Doing What Works
What Successful People Do Differently
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How does a person become successful?” Success is highly personal. It is reflected by the differing opinions of how it is defined, achieved and enjoyed. Successful people have an innate ability to identify and create plans to achieve goals. They define success from a unique personal perspective early in their lives. Their goals reflect true personal needs and values. Although success makes them appear lucky, the truth is they often work long and hard to achieve it. People define success differently because they are unique. Some define it as the accumulation of wealth whereas others give money away. It is also true some people are born with personal advantages and have responsible parents, while others are poor and abused. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, an American educator, said “… the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.” To achieve goals, you need to do what works. This book shows you step by step how to do this. Of course nothing is perfect. You may not achieve all your goals. In fact, you may only partially achieve some goals. But, without a plan, you cannot become successful and get the things you need and want. Personal success depends on creating plans to achieve the right goals and in the right ways. Regardless of your current situation, if you apply the easy to use methods in this book, you will become more successful in achieving personal goals. Good luck!
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About the Book
This book will help you achieve goals based on your personal needs and values. It uses a simple and highly visual method called the 10-Step Goal Acceleration Process (GAP) to enable you to immediately apply its topics to relevant issues in your life. Key concepts build on those introduced in earlier chapters. Its other benefits include: • Highly visual and easy to understand. • Uses simple templates, so you can create a highly personalized improvement plan. • Provides a logical road map for achieving goals. • Goals can modified as your needs change. • Encourages you to immediately begin applying key concepts in each chapter. • Shows shortcuts for achieving goals to save time. • Helps to more effectively resolve personal conflicts. • Helps balance goals to avoid becoming stressed and frustrated. • Provides a useful framework from which to organize your life's activities. • Enables you to lead a more satisfying and successful life. In summary, as you read this book, you will have a much clearer idea of which personal goals are important for improving your life. The 10-Step GAP process will also help you make sense of the complexity that surrounds your life. Complexity tends to inhibit personal success by distracting people from identifying and achieving the things important to them. You also learn how to create realistic plans for achieving important goals. Don't be surprised if, at the end of the book, your final goals are different from the ones earlier ones. This approach for achieving personal goals will help you lead a more productive life. This is what successful people do differently!
About the Author
James William Martin is an organizational coach. He is also the author of several books focused on change management, teamwork and process improvement. He has coached and counseled thousands of people across North America, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and Europe to use fact based methods to achieve goals and improve their lives. As a management consultant and teacher for more than twenty years, he has also served as an instructor at the Providence’s College Graduate School of Business since 1988 where he instructed courses in decision analysis and related courses, and counsels graduate students from government organizations and leading corporations in the greater Boston area. His interests include environmental friendly design as well as personal and organizational ethics, productivity and change management. He holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University; Master of Business Administration Providence College; and Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering, and Biology from the University of Rhode Island.