In this very competitive marketplace, everyone is looking to get ahead. For myself, my clients and most people - I don’t mean at the expense and failure of others. I am talking about using the untapped resources and opportunities within and around you, and propelling yourself to where you WANT to be – and not just trudging through life.

Knowing that all successful sports athletes, top executives and the most respected entrepreneurs currently use coaches and mentors, it’s very apparent that in order to get ahead in life – it pays to get the right kind of help!

Here’s a short list (in David Letterman style) of the TOP 10 ways to get ahead that I’ve discovered by working with various clients from all different walks of life, who were looking to be better at who they are and what they do!

10. Set the Plan for Maximum Achievement

Start by having a plan. As the old saying goes, "Plan your work, and work your plan". And while you’re developing and building that plan – why not set the destination for maximum achievement? If you’re going to go through all the effort, time, investment and work to get where you want to be, go ahead and shoot for what you REALLY want.

Maximum achievement for you may be living in abundance and joy, or realizing your dreams and goals in alighment with your values and purpose. Setting your plan to a reasonable "high altitude" may bring you the time with loved ones, or the peace and accomplishment you’ve been missing for so long.

9. Develop Crystal Clear Clarity

In this "hyper attention age", it’s too easy to lose focus and not maintain clarity on what’s important. As you probably know from personal experience, when you were set, clear and focused on one thing – you got it done. Maybe it was waking up 30 minutes late for work, and you were FOCUSED on getting ready and out the door in record time. Have you ever had a presentation or project due within a crunch deadline, and you pushed out all distractions in order to focus on the immediate task at hand?

That kind of laser-focus clarity does amazing wonders for your success. It’s when you get side-tracked and lose sight of what’s important, that hinders your personal development or business success.

8. Write Down Your Goals

Most people were not brought up to set goals. What a shame!

If your mind doesn’t know what to aim for, it won’t work the body to get there. Do you know what you top 3 personal goals are – long-term and short-term? What are your top 3 financial goals, long-term and short-term? If you’re an entrepreneur, you should have written business goals. As a career professional, what are your career goals? Event a house wife should have goals for your family, accomplishment goals and written clarity for anything else that is important to you!

With the goals written, now come the action steps to determine what to do daily and weekly to get there. Have at least three action steps per goal, in order to develop activity to move you consistently in the right direction.

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