PCI Weekly Issue #8: Success

Learn to Live According to Your Values

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston S. Churchill

Welcome to another issue of PCI Weekly, the newsletter that helps you become more powerful, creative, and influential in life and business through the study and application of NLP, Personal Development, and related disciplines.

This week’s newsletter is all about success. Everybody desires success in some way, shape, or form. This could be business success, relationship success, material success, and so on. There are countless ways to measure and define success.

Earl Nightingale suggests that success is “a progressive realization of a worthy ideal". In other words, anyone who is actively striving for something can be considered a success. This seems to imply that the journey is more important than the destination.

How you choose to define success is up to you, but it’s a good idea to consider best practices and see what other experts have to say on the topic.

We’ve curated some interesting resources for you to dive into to help you achieve success on your terms.

Let’s get started.

How To Be Successful in Life

Do you want to learn the secret to becoming more successful than 99% of the world’s population? If so, you might be interested in this article by Mark Manson, a personal development expert and bestselling author.

In this article, Manson reveals the 3 things you must do to achieve groundbreaking success in life and business and also warns you about the potential drawbacks of pursuing such a high level of success.

He argues that the key to success is not setting goals, developing discipline, or eliminating distractions, but rather being a correct contrarian. This means challenging widely-held assumptions, adopting unpopular beliefs, and having the courage to put everything on the line for your convictions.

Wong also shares some examples of correct contrarians who changed the world with their ideas, such as Albert Einstein and the Wright brothers.

However, Manson also cautions you to consider the costs of being a correct contrarian, such as being unpopular, failing a lot, and not necessarily being happier.

He advises you to reflect on your underlying motivations for seeking success and to make sure you’re setting the right definition of success for yourself.

If you want to read the full article and get a free 55-page guide on how to develop rock-solid self-discipline and healthy habits, click here.

9 Tips for How to Find Success in Life

Success is not a destination, but a journey that helps you grow and thrive. But how can you achieve success in different areas of your life, such as work, love, health, and happiness?

In this article, you will learn about some of the habits and traits of successful people, and how you can nurture them in yourself.

You will also discover how to set and pursue your goals, how to cope with challenges and stress, and how to find motivation and support along the way.

Whether you want to improve your career, relationships, or personal well-being, these tips will help you reach your potential and enjoy the process.

Click here to read the full post.

Finding Success Starts with Finding Your Purpose

Do you ever feel like you’re chasing success without finding meaning? Do you wonder if there is more to life than your achievements and possessions? If so, you’re not alone. Many people work hard to achieve material success only to feel empty and dissatisfied when they reach it. They realize that success without significance is not really success at all.

In this article, John Coleman, the author of the HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose, shares some insights on how to find success and significance in your life. He challenges us to reflect on 4 questions that can help us live with purpose and joy:

• What is the core purpose of my work and the ways in which it makes the world better?

• Who are the key relationships in my life, and how can I deepen them?

• What more can I do at work, at home, and in my community to serve others?

• How am I becoming better each day?

Coleman argues that we should not wait until the second half of our lives to search for meaning. Instead, we should start now to live a life that is not only successful but also significant. He says, "Success without significance — purpose, service, and meaningful relationships — is not really success at all."

If you want to learn more about how to find success and significance in your life, you can read the full article here.

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