I’ve been reading a lot of personal development books recently. I’ve read some really great books, and I’ve read a few average books, too.
There’s a common thread running through all of these books, though: The authors wrote about the process of becoming successful after they became successful.
That makes sense, of course. You have to put the horse before the cart, surely?
Wrong. I’ve decided to put the cart before the horse. I’m going to write about the process of becoming successful before I become successful. Stephen Covey, in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, defines an upward spiral of success: learn, commit, and do. I have made a commitment to myself to search out the very best books in the field of personal development, and learn and commit to the best principles contained within those books. And I’m going to share the whole process with you so that you’ll get to see what works and what doesn’t work.
So, here’s my first question to you: If you commit to success, do you guarantee success? Is success a predictable outcome?
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i would guess "hell no", but i suppose that all depends on your definition of success.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, that's what Chapter 3 is all about...
ReplyDeleteI suspect you can increase your chances of success by committing to it, but that there is still some element of chance involved.
ReplyDeleteAlso depends on what you have control over. e.g you can adapt your own behaviours, but can't control other peoples' opinions/behaviours.