The 5 Credos

Dan Peña an 'Executive coach' and 'Business mentor' class apart has based his life and success on 5 "basic" Credos - he writes these down every month, along with his goals, and repeats them every day - Dan believes one must "internalize" these credos, and make them a part of oneself to succeed. These special Credos are: 1. Yesterday's Dreams are Today's Realities Or, what you dream about today will be your reality tomorrow - if you don't have a dream how can it come true! My personal example of this is Guthrie Castle - I dreamt of living in a castle, and visualized walking through each room, upon the grounds, in the garden - and this dream is now my reality - I live in a 15th Century storybook castle - Guthrie Castle, Scotland!   2. Seeing Dreams Ahead It's important to see yourself as you want to be - where you want to be - see yourself at the "goal line" - most people get stuck on the "rocky road' - Focus on the Goal not the Road to get there, because the "road to success" is always under construction.   3. Simulation: Practice Within When You're Without People regularly practice playing a sport like golf or basketball - but few people think about "practicing being successful" - I had practiced meeting the Queen of England - what I would wear, how I would stand, the handshake, so when I did meet her I was comfortable - for I had practiced the moment for years. You should "practice" success before you reach your goal.   4. Act as if There are NO Limits to Your Abilities I coach my mentees to act as if they are invincible - to act as if they could accomplish anything! Once one "acts" this way - they actually internalize the concept and start believing it themselves - I know one can accomplish much more than they usually ask of themselves; I always ask for more!   5. Enthusiasm: Greek God Within Enthusiasm is from the Greek - meaning "God Within" - there is not one high performance person alive (or dead) who is not over enthusiastic about their business, their life - enthusiasm is contagious!