WHAT IS SUCCESS?
There are as many different definitions of success as there are
people on this planet. However, there appears to be a general
consensus on who is a successful person in most cases. The basic
definition of success is the accomplishment of worthwhile goals.
Very simple, isn't it? If you set meaningful goals and you manage
to accomplish them then you have succeeded. An obvious drawback
of this definition is that it looks at success as a destination
whereas in most cases we find that in reality success is a
process rather than an event.
If a person has a definite purpose, a clear vision and relevant
goals that she is pursuing is she not successful even though she
has not yet accomplished the intended result? Just by applying
yourself wholeheartedly to the accomplishment of your goals are
you not succeeding? I think you are. The beauty of this approach
is that you don't need to wait for any particular event in order
to celebrate your success. You don't have to postpone your
happiness. You don't have to put conditions to your positive
emotions. Conditions such as, "I will be happy when such and such
happens". You can be happy here and now. As long as you are
fervently and earnestly striving to reach your best you are
successful. So there you have it my dear friend. Are you
successful?
Ok, ok just hold it. Before you get too excited let me bring you
back to earth. I passionately despise mediocrity - settling
for crumbs. In the previous paragraph I made the statement that
there is a general consensus on who is successful and who is not.
If you think about it for a moment you'll realise that there are
some people who would be classified as successful almost
universally. Names such as Jairos Jiri, Nelson Mandela, Bill
Gates, Mother Theresa, Tiger Woods, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther
King come to mind.
The reason why all these people are almost universally
acknowledged as successful people is that their accomplishments
are extraordinary. What they achieved is above the ordinary or
the mediocre. Some of them had to overcome severe disadvantages
such as poverty, lack of education, racism and many other
obstacles in their way. Despite all this they persevered and, in
most people's opinions, they succeeded.
This is the success that I desire for you .
Accomplishment of the extraordinary. Achieving what many people
would have thought impossible. This is the success that, God
willing, you may rise up to. I believe we all have the genius
within us. We all have the capacity to achieve the incredible.
Each of us, in our own unique way, has talents that when
identified, developed and applied will result in astonishing and
extraordinary results. This is not just in a few of us but it is
in all of us including you. What extraordinary
feat are you going to achieve? Are you ready for success?
Now that we have covered the basics let us get into the actual
success secrets. But, one last thing, there are a couple of
warnings that I have to bring to your attention. I suggest you
take these warnings very seriously. I would if I were you.
WARNING 1: THE SECRETS ARE OBVIOUS
You will definitely not find any new magical formulae for success
in this program. Sorry to disappoint you if that's what you were
expecting. Not one of the previously mentioned successful people
achieved their success through some magical conjuring. And since
I'm dealing with practical skills here I have no time to dabble
in cheap tricks.
The secrets that I am going to reveal to you are quite
simplistic. One might even say that they are so obvious that they
don't deserve to be called secrets. Well, that is partly true.
Only partly. Would you have been enticed to enroll on this course
if I had promised to share with you the "Obvious Common Ways to
Achieve Success." I doubt it.
The reason why I call them "secrets" is that many people don't
realise that these are the ingredients and recipe for success. I
have personally tested this. Just go and ask people what they
believe to be the causes of success. I am sure the answers you'll
get are generally different from mine. That's why I call them
secrets. Most people believe that success is a result of all
sorts of other reasons such as being born in a rich family, being
lucky, getting involved in shady deals, being connected to high
ranking government officials. So you see, what is plain and
obvious to the eye is concealed to the mind.
That's the first warning. You will not find any magical
incantations in here. Consider yourself warned.
WARNING 2: THESE SECRETS REALLY WORK
The secrets that I'm about to reveal to you, if applied properly,
will result in you succeeding beyond your wildest imagination.
The main cause of failure is success. The moment you consider
yourself successful you begin to face the risk of failure. How
many successful people do you know who have fallen from grace due
to pride, lust, greed, misuse of power? So consider yourself
warned. Have a firm foundation before your embark on this quest.
And the only foundation strong enough to enable you to construct
a stable solid durable skyscraper of success is the spiritual law
of God.
