This weeks principle of success is “action.” What I mean by action is hard work. Any great undertaking in life is going to require an enormous amount of work, at least that’s been true in my life. Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers” talks about the 10,000 hour rule. In this chapter he studies many of the greatest figures in history and he determines that all of them spent at least 10,000 hours perfecting their craft in order to become the best in their field. He disputes the idea that someone is “a natural. ” He believes it’s through extrmely hard work and vast amounts of time that someone rises to the top of their field. I must say I agree. How many hours have you invested in perfecting your craft?
I have decided to spice up the blog with video blogging and an 8 part series on success. These 8 principles/processes that I will be talking about are the 8 things I have identified as a critical part of the success I have achieved. Keep in mind “success” is defined differently by everyone. However, these are universal principles.
Well it’s been a great week in the life of this author. Last weekend I spoke at Chapelwood United Methodist and had a great response from the conregation. Today I had an interview at Fox News that went very well. All in all it’s been a very active week. This weekend I am hosting the book launch party and we have over 250 people who have RSVP’d. I am holding the book launch to benefit my two charities Teen and Family Services and Covenant House. I am hoping to raise some much needed money for these two charities. For some reason the keyboard on my new laptop is going out, so I guess I will sign off for now.
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