Commit it to paper - You have the idea so therefore you have within you the ability to make it a reality. Admittedly it may not always be obvious, but rest assured deep down you're capable. The catch is that often we don't lay the correct foundation so that we have a plan as to what it will take to make the idea a reality.
Anyone that has read my column knows well that I am a collector of success stories. I believe they are extremely important to us. Not to look in awe at others, but instead to gain strength from them and in turn apply their lessons to the challenges we face as we set out towards our own dreams.
A surefire way to succeed is to model what other successful people have done, and then take it a step further or adopt certain techniques and build on them when possible. There's an old saying that I think is right on. It say's "Success leaves clues".
The other day I got a note from my friend Bob Burg (www.burg.com) letting me know I'd been quoted in Steve Goodier's inspirational ezine (www.lifesupportsystem.com). I'm used to Bob taking the time to let me know of things like that, or dropping an e-mail of appreciation for little things that which might have otherwise gone unnoticed by most people (myself included in some cases).
Do you have a library card? At this point you're probably asking yourself how in the world this is possibly going to translate into a commentary on self-improvement. Bear with me on this because it's going to fit together I assure you.
Don't look at failure as final, it's simply a step in the process - Try to remind yourself that your failures are rarely final as the word failure implies. Rather they are lessons to gain insight into how to do things better the next time around.
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