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Are You REALLY Serious About YOUR Success?

How about that for a provocative question!2. Sold on romance: The thought of being a
I'm sure your immediate answer is "Ofpilot with the prestige and respect that
course!" But many people who answer in thiscomes with it and of course, the good salary
way simply aren't really serious aboutseemed very appealing. But it requires
achieving  success.  Let  me  explain.endless hours of hard work and continual
development and this reality is far less
Recently, I had dinner with my best friend. Iappealing.
hadn't seen him for a while as he is
currently training to be a commercial pilot.3. The man's father is paying for the course.
During dinner, we discussed the importance ofHe knows he can take as much time as he wants
having  complete  focus on achieving success.because his father will pay for the extra
study and the retaking of exams. As he isn't
In my own case, I wanted to run an Internetpaying for his own studies - and for his own
business and this meant giving up my fullmistakes - he doesn't have the focus and
time job so I could focus on learning theurgency that comes when you spend your own
necessary skills and have the time to developmoney. In other words, failing isn't painful
and run my business. The process has requiredenough  for  him.
me to invest lots of time, lots of hard work
and sacrificing a lot of other activities in4. Easily distracted. Instead of doing extra
my life to concentrate fully on developing mystudy after classes, the young man surfs the
websites.Internet. He's a keen sports fan and spends
hours on the web looking at sports sites.
For my friend, his determination to become aThey are wasted hours, hours that won't take
pilot has required an investment of aroundhim any nearer to becoming a pilot. This
$100,000 to date. He too gave up his job todistracts him from the task at hand, as does:
pursue his dream and he also gave up his
girlfriend. He has studied in 3 countries and5. Inviting his girlfriend over every
has studied very hard, day and night, toweekend. Instead of working, studying or
attain the necessary skills andflying at the weekends, he spends it instead
qualifications.with his girlfriend. They go shopping
together, they watch movies together, they
Conversely, we discussed how many people saydine out and you can guess the rest! My
they want success but aren't really seriousfriend tried to point out to him that he was
about it. A case in point is a young man mywasting weekends he could use to get more
friend encountered on a course in Oklahoma.hours in. He was met with the reply "Yes, but
He too was studying to become a pilot but wasmy girlfriend wouldn't be happy about that,
struggling to reach the required standard.we have to see each other" Despite my friend
Despite having the ability, the young mansaying they could spend lots of time together
failed his tests twice and my friendAFTER he'd qualified, the young man still
highlighted the following reasons. As youinvites his girlfriend for weekends - and has
read,  see  if  any  apply  to  you:recently  failed  a  third  test.
1. Heart isn't in it. He left university andIf you are to achieve the success you really
didn't have a clear idea of what he wanted towant, it requires total focus. You must be
do. His father had found a pilot's courseprepared to give it your full attention and
whilst surfing the Internet and mentioned itbe 100% committed to your projects. It must
to his son. Thinking that becoming a pilotbecome  the number one priority in your life.
would make his family proud, he signed up. He
isn't  doing  it  for  himself.So, are you REALLY serious about YOUR
success?Until next time.



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