What does Success truly mean, its characteristics and at what point is it achieved?
Whenever an idea becomes reality, that’s success no matter how small it may seem to be. People tend to see success as something that needs to be really big but that is a fallacy. The moment we as humans begin to see ourselves as being successful in the little things we have accomplished, we will set ourselves in the realm for achieving more.
We should understand that success is based on building blocks and I would say that “Small success leads to bigger success”. You need to start from somewhere, you wouldn’t just wake up and want to be like a person who started 30 years ago – it’s not possible. The only reason why you will need to compare yourself with someone else is when you are a student and you are not doing well in class, meanwhile some others are doing excellently. Then you should throw this question to yourself, isn’t it the same class that we both are in, isn’t it the resources that we both receive, then why is student B doing better than I am”. If you have successfully answered that question, then it should make you sit up. Remember: Once you have confidence in yourself, no one is better than you.
I made the word “Resources” bold so as to draw your attention to it because if two people are being fed the same quantity of food, they are both expected to deliver the same output. But, I don’t want to emphasize on other factors that might hinder the output of A to that of B such as previous foundation on education, personal confidence, family background, peer group influence, etc because I want to remain within the context of this article.
Let me briefly list out some little areas where you may not have noticed that you succeeded.
- Your ability to try to make something new and you failed at the first trial, then you tried again and failed but you never gave up and you tried the last time – then succeeded. That shows that if a bigger task comes to you, you will always want to ensure that you succeed at it, it brings about an enthusiastic spirit.
- Planning a wedding ceremony and seeing it work out successfully
- Thinking about a new way to totally re-arrange your bedroom to a new posititon
- Complete studying very hard for an examination, et cetera.
As a person, I have decided to be myself, and try to do things based on my belief. I really don’t like coping people and I hope you also do the same because it brings out your originality.
These are some traits of successful people;
Successful people never shy away from responsibilities; they always want to work no matter how hard the work is. They are never lazy. People that have the zeal of trying to make things work out, trying to put things in place. They are willing to pick up responsibilities; there is always a burning desire in them to engage in something. They never want to sit back and watch others do it inefficiently. Since they know that if truly they should be the one to handle that position, they will serve and lead well.
Have no room for excuse: it is very easy to give excuses – this should be avoided. As a person, consciously I have decided to give no room for excuse. For instance, if I go late to an occasion and they ask “Why did you come late”, I simply keep quiet because there is no tangible excuse. I would have prepared or left my house much earlier in order to meet up with the time.
They are usually multi-tasked; if you find a person that can combine church activities, education, personal life and even a relationship career without lagging behind in any of these, they are symbols of success.
They are usually not quiet or shy; this may sound very funny but it’s the honest truth. A quiet person is a shy person. Shy people have a lower tendency of expressing themselves. But this is not the case for people with success trait. Call them anywhere and anytime, they can talk about what they believe.
Who are you shy for? Everyone is just the same as you. My dad would always tell me that he knows I one of his children that is never afraid of anyone.
They have good planning skill; since these people are multi-tasked, they already know how and how they can go about balancing all their activities and yet doing it well. When I was 14 years old, I became the Secretary of my Legion of Mary (Our Lady Queen of all Saints), the position entailed that I keep the minute of every meeting. I did the job with happiness and I ensured that I put in my best. Most of the time, even when I am very busy because of school activities; I get to wake up at night to complete whatever task I have left undone. When I got admission into the university and my presidium found out that I will leave them, it wasn’t really easy.
To cap it up, we will find out that we have succeeded in one point or another in our life. So, we should keep this desire burning order to achieve more. This piece is dedicated to bringing out that willingness in us to embark on daring tasks without paying attention to whatever effort that it requires.
I hope this has in one way or the other inspired you. Feel free to share your ideas in the comment box below.
Daalu.
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