Includes index. Canfield, J., & Switzer, J. (2005). The success principles : How to get from where you are to where you want to be (1st ed.). New York, NY : Harper Resource Book.

The fundamentals of success -- Take 100% responsibility for your life -- Be clear why you're here -- Decide what you want -- Believe it's possible -- Believe in yourself -- Become an inverse paranoid -- Unleash the power of goal-setting -- Chunk it down -- Success leaves clues -- Release the brakes -- See what you want, get what you see -- Act as if -- Take action -- Just learn into it -- Feel the fear and do it anyway -- Be willing to pay the price -- Ask! ask! ask! -- Reject rejection -- Use feedback to your advantage -- Commit to constant and never-ending improvement -- Keep score for success -- Practice persistence -- Practice the rule of 5 - Exceed expectations -- Transform yourself for success - Drop out of the "ain't it awful" club...and surround yourself with successful people -- Acknowledge your positive past -- Keep your eye on the prize -- Clean up your messes and your incompletes -- Complete the past to embrace the future -- Face what isn't working -- Embrace change -- Transform your inner critic into an inner coach -- Transcend your limiting beliefs -- Develop four new success habits a year -- 99% is a bitch: 100% is a breeze -- Learn more to earn more -- Stay motivated with the masters -- Fuel your success with passion and enthusiasm -- Build your success team -- Stay focused on your core genius -- Redefine time -- Build a powerful support team and delegate to them -- Just say no! -- Say no to the good so that you can say yes to the great -- Find a wing to climb under -- Hire a personal coach -- Mastermind your way to success -- Inquire within -- Create successful relationships -- Be hear now -- Have a heart talk -- Tell the truth faster -- Speak with impeccability -- When in doubt, check it out -- Practice uncommon appreciation -- Keep your agreements -- Be a class act -- Success and money -- Develop a positive money consciousness -- You get what you focus on -- Pay yourself first -- Master the spending game -- To spend more, first make more -- Give more to get more -- Find a way to serve -- Success starts now -- Start now!...just do it! -- Empower yourself by empowering others

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