Before a person can be successful, it is important for the person to know what they consider as success in their life. Some people consider having a lot of money as success, some consider a big car or a large house, some consider living a healthy life. Some people consider having a good relationship, some a good family life. So it is important to know what success will look like, because once we know what success means to us then we can start to make plans to obtain it.
What is Your Vehicle?
It is like setting out on a journey, a first step is knowing where a person wants to go, another step would be finding the right or best vehicle to get there. Another step could be working out how long it could take to get there. For some people the journey is the most important thing, for others it is about getting there as quick as possible.
What about the Journey?
Another thing that could be considered is the cost of getting there. So what is more important getting there quick or enjoying the journey? May be it could be important to enjoy your life while working to achieve your goals, or it could be the case of living a balanced life. There are those who suggest that it is important to live a balanced live while working towards your goals. There are also suggestions of living in the now.
A Balanced Life
I tend to prefer to live a balanced life, and enjoy the journey, for me the only moment I have is now. I feel that tomorrow is not promised so I tend to plan for the future but live in the now, and enjoy every moment. But it is down to each person to decide the things that they want from life.
Decide Your Picture Of Success
So what do you want from life and what does success mean to you? But I feel it is important to decide what success looks like for you and make plans to achieve it. Sometimes the first plan may not go as you like, but you can learn lessons from what went wrong and make new or modified plans. It is good to keep working towards your success and have a made up mind to achieve it. It is good to go for something that will not cause harm to other people.
Working with Other People
If you can get people to work with you to achieve your success that could help you to achieve it quicker. When people work together in a spirit of harmony they tend to achieve a lot more a lot quicker than one person trying to do everything on their own.
So think about what you consider as success for you, write it down, and make plans to achieve it.
MGA Brown (c) July 2011
About the Author MGA Brown is the writer of “Thoughts to Make You Think”
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