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Initially I thought about titling this article
strategies for financial success in 2024, but then
it dawned on me. The same strategies that apply in
2024 and for financial success will apply in any
year and for any type of success you desire in life.
Here are my top 10 strategies for a success.
1. Take Responsibility: You are responsible for everything that happens
to you in life. Your happiness and your success in
life is your responsibility. The moment you blame a situation or someone else
for an outcome you don’t like, you have given your
power away. From a pure psychological perspective,
whenever you begin to take responsibility for
everything that happens to you in life, you gain
power, you start to see options on how to reshape
your life the way you want.
2. Be Selfish: Be selfish with your time. You will not live
forever. Time is what life is made of, don’t give
away your time so cheaply. Your time is your most
precious asset. Be kind to people, look out for your
loved ones but protect your time like your life depends on it,
because it does.
3. Use Inversion: This is one of the biggest tricks to solving
life’s most difficult obstacles. Inversion is the art of inverting your problem to
solving it. For example, do you want to be happy? It is
difficult to know what you need to do to be happy,
but if you inverted the question, what do you need
to avoid in order not to be unhappy. That is easier
to figure out. Do you want to live long? Avoid
things that you know will certainly cut your life
short. Do you want to be successful? Avoid things
that will ensure you are unsuccessful.
4. Create Pain: A well-developed
goal must have a few things in order to be
effective, 1. It must be quantifiable. There must be
a number to it, i.e. measurable. 2. It must have a
deadline, time bound. There are other tricks to help
you achieve your goals in life. 1. It must have a
real benefit, i.e. what will you gain if you achieve the
goal, 2. It must have an implication, what will you be missing out on if you don’t meet
the goal, but the most important aspect is 3. Create a painful
event that you will be subjected to if you do not
meet the goal. As humans, we are more motivated by avoiding pain than by
achieving the benefits of goals. For example, if you do not meet your goal at the
allotted time, you will shave your hair until you
achieve the goal, or you will sell your nice cars
and drive a hooptie until you achieve the goal.
5. Consistency: 100% is easier that 97%: Create goals that
are generally short-term. You can have multiple
short-term goals that are staggered to attain a
large goal, but break your long-term, large goals into small,
short-term, digestible goals. Once you make this goal, do not take a break
in your pursuit. In life, it is easier to be 100% than 97%
in your actions. Once you take a break and go to 97%, then you
will slide to 90%, and then to 50%. Stay consistent.
6. Accountability Partners: You can’t hold yourself accountable. No one can. Don’t even try, you are not
special. You need systems and people to hold you
accountable to the goals you have set for yourself.
Share your goals and actions with and accountability
partner to help you stay on target and achieve your
goals.
7. Personal Board of Advisors: Everyone needs a personal board of
advisors. Assemble a team of 3 – 7 people that you look up
to as your board of advisors. Report to them once a quarter and compensate
them for their time. Let them advise you with your
big life decisions, ask them to open up their
network and resources to help you achieve your life
goals. This will probably be the biggest thing you
can implement to achieve success in life.
8. Plan of Action and Milestone: Every goal without a plan of action and
milestone is not a goal. It is just a wish. There
are several templates of this online. Please make
sure you use one for all your goals. You need to
breakdown your goals down to actionable milestones.
9. Goals & Focus: Do not have more than one or two big goals at
a time. In order to achieve greatness, you have to say
“No” a lot. You might end up saying No to some good ideas
and opportunities, but without saying No, you will
be overwhelmed with so many goals that you wouldn’t
achieve any of the goals. Few goals successfully achieved is more
important than lots of goals that are never
achieved.
10. Audacity: Nothing is impossible for you in life. It is
only up to your perspective, tenacity, will and
focus on your goals. If Elon Musk can emigrate from
Africa to the United States and build an electric
car empire, space exploration empire, become the
richest person in the world, nothing is out of reach
for you if you desire it. Have the audacity to dream up the life of your
dreams and go for it.
11. Bonus: Celebrate, don’t compare: Celebrate others, don’t compare yourself to
anyone. You are unique, live your life on your own
terms. The life is not greener on the other side. Be
grateful for everything that you have or don’t have
in life. Be genuinely happy for others, promote
others and you will soar.
For other simple tips on attaining success, please
visit my website www.victorlofinmakin.com, and get a copy of my books Success Made Simple or Will You Ever Be Rich?
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