First step to success

Success is something you have to practice and so these seven important proven steps will provide the perfect foundation for you to build upon. So, to get you started immediately, here's your first success principle!

Step 1. Honesty

Lying for personal gain always ends up being counter-productive in the long run. Why? Because truth is the foundation upon which our dealings with others are built. Being a person of your word is a vital element to success. In the words of William Shakespeare: "The good I stand on is my truth and honesty".

Success is not achieved entirely by yourself. On your way to success you will undoubtedly be aided by other people. If you are not honest with them you will only create feelings of bitterness.If you are not honest with yourself you will wonder why you are where you are. Any success you achieve using dishonesty will be artificial.

What is really surprising is that sometimes the truth is just as easy to tell. For whatever reason, people still choose to lie.

The first step to shifting to a more honesty centered self is recognizing the lie and correcting it right away. Ask yourself, "How does this impact my life?" If you are being honest with yourself, you will see that you probably have a lot of work to do. I feel it is easier to be objective than it is to be honest. You should consider adopting the approach that your words are gold.As a deliberate creator you must realise that in order to create your world just as you want it, your words and thoughts will play a huge roll in that.

If you are using your words without any real meaning behind them, then why should the universe take your words as serious requests?Statements such as:- I'll call you back tomorrow- I'm too busy to chat right now- I can't see you tonight, I have too much on All of these can cause the power of your word to weaken, if you say them without attaching any truth to them. When you give your word and don't mean or honour it, you detract from your power to deliberately create your own experiences.The concept of being truthful with others is promoted from a very young age; sometimes successfully, sometimes less so.

What about white lies? What about lies of omission? What about truth that is delivered without tact? What about truth that is intended to harm? These questions are all valid and point to the apparent difficultyof what real truth is.

The answer can be summed up with this intentionally thought provoking and vague statement: "It is always best to tell the truth, sometimes".So, your first proven step to success is to be more careful withyour words and only ever make statements that you truly believe to be true.