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04... Introduction 05... The Pillars of Success 06... Pillar #1: Beliefs 11... Pillar #2: Habits 15... Pillar #3: Resources 18... Pillar #4: Skills and Strengths 24... Pillar #5: Emotions 28... Pillar #6: Motivation 30... Pillar #7: Goal Setting 37... Pillar #8: Mindset 43... Final Thoughts 44... About Author 45... Download Free Mind Maps 46... IQ Matrix Lifetime Membership 47... IQ Matrix on Facebook
Introduction
There are many great books you could read about success and achievement. However, who really has the time to read all these books? Sometimes we get so caught up in reading and trying to learn and retain all this information that we forget about actually doing and taking the necessary actions that will help us achieve our goals and objectives. There is no denying that success requires a combination of many different elements that must come together in a specific way [see: mastermind matrix]. Without these elements we may very well struggle to overcome the setbacks and challenges that life blesses us with. It would of course be very difficult to pinpoint exactly what every single individual requires to achieve their desired outcomes since we are all unique in our own way and have very different circumstances that are specific to our personal experiences. However, there are certain factors that are absolutely essential and critical to any worthwhile cause. We will call these factors The Pillars of Success.
Success requires a combination of many different elements that must come together in a specific way.
The Pillars of Success are the key critical components that will help you to achieve all your goals and objectives.
These are the Pillars of Success and the key critical factors that we must focus on in order to improve our chances of succeeding in any field of endeavor. As with all things, its important to keep in mind the 80/20 Rule which states that 80% of your actions will lead to 20% of your results. Likewise, 20% of your actions will lead to 80% of your results. These pillars are not comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination, however what they represent is the 20% of actions that you must take to help you attain 80% of the results you desire to create in your life. Therefore by consistently focusing on the highest impact activities will help you to accelerate your results in a dramatic way.
Our beliefs are so powerful that they literally blind us to other perspectives of reality.
Consider the personal beliefs that you have about different areas of your life. For instance, what beliefs do you have about: Your work and career? Your health and well-being? Your family, friends and relationships? Your money and finances? Your learning and development? Your role as a parent or partner? Your personal success? Your life in general? etc.
What specifically must I believe in each of these areas in order to have the life I currently live on a daily basis?
While taking into account the areas listed above, ask yourself the questions across the page. Spend about 30 to 60 minutes identifying all the limiting beliefs you have within these areas of your life. The more thorough you are the deeper layers you will uncover, and the greater your chances of moving beyond these beliefs in the future. What do I believe about my relationships in order experience these arguments and conflicts?
What must I believe in each area of my life in order to attain my goals and objectives? What would I need to believe in order to have already achieved all my goals and objectives?
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Empowering Beliefs I am in charge of my life and circumstances. Failure strengthens and empowers me.
Setbacks are only temporary. I already have all I need to succeed within me.
Every minute is another chance to turn it all around. I can make tomorrow better than today.
Theres a lot of opportunity around me, always! Hard work and perseverance always pays off in the end.
First memorize, then cultivate these empowering beliefs as you go about your day, and you will lay down a very strong foundation that will help you breakthrough all the obstacles and challenges that life throws your way. The Pillars of Success
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Almost everything we do results from a habit or routine that we have cultivated over a lifetime.
Which of my daily habits are hurtful and prevent me from getting what I want most in life? Lets now break down the type of habits and behaviors that we should look at cultivating on a daily basis, and the type of habits and behaviors we must avoid at all costs if we desire to achieve our goals and objectives.
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Limiting Behaviors to Avoid Procrastination Perfectionism Excessive Drinking Seeking Comfort Excessive Eating Laziness Excessive TV Watching Excessive Socializing Lack of Focus Instant Gratification
Tick off the behaviors that apply to you and also have a think about other habits that you tend to indulge in on a daily basis that might be causing you more harm than good. The Pillars of Success
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Empowering Behaviors to Cultivate Waking Early Self-Discipline Persistence Self-Reflection Patience Healthy Eating Helping People Regular Sleep Routine Regular Exercise Meditation Lifelong Learning
Tick off the behaviors that apply to you and also have a think about other habits that you could cultivate on a daily basis that would help you improve your life and circumstances. The Pillars of Success
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Before you make a decision to change any habit or behavior you must first acknowledge that you are actually ready and willing to make a change.
The moment you identify the habits and behaviors that are preventing you from living the life you want, is the moment you can begin cultivating new empowering behaviors that will lead you down a better path filled with more opportunities to achieve your goals and objectives.
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What resources might be missing that could help me achieve my desired outcomes?
How can I make the best use of the resources I have, to achieve my goals and objectives?
A resource is anything you can make use of to help you achieve your desired outcomes.
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Resource List Categories Critical Skills Support from Peers Emotional Anchors Access to Information Empowering Language Solution Focused Questions Access to Technology Access to Knowledge Time Available Qualities & Traits Empowering Beliefs
Above you will find a list of resources that you potentially have at your disposal to help you achieve your desired outcomes. Read the list over and consider what resources you have within each category and which resources might be missing. You will find a detailed description of each these categories on the IQ Matrix Blog. The Pillars of Success
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Of course knowing what goals you want to achieve is absolutely essential as you go about building your resource list. We will therefore discuss this in more detail a little later within this article. I personally like to keep a notebook of the resources I have at my disposal. Its somewhat a book of inspiration, where I make note of all the things I can use to help me achieve my goals or overcome the obstacles that life throws my way. I keep adding to it on a weekly basis with relevant resources that I acquire over time. Ive found it very helpful, and I hope it can also be helpful for you as well. Having identified your resource list, its important now to go a little deeper and pinpoint the strengths and skills that you have at your disposal that you might like to utilize to achieve your goals and objectives. Lets begin by taking a look at your skill-set.
Knowing what goals you want to achieve is absolutely essential as you go about building your resource list.
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What specific skills do I currently have at my disposal that will help me achieve my desired outcomes? What critical new skills must I master to achieve my goals and objectives? How will I go about developing these skills?
Where must I begin? Once you have asked these questions, immediately take action and start developing the skills you will need to attain your goals and objectives.
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No matter what your goals, there are certain skills that are absolutely essential and necessary.
Thinking Skills
Decision Making Problem Solving Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Accelerated Learning Memory Enhancement
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Social Skills
Personal Influence Persuasion Leadership Public Speaking Relationship Building Negotiation Networking Parenting Motivating People
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Personal Skills
Goal Setting Time Management Emotional Intelligence Financial Management Accelerated Reading Weight Management Productivity Organization Skills
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Having read over these skills, feel free to add other skills to the list that are relevant to your life and circumstances.
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What are my real strengths? What skills have I developed to a high level of proficiency?
What talents do I have that I can utilize to help me achieve my goals? Which of my qualities have helped me overcome great odds and setbacks in the past?
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What resources and knowledge might I need to help me overcome them? What experience might I need to gain in order to become more confident in these areas?
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Keep in mind that you dont always need to overcome your weaknesses. You simply need to build the right support mechanism that will help you gain the necessary leverage you need to move beyond areas youve had little to no experience with. Moreover, by constantly asking for help, you will eventually find the answers you are looking for.
Weaknesses are simply areas of our lives that we havent had an opportunity to develop, concentrate or work-on.
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Emotions are nothing more than our interpretations of reality. Things dont just happen to us. We rather interpret what happens to us in our own unique way and therefore experience a corresponding emotion.
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Panic Fear
Guilt
Discomfort
Loneliness
Impatience
Overwhelm
Depression
Disappointment
Stress
Identify which of the emotions listed above you experience on a weekly basis. Once identified have a look at the Emotional Mastery IQ Matrix for suggestions on how to deal with them more effectively.
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All emotions have a hidden meaning and message that if understood, can guide us in the right direction.
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Happiness Each day, take time to bring these emotions into your day in ways that will transform your life and the life of those around you. Not only will this bring greater pleasure to your experience, but it will also help put you in a state of mind that will assist in the achievement of your goals and objectives.
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Motivation is an absolute necessity for long-term success. With it, the journey is much more pleasant and fun; however without it everything you do can seem like a chore.
In addition to the above qualities, motivation also requires high levels of energy. Energy is a natural outcropping of motivation, however if we dont look after our health or live a very destructive lifestyle, than our levels of energy will be very low no matter how much motivation we have.
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Goal setting in the traditional sense might not be essential for success. However, goal setting of some kind is absolutely necessary as it will help you focus on the most important things that are required to achieve your desired outcomes.
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Many times we set goals that we simply do not end up achieving. There are many reasons why this occurs including: Low levels of motivation Not enough resources Limiting beliefs Unhelpful habits Inferior level of skill Lack of knowledge or experience Emotional turmoil
Literally everything we have discussed thus far can cause stagnation when it comes to goal achievement.
Literally everything we have discussed thus far can cause stagnation when it comes to goal achievement and as a result it can sabotage your success. However, if all the above mentioned self-sabotage sources are not responsible, than you must make sure that when you set your goals that they ALWAYS meet the criteria listed on the next page.
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Reverse engineer your goals by seeing yourself having already achieved your goals in the future, then working step-by-step backwards from that point until you reach the present moment.
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Above all else, make sure that you stay flexible and adapt to changing conditions and circumstances. Theres no point in drawing up an inflexible plan of action that doesnt take into account new information or unexpected events that may take place. Therefore always be transforming your approach when required to help you get back on track. In the end it doesnt matter how you get to your end destination, as long as you get there in the end. In addition to the plan of action, its also important to develop a system for tracking the progress you make towards your goals. This is important to help motivate and keep you on track and moving in the right direction.
Its also important to develop a system for tracking the progress you make towards your goals.
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Do I have any limiting beliefs that conflict with the goals I want to achieve? Given my current priorities, do I even have time to achieve my goals within the time frame I have set? Does my current lifestyle compliment my goals, or will there be friction? Will I need to raise my standards to new levels in order to achieve my goals?
Do I have any other goals that may conflict with the achievement of these goals? What other conflicts could potentially exist that may sabotage my progress?
This can be a hard choice to make, however we have to be honest with ourselves, otherwise we will continue to sabotage our own success.
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The people who have an incredible amount of luck only seem lucky because they do the right things at the right time in the right way.
Attracting good fortune into your life is not so much based on luck but rather on sciencepsychological science. The people who have an incredible amount of luck only seem lucky because they do the right things at the right time in the right way. Whether they realize what theyre doing or not, could very well be based on random experience or knowledge that they have gained. However, the specific things theyre doing can be modeled and replicated by anyonetherefore dramatically enhancing their chances of success (luck).
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They are flexible and creative. They build a strong network of contacts.
This list is by no means comprehensive. In fact, it only scratches the surface. Please read the Luck Factor IQ Matrix for more information. The Pillars of Success
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The highest achievers have an uncanny ability to deal with adversity in a proactive and productive manner.
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If we only think positively than we tend not to notice all the problems that are creeping their way into our lives.
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The words we speak aloud unlock the thoughts we cultivate on a daily basis. Likewise our thoughts reflect our attitude, and our attitude is expressed through our words and body language.
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Final Thoughts
If youve read this far, than I congratulate you ! You are one of the very few people who have had the discipline to read this eBook through to the very end. Hopefully this also means that you are one of those rare people who also follow through on the promises you make to yourself to achieve your goals and objectives. This eBook and accompanying mind map wasnt meant to answer all your questions about what it takes to be a high achiever; however I do hope that you take a look at the related links scattered within the eBook, as they will provide you with much more relevant in-depth information and ideas that can help you along your journey. I wish you the greatest of success and luck along your path towards your goals and objectives. But I suppose you wont need luck, since its already a part of you.
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About Author
Adam Sicinski is a qualified life skills coach and works as a visual thinking consultant. In 2008 he founded IQ Matrix a visual thinking company specializing in the production of mind maps and visual thinking aids designed to help people boost their productivity, raise their levels of creativity and gain the most from their natural talents and raw ability. Over a period of many years Adam collected and collated a wide variety of information about cognitive psychology, neuro-linguistic programming and other related approaches. This information was used to piece together an all-encompassing chart known as the MasterMind Matrix that helps explain why we do the things we do on a daily basis. This chart forms the basis and foundations of all the work that goes into creating each IQ Matrix map. The Pillars of Success
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