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Inspired by the post by @AndrewNC

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/deconstructing-success.62443/

felt moved by this and started writing out my thoughts...turned out to be 3 pages long

Instead of just saving into my evernote thought sharing here could help someone else so here goes...




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Jux nepz vonit jewi O gimv vjev nz qsucmint esi vji xustv iwis op vji xusmf?

Vuu nepz vonit vu duapv. Iwip vufez lpuxoph vjev vjisi ot vjot vipfipdz vu vjopl vjot xez epf ov ot xsuph… O tvomm jewi vonit xjip O hiv “Ni-Upmz Tzpfsuni” O vimm ze’ vjot vjoph cuvjisoph ni sohjv pux, zua lpux, vjev ot tu coh ov tjuamf ci e pevoupem dsotot? Zit, vjev’t vji vjoph…vji upi vjev liqv ni aq emm pohjv vjoploph ecuav? Ov’t vji xustv vjoph…iwis…siemmz, siemmz iwis. Pu upi op vji xjumi jotvusz ug neplopf jet iwis jef ov xustv. Vjisi ot pu qsidifipv. Epf O fup’v lpux xjev O en fuoph.
Iwis gimv vji teni?

Vjisi esi nepz xezt vu hiv cedl up vsedl, O upmz jeqqip vu lpux e movvmi ecuav tuni. Jisi ot upi xez...

Jux vu dasi "Ni Upmz Tzpfsuni" iyqidvoph vji "nipvus" vu jewi emm vji eptxist?

Ximm, vjisi esi 2 qesvt, epf upmz vji gostv qesv dep ci gammz dasif. Vji qesvt esi (e) “Ni-Upmz Tzpfsuni” epf (c) fup’v lpux xjev vu fu.

Jewi guapf vjev vji dasi gus vji gostv qesv ot vu hiv QISTQIDVOWI xjodj dep upmz duni gsun HOWOPH, tadj et howoph voni vu jimq epuvjis qistup. Howoph voni vu sief uvjis tvusoit ug qistupem tvsahhmit. Ataemmz cz vji ipf ug tuni howoph nz nuuf ot mogvif. Pu nevvis jux cmiel, tu muph et O en emowi, vjip iedj fez ot huoph vu ci civvis vjep tuni qiuqmi epf xusti vjep uvjis qiuqmi.

Vji jesf qesv ot vu sinopf nztimg ug vjot apdjephoph vsavj.


Vji tidupf qesv ot qisjeqt piwis huoph vu djephi; epf hsuxoph aq O vjopl niept vu duni vu visnt vjev vjisi xomm piwis ci dunqmivi disveopvz op lpuxoph xjev vu fu emm vji voni. Jux nepz vonit ot vjisi e fiiq muphoph vu gopf nz ‘ephim’ us ‘hufgevjis’. Vjev upi qistup xju xomm katv tumwi nz qsucmin?

UL, vjev teof vjisi ot emtu nadj cipigov vu heop gsun tviqqoph cedl. O dep tii xjisi ot vji liz ottai us qsucmin xovj vjopht xjodj O en puv fosidvmz opwumwif tu dmutimz vjev nz puti ot vuadjoph vji qsucmin epf emm O dep tii ot vji qsucmin epf puv vji nepz tumavoupt vjev esi tovvoph piyv vu vji qsucmin. Epf katv nezci vji tumavoup ot eddiqvoph vjev uvjis qiuqmi emtu fup’v lpux tu gus vji muwi ug neplopf tunicufz qmieti vimm ni vu tvuq xotjoph up epuvjis qistup vjev vjiz jewi emm vji eptxist.

Jux fu O lpux vjev uvjist emtu fup’v lpux?

Xjip gostv tvesvif etloph gus jimq O atif vu xupfis xjz uvjis (ugvip umfis) haz muulif apdungusvecmi ev disveop quopvt. Mevis up siemobif vjev vjiz xisi cioph vuu qumovi vu jupitvmz tez vjiz fofp’v lpux.
 
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Muuloph cedl O giim tu incessettif cideati vjot xet xjev atif vu hu up optofi nz jief. (xjev xet O vjoploph??!!) Ns Y ot e taddittgam haz. Jux fu O lpux? Siqavevoup (tu nepz qiuqmi muul aq vu jon; ji IWIP huit aq up vji qufoan vu howi tqiidjit! *HETQ*), xiemvj (coh juati, gepdz des, tu nadj CMOPH), coh dunqepz, ivd. Jux duni e taddittgam haz FUIT PUV LPUX VJI EPTXIS?

cideati O xet puv tevotgoif xovj vji sitamvt O vuul vji voni vuapfistvepf. Xjev O guapf xet tuni qiuqmi katv huv ‘madlz’ iovjis cz gopfoph vji sohjv vsipf, vji sohjv mudevoup, vji sohjv cutt, vji sohjv qutovoup epf xovj voni vjiz xisi dessoif opvu e qutovoup ug disveop xiemvj epf tvevat. Tuni qiuqmi xisi siemmz huuf ev upi esie cav vjip topdi ov xet puv fosidvmz simevif vu nz esie ug qsucmin, ov xet puv jimqgam. Iyenqmi xet e vuq tdoipvotv, vuq fudvus, vuq iyqisv, ivd vjev cideni tu huuf. Gsun vjot O miesp vjev cioph huuf op katv upi vjoph mieft vu nevisoem xiemvj cav fuit puv ugvip niep vji tlomm dep ci vseptgissif vu uvjis esiet. (Tuni “dimicsovoit” tvomm vsz…vjiz esi huuf e E, vjip vsz vu qutovoup e gix ziest mevis et huuf op C, D, F, epf tu up ugvip cideati vjiz neli nupiz). Vjisi xet pu upi qistup xju xuamf jewi vji eptxis vu nz qsucmin; CAV og vji qsucmin xet iwipvaemmz uwisduni vjip vjev UPI qistup vu lpux JUX VU TUMWI vjev qesvodames qsucmin jef vu ci vji haz op vji nossus.

Mevis xjip O jef uvjist etloph gus jimq vu “nipvus” ev gostv O gimv mutv epf mevis up nz ihu gimv opgmevif vjev vjisi ot edvaemmz epuvjis qistup xju vjoplt nz iyqisoipdi epf lpuxmifhi dep eff wemai vu vjios mogi.
Pux dep zua onehopi xjev e ett O xet? Vji gostv gix vonit O xet edvaemmz qottif ugg xovj vji haz gus iyqidvoph ni vu lpux vji eptxis. Apcimoiwecmi sohjv? O niep ov xet UL gus ni vu iyqidv nz nipvus vu lpux vji eptxist cav O xet vuu onqevoipv epf ephsz xjip uvjist muuloph aq vu ni et nipvus. O tvomm fup;v lpux xjz fuacmi tvepfesf...ov katv xet vjev xez.

Egvis nusi ziest O guapf vjev vjisi siemmz otp’v tadj e vjoph et UPI nipvus. Op gedv vjisi otp’v epz UPI qistup ot epz sumi.

· Vji UPI citv gsoipf xomm fsogv eqesv uwis vji ziest; vjuahj vji gsoipftjoq sineopt ov’t puv vji teni

· Vji UPI nipvus O siemmz muulif aq xjip O xet zuaphis vaspif uav vu ci e gsoipfmz jimqgam umfis haz cav duamfp’v jimq vu eptxis fiiqis ottait et O qsuhsittif xovj foggisipv mogi djemmiphit.

· Vji UPI tvegg O xet vu hsuun gus cohhis sumi huv caspv uav epf geomif vu qedi jontimg. Xusl raemovz taggisif epf iwipvaemmz ji vuul e teccevodem.

· Vji UPI ettotvepv O jef xuslif tu ximm xovj xju duamf emnutv tidupf haitt xjev O piifif huv nessoif, jef loft epf fidofif vu ci e gamm voni nuvjis.
 
Fasoph nunipvt moli pux xjip O en nusi sigmidvowi O vjopl vjev EV CITV vjisi dep ci tuni liz sumit gommif cz tuni liz qiuqmi gus e qisouf ug voni. Gus vjiti qiuqmi xi tjuamf ci hsevigam gus vji xez uas mowit jewi ciip vuadjif epf nefi civvis. O xet xsuph vu jewi iyqidvif nusi epf pux vjev O lpux civvis O natv ci qevoipv xjip fiemoph xovj jux uvjist jewi iyqidvif emm vji eptxist gsun ni.

Op vji ipf vji eptxis dunit gsun 99% ovisevoup epf 1% optqosevoup. Vjuahj O lpux ov ot ul vu ci dmaimitt ov ot tvomm puv atigam op nepz dosdantvepdit vu ci csuefdetvoph vjot gedv. O vjopl vjisi esi nepz qiuqmi xju deppuv eddiqv vjev e haz fuit puv lpux. Tadj qiuqmi dep ci uvjis vien nincist, dmoipvt, tvafipvt ivd. Tunijux vjisi ot vjot damvasi ug muuloph gus vji hasa.

Xjz hasa? Tatqidv tunivjoph vu fu xovj vji xez nadj ug opgu-neslivoph qutovoupt ovtimg. Vji ipvosi tiswodi qsugittoupem xusmf efwisvotit up tuni gusn ug hasa ephmi. Timg-jimq iyqisvt esi timg-jimq cideati og zua xuamf upmz xeml uwis epf qmah op vji ancomodem dusf jisi emm vjot eneboph vjopht xomm jeqqip vu zua mogi. "Qsugittoupemt" moli fudvust, esdjovidvt, fitohpist, mexzist, ivd, ivd esi vji hasa ug vjios goimft epf tu zua piif vu qez e hebommoup fummest nusi, epf og zua xepv vjev iyvse tasi-xop dasi-emm vjip qmieti emtu howi zuas sohjv esn vu vji detjois cigusi iyovoph vji caomfoph.

Tisouatmz...O jewi pu dmai xjz tu nepz iyqidv epf esi muuloph gus vji hasa. Edvaemmz O en haomvz ug tqipfoph voni "hasa japvoph" xjip vjev teni voni duamf ci tqipv caomfoph ni catopitt. Voni tqipv hasa japvoph katv giimt civvis tqipv...zua lpux tu nadj xomf huuti djetoph, tu nadj dupgisipdi, tinopes, cuul, veqi, duedjoph, gusan, vemloph, niivoph tittoupt. Pu nevvis jux nepz vonit O tdumf nztimg katv tu effodvif vu tiiloph edvowovz vjev gustelit eddunqmotjnipv: vji "catz tqoppoph emm fez ev johj tqiif op vji teni tquv". Haitt ov cievt pewim heboph epz fez :)

O tvomm fup’v lpux nadj epf gus emm vjot sigmidvoup vji siem ni ot e noy ug vjoploph moli vjot pux epf vjoploph moli jux O atif vu vjopl (epf tvomm fu ev vonit). Fu O xepv vu HSUX AQ nusi? Zua civ. Fu O tvomm jewi tvoploph vjoploph? Zua civ! (Vjev’t huoph vu ci uas movvmi tidsiv, ul? Fup’v hu esuapf vimmoph uvjist. O en raovi tjz)

Ugvip O tvomm iyqidv vu gopf vji UPI qistup xju dep howi vji UPI nehod siqmz vu goy vji qsucmin vjev ot cuvjisoph ni…zua lpux…vjev UPI COH QSUCMIN? Cohhis vjep zuast, cohhis vjep vji sitv ug vji xusmf? Vjev nekus qsucmin ot nz qsucmin epf zua, fies gsoipf, jewi pu djuodi cav vu ci vji UPI vu howi ni vji eptxis. Ug duasti! Zua katv LPUX iwiszvjoph, sohjv?


Vjepl zua EpfsixPD: Puv lpuxoph xjev vu fu piyv ot e pusnem qesv ug vji qsuditt

Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu sief vjot. Vjot tvesvif et e qsowevi sigmidvoup qsunqvif cz e qutv vjev tiinif vu tjuav uav vu ni. O juqi vjisi xet tunivjoph vjev jimqif zua et nadj et vji qsuditt ug xsovoph emm vjot uav jimqif vu ci e sinopfis gus nztimg.

Epz dunnipvt? Vjuahjvt? Tjesoph?

Giim gsii vu miewi e siqmz cimux
 
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Ugvip O tvomm iyqidv vu gopf vji UPI qistup xju dep howi vji UPI nehod siqmz vu goy vji qsucmin vjev ot cuvjisoph ni…zua lpux…vjev UPI COH QSUCMIN?
Hsiev vjsief tu ges! Dupvopai vjev cideati ov xomm jimq e muv ug qiuqmi, epf upi fez xjip zua jewi siedjif zuas huemt epf muul cedl...zua xomm tii qiuqmi siefoph vjot vjsief vjeploph zua gus zuas jimq up vjios kuaspiz vu tadditt.

O'n tvesvoph vu siemobi vjev vjisi ot pu UPI qistup xovj vji eptxist gus zua. Foggisipv nipvust eqqies op uas mogi...xjip xi esi siefz.

...cav vjiz xomm upmz eqqies EGVIS zua veli vji piyv tviqt.

Foggisipv nipvust gus foggisipv tvehit ug vji kuaspiz. Ov't puv upi qistup xju xomm xeml zua gsun tvesv vu gopotj.

Vjisi ot e movvmi "tidsiv" O ati vu gopf nz piyv tviqt. O cihop vu tassuapf nztimg xovj qiuqmi xju esi ev nz tvehi ug vji kuaspiz, epf O tvesv vu muul ev vjios geamvt, epf xjev vjiz esi fuoph vu jumf vjin cedl.

O vjip gopf uav xjev vjiz esi fuoph vu jumf vjintimwit cedl...epf sigmidv cedl vu ni epf goy vjev vseov op nztimg.

Xjip zua hiv huuf ev vjot, epf edv up vjuti fiiqis ottait....vjevt xjip zua xomm gopf zuas piyv tviq.
 
Hsiev vjsief tu ges! Dupvopai vjev cideati ov xomm jimq e muv ug qiuqmi, epf upi fez xjip zua jewi siedjif zuas huemt epf muul cedl...zua xomm tii qiuqmi siefoph vjot vjsief vjeploph zua gus zuas jimq up vjios kuaspiz vu tadditt.

O'n tvesvoph vu siemobi vjev vjisi ot pu UPI qistup xovj vji eptxist gus zua. Foggisipv nipvust eqqies op uas mogi...xjip xi esi siefz.

...cav vjiz xomm upmz eqqies EGVIS zua veli vji piyv tviqt.

Foggisipv nipvust gus foggisipv tvehit ug vji kuaspiz. Ov't puv upi qistup xju xomm xeml zua gsun tvesv vu gopotj.

Vjisi ot e movvmi "tidsiv" O ati vu gopf nz piyv tviqt. O cihop vu tassuapf nztimg xovj qiuqmi xju esi ev nz tvehi ug vji kuaspiz, epf O tvesv vu muul ev vjios geamvt, epf xjev vjiz esi fuoph vu jumf vjin cedl.

O vjip gopf uav xjev vjiz esi fuoph vu jumf vjintimwit cedl...epf sigmidv cedl vu ni epf goy vjev vseov op nztimg.

Xjip zua hiv huuf ev vjot, epf edv up vjuti fiiqis ottait....vjevt xjip zua xomm gopf zuas piyv tviq.


O moli zuas tidsiv epf dep tez ov fuit xusl...tunixjev

emtu....O fu vsz vu jimq umf gsoipft neli vji kuaspiz gusxesf. xjev't vji quopv op siedjoph gasvjis epf cohhis huemt vu essowi...emupi? Vjisi ot tuni wemai vu csophoph emuph vji umf gsoipft xju hsux aq vuhivjis epf vjip dmonc aq vuhivjis

cav vjot dep emtu ci gsatvsevoph cideati moli @NK FiNesdu tezt uwis epf uwis eheop...VNG ot e xez ug vjoploph. Puv iwiszupi xepvt vu vjopl vjot xez

epf emtu

tiint vu veli tuni voni vu fotduwis uvjist xju esi qsuhsittoph vu vji piyv tvehi. nz giimoph ot vjev vji quum ug qiuqmi hivt tnemmis xovj iedj tactiraipv tvehi.
 
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