1.
Successful?
Living for a purpose or existing

2.
What is successful
• Power?
• Money?
• Good job
• Married to a rich and caring man
• The right woman
• Business works
• Frequent promotions?
So?
How do we
get there?

3.
You ? Or your Stars?
• “A sound mind in a sound body”
• Long run success depends on commitment.
– Are you fed up with your current situation? Saving
coins in the super market?
– You have defined goals where you want to be?
– Do you know how high you have to jump? And the
hurdles? Are you really really committed ?
– A sound mind

4.
You ? Or your Stars?
• The willingness and desire to change? And
attitude?
– Top achievers are more than just willing to work hard:
they want to work hard
– To work hard and smart towards achieving clearly
defined goals
– And your health care for? Are you ready? Or do you
want a quick fix? Is there a quick fix for physical
fitness? Don’t take unrealistic turns.
– Have you assessed the cost and benefits for the
commitment?
– Do you see the brightness at the end of the tunnel?
Eye on the ball?

5.
You ? Or your Stars?
• Confidence- avoid negative self talk, treat
negative people as pests, avoid them
– If you want to change the kind of manager,
officer, wife, husband you are, change the kind of
person you are,
– You are what you say and do. The body follows
the mind. Be the kind of person you want to be, a
success.
– Train carefully. Train regularly. Train hard. Be in
the real success situation, see yourself there

6.
Learn to Distinguish between Problems and Facts
• Problem solving and Managing time- when is the best
time?
• Do it now. Do it right.
• A problem, a challenge can be fixed.
• If you are dealing with a circumstance that cannot be
changed or fixed, then it’s no longer a problem: it’s a
fact.
– Because it’s a fact, there’s no reason to waste emotional energy
feeling frustrated. Let it go.
• Save time and energy for problems you can do
something about. So there is time to let go and re
focus!

7.
Discipline and commitment
• Nearly everyone, every officer, man ,
woman “work very hard” for their success.
– Success is not a matter of luck.
– Discipline is remember what you want.
– The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.
– Be consistent in the purpose

8.
Any hurdles?
• Embrace adversity as something positive
• All great triumphs are preceded by some kind of crisis.
• Without crisis leaders never get the chance to prove
themselves and the time to be alert and vigilant is when
everything is going well.
• Be fearless in seizing opportunities – as Nike says ‘Just do it’

9.
Any hurdles?
• Turn challenges into positives. “Success is never giving up
• Motivation and energy are worth 3 times your physical
resources.
– facing reality checks. Confront them knowing that
accepting and overcoming these challenges will help
make you the person you ought to be!
– If you hit a rough spot, keep going.
– Even when you feel discouraged, do the assignments
anyway.
– Champions keep playing until they get it right.
– But don’t choke, breathe, exhale, relax

10.
Develop Mental Toughness and
Maintain Focus
• Stress and setbacks are part of everyone’s life.
• You have to be tough.
• Everything depends on your mental outlook
towards life.
• 98% of success is in your head.

11.
Use Visualization
• Imagine yourself doing something successful
before you actually begin it.
– It’s like a move you run in your head. A positive
dream!
– “If I can conceive it, I can believe it. If I can believe
it, I can achieve it.” Jessie Jackson
– Imitate a champion. Pattern yourself after
someone who is outstanding.
– Learn from others, but improve yourself.
– Just because someone wins the race, don’t assume
it was easy for them.

12.
Have High Expectations for Yourself
• You have to expect things of yourself before you
can do them.
• Keep in mind that it is what you expect of yourself
that matters, not what others expect
– Set your achievement goals , and know what you are
able and willing to do to achieve success..
– Monitor your progress continually

13.
Always Give Your Best Effort
• “There are three types of baseball players—those who
make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those
who wonder what happened.” Tommy Lasorda
• “Shoot for the moon—even if you fall short you will
land among the stars.” Gil Steinke
• Go for the gold. Make it habit to perform beyond
expectations

14.
“Secrets” Summary
• Understand and make a commitment
• Avoid negative self-talk and verbalizations
• Decide what kind of person you want to be
• Be prepared to deal with highs and lows
• Use visualization
• Develop mental toughness and stay focused
• Distinguish between problems and facts
• Set high expectations and commit them to writing
• Monitor your progress
• Always give your best effort
• Time to get moving!

15.
Creating Success
CPA Kandole Patrick