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1. “5 Successful Life Principles”
with
Johann Paul Gregory
Author of Overcome Tough Times Book
International Speaker
Trainer
Consultant
President, Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS)
012-423 2285
FB: Life Motivation Training
www.overcometoughtimes.com

2. AFTER THE SESSION, YOU
WILL BE:
1) Happier
2) More successful
3) Promoted (***)
4) Inspired
5) More focused

3. Beyond the Cube
Successful Life Principles
What is your personal definition
of a successful life?

4. Successful Life
Principles
In an account of life battles and
challenges, winners and losers
are separated only by the way
they approach it.

5. Successful Life
Principles
Through the years of my study, learning
and teaching, I’ve come to realise that
other than talent, relationship, skills
and familiarity with the industry, when
you aim for the stars, you need the
firepower to take you there.

6. Successful Life
Principles
In this final part of my personal
reflection, allow me to impart five
of my most treasured principles to
propel you towards a successful
life.

7. 1. Open Mind
In any challenges that you face
or are going to face, always
maintain an open mind. Put away
whatever preconceived ideas,
thoughts or thinking that could
mar your decision making.
Having them is as good as
closing your mind to better
solutions and alternatives, one
that will derail your quest for
success even before you begin.

8. 1. Open Mind
To put it in perspective, let’s imagine an athlete
who starts playing with a closed thinking
pattern where in his or her mind, the opponent
will win.
What do you think the outcome will be? Will he
or she win the game?

9. 1. Open Mind
In facing your challenges, it is
imperative to have an open mind. It
helps you to embrace rather than
escape from the trying times that are
coming your way.

10. 2. Positive Thinking
“Yes I can! Great!
Awesome!”
Words such as these and
more can help instill
positive thinking. This is the
second principle to success.
In times of calamities and
destructions, we have only
two options as far as
thinking is concerned and
positive certainly outweighs
that of negative.

11. 2. Positive Thinking
My Story
I remember once when I drove to another state for a client’s
appointment, a little stone hit my front windscreen. The damage
was costly both in terms of the physical crack and to my
personal wallet. Admittedly I was frustrated and down but it
didn’t take long for me to look past it. What happened was that
I had girded myself with a positive mindset before heading out
that morning and this little mind exercise had enabled me to
see past the cracks and onto making my client’s appointment a
success.

12. 2. Positive Thinking
The lesson here is this, having a positive mind from
the beginning can help you circumvent any
problems that may come to you midway in your
journey. You can do this with a constant positive
mental exercise.
How?

13. 2. Positive Thinking
In a daily practice, recite positive
affirmations at least twice a day, once
in the morning before you start the
day and another in the night before
you sleep.

14. 2. Positive Thinking
Be consistent at it and intersperse it
with regular reading, surrounding
yourself with like-minded people and
applying positive words when faced
with a huge task.

15. 2. Positive Thinking
As a result:
You will then witness change taking
place dramatically. You will see a new
you tackling situations in a new light,
on a new paradigm and in a renewed
mindset to conquer it.

16. Being positive far exceeds just dressing up with a
smile, it is about the whole attitude of being
positive. The timeless Zig Ziglar puts it best,
“Positive thinking won’t let you do anything but it
will let you do everything better than negative
thinking will.”

17. As such, go on to set your goals with a positive
attitude. Always check your mindset so that
you’re in the positive zone and remember, the
power to change your mind can begin from as
small as reading great and positive quotes on
a daily basis.

18. – Johann Paul Gregory
“Positive attitude can fire up a
person, group, company and even
a nation.”

19. A Greater Attitude, A Higher Altitude
but How?
2 ways by Johann Paul Gregory
1. Play on the Right Side

20. 2. Mix with Positive People - surround
yourself with people who can lift you up
instead of pulling you down.
Who are you mixing with?
What are they trying to tell you?
What are their background?

21. 3. Planning
We make plans for our annual
holidays, plans to implement a
project at our workplace and plans for
our weddings, we do this because we
want a smooth journey leading to our
goals and destinations. Granted the plan
may not be 100% accurate, poor
planning however will lead to below par
execution and results. So once you have
an open mind and equipped with
positive thinking, it is time for you to
start planning.

22. 3. Planning
Critical to your planning is to be able to
document, reflect and visualise the issues
that might come to you and how you are
going to overcome them. The clearer you
can see them, the better the outcome will
be.

23. 3. Planning
You may also consult those who have gone
through the same challenge for their opinions
and advice. If you have difficulties in finding a
suitable person to share with regarding your
situation, you can always email us at
johann@lifeedu.com. my. We can help you.

24. 3. Planning
In truth, planning actually does not take up a
lot of time. In fact, it helps you to save time in
the long run. My rule of thumb is plan over
three hours for every one hour of execution.
And remember, after you’ve planned your
roadmap, you must follow that up with action.

25. Powerful Career Plan
Everyone needs a future. The career path
you present to them must be realistic
and achievable even if it looks bigger
than them right now. In fact big
becomes relative as they get motivated
to achieve greater things along the way.

26. 4. Persevere

27. 4. Persevere
Success in all sense of the word is defined
in many ways and for as many ways as
you can pursue it, that is as much time it
will take to build a life towards that sort of
success.

28. 4. Persevere
Don’t be perturbed when your success
seems distant or elusive when you’re
pursuing it. It is meant to be that way.
Once you have mastered all the skills
required to be proficient in your area,
then success will be just around the
corner.

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engagement

30. – Johann Paul Gregory
“Never give up because success is
around the corner.”

31. Never, never, never give up! ~ Sir Winston
Churchill
Is perseverance a skill or an attitude?
In my opinion, perseverance is an attitude. We
don’t give up when the challenges are
mounting high, especially like when Sir
Winston Churchill was facing the war.

32. Many successful people have persevered in
their own respective careers, be it while
working for others or while owning their
own businesses. What separates them, the
winners from the losers is their ‘fighting’
spirit to stay on course and to battle it
through.

33. Success is hence a journey. While every journey is different, there’s no
guarantee which among you will have a shorter one compared to
another. The key is to just persevere when you’re in the season to learn
and climb the steep learning curve. Sometimes, you may also have to
weather through the dark clouds, storms and the unpredictable
economic turbulence to get to your destination. But take heart, you’re
not the only one who is on that path, even household names like Steve
Jobs, Howard Schultz, Donald Trump and the many tycoons around the
world have seen those storms and come out alive. They have
persevered through the tumbling days before rising to ride on a higher
plane like they do now. You, yes you, is no exception.
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together

34. Here are some tips:
● Stay focused
● Read motivational books and
quotes
●Surround yourself with
successful like-minded people

35. 5. Succeed
How does
success
actually look
like?
What do you do
when you have
arrived at
them?

36. 5. Succeed
To most of us and at least the younger
generation, success is as simple as
emulating a certain leading global icon
from movie stars to business leaders. We
do this consciously or subconsciously
without knowing we are steering our ship
towards it.

37. 5. Succeed
To begin with, success must have a
way to measure it and this is possible
even with family time. You can put
them into a schedule of sorts with
timeline, quantity or quality.

38. 5. Succeed
When you succeed, sit down and celebrate with
the people that matter most to you like your family,
colleagues, mentors and friends.
Whoever that have contributed to keeping you on
track deserve to celebrate your accomplishments
together.
Remember to thank them too because everyone
likes a grateful winner.

39. 5. Succeed
Finally, as you celebrate the victory, come to your senses the day
after to determine your next aspirations in life. Why? Because the
best in you does not stop at just overcoming the tough times, it
permeates through to the good times and expands beyond the best
of times!

40. – Johann Paul Gregory
“Work hard always and you will
see the fruit of your labour.”

41. – Johann Paul Gregory
“Passion, desire and discipline
will lead you to success.”

42. – Johann Paul Gregory
“Success is for those who seek it.”

43. – Johann Paul Gregory
“The power of success are both
desire and persistence.”

46. “5 Successful Life Principles”
with
Johann Paul Gregory
Author of Overcome Tough Times Book
International Speaker
Trainer
Consultant
President, Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS)
012-423 2285
FB: Life Motivation Training
www.overcometoughtimes.com