Success is a choice - determined by the actions you take?

Whenever you start practising making the right choices in life, success will soon follow because SUCCESS is a CHOICE.

Guidance to making successful choices in life:

When faced with a tough choice do not rush into deciding right away.?Take your time to think about the pros and cons of the outcome. Mentally list out the pros on one side and cons on the other. Sometimes you will see that cons are not nearly as bad as you think. This will allow you to start training to think methodically and justify the right and successful choice being made.

Think about your goals and values.?It is important to be authentic to ourselves. Does the choice we make match our values in life? Sometimes the choices we make do not take into consideration our integrity and value system. Even though we subsequently live with it, it causes us much unhappiness and dissatisfaction.

Explore all possibilities.?Look at realistic alternatives. Evaluate the feasibility, risks and implication of the circumstances. All choices come with some level of risk, so to avoid minimal risk, you need to investigate the situation in detail. Look at the key factors to fully understand the situation before you make the choice.

Make your choice.?The most important step is to take action and make the choice. You must never evaluate and stay on the fence forever. Even if you are not confident, it is totally ok. Sometimes, making choices in life does make you feel that way. Ask yourself, does it feel right? And does this choice work best for you now and in the future? When you answer them, you should feel good about the result. By making a choice, you are learning and growing, thus preparing yourself for upcoming tough choices.

Evaluate your choice.?Once you have made your choice and put it into play, it is necessary to evaluate it to ensure it works. This final step is very important (if not more than the other steps) as it helps with the development of decision-making skills.

Life is not merely a matter of sitting on the sidelines and not making decisions by playing the nice guy. Rather, it is a matter of choices, and every choice you make defines you. What you start with isn’t up to you because talent is God-given. However, if you want a good hand in a card game, you have to do a great job of playing the hand you have been dealt. That is determined by your choices.

Success is a choice; you choose it and work it out! Excellence is deliberate and so it is intentionally pursued. No successful person ever remained idle for success to knock on his/her door for him/her —?Israelmore Ayivor

Since you own your life, you are responsible for your life. You do not rent your life from others who demand your obedience. Nor are you a slave to others who demand your sacrifice. You choose your own goals based on your own values. Success and failure are both the necessary incentives to learn and grow. Your action on behalf of others, or their action on behalf of you, is only virtuous when it is derived from voluntary, mutual consent. Virtue can only exist when there is free choice. —?Ken Schoolland

When there's a strong desire within you to express or create something, know that this feeling is Divine discontent. Your longing is your calling- and no matter what it is, if you go with it, you'll be guided, guarded, and assured of success. When a purpose or path is laid before you, you have the choice to just trust and let it flow, or remain stuck in fear. Trusting the perfection that resides within you is the key ... —?Louise Hay

Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, money, circumstances, than failures and success, than what other people think, say, or do. It is more important than appearance, ability, or skill. It will make or break a business, a home, a friendship, an organization. The remarkable thing is I have a choice every day of what my attitude will be. I cannot change my past. I cannot change the actions of others. I cannot change the inevitable. The only thing I can change is attitude. Life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. —?Charles R. Swindoll

Some friendships are like a marriage, others like an affair; the latter are for pleasure, the former for the abundant success they engender. Few are friends because of you yourself, many of because of your good fortune. A friend's true understanding is worth more than the many good wishes of others. Make friends by choice, then, not by chance. —?Baltasar Gracian

Courage cannot be gifted to you, but it is a choice you make. —?Vishwas Chavan

Life pulls down every person to the least possible negativity and thrusts them outward to shine. It is the fight that matters; when you reach the bottom, you are left with no choice but to pick yourself up and climb every difficult step. Feeling down and letting situations tear you apart proves that we all are human and nothing more or less. So, there is no need to worry about the devastating moments; there will come a moment when you will be forced to stand for your rights and make one single move that will pull you into the world of success. Seize the moment and grow, that's all you can do and that's why you are born. —?Kavipriya Moorthy

Your dream is a reality that is waiting for you to materialize. Today is a new day! Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Learn from your past so that it can empower your present and propel you to greatness —?Steve Maraboli

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands as my man Richard Bach says. You can choose to see the curse or the gift. And this one choice will determine if your life is a success story or one big soap opera. —?Jon Gordon

Success is a choice, not an option. —?Debasish Mridha

Success is a choice; a promise that you make to yourself to keep moving forward. —?Elizabeth Bourgeret

The way a person thinks is the key to everything that follows -- good or bad, success or failure. A person's thinking -- the way he thinks -- is the foundation structure upon which a life is built. Thinking guides decisions. Thinking -- how a person thinks -- determines every choice. —?Andy Andrews

Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success. —?Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Your life is a trajectory. Every choice you make alters that trajectory, in a positive or negative way. Will you categorize that dinner with friends as a business expense? Will you be honest with your daughter? Will you take more credit than you're due? These are just the small questions that we face every day, and little by little, the answers influence the trajectory of our lives and beings. —?Donald Van De Mark

Choose to live a full, rich, and fulfilling life. A life of SUCCESS.