The Everything Success Book

by Nigro, Joseph; Nigro, Nicholas J.

• ISBN13: 9781580629751
• ISBN10: 158062975X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

Are you one of the millions of people re-evaluating your priorities? Do you measure your personal success based on your finances, your career, or your personal relationships? Or perhaps all of the above?

Author Biography

Joseph Nigro is a small business consultant, personal coach, and successful entrepreneur. Nicholas Nigro is a freelance writer and the author

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Top Ten Attributes of a Successful Individual	x
Introduction	xi
The Essential Foundation of Success	1	(1)
The Ground Floor: Positive Self Esteem	2	(2)
The Power of Positive Thinking	4	(1)
Perfection: An Unrealistic Goal	5	(1)
Locating Your Talents	6	(1)
Self Actualization: Converting Potential into Reality	7	(3)
The Complementary Career	10	(2)
Rewarding Yourself	12	(1)
Optimism: Dynamic and Empowering	12	(3)
2 The Art of Success	15	(14)
Success: An Art, Not a Science	16	(2)
Virtues Matter Most	18	(5)
Freedom from Uncertainty	23	(2)
Consistency: A to Z	25	(2)
Self Affirmation: Words to the Wise	27	(1)
The Big Mo: Positive Momentum	28	(1)
3 The Right Relationships Are. Everything	29	(16)
Positive Relationships Matter	30	(3)
Successful People: The Giveaways	33	(1)
The Qualities of the Successful	33	(3)
Negativity: Success's Third Rail	36	(1)
Beware the Negative Personality	36	(4)
Lasting Positive Relationships	40	(1)
High Maintenance	41	(4)
4 Know Thyself and Know Success	45	(14)
Intuition and the Road to Success	46	(2)
The Creative Impulse	48	(1)
Leading the Way	49	(3)
Self Awareness: It Awes and Humbles Us	52	(1)
When Conscience Talks	53	(1)
Self Awareness Strengthens Relationships	54	(2)
A Potent Team: Self Awareness and Positive Attitude	56	(3)
5 Personal Satisfaction	59	(14)
What Exactly Is It?	60	(1)
Personal Satisfaction and Career Planning	61	(2)
The Job That's Right for You	63	(1)
Typecasting: Personality Types	64	(1)
Career Match Game	65	(2)
Priority One	67	(1)
Job and Career Sources	68	(2)
Home Sweet Home	70	(3)
6 The Success Goalpost	73	(14)
Not Leaving Success to Chance	74	(1)
Timing Is Everything	75	(2)
The Complete Goal Plan	77	(2)
Goal Fundamentals	79	(4)
The Goal Formula	83	(2)
The Perseverance Complex	85	(2)
7 Overcoming Life's obstacles en Route to Success	87	(14)
Life's Obstacle Course	88	(3)
Fear of Success	91	(3)
The Responsibility Obstacle	94	(1)
The Human Obstacle	95	(3)
Planning Obstacles 96 Learning from Obstacles	98	(3)
8 Manage Your Time, Manage Your Success	101	(14)
Your Most Precious Resource	102	(2)
It's Prioritize Time!	104	(1)
Visiting Time's Wasteland	105	(4)
The Little Things Add Up	109	(1)
Quality Time	110	(2)
There's No Time Like the Present	112	(3)
9 Finding Your Inner Peace	115	(12)
It's What Happens Within You, Not to You	116	(1)
Events Are Neutral	117	(2)
What You Need Is Not Everything	119	(2)
It's Your Choice: Act or React?	121	(1)
The Golden Rules of Life	122	(2)
Inner Peace Networking	124	(3)
10 Tending to Your Spiritual Health	127	(12)
Your Spiritual Health: Why It Matters	128	(2)
Spirituality: Do You Have It?	130	(2)
The Spiritual Pick-Me-Up	132	(2)
Daily Nourishment	134	(3)
Positive Inside and Outside	137	(1)
Laughter: The Best Spiritual Medicine	137	(2)
11 There's No Success Without Good Health	139	(16)
If You Have Your Health, You Have Everything	140	(1)
We Are What We Eat	141	(5)
The Food Diary	146	(2)
The Right Shape: Exercise	148	(2)
A Bicycle Trip	150	(1)
Staying Regular: Regular Checkups	151	(4)
12 Being Generous with Success	155	(12)
Success Is Never Selfish	156	(3)
The Generosity Spectrum	159	(1)
Listening Tours	160	(1)
Accepting Others	161	(1)
Take Time to Make Time	162	(1)
Letting Things Pass	163	(2)
Saying "Yes" versus Saying "No"	165	(1)
Taking the Generosity Challenge	165	(2)
13 The Never-Ending Story of Learning	167	(12)
Knowledge Really Is Power	168	(1)
Open Minds Find Open Roads	169	(2)
Adapt to Change and Succeed	171	(1)
Life's Learning Curve	172	(3)
Cutting-Edge Knowledge and Skills	175	(1)
Every Day Is a Day of Learning	176	(3)
14 Success and Stress: The Battle of the Titans	179	(12)
Stressful Times	180	(1)
The Stress Symptoms	181	(3)
The Ultimate Stress Buster	184	(3)
Home Is Where the Stress Is	187	(1)
The Stress Diary	188	(2)
Managing Stress Fundamentals	190	(1)
15 Looking Like Success	191	(12)
Dressing for Success	192	(1)
New World in the Morning	193	(1)
Scents and Sensibility	194	(2)
First Impressions	196	(3)
The Confidence Wardrobe	199	(1)
One Size Doesn't Fit All	200	(3)
16 Financial Planning Goes a Long Way	203	(14)
Wealth Is Acquired over Time	204	(2)
It's about Asset Allocation	206	(1)
Why Save and Invest?	207	(1)
The Investment Playing Field	208	(3)
Putting Stock in Your Investments	211	(2)
Finding the Right Financial Advisor	213	(1)
The Importance of Research	214	(3)
17 Business Planning Can Make All the Difference	217	(14)
The American Dream	218	(1)
The Business Reality Puzzle	219	(2)
What Is a Business Plan?	221	(2)
The Business Plan Foundation	223	(1)
Business Planning Preliminaries	224	(3)
The Business Plan in Action	227	(4)
18 Mission Statement Is a Success Blueprint	231	(10)
What's It All about ... If Not Money?	232	(1)
Success and Freedom	232	(1)
Mission Statement Fundamentals	233	(2)
The Personal Mission Statement	235
The Personal Mission Statement Model	231	(8)
The Business Mission Statement	239	(2)
19 Giving Yourself a Hand	241	(12)
Personal Coaches	242	(2)
The Power of Personal Coaches	244	(2)
Hiring a Personal Coach	246	(2)
Professional Hand Helps Sometimes	248	(2)
You Are Getting Sleepy: Hypnotherapy	250	(2)
Sources Unlimited	252	(1)
20 The Success Lessons of History	253	(14)
Success: Read All about It	254	(1)
Are We Historical Copycats?	255	(1)
A History of Perseverance	256	(2)
The Winning Edge	258	(3)
The Ultimate History Test	261	(2)
History's Supreme Success Lessons	263	(4)
21 Success in a Brave New World	267	(13)
Plan Your Future, but Live in the Present	268	(1)
A New Millennium, a New Focus	268	(2)
Success Roadblocks	270	(2)
Success: It's an Incremental Journey	272	(3)
Putting It All on Paper	275	(1)
A Golf Analogy	276	(4)
Appendix A Resources	280	(1)
Appendix B Glossary of Terms	281	(2)
Index	283