The document outlines six steps to success based on Lewis R. Timberlake's book "It is Always Too Soon to Quit": 1) Have a burning desire to succeed, 2) Flourish in adversity, 3) Have enthusiasm and dedication, 4) Have an attitude that expects to succeed, 5) Get along with others, and 6) Seek the source of success. Examples are given for each step, such as Calvin Peete overcoming obstacles to become a professional golfer, and Mary Lou Retton visualizing her perfect vault routine before winning gold at the 1984 Olympics.

1. Success Paths Based on Lewis R. Timberlake’s book “It is Always Too Soon to Quit” Prepared and presented by : Sok Chea

3. Contents It is always Too Soon to Quit! Failure is Never Final Six steps to be successful Burning Desire to Succeed Flourishing in Adversity Enthusiasm and Dedication Attitude that Expects to Succeed Getting Along with Others Seeking the Source of Success

4. It is always Too Soon to Quit!

5. It is always Too Soon to Quit! Calvin Peete Dream: to be a professional golfer Problems: Poor and black (his friends laugh at him) Eight grade, drop out to help family earn a living Play golf at late age with left arm that would not straighten out to full extension (professional golfers say it is not possible to play golf without extended left arm)

6. It is always Too Soon to Quit! “ It has been a long road from the fields to the fairways.” Calvin What he overcame: 1972: joined mini tour after 18 months practice 1975: qualified for PGA TOUR 1979 & 1982: winningest golfer on the tour

7. Failure is Never Final Law of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: “Be careful of what you expect, because you’re probably going to get it” Winners expect to WIN while losers expect to LOSE Fear is the most destructive force in the world. Destroy motivation/ enthusiasm/ hope/ ambition/ desire. Promote worry/ doubts/ inadequacy/ insecurity/ FAILURE

8. Failure is Never Final “ A person who won’t look up must look down.” Charles Darwin

9. Six steps to be successful 1. Burning Desire to Succeed

10. Six steps to be successful 1. Burning Desire to Succeed 1968: 15-year boy boasted he’d win 7 gold medals at Mexico Olympics and people laughed At the end: he won only two modals, people laughed even louder. Next four years: intensive training, 4 hrs/ day, 7 days/week Next Olympics 1972: 7 gold medals @ 7 swimming events, people laughed no more

11. Six steps to be successful 2. Flourishing in Adversity

12. Six steps to be successful 2. Flourishing in Adversity Failing doesn’t mean I am a failure; it just means I haven’t yet succeeded. Most successful people never gave up after failure. Instead, they actually made plans to overcome the odds they faced. Any one can QUIT. That’s easy way out. But the SUCCESSFUL keep coming back and trying AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.

13. Six steps to be successful 3. Enthusiasm and Dedication Everyman is enthusiastic in some way. But the one who is successful is the one who can become enthusiastic and stay that way. ~Thomas Carlyle Many people who have difficulties in life are lacking the “fire” it takes to overcome and succeed. They are lacking the 3 rd characteristic of successful people ~ ENTHUSIASM and DEDICATION to a purpose.

14. Six steps to be successful 3. Enthusiasm and Dedication

15. Six steps to be successful 3. Enthusiasm and Dedication

16. Six steps to be successful 4. Attitude that Expects to Succeed

17. Six steps to be successful 4. Attitude that Expects to Succeed 1984 Summer Olympics: 15-yr-old US girl scored a perfect 10 in women’s gymnastics and won gold medals Mary Lou later told that while she stood before the vault contemplating her goal, she had simply run the exercise over and over in her mind, visualizing every perfect step. When executing, it became easy for her.

19. Six steps to be successful 5. Getting Along with Others It can improve relationships with family members resulting in improved marriages and better communication with children. It can enhance your chances for advancement on the job and improve business relations overall.

21. Six steps to be successful 5. Getting Along with Others Knowing how to communicate can enable you to maintain good relationships among friends, preventing emotional isolation that is so damaging to a person’s emotional well-being. 70% of our waking hours is spent communicating– writing, reading, listening and speaking.

22. Six steps to be successful 5. Getting Along with Others “ True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity they come without invitation.” Theophrastus

23. Six steps to be successful 6. Seeking the Source of Success A successful man or woman is simply a person who becomes all that he or she ever dreamed of becoming. That really means that it is not what you have but what you ARE that makes a difference. ~ Lewis A. Timberlake

24. Six steps to be successful 6. Seeking the Source of Success Story: A little boy led his sister up a mountain path, she began to complain about all the rocks in her way. “sure,” her brother replied, “but the rocks are what you need to climb on”

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