Three Habits To Propel You To Greatness

American football coach Vince Lombardi once said:

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

His words are so very true! The best effort you can make, with the greatest payoff, is to invest in your own development.

Here are three great areas to focus on:

1. Invest 3 percent of your income back into yourself. Spend that 3 percent on personal “research and development” and on upgrading your skills. If you invest 3 percent back into yourself, you will never have to worry about money again. Never become complacent about this, even as you begin to attain success. If you do, you will find yourself slipping backward.
   
   
2. Read for one hour each day in your chosen field. Take careful notes you can review regularly. Highlight or underline important points, then go back and transfer all those points into a spiral notebook or an iPad. You will then have a synopsis of important ideas you can read until you memorize them. This method is used by some of the most successful men and women in the world.
   
   
3. Listen to CDs in your car. Turn your car into a “university on wheels.” Always have educational and motivational CDs playing. You spend between 500 and 1,000 hours each year in your car. If you turn that driving time into learning time, you can become one of the best-educated people of your generation.