In life we need to take advantage of the small edges in order to succeed. These small edges present themselves, more often than not, to those who take initiatives and are aggressive in pursuing their goals. We do all know that very little will come our way if we remain passive and just “hope” for the best. This is common knowledge. I am pretty sure everyone reading this blog knows that they need to actively pursue their goals in order to reach them. Yet, how many of us are actually being aggressive in going out there day after day and achieving our goals? It’s a tough world out there and everyone is looking at getting ahead, hence, if we want to achieve our goals we just have to:

1. Ask for what you want. (Whether it be a sale, testimonial, referral etc)

2. Push against any sort of resistance until you break through.

3. Do not take “no” as a final answer.

4. Stand firm on your beliefs and values.

5. Make short term sacrifices for long term gains.

6. Take center stage whenever possible.

7. Be assertive in your communication style. (without being rude)

8. Broaden your personal network on a regular basis.

9. Body language has to be in sync with our mindset.

10. We need to work towards overcoming our fears & inhibitions.

There is a fine balance between being aggressive and overly aggressive. When the balance is tipped in either direction, whether one is not being aggressive enough or being overly aggressively, there will be consequences! We have to find that level of equilibrium ourselves, and this is dependent on one’s personality and environment.

I would really like readers to add onto this list. How do you pursue your goals? What actions do you take? What has shown results and what has not. I look forward to hearing from you all.