Want great tips to succeed in your business or anything worthwhile in your life? Pat Rigsby, a recognized leader in t
he fitness industry, provides 37 great tips to succeed. They are practical and actionable. Most you probably have heard before. I invite you to read, reflect and take action on everyone that hits home for you.
he fitness industry, provides 37 great tips to succeed. They are practical and actionable. Most you probably have heard before. I invite you to read, reflect and take action on everyone that hits home for you.Also, if you have additional tips to succeed that Pat foregot please add it to the list along with your comments.
37 Tips to Succeed
1. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
2. Be early…on time is tolerable. Late is never acceptable.
3. Do what you say you’re going to do. Try to do more. Never do less.
4. Focus on what you can control.
5. Learn from the experiences of other – not just your own.
6. Live your life like most people do and you’re going to settle for what most people get.
7. ‘Trying’ isn’t enough. It’s an excuse. Either you’re doing something or you’re not.
8. You never fail until you quit, make excuses or die.
9. If you want to achieve something write it down.
10. Make your goals specific and measurable. The more specific you are, the more quickly you’ll be able to achieve them.
11. Plan every day. Success isn’t an accident.
12. Write out tomorrow’s plan the night before and review it throughout the course of the day.
13. If you want your training business to be more successful – apply the 80/20 Principle.
14. Discipline yourself…focus your energy, thoughts and actions on the task at hand and eliminate useless distractions.
15. Schedule everything. Personal time too. Why wouldn’t that be as important as an appointment with a client?
16. Outsource, delegate or eliminate things that provide a low return on your time in your personal training business.
17. Take control of your time. Just because the phone rings, there’s a knock at the door, an email enters your inbox or someone instant messages you doesn’t mean you have to immediately give them your time.
18.Tell the truth. There’s no such thing as a good liar.
19. Listen more than you talk.
20. Accept that there is no ‘Get Rich Quick’ solution and that the only shortcuts are working smart, working hard and learning from others mistakes.
21. It’s not only about you. Help others get what they want and you’ll get what you want. Be a problem solver.
22. Be nice. Genuinely care about others’ success and happiness.
23. Surround yourself with successful people.
24. Make every interaction a Win/Win.
25. Focus on getting 1% better each day. Small improvements add up.
26. Sell people what they want. Give them what they need.
27. Mean what you say.
28. Take responsibility. If you make a mistake – own up. No excuses.
29. Failure is part of the process as an entrepreneur. Accept it. Learn from it. Move on.
30. Change is inevitable. Embrace it.
31. If ‘if’s and ‘but’s were candy and nuts – every day would be Christmas. ‘If only…’ is dreaming. It’s not reality. And there is plenty of opportunity in reality.
32. We’re not judged on what we could have been – rather we’re judged by what we actually become.
33. Life isn’t fair. Get over it.
34. Don’t dwell on the past and don’t live in the future. Focus on today.
35. Half of success is showing up. Do the work…day after day. Don’t get distracted. That’s how you become better than everyone else.
36. Today is the best day to start (anything.) Procrastination is contagious. Wait until tomorrow and you may find yourself waiting until next week, next month or next year.
37. If you’re waiting for circumstances to be different (or perfect) – you’re in for a long wait. Stop waiting and start doing.
2. Be early…on time is tolerable. Late is never acceptable.
3. Do what you say you’re going to do. Try to do more. Never do less.
4. Focus on what you can control.
5. Learn from the experiences of other – not just your own.
6. Live your life like most people do and you’re going to settle for what most people get.
7. ‘Trying’ isn’t enough. It’s an excuse. Either you’re doing something or you’re not.
8. You never fail until you quit, make excuses or die.
9. If you want to achieve something write it down.
10. Make your goals specific and measurable. The more specific you are, the more quickly you’ll be able to achieve them.
11. Plan every day. Success isn’t an accident.
12. Write out tomorrow’s plan the night before and review it throughout the course of the day.
13. If you want your training business to be more successful – apply the 80/20 Principle.
14. Discipline yourself…focus your energy, thoughts and actions on the task at hand and eliminate useless distractions.
15. Schedule everything. Personal time too. Why wouldn’t that be as important as an appointment with a client?
16. Outsource, delegate or eliminate things that provide a low return on your time in your personal training business.
17. Take control of your time. Just because the phone rings, there’s a knock at the door, an email enters your inbox or someone instant messages you doesn’t mean you have to immediately give them your time.
18.Tell the truth. There’s no such thing as a good liar.
19. Listen more than you talk.
20. Accept that there is no ‘Get Rich Quick’ solution and that the only shortcuts are working smart, working hard and learning from others mistakes.
21. It’s not only about you. Help others get what they want and you’ll get what you want. Be a problem solver.
22. Be nice. Genuinely care about others’ success and happiness.
23. Surround yourself with successful people.
24. Make every interaction a Win/Win.
25. Focus on getting 1% better each day. Small improvements add up.
26. Sell people what they want. Give them what they need.
27. Mean what you say.
28. Take responsibility. If you make a mistake – own up. No excuses.
29. Failure is part of the process as an entrepreneur. Accept it. Learn from it. Move on.
30. Change is inevitable. Embrace it.
31. If ‘if’s and ‘but’s were candy and nuts – every day would be Christmas. ‘If only…’ is dreaming. It’s not reality. And there is plenty of opportunity in reality.
32. We’re not judged on what we could have been – rather we’re judged by what we actually become.
33. Life isn’t fair. Get over it.
34. Don’t dwell on the past and don’t live in the future. Focus on today.
35. Half of success is showing up. Do the work…day after day. Don’t get distracted. That’s how you become better than everyone else.
36. Today is the best day to start (anything.) Procrastination is contagious. Wait until tomorrow and you may find yourself waiting until next week, next month or next year.
37. If you’re waiting for circumstances to be different (or perfect) – you’re in for a long wait. Stop waiting and start doing.
Here is Pat’s contact info if you want more great business advise and tips to succeed.
Pat Rigsby pat@fitbusinessinsider.com
Again, if you have additional tips to succeed please share them with your comments.