A lot of people believe in order to be successfull you have to have money. You have to spend money to make money. People believe that if you are from a low or middle class family that there is not way you can be successful. Is this common perception right?

No matter if you have money or don't, poor or rich, lucky or not lucky, - you have success inside you. Being successful doesn't always mean that you make tons of money. This recipe can be used for anything from being a good mother, a good friend, starting a business of your own, and pretty much any goal you have.

The Recipe:

1. Love yourself
2. Determination and hard working
3. Willingness to Learn
4. Open Minded
5. Confidence
6. Ability to analyze situation before making a decision
7. Ability to stay on track of your goal and not get distracted.

Some of you may be thinking about people are conceited if they love themselves. That isn't what I am talking about. You have to be happy with yourself before you can be success at whatever your goal is. If you are not happy with who you are on the inside and what actually makes you - you, then you are not going to be successful at any goals you try to achieve.

This is a big one in becoming successful. You have to be determined and willing to work hard at your goal. It very rarely ever comes easy. You are going to have to have the will power to keep on going. The road to success is going to have bumps, road blocks, and sometimes HUGE walls that you will have to shimmy up and over. If you don't have the determination and drive to keep pushing and going then you will not get to your goal.

No one knows it all. You have to be willing to research and learn about the different aspects of the road to your goal. If you think that you know if all and you don't have to try to learn more or research your goal then you probably won't make it there. There is a slight chance that you may reach your goal this time. However, for you next goal - you may not reach it because you think you know it all.

You must keep an open mind. Ever hear of the saying two heads are better than one? That really is true. You may be going down the road to your goal and there may be a faster easier way that someone else knows. If you have an open mind then you will consider their alternate option. This doesn't necessarily mean you will go with their idea. It is just a way of keeping your options open.

Confidence is another biggie in becoming successful in whatever you are doing. You have to have confidence in yourself. You have to know that you can reach your goal. You are going to reach your goal. Don't let other people that don't have confidence in themselves bring your confidence level down.

To be successful you have to be able to look at your options for a decision. Analyze them and think about the consequences and benefits of each decision. Don't rush in and make a decision on the fly - think about it first.

Stay on track with your goal. Don't get off track. Stay focused on what your goal is and stay on track with that goal. If you get distracted or go off course of your goal then it will take you longer to reach your goal.