15 Simple Secrets of Success

1. Never Wait for something to happen; Make it happen, and Do it Now!
2. Let Circumstances dictate your Priorities; let Priorities determine your Actions.
3. For maximum Effectiveness, do only what You Do Best and let Others Do the Rest.
4. Concentrate on long-term, Permanent Solutions rather than stop-gap measures.
5. Never compromise your Integrity for anyone or anything.
6. When the ball is on the the one-yard line, don't risk a fumble; Carry it Over Yourself.
7. To Accomplish your Objective, First Begin. Second, Concentrate Exclusively on the project at hand. Third, Don't Stop.
8. Don’t make Promises you can’t keep; once made, Keep Them.
9. Don’t Cruise; play every point as though it were match point.
10. Do not be Overwhelmed by the tasks before you. Don’t try to do everything; Just do Something.
11. Avoid premature celebrations.
12. Focus your Efforts on the crux of the problem. Don’t expend energy on peripheral issues that are not crucial to producing results.
13. Don’t be tempted to take the easy way out. Have the self-discipline to do the right thing rather than the instinctive thing.
14. The more you talk, the more likely you are to do nothing else. Results have a way of informing the world.
15. Don’t try to be all things to all people. Learn to say “no” politely and pleasantly, but immediately and firmly.