The First Pillar: The Key to Creating Success in Your Life, Fast

Many people constantly look for the key to success — that mythical secret that once you know it, all of the unknown mysteries of the world will be unlocked, leading to a life of luxury, riches, and happiness. Well, believe it or not, that key actually does exist... to an extent. And you are about to learn it. The only thing I have to tell you is this secret really isn’t that much of a secret. And no, it is not some magical mantra you must train with an ancient Tibetan monk for countless years to earn the right to know.

Most people may think they already know it (the operative word is
“think”), but here it is:

“The only person responsible
for your life, your results, and your success is you.”

The reason why I emphasized the word “think” two sentences ago is because you really don’t know something until you apply it fully to your life, until you use it consistently and make it part of who you are. Until that point, you have just heard about it, read about it, or spoken about it, but you don’t really know it. Knowing comes from application.

Taking responsibility for yourself is the most important, fundamental principle of success you have to “know” to truly become successful. In the classic book The E-Myth, author Michael Gerber nails this concept by stating the major difference between extraordinary and ordinary people. Extraordinary people (and I know you want to be extraordinary or else you wouldn’t be reading this book) actively create the lives they want, while ordinary people passively respond to what has been given to them. Your life begins to dramatically improve when you take responsibility for everything in your life — everything.

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.