#203: Practice being suddenly successful

With the economy stuttering, it is only natural for many of us to worry about our finances because, as Ernest Hemingway wrote in his book ‘The Sun Also Rises’, we go broke ‘gradually, and then suddenly.’

Yes, our finances gradually get worse until... bang.

That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news. The opposite is equally true. How do you become successful? Gradually, then suddenly.

Most successful people will tell you that they struggled for quite some time before they became successful. And many will even admit that they often came close to giving up.

But of course they did not. They carried on and got better at it. That’s exactly what the famous golfer Gary Player meant when he said, ‘the more I practice, the luckier I get.’

You see, to be suddenly successful you must practice success gradually and consistently. So, get out there and practice being successful.


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