The quick fix will give you the illusion of success, but the only way to make sure that you KEEP it is to build it, one brick at a time.

I learned this in my own personal weight loss journey of dropping from a size 12 to a size 2, and once I finally let go of the “diet pill” or “quick fix” mentality, I was able to keep it off. It’s been over ten years now, and I’m grateful for every step along the journey.

Thanks for the great article and sharing the TRUE secrets of success – patience, persistence, and PRACTICE.

The message I take from your post is that it’s important to focus on the journey and process of development- and that includes falling flat on your face and picking yourself up again.

I lose sight of that sometimes while striving for perfection and fast success, but you’ve reminded me that it doesn’t work in the long run.

What works is discpline, application and enjoying the development of yourself and others. Thank you!

Hey Neil,

I’m sure I do violate my rules from time to time. I am in fact human. You got me there.

But the promised content you were looking for was on the web page you were directed to. It was in the large font, highlighted in bright yellow. I explained that in the private email I sent you when you questioned me on it.

“Pitching” myself and my books, products and services is what I do. In fact, I do it almost every chance I get because I believe in it.

If that doesn’t work for you, no harm no foul.

I’m with you though, I know that working at that kind of rate won’t make me happy. I’m always going to be an employee, I make a good wage, and I get to spend plenty of time with the family and I quite like my office job!

For me building websites is a fun hobby, and the money I make from it is a great bonus. It pays for a good holiday, the new car etc.

Actually I was fortunate enough to have a real over night success as the first site I built went from 0 to 5000 hits overnight and helped pay off a chunk of the mortgage! I was fortunate to build the first site around a new product that became massively popular.

Was in the right place at the right time.

Well done and thanks of the fine tuning!

The truth is that you’ll never really know whether your life was a success or not because it is not possible to determine what sort of ultimate influence your life had on others, or on the world, until after you are gone.

Let those who survive you call your life a success or a failure if they like. Meanwhile, just live life to the best of your ability and try to do as little harm and as much good, as you understand those things, as possible.