| Each of us strive to live a successful life. We want to | | | | their own success. |
| feel successful! Some want fortune. Some want | | | | Ask yourself the following questions and answer them |
| happiness or peace. Others want a sense of | | | | truthfully. Give yourself a plus for those where your |
| accomplishment and recognition. There are so many | | | | answer is "yes." And give yourself a minus for those |
| factors to look at when it comes to success. I want to | | | | answers that are "no." |
| share with you a definition of success, or a way to | | | | 1. Are you happy? |
| measure success in your life, that can motivate you | | | | 2. Are you healthy? |
| and open your eyes to the success you already have | | | | 3. Do you have friends? |
| and also make you think about success from a | | | | 4. Do you have peace of mind? |
| different angle. | | | | 5. Do you have security? |
| What is success? | | | | 6. Are you at least reasonably prosperous? |
| The question all of us are faced with again and again. | | | | 7. Are you loved? |
| Zig Ziglar, a popular motivational speaker, has this to | | | | 8. Do you love? |
| say about success: "I believe that being successful | | | | 9. Do you have good family relationships? |
| means having a balance of success stories across | | | | 10. Do you have a hope that the future will be even |
| the many areas of your life. You can't truly be | | | | better? |
| considered successful in your business life if your | | | | Now, add up your pluses and minuses. How did you |
| home life is in shambles." How many wealthy people | | | | score? This is definitely a personal diagnosis and is a |
| do you know that live a lonely life? How many go | | | | tool that you can come back to time after time to see |
| through divorce after divorce? There is no amount of | | | | how you are doing. There will be some areas that |
| business success, or any other type of success, that | | | | need improvement, and some areas that you are |
| can compensate for the failure of what is truly | | | | doing very well in. Go and celebrate the successes |
| important, which is our relationships with family. | | | | you do have, and continue working on the areas that |
| Areas to Balance - A Self Diagnosis | | | | you know you can do better in. |
| Are you successful? Here is a great way to diagnose | | | | Remember these words from Mr. Ziglar "Failure is only |
| yourself and see how you measure up. This is a | | | | an event, it is never a person! |
| method that Zig Ziglar uses to help people measure | | | | |