Success Tool Kit: 23 Lessons That Will Change Your Life

By Dr. Samuel Tinagyei

Success is not by magic or exceptional good luck. It is a predictable, calculable and intentional goal that can be reached by anyone who follows the lessons and secrets that makes good sustainable success possible. These lessons are not dogma or philosophies. They are timeless principles that have been applied by various people to accomplish success in their fields of endeavors and they will work for you if you will apply them.

Success Tool Kit is filled with the work tools to drive home many concepts essential for attaining success. Simple, practical and straight to the point.

These lessons will excite you, others will surprise and still others will challenge you to become better.

Learn them, apply them and change your life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Africa
• Release date: Mar 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482806366

Dr. Samuel Tinagyei

Dr. Samuel Tinagyei is an optometrist, personal financial manager and trainer and a life style coach. He has been featured on several radio and television shows all over the world and consults with individuals, businesses, churches and organizations on peak performance, financial management and social media optimization. He is the president of the Gilead Medical Missions, a not for profit medical outreach organization and executive director at the Mandate Institute of Excellence, a human capacity building consultancy. He speaks and teaches on using simple practical and fundamental methods and steps to develop financial intelligence and discipline, how to get out and stay out of debt and how to grow and improve in all areas of life. His passion is to see people liberated from self-imposed limitations as a result of ignorance, lack of opportunities and poverty. His classes and workshops have transformed many lives, families and businesses all over the world. He lives in Ghana, West Africa.

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Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Lesson 1 Parameters: Define Your Success

Lesson 2 First Things First. Listen!

Lesson 3 Focus: Set Some Goals

Lesson 4 Set Up A System

Lesson 5 Prepare!

Lesson 6 Anticipate Roadblocks: Prepare For Failing

Lesson 7 Time Check: Watch These Things

Lesson 8 Be Compassionate

Lesson 9 Success Is A Journey; You Cannot Stop Here! Get Up And Keep Moving Forward

Lesson 10 Your Most Valuable Assets? People!

Lesson 11 Action! Now!

Lesson 12 You Got It Covered! Yes You Do!

Lesson 13 Man, Know Thyself

Lesson 14 As A Man Thinketh!

Lesson 15 Talent Is Not Enough!

Lessons 16 Be Patient! Plant Your Feet And Hold On Tight!

Lesson 17 Connect To Your Inner Child!

Lesson 18 Pursue Impact Not Fame!

Lesson 19 You’ve Got Only One Life To Live So Give It Your All! This Is Not A Dress Rehearsal

Lesson 20 Learn To Forgive

Lesson 21 Everything Rests On Attitude!

Lesson 22 Balance It

Lesson 23 Check Your Words!

Bonus Lesson All This Is Meaningless Without God

Final Words

About The Author

Dedication

This book is undoubtedly dedicated to YOU.

Special appreciation goes to all my readers. You make the vision possible.

For Betty, your strength inspires me.

For Sheila, thank you.

Introduction

Success is relative.

Success means becoming rich and enjoying life.

Success is becoming famous.

Success is living a good, happy and fulfilling life and leaving a good legacy.

These are some of the most common responses you get when you ask the question: What is SUCCESS?

The famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle said, Success is the best thing a man can do with his life. It is also defined by many as the attainment of one’s aim or goal. In essence, for one to obtain this success one must have a goal, or objective for their life.

This then means that you cannot be successful without a goal unless of course not having a goal was your goal in the first place.

Does that then make success relative and subjective?

Why is it such a popular subject? What makes one successful? Is it learned, taught or imparted?

I believe success is relative and absolutely subjective. What is a successful life for someone might not be for another, because goals differ. What may be significant in one society might not be in another. What is celebrated by one generation might even be frowned upon by another.

If this is so, then how can one be sure that he/she is successful?

I believe the answer to that is hidden in how John Wooden, the famous basketball coach, defined success. He said "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

So what is your goal? What do you want to accomplish with your life.

On the subject of goals, best-selling author and speaker Earl Nightingale also said Success is the pursuit of a worthy goal.

So combining these two profound definitions, the question then becomes;

What is your worthy goal that will bring