Success

Training since 1962 · Academy established 1992

Success principles and models, presented as structured reference material.

Welcome to my Success page

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Success is not a mystery and it is rarely chance. Over time you begin to see that certain things work, and that some people use them consistently, whether they realise it or not. There is no single path that works for everyone. But there is always a way that fits you. Finding that path is the difference between success and not.

On this page I am not sharing my path but how I discovered it. have set that out in three parts.

Read it as a reference, or just follow it through and see what makes sense to you.

Success

Definition

The first step is to define what success means to you. Money, status, relationships, family, spirituality, or something else. If you do not know what you want, you cannot achieve it.

Define the goal clearly. You should be able to recognise it when you reach it. Then match it to your current situation. Skills, time, resources. When these align, you have something you can move toward.

This is the way to start. As you gain experience and understanding, the range of what you can take on changes. What once seemed out of reach becomes something you can work toward with intent.

Resources

What will it cost? Is what you want worth the prospective effort and cost?

The big two limiting factors time and money, then come effort and skill.

You can success without planning, without preparation and without any luck about as often as you will find a real gold nugget in your house. Many people spend a lot of time dreaming and this is not wrong if you do it for the pleasure. If you dream of things that you feel you want but can't achieve, this can lead to suicide material. And there are enough example out there of incredible success happening usually to quite normal human beings.

There is hardly an athlete who would do more than dream of becoming a Gold medal winner. Yet every year in world championships and every 4 years in the Olympics we have a host of these. All started with a dream and all had a success path and all those who achieved their goal were successful. But there is a skill to being successful and a price. And that is what we will be exploring as you work down the page.

Overview

Each of the 5P's has a Yin and Yang side, and easier and more difficult; depending on your point of view. And your point of view is very important! Although most publications suggest that there is only one way to success, this is not true. Success is dependant on your personality and some people have some form of success easier than others but in reality, it is about choosing the right success ad following the right path for you.

It would go a bit beyond the scope of this page to also include a Personality Profile to help you decide which is the best path for you but we do have a Personality Reflection Page which may help you decide which is your best way to succeed. Are you more proactive or reactive, patient or dynamic; do you believe in People or Process Power and so on. As working against your nature may be a good expansion of mind and attitude, it may not be the best idea if you are wanting to succeed in something.

In essence, there are a whole lot of ways to succeed, depending on who you are. But you can also find out who you are based on the way you like to succeed. So, look at the Animal Personality Page and see who you are or just delve into the P⁴M directly. What is most important is that you do it your way and see how this works. This develops your Skills and Wisdom where as doing it exactly to formula rarely works. Or as Field Marshall Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke said and has been quoted many time since;

By all means, make a plan and try and stick to it but do not be dismayed if the plan start unraveling before you reach an end; most plans do unless they are processes. Processes are plans that have been done over and over and over again until everything has been been worked out and then, often they become obsolete because someone has worked out a better process. So, by all means, make a plan or not, but make a choice and see how it works for you.

But long before you make a plan, be clear about what you want and how much you are able or prepared to pay for it, initially to get it and then to maintain it. But that is what we will explore below. Just before that, to not only explore the principle but possible see examples, we will use some classic cars for examples.

Classic example

The 1930 were possibly the decade of the most interesting cars including variety and form. One of the best of these was the Hispano-Suiza J12 Coupe Deville. For many people, even now, this would be the grand and most ultimate of all cars of that area and possibly one of the most beautiful car shapes ever. Now, if that was you ultimate WANT, what would you be prepared to do to get it? Sell your soul to the devil? Or would you rather look at other great period cars such as the 1930 Bugatti Type 41 Royale. Looking at it some may say it is even better! Or what about the Rolls-Royce Phantom V Sedanca Deville or even the fantastic Rolls-Royce Phantom V Sedanca Deville? After defining what you ideally want, step two is Price!

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