The fundamentals of success are the same no matter what industry you're in, what characteristics you have, what lifestyle you live, etc. Fundamentals are fundamentals. If you want to achieve anything significant in your personal life and career, you must be willing to do what significant achievers do in their personal lives and careers. After all, if you want to fly like an eagle, you must learn from eagles.

It took me over 20 years of serious study in the personal development & goal-setting field before I realized that all high achievers understand and implement the same 3 essential attributes - a successful MINDSET, a crystal clear VISION, and unwavering PERSISTENCE. When you arm yourself with these 3 elements, you are unstoppable.

Mindset Attaining a successful mindset is just like building the foundation for a house. If the foundation is strong, you can build whatever you like above ground. But if the foundation is weak, even the best house in the world is destined to collapse. The same thing is true with your mindset. If it's strong, you can build whatever life you wish. But if it's weak, your world will eventually collapse. Below are five keys to building a positive mental foundation.

1 - Choose to be positive 2 - Take 100% responsibility in your life 3 - Put yourself in the best environments 4 - Erase from your vocabulary the word "failure" 5 - Continually feed your mind positive programming (books, audios, etc.)

Vision Once your mental foundation is set, you must know exactly where it is you want to go. All successful people have a crystal clear vision of what they want to achieve. Creating this vision is simple. Begin by brainstorming a list of at least 2-3 things you'd like to accomplish in the following 6 areas of your life: Financial, Career, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Contributions to Society, and Leisure Time.

Select the most important goal(s) from each area and write them on separate note cards. On the back of each note card, explain why you want to accomplish this goal - how will achieving this goal make you feel? Every day, once in the morning and once at night, review these goals, reading both sides of the cards to yourself - out loud if possible. After reading each card, close your eyes and vividly imagine that you've already achieved this particular goal.

This simple vision exercise is guaranteed to improve your results. It is so powerful because your brain is a goal-seeking organism. If you give it a consistent and clear picture of what you want to accomplish, it will work day and night, both consciously and subconsciously, to figure out how. Pretty soon, you will be effortlessly attracting success from all directions.

Persistence Once you know exactly what you want, create a map of how to get it. Research the people who have already achieved what you're trying to achieve. Make a list of action steps to take on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Then, follow your own directions and don't quit until you make it.

Persistence is the single most powerful trait you will ever have. If you want something bad enough, and are willing to pay the price, nothing can stop you. If you have the courage to go over, around or through any obstacle in your way, and get into a good fight for all your dreams, no matter what anyone else says, success is the only possible outcome.

Here's to your outrageous success.

About the Author

Sean Smith, founder of MVP Success Systems Inc., is a speaker, author and Certified Master Results Coach who says "The real question is not, 'Why don't I know what to do?' The real question you should be asking yourself is, 'Why don't I do what I know?'

Sean helps entrepreneurs identify and destroy those inner obstacles that are limiting your achievement and holding you back, so that you can start attracting outrageous success and l