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| How to become successful at everything you do.
**** Copyright Todd Jamieson 2004 ----- Todd Jamieson,
EnvisionOnline.ca (www.envisiononline.ca) ****
Everyone looks at success differently. Some look at their life
as a whole, while others may divide it up into financial
success, family success, relationship success etc. However you
define or look at success, I have learned a surefire way to
ensure you are successful at almost anything and everything you
do.
Now I know thats a pretty bold statement, and while I am the
first to admit it may not work every time. If you add "learning
a lesson" into it and change your definition of success
slightly, you WILL be successful every time.
So, what is this magic formula for success? Well, the best way I
can explain it is through a story my sister in law told me about
a recent trip my brother and her took on a vacation.
For about 10 years or so they had been taking a week off each
summer to visit the family cottage. The cottage was beautiful
and located just an hour out of town. Recently married, it was
his first trip to the infamous family retreat. He decided to
surprise the family and drive up there on his own. He outlined
his route on a map, and somehow found the street name of the
family cottage. He was to drive for about an hour, then turn
left off the highway. How hard could that be?
He began his trip, and after about an hour of driving, he began
to look for the turn off street. He kept driving, after about
another 30 minutes of driving, he decided to turn around. He
drove back to the area, and looked around and still could not
find the street. He stopped a man walking his dog, and he gave
him directions - but he was no closer. He stopped again at a
corner store and they provided directions, and he still was no
closer. At this point, he began to lose his patience. And was
about to give up. He decided to ask one final person who seemed
to be walking back from an outing on the river. She explained
that the street had been renamed, and was only a minute or less
from where he was located. Within minutes, he was at the family
retreat.
Now the secret to his success and yours is if you want to know
how to get somewhere (and be successful) - find someone who has
already been there before.
As an entrepreneur, a mentor can help you drastically speed up
your learning curve and help you achieve goals that at one time
you had only dreamed of. I am always on the look out for mentors
for all aspects of my life.
Remember success is just one relationship away.
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----------------------- (c) Todd Jamieson 2004 ----- Todd
Jamieson, EnvisionOnline.ca (www.envisiononline.ca)
About the author:
About the Author: Todd Jamieson is Founder and President of
EnvisionOnline.ca and has worked as Project Manager on more than
200 web sites, web applications and Internet e-business
initiatives for small and medium sized enterprises. He is also
actively involved in a number of other small businesses.
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