BE PATIENT.
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS HAS MANY KINKS AND POTHOLES, INCLUDING TEMPORARY DEFEATS.
NAVIGATE WELL.
SUCCESS IS NOT ABOUT THE DESTINATION.
WELL IT IS…A LITTLE BIT.
HOWEVER, THE STORY IS IN THE JOURNEY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
TAKE NOTE:
THE JOURNEY IS WHERE ALL THE DRAMA IS.
IT IS WHERE GROWTH HAPPENS.
WITH DETERMINATION, BARRIERS ARE BROKEN.
IN YOUR QUEST TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
NEVER SACRIFICE THREE THINGS:
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR HEART, OR YOUR DIGNITY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
MY NEW LIFE,
ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
AS I MOVE FORWARD.
RIPPLE MOMENTS OF EXCELLENCE OVER TIME
BECOMES A TSUNAMI OF SUCCESS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
SUCCESS IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT.
BE PATIENT.
DREAM BIG.
WORK HARD.
STAY FOCUSED.
~ ALWAYS.
YOU NEED TO STAY COMMITTED,
STAY DISCIPLINED, AND
STAY PERSISTENT.
IT’LL COME.
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOU WORK HARD TOWARDS YOUR SUCCESS…AND ACHIEVE IT.
SUCCESS IS A HABIT.
YOU HAVE TO STAY DISCIPLINED TO MAINTAIN SUCCESS.
I WILL BE CONSISTENT.
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY IF YOU HOLD ON TO WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN OR WHAT’S MISSING.
MAKING MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY IS NORMAL.
TAKE HEART.
SUCCESS IS NORMALLY FOUND IN THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOU’VE ACHIEVED YOUR DREAM!
Yay! Woohoo! Your da man! (or girl / woman). Congratulations are in order. Multitudes of congratulation messages, lunches, dinners, talks on how you did it, pats on your back…..
Warning: Achieving your dream can be scary. It is easier to chase after your dream than to achieve it.
When you had a dream, you went after it. Vision / mission. Goals with little steps… little victories… growing to big goals and victories… Long work days with possible sleepless nights…Plan A…if it does not work by a certain time, Plan B kicks on…and so on. You are constantly on the go.
You go for motivational talks and seminars to pump your adrenaline to “super levels”.
Here, I am a firm believer that motivation is
1% or less from other people (motivational speakers and seminars), things or surroundings; and
99% from within us.
Identify that 99% and work on it.
until you reached destination : DREAM Achievement. You did it!
The scary part for most dream achievers is what happens after that? What’s next?
You’re on top now. Where do you go from here?
IT’S CONSISTENT, THAT’S WHAT SUCCESS IS.
NO SHOTCUTS.
HAVE A PLAN.
WORK THE PLAN.
IN ORDER TO RIDE THE CONSISTENCY OF SUCCESS,
YOU WILL HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LIVE WITH PURPOSE. BE SUCCESSFUL AT IT.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SUCCESS ISN’T GOING TO BE EASY. “EASY” DOES NOT TELL STORIES OF SUCCESS.
SUCCESS AND EXCUSES CANNOT EXIST AT THE SAME TIME. WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE?
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
PURPOSE IN LIFE PROVIDES DIRECTION.
DIRECTION CREATES A SYSTEM.
A SYSTEM OF EFFORTS EVEN IF THEY ARE SMALL, REPEATED DAY IN AND DAY OUT CREATES SUCCESS.
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller