In this introductory section, something that everyone wants to achieve will be discussed: success. First, what is success? Second, how can personal success be attained? Third, how can you pave the way to success? Finally, what factors can you base success upon?

In This Guide:

01 - Introduction

A comprehensive introduction of what success is all about.

02 - What is Success

In this chapter, you will learn about the 'generic' definition of success. However, as you delve deeper into the pages, you will learn how each person perceives real success and whether it can be measured in terms of emotional fulfillment, financial capabilities or the number of goals that you have crossed out of your 'to-do' list.

03 - Hit the Road

In chapter 2, we referred to a list of your personal goals, dreams and even personal fantasies. In this chapter, you will how to get a head start in crossing out items on your success list. The key phrase for this chapter is making things happen. Here, you will know where to start, how to lay out your success route by constantly reviewing your goals and objectives, how to keep going when self-doubts arise and how to prepare for setbacks - which is a natural part of the process.

04 - Get ready, set … Fail!

As the title of the chapter implies, it is a natural progression of things to experience failure before you can completely achieve success. What is being stressed in this section of the book is the importance of the way that you react to failure. So you know that failure is part of your journey to success. After knowing that, how do you cope and how do you deal with it? Will you even recognize the symptoms of failure if it is right in front of you? How should you react when you encounter the stumbling blocks to success? Finally, how do you keep moving to assure your progress and success despite failures?

05 - I am making progress … now what

In this chapter, the journey towards success is discussed. First, for those who have had good head start so far, you may have an easy time reaching your primary goals. However, as you reach a point where you are faced with several choices or paths, how would you proceed? How would you deal with self-doubts? Lastly, how can you get right back on track? Turning dreams into goals is also tackled in this chapter.

06 - Just Do It

Chapter 6 is all about doing instead of planning. At the onset of the chapter, you will learn about the difference of being passive and being a pacifist. With "The Bottom Line", you will learn about the importance of knowing how to start and finish your journey to succes - but the importance of the journey itself is also dealt with. Then, the following steps to success are discussed in detail: Think about what it is that you exactly want; Make a list of your goals; Make a plan of action; Learn the art of 'evolution'; and How to start over.