{"id":10527,"date":"2014-01-01T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/?p=10527"},"modified":"2014-01-24T05:28:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T13:28:05","slug":"success-the-four-letter-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/success-the-four-letter-word\/","title":{"rendered":"SUCCESS-  THE FOUR LETTER WORD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\"><b>Success-\u00a0\u00a0 The four letter word.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">This is Bruce Castro, founder of the solutions network.\u00a0 Over the next few minutes, I want to share with you some of the things that I\u2019ve learned over the years.\u00a0 Most of them, I learned because of mistakes I made, mistakes that cost me dearly.\u00a0 If I had understood these principles earlier in my life, it would have prevented a lot of heartache, eliminated many setbacks and most importantly I would have been able to provide more for my family and do it sooner. <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em>\u00a0To listen to this important message, please see below<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is my sincere hope and goal that what follows can do the same for others<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"Success is a four letter word\" href=\"http:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.com\/fourletterword.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong><em>listen<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>to this message.<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a secret to success\u2026 there really is.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>It is used by EVERYONE who has ever accomplished anything of note.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 And the ability to utilize this <i>magical<\/i> secret is within each of us.\u00a0 But most of us avoid it like the plague.\u00a0 Because you see, for many it makes them uncomfortable, it\u2019s just not something they want to have anything to with.\u00a0 I don\u2019t blame them.\u00a0 It\u2019s a four letter word and it\u2019s not for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>My sincerest hope is that in the next 10 minutes, I can persuade you, that if you are not yet consistently using this amazing secret, you will decide to make it an everyday part of your life.\u00a0 It\u2019s the key to everything positive you will ever have in your life.\u00a0 What is that word?<\/p>\n<p>WORK!\u00a0 Success in anything requires positive, consistent action.<\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t mean just going to your job.\u00a0 I mean doing the things you know you can and should do.\u00a0 The things over and above what your neighbors do\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Following through on the great ideas you have, doing today what most people \u201csay\u201d they will do tomorrow, and then never doing them at all.<\/p>\n<p>When you have that thought \u201cboy, they really ought to\u2026this or that\u201d, don\u2019t just go back to the couch.\u00a0 YOUR BECOME THE THEY!\u00a0\u00a0 YOU think about how YOU can do it.\u00a0 Who do you know that can help?\u00a0 Or who do you know, who <b><i>knows<\/i><\/b> someone who can help\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The first thing we all need to realize is that\u00a0<b><i>success is rarely an accident\u2026 It is a choice!\u00a0 It\u2019s the result of a decision to act. <\/i><\/b>\u00a0So many people look around at their doctor, their realtor, their lawyer, the Restaurant Owner and think \u201clook\u00a0at the lucky SOB, he\u2019s got everything\u201d. \u00a0But remember,\u00a0<b><i>with few exceptions, we begin at the same starting line. \u00a0Getting ahead, doesn\u2019t just happen.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>Those people we all admire were not just lucky. They were committed and they acted!<\/i><\/b>\u00a0They acted.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunity didn\u2019t just fall in their lap.\u00a0 They made it happen.\u00a0 And even if we want to say they were lucky that they were presented with a great opportunity\u2026 realize\u2026 Opportunity do any good if, when it comes knocking, we don\u2019t answer the door.\u00a0 We still have to get up and do something!\u00a0 ACT!<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember where I heard it, but I\u2019ve never forgotten this saying\u2026<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><i>Your ship coming in doesn\u2019t do any good if you\u2019re on the couch instead of the dock!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t let your thoughts, ideas and potential, die on the couch<\/span>.\u00a0 Do something with them.\u00a0 If your idea has potential, you\u2019ll find someone who can help you make it happen.\u00a0 That\u2019s a fact.<\/p>\n<p>Look around you.\u00a0 Every great business and accomplishment was once just someone\u2019s idea.\u00a0 Apple? an idea, a business that was built in a garage.\u00a0 Facebook, an idea to create a social network for college students. Walmart, a man with a little hardware store who thought he could do more\u2026. It turned out he was right!\u00a0 And realize, the idea doesn\u2019t have to be great!..<\/p>\n<p><i>Ever heard of the pet rock?!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It was a stone that was placed in a box and then sold as a \u201cpet\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0An absurdly\u00a0stupid idea that was acted upon.\u00a0\u00a0<i>It made a fortune!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>For each of us, the life we want is within our reach\u2026 But we have to get off the couch.\u00a0\u00a0<i>Do Something!<\/i>\u00a0 Success and achievement requires\u00a0<i>more than a good idea or even great idea\u00a0 THINK ABOUT THIS\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Even the most brilliant idea in the history of man is useless\u2026 absolutely useless\u2026\u00a0 unless combined with action.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Action is the key<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that most of us, have and use a thousand excuses that let us sit comfortably on the couch, in front of the computer, day after day, planning, thinking and\u00a0talking about all the great things we can and will\u00a0do \u201csomeday\u201d.\u00a0 But understand\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s not what you know\u2026<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s not what you think\u2026<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s not what you plan\u2026<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s not how <i>great<\/i> your potential is\u2026<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s not how brilliant you are\u2026<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s not how amazing your idea is\u2026<\/li>\n<li><b><i>The only thing that really matters is what you do!..<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a trite little saying, that has within it the wisdom of the ages\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0If you always\u00a0<i>do\u2026<\/i>\u00a0what you\u2019ve always\u00a0<i>done\u2026 <\/i>\u00a0you <i>will always<\/i>\u00a0<i>get<\/i>\u00a0what you always\u00a0<i>got<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Simply put, if our lives are to improve and\u00a0change, our\u00a0<i>actions<\/i>\u00a0<b>must<\/b> change.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want more out of life.\u00a0 Something better for youself and your family?<\/p>\n<p>You can have it, it truly is within your grasp.\u00a0 But it will require change.\u00a0 It will require new choices and new\u00a0<b>ACTIONS<\/b>!\u00a0 A new concept of \u201cwork\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Work is so much more than a 4 letter word.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the key to your future.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m honored that you spent this time with me and I look forward to our meeting again.<\/p>\n<p>On our next week\u2019s message, we are going to discuss how to deal with, overcome and actually use setbacks, to your advantage.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re more than 2 years old.\u00a0 You already know that things don\u2019t always work out as you wanted or expected.\u00a0 For some people, that setback is the equivalent of a failure that defines them to themselves, destroys their confidence, it kills their drive and permanently stops them in their tracks. \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">For others, setbacks and failures are simply opportunities to learn and get better at what they do.\u00a0 They are essential stepping stones for a lasting success.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In future articles we are going to show you how to make failure your best friend.<\/p>\n<p>This is Bruce Castro, wishing you all the best!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/forum\/success-principles-group1\/no-excuses-forum11\/success-the-four-letter-word-thread29\">Join the Forum discussion on this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success-\u00a0\u00a0 The four letter word. \u00a0This is Bruce Castro, founder of the solutions network.\u00a0 Over the next few minutes, I want to share with you some of the things that I\u2019ve learned over the years.\u00a0 Most of them, I learned because of mistakes I made, mistakes that cost me dearly.\u00a0 If I had understood these 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