Need for success
Everyone doesn’t feel the itch to succeed.
Some yearn for it relentlessly but fail to achieve it; others seem nonchalant
about it and are always accomplishing tough goals with poise. Success has distinct
definitions for different people. Nonetheless, the Olympic gold for the runner equates
the daily target of the minimum wage earner when he earns his daily bread;
success is sweet, success is rewarding and success is desirable. That definitely
makes success worth the effort needed to achieve it…
This sounds like a corollary to ‘you will always
succeed if you want to’! But it’s not that simple. Intensity of the desire does
not have a cause effect relationship with the outcome. It does impact the
effort put in to attain that outcome nonetheless. And if success is the dependent
variable (it truly is), it is contingent on the focus and effort invested in
its direction. Excuses are mere defenses to mask shortcomings. If there is a
will (to work hard), the way usually finds you. The light at the end of the
tunnel has tremendous power. If you will it, it will happen.
Find your driver: Believe
If there’s no driver the vehicle won’t
move. It needs the fuel that constructs resilience and power to move on the
path to triumph. When you believe, you begin conceive and only then will you
achieve. The foremost driver is faith in ones abilities and conviction to see
the dream of success to reality. There will always be hindrances (it’s quite
normal to have setbacks). What is not normal (or acceptable) is the refusal to
fight the impediments traversing that path. If you don’t believe you can do it,
no one else ever will! Success doesn't seem sweet enough if effort hasn’t been included
in its recipe. Choose the right ingredients in order to relish the taste.
Patience and hard work
This mustn't be misconstrued as purposeless
waste of time. Amalgamated with patience are careful planning and deliberate preparation.
Luck befalls those who keep an eye out for it. Endurance is the greatest determinant
of achievement. Most believe, but few survive the lag period that calls for passionate
fortitude and optimism. Zig Ziglar said, “The most practical, beautiful,
workable philosophy in the world won’t work, if you don’t.” There is no substitute
to hard work in the success dish.
Continuing review
Like continuing education programs that
keep one up to date with their profession for instance; regular updates from
introspection within oneself and learning experiences from failures are a must
on the success path. Frequently several deviations drift one from the desired
direction. If eyes are on the goal, alternate routes are permissible (if they rationalize
the costs). An unceasing review allows one to keep spot checks on the ripeness
of the success plan and its expectations of implementation and success.
Expectations
A world without expectations has the potential
to offer the most far-reaching sense of satisfaction. When nothing is
anticipated, the smallest gains seem only too generous. Life cannot offer
sanguinity in all situations, thus it becomes imperative to use mistakes to personal
advantage and grow in intellect and as a person. One can be critical of the
self but must be just too. Don’t beat yourself else you won’t have energy to
spring back. It’s an imperfect world but making the best out of the
imperfections is indeed optimism. It’s the supreme, yet the humblest driver to
success.
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