The missing ingredient for success – plan of action

In the previous two blogs (Is it harder to attain success than to maintain it?, Self discipline – 2nd most important aspect of success), I have outlined that the most important aspect for success is to continuously set goals and the 2nd most important one is to have self discipline.

Some people might say “But, but you did say anything about the how.”
As the saying goes when the why becomes clear, the how is not important as it will come automatically.

In other words, if your goal is clear and definite and you have the self discipline not to sway from your goal, then the plan of action will come to you sooner or later.

According to Maxwell Maltz (author of Psycho-Cybernetics), we all have a “Success Mechanism” built into us. However, this mechanism must have a clear-cut goal, objective, or “problem” to work upon. Your plan of action will come forth if you think about your clear-cut goal often. You should not wait to act until your plan of action is perfect. Do not be afraid of making mistakes or discouraged by temporary setbacks. Instead you improve upon your plan of action through trial and error.

We begin with a goal in mind, an end to be achieved. Do you have a clear picture of where you want to be in 5, 10, 20 and 50 years from now? If not, work on it now and this is only the first step towards a fulfilled life.