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Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness

• General Intro 3-04-01
• Step 1 25-04-01
• Step 2 6-05-01
• Step 3 21-06-01
• Step 4 27-07-01
• Step 5  4-10-01
• Step 6  14-11-01
• Step 7  13-12-01
• Step 8  27-02-02

The eighth and final step in our Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness is MONITOR RESULTS.

Whenever we set goals, aims or objectives, we must follow up to see what we have done and how we are getting on.

My experience with people in general is that they set out their goals but do not monitor their results.

Many sales people do that. They have a lot of names of companies to ring to make appointments, but they don't then work out what their success rate is. i.e. 50 calls = 5 appointments. That means 10 : 1 - 10 calls = 1 appointment. If they are not happy with the number of appointments they are getting then they must make more telephone calls. 100 phone calls means 10 appointments. So, go over everything you should be doing in your daily activity list to ensure that you are meeting your goals.

So finally, the eight steps are:

1. Personal Alone Time - take time to think

2. Values and principles - a compass for our lives

3. Dreams and visions - take time to dream, hitching your wagon to a star

4. Mission and purpose - why you are here, do something worthwhile don't just take up a space

5. Goals - something to aim at. Where you are going

6. Plan of action - How to accomplish those goals

7. Daily activity list - what you do day by day

8. Monitor results - see how you have done

If I can help you with any of these, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

I hope that you enjoyed my e-letters and that you benefited from them.

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Roy

The seventh step in our Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness is A DAILY ACTIVITY LIST

Success is achieved by what we do with each day, every day, not by one great burst of activity. You can eat an elephant - if you take it one bite at a time. By the yard, its hard. By the inch, it's a cinch. Its what we do with each day that makes all the difference. Make a daily list of all the things you want to get done in that day. Give them a category according to how urgent they are, such as:

1. - things which must be done today without fail
2. - things which should be done today, but could wait until tomorrow if necessary
3. - things which it would be good to get done today, but are not vital

Your list could be something like this:

1. 1. Must phone Joe Bloggs
   2. Must get report done for Fred
2. 1. Find time for exercise
   2. Read new technical brochure
3. 1. Draft next month's presentation
   2. Buy toothpaste on way home

Make sure that your daily activity list includes all areas of your life, so that at some time during the week your list includes items connected with your family, health, mental development, finances, spiritual, leisure and social life, as well as your career.

The seven steps so far are:-

1. Personal Alone Time
2. Values and Principles
3. Dreams and Visions
4. Mission and Purpose
5. Goals
6. Plan of Action
7. Daily Activity List

If I can help you with any of these, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

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Thank you for your time - the next e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 8th Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

The sixth step in our Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness is A PLAN OF ACTION.

A plan of action should begin with visualising the outcome you want. In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey states - 'start with the end in mind'. Start with a focus of what outcome you want.

If you want a fantastic life, what would that life be like? You can be, you can do, you can have anything you want in life. It is all there inside, you just have to pull it out. It is there, believe me.

All you have to do is to use the steps in Goal Setting given last month, and focus in particular on how this goal will be achieved.

Use all the other areas you have had so far to help you:-

1. Take time to think - PAT - a source of power
2. Values and principles - a compass to show you the way
3. Dreams and visions - hitching your wagon to a star
4. Mission - purpose - your reason for being on this planet
5. Goals - stepping stones to achieving your dreams.

But make sure you go over all of the above steps. In taking time to think, make an appointment with yourself to think it all out, go back to the first step and ask yourself what it is you really want from life and work it out using your goal setting formula.

If you need any help just call, write, fax or e mail.

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter6@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the next e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 7th Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

The fifth step in our Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness is GOALS.

If we don’t know where we are going, how do we know when we get there?

The majority of people do not have goals, they just seem to let things happen. Those who do have goals usually only set them for work. We should have goals in all areas of our lives. The key to true success and happiness is LIVING A BALANCED LIFE (Dr.Mortimer Addler: Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopaedia Britannica).

How do we create a balanced life? Its simple, have aims and objectives in all areas of life. In my book “Successful Living”, the areas are:-

1. Family Health
2. Education/mental development
3. Career/work
4. Finances
5. Spiritual/ethical
6. Recreation/leisure
7. Social/community

Get any one of these areas out of balance with the rest, and you could have problems. We need to have, set and achieve goals in every area of our life.

Goals could be regarded as stepping stones on the way to achieving our dreams. I believe that the most important question to ask oneself is ”What do I want from life, and will the goals I have set help me to achieve it?”

I believe the best way to set goals is to write down the answers to the following questions:

1. Define what it is you want
2. What does it mean to you to achieve that goal
3. What will it mean to you if you do not achieve the goal
4. What obstacles will you need to overcome
5. Extra skills and knowledge you need to acquire
6. Other people who can help
7. How will the goal be fulfilled
8. Completion date

To sum up so far, we have now covered five of the eight steps to success:

1. Take time to think – PAT – a source of power

2. Values and principles – a compass to show you the way

3. Dreams and visions – hitching your wagon to a star

4. Mission and purpose – your reason for being on this planet

5. Goals – stepping stones to achieving your dreams.

If you feel you would like help with any of these areas, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter5@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the next e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 6th Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

Last month I shared the 3rd step of Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness.

The fourth step is Mission and Purpose.

Let me give you an example: A man went up to two bricklayers and asked them what they were doing. One replied ‘I am building a wall’. The other replied ‘ I am building a Cathedral’.

From Stephen Covey’s book titled 7 Habits of highly Effective People, habit 2 is begin with the end in mind. Visualise what you want in life in your mind’s eye, and work backwards from that vision. Write out what you want and set it as a mission and purpose statement.

What do you want your work to be like?

What type of fitness do you want?

Most people, when asked what they want from life answer ‘I want to be happy’.

The people who are the happiest have their minds fixed on something other than their own happiness. Mother Theresa was a person who found happiness by focusing on other people’s happiness.

Your mission and purpose statement comes out of your goals, your aims and objectives in life. It is very important that your statement is based on the personal values and principles that you lead your life by.

Your mission statement can be very powerful. It can help you achieve whatever you want out of life. It won’t be easy – you may need help to compile it, but remember:

You have to be before you can do, and you have to do before you can have.

This is number four of the simple steps.

To sum up:

Step one: Personal Alone Time (take time to think)

Step two: Values and Principles (your compass to guide you)

Step three: Dreams and Visions (see it in your mind’s eye before you achieve it)

Step four: Mission and Purpose (your reason for being on this planet)

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter4@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the next e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 5th Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

Last month I shared with you Step Two of Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness.

Step One was Personal Alone Time (PAT) – time for you to really think things through and write them down in your Journal. Take time to think – it is a source of power.

Step Two was about having Values and Principles. Good values and principles work like a compass on our lives, giving us direction and purpose, and guiding us on our way. Develop powerful values and principals to guide your life.

The Third Step is Dreams and Visions.

In the Good Book it states “when the old men no longer dream dreams and the young men lose their vision, the people perish”.

I see so many people “perish” – in the sense that they do not reach their full potential. The majority of people do not dream of their own success, of the type of person they want to be, or what they really want to do, and what they want to have.

BE – DO – HAVE

Most people spend more time planning their annual holiday than they do planning their life. Dream about the life you want. Take time to dream. Dream of what you want your family life to be, what shape your career will take, what type of business you want, and what you want to achieve in your life.

Sit down somewhere quiet and peaceful, where you will not be interrupted, and dream and visualise. See it in your mind, the type of person you want to be: loveable, considerate, positive, caring, faithful, healthy, full of vitality. A person with passion, being the best you can be. An achiever. Take time to write your thoughts down in your Journal. Take time to think it all through. Take time to dream – it is hitching your wagon to a star.

To sum up:

Step One – Personal Alone Time (time to think)

Step Two – Values and Principles (your compass to guide you)

Step Three – Dreams and Visions (see it in your mind’s eye before you achieve it)

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

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Thank you for your time - the fourth e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 4th Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

Last month I shared with you step one of Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness – Personal Alone Time: taking time to think is a very powerful source of inspiration, and I recommend that you carry a journal with you to record any insights gained during these meditation periods.

The Second Step – Values and Principles

Our personal values and principles are the guiding posts towards whatever we wish to achieve. Like the roots of a tree, they form a solid foundation for our future growth. A well-known phrase regarding computers is “garbage in, garbage out”. This applies equally to our personal lives. Our values and principles guide our decisions, pointing us towards the right direction.

It is well worth thinking about your basic values and principles during your Personal Alone Time, and honestly admitting to yourself your strengths and weaknesses. Once again, writing these down can be of great help.

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter2@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the third e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 3rd Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I am sure that it will be of interest.

Roy

Over the next few weeks I am going to share with you ideas on how to motivate yourself and others by using my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness.

Step One
My first question when I am talking to people is, do you have your diary with you? The answer is usually “yes”, and I ask what goes in that diary? The answer is “my appointments”.

Then I ask “do you have appointments with yourself?” - and to my amazement the majority answer “no, why should we?”

One of the most important things we can do is to make time for ourselves to think about some very important questions, ones which must be answered if we are to live a successful life.

1. What kind of person do I want to be? (As you are going to live with this person, it’s a very important question)

2. What kind of life do I want?

3. If I am going to do something meaningful with my life, what do I want to do?

4. When my life ends, what legacy would I leave behind? (And I do not mean in monetary terms)

Very important questions to ask oneself – very thought provoking. Invest some time in writing out the answers to these four questions.

The first step in our Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness is:

PERSONAL ALONE TIME

Take time to think – it is a very powerful source of inspiration.

Have a wonderful Personal Alone Time.

The second step will be explained in the next message – watch out for it, its really good.

I hope that you will continue to look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter1@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the second e-letter will be sent out in a couple of week's time and will deal specifically with the 2nd Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I hope that it will be of great interest.

Roy

If you are not 100% satisfied with your life as it is and would like some simple ideas on how to improve it then our free monthly e-letter could have the answers you are looking for.

Full of ideas that will help staff, managers, business owners and organisations manage their lives, businesses and careers much more effectively.

Just imagine, one simple free idea could change your life, productivity and profits.

Maybe you want your personal or business life to become:

• Happier
• Healthier
• Wealthier
• More fulfilled

or do you just want to:

• Build better relationships
• Improve your marriage
• Enhance morale
• Have peace of mind

My purpose is to change peoples lives by introducing them to the idea and benefits of "Becoming a Whole Person".

My vision is that changed lives will make a positive difference in homes, families, places of work and eventually, society.

As you will see from my address I am based in Tatsfield. I work mostly in the Bromley area, which is why I have contacted you. How did I get your name? ...the short answer is from another local based Company. I have spent the last 32 years around business men and their employees and have witnessed that a large majority appear to have got their lives out of balance. The knock-on effect of this, on both business and home life, is staggering. My e-letters are my way of trying to address that imbalance.

I hope that you will look forward to my free monthly e-letter and that you will benefit from it. If you cannot wait - why not 'phone me now - I will be happy to talk with you and explain my concepts - there's no charge! If you prefer not to receive my e-letter's simply click on the 'Reply' box, type 'Remove' in the subject box and then click on 'Send'.

Please feel free to forward this e-letter to others or better still get them to request their own copy; put 'Subscribe' in the subject box and send to: e-letter@lifemanagementservices.co.uk

Thank you for your time - the first e-letter will be sent out in a month's time and will deal specifically with the 1st Step in my Eight Simple Steps to Life, True Success and Happiness - I hope that it will be of great interest.

Roy