn from their mistakes and use wisdom to achieve their goals.
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
Thomas A. Edison(1847-1931)
Responsible actions: Fear of failure is one of the greatest single obstacles to success, one must realize their mistakes and learn that mistakes are opportunities to learn something new. Once you have a taken a road in the wrong direction and you have fallen you must work at your success and work hard and long for yourself and others.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not ; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The Slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
Calvin Coolidge(1872-1933)
Perseverance it seems is the most coveted gift. It is the most rewarding and necessary component to success. Without perseverance, the business owner would quit due to every roadblock to success that he faces through the difficult challenges that lay ahead.
"The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance under the prompting of a brave determined spirit."
Mark Twain(1835-1910)
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821)
"Energy and persistence conquer all things."
Benjamin Franklin(1710-1790)
Many have tried to break away from the pack and turn their visions and dreams into reality. Less than 15% of business owners succeed, because they only have one or more of the necessary gifts to complete their tasks. The creative manager will surround himself with talented strong personnel who provide confirmation of his dream and assist him into making his dream come true. The business owner needs to realize that not only does he have to manage his business, but he must apply the same determination and methods of success to his family, his home, his mind , body and spirit. Each month we will share with you life stories of individuals who have made their dreams come true. We will share with you their stories of success and their methods as to how they achieved their goals and maintained that delicate balance in their lives.
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