The Lifelong Learner :: Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -Roosevelt ::

If you are determined to succeed, Glen Hopkins, the author of the book Lucrative List Building has some really good advice.

Apply and Test What You Learn

One of the two most important characteristics that successful people share is their constant strive to improve themselves through ongoing education.

Successful people are not content to simply learn. What separates them from unsuccessful people is their ability to apply and test what they learn.

You see, knowledge is absolutely useless unless you use it. Does it do you any good if it’s just taking up space in your head? NO!

In order for it to benefit you, you need to act on the knowledge that you have. You must, therefore, apply it to your life and your business.

The reason that stops most people is summed up in one word: fear.

FEAR: Don’t Let It Control You

The second key characteristic or trait that successful people share is that they act in spite of fear because they are not afraid to fail. They are fearless.

What is fear, anyway?

You can’t touch it. You can’t hold it. You can’t show it to another person. Then why do we have fear?

Fear is nothing more than an emotion or a feeling that we hold in our minds. We fear either the emotional or physical pain something may cause. The problem arises when these emotions and feelings affect the way we live our lives.

We fear doing certain things because we think we might fail. This may be due to past failures we have actually experienced, or it may be due to failures we fear we might experience.

You must put aside your imagined fears and go for it!

ReferenceSelf Improvement Newsletter, Aug 8, 2006