The feedback from last week's TIPS on the Fundamentals and
Skills of success was fantastic! Several people used the
phrase, "best ever," and that felt really good.
So, here's a short re-cap:
--- Fundamentals are about keeping your life simple,
organized and balanced. There may be dozens of behaviors
that fit in this category, but they boil down to the fact
that success requires a lifestyle that keeps you rested,
healthy, relaxed and in control of your life. If life seems
frantic or complicated, check your Fundamentals!
--- Skills are about being so efficient and productive
that you make your work look easy. Superior results come
from superior skills. To out-perform your competition, you
must be good at what you do. Elegance, speed and
performance count for a lot. Simple as that.
This week, I want to introduce the other two elements of
the FAST concept. The A stands for "Aptitude" and the T
stands for "Tools."
Success comes from doing what is natural, fun and creative
for you. We've all heard that, "When you do what you love,
you'll never work a day in your life." Every adult finds
some of life's tasks difficult. But other tasks come easily
for us, and a few we actually enjoy. Sometimes our Aptitude
is so strong that people are amazed that we make it look so
simple! But for us, it's a natural talent.
Your natural aptitudes and abilities are your natural
strengths, the areas where you have an "unfair advantage"
over the rest of us. And the good news is, we are all
geniuses in some area of life. Some of us have perfect
pitch, while others do complex math for the fun of it.
Others have amazing memories, a gift for languages, or a
natural enthusiasm that makes them successful in sales.
When we do what we're good at, success comes easily. No one
is amazed that Einstein is called a genius--math and
imagination were easy for him! And the natural corollary is
that success is elusive when we're doing something that is
hard for us. No one likes to swim against the current!
Do what you're good at! Do what you love, what you do for
fun, for relaxation and (let's be honest) to show off!
Aptitude and Ability are the second letter of the FAST
system for success.
Finally, let's look briefly at the T, which stands for
Tools. You need good tools.
Periodically, I'm amazed at clients who will spend a
fortune on new gadgets or the latest bright, shiny widgets.
They'll drive a new car or spend thousands on a vacation,
but skimp on the tools for their work. They'll say they
"can't afford" them, or they'll "make do" with old, worn-
out tools or last year's software rather than invest in the
tools that could open the door to unlimited success.
Don't do that to yourself!
So, here's the simple formula for success:
F -- Fundamentals. Keep life uncluttered and worry-free.
A -- Ability/Aptitude. Do what you love, what comes easily.
S -- Skills. Get very good at what you do. Be the best!
T -- Tools. Buy and use the best tools, every time.
Skills of success was fantastic! Several people used the
phrase, "best ever," and that felt really good.
So, here's a short re-cap:
--- Fundamentals are about keeping your life simple,
organized and balanced. There may be dozens of behaviors
that fit in this category, but they boil down to the fact
that success requires a lifestyle that keeps you rested,
healthy, relaxed and in control of your life. If life seems
frantic or complicated, check your Fundamentals!
--- Skills are about being so efficient and productive
that you make your work look easy. Superior results come
from superior skills. To out-perform your competition, you
must be good at what you do. Elegance, speed and
performance count for a lot. Simple as that.
This week, I want to introduce the other two elements of
the FAST concept. The A stands for "Aptitude" and the T
stands for "Tools."
Success comes from doing what is natural, fun and creative
for you. We've all heard that, "When you do what you love,
you'll never work a day in your life." Every adult finds
some of life's tasks difficult. But other tasks come easily
for us, and a few we actually enjoy. Sometimes our Aptitude
is so strong that people are amazed that we make it look so
simple! But for us, it's a natural talent.
Your natural aptitudes and abilities are your natural
strengths, the areas where you have an "unfair advantage"
over the rest of us. And the good news is, we are all
geniuses in some area of life. Some of us have perfect
pitch, while others do complex math for the fun of it.
Others have amazing memories, a gift for languages, or a
natural enthusiasm that makes them successful in sales.
When we do what we're good at, success comes easily. No one
is amazed that Einstein is called a genius--math and
imagination were easy for him! And the natural corollary is
that success is elusive when we're doing something that is
hard for us. No one likes to swim against the current!
Do what you're good at! Do what you love, what you do for
fun, for relaxation and (let's be honest) to show off!
Aptitude and Ability are the second letter of the FAST
system for success.
Finally, let's look briefly at the T, which stands for
Tools. You need good tools.
Periodically, I'm amazed at clients who will spend a
fortune on new gadgets or the latest bright, shiny widgets.
They'll drive a new car or spend thousands on a vacation,
but skimp on the tools for their work. They'll say they
"can't afford" them, or they'll "make do" with old, worn-
out tools or last year's software rather than invest in the
tools that could open the door to unlimited success.
Don't do that to yourself!
So, here's the simple formula for success:
F -- Fundamentals. Keep life uncluttered and worry-free.
A -- Ability/Aptitude. Do what you love, what comes easily.
S -- Skills. Get very good at what you do. Be the best!
T -- Tools. Buy and use the best tools, every time.
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