Success Drivers

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…

It's a new day!

There come those days when you fail to assess rightly who you truly are, why you actually exist and what indeed is the purpose of life. Self-esteem today has been added to the gamut of basic human needs. According to Maslow’s hierarchy, one cannot soar to the heights of actualization without fulfillment of the need for self-worth. Respect from the external environment as well as from within oneself seem imperative for serenity; however greater the focus on the self; higher are the chances of peace. The sun rises each day, deliberately and consistently; it offers its warmth and radiance with impartiality. Each one is offered equal opportunities; they simply choose to use them differently. That is what makes all the difference…

WOW: The path to success

Winning has gained prominence in today’s world; however victory is vital to the human who wins, not to the world itself. The world merely prepares for and enjoys the game. Success enhances self-regard; however success as well as self-regard, are misnomers. The fun in the game and self-growth that occurs through the process is the ultimate goal. There are several paths, some seem appropriate to few, others view them as inadequate. Reality is static but percepts of it vary. Hence there are innumerable ‘right’ paths for different people. More so, they are defined as ‘right’ only after they give expected outcomes. You would never know what’s right, right at the outset!

Half empty? Half full? Fully half?

half yet full?

Optimism itself seems ironical. You have to be highly optimistic to even talk of optimism these days. Most of us are pessimistic about optimism! The world is not perfect and that’s a harsh reality. It’s not so easy to believe that faith is all you need; and that:

This will work out for the best…

It will surely get better…

It’s going to go well…

It’s just fine…

It’s OK…

It’s not always OK. But we have to make it ok. The glass has water to 50% of its optimum capacity. So really is it half empty, or half full, or fully half?