John 15:16, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

3. Be flexible.
Stretch yourself by doing something different. Change is here to stay, so you might as well get used to it. We are called to be agents of change, not fighters of change. Learn to embrace new situations and challenges rather than reject them.

4. Have honest evaluation by being really accountable regularly.
Someone once said, ""Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view." But in my experience the most damaging failures are the ones that take place in private unless I'm deliberately open with someone I trust and confess my mistakes.

5. Polish your strong points & improve your weak points.
John Maxwell coined the phrase "Fail forward" meaning that people would rather follow someone even if they fail occasionally rather than someone who's playing safe. "The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore." - Dale Carnegie

6. Pace yourself.
Life and ministry are marathons, not a 100m dash. A fruit that ripens too quickly goes bad. "It takes 20 years to make an overnight success." Eddie Cantor

7. Be fruitful from rest (Hebrews 4)
When in God's presence and you receive a promise, wait and stay in his presence for His strategy. Learn the rhythm of work and rest and regularly stop to evaluate if you're heading in the right direction. Or as someone else once said, "As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is leaning against the right wall."

8. Get the right life partners
I have a friend who I go to the gym with. Even though it hurts me more, I always run faster, lift more weight and generally workout much harder when he's there to cheer me on with "come on, you can do it!". The reverse is also true. When I'm around people who are demotivated, apathetic or lazy, it's like my get-up-and-go has got up and gone! Be careful how much time you spend with people who drain the life out of you.

9. Get Wisdom
Build your life with wisdom by listening. Be a lifelong listener and learner and you will become a wise master builder. Proverbs 10:19 "When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise." God's given you two ears and one mouth. Use them in proportion!

10. Plan and count the cost
Luke 14:28 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?" Success comes before work only in the dictionary. For you to be as fruitful as God wants you to be, it's going to take effort, discipline and some advanced decision-making. Hebrews 12:11 "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." Count the cost and realise that the harvest is worth the effort you put in.

My prayer is that you will experience the promise given to Joshua. "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."