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    Real Success: A Handbook for Personal Success and Happiness
    Real Success: A Handbook for Personal Success and Happiness
    Real Success: A Handbook for Personal Success and Happiness
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    Real Success: A Handbook for Personal Success and Happiness

    By Patrick Mather-Pike

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    Real Success is a practical handbook for Personal Happiness and Success. Based on quotes from some of the world's most successful people, it will help the reader to develop their own definition of success and give them the tools to lay the foundation to achieve that success.
    If you are starting out on the exciting journey of Personal Development and Achievement, this book is a must read!
    However, no matter what level of personal development you are at, these ideas and concepts from some of the world's most successful people are priceless!
    The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with our thinking i.e. our attitudes and paradigms. The second part deals with developing success habits. Simple exercises at the end of each chapter will help readers decide what their definition of success is and to develop the thinking patterns and habits that will enable them to achieve that success. Anyone completing the exercises will have the knowledge and the skills to create the life they've always dreamed of.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatrick Mather-Pike
    Release dateMar 15, 2014
    ISBN9780620603652
    Real Success: A Handbook for Personal Success and Happiness
    Author

    Patrick Mather-Pike

    As a trainer and mentor for the last +20 years I've been fascinated with what makes some people successful and others not, even when they are doing the same thing. In searching for answers, I've read books, attended seminars, watched dvds and listened to cds. Real Success is a summary, in an easy to read book, of all that I've learned.

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      Book preview

      Real Success - Patrick Mather-Pike

      Patrick Mather-Pike, author

      Copyright 2014

      Published by Patrick Mather-Pike on Smashwords.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any other means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior written consent of the author and publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be published by a newspaper, magazine, journal, blog or social media.

      ISBN NO 978-0-620-60365-2

      Acknowledgements

      There are so many people who have played a role in developing my thinking and attitude that I couldn’t possibly mention them all. Needless to say I’m extremely grateful to everyone. I especially want to thank my wife Carol for all her encouragement and the long hours she put in editing and correcting, the book is much, much better for it.

      My thanks also to

      • Tamaryn Leigh Charlton for the owl illustration. ‘Mr Owl’ has become a much loved part of the book.

      • Richard Mather-Pike and Kirsten Warneke for assistance with the cover

      • Mike van Deventer, Brian Sullivan, Kirsten Warneke, for beta reading and suggestions on improvements. Thanks especially for all the encouragement.

      • Everyone who agreed to my using their quotations. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my request for permission and for all the encouragement you offered.

      Dedication

      To Carol, without your love and support I probably wouldn’t have started. I love you!

      Contents

      Introduction

      Part One – Attitudes and Paradigms

      Chapter 1 - Defining Success 1

      Chapter 2 - Defining Success 2

      Chapter 3 – Attitude 1

      Chapter 4 – Attitude 2

      Chapter 5 - Dream Big Dreams

      Chapter 6 - Think Big

      Chapter 7 - Belief

      Chapter 8 – Self Image

      Chapter 9 – Who Am I?

      Chapter 10 - Why Am I Here?

      Chapter 11 - Gratitude

      Chapter 12 - Excellence

      Chapter 13 - Responsibility

      Chapter 14 - Association

      Chapter 15 - Choices

      Chapter 16 - Wisdom

      Chapter 17 - Integrity 1

      Chapter 18 – Integrity 2

      Chapter 19 - Failure 1

      Chapter 20 – Failure 2

      Chapter 21 - Excuses

      Chapter 22 - Forgiveness

      Part 2 – Success Habits

      Chapter 23 - Goals 1

      Chapter 24 – Goals 2.

      Chapter 25 - Action

      Chapter 26 - Visualization

      Chapter 27 - Persistence 1

      Chapter 28 – Persistence 2

      Chapter 29 – Self Talk

      Chapter 30 – Self Education

      Chapter 31 - Reading

      Chapter 32 - Communication 1

      Chapter 33 – Communication 2

      Chapter 34 – Communication 3

      Chapter 35 – People Skills

      Chapter 36 – Time Management

      Recommended Reading

      Resources

      Introduction

      For the past many years I’ve been reading, listening to and watching positive material. My very first introduction to the idea of positive thinking came from listening to Earl Nightingale on the radio as a young boy. I can’t remember what it was titled, but there was a broadcast of a short piece every afternoon. It resonated with me and I tried to listen every day.

      My next exposure came in the form of a book, 'The Greatest Salesman' by Og Mandino. At the time I was working in a bank and two or three times a week at lunch time I’d walk down to the local bookstore and buy a book. One day I found Og’s little book and I couldn’t stop reading it. I still have it. It’s over 40 years old now, stained and scuffed but still treasured. Since then, various mentors have introduced me to some incredible people and also to life changing material from some of the world's greatest minds. And I'm still learning every day!

      This book is my attempt to share some of this. It's a bringing together of all the ideas and practices I’ve learned about that have positively changed my life. I’ve tried to put the information across as simply and practically as possible. If this is your first exposure to the wonderful, liberating concept of using your mind to help you create your dream life, you'll find this book especially valuable because it is so simply written. However, no matter what level of personal development you are at, these ideas and concepts from some of the world's most successful people are priceless!

      This book is my attempt to share some of what I’ve learned over the years. It is a bringing together of all the ideas and practices I’ve learned about that have positively changed my life. I’ve attempted to put the information across as simply and practically as possible. The book is intended to be a manual for successful living and as such, needs to be worked through week by week. Spend a week on each chapter, putting thought and effort into the exercises. Just reading it will not benefit you much, other than hopefully stimulating your mind. However, if you have the courage and discipline to work through the exercises thoroughly, I believe the results will be life truly changing. It’s my prayer that everyone who does work through the book will be changed forever and start enjoying a life filled with peace, joy and fulfilment. I know it’s possible because we are doing it and if we can you can!

      The book is divided into two parts:

      • The first deals with our thinking i.e. our Attitudes and Paradigms. They are the key to unlocking the door to successful life.

      • The second part deals with Success Habits which, if you develop them, will greatly contribute to your success.

      After every chapter you’ll be encouraged to write out a sentence or two concerning the lesson learned. By compiling these into a single statement, you’ll find that you have completed a Mission Statement for your life at the end of the first section. Similarly, after the second section you’ll have created an Action Plan. If you are wondering why you need to read your statements aloud every day, have a quick look at the chapter on Self Talk for clarification.

      My sincere wish is that, by the time 36 weeks are past, your life will be better than you ever dreamed possible. And that will just be the start! As you continue to apply and practice what you have learned, you will grow from strength to strength.

      The Thinking Patterns and Success Habits that you will have cultivated will continue to enrich and benefit you for the rest of your life. You’ll be more successful (according to your definition of success) and will reap a harvest bigger than your wildest dreams. In addition, you’ll find that you will become a positive influence on those around you, enriching and stimulating them. The spin-off will be enormous if you are prepared to share what you have learned with others.

      Picture each one of us as starting a ripple in a pond. Together we can make a positive difference in the lives of hundreds and thousands of others and leave a legacy for a better future.

      Once you’re finished with this book, make a point of reading the books in the Recommended Reading list. Invest in seminars, CDs and DVDs. Make yours a life of continuous learning and growing.

      So start today! God bless.

      P.S. If you’d like a free, printable version of all the exercises and the tables for the Time Management chapter, go to http://www.realwealth.co.za/books and use the code you’ll find at the end of the book to open it.

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      I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

      Zig Ziglar

      In today’s world many people think of SUCCESS only in terms of financial success. If we drive a luxury car, live in a big house and wear designer labels we’re assumed to have made it. This, obviously, is a rather narrow view of success, which is why I like Zig’s definition.

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