Following are 31 little ways to guarantee your success in everything you do tomorrow right out of the gate. These are in no particular order; however, if you can make it a point to practice even 3 of these just for a day – you will certain see a huge difference in what you can achieve.
Some of the great benefits you will derive include but are not limited to the facts that, you will feel better, be happier, touch more people positively and you will make significant differences not only in your life and personal growth but also in others as well.
Here goes…
1. Get a good night's rest
There are not many things that beat a good night sleep. It can help in making you more relaxed, focused and accommodating. You may have noticed in your own life how much more open you are when you've had a good night sleep. You may have also noticed how closed you are when you haven't.
2. Dream big
A good night's sleep can help put you in a great space where you can truly slip into the meat of your dreams. The more restful you are, the clearer your dreams. Part of dreaming big is going to bed with the best of thoughts on your mind. Think about the things you truly love to do and the people you love. These will help you to really dream big – the sky is the limit, especially in your dreams.
3. Give thanks
As soon as your feet touch the ground in the morning and then again when they hit the bed at night, you should make it a point to give thanks for all your blessings. No matter how small or seemingly insignificant, show gratitude for what you have. The law of gratitude says that the more grateful you are for the things you have the more things you get to be grateful for. So give thanks and your day will be promisingly successful.
4. Smile
As my wife puts it S.M.I.L.E. stands for See More In Life Every day. A smile, in my experience, not only makes you feel better instantly but it is also contagious. Have you ever noticed that the more you smile the more others around you smile back? Additionally, people become a lot more open and agreeable when they are smiling. This is a fundamental tactic in sales; sales people are trained to smile big every chance they get. The reason is because it is a proven fact that you get a lot more done when people are having fun – so smile.
5. Know your mission
Never leave home without knowing what your goal is. It doesn't matter if you're only going to Target to pick up diapers and toilet paper; the more crystal clear you are on your mission, the more focused you'll be. The more focused you are the more likely it will be that you will achieve your goals. In order to succeed in everything you do tomorrow, it is imperative that you are clear on what your mission is.
6. Win first
Most people wake up every day looking for a win; truly successful individuals wake up winners! All this means is that before you begin any journey, you visualize yourself at the finish line. Imagine the prize, the accolades, and the reward – see yourself doing it all the way. This is what real winners do. Executing the mission is just going through the motions; however, they've already won in their minds. As my great friend and mentor Ann Mincey puts it, "You are a star right where you are." Nuff said.
7. Make a plan
All truly successful individuals plan. It doesn't have to be elaborate; however, for each day you exist on this plane, it is important to have at the very least an outline of what you expect to accomplish in your day. Even if your day is a day of dealing with whatever life throws your way, if your mindset is in that space and this is truly your plan, you will hold frustration and depression at bay. Truly successful individuals know that if you fail to plan, you've essentially planned to fail.
No house is built without first consulting the blueprint; before the first stake is plunged and the first nail driven, the foreman and his crew look to the blueprint for the next move. This is why you need to make a plan or risk having you deluxe master bathroom end up in the barn.
8. Prioritize your tasks
The power of priority is extremely underrated. In order to succeed in everything you do tomorrow, it is crucial that you make the effort to prioritize your day. Think about what is most important for you to accomplish and when the time comes, just do those things. No matter what is happening, make it a point to go in order or priority. Yes, it might feel a bit weird at first; however, I promise that it's for the best. In my experience, proper prioritization has never failed me.
9. Put first things first
This is harder than it sounds – well at least for me. I work on this one constantly because I often get confused about what things are first. I can tell you that from experience, when I do get this right – it is amazing how well the rest of my day flows. Something as simple as giving my 2 precious daughters 15 minutes of undivided and uninterrupted attention can mean 2 hours or work time uninterrupted. Wow!
It is vital to understand what is most important in your day and in your life in order to know what to put first. Understanding these things helps you know when to stop, take a breather and focus on the right things at the right time. When you prioritize, it becomes easier to see what things come first as far as where to spend your energy.
10. Act with purpose
When you act, do it with purpose. I am not saying you need to be a stiff shirt and that spontaneity has no place in your day. I am simply saying that whatever you plan to accomplish, make sure your actions are in line with that goal. When you make a move, make sure that there is a reason – be proactive about it and don't just react to the people and environment around you. In fact, that is exactly the point; stay your course unless changing it is the right thing to do in order to achieve the results you desire.
11. Help someone
It is extremely difficult to truly help yourself unless you help someone else. Most people don't even realize the profound truth and principle in this statement; however, I can assure you that it is true. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not or are aware of it or not – this is a universal principle.
Helping someone else is a sure way to get closer to your goals. Success in everything you do tomorrow is almost assured when you genuinely seek to create and distribute vale for someone else. Make a difference in someone else's life and watch your dreams come to fruition.
12. Teach someone
A sure way to increase your own knowledge is to teach someone else what you have learned. A sure way to change the world is to educate and uplift someone else with your wisdom and experience. Knowledge is useless if we hoard it; it can only reach its true potential when we willfully share it.
13. Learn from someone
Just as teaching others is important, it is equally if not more important to learn from others. Learning from others is how we get inspired, make better choices, make a difference and be of significant service. No one knows everything he/she needs to know no matter how long you've been alive. There is always more to learn and new growth to achieve. Truly successful individuals are humble enough to know that you are always in pursuit of your full potential but that you never actually reach it. This is because no matter how much you grow – you can always grow more.
14. Lower your expectations
Slow down – this doesn't mean to lower your self-expectations. It means that you should be ok with lowering your expectation of others without lowering your standards. What most of us do is impose our expectations upon others and then get disappointed when they don't live up to them. This is called judgment. The truth is that you can always change the way you relate to and interact with a person based on their level of commitment to your relationship.
In order to succeed in everything you do tomorrow, it is crucial that you are able to lower your expectation of others without lowering your standards. This will help you tremendously in making better choices about where you spend your energy. It will most certainly reduce frustration, anger, disappointment and you will undoubtedly be much less judgmental.
15. Maintain your standards
Just because you lower your expectations of others does not mean you have to lower your standards. Maintain your standards; do not allow anyone else's choices and attitude to make you regress in your own personal growth. Stand your ground; make powerful choices that keep you in situations where your standards are met. It doesn't mean that you are turning your nose up at anyone – it just means that there is a certain standard that you choose to live by. It might be a cliché BUT, it is so true – "to each his own."
16. Find the silver lining
This is very hard for most people to do. In fact, more often than not you find many more people willing to judge someone else who seems to always find the silver lining in every cloud. It seems easier to tear someone down; however, the repercussions to your personal growth can be disastrous.
There is always some good in every situation no matter how bleak it may seem; make the extra effort to consistently look for it. No matter how others might criticize you for your optimism – do it anyway. When you are able to see the glass consistently as half full, your attitude is always up which means your aptitude goes up and ultimately your altitude.
17. Laugh
Nuff said!
18. Check your ego
This is supremely important when it comes to succeeding. As one of my mentors puts it, ego stands for "edges greatness out." Truly successful individuals are always aware of their ego and how much damage it can do when you let it run wild. Practice humility in all situations; in ego, there is infinite ignorance – in humility there is infinite wisdom.
When you can check your ego at the door, many doors remain open to you that would otherwise be closed. I can speak from personal experience to say that nothing good comes from allowing your ego to govern your choices. It is not about you – it's about YOU!
19. Stow your pride
Ego and pride walk hand-in-hand. Pride has destroyed many a men and women in a myriad of ways. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your accomplishments; however, when pride leads you to remain ignorant while pretending to be knowledgeable, no good comes of it.
Pride ushers in arrogance and sense of entitlement without work. If you haven't earned it by paying the price, you do not deserve it and the universe will quickly bring you back down to earth one way or another. Pride houses the danger of the false belief that you are more important than you actually are. People are always turned off by this and you will find it extremely difficult to achieve much success when your choices are riddled with pride.
20. Don't do you
Most of you have heard this before; some of you may have even said it. I know I have before. It goes "I'm going to just do me" or something to that effect. Many times you ask people how they are doing and their response is "I'm just doing me."
Let me implore you – don't do you! Do not fall for this negative mindset masquerading as a strong and progressive one. It isn't – nothing could be further from the truth. When you adopt the mindset of "doing me", it forces you to focus on yourself which leads to selfishness. You no longer make choices that are aligned with your core values and beliefs. Instead, they are directed by whether or not, your choices serve you – you become more and more self-serving. This is a slippery slope because no real success has ever come without helping others be successful.
21. Do something different
"Observe the masses and do the opposite." That's what my Dad always said. When you do things differently, it always seem to stick out. Now, I am not saying that you should do something differently just to be different. Make sure that whatever difference you are making – it is of value to others.
Just remember that innovation – creating something new and different is one of the 7 ways to add killer value to anything.
22. Do the right thing
"Managers do things right; leaders do the right things." Be a leader tomorrow in order to guarantee your success. No matter how hard it may seem, always do the right thing. I know that it is often not as black and white as we'd like it – believe me – I can tell you from experience that it is often hard.
The point is though that the more you can do the right thing by yourself and others, the more successful you will be in your endeavors. Doing the right thing always feels way better than not. So, as much as you can aim to do the right things like all effective and truly successful leaders.
23. Ask questions
If you are going to make a difference in people's lives, it is imperative that you ask a lot of questions. Through questions, you raise your awareness and knowledge. When you ask questions, you make others feel valuable – as if they matter. When you ask questions about others, they have a greater tendency to open up to you.
24. Listen actively
Just as it is important to ask questions, that can be an exercise in futility unless you genuinely listen. As one of my mentors puts it, "Listening is a gift, give it often." When you truly listen to others, the trust level goes up and they feel even more validated because they believe that you truly care about their plight.
By actively listening to others, you will not only learn a great deal more, you will also have better insights on how to create and deliver value to others. All truly successful individuals are master listeners.
25. Love yourself
This is easier said than done – I assure you. Loving yourself means that you must truly accept, appreciate and approve of the authentic you. It is vital that you raise your awareness about who you truly are so that you can make better choices to become who you truly want to be.
26. Love everyone
Once you have learned how to love yourself, it becomes easier to love others. When I say love everyone, I simply mean that your actions towards others must come from a place of love. If you find it difficult to act lovingly towards someone, then inaction may be the most loving thing you can do. When you truly seek to show love to everyone, it frees up your energy so that you can put it into more productive and significant endeavors.
Ever wonder what that heavy feeling is inside when certain people enter a room? Yes, you know what I am talking about. Let that go – you don't need to carry someone else's weakness around. It's not your burden to bear so drop it.
27. Pay it forward
Don't forget the good deeds that others so for you. The best way you can give back in the like is to do something for someone else. Pay it forward – this is how the ripple effect gets wider. When you pay it forward, you not only make differences in the lives of others but you also expand your circle of influence. The larger your circle of influence, the higher the probability you will succeed in your goals.
28. Focus on your needs
Most people mistakenly focus more on their wants which usually leads to dead end and repeated disappointments. Even if you get some of what you want using this mindset, it is almost always short-lived. The truth is that in order to get what you want; you have to focus on your needs. It is only when your needs are met that your wants come to fruition long term.
29. Face your fears
Achieving success in everything you do tomorrow will most certainly require that you face your fears. We all have fears; however, truly successful individuals face their fears; they accept them and forge ahead courageously in the pursuit of right action. The whole point of facing your fears is to ensure that they do not paralyze you and cause stagnation.
30. Give it all you've got
This one goes without saying; however, I am still going to say it. You cannot achieve your goals if you put in "half-assed" efforts. It just won't happen. The sad truth is that so many people consistently put in lack-luster performance and consistently expect gleaming results – I don't get it! Do not be this person – give it all you've got – your very best every time and then live with the results. I guarantee you that you will feel a whole lot better about yourself even when you fall short.
31. Don't give up
Just as you're giving it all you've got – make sure you don't give up! Malcolm Forbes said it best when asked the question, "How do you succeed?" His reply was "Never give up." You know when you put all of these insights together; they are actually meaningless unless you stay the course. If you give up, the rest doesn't matter – does it?
Stay in the game; be proactive and go forth courageously in pursuit of your dreams and goals.
Well, there you have it…
These are 31 little ways you can guarantee that you succeed in everything you do tomorrow. The best part is that you don't have to practice these all at once. Some of them you may already be doing. Just choose a few to begin with, be diligent and once you've mastered one area – move on to the next.
Here's to your success and good luck!

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