Actively look for role models, trainers, coaches, and mentors. Seek individuals who can offer you guidance and advice throughout your entire journey.
With that being said, there is one main thing that you should always avoid: constantly looking around to see what everyone else in your field is doing. Their habits are not the answers for how to be successful.
If you are constantly looking to them for ways on how to move up in your industry, you will wind up producing nothing other than mediocre results. This is due to the fact that generally speaking, most people in most industries are currently getting mediocre results. To set yourself apart, you need to go above and beyond. Don’t look to the average worker for inspiration, unless you want to be average as well.
Focus on those who are successful in your industry instead. Find a worker who you would leave to be like in the future! Look for individuals who have amazing careers, and who have made a real difference and impact on the world. It is completely up to you to define the word “success”.
While some people may consider those individuals who make a lot of money to be successful, others may say that that is by no means the only important factor. I personally believe that definition to be very limited. Think outside the box and outside the traditional perceptions of success. You may very well be surprised with what you wind up coming up with.
The concept of success has evolved immensely over the last few years, and I am very excited to see what it continues to transform into. Then, study their habits, and see what they have done in order to get to where they are today.
What do you believe your personal definition of “success” is?
Because you have managed to come this far when reading this book, I am assuming that it involves making a profound and positive impact on the world in which we live.
Look for those role models, trainers, coaches, and mentors who are making the same kinds of positive impacts that you wish to eventually make as well. Find those that you personally consider to be successful individuals, even if they are not necessarily highly acclaimed by others in their field.
This is a pivotal step towards becoming successful. I see people time and time again try to recreate what is already present in their industry. Doing this inhibits growth and improvement, and no one winds up benefiting. Additionally, it is also incredibly inefficient, and certainly not the quickest route to becoming successful in your niche.
It would be far easier to simply focus on those who have been successful in your industry, rather than furthering the bad habits that you ideally would like to get rid of. Learn from others who have previously been on the road that you wish to travel, and learn from the mistakes of those who haven’t.
A role model is an individual who you get inspiration from. They are the ones that show what is achievable and possible, and they inspire your own personal dreams and goals. You look up to them and find passion in certain interests because of them. From just merely observing your role models, you can discover an amazing amount of information about not only life, but your interests and future industry as well.
A mentor is an individual who you generally have a more personal relationship with. While role models may not necessarily be those that you interact with often, or even know at all, a mentor is. The relationship between a mentor and mentee can have many different forms, and it can be either formal or informal. Some examples of this include a coach and athlete relationship, a teacher and student relationship, or a relationship between two different family members. There are no specific requirements for age, gender, or relationship. Your mentor can truly be anyone that you wish it to be.
A trainer is a person whose job is to specifically show people how to do something more effectively or efficiently. Trainers vary widely in quality, and some of them are worth the price, while others are not. Ideally, if you do find a trainer, they should charge reasonable amounts, and I strongly recommend that you talk to other individuals who have previously been trained by he or she before you make any final decisions. This will help to prevent you from wasting your money and time, and having to deal with someone who has been greatly overhyped.
A coach is an individual whose job is to provide constant support for you and help you to reach your goals. They will teach you the most effective ways to accomplish your dreams, and they will help you to get over any speed bumps that you may wind up encountering. A coach’s main focus is implementation, and they are all about action. Coaches can be for anything, including careers, sports, and even life in general. They are by no means special to one specific niche, and you can get a coach for just about anything these days. If you need help with something, there is always someone that you can hire to help you along.
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