Saturday, August 22, 2009

If You Want To Be Successful In Business You Have To Be Willing To Invest In Yourself

By Kevin Thomas

A very wise man is Mr. Warren Buffet, he simplifies matters for us all in terms of the statement "You have to be willing to invest in yourself if you want to be successful in business." He said "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself", nothing more, nothing less and the affect this simple statement has is incredible, talk about profound! Brian Tracey is another pro-pundit of this theory and he says you should invest a third of your earning back into yourself.

Chasing rainbows, pots of gold and holy grails rarely lead anyone to the kind of success they are truly seeking. These are all external "pipe dreams" and the only true place to find success is within. It is for this reason that the best success mentors tell you to believe in yourself your own abilities and develop your own personal million dollar game plan , trade on your strengths, be persistent and focus for guaranteed success.

Your circumstances and environment are not able to stand in the way of your success if you do not allow them to. Your mind is the only thing which matters and what you believe is what will allow you to succeed.

Everyone becomes bogged down by daily life factors, even successful people. The point is that life can be overwhelming, and in circumstances can get in the way. Not everyone is the same, we all have different strengths and weaknesses, staying on track and thinking about being successful every single day can be difficult.

As great an asset as the mind is, it can become a liability if it is not under constant care. We continually require guidance and care to improve, build confidence and improve. This does not just happen automatically, and no man is wiser tomorrow than he is today. Abraham Lincoln knew this, said this and practiced it every day of his life, and this is why he was so successful.

Knowledge is an incredibly powerful asset, but you can only gain knowledge by investing in yourself. Knowledge makes a big difference between living abundantly or living with lack. If you take a look at the hierarchy of a large corporation, the only difference between the Chief Operating Officer and the person who serves the tea is the lack of knowledge, one knows more than the other, and this is why the COO is in charge of corporate operations, and earns so much more.

What you know is what is going to make you successful, what you don't know may however cause failure. People often expect promotions but won't make the effort it takes to learn how to earn the promotion. This is the reason why investing in yourself is vital and successful people know this.

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