Would you like to be more successful, so you can pay down your credit card balances and improve your lifestyle? If so, Jack Canfield offers 10 tips on success in “Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur’s Soul,” one of the more than 100 “Chicken Soup” books published since he and co-founder Mark Victor Hansen started the series 16 years ago. The 10 tips are from his (and Janet Switzer’s) 2005 book, “The Success Principles,”™ which includes 54 other tips, plus details and explanations not shown below...

1. Decide what you want. To get what you want out of life, choose something specific. Don’t just say, “Whatever.”

2. Unleash the power of goal setting. Set big goals. To achieve them, you’ll need to grow—learn new skills, expand your vision of what’s possible, build new relationships, and learn to overcome your fears.

3. See what you want, get what you see. Use visualization. Picture what you want as if it were already achieved.

4. Take action. The world doesn’t pay you for what you know; it pays you for what you do. Don’t over-plan. Do it, even if it’s not perfect.

5. Use feedback to your advantage. Ask customers to rate your product/service. Correct what’s wrong. Do more of what’s right.

6. Commit to constant and never-ending improvement. Start with small, achievable goals that can be easily mastered. Keep at it.

7. Exceed expectations. Go the extra mile. Over-deliver on your promises. Stand out above the crowd.

8. Stay motivated with the masters. Read inspiring books and listen to motivational and educational tapes or CDs an hour every day.

9. Hire a personal coach. A coach can help clarify your vision and goals, support you through your fears, and keep your focused.

10. Mastermind your way to success. Join or start a mastermind group of five or six people for brainstorming, networking, etc.