Five Skills That Will Make You Rich

Benjamin Bach is guest blogging for Phil today

The great Jim Rohn (he's on the left) says 'don't wish things were easier, with you were better.'

Life is no walk in the park.  We are all presented with challenges that we must overcome.  Winter always comes.  In order to succeed at a very high level you must develop yourself and grow as a person. To grow, you need to master the 5 skills of personal development:

1) Absorb   
Be a sponge.  Learn whatever you can, everywhere you are.  Take in the experiences of life: the words of a book; the lyrics of a song; the advice of a friend. Be able to learn from everyone and everything.  Don’t miss anything that will be valuable to your future.

2) Reflect   
There is value in the past, and much more if you can remember it.  Learn to reflect on what you’ve taken in.  When should you reflect?

• At the end of each day, reflect on it.  How did you do? What did you learn? Who did you help?

• At the end of the week, reflect on the past six days.  Now you can see what you need to do in the next six days. Invest what you learnt in the past six days into the next six days. Life demands measurable progress in reasonable time; after 6 days you should see progress.

• At the end of the month, reflect.  Success is a numbers game - know them! How much time did you spend with the people you love?  How much profit did the marketplace reward you with?  How many times did you exercise? How many books did you read? How many pages did you write? If you aren’t seeing visible progress after a month of action, re-adjust your plan.

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Benjamin Bach helps people build their wealth through smart real estate investments. You can find his blog at http://www.kitchener-waterloo-real-estate-investments.com/ and reach him by email @ benjamin AT benjaminbach DOT com.