What is Success in Life? With a purpose in mind.

” Life is not about what things you own, but what you build of the things that you have. “

– Author

How does one become successful in Life? Everyone is looking for an answer to this question. So, let’s take a little dive into this topic.

The standard definition of Success:

If you do a quick Google search, you’ll find the standard definition of success,

” the accomplishment of an aim or purpose “

Let’s emphasize the word “aim” or “purpose” here. An aim (or purpose) is something that varies from person to person. For instance,

1. An actor‘s aim could be to become the greatest movie star ever, or his purpose could be to become the greatest entertainer the world has ever seen.
2. A Brain surgeon‘s aim could be to become the best surgeon on earth, or his purpose could be to help as many people in need as possible or save as many lives as he can.

What does success mean to you?

You may use the examples above to figure out how they apply to you. The point is, that everyone has a different purpose and a different path to walk on.

So the first questions to ask yourself would be, what does success mean to you? What is your aim? What do you want your life purpose to be?

Once you have these answers figured out, you may start looking at how to achieve those goals. Now, the steps you need to reach your goals aren’t necessarily the same as what someone else might use.

However, there are some rules to develop a certain mindset to achieve anything in life. These are some generic guidelines that anyone can follow.

How does one go about his success?

As mentioned above, one requires major changes in his mindset to get on track for success. Some great books to learn more about this mindset are:

1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
2. Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco
3. Zero to One by Peter Thiel
4. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
5. Sacred Success by Barbara Stanny

These are some of the greatest reads of a lifetime. You may find a summary of top leadership attributes recommended in the book Think and Grow Rich in my blog post here.

How to be successful then?

So, success is a recipe that has many major ingredients mushed together. Here are some major attributes one must ace to become successful in life:

• Persistence

I put it first because this is the most important lesson of life. For one to succeed at almost anything, persistence is the key. This is what differentiates Winners from Losers. No matter what, Winners don’t give up.

• Desire

Desire is what one wants, to achieve success in what your aim is, and in what your purpose is, you need a strong desire to achieve the goal. A strong desire is a must for Persistence.

• Definite Plan

One must create a definite plan to be successful. Every step of the way has to be perfectly crafted and detailed to achieve success. You don’t necessarily need an entire plan prepared before you start, but for every step to be taken, you need a definite plan.

• Definite Action

A plan without any action is a failure in itself. You must take carefully crafted steps for your plan to succeed. Procrastination is the killer of success and a definite action defeats procrastination.

• Confidence

One has to be confident in carrying out the plans he has prepared. If you fail at any of the steps, it’s just a minor setback. Get back up and be persistent in your actions until you achieve the goals that you strongly desire.

• Thought

What you want to achieve, has to be your burning desire. You have to live, eat, and breathe this desire. Then only it enters in your subconscious mind and it becomes your burning desire that constantly pushes you to be Persistent in your path to success.

• Faith

Last but not least, one needs to have strong faith in everything he does. Never give up.

Thank you for taking the time to read through.

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Good luck achieving your personalized success.

Hope this post helped you get some insights into the meaning of success. See you in the next one!