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SUCCESS 12 SECRET Determine Your Highest Priorities and Concentrate on Them Single- Mindedly

SUCCESS 12 SECRET Determine Your Highest Priorities and Concentrate on Them Single- Mindedly
SUCCESS 12 SECRET Determine Your Highest Priorities and Concentrate on Them Single- Mindedly
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” Do what comes to your hand to do.

—BRIAN TRACY

WHEN YOU DEVELOP the habit of setting priorities and concentrating single-mindedly, you will be able to ac- complish virtually anything you want in life. This core strategy has been the primary reason for high income, wealth creation, and financial independence for thou- sands and even millions of people.

Your ability to determine your highest priority and then to work on that high priority until it is completed is the primary test and measure of your willpower, self-discipline, and personal character. It is the hardest habit to develop but also the most important if you want to be a big success.

Here is the formula. Make a list of everything you have to do before you begin working toward any goal. Set priorities on that list by asking yourself four ques- tions, over and over.

Question number one is, What are my highest value activities? What do you do that is more valuable than anything else to your work and your business?

Question number two is, Why am I on the pay- roll? What exactly have you been hired to accomplish? Focus on results, not activities.

Question number three is, What can I and only I do that, if done well, will make a real difference? This is a particular task that only you can do. If you don’t do it, it won’t get done. But if you do do it and you do it well, it can make a significant difference in your business or your personal life. What is that task?

Question number four is, What is the most valu- able use of my time right now? There is only one an- swer to this question at any time. Your ability to determine the single most valuable use of your time and then to start on that task is the key to high pro- ductivity and financial success.

Finally, commit to working single-mindedly on one task, the most important task, and staying at it until it is 100 percent complete. Persevere without diversion or distraction. Push yourself to keep working at the job until it is done.

The good news is that by continually setting prior- ities and concentrating on your highest value tasks, you will soon develop the habit of high performance. This habit will then become automatic and will virtu- ally guarantee you great success in life. This one habit alone can make you a self-made millionaire.


ACTION EXERCISE

Identify the most important thing that you can do right now to achieve your most important goal and then disci- pline yourself to do that, and only that, until it is 100 percent complete. Your ability to do this, and this alone, can change your whole life.

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