The Secrets to Success ;-)
What is Success? How can I be Successful in life? I believe many of us have pondered over this question for a long time. In fact, most of us have some idea of how to become successful (i.e. modelling after people we consider to be successful). We had ideas of how to become successful from what we heard or read about somewhere during our life’s journey. However, the fact is that most of us do not action on the successful ideas that we have… Are we just plain lazy or is it that we just needed some encouragement after having failed so many times?
There are two phrases I really like and I believe they could be considered Secrets to Success. They go something like this:
1. As Long as You have not given up Hope, You Will have a Chance at Success!
2. People Blame Circumstances for the Way They Are. To be Successful, Look for the Circumstances You Want. If You Cannot Find Them, Create Them
First, I would like to say that there is no fixed definition of success. Success is defined differently between different people. It is subjective as it is a personal thing. Which means what makes one person feel successful may make another person feel they’re failing. It is really about how you feel about a situation or outcome. If you are succeeding and can recognise that fact, you would feel happy and content. In order to have lasting success, we should strive to constantly improve ourselves with regards to our goals at different stages of our lives. (We might want to note that a person’s definition of Success changes with time).
Generally, Success means an achievement of an objective/goal. I’ve listed 10 types of success that are very different, but all important in their own way (at different point of our lives, our priority of each type of success listed below changes):
1. Collective Success-the product of effective teamwork.
2. Commercial Success-enterprise growth, profit, reputation.
3. Emotional Success-relationships, self esteem, contentment.
4. Environmental Success-home, garden, saving the planet.
5. Evangelical Success-influencing others, promoting your ideas.
6. Intellectual Success-learning, understanding, challenging.
7. Material Success-money, property (E.g. house, land), cars, jewellery.
8. Physical Success-health, fitness, vitality, appearance.
9. Spiritual Success-sense of purpose, belonging, reason.
10. Time Success-longevity, time management.
We might want to use the above to help us identify which is most important to us currently and help us prioritise and better manage our time and resources to achieving our self-defined Success Enjoy your journey towards Success!
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