Just search the net for the term "success" and millions of sites / books try to help. As often in consulting - it is hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Some agencies, however, are quite impressive. Like Richard St. John, who was recently featured at TED Talks: Richard St. John compacts more than a decade of research into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success (TED Talks). Surprisingly enough, Richard St. John calls his company "communicationarchitects"!

His 8 simple principles (like passion, persistence, etc.) make sense. If it only wouldn't be that difficult to focus...