Successful people are ordinary people with a success orientation. — Wayne Nalls
I was looking at a calendar on the wall of my office and realized that in 14 days I would be saying goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012. Wow! Time flies. It was only three and one-half years ago that I penned the first Hawblawg and now here is article No. 81.
If you missed any of the previous postings, you can quickly and easily find them at: www.thehawgblawg.blogspot.com
During the past three and one-half years I have been pleasantly surprised to see the communication reach of this blog. In that time frame we have hits from 52 International counties representing 95 international cities. In addition we recorded 209 cities and towns in 40 states in the US.
We live in an increasingly globalized market. The universal law of success is that people everywhere realize that they must continually invest in themselves or be left behind.
In this last posting for 2011, I made a decision to dispense with a topical approach for the article and instead provide a list of what I consider 22 salient self-improvement doables—one for each workday in January. These are presented for your consideration.
On January 31st, you will have an overview of what it takes to be a success. I don't expect you to master or even highly value each of the doables. But, among the list is at least one idea that you can use for the rest of your life to change the rest of your life.
Week One
1. Daily bring out the best in others.
2. Because you choose your attitude, choose wisely.
3. Be a Problem Solver.
4. Accept yourself for who you are. Be comfortable with yourself but never complacent. Everyone has room for growth.
5. Think! Think! Think! Everything we do begins with a thought.
Week Two
6. Never get mad at someone for being more successful than you, it’s not his fault.
7. Expect to excel and assume the responsibility for your own success.
8. Keep your eyes and ears open and learn from others. Everyone has something unique
to offer.
9. Keep your knowledge current and your skills marketable.
10. Concentrate on giving and not getting, it puts you in the best position to achieve success.
Week Three
11. Always look for ways to change, to improve every single thing you do.
12. Never lose sight of the goal.
13. Devour books. Read every day. “If you spend one extra hour each day in the study of your chosen field…you’ll be a national expert in five years or less.”—Earl Nightingale
14. Render a greater service than your competitor.
15. First you have to conquer the day before you conquer the week, the month, the year.
Week Four
16. Listen for what isn’t being said. As management guru Peter Drucker wrote, “The
most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.”
17. Be a person of action. Focus on the task at hand and don’t get distracted by tasks with fringe benefits.
18. Believe you can do it, plan to do it, and do it! In the end, it is always belief, planning, and execution that determine success.
19. Celebrate your uniqueness. For the next 30 days let your first thought each morning be one of thankfulness for who you are. Like fingerprints and snowflakes, you are one of a kind.
20. Uncover and understand what you’re here to do. Then pursue that purpose with passion and enthusiasm. If you don’t know your purpose read, The Seed by Jon Gordon.
Week Five
21. Don't settle for mediocrity, commit to being the best you can be.
22. Live in the moment. Focus your energy on the present.
Of the above 22 success action steps, which one is a priority for you for the New Year?
As we exit 2011, I end this article with this candid thought: The achievement is not in winning. It is in the struggle that we achieve. And like all successful people before us, we must hold on until we succeed.
I wish you personal growth and success—as defined by you— in 2012.
Wayne Nalls
wn-Tampa@att.net
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