10) - Survive Success
Struggling with adversity might seem to be the toughest challenge in achieving your dreams, but the greatest hurdle you must face, in fact, is surviving success itself.
I have witnessed many a driver climb the ladder from working as labor on a truck to obtaining a class A and becoming a owner operator and making $11.00 an hour to well over $200,000 and the biggest challenge they always have is handling the success and the money.
It is fine to enjoy your success and you should but you must remember that even the most dedicated and hardworking people are tempted by laziness and complacency once they think their work is over.
But the work is never "over".
Success is not without dangers.
Complacency can creep in and you may start spending money way above your means.
Do not forget where you came from and what it took to get where you are.
Separate WANT from NEED.
Give back, help others and never stop setting new goals for yourself.
Stick with your discipline. Sometimes it's easy to cling to the consequences of success and forget the exhausting path that got you there. Remind yourself that the only way you did it was through hard work- and that's the only way you'll do it again.
Keep raising the bar. This is what separates good from great.
Never under estimate your competition. If anything, work harder.
COMMIT YOURSELF TO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT, NEVER REST ON SUCCESS.
If you truly understand that, you will never allow yesterday's accomplishments to get in the way of tomorrow's goals.
That's it folks.....Rick Petino's - 10 Steps to Success...if you missed any take the time to check out past postings....never stop learning...Paul Arpin said right up till his last days that he was still learning.
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