Four Steps to Achieving Success in Any Endeavor

By Jeremy Standiford

Success is something we all want. We want a successful relationship, we want a successful career, we want to be successful financially, and we want to be healthy and fit. Success means getting what you want. Most people do not know how to be successful in most areas of their life, because they don’t know the formula for being successful. This article outlines the four steps necessary to achieve success in any area of your life by clearly defining what it is you want, remaining focused on the outcome, and taking the necessary action to achieve success. I first heard this formula from my life coach, Anthony Robbins, in his audio series, Get The Edge - The Power to Change Your Life Now, but people have used this formula throughout the ages to achieve the success they desire. It's nothing new, and Tony himself came up with this formula from modeling other successful people, something we'll talk about in step 4.

Step 1 - know what you want. In order to achieve success in anything, you must first know the outcome – what it is you want. It’s amazing how many people will be able to tell you what they don’t want, but don’t have a clue what it is they do want. If you don’t know exactly what you want, then I recommend reading The Law of Attraction, By Michael Losier, not because I necessarily believe in some esoteric force in the universe, but because the book outlines in simple steps how to determine exactly what it is you do want, based on what you don’t want and also offers strategies to stay focused on the outcome - what you want.

In any area of your life, it’s important to know the outcome. When you are doing something for your business, know the result you want from it. Do you want to get more leads for you business? Maybe you want to inspire people in your down line to really step up their efforts and succeed. Whatever it is, make it clear in your mind what it is you are trying to achieve from the action you are taking, so that your every thought and action is directed towards that aim. Keep in mind that the biggest trap that keeps anyone from succeeding is fear. Fear holds us paralyzed; overcoming fear is one of the key to success which brings us to the next step.

Step 2 - Take action and move towards the achievement of your goals. Most people are afraid to take action; they’re afraid of failure and sometimes even afraid of success. It’s sad that the few people who do know what they want sit around and don’t do anything about it because they are afraid of failure. The key to taking action and overcoming your fear is to decide, make a decision right now that you are not going to settle for anything less than what you know you can achieve, hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else would expect of you.

I remember one of the first moments in my life when I really decided I wanted something and took action. It was my freshman year in college, at the age of 18 I was probably 60 lbs overweight. Now that I was on my own, away from my parents, I decided that I was in control of my life and destiny, and I was going to lose weight and get in shape. I had no idea how to do this, I knew next to nothing about nutrition and exercise, but I took action anyway, I started working out on a consistent basis at my university gym and started eating healthier foods and in smaller amounts. I took a few weightlifting classes from my university and I started reading information on the Internet. And guess what happened? I lost all the excess weight and had a great physique. I achieved my goal because I decided what I wanted and took action. There was a lot of fear involved at first, there were a lot of attractive young women working out at the university gym, and there were a lot of guys there that were in way better shape than me. I could have let my feelings of fear stop me from taking action, I could have just consigned myself to a fate of being heavy, but I had made a decision and because I had decided that I was no longer going to accept being overweight, and I persevered to achieve my desire.

So remember, it is very important to decide, if you haven’t yet, decide now that you are going to achieve your dreams. Decide now that you are no longer going to accept anything less than the kind of extraordinary life you know you deserve. Do this, and nothing will stop you from living your dreams.

Step 3 – Notice what you are getting from your actions. You will undoubtedly experience temporary setbacks when taking action toward your goals. When you do experience these setbacks, learn what you can from your mistakes, and then change your approach if necessary.

A lot of people give up after they experience their first failure. They’re afraid of ridicule and “ultimate failure”, that is, they’re afraid because of one tiny setback that they will not achieve their goal. But let me ask you question: if you had a normal, healthy child that was learning to walk, how long would you give that child to learn to walk? How many times would you let that kid fall down before you stopped him and said, “OK, well you gave it a good effort, but I don’t think this is going to happen for you”. No one would ever say that to his or her child, because we all let our kids keep trying and trying until they eventually learn to walk. No wonder everyone can walk! That is the “magic” formula, perseverance.

But more important than perseverance is intelligent perseverance, maybe you need to sharpen your saw when trying to fell a tree or maybe you’re using a sledgehammer and need to change your tools. In network marketing, the traditional sales/recruiting strategy involves calling your warm market and from there, scouting out strangers using strategies like the “three foot rule”. These tools are outdated, and inefficient. I have a self-branded, generic marketing system that you can use to monetize your prospecting efforts and generate an endless supply of leads for your business. We have a huge team of professional networkers, each building their own respective networking businesses and they are willing to help each other succeed in this business through skype chat and our private forum. All of the marketing training is included in the system at no extra cost; we even have training on how to handle prospects when talking on the phone. Interested? Click here and get a 14-day test drive of this system for only $1.

Step 4 – Model success. If you want to be successful in any area of your life, it’s important to find out what already works and start there. Don’t try to reinvent the wheel, find others who are already successful in the same area you want success in and do what they are doing. If you want to lose weight, find people who have been overweight, lost the weight, and kept it off and do what they did. By modeling others success, and even improving upon their model, you too can achieve the success you desire.

Same goes for your network marketing business. My company told me the same thing I’m telling you now - don’t reinvent the wheel. But their system did not incorporate the most powerful networking tool in existence – the Internet. I knew there had to be a way to use the power of the Internet to build my business. I bought a lot of e-books, enrolled in online courses. Most of them were lousy but some of them were helpful. Then I had a breakthrough; I met someone who completely changed the way I look at my business. He introduced me to the same system I’m introducing you to now – a generic self-branded funded proposal system that incorporates 11 different income streams and positions you as the expert. The best part is that it really works. Top earners in this industry have been using this system and variations of it to generate an endless supply of prospects and fully fund their prospecting efforts so they have a positive cash flow.

If you want to grow your business, effortlessly, with an endless supply of hungry prospects, eager to buy from you, and benefit from your leadership, then you owe it to yourself to check out my system. For only $1 you can take it for a 14-day test drive, where you can see all the training available, and really get a feel for how the system works, interested? Click here. Success comes to those who decide and take action. If you’re serious about building your business, then make the decision to investigate my system and see for yourself what my team and I have to offer.

I hope this post helps you succeed and achieve the kind of extraordinary life you know you deserve. I am dedicated to helping you others succeed because I know what it’s like to want something more, to want to be better than you already are. I know what it’s like to struggle for these dreams, but I’m telling you know you don’t have to struggle. Follow these steps and you will achieve your dreams with a minimum of effort.

See Also:

Anthony Robbins: The Edge - The Power to Change Your Life Now

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Did You Grow Up Poor or Disadvantaged? If So, Congratulations!

By Jeremy Standiford

My friend Chris told me the other day that I was the hungriest person he knew. I considered that a huge compliment, because the key to success is hunger. Being dissatisfied with your current situation and wanting something more and better and making the decision to change is all it takes to succeed. That's why being poor or disadvantaged is such a huge asset. As long as you're willing to take action to achieve your desire and educate yourself to achieve your goals, you will be successful. Throughout history, especially in America, people have started with nothing and built huge empires, there are many examples of this, but one of the most amazing is Henry Ford's story.

I grew up not having as much as other kids at my school. I always had enough to eat, but I wore clothes my mom would buy at a garage sale. I remember in the 5th grade the kids would call me "poor boy" because of the clothes I was wearing. That kind of ridicule left a lasting impression on me, it created a hunger for wealth that would never go away. At the age of 12 I started working a paper route to earn extra money. Of course, I spent my money on new clothes, but I did put $50 a month towards my college education. Now that I'm grown up I still have this insatiable desire for wealth, not just because of my desire for material things, but because I know I can use my wealth to help others.

One of my favorite authors, Robert Greene, talks about this in his blog. You can read the whole article here.

"When your environment presses upon you with limitations, you feel it all of the time, and you are called to respond in some way. The tightness makes you hungry for more, to break beyond the limitations. This is what will afflict people who are poor, who start with nothing. And Machiavelli, like myself, is drawn to what he calls New Princes, those who rise to the top from the very bottom. Princes, those born to privilege, find themselves in an environment that is loose, that has few constrictions. Most Princes create nothing worthwhile in this world; they are good at squandering what others have accumulated.

This pressure from the environment does not have to be material poverty. It can be something psychological. You feel unhappy with the world around you and compelled to change something about it or yourself. This dissatisfaction is constant and it focuses your energy."

Greene later goes on to say that there are too many "Old Princes" in America and not enough "New Princes". I've decided that I will be a "New Prince", because that is what America needs right now - someone who knows what it's like to be a little guy, someone who knows what it's like to have nothing, but also knows what it's like to have everything. We have too many George W. Bush's leading us and not enough Bill Clinton's. Not that I'm a huge fan of either president, but as they say, the proof is in the pudding.

This is why I decided to build a network marketing business. Network marketing gives people the opportunity to start with nothing and build a huge business, with good products and a system already in place. Provided they make the decision and take the necessary action, success if virtually guaranteed. I'm convinced that anyone can succeed in a networking business, the reason why most people fail in network marketing is lack of action, which stems from a lack of desire. People get to comfortable with their lives and will justify not changing something they are dissatisfied with by telling themselves "it's not that bad" or "someday I'll change this". Well the road to "someday" leads to a town of "nowhere" and "nowhere" is not a place you want to see.

Do not fall into this trap, if there's something that you are dissatisfied with, tell yourself that it's horrible, and that you will no longer tolerate this situation. Create that hunger in yourself, that hunger will drive you out of mediocrity and into something extraordinary.

If you're hungry like I am, and want to succeed in your networking business, you need to see how I am generating 100-150 leads every day for my networking business and making money at the same time. To learn more about what I'm doing, click here.

See Also:

Robert Greene's Blog: http://www.powerseductionandwar.com/

My Life and Work - An Autobiography of Henry Ford

The Prince and The Discourses

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The Importance of Learning - My Reading List

By Jeremy Standiford

Education is an integral part of living an extraordinary life. I knew this girl in college that once said, "Knowledge is like an STI, you don't really want it at first, but then you feel compelled to share it with everybody." So that's what I'm doing now, without all those pesky STIs. Education is one of the keys to success, but you don't have to go to college to get a top notch education. Some of the best little tidbits of knowledge I've feasted upon have come from books that I've read outside of a formal classroom setting.

Here is a condensed list of the books I've read and found to be quite helpful in my daily life as well as in building my business. All these links to go amazon.com so you can click through and get more info if any of these books excite you.

How to Win Friends & Influence People

This is an excellent book, but as Lavar Burton says, "you don't have to take my word for it." This is the #1 best selling personal development book of all time, and the #2 best selling book of all time next to the bible. I recommend ANYONE read this book.

Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller--Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

This book is very popular in the network marketing community. Hill's assertion in this book is that the road to wealth is primarily mental and starts with a burning desire for wealth. He talks about various principles such as "the mastermind" which is basically the concept of synergy when working with other people in a "spirit of perfect harmony".

The Magic of Thinking Big

The main idea of this book is that the big thinkers are the ones that succeed. This goes along with Napoleon Hill's Concept that the road to wealth starts with a burning desire. In truth, the road to anything starts with a burning desire. This book makes for easy reading and has a lot of fun examples as well as useful tools you can use to help yourself think big and succeed.

The Law of Success In Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill (Complete, Unabridged)

This is a more in depth book, uses some of the same principles as Think and Grow Rich, but is much more detailed. Napoleon Hill considered this book to be his masterpiece and it's as relevant today as it was when it was written.

Breakthrough Rapid Reading

As long as you're reading a ton of books, you might as well learn to read faster so you can get maximum efficiency out of your time. In the first chapter I went from reading about 375 words per minute to over 500 words per minute just by using the first technique. Awesome book, but like any instructional book, you have to actually read it and do what it says to get the benefits.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

I can't say enough good things about this book. Robert Kiyosaki accurately describes the keys to wealth, but uses stories from his real life. He tells his story about growing up observing his "rich dad" and his "poor dad". His rich dad was his friend's dad, and was not that rich in the beginning of the story, but knew the principles of wealth creation such as leverage and the benefits of owning a business. His poor dad was his biological father and was the superintendent of the Hawaii school district. He was constantly living from paycheck to paycheck and never had much free time despite making good money from his job. Kiyosaki's rich dad teaches him about wealth creation and him and his friend do some hilarious things as kids following their dad's advice. It's a great book, and the best part is that it's all true.

Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth In 5 Minutes Or Less In Any Conversation Or Situation

This is a great book written by a world renowned PhD Psychologist. The tools he teaches are not based on body language, but rather the person's response to your stimulus. Excellent book, and easy to understand and implement.

You Can Read Anyone: Never Be Fooled, Lied To, or Taken Advantage of Again

Same book written by the same author above, very good, but more focused on discerning the real meaning behind people's behaviors. This stuff is used by national intelligence and law enforcement agencies all the time. Definitely worth a read.

How to Sell Network Marketing Without Fear, Anxiety or Losing Your Friends! (Selling from the Soul. Ancient Wisdoms. Modern Practice)

This is a fantastic book that any salesman can use to achieve success. Michael Oliver claims that listening to your customer and discovering their needs without pitching your product first you can create a win win situation. Oliver claims that this technique has been around for centuries, and that the modern approach of "show and close" is not as effective and does not create a win/win situation 100% of the time.

The 48 Laws of Power

This is an excellent book by Robert Greene, who is a sort of modern day Machiavelli.
The great thing about this book is that along with every "law of power" Greene talks about is a historical example of either observance or transgression of the law. Very interesting especially if you're a history buff, but more than interesting, it's very useful in your daily life. Greene has a number of other books out, but this one is the most popular out of all of them and I highly recommend anyone reading it.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

In this book, Malcolm Gladwell gives a number of real life examples of how seemingly insignificant things can make a huge difference. Also, Gladwell thinks differently than most people so it really gives you an interesting perspective on life, but don't think that this book is going to be some boring intellectual dribble, this book is very interesting. I'm convinced Gladwell could write a book entitled "The Grass, It's Green, Watch it Grow" and it would be a fascinating read.

Ok, well that's what I have so far, I've read a lot more books than this, but these are some of the most influential one's that I've read. I'll be updating this post periodically to add more books, so check back regularly and see what's new. I'll also probably have a separate "audio series" posting with some of my favorite and most helpful audio series.

If you're struggling to build your network marketing business, more education will help, but it's no substitute for direct action. If you want to succeed in your network marketing business, check out the system I'm using to generate 100-150 leads per day with a positive cashflow.

The Funded Proposal System Explained

by Jeremy Standiford

A funded proposal is a fairly new way of building a network marketing business. With this system, network marketers make money to fund their advertising endeavors and gain new prospects for their network marketing business.

The basic funded proposal system involves selling an informational product to an interested prospect, usually in the form of an e-book or even a hard copy book. Through the sale, you capture your prospect’s contact information and generate revenue that can be used for future marketing efforts.

But the real power of the funded proposal system is that it positions you as a leader. You were able to market a product to your prospect effectively, make a sale, and capture their contact information. When you call this person, you are now coming in at higher value because you’ve done something they don’t know how to do. You will be much more likely to form a business partnership with your prospect than if you had just approached them cold off the street or through some other means on the Internet.

Another added benefit is that if you have the right system, you now have this person on your e-mail list; they’ve bought from you in the past, so they trust you and will are more likely to buy from you in the future. Even if they don’t buy from you, but still enter their e-mail address you are building your list. Building your list is a fundamental concept in Internet marketing, as they say - the money is in the list.

For information on some specific funded proposal systems and how each one works, see my other post - An In-depth Look at Some Popular Funded Proposal Systems