What The Successful Have That YOU Don't

Success is no accident. The successful aren't lucky. Their success is down to one thing: Every day they follow the rules that determine success.

They're not more intelligent that you. They're not better looking. Yet they have jobs, homes, holidays and bank balances that outclass your own.

You've been making a mistake; a simple one. You've been playing life's game, without bothering to read the rule book that determines who succeeds. Every day you try to break the rules, and every day the rules break you.

Your dream life is waiting for you right now. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting.

Every day you move one day closer to the grave, and ever day you make little progress in your life. In truth, is your dream life ever going to happen?

You, my friend, have sold yourself out. Your work for a salary that is barely adequate to maintain your lifestyle. Your job is mundane. You know it's routine and does not challenge you. You have countless talents that go unused. Every day you come home from work tired, and have few hours to spend with your kids, your partner and your friends. Every Sunday evening your heart sinks. 'I have to go to work tomorrow' you mutter to yourself in resignation. You console yourself 'I have no choice', and believe your lie.

Let me tell you: I'm angry with you. Extremely angry. How DARE you have settled for this! How dare you have done this to yourself?! How much longer will you accept this from yourself? If anyone else had done this do you, you would call them an enemy. You would never want to see them again. Yet because the saboteur of your life is internal, you placidly accept the harmful behavior.

Your life is being wasted. Please, please, decide this day to declare: 'I will take this no more!'. Make today the day you finally accept full, complete, and total responsibility for your situation, for every aspect of your life that you dislike but do nothing about, for everything you do wrong, for all the painful consequences your have brought on to yourself. You may look like an adult, but internally you still act childishly. It's time for you to grow up, and to face the reality of your life, the good, the bad, and the ugly without excuses and without escapism.

Today, I want you to commit to radically change your life. To get that dream that you had given up on down from the attic, to dust it down, and resolve to plot its realization.

You can turn your situation around, starting today. You can choose to live the life you always wanted, a life where money is no longer a problem, where you can have the best of everything. Just imagine yourself four years from now, in a job where every day is rewarding and challenging. I can see you being in a position to give your partner, your children the things they deserve. You know how great they are, that they deserve the best, and soon you could give it do them.

If you want this dream to be a reality, you must learn the rules that govern success. Live by them, and your success is assured. Ignore them, and your status quo is assured.

The rules are simple. But in applying them you must confront your inner saboteur, the inner voice that forever lobbies against change, against work, against learning, the inner voice that calls for inaction, for the avoidance of any necessary discomfort, denial or risk-taking. That voice is truly your worst enemy. More than any person in the world, that voice has damaged your life, and that of your family. That voice must be drowned out.

There are obstacles on the road to success. You must tackle them. You must suffer the temporary bruising of your ego, the irritation of your temper, and you must deny yourself pleasures that are harmful or ill-timed. You must tackle any destructive behavior patterns that you have, head on. The rewards are worth it.

I am committed to helping you master the rules that can change your life. But it's up to you to take them off this page, and apply them to your life. I can't do that for you.

May you choose to change your life for the better by applying these rules.