To be effective means to do the right things that benefit your life, your business, and any action you take in the right way at the right time.

Effectiveness means to cultivate success in every aspect of your life. Most successful people are effective and seek to be useful.

Effective people share the same common traits. There is a recipe that leads to success, and highly effective people have the best one.

Effective Peple Are Self-Confident

Effective people are said to have high confidence. They believe in their ability to perform and don't let self-doubt get in the way of success, further encouraging them to practice their skills and get better. The more confident you are, the better you perform. This is because your well-balanced emotions help you make better choices.

Effective People Are Independent

Highly effective people understand that it is up to them to get what they want from life. They don’t except others to make them happy or give them a successful life. You're the only one who knows what makes you happy and what it takes to be successful in your own opinion. It is no one else's responsibility, and it shouldn't be.

Effective People Are Brave

To be successful, taking opportunities and risk is imperative - step outside of your comfort zone. No one can grow, learn, or achieve their goals if they stay in the same place and do the same thing each day.

Effective People Are Productive

Simply put, productivity breeds success. If you sit around and don't act, you won't do the necessary tasks to achieve your goals. Effective and successful people know how to use their time wisely and only do things that provide value to their overall goal.

Effective People Are Organized

You can't have proper time management skills if you are disorganized, and you can't expect success without using your time wisely. Therefore, establishing effective organizational habits is essential and never overlooked by successful people.

Effective People Forgive

They know how to forgive themselves and others for mistakes easily and without asking. Effective people understand that they need to make mistakes to truly learn. This allows them to avoid wasting time and to get back on track quickly. Once they make a mistake, they now understand they need to develop new strategies and techniques to get there.

To be more successful, try adopting these common traits of successful people. Ultimately it requires a lot of self-discipline and self-reliance to achieve your goals, whether personal or business-related.

“I believe that a life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that says that self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude – that you can psych yourself into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.”- Stephen Richards

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
- Aristotle

Homework:

 Ask yourself this everyday: What is my unique ability? What is the ONE THING that only I can do that no one else can?

See you in class,

-Dante