Take Yourself to the Top!

Everybody wants to get to the top, whether it is the top of a career, acompany, the earnings scale, or the many other ways that we as individualscan define the "top" in our own lives! But with so many people trying to getto the top, how come so many people aren't moving up? I think there are somefundamental reasons why. Reasons that can be addressed and changed!

What are some things you can do to get to the top? Here are some thoughtsfor you this week!

First of all, define what the "top" means for you. This is extremelyimportant because if you don't know where you are going, you will never getthere! Some people don't want to be the CEO of the company. In fact, manythink they are better off then the CEO even though they don't make as muchmoney. Instead, they think they are at the top because of less stress,weekends with their families, etc, and I see their point. It doesn't matterwhat others think is the top, only what you do, since you are only gaugingwhether or not YOU get there! So where is it for you? That is the firstquestion for you to answer.

Be passionate about your goal. Passion is the energy that drives us, or, asAlexander Pope said, passions are the "gales of life." Passion is the windin the sales of work. Find some thing you love and you will find somethingyou can get to the top of. If you don't love it, you may still make it tothe top, though highly unlikely. And even if you do, there will be no joy.Let your passion carry you, because it will carry you far! Thomas Fuller putit this way: A man with passion rides a horse that runs away with him.

The will to continue in the face of hardship. Another reason most will notget to the top is because they simply refuse to scale the mountains ofhardship that separate them from the top. If you want to get to thebeautiful view from the top, you will have to climb over any obstacles.Instead, many choose to stay at base camp!

One would think that Bjorn Borg, one of the greatest tennis players to everlive, would consider his skill his greatest asset. Instead, this is what hesays, "My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches showsthat I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats intovictories."Continue until you get to the top!

Love people and treat them right. What? Love people? That's right! Why?Because if you are going to get to the top, you are going to need otherpeople. Be a jerk and you will find people dragging their feet on you. Treatthem right and you will find them helping you and even cheering you on!

Master the appropriate skills. Average skills will get you to the middle.Top skills will get you to the TOP! This is most assuredly true whencombined with the points above. Are you achieving excellence in the skillsyou need? Are you growing day by day, month by month, year by year? You canalways get better and getting better will take you closer to the top! Evenif you only improve a little, you can keep improving that small amount andit will eventually become a big amount! Demand the best from yourself andyou will get to the top.

Remember the words of Jose Ortega y Gasset: "Wedistinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the formeris the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes nodemands on himself."

Define the Top

Be Passionate

Persevere

Love others

Skill Mastery!

These will take you to the top!

About The Author:

Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams.

To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434.