Pick A Direction And GO - 5 Top Tips

Most salespeople are avid readers of self-help books. Many buy CD's by the guru's and listen to them in the car between sales calls and that's good use of time. I have collected quite a library of books over the years and although many of them share the same or similar themes, they are all worth reading and re-reading - or are they?

I have a friend with a more extensive library than mine and he can quote you chapter and verse from all of them. So he should be the most successful person I know. Right? Well no, he's not. But how can that be? He's read the books, understood the messages and agrees with the philosophies so what's not working?

Well we had a chat about it and arrived at the following conclusion - his head was so full of information, theories and strategies that he didn't know which to use and therefore which direction to go in. Now that may seen quite strange but think about it. How many of us have some well thumbed books on the shelf. We may love and appreciate them. read certain sections over and over until the book becomes quite worn but are we putting this good advice into action.

Many year ago I read something which stuck with me. R.S.V.P - READ. STUDY. VISUALISE. PERFORM.
(I'll credit the author when his name comes to me) That was my friends problem. The first three parts he absolutely nailed but the PERFORM bit wasn't happening.


5 Top Tips on Making Self-help Books Work for YOU

1. Pick one author, and only one. To an extent it doesn't matter which one whether it's Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn or whoever you choose. Pick the author with  message and teaching that strikes a cord with you right now, at this moment in time.
2. Read the book or programme all the way through as a first reading. Make some notes perhaps but the aim here is to get a feel for it.
3. Happy? Good. Right, back to the first chapter and work on it until you really have a grasp on the message and are performing all the actions - fully and completely. Don't skip anything or float around other parts of the programme. Just stick with it and complete it - one thing at a time, one chapter at a time.
4. Measure your success. Keep a record of what you have completed and your achievements. At the end of the exercise you want to know and understand what difference it has made to you
5. Don't stop making progress. When you have completed the first one, why not move on to the next. Can you imaging where you would be if you put all the great teaching from all the great teachers in to action. Outstanding.

Inspiration comes from unlikely places sometimes. I found this video quite inspirational. Enjoy.