Surround Yourself With Success - Part 2

Tools to rapidly accelerate the pace with which you achieve your goals.

Table of Contents:

1. Baby Steps
2. Feature Article: SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SUCCESS - Part 2
3. Quotes
4. Recommended Resources: Success
5. Self-Care
6. Final Thoughts

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1. Baby Steps

What would your life look like if you were surrounded by successful
people? What kind of a world would your world be if you had the
support, help, advice and encouragement of great people around you?

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2. Feature Article: SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SUCCESS - Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the importance of surrounding
yourself with successful people. Hopefully, you have assessed who
you are around, and made some decisions based on that assessment.

Now, it's time to focus on expanding your network, in order to draw
from the success and resources of others. By doing so, you will begin
to achieve success faster, easier and with greater predictability than
you could by yourself. What can you do to begin surrounding
yourself with success? Here are a few ideas to get you started:

1. Join clubs or associations. If you are a speaker, then join the National
Speakers Association. If you are a professional organizer, then join
the National Association of Professional Organizers. Organizations
exist today for just about every occupation or area of interest. Attend
the meetings and the conventions. Seek out the "best of the best," the
most successful people in these organizations, and engage them in
conversation. Pick their brains for ideas and suggestions that will help
you to become successful.

It always amazes me when a top salesperson in an organization tells
me that other salespeople have never asked this person what it takes to
become successful. Hello! These people have studied long and hard
at the "School of Hard Knocks," and you can rapidly improve your
success by listening attentively, then following their suggestions.

2. Read books and listen to audiotapes. Your success team doesn't
need to consist only of people you know personally. Many books
and tapes contain stories of success, as told by people who achieved
excellence in a particular field. By reading and listening to these
resources, and applying these ideas in your life, you can achieve that
same level of success.

If you will read 30 minutes per day in your profession or area of
interest, as well as listen to audiocassettes daily to expand your
knowledge, you will quickly become an expert in your chosen field.
Then, you will become the source of motivation and support for
others, and people will want you on their success team.

3. Take classes and attend seminars. I think the biggest benefit of classes
and seminars is that you are surrounded by like-minded people. This
is extremely powerful. As with clubs and associations, you have an
opportunity to forge relationships that will last a lifetime, and help
catapult you to greater success in your life.

4. Hire a coach. If you aspire to become a professional tennis player,
then you'll definitely want to join the USTA (#1), read books and
articles about tennis (#2), and maybe even attend tennis classes or
seminars (#3). But those players who want to significantly improve
their ability do one more thing--they hire a personal coach. A player
can watch other players, and model their strokes and strategies. But
a coach can observe the player in a way that the player cannot see
himself.

So, if you're serious about working out, then hire a personal trainer.
If you want to learn to play the piano, then hire a piano teacher. If
you're looking to improve the bottom line in your business, then
hire a business coach. And if you want to achieve greater success in
your life, then hire a success coach!

Surrounding yourself with success will have a greater positive
impact on your life than any other single thing that you could do.
Begin today to walk hand-in-hand and side-by-side with the
successful people in your career field or area of interest. You'll be
amazed by the difference it will make in your life!

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3. Quotes

You inevitably attract into your life people and circumstances
in harmony with your dominant thoughts.
Brian Tracy

Don't join an easy crowd; you won't grow. Go where the
expectations and the demands to perform are high.
Jim Rohn

A man who wants to lead an orchestra must turn his back to
the crowd.
Max Lucado

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of
changing himself.
Tolstoy

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and help them
to become what they are capable of being.
Goethe

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4. Recommended Resources: Success

Lessons in Mastery
by Anthony Robbins

Learn how to use your personal power to create an
extraordinary life!
To order tape set, click here

The Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason

This is one of the best books ever written about money and wealth
accumulation, and is a must read. The parable is easy to read, easy
to understand, and easy to apply.
To order book, click here

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey

This is one of those books in your library that should be read every
few years. It serves as a reminder of how to achieve fulfillment in
every area of your life.
To order book, click here

Think and Grow Rich
by Napolean Hill

This is one of the classics of personal development literature,
and is a "must read" if you are serious about achieving your
goals.
To order tape set, click here
To order book, click here

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5. Self-Care

Can cell phone usage increase the risk of brain cancer? This question
has been the subject of renewed public focus recently, as factions on
both sides of the issue debate the effects of radiation produced by
cell phones in the form of non-ionizing radiofrequency (RF) energy.

Several plaintiffs who allege that heavy use of cell phones caused
their brain cancer have filed lawsuits against cell phone manufacturers
and telecommunication companies. Although many experts contend
that the level of radiation caused by cell phones is too low to adversely
affect human health, those same experts agree that the issue remains
a legitimate area of study.

Given this possible risk, why not take precautions to reduce
exposure, or even eliminate the risk altogether? You can do this in
one of two ways:

1. Use a headset, or a hands-free system. Since the cell phone's main
source of RF energy is its antenna, the closer the antenna is to the
user's head, the greater the exposure to RF energy. Using a headset,
or a hands-free system, moves the antenna away from the user's
head, thus reducing the exposure.

2. Switch to a phone that has the antenna mounted outside the vehicle.
If you only use your cell phone in the car, this is another way to add
distance between you and the antenna.

By taking one of these simple steps, you will eliminate the health
risk caused by RF energy. This one, if you'll pardon the pun, is a
"no brainer."

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6. Final Thoughts

THE BEAR AND THE TWO TRAVELERS

Two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them
on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and
concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he was
about to be attacked, fell flat on the ground.

When the bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him
all over, the man held his breath, and feigned the appearance of
death as much as he could. The bear soon left him, for it is said he
will not touch a dead body.

After the bear was quite gone, the other traveler descended from
the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the bear
had whispered in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his companion
replied. "Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach
of danger."

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Thank you for reading the LifeExcellence Newsletter. Have a
SUCCESSFUL week!
- Brian Bartes

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