Success is a Choice, Step 10 - Survive Success

Ten Steps: The Plan of Attack to be More Successful.
Catalyst for Over-Achieving
Notes from “Success is a Choice by Rick Pitino"

ATTITUDE
ACTION
PERSISTENCE

10. Survive Success

What:
There is no end point to my dreams, there is never an end to opportunities to get better, to learn more, to push further. Every day.

Tricks/How:
Don't fall into tendency to get lazy or complacent
Сontinue working hard, don't get comfortable (remind myself of basics)
Get ready, continue adapting for a change
Make a one-year contract with myself (no luxury of postponing)
Don't lose focus, always be competitive against myself.
Commit myself on constant improvement
Eliminate mediocrity

Encouragement:
Remember the work it took to get to the success, not the achievement itself. Success doesn't make me immune from failure. Contentment can be dangerous. Don't take success for granted. It only matters what I am doing today.

Maintain excellence with better methods and more creative ways to accomplish the tasks.

Work Ethic:
Rise earlier
Stay up later
Read more books/improvements
Eliminate more distractions
Make sure the goals are still demanding
Stay true to methods as in the beginning

Write down what made me successful: Why's and How's (things that worked and didn't work)
Study them, (clues to what to do in future) + find ways to improve (build on existing formulas).
What did I do right? (take inventory: How did I do it? What steps taken?)
Break it, break it again, and keep breaking it, to make it better.

Create new goals, set higher standards (separates good from great = refusal of satisfaction) Do more accomplish more, get more creative and better at what I do (new ideas and stimulating situations).

Creativity
Motivation
Responsiveness


Do I tend to go back to complacency after achieving? Yes or No

Do I have an adequate work ethic? Yes or No

Have I studied my previous successes? Yes or No


You're reading Step 10 out of 10, check out the rest here:
Step 1 Build Self-Esteem
Step 2 Set Demanding Goals
Step 3 Always Be Positive
Step 4 Establish Good Habits
Step 5 Master the Art of Communication
Step 6 Learn from Role Models
Step 7 Thrive on Pressure
Step 8 Be Ferociously Persistent
Step 9 Learn from Adversity
Step 10 Survive Success


End Note for over-achieving:

These are blue-prints for a lifetime of over-achieving, the steps to be followed over and over in an ongoing process. There is no limit to what I can achieve.
Hard work pays off.
Organize my plan of attack, and have great motives written down.

Can I transform my life and achieve heights I only fantasized about? Yes or No

Can I reach my dreams? Yes or No

Do I choose success and make it happen? Yes or No

My real journey begins now.