Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

Commit to Excellence
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BECOME A 
DO-IT-TO-YOURSELF PROJECT
Here is an exercise: Complete this sentence: “If I could _______ really
well, I could make all the money I wanted.” Your job is to fill in
the blank.
What one skill, if you developed and did it consistently in an excellent
fashion, would have the greatest positive impact on your income?
If you
could wave a magic wand and be absolutely outstanding in any one
part of your work, which part of your work would you choose?
Whatever your answer, this is the key result area that you need to
begin work on right away.
All lasting success in your business or career will come as a
result of your doing something extremely well, something that
others value and are willing to pay for. And anything that anyone
else can do in an excellent fashion, you can learn to do as well.
Remember, everyone in the top 10 percent started in the bottom
10 percent.
Everyone who is doing well today was once doing poorly. All of
the people at the top of your field were at one time in some other
field altogether. The way to get to the front of the buffet line of life,
where all the good things are to be found, is simple. First,
get in line
.
Make a decision to join the top 10 percent, no matter how long it
takes. Second,
stay in line
. Once you start moving toward personal
excellence, keep learning and practicing until you get there.
Here’s the good news. The buffet line of life is moving! It never
closes. It is open 24 hours per day. Everyone who gets in line and
stays
in line eventually gets to the front. Nothing can stop you from
getting into the top 10 percent except yourself.You are responsible.
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