The Difference between Success and Failure

It’s not goal setting in itself that makes the difference between success and failure.
True, there is some form of rigour involved in identifying what goals to set based on self-knowledge and future aspirations. But, the real decider is the DISCIPLINE to transmit those goals into action bits and the MENTAL FOCUS to stick to it in the face of several legitimate distractions and all forms of pressures to chill.
There lies the difference between the successful and those that merely came.

What Successful People Do

Successful people do what others know they should do but will not do. To become a success, or just be more successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not.

~ Chalene Johnson

What Successful People Do

Successful people do what others know they should do but will not do. To become a success, or just be more successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not.

~ Chalene Johnson

Successful People

Successful people are often just people who were a little hungrier and thirstier for success than the rest of us. What we desired, they pursued.

– Word for Today

Success Is Not Determined by Opulence

Success is not determined by opulence

 

Success is not determined by acquisitions or opulence. It is the ultimate fulfilment of an identified purpose – grand or small – for the benefit of others, the glory of God, and the fulfilment of the person.

Success is Hinged on a Number of Factors

Success is hinged on a number of factors

 

Success in life is hinged on a number of factors, one of them is recognising and making the most of opportunities.

Thinking Can Either Make or Cost You a Fortune

Thinking can either make or cost you a fortune

 

The ability to think through a process and come up with a clear picture of what needs to be done, and in what order, can either make you a fortune, if mastered, or be costing you a fortune if unknown.

Why You Shouldn’t Try to Be Successful

Why you shouldn’t try to be successful

 

I grew up brainwashed with the axiom that one must be successful in life. So, I naturally sought success in everyday encounters, books and motivational sessions. But, the more I learned the regimen of success – they call them tips – the more confused I became. Some of them go: you must wake up at so-so time and sleep by another time, you must dress this way, you must walk this way, you must talk this way, you must weigh this size, you must say some things to yourself in the mirror every day, you must keep some kind of persons as friends, you must show up, you could drop out of school, you must marry this kind of person… The list is endless, with each success expert postulating his/her own theory. I wagered that if I apply one-tenth of these theories, I would lose my sense of self in the process. So, I made a simple resolution: I don’t want to be successful again; I only want to be me. And if success is fortunate to come my way in the course of my being me, then congrats to success. It is more important to be me than to be successful.

Burning Your Bridges

Burning your bridges

 

What you do immediately after burning your bridges (making it impossible for you to turn back) will determine if you are set up for success or failure.

Success is not a Destination

Success is not a destination

 

Success is not a destination, but a state of being which was not before. The best word to describe success is attainment.

Failure, Success and the Game of Life

 

Failure, Success and the Game of Life

 

Most failures and average turnouts did not stem from not trying or exerting oneself. Most people actually tried their best to succeed; it is just that many majored on minor things and placed more emphasis on issues of less importance in the overall game of life.