Les Brown is an incredible success story. He was born with his twin brother in an abandoned building in a poor section of Miami, and was adopted soon afterwards by a single mother who worked menial jobs.
But Les Brown has since gone on to great triumph in life. After being declared educable mentally retarded in grade school, he was able to build self-esteem in high school through the assistance of his mother and a particularly helpful teacher, and went on to a long career in radio broadcasting, motivational speaking, and more. He went on to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives for 6 years.
Without further ado, we present Les Brown’s Top 10 Rules for Success.
Les Brown’s Top 10 Rules for Success
1. Believe in Yourself
One of the most important things in life is to believe in yourself, to focus on your own mindset. “Telling yourself everyday, this is my day, and I’ve got what it takes.” Believing in yourself when no one else does is one of the strongest characteristics a human can hold.
2. Go Above and Beyond; Amaze your Customers
Les Brown teaches the point that it is necessary in this customer-driven economy to not just serve your customers, but to actually amaze them. To go so far beyond what they expect that they are blown away. “Always explore various ways in which you can improve the quality of the service you provide.” This can also be related to personal relationships and interactions; always go above and beyond, do more than expected, under promise and over deliver, then sit back and watch the rewards roll in.
3. Take Full Responsibility for Your Life
Coming from someone with such a difficult start to life, this point is important. Early on, Les recognized that he had to accept where he was at. He couldn’t just be angry, he had to accept reality and move forward to improve it.
Checkout our powerful motivational speech on this topic “Take Responsibility For Your Life“
4. Stand Up to Yourself
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