| Success makers hold themselves accountable. | | | | self-accountability. Your friends, family, and |
| True success comes from holding yourself | | | | associates will let you off the hook; but you |
| accountable to accomplish the targets you set.. | | | | shouldn't let yourself off the hook. You may |
| Success makers know what to track and | | | | discover you need to change your targets, or the |
| measure. | | | | things you track for very good reasons, but |
| True progress can only happen when you're | | | | never just excuse things away. |
| tracking and measuring the right things. You know | | | | When something just isn't working, don't just |
| what to track and measure based on what you | | | | keep doing it. Readjust and implement a |
| are trying to accomplish, and what you can | | | | corrective plan when what you're doing isn't |
| quantify in relation to that accomplishment. Even | | | | working. For example, many sales people are |
| though you may find it difficult at first to | | | | supposed to make a bunch of cold calls each |
| measure things that seem more qualitative than | | | | week to drum up business. If that isn't working |
| quantitative realize its just a matter of practice | | | | for you don't just keep doing it, find another way |
| and focus. No matter what success means to | | | | to get what you need without having to make |
| you it will require action for you to get there. | | | | cold calls. Readjust and implement on a weekly |
| Those actions are track-able, measurable, and | | | | basis until you've developed the skills, systems, |
| quantifiable. | | | | and methods that work best for you. |
| If the path to success were smooth everyone | | | | When you're the success maker you're in the |
| would already be there. Once you've identified the | | | | driver's seat. It simply won't work for you to try |
| most important things for you to track and | | | | to be a back seat driver. Being self-accountable |
| measure on a weekly basis you'll find that you | | | | means it's up to you to get the road map, plot |
| won't hit your targets every week. Don't just | | | | the shortest path, find your way around road |
| accept not hitting your targets. When you don't | | | | blocks and traffic jams, and get yourself safely to |
| hit your targets review why you didn't hit your | | | | your desired destination. Self-accountability puts |
| targets and develop and implement a plan for | | | | you in the driver's seat and makes it much easier |
| how you will hit them the next week. Allowing | | | | for you to be a success maker. |
| things to slide, allowing yourself excuses isn't | | | | |