12 Strategies for Success: Ordinary People Achieving Extraordinary Results by Applying Simple Success Strategies
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Action is the fundamental key to all success ~ Pablo Picasso
I have failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed ~ Michael Jordan
That some achieve great success is proof to all that others can achieve it as well ~ Abraham Lincoln
Many people fear success as much as they fear failure. Success is merely the progressive realisation of your predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.
Whether you are a judge or janitor, student or scholar, entrepreneur or engineer, you can still succeed using these proven 12 Strategies for Success, even if youve never succeeded at anything before.
Without success in any area of your life, living becomes a daily discontent and slow descent into despair.
A change of attitude is a change of destiny for attitude is the criterion for success.
Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi draws from a wealth of experience as a medical doctor and academic. She is also the founder and director of Liberty International, a registered charity dedicated to helping the disenfranchised, disadvantaged and distressed improve their attitude and heal from emotional wounds of the past to regain self-reliance and financial freedom and reconnect with family and community as productive members. She is an inspirational speaker, researcher and the author of Power of Attitude amongst other books.
Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi
Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi came from nothing and single-handedly educated herself with bold confidence to reach the level of a medical director and an academic. She provides teaching and practical support through a registered charity she founded and directs. Liberty International is a charity dedicated to helping the disenfranchised, distressed and disadvantaged improve their attitude and heal from their emotional wounds of the past to reconnect with their families and communities as active and productive members. Many have achieved this goal and regained their self-reliance and financial freedom. Her professional background, as an experienced medical doctor and academic has given her a broad based wealth of experience from which to approach many needs of her clients and customers. She is an inspirational speaker and researcher. Her research interests include motivation, self-esteem, attitude, self-confidence, purposeful living and success principles. You can learn more about her research findings and their practical applications at www.shatteryourselfdoubt.com. Her articles on Motivation have appeared in Nursing Management (December 2002 and January 2003). She is the author of many books including the Power of Attitude that discusses ten attitude types from the positive to the negative that people display.
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12 Strategies for Success - Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi
© 2013 by Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi. All rights reserved.
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Published by AuthorHouse 06/10/2013
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Contents
CHAPTER 1 What is Success?
CHAPTER 2 Desire
CHAPTER 3 Dream Big
CHAPTER 4 Clear Sense of Direction
CHAPTER 5 Focus
CHAPTER 6 Passion
CHAPTER 7 Hard Work
CHAPTER 8 Go the Extra Mile
CHAPTER 9 Personal Development
CHAPTER 10 Serve
CHAPTER 11 Commit to Excellence
CHAPTER 12 Perseverance
CHAPTER 13 Maintain a Positive Mental Attitude
Also by Dr. Mabel Joshua-Amadi
The Power of Attitude
Attitude Makes the Difference
The Healing Power of Gratitude and Praise
50 Habits that Limit Success
Shatter Your Self-Doubt
12 Strategies for Success
How to Avoid Negativity
How to Get the Money You Want
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how
close they were to success when they gave up
~ Thomas Edison
Dedication
With profound gratitude and deep appreciation,
I dedicate this book to my mentor and benefactor
Stanley Lewis Rodway
Who shared his wisdom, lived experience and epiphanies
with me in the very short time I was privileged to know him. Thank you
Nothing can stop the man or woman with the right
mental attitude from achieving his or her goal (success)
Nothing on earth can help the man or woman with the
wrong mental attitude
~ Thomas Jefferson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to acknowledge my Supreme Mentor, Teacher, Encourager, Motivator, wonderful Counsellor and Inspirer. Without You I can do nothing but with You, all things become possible. Your daily help and guidance are gratefully appreciated.
I wish to acknowledge my dear parents, Huldah and Joshua Amadi, without whom I may never have aspired to anything. You encouraged me when no one else did and spurred me on to where I am today. Your love and affection formed the foundation of my being. You gave me a wonderful start in life and inculcated values that nurtured my self-esteem. You taught me to believe in myself as a springboard for ambition and courage for action. Thank you for the harvest of your teaching and your lives. You are dearly and greatly missed.
To you the reader, without you none of this would be necessary or applicable. Thank you for your continued support and patronage. May the insights and nuggets from this book make a profound difference as you read and diligently apply them in your personal and professional life.
My publishing team of experts at Author House, whose speedy response and professionalism made my book publishing journey a smooth and enjoyable ride. Thank you.
My teachers, Edna Whitehouse, Jim Rohn and Brian Tracy, thank you for your words of wisdom that motivate me to act and apply your teachings to ensure my success.
My spiritual mentors, especially Bishop Wayne Malcolm, whose nuggets of wisdom and insights from the Word have broadened my knowledge and understanding and greatly enriched my life. You are truly the people’s bishop.
My family, especially my sister, Irene Amadi, whose encouragement, advice and prayers have supported, sustained and upheld me through many trials and troubles along my journey. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
My friends, Christiana Meade, Christine Magoba, Gertrude Chirambo, Betty Ngomat, Fleur Ohonbamu, Merly Magno, Therasa Cruz, Regina Magigi and Georgina Museza, you were divinely chosen and sent to support, encourage and help me on my journey as I assist you in your mission for mutual success. You have all seen me through difficulties and discouragements. In good times and not so good times you have been there, without asking for any reward. May the Lord uphold you always with His grace and surround you with His favour to greatly enrich your lives as you have enriched mine. Thank you.
My special friend and tower of strength, through trials and triumphs through laughter and tears through burdens and battles you’ve been there supporting, encouraging and fighting alongside me. Out of sight but not out of mind. Always girding me with your prayers and guarding me with your sword. My dependable friend, faithful and more honourable than Jabez, I thank you for being yourself and for being in my life. May the Lord reward you with His favour and sustain you and yours with His grace more than you deserve by your faithful service and support through the years.
Finally to Almighty God, whose assignment this is. To You be all the honour and the glory.
PREFACE
This book evolved out of my own lived experience. Having struggled through life and succeeded in many areas, I decided to share what I have learned over time from my struggles in order to help others succeed in their journey. The book is also informed and greatly enriched by decades of studying the lives and times of highly successful people and by researching and observing living millionaires and billionaires over time. As I have received and am still receiving, I have distilled the tools, techniques and testimonies from these studies, into twelve simple but powerful keys to success.
I have labelled them strategies, meaning plans to get you from where you are now to where you want to be. They are also tools in your toolkit of life. You can select those you need to apply to your life and use them to achieve success and happiness.
The greatest quest in life is for financial success and happiness. Many people just want to be happy. Some want to succeed and be free from money worries to live the life of their dreams. Unfortunately many have not succeeded in finding success with money or the elusive happiness they seek. Some have become discouraged.
However, success in any area of life is no longer a secret. Successful people have opened the door of the citadel to knowledge, information and strategies for success in any area. Therefore anyone can now succeed in their relationships, careers, jobs, finances, health and fitness, emotional balance, spiritual and mental harmony. Thus anyone can find happiness to live the life they desire and deserve.
There are many books on success and happiness in the market. However this book is based on two decades of research and diligent application that yielded and continues to produce immense results in every area of life. It is a self-help book and a book of discovery. In it you will discover the areas you need to discipline yourself or work harder in order to achieve the success you seek and find happiness.
The twelve strategies for success range from desire and dreams you have for your life, to purpose that gives direction and meaning to your quest. There is laser sharp focus to concentrate the mind and actions to achieve your objective. You will also learn the importance of forming success habits through discipline, hard work and going the extra mile. Service offers you the opportunity to get what you want by helping others get what they want. Commitment to excellence ensures you are the best in your area of competence and gives you personal power. The book rounds off with having a positive attitude which accounts for 80% of success. As Denis Waitley said, The winner’s edge is all in the attitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.
Successful people have applied these same strategies over time to remain at the top of their game, living a balanced and harmonious life of abundance and happiness. By emulating their diligence and discipline, you too can succeed in your personal and professional life and be happy to live the life of your dreams.
I have applied these strategies to my life and used them as success keys