Results matter. According to Brian Tracy,
results batter most; if you’re getting bad results it doesn’t matter much what
your intentions were. If you want to change your results, you need to change
your behavior. Changes in behavior start with changes in thinking. In Get Smart!, Tracy outlines the thinking habits and
practices of successful people.
In general successful people have these thinking habits:
-they take a long-term view,
-they make time to think without distractions,
-they gather information and learn constantly,
-they have written goals,
-they focus on results,
-they stay positive,
-they are flexible and willing to stop activities that are no longer
working,
-they are creative,
-the focus on what their customers really want, and
-they emulate the habits of other successful people.
Of course, Tracy elaborates on each of these items with additional
details and suggestions.
Successful people also have habits that cut across many thinking
practices. For instance, they take action; a great thought deserves to be put
to use. The put most of their time and effort into the most valuable things
they can do and try to eliminate activities that have low value. They take
responsibility for themselves. They practice thinking and acting in ways that
contribute to their success until it becomes a habit.
You can find these ideas in other places. However, Get Smart! has an advantage in that it is short an written in a
style that is very easy to read. If you want thicker tomes to read, Tracy
mentions several in the chapters of his book. If you want something you can
read, digest, and put to use quickly, this is a good place to start.
Brian Tracy also wrote No
Excuses.
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