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For as long as I can remember, being successful is everyone’s dream irrespective of what they are doing and it drives people in their day-to-day life activities. Some people believe they can be successful by seeing their mentors as the blueprint to their success.
Basically, success means achieving your goals. But is it just that? What does it entail? How does one get it? Does it come as easy as it is defined?
Before emphasizing success we ought to know some factors that go parallel with it which can be fear, procrastination, and doubts. Fear and doubts can be classified as one because they have a similar effect on success. Fear and doubts can make you not achieve what you want to achieve thinking of too many ifs. What if it doesn’t work out? What if am not fit? What if it’s too late?
Many people believe they can’t do or achieve something without even trying first to see the outcome. Fear has clouded their mind making them doubt their self and ability. Recently in my office, there’s this guy who has been working there for more than 6 years and his salary has been raised just twice. Hearing this I was shocked because he wasn’t earning much because compare to when the last raise occurred prices of things are on the high side, the economy isn’t favorable anymore, inflation and other factors. He kept on complaining to me about what to do, he needed a raise to take care of some basic needs because the current pay can’t cover it. I advised him to discuss the issue with the manager that he has earned it because he’s one of the oldest staff working here. At first, he was reluctant to do it but after convincing him giving him reasons on why he should, he approached the manager, and to his surprise, it was immediately implanted. According to him, the manager said he has always wanted to do it but it keeps escaping his mind to tell the secretary. He was happy and thankful for the push.
Procrastination can make us lose out on something important without knowing; always trying to putting something we plan to do the next day and the next day. This has delayed so many people in achieving their goals.
Personally, success is whatever we take it to be, it can be an accomplishment, a goal achieved, or satisfaction of something, it can be luxuries, properties, or can be also classified as joy and happiness. To know what success is and if it can truly experience, set a mark/deadline to achieve something, can either be a travel plan, house painting, an outing with someone, passing a game level, etc. if you can achieve it then you were successful in that aspect.
In the classification of success, some see it as acquiring wealth, luxuries, passing an exam but it’s way beyond that, it’s the betterment and advancement of something you created in life, not just the compliments and trophies you tend to get.
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Doesn't matter if your goal is to have a lot of money driving a Lamborghini, or building a happy family, or being on top of your career. The success mindset is only one, and you need to start thinking like a successful person if you want to achieve your goal.
Let’s take the example of betterment and advancement.
Growing up I was a quick learner, but I wasn’t good at what I learned not until I devote my time and energy to trying to be good in it, from learning table tennis, basketball, a video, and even a course that seems difficult in school. With constant practice and studying, I was able to evolve and made those things part of me because I dedicated my time and energy to better myself enabling me to advance in it too, so whatever situation I find myself in I can easily adapt to it despite not attending to those things for a while. So that is not me wanting the compliments or trophies of being successful but it’s me being successful in betterment and advancement.
Talking about successful there are other terms associated with it, which are accomplishments and failure. Accomplishments are often taken as success and success taken as accomplishments but the difference is a success is the outcome of an accomplishment that is achieved. While an accomplishment is something you are trying to achieve. Failure is simply when you weren’t able to achieve a goal and this can affect people in different ways, some willing to try again others giving us due to fear of failing again.
There’s no easy and right way to be successful, everyone has what drives them to achieve success and it all depends on the determination. It’s not guaranteed that everyone will be successful.
Like I said earlier, achieving success is not for everyone but the simple steps or ways to take in achieving your goal or what you desire are;
- Determination
- Passion and working hard
- Consistency
- Breaking past your limits
- Be creative
- Setting goals
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There are different types of success or what classifies success but the major types are;
Being successful in your career or what you do: In this aspect, success is measured in how good your job is, how much wealth you achieved, in the amount of money acquired, luxuries but it doesn’t come easy or cheap it involves a lot of hard work and sometimes favors, luck, and other legal or illegal means.
Being successful in who you are: the aspect of success involves you mastering yourself and what kind of person you choose to become and this kind of success can be achieved through wisdom, being honest, and any other good qualities.
Sometimes the pursuit of success is for happiness, sometimes for comfort in life. Being successful is the wish of everybody and the people that encourage/support us to this starts from families, friends, and well wishes to reach our goal.
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