To Be Successful, Do What Successful People Do

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If you do what they do, you’ll have what they have, right?

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If you want to be successful, you should do what successful people do.

That’s popular advice, and it’s good as far as it goes, but it’s not enough.

Before you copy what a successful person does, be sure they are truly successful in the ways you want to be successful.

Let’s break that down:

Be sure they are truly successful

Are they authentic? Have they really done everything they claim? Do they really have everything they say they do?

in the ways you want to be successful

Maybe they have money, position, and power, but their relationships are disasters, their reputations are terrible, and deep down inside, they are miserable. If that’s what you want, fine. If it’s not, find someone else to emulate.

Photograph by Jerry D Clement, used with permission; graphics added by Jacquelyn Lynn

Role models are great to have, but it’s difficult to carve out the portion of who they are that you like and ignore the rest. So be sure your role models will lead you to where you genuinely want to go.

Here’s a little more about me:

Finally, here’s how to get a beautiful inspirational quote delivered to your inbox every Saturday: