Someone asked me today, what is the number one way to achieve what we want in life? He said there are so many concepts that are there in the self-help world, which is the number one concept, one thing, what would it be?
Anything and everything in this world can be achieved with shear desire. Desire towards a goal should be such that we should not compromise with our ultimate goal in any case. We should not any other option, just one option, the option of excellence and nothing else. It's either going to be everything or nothing at all.
There is a famous story in the Hindu legend about King Krishnadevaraya, he wanted to conquer a piece of land. He sent his troops to the island they wanted to conquer. His troops failed multiple times. The king finally decided that once the troops reached the island nation, all the ships be burnt and if and only if they win the war won the war, they could come back. Guess what? They won. When the push came to shove and there was no other option the troops had to summon the strength and with all the factors remaining the same as the earlier attempts the troops were able to conquer that piece of land, this was the only successful attempt because this time they showed desire and determination.
The difference between a successful and a failure is that the successful person has the desire and the hunger to do what it takes to become the best. He has the control over himself. He would rather work and find his how, rather than spending hours and hours watching T.V. and binge watching some silly show on Netflix.
The most important thing to note is that desire is not a wish. You want to become the best in the world that is a wish, desire on the other hand is wish backed with untiring and resolute hard work. Giving your best, day in and day out to achieve your wish is desire. Keep working, keep growing.