Brian Tracy argues that solving problems for others is the path to success. Set clear goals using SMART, become an expert problem solver through positive framing and testing solutions, then actively help others and create value for them. He rose from poverty to show this works.
October 28, 2021.
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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about the best way to achieve success. As we all know, achieving success is not always easy. It can feel defeating it. If you're not reaching the goals that you set for yourself in the time you thought you would, especially income and financial goals. And when we're in that path, we tend to narrow our focus. We put on blinders. While that can help you to stay motivated, you're often missing a key element to the formula that creates success. Now there's a secret to success that has helped me achieve it over the course of my life. Starting off with nothing, without graduating from school, with having no money, and working at laboring jobs like washing dishes and actually working in the farms. And that secret is to solve problems for others. And this is the key. You may ask Brian, how will I achieve my own goals if I'm busy helping others achieve theirs? But when you help others solve their problems, you're not only helping them, you're helping yourself. By using your mind and your talents to assist other people, you are in turn becoming a more efficient problem solver. Even if their goals aren't related to yours, you'll be able to have more clarity on your path and open your mind up to new ways that you hadn't considered before. This will lead you to your own success faster and faster. So here are the steps you must take in order to help others and yourself to succeed. The first step is to set your goals. Know exactly what you want before you start helping others with their goals. You have to determine your own goals and the actions that you will take to reach them. In order to reach personal success, you have to establish what success means to you. This means to stop comparing yourself to others and to forge your own path. If you're willing to work hard, you can achieve almost anything in life. Hard work is always the key. But how do you get there? Well, you figure out what skills you need to improve, routines you need to establish and habits you need to get rid of. By looking within, you can create a personal plan that allows you to be the best, the most high achieving version of yourself. And no matter what you've accomplished up to now, you can accomplish more and more. You know it's interesting, 87% of billionaires in America today started with nothing. 87%. And they work their way up. And if you ask them what is the key to your success, they'll say hard, hard work. So you can start with setting short term goals. Begin with goals that can be completed daily and weekly. These goals can be simple and achievable, like finishing a personal essay that you've been putting off or finishing reading a book. As you complete these goals, smaller goals, you gain the confidence and the motivation to reach for bigger goals. The next step is to become an expert problem solver. Remember, everything in life is solving problems. And the better and faster you can solve problems, the more valuable you become. As you pursue your goals, you will quickly realize that life does not always go according to plan. In fact, it never does. Which is why knowing how to problem solve is so necessary. Remember these steps you need to take to solve a problem. First of all, start with a positive approach. This will allow you to keep an open mind to unique solutions. Solutions you may not have thought of in the past. Then you define the problem and address the situation through different perspectives. What are the different possible solutions that you could apply? Doing this will allow you to find the best solution for that particular challenge. Always prepare for the worst case scenario so that you can grapple with any issue that may come your way. There's a rule that says you need about four attempts at a problem or goal before you find the right one to put your plan in motion. Set a deadline for the solution and take responsibility when implementing your course of action. Once your problem has been solved, you'll be able to track your results and make notes on what worked and what can be improved the next time around. When you can engage these steps in every situation you face, you will not only be able to solve your own problems, but you will be able to help others. You will then see that your success is determined not only through your own personal achievements, but how many other people you inspired and impacted and motivated and helped to solve their problems and achieve their goals along the way. The third step is to begin helping others. In fact, I teach my audiences, thousands of people, to Define yourself as a helper. Define yourself as a person whose job is to help other people to accomplish what is important to them. The more you help others, the more they will help you. The more you put out, the more will come back to you in the most amazing ways. So when you learn how to solve your own problems, you can use your particular set of skills and abilities to help others to solve their problems. You can improve their lives by passing along your wisdom and expertise that you've learned throughout your own personal journey. They'll forever see you as a leader. Someone who leads by example and shares their ideas to help other people succeed. You may even learn a few eye opening problem solving tips of your own by interacting with people with unique skill sets and expertise. And this leads me to my last step. Be a leader and achieve success. As a leader, you will see that the greatest success you can achieve is by helping others to achieve their success. Ask any successful person in the world and you'll notice that they can name at least one person that helped them in their journey. And now, as they have reached their own success, they're able and willing to pass along their knowledge and create value for others. A leader is only as great as the people he leads. If you're interested in creating your own success but don't know where to start, check out my Smart Goals S M A R T Goals Cheat sheet. This will help you to learn how to set smart goals, achieve them, and and optimize your success. Now I'd love to hear from you. So my question today is what problem have you helped solve for someone else that in turn helped you to be able to solve one of your own problems? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thanks for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action. And take action now. If you enjoyed this video and feel that it was valuable in teaching you about the best way to achieve success, please subscribe to my channel like this video and share this video with your friends. 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