Working Towards Success [Part 1]

It does not matter how much you wish, you cannot wish your way into success because it does not work by wishing. For success to come, it has to be worked out. If success answers to wishes, then every single one that wishes for it would have been successful. It is worthy to note that success is related to people's perception and what you may consider successful may not even be up to par with someone else. More so, success should be continuous. That is, it is not a destination, rather it is a continuous improvement on oneself. We shall be taking what to do in order to be successful

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1. Work! Work!! Work!!!

This is very important because it is almost impossible to achieve success without putting in work into it. As a matter of fact, it is the work that you do that facilitates success. One of the well-known and respected businessman in this part of the world was once asked what he does with his time and his reply was this:

I work and I work

No wonder he was able to achieve so much greatness in his field of endeavour. Work is indispensable if success is the goal. Praying cannot substitute work, wishes cannot replace work, work is very important. However, one should understand that work must be relevant and timely in order for it to deliver its benefits. In physics for example, when a load is to be lifted, the work done must be relevant. Imagine exerting the force downward to a load with the hope of lifting it up, it will be counterproductive. In the same way, when work is to be done, it should be relevant. That is, there is a "how to" when it comes to work.

This is why, sometimes, hard work may not seem to be all that is required for success but smart work. It is not the amount of energy you expend in a work that makes it to count but the result you actually command from the work. If a student wants to pass his exams, there is a need for him to study his books. However, even studying (as a work of itself) should be done correctly. Imagine a science student that is preparing for a science exam but reading an art textbook for it. It is true that he is working, but the work is not relevant and he may have difficulty in the exam. This is why you need to find the smart way of working so that you will not expend energy in futility.

2. Never give up

On the pathway to success, one may encounter some failed attempts but it does not mean that the person cannot become a success amidst the failed attempts. Just to let you know, being knocked down is not an indication that you will be knocked out unless you have given up and have refused to try again. But as long as you have resolved within your mind not to give up and you keep giving your goals a fair shot on target, you will will eventually hit it. After all, to the successful, failure is just an experience to make them better with the next attempt.

There are many successful people that, if you take time to listen to their stories, you will realize that they had multiple failed attempts but they did not allow it to define who they are and they did not give up but kept trying. You only become a failure, not because you failed, but because you stopped trying. As long as you keep trying, then you will not be defined by your past failures but it will only serve as experiences and as part of your success story.

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The truth is that being successful does not mean that you did not fail at some points, but it simply means that you were able to live above your failures and you never stopped trying. Anything that makes you to stop trying has already displaced you from the path of success. But as long as you refuse to quit and as long as you refuse to give up, then success is already in view.

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