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THE HAPPINESS-SUCCESS CYCLE METHOD

PURPOSE-VALUES ALIGNMENT

Have an unshakable foundation

Understanding your purpose in the moment and aligning your values with that purpose exponentially  increases the probability of achieving successful outcomes you will be happy to live with. As the quote says, it is easy to make decisions when you know your values. Successful choices occur naturally whe you live a values based life. Know your purpose and values and stand on them.

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DEFINING YOUR SUCCESS

Make your own wins. #FTW_EDD

Defining your success is the very first step in creating success.

Adapted from Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People", we "Begin With the End in Mind" by identifying what we want out a situation.

 If we place desirable outcomes first in our thought process, we are more apt to begin an endeavor in a positive direction. Initially, defining success means creating an expectation based on our desires and perceived potential. The rest of the Happiness-Success Cycle is about growing that expectation.

MOTIVATIONS

All motivation is either fear or incentive.

Understanding our motivations, both intrinsic and extrinsic, allows us to inspire drive towards positive outcomes. Even negative motivation (fear) can generate a positive outcome if the focus is right.

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DECISION MAKING AND JUDGMENT

Observe. Orient. Decide. Act.
Analyze. Grow. Repeat.

Analyzing our decisions is the real core of personal growth. Determining what is good judgment and being able to repeat it again enables future growth and successes.

ACCOUNTABILITY

"Don't talk about it, BE about it." 
~Coach Derrick Spivey

Accountability is the difference between thos who do and those who wish they had. Accountability provides the ownership over our success path.

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MENTAL CONDITIONING

Learn to think,
think to learn.

Mental conditoning is about preparing yourslf for a variety of posssible outcomes so that you can remain unnerved by variations and be adaptable to a variety of circumstances. This provides stability in our thougth process and allows clear judgement in actions.

BETTER IS AN OPTION

Believe in your own greatness first.

In order to accomplish more, we have to believe in more. Believing that better is an option allows us to transition that perception we defined into a real tangible possibility.

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EMPOWERMENT

Refuse to accept anything less from yourself.

Empowerment comes from knowledge. In order to increase our empowerment we must apply the knowledge gained from analyzing our decisions.
The more we know the more capable we become, but we must apply that knowledge as ability.

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

YOU ARE ABLE.

Once we empower ourselves we must use that emboldened spirit to overcome the new challenges between ourselves and success. Overcoming obstacles are wins in and of themselves, but these are merely steps in preparation for developing and achieving goals.

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DEVELOPING GOALS

Small Manageable Chunks

Developing goals is the last part of the success cycle because no matter how fast or slow the other phases occured, they were all preparing you to develop and accomplish goals toward your success.


Goals are simply our step by step plan to achieve the success we defined. They must be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-sensitive. Without the previous phases, your goals may lack one or more of these attributes.

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