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I have discovered, after much research in self-development and Life Coaching, 8 similar behaviours between the successful entrepreneurs and those making all the money. If these 8 action steps are followed daily and consecutively - there is no doubt in my mind that success will come your way!

REPLICATE YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL HERO- Either find a local entrepreneur that you look up to, or even an international highly successful one like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey. Start to study them, not just their actions but their mindset as well. Read their Biographies, ask yourself - what do I believe their values and beliefs would be? What would their daily activities involve? If you can, organise with your local successful entrepreneur and ask them if you could have a coffee with them to learn from them. You will be surprised, most successful ones will be happy to share their success.

VISUALISE - This may seem a bit odd at first, you may feel like you are day dreaming but it works. The mind can't differentiate between what is real and what isn't. For example, if you held a banana in your hand and looked at it - then put it down, closed your eyes and imagined you were holding a banana - the same neurons in the brain fire off. Visualise success on a daily basis and eventually the mind believes it is real and replicates your subconscious behaviours to ensure that it does happen.

GOALS -All successful entrepreneurs have goals, and they write them down. Have Long term goals and short term goals. It is a great idea to have a goal notebook. If you haven't done it before, start off with small daily or weekly goals. Like - I have achieved 20 marketing calls this week. Once you start achieving quite a few, then stretch yourself. When writing goals - don't worry about the HOW, just put your goals out there and get on with your daily activities. You will be amazed how clever your unconscious mind is at finding ways to make what is possible.

DAILY ACTIVITIES THAT PRODUCE PROFITS - Obvious, I know - but even I am guilty for being distracted by non-income producing activities! The best thing you can do is to sit down and write up the actual tasks that bring in money - whether it be marketing calls, placing an ad or even having a meeting with clients. Once you have your list of direct income making activities, do at least 1 -2 of them EVERYDAY.

ANTICIPATE SUCCESS - Expect that your success is inevitable. With this attitude of success, it won't matter what obstacles stand in your way, you will know that you will work out a way to ensure success. In the law of attraction, expectation is powerful - if you expect something, there is no doubt in your mind to it not happening, and therefore that is the energy you are sending out. Success will be yours.

GRATITUDE - Yes, I am talking about the "Attitude of Gratitude". The more you focus on the positives of the situation - the more you will notice. And this works vice versa. For example - stop for a second. I want you to look around the room you are in right now and focus on every object that is blue - that's it, start listing them all in your head. Ok, now what I want you to do - and do this as soon as you finish reading this sentence - is close your eyes and list all the things that are brown - close your eyes now. How did you go? Hard isn't it? That is because your mind was so focused on the blue it didn't notice the brown. Focus on what you are grateful for and that is all you will notice.

CONTINUAL GROWTH / PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - This is very important - remember to never stop growing. All the successful entrepreneurs have open minds and are always learning. Watch Oprah - she is always learning something new on her show. And with those new Learnings she continues to grow her empire. "You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read." Charles "Tremendous" Jones

PERSEVERANCE - Commitment and perseverance is key to surviving obstacle and actually arriving at your goal. Vow now that you will never give up until your goals are achieved. With commitment like that, you have no other choice but to succeed, not matter what is thrown in front of you.

A thorough understanding of the above 8 behaviours, and making them regular habits will only increase your chance of success ten-fold. Enjoy the experience and journey you take in achieving your goals. Don't forget to reward your successes and learn from the setbacks, success is on the cards - good luck!