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Best Friends to Success
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larity is achieved when we know
where we are and where we want to go.
Establish your core values:
Focus is the ability to keep the main things
the main things! The strategy to create the
proper focus is:
Execution is our effective ability to get to
our desired destination. Execution is about
getting the right things done…on purpose!
Execution powerfully transitions clarity and
focus into action so that the expected results become reality.

No matter who you are, you are the byproduct of who you associate with, the books
you read and what you choose to listen to.
This last sentence has actually been said
many different ways – for example, the late
Jim Rohn said that “we’re the average of the
five people we spend the most time with.”
Might I suggest that at least three of your
future best friends should be; Clarity, Focus
& Execution!

There are as many models for success as
there are personal opinions – but any of
these models without these three best
friends are inadequate, lacking and incomplete, for sure and for certain! Without
Clarity, Focus and Execution – lasting, enduring, life-long Success (no matter the definition you prefer) will not happen. There
may be fleeting moments of temporary success, and hopefully these will light the fire of

your desire to make the changes necessary
to live the type of life that will lead to enduring success.
As a disciple of Stephen R. Covey, and a
Certified Trainer of 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, I see the application of the 7
Habits in every successful model. It certainly plays a major role in the implementation
of these three best friends of success. The
reason the 7 Habits are so universally relevant is the principles upon which they are

The Three Best Friends of Success:
Clarity

An abundance of Clarity that fuels
organizational energy.

Focus

Laser Focus that produces a culture
of decisiveness and proactivity.
Execution

Excellent Execution which equals
effectiveness, results and unparalleled growth.