Achievement Articles

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Achievement connotes final accomplishment of something noteworthy, after much effort and often in spite of obstacles and discouragements. The following content relating to Achievement has been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

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How to Analyze Information - by Avil M. Beckford
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Avil Beckford
Every day we are bombarded with problems to solve and decisions to make. And the quality of our solutions and decisions are only as good as the information they are based on. With so much information at our fingertips, how can we systematically analyze the information for better results? How can we ...
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7 Steps to Achieving Almost Any Goal Fast - by Rasheed Ali
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Rasheed Ali
Let's set the record straight. Achieving success is not super easy, but it can be fast if you do a few things right. If you think you’re going to read about S.M.A.R.T. goals or anything remotely close to the ordinary, you’re in for a rude awakening. That’s not what this article is about. ...
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How to create more Success and Achieve your Goals - by Darren N. Fleming
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Darren Fleming
Creating more success and achieving your goals in life is a worthy goal that will make your life much more enjoyable and rewarding. It will take work, effort, stretching beyond your comfort zone as well as persistence, determination and tenacity, but isn’t that what makes life worth living ? : - ...
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How Do You Limit Yourself? - by Avil M. Beckford
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Avil Beckford
Are we hardwired to automatically place limits on ourselves? We set limits on our earning potential, on how much we can accomplish in life. We are either too young or too old, have too much or too little education and the reasons go on and on about why we cannot do something. Many of us suffer from ...
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Overcoming 5 Common Barriers to Achieving Success - by TJ Philpott
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from TJ Philpott
Achieving success is a very fulfilling moment for anybody willing to endure the effort and sacrifice it took to accomplish goals they had set for themselves. The sad fact is however that many fail to ever meet their goals and objectives leaving them feeling empty and discontent. Whether it is ...
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Do You Use This Powerful Success Habit Daily? - by Daniel Herzner
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Daniel Herzner
If you want to learn how to succeed in life, then there's a habit you need to develop starting today. And note I said "habit" which means you'll need to put it into practice every day. This important habit is something you'd also want to use if you wish to learn how to succeed in business ...
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Marry YourSelf First: The 13 Most Important Questions for Your Best Life - by Ken Donaldson
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Ken Donaldson
Here’s something everyone can relate to: Your Car. That wonderful and amazing piece of technology that takes you from one place to another… usually without any difficulty. And what is one big element the car relies on to get you there? The tires…those round rubber donuts which ...
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What Is Your Key To Success? - by Roseanna Leaton
Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Roseanna Leaton
There are many steps to success in life, be it in business success, financial success or relationship success. One factor which is at the heart of success is that of perseverance. Most people think of success in terms of their business or acquisition of wealth, although ultimately most will agree ...
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Say Goodbye to New Year Resolutions - by Joyce Shafer, LEC and Author
Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, L.E.C. and Author
No, it isn’t too early to consider this; it is exactly the right time. The very things you do or don’t do about resolutions are what you do right now. And, you can do them differently starting today. First, it’s important to understand why resolutions you make any time fizzle out. For one, ...
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Where Are You In Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs? - by Sharon L. Mikrut, MSW, CTACC
Submitted on Oct 29, 2009 from Sharon Mikrut
As a social work and psychology student, Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs was a theory in which we focused a great deal of time. According to Maslow, there are five levels of needs, ranging from physiological to self-actualization. It is difficult to move from one level to the next without first ...
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What do You Really Want? - by Kaileen Sherk
Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Kaileen Sherk
What do you want? It seems like a simple question—and yet why does it seem so difficult to answer? I have watched my clients and potential students go through the struggle. Well, I want this… but I also want that. I want to have a successful career but what about my family? So, what I have ...
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Eliminate Worry, Build Supreme Self Confidence and Become Successful - by Nick Arrizza M.D.
Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Nick Arrizza MD RCC
Did you know that the absence of worry is the state of Supreme Self Confidence? So by getting rid of worry altogether means one can achieve this much treasured state. The only question, which I answer here, is how does one actually accomplish this? Worry is a state which is supported by deeper ...
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***Moving Through Limiting Beliefs and Fear to Fulfill Your Purpose and Live Your Best Life - by Kamila Harkavy, the Official Guide to Financial Freedom
Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Kamila Harkavy
“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being” - Rumi "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no ...
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The Iron Butterfly - by Fireflies Team
Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Fireflies Team
"Well, are you sure ma'am? Okay. . . if that is your final decision. . . thank you. . . thank you very much." With his trademark style Elvis Presley was not used to being turned down or refused. But in the 1970's, when a popular Elvis wanted to sing one of Dolly Parton's' songs, she refused ...
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80/20 Rule - by Tom Hess
Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Tom Hess
The 80/20 Rule by Tom Hess Note: This article uses "musicians" as an example to illustrate a very important law of success - The Pareto Principle that is used by successful achievers (in all areas of life) around the world. It will benefit you greatly to think about how this topic applies ...
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Wanting vs. Having: Disabling Hypnotic Language - by Jack Elias
Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Jack Elias
Wanting vs. Having -- I hear it from almost every client, but hearing it from all these people at once somehow made it a fresh new phenomenon. This is one way I like to look at the problem: 1) Our subconscious mind is always listening, especially to what we say to ourselves over and over. The ...
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Multiply your Power to Achieve: Establish a Mastermind Alliance - by Shanshera Quinn
Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Shanshera Quinn
The mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. When a group of individual minds are coordinated and function in harmony, the increased energy created through that alliance becomes available to ...
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How To Instantly Double Your Reading Speed - by Daniel Herzner
Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Daniel Herzner
Have you ever had the desire to speed read? Just imagine how helpful it would be in your daily life to at least double your reading speed. Especially today in the information age, learning how to increase your reading speed would be such a helpful tool for so many of us. It boggles the mind to ...
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Is Mainstream the Wrong Stream for You? - by Joyce Shafer, LEC and Author
Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, L.E.C. and Author
For many, mainstream is like a tailored suit; for some, it’s like a straightjacket. Are you swimming in the wrong stream or against the current? Mainstream, in this writing, means demonstrating via your life, work, relationships, etc., an “acceptable” model or role model, as much as ...
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Fear - by Stephanie Frank
Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Stephanie Frank
Let’s take a close look at the concept of fear. Not fun, you say? Fear isn’t your problem, you say? Are you sure? Or is that denial talking? Like many people, I had unconsciously run much of my life based on my fears. I was always finding excuses for my self-defeating behavior, ...
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What do you want? - by Stephanie Frank
Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Stephanie Frank
“What do you want?” I call this the four words that move you forward. I find that most people have never really taken the time to sit down and ask themselves this question, and then not only see themselves with what it is they really want, but imagine their future with no limits. Can you do ...
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3 Tips to Getting More Done with Less Stress - by Stephanie Frank
Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Stephanie Frank
ip #1 Feeling like you can’t get it all done? Schedule Focus Time every day. This is the time you are not to be disturbed. Turn off the phone, shut down email and determine your biggest need for action at this time. Then set your timer and get it done! Tip #2 Tired of losing phone ...
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Lovely Linens - by Deborah McIncrow
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Deborah McIncrow
Sheets and blankets and cases, oh no; as we approach the haunted holiday now is the time to take a gander in your linen closet/drawers; is it enough to scare the pants off Martha Stewart? How are your layers upon layers of folded bed sheets looking? Are they concealed from everyone’s view for a ...
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Dream Big: Our Dreams Are Useless Until We Do This - by Matthew Toone
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Matthew Toone
What are your dreams? We each have them, and they literally shape our thoughts and hopes. But, do you actually believe your dreams are possible? The unfortunate reality for most of us is that our dreams remain only as thoughts and wishes and never convert into actions. Ask yourself this important ...
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Writing & Publishing a Book – It Is Possible If You … - by Matthew Toone
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Matthew Toone
The other day I ran into a woman who asked me the typical question that seems to be a common start to many conversations. She asked: “So what do you do?” First of all, being an entrepreneur who has his feet in many waters, I never quite know how to answer that question. However, considering I ...
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How Self Determination and Will Power will get you Further (part 2) - by Albert Garoli
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Albert Garoli
Rather than following our conscious Willpower, which is mostly made up of learned behaviours, memes, and an incomplete view of the world, we could learn to read what’s around us as messages from the subconscious, as messages that we give ourselves indirectly through the power of symbols. Our ...
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How Self Determination and Will Power will get you Further (part 1) - by Albert Garoli
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Albert Garoli
John Locke once believed that the human conscious mind is like a blank slate (tabula rasa) at birth and all our knowledge is essentially an accumulated sum of experiences and learned concepts. While other philosophers believed human minds were born as imperfect yet complete, David Hume rejected ...
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Hitting “The Wall” and How to Get Over It! - by Heather Loewen
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Heather Loewen
Taking on a new project, learning a new skill or trying something you’ve never done before often comes with it’s own set of obstacles, which are addressed in the book, 101 Reasons to be Yourself, as well as in the online course, No Regrets 101. What happens when you actually begin something, ...
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Cultivate Energy For Success - by David Tomaselli
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from David Tomaselli
In a previous article I mentioned how the psychological qualities associated with chakras form an excellent psychological blueprint for success. Before we start looking at how we can improve these traits let's revisit the concept of chakras and the success qualities associated with them. It is ...
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My Business Success Story, After it Failed … Twice - by Matthew Toone
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Matthew Toone
In March 2008, I had an experience that I am positive many of us have had – perhaps several times. It all started with an IDEA in my mind! I had been talking with a friend on the phone and he mentioned something to me that sparked a business idea that I knew would work, and that I was extremely ...
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Success Secrets #1: How to Deal With Rejection - by John Hanlin
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from John Hanlin
In my article titled: "5 Secrets of Successful People", I explain that there are five "success secrets" or "habits" that are shared by all successful people. The first of these secrets is about learning how to deal with rejection. Typically, when someone doesn't understand what you're presenting ...
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Telling The Truth Is A Loving Act - by Michael Angier
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Dawn Angier
Telling the Truth is a Loving Act The tendency in most organizations—whether large companies, government departments or even family units—is not to rock the boat and refrain from telling telling our truth. For a variety of reasons, we hold back from saying what's true for us. ...
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The Butterfly Principles: 9 Steps to Transform Your Life - by Wendi Gordon
Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Wendi Gordon
As I began making some changes in my life, I became increasingly drawn to butterflies. It was as if somewhere deep in my soul I knew that they had much to teach me. I had always appreciated the beauty of butterflies, and seen them as symbols of the new life that God makes possible, but suddenly I ...
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The Power Of Intention - by Ross Craft
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Ross Craft
our intention sets the universe in motion so it is important to be clear of your exact intention in any situation. If you are absolutely clear on your intent your subconscious success mechanism will support you in getting there. One of the "mistaken certainties" or misconceptions most people ...
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Conserving Energy for Peace? - by Layne Schmidt
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Layne Schmidt
Where do you wish to spend your energy? On things you have no control over or on things you do? I’ve been collecting “tools” for a long time now. Tools that help me discover more about myself as I pursue a stronger sense of who I am and what I want to offer the world. The most recent ...
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5 Secrets of Successful People - by John Hanlin
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from John Hanlin
There are five fundamental habits or traits that all successful people share -- five so-called "success secrets" or characteristics that separate underachievers and the average folks among us from those who achieve great accomplishments in their lives. If you could watch a movie of different ...
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What is your Excuse? - by Lisa Phillips
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Lisa Phillips
Do you have an area of your life that you feel powerless to create success? Have you created success in other areas of your life but have one area that seems to cause you more issues than any other? If we take some time to examine this area, we will undoubtedly find one or more excuses. These ...
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Tips for effective problem solving - by Antony Banin
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Antony Banin
What is a problem? Everyday we have to deal with issues of any kind: what to wear? what should I say? how to get my money back? how to stay healthy? where to spent corporate money? should we fire this or that worker? etc. These are problems, i.e. situations, conditions or issues that are not ...
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Perseverance - by Deborah McIncrow
Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Deborah McIncrow
You cannot fail if you try. You may fall down and not feel on top of the world, but you can always get back up and experience another day. Let’s be realistic and not set our expectations so incredibly out of reach that they destroy our hopes and dreams. Being realistic and taking one step ...
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The Ins and Outs of Risk Taking - by Jeremy Gislason
Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Jeremy Gislason
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” T.S. Eliot Entrepreneurs are known for being risk takers. It takes guts to break free from the notion of trading your hours for dollars and making someone else rich in the process. Starting a business doesn't ...
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***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #6 Promote your Values - by Patty Sadallah, the Official Guide to Women in Business
Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Patty Sadallah
"When you achieve complete congruence between your values and your goals, like a hand in a glove, you feel strong, happy, healthy, and fully integrated as a person. You develop a kind of courage that makes you completely unafraid to make decisions and take action. Your whole life improves when you ...
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How much ACTION are you REALLY willing to take? - by Lisa Phillips
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Lisa Phillips
HOW MUCH ACTION ARE YOU REALLY WILLING TO TAKE? How happy are you with your life? Are you tired, wish you had a better job, relationship, more energy, a fitter body or improved relationships with friends and family? Do you want to feel more relaxed, happy and successful? Do you spend your days ...
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***Achieve your Goals and Dreams by Changing Your Beliefs - by Kamila Harkavy, the Official Guide to Financial Freedom
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Kamila Harkavy
Many people start out their adult lives expecting to fulfill their dreams, their life purpose, expecting to be successful, to be balanced, happy and fulfilled, become wealthy, etc., but when they perceive that they may not reach their targets (perhaps an obstacle arises, perhaps they don’t ...
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Is Your Business Working For You? - by Michael Angier
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Dawn Angier
Is Your Business Working for You? Or are you working for your business? I hope you’re doing work that you enjoy. Because I believe that if you don’t love what you do, you will lose out to someone who does. However, just working in your business isn’t enough. Yes, we all ...
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Intervene At The Lowest Level of Risk - by Ted Ciuba
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Ted Ciuba
You cannot live in this world without encountering conflict…so you would think that they would teach conflict resolution in schools. Of course, they don't. Not that there's no conflict there, but they certainly don't teach effective conflict resolution. Let me give you one little idea which ...
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The Most Important Test is Pass/Fail - by June Werdlow Rogers, PhD
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from June Werdlow Rogers
To some, it may have seemed to just be a conversation about a really cute orange or red or pink teddy bear. Oops, I sound like a dude – okay I’ll go with coral. Honestly, the bear was so striking that it was the thing I first noticed about the guy in the lobby of the military base store who ...
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Can I Really Make Money at My Life Purpose? - by Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Shelley Riutta
"Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things" Dennis Diderot I have gotten the question lately "Can I really make money at my life purpose--my passion?" And my answer is YES! I remember hearing about a study that compared people who followed a career path to ...
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Stop Procrastinating Now! Invoke Action to Make a Creative Life - by Jason Cooper
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Jason Cooper
It is natural to be lazy - something that most of us can attest to. Once we are set free from the womb we immediately wish to submerge ourselves in sleep. Upon reaching adulthood we long to be totally at leisure, as it brings with it pleasure, because we are completely free from responsibility. ...
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Achieving Personal Effectiveness Through Personal Mastery - by Elvis Ukpaka
Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Elvis Ukpaka
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to accomplish so much while others struggle along barely able to attend to their daily needs? Highly effective people usually fulfill their achievements with less work and effort than those who accomplish little. The difference lies in their individual ...
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Imagination, Intention and The Science of Habit - by Mandy Bass
Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Mandy Bass
New Research from Scientists proves it: You CAN leave the Rat race behind (and it’s actually easy) Let’s say you need to do your taxes. Or complete some other task that’s been nagging at you for too long. Maybe there’s a dreaded phone call you DON’T want to make, but you know you ...
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