What Leads To success?

What Leads To Success?

My friends always seem to ask me such a question.  I must admit I am neither a motivator by profession nor do I have a background in Psychology.  Based from hearing lectures on motivation and based on my experience as a Court Interpreter, I’ll try to put it in the simplest English language for all to understand.  Below, I have listed some of the most important elements on how to gain success.

1.    Passion:

You must have passion on the things you do.  You must be driven by passion and you have to do your work for the sake of loving doing it.  Passion is inherent in us.  You just need to trigger it out from your heart.

2.    Hard Work:

Work hard and take it as a challenge and not a burden to you.  You must have a lot of fun doing your work and it will be a piece of cake for you.  It’s all in the mind.  If you want to be successful, you must really work hard.  There are no other alternatives.  It’s the only choice you have.

3.    Focus:

Stay focus on what you are doing.  Take and solve one thing or one problem at a time.  No need to hurry.  Ask questions and opinions, be curious, stay connected with others if you need their assistance, and above all be a good listener when it comes to communication.

4.    Persist:

You must be persistent on whatever things you are doing.  Never give up.  Tell yourself you can do or overcome every obstacle you are facing with.  If others can excel, you too can.  If others can overcome their problems, you too can overcome your problems.  Most importantly, believe and have faith in yourself.

5.    Ideas:

You must be creative in generating ideas.  This can be achieved if you have a healthy mind and a healthy body. Always remember, we are born with creativity inside us.

6.    Good:

You must be good to yourself.  When I say ‘good’, I mean you must have your own self esteem.  You must brush aside your egos and all the negative elements such as greed, selfish, arrogant, ignorance and what have you.

7.    Push:

You must push  ..  push  ..  push  ..  push yourself.  For example, you must push yourself through your shyness or self doubt.  Push yourself to finish your unfinished business or work.  If you are facing difficulties in pushing yourself, don’t worry.  That’s why God invented Mothers.  Your mother can push you if you need her help any time of the day.

8.    Serve:

You need to serve others something of value and not yourself.  For example, “I am privilege to serve the public as a Court Interpreter”.  You must serve with good intention.  There’s no need to expect something in return because God will reward you for your kindness in serving people.

9.    Practice:

Practice makes perfect.  Nothing comes easy if you don’t practice .. practice .. practice.  There is no shortcut to everything.

So, there you have it.  May you guys gain benefits from reading this article.

Alfonso Miguel Menonza