A lot of people have this idea that success is reserved for those with talent or those who grew up in the right family. Some believe success mostly comes down to luck and they believe this to the point where they despise anyone who is successful as if other people’s success somehow makes them less worthy.
I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with genetic advantages. We’re not all dealt the same hand; we don’t all start out in life completely even and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However, realize that MOST people who succeed at doing something in life got there by chipping away at their goal each and every day. It is said that in order to get really good at something, one has to put in at least 10,000 hours worth of study and practice. That is a LOT of dedication and that’s only to become really good. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, the practice and the time needed to become really good is going to feel like torture and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see someone displaying some great skill or someone who has achieved great success, just know that they put in a huge chunk of their life to get to that level which means sacrifices were made. It’s easy to see people like that and think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent but thinking that way does you no good and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever your craft is, be it art, music, business, or anything else, if you want to become great at doing what you do, nothing beats day in and day out, consistent work, almost to the point of obsession, stretched out over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to reap any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
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Its the greatest valuable article in my life.
“If what successful life do whatever you want that can make you happy.”
There must be several denomitators that are commonly seen in those who have gained success. And one of them is definately hard work, that is persperation. I can’t say hard-woking people can succeed in what they are pursuing, however, I firmly beileve that nobody can achieve what they want without working hard enough to be successful.
Am I working hard? That should be the first question if I want to know I’m on the right track to success.
Absolutely. Working hard is a requirement for success. The next question would be, “Am I working hard on the right things?”
The best article have ever read on success…kudos!!
Absolutely the requirements of success is :
Consistent hard working
Determination.
I sum up to say if you want to be the best in what you are doing, do more than the rest.
I believe success is a debatable topic. People often relate it to FORTUNE or EXTRA TIME etc. Who could blame them? The majority of the public have learned to understand success in that light. Having loads of time and money would be great wouldn’t it? In my view, not necessarily. People tell me I would think differently if I actually had the extra TIME and MONEY. However that is not the case. MONEY and TIME only go so far. It may be enjoyable for several years but at some point people realise that life is more then that. At least I hope. Being happy doesn’t equal MOENY and TIME. Happiness can be achieved through meaningful work, diverse experiences and above all strong relationships. MONEY and TIME may come eventually but I think the young population need to understand that what can be achieved without its abundance.