This write up has inspired me a lot, particularly the questions which follows the 7 C's, worth analyzing our own traits with the questions. I hope you will enjoy reading this.

The Seven C’s of Success

Get ready to sail the Seven C’s - the Seven C’s of Success that is. Learn to navigate your ship of destiny in these seven “C’s” if you want to be a total success. Here they are, in alphabetical order:

1. Caring - I believe that to be a true success in this world we must have a bigger vision than simply accomplishing a goal for ourselves or simply lining our own pockets. I believe that successful people have a deep care for others. Yes, they are aggressive, but they are not aggressive to the point that they run roughshod over others.

Question: What is your care factor? Have you placed people in their proper place, as people worthy of dignity, respect, and proper treatment? Or have you begun to treat others as a means to an end for yourself?

2. Character - Becoming a success is more than increasing the digits in your bank account. In fact, I believe ANYONE can increase his or her bank account with a simple plan. Financial development is the easy part. Character development is the hard part, letting each and every experience shape and mold us as we experience them, always moving toward our goal and never allowing negative circumstances to destroy us but make us better people. This is what true success is about!

Question: How is your character? Are you becoming a better person with each passing experience? Are you becoming a rock of wisdom and experience, deepening your foundation of character?

3. Choice - Eisenhower reminded us that our histories are written by choice, not by chance. Every movement you make toward your ultimate success and destiny will be because you choose to move toward it. The actions that you choose, each and every day will add up, over the long-term, to your final destination. The power we have as humans to choose is one of the greatest gifts known to mankind.

Question: Do you choose success with each and every choice you make? Each choice you make either moves you toward your goal or away from it. Which do you choose?

4. Concentration - Often those who fail do so because they lose their concentration. Something else comes along and becomes their newfound fancy. They move from whim to whim, tossed to and fro by the strong blowing winds. The successful person however, stands firm, with their eyes transfixed on the goal.

Question: How is your concentration? Do you stick to your goal and focus firmly on it, or do you let your mind and heart wander from whim to whim?

5. Confidence - Success comes to those who have the confidence to try, and more than that, the confidence to win. Confidence is something that you can grow in your mind and heart. Each passing victory that you achieve builds more and more confidence in you to draw from the next time you go to fight another battle on your journey to success. Do what you can to build confidence inside of yourself so you will be able to dip deeply into that well when you need it!

Question: How is your confidence? Do you believe that you can achieve what you conceive? Are you winning victories that you can then draw on later?

6. Consistency - People who become a success realize that to a great degree, success is a formula. At the very least it is sticking to doing the right things for a long enough period of time for them to create their destiny. This is consistency. They consistently do the things that will bring them their success. Tiger Woods hits hundreds of practice balls each and every day. He doesn’t do 100 one day, then two days off, then 500 balls, then a day off, then 300 balls, then three days off. No, he knows the power of consistency and has achieved a level of success that that consistency formulated for him.

Question: How is your consistency? Are you consistent? Are you doing the things you need to do each and every day that will bring your goal to you?

7. Courage - Successful people are brave people. They know that even success has its challenges, yet they face them head on and move forward anyway. No mountain is too high, nor river too wide, nor foe too large for the person who will choose to live out their dreams! They are courageous people who continue on even when others have quit. And for that they receive their reward!

Question: How about you? Are you courageous? Are you willing to face the obstacles and move forward in spite of the fear that may try to well up within you? Be courageous and you will succeed!

There they are, the Seven C’s of Success. Set sail today!

“The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation.” — Comer Cotrell

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PS: This is a mail forward

I remember when I was a child no dream seemed too big? I thought I would walk on the moon, I imagined stepping into the field and playing cricket with Sachin Tendulkar, dreamed of becoming superstar like Amitabh Bachchan.

Every one of us, when we were young, had a common trait - we were dreamers. The world hadn’t gotten to us yet to show us that we couldn’t possibly achieve what our hearts longed for. And we were yet still years from realizing that in some cases we weren’t built for achieving our dream.

Eventually I started to let my dreams die. People began to tell me that I couldn’t do the things I wanted. It was impossible. Responsible people don’t pursue their dreams. Settle down, get a job, be dependable. Take care of business, live the mundane, be content.

People can keep nudging us off course a little at a time until finally, we find ourselves asking, “How did I get here?” Those subtle influences need to be studied carefully if we really want our lives to turn out the way we’ve planned.

So, how did I change?

My association with books, motivational tapes and positive people helped me re-discover my dreams.

Slowly I started rewriting my dreams and associated with people who said "You can do it,"

So how did I start?

I started with positive affirmation and concentrating on my strengths.

I set aside some time to let myself reconnect with my inner self and to re-discover my dreams. I settled on one or two dreams at a time that I can pursue.

Now I have my own short term and long term goals. Some of which I have already expressed in my blog.

Now the million dollar question is, why did I write about my dreams in this blog .

Its simply because if any one of my friends gets a little inspiration out of my writings, I will be content and satisfied that I have taken a step, however small, closer to achieving my goal ..

Most people dread accepting responsibility. That’s just a fact of life, and we can see it in operation every day. Yes, we can see avoidance of responsibility all the time in both our personal and professional lives. And here’s something else we can see just as often: we can see that most people aren’t as successful as they wish they were. Do you see there is a connection between these two very common phenomena?

I feel, yes there definitely is a connection between accepting responsibility for the good and bad that goes on in ones life to the degree of success in that person's life.

It’s in our best interest to take responsibility for everything we do. But that’s only the beginning. Many times it’s even best to take responsibility for the mistakes of others, especially when we are in a managerial or leadership role.

I’ve always felt that accepting responsibility is one of the highest forms of human maturity. A willingness to be accountable, to put our self on the line, is really the defining characteristic of adulthood.

So friends, let us accept responsibility and soar to new heights in life .

When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices.
Go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase those dreams.

Choice is yours…