Checklist for Success

In business as in life, success comes from hard work and flexibility. Compare this ten point checklist to your business.

1. Build self-esteem.

• Always believe your business is capable of doing better. Build on your strengths to find a role or niche. 

2. Establish demanding goals.

• A vision of a better future nourishes the spirit and helps us work.

• Make short-term goals achievable.

• Use discipline to link short-term goals to the vision. 

3. Always be positive.

• Keeping a positive mood needs discipline.

• Always look at the glass as half full. 

4. Establish good habits

• Be organised; don't put things off.

• Set a good example — show discipline.

• Keeping a good appearance inspires trust and reputation. 

5. Master communication.

• Sharing the vision and the desired results is critical. Measurements help focus communication.  

6. Learn from role models

• Many excellent businesses share best practices internally. 

7. Thrive on pressure

• Successful organisations "push" themselves to higher levels. 

8. Be persistent — ferociously so!

• No one said change was easy. 

9. Learn from adversity — be flexible.

• Every organisation has roadblocks, you need to try a lot of stuff to overcome them. 

10. Survive success

·         The most successful organisations get into trouble because of arrogance.