When you think of the word “success” is the first thing that comes to mind a self-portrait?

If you don’t see yourself as successful, that vision needs to change. You truly deserve the success you want…

It’s just a matter of achieving that state.

And that’s the tricky part, isn’t it?

Achieving success feels like an impossible task, a task better suited to rocket scientists and Wall Street wizards who know how to parlay their natural gifts into dollar-churning enterprises.

But guess what?

That’s actually not how it works.

The most successful people in the world are by no means the most brilliant, skilled, well-connected, or most clued-in…

They are merely those individuals most willing to work on themselves.

At home.

At the gym.

In the classroom.

In the office.

Even in the car.

THE FOUNDATION OF ALL SUCCESS: PERSONAL GROWTH

Successful individuals strive to better themselves anywhere and everywhere.

They read books. They attend seminars. They work with coaches.

Successful people are the ones who slowly but surely chip away at their insufficiencies and deficiencies, their negative thoughts and limiting beliefs, their unsupportive habits and self-defeating behaviors.

That commitment to self-improvement is literally the secret formula, magic bullet—call it whatever you want—to success.

Success starts and ends with personal development.

The world doesn’t stop you from success. You stop you from success.

YOU POSSESS THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED

Now, maybe you’re sitting there thinking, I can’t do it—I don’t have what it takes.

Well that’s just not true…

You do have what it takes to become the person you dream of being, live the live you want and achieve your potential, but you’ve GOT to be willing to change and grow.

Invest in yourself immediately. Don’t wait another week. The New Year is here, and it provides you with a brand new opportunity to move toward your best self and fully lived life.

Go out and buy a book on personal development.

Sign-up for a small-business seminar.

Take a writing class.

Make an appointment with a personal trainer.

INVEST IN YOURSELF...AND YOUR SUCCESS

Stop reading this blog right now and go buy yourself a little slice of self-investment.

Doing this represents a small but POWERFUL signal to your brain that it’s time to shift mindset and get on the winning track.

Remember—the most successful people in the world spend money on themselves. It is why I paid to become a Certified High Performance Coach. It is why I spent money and time to attend Tony Robbins’ "Unleash the Power Within."

If money is tight—and for many people it is—don’t go out looking for a 5-day $5,000 skill-development seminar. Instead, start with something more modest. A $30 or $40 dollar online self-investment program can easily net you a 10x to 100x return.

Spend today looking after the mind and body of your present self and I guarantee your future self will thank you three to six months from now.

Are you ready to grow personally…to move toward your best self, live fully, and achieve your potential? Yes? Awesome!

It’s your time…to achieve your potential and live fully.

Author's Bio: 

Nina Amir is known as the Inspiration to Creation Coach. As one of 800 elite Certified High Performance Coaches working around the world, she helps her clients Achieve More Inspired Results.

While Nina is the only Certified High Performance Coach® working specifically with writers, dancers and equestrians, she helps all types of creators get from the light-bulb moment to the realization or their dreams without letting anything get in the way of that goal. She offers her clients both spiritual and personal development as well as strategies to combine purpose and passion and take inspired action.

Nina also is an Author Coach who supports writers on the journey to successful authorship. She has authored three traditionally published books for aspiring authors, How to Blog a Book, The Author Training Manual, and Creative Visualization for Writers, as well as a host of self-published books and ebooks, including the Write Nonfiction NOW! series of guides. She has had 19 books appear on the Amazon Top 100 List and as many as six of her books on the Authorship bestseller list at the same time.

Nina is the founder of the Nonfiction Writers’ University, the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, and the Author of Change Transformational Programs. She also created a proprietary Author Training curriculum and Author Career Planning program.

Additionally, Nina is an ordained minister, certified Law of Attraction coach, and a trained rebirther.

For more information, visit www.ninaamir.com.