Successful People Plan Ahead

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. – Winston Churchill

Everybody has an equal chance of becoming successful in life.  If you look at it closely, you will see that those that succeed in life have a different – and better – way of doing things than those that do not succeed in life.  

They plan ahead.

Planning ahead is taking charge of your life. The things you use to take charge of your life are time, relations, money, personal development, career and leisure. If you plan and manage each of these things in your life, you will become more successful than you are today.

Time

Successful people schedule their days.  Their time is precious to them.  They do not wake up wondering what they are going to do today.  They already know.  Nor do they wait for someone to tell them what to do.  This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Relations

Successful people intentionally enter into and come out of relationships.  They understand the power of relationships.  They only pursue relationships that add value to them.  They do not pursue relationships that do not add value to them.  This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Money

Successful people master their money.  They do not allow it to master them.  They know that money is a good servant but a bad master.  They use money use money as a tool.  They make it do whatever it is that they want it to do. This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Personal Development

Successful people are pro-self-improvement.  They are involved in activities that increase their knowledge base and experience.  They take delight in being able to learn from others and sharing their knowledge and experience with others.  This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Career

Successful people pursue careers that are purposeful.  They work out of passion, not coercion.  They enjoy what they do and take great pride in it. They do the work they would do even if they were not going to get paid. This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Leisure

Successful people take breaks every now and then.  They know that time-out is better than burn-out.  They use this time to relax, have fun and rejuvenate.  They also use this time to review their progress towards their goals, recast their plans and create new plans.  This enables them to get more things done than the average person and to succeed in life.

Everybody has an equal chance of becoming successful in life. Your success in life will be determined by what you do with your time, the relationships you create, the way you handle money, your personal development goals, your vocation and your leisure activities.

To be successful in life:
·        Create a schedule of the things that you want to do with the time you have
·        Intentionally pursue relationships that add value to you
·        Master your money
·        Continually improve yourself
·        Engage in purposeful work
·        Take breaks from your work every now and then