Paul B Evans - Success is NOT an Accident!

Success is NOT an Accident! By Paul Evans
Copyright 2016 PBE All rights reserved. ISBN -10: 1523220732 ISBN-13: 978-1523220731
DEDICATION To Those Who Refuse to Quit. paulbevans.com Success is NOT an Accident! This is not a how-to book as much as a want-to book. You already know how to do so much; you just dont always want to do it. You need a little kick, a little boost, a little punch. Im thrilled to provide.

You see, this is a book of conversations. Talks Ive had with myself to get me moving or focused or disciplined. Some are fun, others challenging. All are designed to help us take responsibility for the results we want. Success is NOT an Accident! is a mantra, a battle cry. It openly declares war on the expectation of something just happening.

Deep down you know theres no goose that lays golden eggs, magic beans that grow into a giant stalk, or spinning wheel that turns straw into gold. Deep down you also wish for such a thing. Stop that. Motivational types like to say things like, If its going to be, its up to me. The rhyme makes it sound so sweet, so doable. But the truth is in there.

If your goal, wish, want, or dream is going to happen, then it is up to you. Decide, determine and deploy. Dont hold back and dont expect smooth roads. You will want to give up, quit and start over. You will want to blame someone else, or get jealous of those who seem to have advantages that you dont. Dont.

The world is not conspiring against you. Its not harder for you than everyone else. We all face the same insecurities, pressures, barriers, haters and unexpected roadblocks. We all receive the same encouragement, shortcuts, opportunities, unexpected gifts and supporters. The road to your success will be winding and smooth. Uphill and down.

Beautiful and boring. This little book will help you make the trip more interesting. Success is NOT an accident! Paul Success is NOT an Accident! By Paul Evans
Define Success Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. Earl Nightingale. Success doesnt define you; you define it. You decide.

You choose. You select. You deem the worth. Resist the urge to look around and quantify the success of others. Fight the attraction to their success. Banish those feelings that cause you to covet.

Blank sheet. Clean slate. Define your success. Designate your worthy ideal. Do you want to.... Become a better mom or dad by being more available and present for your children? Become a better employer by providing bonuses or surprises to your employees? Lose that last 10 pounds? Downsize your cost of living and move toward the minimal? Write three thank-you notes a day? Love in spite of the risk? It needs only be worthy.

It needs only be yours. Then progress. Step. Move. Great strides arent always required. Steady. Steady.

Dependable. A worthy ideal.
The Formula Can you give me a formula for success? Yes. (Information + Installation) x Implementation = Transformation Information. What is it you need to learn to reach your goal or take the next step? Read, study, watch, learn. Installation.

Take what you learned and apply it to you. Your wiring. Your style. Not everything you discover will apply to you or can be done by you. Believe it or not, I have a poultry allergy. I could literally die from eating the yard bird.

So if I want to lose weight and part of the diet focuses on chicken, guess what? I dont install that part. I know that seems like common sense, but people constantly attempt to follow programs as-is, without adjusting for their own personal makeup. Implementation. You can study and plan for ages, but nothing changes without action. Its been said, A goal without a plan is just a wish. Granted.

But a plan without action is silly. A plan will deceive you into believing your good intentions matter. They dont. Go show your scale your weight-loss plan; it wont shudder or shake. It doesnt care. Its only affected by the miles ran and the diet obeyed.

Day in and day out. Rain or shine. Happy or sad. Inspired or depressed. Confident or insecure. You must relentlessly implement.

Transformation. After consistent implementation, things change... forever. Consistently make the sales calls and your wallet will transformand so will your life. Consistently pay toward debt and your darkness will transform into happiness. Consistently encourage your child, and your relationship will shift from closed to open.

Transformation results after the study, after the plans, after the action. Thats the simple formula for success.
Before Photo Take your before photo right now. No judgment. No bad feelings. No mental beat-ups.

It begins by determining what you want to change and by how much. If you want to get debt free, but you owe $62,000, then thats your before photo. If you want to lose twenty-five pounds and you weigh 214.2, then thats your before photo. Take the snapshot. Face the reality. Now change the behavior.

What created the $62,000 in debt? How did you get to 214.2? Stop doing those things and start saying, That was before. A friend points out a great deal on a new gadget. You shiver. The impulse rises. Your voice quakes, but you get it out: That was before. You pass your favorite calorie splurge.

Your mouth waters. Your hands begin to spin the steering wheel around in shock. You swallow and force out, That was before. Finally, replace bad with good. Every time you want to impulse-spend, say, This is now, and take the amount of that purchase and put it toward your debt. Every time you want Combo 3, extra large, say, This is now, and run or walk a mile instead.

Take the before photo. Change the behavior. Replace bad with good. That was before. This is now.
Discipline Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do, what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

Kop Kopmeyer The number one reason we procrastinate, or put things off, or skip them altogether... I dont feel like it. Guess what? I dont either. Didnt feel like getting up when I woke at 3:53 a.m. Didnt feel like doing some client work Id put off from last night. Didnt feel like figuring out a way around a design issue.

Didnt feel like getting dressed for the cold and heading to the gym for a workout. But I did all those things. Not because I wanted to. Not because they had to get done. Not because I would disappoint someone. Nope.

I did those things because I promised myself last night before falling asleep that I would do those things. Then I woke. Wrestled. Made myself do them. If waiting until we feel like it becomes the prerequisite to action, were doomed. 1. 1.

Write down what you should be doing or what you are going to do. 2. Write down when you are going to do it. 3. Keep your word. That last one is the most important.

Almost nothing hurts us more than being lied to. We desire, even demand, honesty, so begin with you. Stop lying to yourself by saying you will do it later. Stop lying to yourself by believing that at some point you will feel like it. Stop lying to yourself by thinking that delay wont make a difference. Stop lying to yourself by giving yourself an excuse to wait.

You become disciplined by keeping your word.
The Mind Lies. It reconstructs. Reframes. Replays. It doesnt mean to be deceptive; it just wants to create a nice and neat package.

It wants to produce memories that are better than the event. (Or worse than the event if the goal is anger and resentment.) Write everything down so you can know the truth. Document. What you THINK is an assumption. You cant KNOW until you write down every element. Until you record the truth.

Then theres evidence. Then you can point to the action and result and know. Stop guessing about your hustle. Provide the hardcore facts. The truth.
Killing Myself! Im doing EVERYTHING I can do! I am KILLING myself.