Is the word success synonymous with the word wealth? To answer this question, who do you bring to mind when you think about success? Do you envision somebody like Donald Trump or do you see somebody like Mother Theresa instead?

I'm sure we'd all agree that, with the wealth and high profile name he has, Donald Trump could be considered a success. But, wealth notwithstanding, couldn't Mother Theresa also be considered hugely successful? The point is these two words, wealth and success, are not the same. Some people may include wealth in their definition of success and others may not.

Even though your definition of the word success is unique to you, there are a number of common principles to be found from one successful person to the next. Furthermore, let's take a look at success from an entrepreneurial standpoint.

Here are a few business related principles you can adopt in order to live a more fulfilled and abundant life. Adopting these principles and putting them to use with consistency in your own life will put you on the path of greater achievement.-

Successful Business Principle #1
Focus On The Needs Of Others – If one of your life's desires is to be a successful entrepreneur then pay particular attention to this truth. Ask any successful entrepreneur and they'll tell you that they'd built their business around helping others to solve their problems. You can get everything you want in life by helping others to get what it is they want in life and that frequently means helping them to solve problems.

Successful Business Principle #2
Niche Yourself – Find what it is you love to do and use whatever that might be to serve others. The greater number of people you can serve within your chosen niche, the greater your chances of becoming successful in business. Also, keep your niche sharp and focused. There is no single recipe for success but there is a certain recipe for failure and that is to try and serve everybody.

Successful Business Principle #3
Create A Trend – History is loaded with stories of people who've become wildly successful by being trend setters. If you take a moment to look around you, you'll see many examples of popular trends which had been started by people just like you. For example, icicle style Christmas lights were invented by a mom at her kitchen table; a very basic yet appealing idea. Today, these are the most widely sold holiday lights on the market. The most beneficial aspect of creating a trend is it means you'll be the first in a category and you'll be the first in your buyer's mind. And that is a pretty darn good place to be.

Successful Business Principle #4
Stay Tuned In To Life's Lessons – Life itself is the most complete, comprehensive teacher you could ever hope for. Life has a way of consistently teaching us valuable lessons. And, when you really start to focus in on what everyday life is trying to teach you, you'll find many lessons which can be applied on how to build a successful business. Those most successful amongst us recognize life as the incredible teacher she is and stay tuned in to her many wonderful lessons.

However you define the word success for yourself, understand that self improvement will always be the way to achieve it.

Author's Bio: 

GET THE BOOK FREE: This article was taken from success principles as discussed in the book "A Plum In The Syrup". You can get the entire book free for a limited time by going to http://www.APlumInTheSyrup.com/ The book's author, Daniel Herzner, is a home business owner and consultant, serial entrepreneur and all around nice guy :)