STEPS TO SUCCESS

LIFE WILL BE FULL OF CHALLENGES, VIRTUALLY NO ONE HAS IT EASY ALL THE TIME.  MARGARITA'S ON THE BEACH IN JAMAICA IS RARE, DAILY LIFE CAN BE A STRUGGLE.  BUT ONCE YOU ACCEPT THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL WILL TAKE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK THEN THAT IS A GOOD START.  ACCEPT IT AND DO IT.  YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD OF THE RESULT IN A FEW YEARS.

PEOPLE GO TO THESE SELF HELP SEMINARS, READ SELF HELP BOOKS, WATCH SELF HELP PODCASTS.  THAT IS KIND OF WHAT THIS PODCAST WILL BE TOO.  THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE SECRET. THE GO TO 5 TONY ROBBINS SEMINARS A YEAR TO GET MOTIVATION AND TAKE NOTES LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION AND THE SECRET.  THE GOOD NEWS OR THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE SECRET IS YOU.  AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOU.  AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE YOU.  

YOU CAN'T GET TO THE MOON UNLESS YOU TRY AND GET TO THE MOON.  HAVE TO HAVE A VISION AND SPECIFIC GOALS.  THIS IS WHAT I AM GOING TO ACHIEVE AND THIS IS HOW I AM GOING TO DO IT.  AND YOU HAVE TO ACT.  YOU HAVE TO EXECUTE.  IT IS NOT WORK, YOU ARE NOT WORKING.  YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU ARE GOOD AT TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.  THAT IS NOT WORK, THAT IS PURPOSE.  WE ALL NEED TO HAVE PURPOSE.  IT DRIVES US.

IF IT ISN'T WORK, THEN SEVEN DAYS IS NOT MUCH OF A SACRIFICE.  IF YOU WANT MORE, 9-5 MAY NOT CUT IT.  INVEST YOUR TIME AND ENERGY TO GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT.  IF YOU WORK 10 HOURS A WEEK MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, THAT IS 520 EXTRA HOURS IN A YEAR WHICH IS 21.66 EXTRA DAYS WORKED IN A YEAR.  THAT IS PROGRESS.  IN 5 YEARS YOU WILL HAVE WORKED OVER 100 EXTRA DAYS.  THINK OF WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH

INVEST IN YOUR OWN EDUCATION.  LISTEN AND LEARN FROM OTHERS  BELIEVE IN YOUR PLAN, WORK ON YOURSELF.  STEP BY STEP YOU WILL GET THERE.  THERE WILL BE SETBACKS, BUT YOU CAN DO IT.    100 SCOOPS IN THE BACKYARD A DAY.  IN A YEAR YOU HAVE A POOL.  MOST PEOPLE NEVER START.  CAN'T FINISH UNLESS YOU START.  GET GOING TODAY, NOT TOMORROW, YOU WILL FINISH THAT MUCH SOONER!

SO MUCH OF THESE MOTIVATIONAL TALKS OR ADVICE ARE SO BROAD RANGING.  BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, STRIVE FOR PERFECTION!  THOSE ARE GREAT, BUT HOW ABOUT SOME PRACTICAL ACTUAL ADVICE?

WANT TO GET A JOB AT PUBLIX SUPERMARKET AS A TEEN?

YOU CAN APPLY LIKE 1,000 OTHER KIDS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.  BUT HOW WILL YOU STAND OUT?  GET LUCKY?

ADVICE IN THE NEXT COLUMN

MY ADVICE

LEARN EVERYTING ABOUT PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS.  THE HISTORY, THE FOUNDERS, THE GOALS, THE PLANS, THE PITFALS, THE ISSUES.

BOOTS ON THE GROUND.  GO TO 15 LOCAL PUBLIX STORES AND WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING YOU LOVE ABOUT THEM AND HOW THEY ARE RUN AND THEN WRITE DOWN A FEW IMPROVEMENTS.

MUCH BETTER THAN A RESUME WITH NO EXPERIENCE ON IT.  RIGHT??

INVEST IN YOUR OWN EDUCATION.  LISTEN AND LEARN FROM OTHERS  BELIEVE IN YOUR PLAN, WORK ON YOURSELF.  STEP BY STEP YOU WILL GET THERE.  THERE WILL BE SETBACKS, BUT YOU CAN DO IT.    100 SCOOPS IN THE BACKYARD A DAY.  IN A YEAR YOU HAVE A POOL.  MOST PEOPLE NEVER START.  CAN'T FINISH UNLESS YOU START.  GET GOING TODAY, NOT TOMORROW, YOU WILL FINISH THAT MUCH SOONER!