Meet Deadlines
To succeed in life, you need to struggle and achieve what seems impossible. There are times when you just need to put your head down to the task, dig deep within yourself, and deliver exceptional results within tight deadlines.
Make Mistakes and Look Stupid
Failures teach you much more than your successes. When you make a stupid error, you learn how to avoid it and about any weaknesses that you have. It is for this reason that those who are afraid to make mistakes can never find true success.
Believe in Yourself
In your journey to success, you will inevitably come to a point where belief is the least traded commodity within you. It is in those moments that you have to believe in yourself even more. Have confidence in yourself even when no one else does, and you will succeed.
Lead When No One is Following Yet
Leaders are not born; they are self-made. If you inculcate the habits that will make you a great leader early on, you will find that you don't need to perfect those very habits when you find success.
Give More than You Get
The ideal scenario in everyone's dream of success is where he or she has to put in a little effort to get back a lot. However, in the real world, you have to give more than you get in return in order to become successful. In addition, it helps to build character, for you and your staff.
Keep Fighting
When you suffer a setback, you need to get up again and make sure that nothing can keep you down. If you keep fighting after you have been beaten, you will rise above what you went through, bringing wisdom and attitude for nothing less than success.
Take Risks
Higher risks make for greater returns. Playing it safe is easier, but hitting the easy button will not make you successful. You have to take many risks to make it big in the business world.
Be Nice to People
Enmity and hatred are deterrents to success and will always hold you back. If you feel that someone has wronged you, chalk it up as a learning experience and do not work with him or her again. Continue to be nice to those who've wronged you to avoid stooping to their level.
Be Accountable
Blaming someone else for a fault that is even partially yours is not what will lead you to success. If you have taken on a task and failed at it, it doesn't matter where the origin of the fault lies. The accountability lies squarely on your shoulders, and you should be strong enough to accept it, learn from it, and improve next time.
