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Seven Questions Every Ambitious Person Needs To Answer

[ Posted On: 2007-01-05 ]

Here's a quick quiz for you to help you determine if you are on track for success.

Q1: Where am I now in comparison to where I was 12 months ago?

The best test of your strategies is to see if they are working or not, and the simplest way to do that is to look at the changes that have occurred for you over the last 12 months.

If you have not made substantial improvement in your life in that period of time then it is a strong clue that you need to change what you are doing.

Q2: What was the quality of my success efforts over the last 12 months?

Then success efforts that you have been making can be assessed for their quality and quantity. You assess quality by asking which actions have produced good results and which have not.

If something is producing good results then keep doing it.

Have your actions over the last 12 months been producing the outcomes that you desire?

Q3: What was the quantity of my success efforts over the last 12 months?

Quality of effort is all good and fine but if you apply it only occasionally then it amounts to very little. Good quality action needs to also be massive action.

Have you been taking enough action over the last 12 months or have you been making more talk than action?

Q4: Are the people I'm mixing with helping me to move forward or holding me back?

This is perhaps the most important question. There is an old proverb "introduce me to a person's friends and I will tell you what that person is like."

The people we mix with on a regular basis have a huge influence on what direction we move in. Take a moment to look at your friends and decide whether or not they are the right friends to help you achieve the success you are aiming for.

Q5: How would I rate my People Skills as demonstrated over the last 12 months?

What have you done to develop or improve your charisma? Do you find that people are inspired by you or do you need to work on this area of people skills?

How effectively have you given criticism when necessary? Do you achieve the desired outcome while still maintaining good relationships?

Q6: How much persistence have I shown (or did I give up)?

Have you stuck to your plans over the last 12 months or have you made plans but not followed through on them?

Have you allowed yourself to be beaten down by obstacles and resistance or have you persisted and pushed your way through?

Q7: Have I allowed myself to be distracted from my goals?

A major enemy of success is day to day living. It is easy to be distracted by your job, your family, your friends, the television, and so on. How well have you kept your focus over the last 12 months?

One last thought for you. I greatly enjoyed the books and the movies of Lord of the Rings. At one point in the story Gandalf was speaking to Frodo about life and he said "all we have to do is to decide what we do with the time we are given."

The seven questions that you have just answered are telling you what you have chosen to do with your time over the last 12 months. Have you used your time to enhance your own life and the lives of others around you or have you just been allowing your time to slip away?

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About The Author: James Delrojo would like to help you by giving you his ebook "Unleash the Success Power of Your Mind" (valued at $27) completely FREE. Go to www.YourSuccessMind.com

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