So much has been written about success. So many success programs, books, CDs, and other media exist on the subject. A Google search (10/21/2009) on the keyword “success” returns over 312-million results. The term is like one tiny star in the cosmos. I think it’s safe to say that ‘success’ is/has been an over-used word throughout our human world and throughout (recorded) history. It’s also fair to say that success means something different for each and every person, and yet most would agree that a simple and accurate definition might be: to obtain a desired result (or results).

Perhaps Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) was among the first of the modern-day success gurus with his “Power of Positive Thinking” work (circa 1956). And today we have success consultants, coaches, lecturers, and millions more people who make their living in one fashion or another from/on the subject of success. In just my amazing lifespan (I’m 47), the technology boom has been so overwhelming that it has made the world smaller in many senses, and yet so much more confusing because of all the voices that are now heard, and the resulting information overload. But success has not changed, in and of itself; only the terms of measurement are ever-changing.

I remember thinking as a troubled teenager: why is there no ‘owner’s manual’ for living a successful life? I would ponder being alone in a cold world; born unto role models, teachers, and influencers, and yet ultimately we must invent our own ‘success manual’ for living. My brother used to accuse me of thinking too much, but my internal response was to say: is that such a bad thing? An extension of much of my early thoughts was to be in awe of the humility of life; the more I learned, the more I realized how little I truly knew. Further, there was the wish that I were somehow smarter than I am…and I admit to that wish even now. As time progressed I studied these success gurus and motivational experts. It was then that a success manual did emerge from my thoughts.

As I’ve noted, the body of work on the subject of success is nearly limitless. Therefore it must be hubris to suggest that I have something of value to add to the issue of human success. If that is true, I really don’t care! I will offer it anyway! But I do not believe that I have nothing of value to add! In fact, what I have developed and refined is a six-step system that virtually guarantees success and abundance in all areas of life, and the ability to maintain success over a lifetime! Every once in a while something special and unexpected comes along. True, not very often does something new appear on the scene, but it certainly happens. Yes, even though it might seem that success is an exhausted, and exalted subject, I have assembled in detail the exact six steps that are necessary to achieve lifelong success.

The book is entitled: “Lifetime Success in 6 Simple Steps”. It is my sincere belief – as the result of decades of study – that this is a novel approach, encompassing the very best of what is known about the components of success, and combining that knowledge into simple, logical, and progressive steps that ensure sustained success. I invite you to check it out for yourself. You have everything to gain! Someday, it would be great to feel as if my contribution to the subject of success did indeed help a pondering teen, or anyone that honestly wants abundance in life!