Ann Marie Sabath

Three Ways to Define Your Own Success
Write down the last project that you started and successfully completed.
Document the process that it took to complete the above project.
Explain the benefits you experienced as a result of accomplishing it.
ACTION STEP: DOCUMENT YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS.

Let's face it: It takes a strong and confident person to stand up to the unpleasant situations that life deals you or that you unknowingly invited into your life.

Three Tips for Taking Control of Your Life
Identify your strengths and weaknesses. Focus on the strengths that you have and gradually transform your weaknesses into strengths.
Have a positive sense of self. Read books on enhancing your self-esteem and self-confidence. This way, when you find yourself at one of life's crossroads, you will act more decisively rather than second-guessing your decision.
Avoid “paralysis analysis” (overthinking situations). Instead, give yourself a deadline for taking control of unexpected situations. The worst decision is often no decision.
ACTION STEP: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE BY MANAGING EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS. THIS WILL PREPARE YOU FOR BETTER HANDLING THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT COME YOUR WAY.

Recognize that anything you have done three times should be delegated.

Three Ways to Take Calculated Risks
Stretch yourself by taking small risks. You will build your confidence for larger risks and/or the unexpected unknowns that come your way.
As you prepare to take a risk, plan ahead. Ask yourself the best thing that would happen as well as the worst-case scenario. Create proposed solutions for both scenarios. Your risk tolerance will be improved when you prepare for the unknown.
Recognize that in order to succeed in life, you have to risk failure to experience success.

the average millionaire goes bankrupt at least 3.5 times.

I remember the impact that reading behavioral psychologist Dr. Eden Ryl's words had on me when I was in my early thirties. She said, “You have to risk failure to experience success. . . .