StreetSmart CEO’s Facts of Life (sign up for the complete article)
These are non-negotiable and there are no escape clauses. No excuses are accepted. Ignore them at your own risk.
I got this information over decades of living, but many people never learn these rules at all. And so they live in ”quiet desperation.” You don’t have to settle for that. If you consider these Facts and test them against your experience (NOT your conditioning!), I predict you’ll adopt them, and you’ll be on your way to a life of freedom and accomplishment.
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1. SELF-MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE SKILLS ARE THE KEYS TO YOUR
SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS.
This is a MAJOR fact of life. And it took me a long time to get this. If you want to besmarter than me...
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...you’ll give this first principle serious consideration.
Your skill level in these two areas will determine the quality of your whole life. Every champion and high achiever knows this. These simple skills are the clear difference between the winners in life and the losers.
If you learn to manage yourself you can accomplish anything you can dream up. You can deal with negative experiences wisely and you can add skills as you need them. You can become unstoppable. Self management puts you on the launching pad to all the success that you desire.
Most people limit themselves by their unwillingness to consider personal change. They won’t learn new things and they won’t change their behaviors even when they discover they’ve been wrong.
The funny thing is, self-change is EASY. You are the one person that you can get to anytime you want. You don’t need permission or an appointment, and no one can stop you from learning and changing whenever you decide to. The only obstacle is you!
Self-management is actually the first step to building people skills. Once you commit to changing yourself into who you can be, you will notice the people around you in a different way. Now you see them as fellow beings with their own fears and drives. And they will see you with new respect and attractiveness.
You are surrounded by people who can help or harm you, based on how you treat them. Learning how people work is a skill, just like learning how you work. These people can multiply your efforts and supercharge your success.
It takes leadership and persuasion skills – people skills.
People skills are like a booster rocket propelling you to your dreams. And the process of succeeding with others can be learned just like you learn to make toast. If you follow directions and practice, you can develop the skills that will make you very happy and prosperous.