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Have you ever wondered why ‘success’ isn’t natural for most of us; why ‘failing’, ‘trying’ or ‘procrastinating’ is the norm?  Why only 3% of the world’s population own 97% of the world’s wealth? (By the way, I include myself in the other 97% here, although I’m in the process of changing that!)

The biggest difference is that the 3% make a habit of doing the things they don’t like to do.

Now nobody enjoys doing the things they don’t want to do, so why do the 3% take action?  They take action because they don’t focus on the process, which may be difficult and unpleasant and will often lead to procrastination.

What they focus on is the result, how they will benefit from taking the action.

This simple shift in focus turns the average into the extraordinary.

So what’s one thing that you don’t want to do today, but if you did would move you forward in your life, your leadership role or your business?

If you focus on doing at least one thing a day that you don’t want to do but know in your heart that you really must do to succeed, then you’ll be developing a wonderful ‘success’ habit.

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