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Show m pa P ::ctr Btfl. Chamber Learns i Secret To Success 1 i:iim By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL What makes a successful person? ACCORDING to Russell R. Cranmer Jr., in a recent address to the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce, said attitude, motivation and sticking stick-ing to goals are the primary characteristics of a successful person in business and life in general. He said behavior controls the extent of success, but only to the extent that the person changes his behavior to allow for successful growth. AT THE same time, attitude controls behavior, he noted, and usually have to be improved im-proved because most attitudes are negative something learned from childhood when told repeatedly not to do something. some-thing. "Therefore, to be successful success-ful you must condition yourself your-self to have positive attitudes, to improve your self-image," he said. "We react to our attitudes atti-tudes and only slowly by proper prop-er conditioning can we change our attitudes." HE EMPHASIZED that each individual can have a direct impact on his or her success suc-cess with positive thinking and then acting positive. "We've got to broaden our scope ol hearing and seeing only what we want to hear and see." "Successful people," he said, "are those who enjoy life, are specific and detailed in their work habits, and are self-motivated self-motivated with high goals." HE EXPLAINED that li percent of the American work- y force out produce the remain- ing 85 percent of the workers, i ra "These are the 'can do' peo-V, gi pie who have a good, positive attitude with goals that they i stick to," he said. "Dreamers ; make dreams come true and our limitations in life are in our head. We can reach out and do lioi almost anything we setojr goals and desires on doing." HE MR. CRANMER is current- ly vice president of Western ;Js Leadership Group, Inc., Mih Utah-based corporation. ii(s He has been both nationally, and internationally recognized 5m for his expertise in manage-1 ment and marketing with f cial emphasis in the field f goal-setting and profit man- i agement. I |