The Fundamentals Of Success

Copyright (c) 2012 Scott F Paradis

Jack Canfield, cocreator of the phenomenally successful "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series spells out in "The Success Principles" 64 actions and attitudes which will lead practitioners from where they are to anywhere they want to go. Napoleon Hill in his best-selling classic "Think and Grow Rich" offers thirteen steps to prosperity. Stephen R. Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," determined employing seven essential principles (later expanded to eight) is the means to fulfillment. Deepak Chopra distills, in "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success," the few simple, powerful tenets to create well-being and material abundance. Rhonda Byrne ups the ante in her worldwide sensation, "The Secret," reducing the requirement for success to a three part formula. And while untold seekers continue to try to quantify what it takes to succeed "The Bible," the world's most popular personal development guide, delivers the ultimate single key.

Sorting through and coming to understand the myriad principles, laws and tenets of success, to say nothing of implementation, is a daunting, and for many an overwhelming task. For most people attempting to execute a complex, multi-staged "success philosophy" ends in frustration and disappointment. While we struggle to find the means to succeed, the reality is, every one of us is quite familiar with success. We are a success machines. We achieve something every day. Though you may object to this assertion, and point out your insignificant accomplishments in no way reflect the scale of achievement you aspire to, the truth is you already employ proven principles, laws and tenets of success.

You don't need a Ph.D. in principles to succeed in practice. As every lifetime consists of a stack of little achievements, don't overlook the obvious. The means to success - the cause, the how - comes down to a few, simple fundamentals. By focusing on the fundamentals you can come to understand how you succeed. Reinforcing success - leveraging successful methods - you can build grander, more enduring achievements.

So what are the fundamentals? What really matters when it comes to achieving desires and succeeding in life?

The human experience is the infinite combination of three basic functions: feeling, thinking, and moving. These three elements comprise and create the journey of life. One can argue about which component dominates but the reality is at various times each assumes a leading role. Life, for its part intends to grow, and we, as a measure of creation contribute to the great expansion. Resisting growth is both painful and futile. As a human being you manipulate energy. By feeling, thinking and moving you both explore and create with life. How you manipulate energy contributes to the reality you experience and defines the conditions you determine as success or failure.

While the motion of life is bigger than you as an individual, the means to both survive and thrive come down to how you feel, think, and act. The fundamentals of success are these three intimately intertwined elements: feeling, thinking and acting. How you feel depends on what you think and what you do. What you think depends on how you feel and where you are (a product of reality in motion - movement). And what you do depends on how you feel and what you think. If any of these three elements are not quite right adjust the other two. Get all three working well together and the possibilities are limitless.

Success is about feeling, thinking and doing right - working in concert with life. Every day is a new opportunity to channel and shape energy. Choose to manipulate it in positive ways. Control how you feel, what you think about and what you do. You have the ability and the opportunity to control vast amounts of energy. What you do with the energy that comes into your awareness determines your success. Taking control, little by little, of how you feel, think and act is the basis for success.

Don't worry about getting myriad principles down or adhering to countless laws of success. There is nothing more fundamental than this: feel, think and act your way to a full and fulfilling life. For you success is fundamental.


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Scott F. Paradis, author of "Success 101 How Life Works - Know the Rules, Play to Win" and "Warriors, Diplomats, Heroes, Why America's Army Succeeds - Lessons for Business and Life" focuses on the fundamental principles of leadership and success; http://Success101Workshop.com


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