Книга как добиться успеха: 10 книг, которые помогут достичь большего успеха в жизни

15 книг для тех, кто хочет создать команду мечты и преуспеть в бизнесе

Лайфхакер и издательство «Бомбора» отобрали лучшие книги о том, как запустить своё дело и преуспеть в нём. Ищите их онлайн и в книжных магазинах с наклейкой «Выбор Лайфхакера». В них только работающие советы и реальные истории предпринимателей.

1. «Пожиратели времени. Как избавить от лишней работы себя и сотрудников», Александр Фридман

Эту книгу называют «Библией управленца». Автор, бизнес‑тренер и эксперт по регулярному менеджменту, настаивает: чтобы эффективно руководить командой, сначала нужно научиться управлять самим собой. А чтобы нарастить результаты, совсем не обязательно быть «героическим менеджером» и заставлять себя и своих сотрудников работать больше и интенсивнее.

Гораздо эффективнее трезво оценить ресурсы, проанализировать собственный стиль управления, разобраться в своих сильных и слабых сторонах. И выявить хронофаги — организационные ошибки, которые заставляют вас и вашу команду тратить время впустую и делать лишнюю работу. Книга пригодится менеджерам любого уровня.

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2. «Сильнейшие. Бизнес по правилам Netflix», Патти МакКорд

Netflix — стриминговый гигант, у которого более ^{150 миллионов подписчиков по всему миру. Бывший HR‑директор компании — Патти МакКорд — рассказывает, как ей удалось создать сильную команду, основываясь на принципе абсолютной честности. Показывая реальные кейсы, она учит искать талантливых сотрудников и удерживать их не только высокой зарплатой, но и интересной работой.}

МакКорд говорит, что модели управления, которые были эффективными в XX веке, в XXI уже не работают. Она считает, что сотрудники должны открыто высказывать своё мнение по любому вопросу, выражать несогласие, делиться любыми идеями. А руководителям, в свою очередь, стоит «открыть доступ к себе», поощрять вопросы, дискуссии и дебаты. Именно такая корпоративная культура, по мнению автора книги, ведёт к высокой производительности и прибыли.

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3. «Alibaba. История мирового восхождения», Дункан Кларк

Alibaba — глобальная торговая площадка, на которой за год совершают ^{покупки более 600 миллионов человек. Джека Ма, основателя корпорации Alibaba Group, объединяющей AliExpress.com, Taobao.com, Alipay и другие платформы, считают одним из самых загадочных предпринимателей в мире.}

Автор книги — его близкий друг. Он написал инсайдерскую историю о том, как создавалась компания и как она стала лидером интернет‑ретейла. И в этой истории он не просто излагает факты, но и заряжает читателей энергией, делится с ними принципами Джека Ма. К историям успеха можно относиться скептически, но те, чей бизнес связан с интернет‑торговлей, найдут в этой книге интересные идеи и большую порцию вдохновения.

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4. «Отдел продаж по захвату рынка», Михаил Гребенюк

В первую очередь книга пригодится менеджерам, которые хотят создать отдел продаж и управлять им эффективно. Но она может быть полезна и линейным сотрудникам, продавцам, желающим повысить свои показатели. Автор занимается созданием систем продаж под ключ и в своих рекомендациях полагается только на реальный российский опыт.

Он рассказывает, как выбрать торговую модель, выстроить доверительные отношения с клиентами и выработать индивидуальный подход. А ещё делится идеями для повышения конверсии и готовыми скриптами для холодных и тёплых звонков. Кроме того, в книге есть и практические задания, которые, возможно, заставят читателя понервничать, но определённо повысят его навыки продаж.

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5. «Сначала заплати себе. Превратите ваш бизнес в машину, производящую деньги», Майк Микаловиц

Когда‑то автор книги едва не разорился и это заставило его пересмотреть свои взгляды на управление бизнесом. Он понял, что успешная компания не просто приносит деньги — она должна быть прогнозируемо доходной. Поэтому Майк Микаловиц создал систему, которая поможет владельцам малого бизнеса расплатиться с долгами, регулярно получать прибыль и приумножать её.

В книге изложен пошаговый план с множеством реальных примеров. Он поможет предпринимателям избежать банкротства и построить бизнес, который будет приносить деньги, а не стресс.

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6. «Искренний сервис. Как мотивировать сотрудников сделать для клиента больше, чем достаточно. Даже когда шеф не смотрит», Максим Недякин

Клиенты выбирают те компании, в которых искренне, а не по регламенту хотят им помочь. Но этого нельзя добиться жёсткими указаниями, штрафами и диктатурой. Искренность — это не про скрипты и правила, а про отношения между людьми. Автор книги, эксперт по построению сервисных организаций, рассказывает о том, как создать по‑настоящему клиентоориентированную компанию.

Он делится базовыми правилами для создания качественного сервиса, говорит об инструментах для его улучшения, помогает решить наиболее актуальные проблемы и задачи. Книга — маст‑хэв для всех, кто развивает клиентоориентированный сервис: руководителей разного уровня, менеджеров, которые напрямую общаются с клиентами, поставщиков услуг и бизнес‑тренеров.

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7. «ЦА. Как найти свою целевую аудиторию и стать для неё магнитом», Том Вандербильт

Чётко определить свою целевую аудиторию едва ли не первый совет, который дают бизнес‑школы и консультанты. Ведь именно понимание того, кому вы продаёте свой продукт, поможет сделать это эффективно. Автор книги не просто говорит о том, как определиться со своей целевой аудиторией. Опираясь на данные научных исследований, он рассказывает, как предугадывать вкусы потенциальных клиентов и даже управлять ими.

Эти знания помогут предпринимателям подогнать свой продукт под клиентские предпочтения и таким образом на много шагов обойти своих конкурентов.

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8. «Продавец обуви. История компании Nike, рассказанная её основателем», Фил Найт

Здесь нет подробных инструкций и пошаговых планов о том, как создать компанию с годовым оборотом в 30 миллиардов долларов. На страницах книги Фил Найт, «человек за галочкой Nike», просто делится своей историей — честной и очень вдохновляющей.

В начале своего пути автор и главный герой не мог наскрести денег на кроссовки Adidas и занял у отца 50 долларов, чтобы торговать японской обувью. А конец вы уже знаете: Nike превратился во всемирно известный бренд. Читатели говорят, что книга стала для них пособием о том, как создать свой бизнес. Но Фил Найт говорит не только об этом — он рассказывает о жизни, семье и путешествиях. И делает это откровенно, иронично и по‑дружески.

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9. «Типы лидеров. Определить, найти подход, добиться своего», Арчи Браун

Историк и политолог, профессор Оксфордского университета Арчи Браун проанализировал характеры наиболее выдающихся политических лидеров — в том числе Иосифа Сталина, Уинстона Черчилля, Мао Цзедуна и других.

Он создал собственную типологию — чтобы читатели могли проанализировать, к какому типу руководителей относятся они сами. А ещё выявить свои сильные и слабые стороны и постараться избежать ошибок в управлении, которые когда‑то допускали демократы, диктаторы и революционеры.

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10. «Как работает Google», Эрик Шмидт, Джонатан Розенберг

Google — одна из самых успешных технологических компаний. Её стоимость превышает 50 миллиардов долларов, а в офисах по всему миру работает больше 45 000 человек. Бывшие топ‑менеджеры Google рассказывают о том, какие принципы позволили компании стать успешной, например отказ от традиционных моделей управления и создание комфортной рабочей среды.

Они делятся секретами, как привлекать и удерживать талантливых специалистов, как создать сильную корпоративную культуру, как принимать важные решения. Книга может быть полезна предпринимателям, которые хотят добиться успеха или просто получить дозу мотивации и вдохновения.

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11. «Шесть дисциплин прорывного обучения. Как превратить обучение и развитие в бизнес‑результаты», Рой В. Х. Поллок, Эндрю МакК. Джефферсон, Кэлхун У. Уик

Успех компании во многом определяет способность её сотрудников усваивать новые знания. Поэтому руководители постоянно задаются вопросом о том, как получить отдачу от обучения и не потратить средства впустую. Авторы книги выстраивают целую систему, которая позволит предпринимателям по‑новому взглянуть на корпоративное обучение. Сделать его не просто обязанностью, а ценностью и помощником в решении конкретных задач.

Принципы и кейсы, которые здесь найдёт читатель, помогут сделать обучение эффективным — чтобы результаты улучшались, а компании росли. Книга может быть полезна предпринимателям, управленцам, сотрудникам HR‑отделов и специалистам корпоративного обучения.

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12. «Драйверы роста. Как средней компании стать гигантом», Николай Молчанов

Бизнес‑консультант Николай Молчанов интересно, легко и без воды рассказывает о том, как масштабировать бизнес, увеличить прибыль, запустить новые продукты и завоевать новые рынки.

Книга чётко структурирована, написана простым языком, содержит множество схем и примеров. Никаких пустых разглагольствований — только доступные и понятные инструменты, объединённые в пошаговый план. Он поможет предпринимателям скорректировать позиционирование своего продукта, настроить воронку продаж и вывести компанию на новый уровень.

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13. «Как Coca‑Cola завоевала мир. 101 успешный кейс от брендов с мировым именем», Джайлс Льюри

Вдохновляющая книга для предпринимателей и тех, кто только планирует открыть своё дело. Автор собрал истории множества успешных брендов — таких как Chanel № 5, KFC, Coca‑Cola и другие. Рассказы поданы лаконично и увлекательно, из них можно узнать, как появились «лабутены», как придумали Pinterest, в чём секрет успеха Coca‑Cola и других гигантов. В конце каждой главы есть короткое резюме и домашнее задание, которое поможет продумать стратегию будущего стартапа или устранить слабые места в уже существующем.

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14. «Дизайн‑мышление. Все инструменты в одной книге», Оливер Кемпкенс

От того, как именно предприниматель справляется с проблемами, зависит, сможет ли он прийти к желаемым результатам. Дизайн‑мышление — метод решения бизнес‑задач, основанный на творческом подходе, его используют многие мировые и российские компании. Он позволяет создавать крутые инновационные продукты, решать проблемы не в теории, а на практике — с помощью макетов, итераций и тестов.

В книге даётся полный обзор инструментов для применения дизайн‑мышления в бизнесе. Автор рассказывает, как генерировать идеи, проводить конкурентный анализ, устраивать мозговые штурмы и создавать прототипы будущего продукта. Кроме того, предлагает игры и упражнения для развития креативности. Книга пригодится владельцам собственного бизнеса, проектным менеджерам, лидерам команд и всем, кто хочет создать и запустить успешный продукт.

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15. «Лидеры едят последними: как создать команду мечты», Саймон Синек

Для того чтобы сотрудник показывал хорошие результаты, на работе он должен чувствовать себя в безопасности — так считает автор книги, бизнес‑тренер и спикер Саймон Синек. Эта идея опирается на данные о физиологии человека, его гормональном статусе: если он в стрессе, то не может решать интеллектуальные и креативные задачи.

Чтобы создать для персонала «круг безопасности», руководитель должен «есть последним», то есть показать сотрудникам, что он заботится о них больше, чем о себе. Книга рассказывает, как выстроить в коллективе тёплую, доверительную и продуктивную атмосферу, и объясняет, почему многим начальникам это не удаётся.

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In this post I want to share some of my learnings. 90003 90002 Long story short I wrote a little Webpack cookbook with Christian Alfoni. That led to an idea of ​​a bigger book. Initially we pitched that to a real publisher. After long negotiations we got a no. That did not stop me. You can see the result here.90003 90002 Even though the book has not been a great financial success, it has proven its benefits. There are multiple reasons for this. For instance having all your content open might not be the best idea for a beginner author unless you have some way to upsell. This is something I’m going to experiment with to see if having at least some of the content closed makes a difference. 90003 90002 I am aware a lot of beginner authors do a lot worse than me. The problem is that when you are starting out alone, you have to tackle big problems by yourself.Simply put even if you could write but fail at other important tasks, such as marketing and sales, it will not work. If you wrote an excellent book and people failed to find it, it would still be a failure, at least financially. 90003 90002 Note that you can, and probably should, outsource some of the book related tasks. You can find people to proofread your material for relatively cheap. Even if the reader knows nothing about the topic, you will likely get a bunch of grammar fixes to make. Same goes for crafting landing pages, marketing material and graphics.A professional can simply do better work, faster. 90003 90002 As a non-native author you’ll encounter an extra challenge in the form of grammar. As a Finn I tend to be quite blind at articles. I miss some at times. My writing style has likely been inspired by my culture as well. That’s something that’s hard to tone down. On the other hand that can be treated as a strength. Sometimes it’s good to be a little different and stand out. 90003 90002 As a first time author going through an established publisher could be a good option.They’ll deal with some of the hard parts. You will pay for this quite literally, though. And there are no guarantees for success. At least this will make you familiar with the process. When you decide to self-publish, you already know some of the ropes. As a result you are not starting from the scratch anymore. 90003 90002 The economics of self-publishing can be more rewarding. There are more aspects to worry about but the economics make up for that. Roughly put you might need to sell six times the books through a real publisher than otherwise.This means you can reach decent income even with modest sales. 90003 90002 To give you a better idea, consider the figures below: 90003 90020 90021 Traditional publisher — 15-50% royalty, closer to 15% normally and can be less even 90022 90021 Leanpub — $ 0.50 + 10% 90022 90021 Gumroad — $ 0.25 + 5% 90022 90021 DPD — $ 10 per month 90022 90029 90002 Shortly, the more responsibility you take, the more you get paid for it. But this assumes you can deal with all the parts involved. Having a great royalty rate does not help if the book does not sell.90003 90002 Especially with something like DPD you would be raking most of the profit to yourself. But as stated earlier, the cost is usually elsewhere. The benefit of Leanpub is that they offer a decent landing page for your book and support Markdown based authoring. 90003 90002 One potential problem is that you do not get direct access to your clients. This makes it more difficult to grow your personal mailing list than it would have to be. There are likely good reasons for this, though. 90003 90002 It is hard to underestimate the importance of a good mailing list.It is an amazing way to reach your audience. There are an entire set of techniques related to growing them. I am not an expert when it comes to mailing lists but I can see the value. Beyond marketing they actually allow you to help your audience directly, get feedback and so on. 90003 90002 You can get output similar to Leanpub through something like Gitbook. If you have the skills for that, you can customize the result as you want. You can sell the result through Gumroad, DPD, and such. You will get more control over the sales process and can set up the sales funnel just the way you want it.I believe growing your mailing list becomes easier this way. 90003 90002 I feel selling is one of the smallest problems, especially if you go through a proxy. If you deal with it yourself, you will have to deal with things like EU VAT. That will get very complex and time consuming fast. It is likely a better idea to leave these kind of details to companies that have them sorted out. 90003 90002 Note that services like Lulu allow you to get actual dead tree books done. The obvious disadvantage of this is that it becomes difficult to push updates.Lulu also gives access to major digital bookshops, such as Amazon, B & N, and iBooks. This means you’ll need to have your book content fixed apart from grammatical fixes, though, as these platforms expect your book has an ISBN. 90003 90002 Financial success is only one potential benefit of writing a book. It will actually force you to become better at writing. Even though I’m far from top notch writers, I feel like my writing has improved. At least I’m faster at it, and it takes less effort.In addition I have gained contacts I would not have otherwise. And, most importantly, writing a book has opened an entire new world to me in the form of opportunities. 90003 90002 Even in the worst case I have established a source of some level of income. The book seems to sell consistently and I have some tricks in my sleeve to improve on that. Better yet, I have made a dent to the market. It will be far easier to develop another book should I want to. 90003 90002 Having a book in your CV does not hurt either.The next time I do a round of interviews, I have an ace at sleeve. A book adds to your credibility and might be the factor that will help you to get the job. At the very least you will have a stronger bargaining position when negotiating over the financial bits. 90003 90002 Just like with software projects the easiest thing to mess up is scoping. It’s difficult to estimate how long getting things done actually takes. This is exacerbated by the fact that as a first time author you do not have a frame of reference.Based on this experience I would say it’s better to aim for a short guide, say 30-50 pages, rather than shoot for the moon from the first go. 90003 90002 It is easier to expand than to cut down. Go for a short, quality book rather than something long and shoddy. Your readers will thank you. 90003 90002 One interesting aspect of self-publishing is that it allows a wide range of experimentation. I probably went too far with that at some points. Instead it might be a good idea to try to fix your table of contents as soon as possible.This is just to avoid the amount of rework needed. Sometimes there’s no way to avoid that but as they say «fail to plan, plan to fail». 90003 90002 Ideally you would not have to iterate a lot on the content. I know this sounds like waterfall. It’s easier from a reader’s perspective, though. If nothing is ever done, how do you know when to read? At some point a book has to become ready. Editions are ideal for bigger changes. That’s the way the ISBN system has been designed. 90003 90002 You could say there’s an interesting conflict between the need to move fast and the need for a stable result.Platforms, such as Leanpub or Gumroad, allow this sort of experimentation. As your book grows, it does not hurt to become more conservative in your approach. For instance I’ve made conscious effort to move towards a more stable release cycle. 90003 90002 One of the big challenges of being a technical author is that the scene changes all the time. If I started to write my book right now, I would perhaps choose some technologies covered a little differently. Especially in front-end development even a month is a long time.That puts extra pressure on both authors and readers. 90003 90002 It can be hard to accept that your book is obsolete in some ways as soon as you publish it. That’s something for technical authors to endure. 90003 90002 The Busy Coder’s Guide to Android Development is an interesting alternative to the common approach. The author is selling his book as a subscription service. It’s a massive book, over 3,300 pages. Subscription would give you access to the newest content. 90003 90002 From business point of view recurring income is one of the greatest things you can achieve.The problem with traditional sales is that it’s one-off. If you want more income from the same client, you would have to sell another offering or try to upsell your current offering in some way. You could for instance try to produce a video course or sell personal consulting to complement your base offering. 90003 90002 A subscription based approach is more involved. It implies the need for continuous work. I believe that can work when scaled to a sufficient volume. As always, the problem for first time authors is in reaching that critical mass required to make it work.90003 90002 I went for an open approach in my first effort. The greatest advantage of this has been an immense amount of visibility. Of course translating that to sales is another story. If I started now, I would likely start with a mixed approach. Have something valuable behind a paywall to encourage sales. Perhaps a part of the content could be exclusive to the paid version only. Some keep all of the content closed. 90003 90002 There’s likely no one right answer to this question. As the content has been available in an open format, that has enabled external contributions I would have missed otherwise.Given I’m a solo author, that has been a massive help. Now everyone gets a better book. This is something I am very happy about. 90003 90002 Even though publishing a technical book is surprisingly simple, actually succeeding at it is another story. There are a lot of things that could go wrong. Do not get discouraged, though. I believe that persistency, and the willingness to learn and adapt, will yield results at some point. Very few succeed with their first book anyway. So be prepared for another.90003 .90000 How To Succeed In Life 90001 Show Full Transcript Minimize Transcript 90002 Hey, this is Leo for Actualized.org. I’m going to tell you how to succeed in life. This is my forte. What I love to study is success and I’m going to give you about six or seven tips that are just the fundamentals of what it takes to create a really successful life. Get ready because it’s going to be a really powerful and quick self-help segment. I go into more depth in other videos. 90003 90004 Discover Yourself 90005 90002 You have to have a deep understanding of who you really are in life to have long-term sustainable success, and both happiness and then fulfillment.For me, success is shallow if it does not come with the happiness and fulfillment component. I want to get all of it — both the external success and then the lasting fulfillment and happiness that you can get with that. I do not want just shallow, external success. 90003 90002 To do that, you need to really understand and discover who you are. You might be thinking, «Well, I know who I am.» No, you do not. I would say that 99 percent of people do not really know who they are because they have not gone on the journey that it takes to discover that.90003 90002 This is not some abstract notion. What I’m talking about here is that you really need to discover what your top 10 values ​​are. You need to discover what your top five feelings are in life. You need to discover what it is that you really want out of life and what is meaningful to you. 90003 90002 You also have to discover what you do not want. You might say, «Well, I know what I do not want. I know the things that I do not like. » There might not be as much clarity there as you think there is.90003 90002 This is all about a matter of clarity and articulation. It’s one thing to know vaguely, but it’s a totally different thing to actually articulate it, write it down, and know it very consciously. That’s going to clear a lot of things up for you. 90003 90002 If you sit down and do this process, you’re going to quickly realize that you do not know as much about yourself as you think you do. You probably have had moments in your life that have been epiphanies where you’ve had deep self-discovery.Maybe it was when you were traveling. Maybe it was after a breakup in a relationship. Maybe it was when you were struggling at work. You discover things about yourself. By going through these challenging experiences, we really discover what it is that we want out of life. That’s the foundation. Successful people know what they want. 90003 90004 Have a Life Purpose 90005 90002 Life purpose is a very deep topic that I cover in other videos, but here, what I’m going to say about it are the fundamentals.Life purpose is what you want to accomplish in your life. 90003 90002 What’s true for all successful people is that all of their actions on a day-to-day basis, a weekly basis, a monthly basis, and a yearly basis are leading towards some sort of point. They’re all converging towards something. They know what that convergent point is. For them, the convergence point is, first of all, outside of themselves. It’s not so much about them, but rather something else — something bigger than them. It’s about a sense of contribution.Again, I do not mean contribution in the sense that you have to be super altruistic and not care about yourself. It’s contribution in the sense that you get a lot of enjoyment from contributing something positive to the world. 90003 90002 So, the question is — «What is the impact that you want to have?» Are you clear on that? Are you totally committed to having that impact? This could be impact in your family. This could be impact in starting the kind of business that you want to start and having that business have a certain impact on society, whether it’s helping people in Africa get more water or helping produce green energy or helping people find love through creating an online dating site.It does not matter what it is. 90003 90002 If you’re an inventor, it’s about creating useful gadgets for people to use or useful inventions. If you’re a scientist, it’s about discovering new things about human beings and the world. If you’re a mathematician, it’s about discovering new truth within mathematics. If you’re an engineer, it’s about building amazing machines that can help people. It’s some sort of positive impact and something that you’ve really bought into. It’s something that’s very important.90003 90002 If you have that, you’re going to have passion. You’re going to get motivated. You’re going to get excited. That’s going to allow you to go out there and have the external success that you want. That’s going to lead to money, prestige, recognition, and fame. All of those things come from having a point outside of yourself that you’re moving towards and being very clear about it. You have to be very clear about what you want to be moving towards. 90003 90004 Set Big Goals 90005 90002 Successful people set bit goals.In fact, they set gargantuan goals and you have to do that too. There’s a tendency to say that we want to set realistic goals. You might say, «Well, I’m not going to set too ambitious of a goal because there’s a risk that I’m going to fail. Instead, what I’m going to do is I’m going to focus on a goal that’s realistic and that I can attain. » The problem with that kind of thinking is that a lot of times, those realistic goals that we set are undervaluing what we can actually do in our lives. You’re selling yourself short.You do not know how much potential you really have until you set a very ambitious goal. 90003 90002 I’m sure that at one point in your life, you have done that and you’ve actually been able to meet it or even exceed it and you’ve felt the power of that. Setting an ambitious or big goal is a great way to supercharge your motivation. Successful people are very passionate and motivated. That’s because they set big goals for themselves. 90003 90002 If you set a weak goal, a small goal, or a realistic goal, what’s going to happen is that you’re not going to get engaged with it.You’re not going to get excited enough to really go out there and take the action and, counter-intuitively, what might happen is that the realistic goal that you set might actually be harder to accomplish than the very ambitious goal because the ambitious goal has heart to it, whereas no one really cares if you accomplish your weak and piddly little goal or not. It’s not going to have a big impact on you and it’s not going to have a big impact on the world. So, have goals out there that are big and are not just about you, but are about other people, too.90003 90004 Hard Work 90005 90002 You have to work hard if you’re going to be successful. Successful people work their asses of. There are no magic bullets. There are no real «get rich quick» schemes. There are no real quick shortcuts to success and to a deep fulfillment. This is something that you work towards and that you have to take a lot of action towards. 90003 90002 You do not want your work to be a grind, so the secret to making this work is aligning your work with your purpose and with your values.The boundary between work and play starts to really blur. When you’re working, you’re feeling like you’re doing what you really love to do. You’re really passionate about it and the two are so blended that you no longer make a distinction between your time off and your time at work. Therefore, you can work really hard, but it does not feel like you’re working really hard. You can then take a lot of action, which is necessary to accomplish big goals, and you can get your goals accomplished and you can feel great about them.So, it’s really like a win-win-win situation. 90003 90002 However, you have to be out there working hard. If you’re sitting on your ass all the time, at home on the couch watching TV, you’re not going to have success in your life. It’s just not going to happen. There are people out there who are really pushing themselves and you have to position yourself at a place in life where you’re pushing yourself hard too. This is where you want to be. This is being on your edge. This is living an exciting and charged kind of life.So, work hard. It’s very important. 90003 90004 Do Not Quit 90005 90002 Successful people are extremely persistent. They do not quit when it gets tough and it will get tough. I do not care how passionate you are about what you’re doing. I do not care how much you love it. Whether you love it or you do not, there are going to be ups and downs in life. Whatever you’re pursuing and whatever kind of big goal you set for yourself — especially if you set those big goals — they’re going to be challenging.They’re going to require you to grow. They’re going to require you to step outside your comfort zone. That means that emotional labor will be involved. That’s okay, but to make sure that you get through that and get to your ultimate objective of success, you’re going to have to be persistent and you can not quit when the going gets tough. 90003 90002 So, maybe you’re working on a project and something’s not working out the way you want or something slips or something fails and you’re really tempted to quit and throw in the towel.Maybe there’s a relationship and you’re trying to work it out, but it’s not working and you’re tempted to drop it and you’re tempted to quit there. Whatever part of your life you really want to quit or drop right now, if you’re in that kind of point, you have to push through it if it’s really aligned with your values ​​and your purpose. If it’s not aligned, you can drop it. In fact, you should. However, otherwise, you have to be very persistent. 90003 90002 If you read biographies of the most successful people throughout human history, like business leaders, social leaders, politicians, celebrities, and actors, you know that the underlying theme of all of those biographies and all their histories is that they were very persistent and they were okay with failure.In fact, most of these people were so successful because they failed so much that their success was inevitable. After you fail thousands of times, you start to learn your lessons and you start to get good. The human brain is really stubborn and it does not tend to learn from success as much as it does from failure. 90003 90002 So, when you’re failing a lot, do not get discouraged. Push on. Persevere. Go through your hardest moments because the hardest moments that you go through are the ones in which you learn your biggest lessons.Those are what grow you to be able to handle bigger challenges to accomplish more and more and get that kind of success that you want. These are also, coincidentally, the proudest moments of your life. They’re the moments of your life that you will never regret. So, never quit when you’re doing something that’s important to you. 90003 90004 Master Your Thoughts and Emotions 90005 90002 The next point is to master your thoughts and emotions. This is a more subtle point, but it’s very important.If you can not master your thoughts and you’re always swayed by your emotions, you’re thinking pessimistically, negatively, and uncritically. If your emotions have the better of you and you’re always stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed and you can not focus, then what are you going to accomplish? How can you accomplish anything in your life? 90003 90002 Not only are you not going to be externally successful because you’re not going to be able to run a business, hold down a job, study, or be able to be in a good relationship (because no one’s going to want to be in a relationship when you’re like that), but you’re also going to feel miserable, too.You do not want to be swayed by all these negative emotions. You do not want to be worrying all the time. You do not want to be stressed all the time. Nobody likes to feel that and you do not want your thoughts going in a million different places. You want to be able to concentrate and focus your thoughts. 90003 90002 This is called «emotional mastery.» You have to master your emotions. You have to master your thoughts. That means that you have to do some introspection once in a while. How about taking up some habits like journaling, meditation, reading books, or talking with mentors or having a coach? These are great ways to start to develop mastery over your emotions or your thoughts.If you’re all over the place, you’re going to be so concerned about just fixing problems in your own life that you’re not going to be able to go out there and take the action that you need to take and make the contribution that you need to make in order to generate really big success. 90003 90004 Study Success 90005 90002 The last point is one of my favorites and this is one that people really miss out on. It’s «Study success.» Successful people study success. Success is not what we naively think is just something that happens naturally to some people and does not happen to other people.Success is a very deliberate and conscious endeavor that you undertake. Success is built over months and years and it’s done consciously. The more you understand the principles of success and the concepts of success and the more you study people who have been successful, the more you see what it really takes. That process of success — the principles — are not always what they seem. 90003 90002 For me, something that I’ve really committed my life to is studying these principles and I really love it.It’s exciting for me and I really encourage you to get involved with that. So, that means attending some seminars, reading some books, watching these videos, learning about it, joining a group of friends who are successful, or joining a mastermind group. Be around successful people. Learn how the success process works and learn about the psychology of success. We’re not talking about the externals of success. We’re talking about the psychology. 90003 90002 So, I’m going to wrap it up here. This is «How to Be Successful in Life.»Please post your comments for me. I love reading them. Of course, «like» this and share it, if you would. Check out Actualize.org where we have advanced personal development videos just like this one. We go into a lot more depth about what it really takes to be successful and happy in life. We specifically cover these last two points about how to master your thoughts and your emotions and how to study success and what are the principles of success. 90003 90002 I have my personal development blueprint on there.It is a free product and guide that has 100 of the biggest and most important principles out there for success and happiness. I spent literally years researching this and distilling it down from over $ 100,000 of the best personal development material that I could find out there, from books to really expensive seminars. So, go ahead and check that out. It’s free. 90073 90003.90000 10 Tips to Succeed in Business 90001 90002 The following 10 tips will help you build your business. 90003 90004 Simplify your life. 90005 90006 If you want to succeed as a business owner, you have to be able to focus. Simplicity gives you focus you need to succeed. There are many ways to simplify your life. 90007 90004 90009 90010 Get out of debt. 90005 90006 Stop taking loans. Pay off the ones you have. If you are in a bad relationship, end it. Reduce your expenses. Move into a smaller place.Stop eating out. Brew your own coffee, or give it up. It’s bad for you anyway. Sell ​​your car. Move somewhere you do not need one. Ride a bike or walk. 90007 90014 90006 Imagine you had to pack everything that is important to you in one suitcase. What would you take? Sell, donate, or junk all the stuff you have collected over the years. Stop buying things you do not need. 90007 90017 90006 Learn to say no to people. Meditate every day. Minimize your time on social networks. 90007 90006 You will find that simplifying is incredibly liberating.90007 90004 Invest in your business. 90005 90006 You can start your business inexpensively, but you can not do it for free. 90007 90006 How you invest in your business will have a major impact on your success. 90007 90014 90006 90009 Extra business tip: 90010 If you want to start a location independent business. Learn from those who have done it. Read books by successful location independent entrepreneurs. Find out about the challenges with location independent businesses. It is important to have a clear understanding of what you are getting yourself into.90007 90017 90006 Invest in technology. You will need a laptop with long battery life. You also need a website and if you do not know how to set one up pay someone to help you. 90007 90006 Be frugal, but understand that business requires a financial investment. 90007 90004 Network. 90005 90006 There are several reasons you must network if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur. One of the reasons is support. 90007 90006 Reach out to others who have similar goals. You can support and learn from each other.Your network can help you sell more. It will help you reach farther. 90007 90014 90006 A key part of networking is that you have to give before you get. 90007 90017 90006 As you reach out to people, think of ways to be helpful. Offer to help before you ask for help. 90007 90006 Keep your network professional. You might develop friendships down the road, but that’s not the goal. You are not looking for buddies to hang with. Keep it professional. 90007 90004 Find a mentor. 90005 90006 Many famous entrepreneurs you know of had mentors.If you want to succeed as a business owner reach out to one that has made it a success. 90007 90014 90006 First rule in finding a mentor. Do not use the work «mentor». It scares people. It sounds like a big commitment. 90007 90017 90006 Expect to be turned down. People are busy. If a potential mentor turns you down, keep searching. 90007 90006 When you reach out, do not ask the person to become your mentor. It will most likely end in a «No.» Instead, ask a question. Make it short and to the point.If you get an answer to your question, be happy. 90007 90006 Avoid being too needy. Only ask answers you could not find answers to on your own. 90007 90004 Start in a familiar niche. 90005 90006 Start brainstorming about business ideas familiar to you. 90007 90070 Ask questions like: 90071 90072 90073 What is my passion? 90074 90073 What is my professional background? 90074 90073 What experience do I have? 90074 90073 What jobs have I enjoyed the most? 90074 90081 90006 I understand that you want to succeed in business.I want to help you increase your chances of business success. 90007 90006 Starting a business does not mean that you have to invent a revolutionary new business idea. Most successful businesses are merely improving existing ideas. 90007 90006 Focus on your personal and professional life. Can you improve something that is already out there? Can you think of a better way? 90007 90006 Most entrepreneurs start businesses in areas familiar to them. 90007 90004 Learn to sell. 90005 90006 If you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, you have to learn to sell.90007 90014 90002 Not a born salesperson? No problem. No one is. It is a skill anyone can learn. 90003 90017 90006 There are countless books, seminars, conferences, and websites dying to teach you to sell. 90007 90006 Take selling seriously. It is a must-have skill. 90007 90006 The ability to sell separates wantrepreneurs from entrepreneurs. Even if you are an introvert, you can become an excellent salesperson. 90007 90004 Forget busy. 90005 90006 Starting a new business is a challenge even for experienced entrepreneurs.One of the most significant challenges is to determine what you spend your time on for maximum results. I once heard someone say «busy is just another form of laziness.» 90007 90014 90006 It’s easy to stay busy, but it’s difficult to be productive. 90007 90017 90006 You are the boss. If you are not pushing yourself to succeed no one will do it for you. In the beginning, it will be mostly a one-person operation. You’ll have to juggle a million things you could be doing. 90007 90004 Ultimately, you will succeed if you can focus on the few things that make a real positive impact on your business.90005 90006 If you can figure that part out, you will go from solopreneur to entrepreneur. 90007 90004 Be patient. 90005 90006 I wish I could tell you that «get rich quick» is a reality, but I do not want to fool you. Whether you create an online store or start a brick-and-mortar business, you are going to have to make a real commitment. It takes years to build a successful business. It’s more about your journey as an entrepreneur than a destination. 90007 90006 Focus on making progress instead of comparing yourself to those who have been entrepreneurs for years.90007 90004 Join a mastermind. 90005 90006 If you have read the iconic book called «Think and Grow Rich» by Napoleon Hill, you know the power of mastermind groups. 90007 90006 Your mastermind group will help you to learn, share your ideas, and make better decisions. Mastermind groups interact several ways. Some are in person; others are real-time online or asynchronous, similar to an online forum. 90007 90006 Mastermind groups give you peer-to-peer support. You can join existing groups or start your own.You might reach out to some entrepreneurs and invite them to your group or ask to join an existing group. 90007 90004 Adjust as needed. 90005 90006 Entrepreneurs that succeed can pivot when necessary. 90007 90014 90002 Mike Tyson once said «everybody has a plan until they get hit.» 90003 90017 90006 Be ready to adjust as your needs change, or your customers ‘needs change. For example, if you offer marketing services for small business, you have to be ready for new technologies and changing marketing tactics.90007 90006 As you pivot, you are moving your business toward new opportunities. You might try selling your services to new markets or offer new services to your existing customers. 90007 90006 Embrace change and you will stay relevant. 90007 90014 90002 Always be ready to try new things. 90003 90017 90006 It is scary to try new things, but it is the only way to grow as an entrepreneur. Making adjustments can also reinvigorate your business. All businesses must evolve if they want to stay current with their market and stay competitive.90007 90006 Embracing the status quo is a sure way to become irrelevant. 90007 90006 photo credit: wocintechchat.com wocintech (microsoft) — 191 via photopin (license) 90007 .