Duffy’s Keys to Success

March 2016

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Keys to Success

• Education

• Communication*

• Commitment – Go for it!*

• Passion – Find it!*

• Daydream frequently

• Never say impossible

• Make your own luck

• Have a sense of humor – Use it!*

• Collect Experiences, Mentors and Heroes

• Don’t be afraid to fail

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Daydream frequently

• Albert Einstein

E=mc2

• Stephen King

• Thomas Edison

• Alpha brain waves

• Theta waves

Creativity

Recall

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

—Albert Einstein

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Never say impossible

The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.

- Anonymous

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Make your own luckThe Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind - Richard Wiseman

Principle One: Maximize Chance OpportunitiesLucky people are skilled at creating, noticing and acting upon chance opportunities. They do this in various ways, including networking, adopting a relaxed attitude to life and by being open to new experiences.

Principle Two: Listening to Lucky HunchesLucky people make effective decisions by listening to their intuition and gut feelings. In addition, they take steps to actively boost their intuitive abilities by, for example, meditating and clearing their mind of other thoughts.

Principle Three: Expect Good FortuneLucky people are certain that the future is going to be full of good fortune. These expectations become self-fulfilling prophecies by helping lucky people persist in the face of failure, and shape their interactions with others in a positive way.

Principle Four: Turn Bad Luck to GoodLucky people employ various psychological techniques to cope with, and often even thrive upon, the ill fortune that comes their way. For example, they spontaneously imagine how things could have been worse, do not dwell on the ill fortune, and take control of the situation.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Seneca

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Things to collect - Experiences

• Experiences

• Mentors

• Heroes

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Things to collect – Mentors & Heroes

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Don’t be afraid to fail

• Jordan Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc

• Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly

Robert F Kennedy

• Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

Winston Churchill

• I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work

Thomas Edison

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Keys to Success

• Education

• Communication*

• Commitment – Go for it!*

• Passion – Find it!*

• Daydream frequently

• Never say impossible

• Make your own luck

• Have a sense of humor – Use it!*

• Collect Experiences, Mentors and Heroes

• Don’t be afraid to fail