Creating Success,Team Women!
March 2009
Volume 2, Issue 8
www.TeamWomen.com
This weekend I attended the first ever Jack Canfield one day workshop on The Success Principles which was fabulous. I have fewer than five great mentors I follow and Jack is definitely one of them. One of the topics he discussed was his book “The Power of Focus.” Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt interviewed 100s of successful people to determine what the common characteristics of success were among them.
Jack spoke of what he felt were the three most important to be used together.
3 Key Characteristics of Successful People
1. They have unusual clarity
2. They have developed successful habits
3. They take 100% responsibility for their lives (Success Principle #1)
Several months ago, we spoke about taking 100% responsibility for our lives. In this issue, the focus will be “developing unusual clarity.” My definition would include the following:
~ to be able to clearly identify and explain why you do what you do
~ to explain your business with out a moment’s hesitation and how it supports others
~ to have a clear vision of where you will be the next day, the next week, the next year and in ten years
~ to wake up every morning with a clearly defined plan of what you need to do to move your business forward that day
~ to understand every obstacle is simply a message; there may be another way
~ to not have a doubt what you do is important and worthwhile
~ to see the big picture clearly in your mind
~ to be excited every single day by the opportunities you have
At the workshop, each time I spoke to someone new I asked the following question: “What do you love most about what you do?” I did get a couple of strange looks yet after a pause each person answered. The general contractor said, “being creative and helping families create homes they love.” The recruiter’s was, “helping people to earn a livelihood doing something they love.” My answer is, “creating the space for people to acheive all they were meant to in life.”
What do you love most about what you do? Are you totally clear on what you are doing and why? Developing clarity makes taking the next step easier and more directed. Take some time to get clear.
Keep Networking,
Judi
“Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what he loves.” – Blaise Pascal
