THE PURSUIT OF SUCCESS - ITUNU PARA-MALLAM (13/07/2015)

‘In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can’ – Nikos Kazantzakis

Believing in yourself is one of the most important steps in the pursuit of success! I

myself have struggled with believing in myself for years, and it is only recently that

I have understood just how important self-belief really is. If you don’t

believe in yourself who will? Without self-belief there is an automatic lack of

confidence, and without confidence, you become unsure of yourself, your goals

and self-doubt begins to overpower your desire for success.

Once confidence is gone, the journey to success takes a back seat while

regaining your confidence takes the front. The key word in this process is

CHANGE! Before you can get back to your pursuit of success, you must first

change the mind-set of self-doubt, and ‘the secret of change is to focus all of your

energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new’ (Socrates). But in order to

build the new, you need to identify your purpose in life, and it is important to know

that YOU HAVE A PURPOSE!

They say the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and

the day you find out why! Without realising that you have a purpose, your road to

success is almost meaningless. Without purpose, where is this ‘road to success’

leading you to? Where are you going? Identify your purpose, take time to

understand yourself, notify where you want to go in life, and you will be one step

closer to knowing your purpose. Keep in mind, it is important to understand that

purpose is not just something that happens, it is knowledge that you acquire on

your journey to success; ultimately, your journey through life.

‘Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your

choices. – Donald E. Westlake’

To change your life you must change your priorities. Before you can become

successful in your journey TO success you need to identify what needs to come

first in your life and organise your priorities effectively! Ask yourself, ‘where am I

headed?’ If where you are headed is not in line with where you want to go, then

you need to get your priorities straight and get yourself back on the right track. Of

course, you may have several important things to do within your day, but ‘the key

is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities’

(Stephen Covey).

In addition, try to remember that perspectives of success vary. Success to one

person may differ to another, but no matter what kind of ‘success’ you are

pursuing, it is important to understand what it really is. Success is Seeing your

goal, Understanding the obstacles that may come on the road to

success, Creating a positive mental picture of what you’re trying to

achieve, Clearing your mind of self-doubt, Embracing the challenges that the

journey to success will bring, Staying on track and Showing the world that you

can do it; prove those who never believed in you wrong! And remember… no

pressure! Success has no time limit.

‘There are no secrets to success. It is a result of preparation, hard work and

learning from failure.’ – Colin Powell

Here are 10 helpful tips on how to reach success:

1. Set yourself weekly, monthly and yearly goals & targets

2. Make a daily to-do list and tick each one off your list once completed! Be

PROACTIVE and PRODUCTIVE! I always say, every day should be a

productive day when you’re chasing success!

3. Set yourself reminders ahead to keep your day organized in your diary,

planner, phone, Ipad… whichever is more convenient for you

4. BE CONSISTENT! Follow the Kaizen approach. This is a long-term

approach that systematically seeks to achieve small changes in order to

improve efficiency and quality. Strive for continuous improvement!

5. Remain focused! It’s easy to get distracted during the day and hard to

remain focused, but remember, you have to work hard for what you want

to get what you want

6. Believe in yourself and your goals! You can never dream too big

7. Humble yourself! Always be willing to take corrections and constructive

criticism

8. Surround yourself with positive people, those who are also striving for

success and those who are where you want to be

9. Learn how to balance everything! The road to success will be a busy one.

Try not to juggle everything at once; learn the art of time efficiency

10. RELAX

So, now that you’re ready to embark on your journey to success, you need to not

only prepare yourself for the success ahead, but also prepare yourself for all the

obstacles and trials that you are about to face! Nothing in life comes easy! If you

want something you need to GO OUT AND GET IT! Opportunities are not given,

they are TAKEN!


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