What you will notice is that the ones that give the more concise answers will tend to be the one's that you viewed to be successful in the first place. Why is this you ask? The best I can say is that (for the majority of the time) the people that achieve great things in their lives have plans set forth. They don't leave their achievements to chance!

Here's a personal example of where I witnessed the power of not leaving things to chance. It's an example that hits really close to home! You see, my sister Mary Kate had just graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Public Relations. I am sure you PR majors can attest to the fact that landing a job in this field can be a test at times. Much less ones choice position. So imagine my surprise when my sister went on to say that not only did she want a job in her field, but that she wanted to live in Nashville, TN and work in the entertainment sector of PR.

Admittedly even as positive as I generally am I was worried that this goal of hers wasn't quite realistic. What I hadn't counted on though was that my little sister's persistence and definite purpose far outweighed any doubt that I might have had for her lofty goal! The months went on and she applied and applied to jobs in the area she wished to move to.

Sure she heard her share of no's along the way, but she just kept pushing onward. Then it happened! She was asked to interview with a public relations firm that specialized in country music entertainers. To some it might be easy to say "well she was just lucky". My friend, as someone that was there first hand I assure you luck had very little to do with it (while persistence certainly did).

Let's review what came into play in the previous example. My sister had a goal. More than just a goal she had a definite plan that she knew she needed to  diligently put into place so that her desire would be achieved. She worked the plan no matter what short term failures came her way in the form of no's.

Simply put, her plan met with rugged persistence and I am happy to say that while I lost my little sister to a new town she is in fact living the life she planned for herself. I hope you're in the process of putting together a personal plan to help you achieve that which you want to see in your life. It takes work, but the benefits are wonderful... 

Your friend in cyberspace, Josh Hinds