Through an online training opportunity at work, I get access to various books, videos, etc., and came across this one that I'm attempting to complete, 52 Essential Habits for Success by Robert Stevenson. The idea is to read each day for a week the same habit, skip by the end of 52 weeks, you've gone through all 52 and focus on each one. I'm only on #2 so far.
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Habit #1: Believe in Yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, why should anyone else believe in you? People want to be around confident people. One of the most important traits of leaders is the confidence in themselves. People don’t want to follow someone who lacks self-confidence. When you first start out, you may have to “fake it before you make it.” None of us were born with all the knowledge, experience and talents we would need to be successful. These are all developed skills. So relax and learn from your mistakes, realizing we have all passed this way before.  7/22/2013 – 7/28/2013  

Habit #2: Act as if the World Is Watching. Thomas Jefferson said, “Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were the world looking at you, and act accordingly.” Even though that was said more than 200 years ago, it is still great advice for today, especially in this technological world with people carrying mini-video recorders in their cellphones. The next thing you know, your actions are being shown on national TV or on the Internet for all the world to see. So act as if there is a camera on you at all times and act accordingly.  7/29/2013 – 8/4/2013

Next week:

Habit #3: Practice, Drill and Rehearse, Then Take the Initiative. If you want to beat your competition, then you have to be willing to put in the time to practice, drill and rehearse (PDR). The great ones don’t need someone telling them to practice. They understand when they are not practicing, someone else is, and when they meet that person on the field of competition, that person will win. Success comes to those who take the initiative to do more, stay longer and work harder. The day you understand your success is dependent on you — your own desire, initiative and fortitude — is the day you start achieving greatness. To the great ones, PDR is not a motto on some wall, it is a way of life. Simply stated:If you want to be the best at what you do, then practice more than the rest and success will come to you.