“Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do.” —Brian Tracy
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” —John Wooden “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs Success, like happiness, is an individual pursuit. For years, we have been taught that success is all about making a lot of money. That is also what we have inadvertently taught our children and in turn, they too will pass on this folly to their children. You might never have heard your parents speak about success but isn’t it true that they often encouraged you to become a Lawyer or Doctor, long before you were old enough to know what you are good at? Why do you think this is the case? The prominence associated with these jobs may only be part of the reasons we subtly push our children in that direction. But for the most part, it is the money that they find attractive. Working towards something that is impossible for whatever reason will leave us too discouraged to achieve much else. But this is a very touchy topic for me because men like the great Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak, did indeed achieve what was thought impossible by their contemporaries when they invented Apple Inc. So where does one draw the line between realistic and ludicrous? Ask yourself these questions: • Do I have the skills need to achieve this goal? • If not, how long will it take me to learn this skill? • Do I have the requisite time and energy to achieve this goal? • How much of my financial resources will I need to accomplish this goal? • Is accomplishing this goal going to have a positive impact on those around me? • Do I have the discipline required to achieve this goal? • Am I willing to suffer the consequences of trying to achieve this goal? • Are my family and friends going to support my decision to pursue this goal? • Will I truly think of myself as successful if I achieve this goal? • What will I do if I do not succeed on the first try? • Where do I start? Answering these questions will help you determine whether you have the drive to accomplish the goals you have in mind. These questions are not to discourage you but to help you prepare yourself to become successful.
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