Success can be achieved.....

Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Warren Buffet etc.

These are just some of the few who are so successful in their chosen careers. But what do these people have in common? You might say they have money, fame, luxuries in life, but how do they end up with all of these. Were they just lucky that everything just fell into their laps or there’s something else? Well I’m sure all of them worked so hard to achieve what they had accomplished so far.

Most of us, if not all of us, have a certain figure which we idolizes and try to emulate what they have done and achieved in life. But each individual have different capabilities and qualities, so one can’t be Michael Jordan if he can’t play basketball, or she can’t be Oprah if she don’t have the passion to help people. But you can have the qualities and the discipline that they possess in order to achieve what you wanted to achieve in life. Most of us fail in life because we don’t know our weaknesses and our strengths. Some of us even don’t have the patience and the perseverance to continue when we fail. And I admit I am one of those many who whines when I don’t get what I want. So what are the qualities that one person must have in order to be successful like the people I mentioned above. Here are some which I think is very important:



1) CONFIDENCE - It is not the mountains we conquer but ourselves.

Michael Jordan has a lot of it. When the game is on the line, everybody in the arena knows who will take the last shot. But in spite of that, almost the same result happens over and over again. There are times that he would miss but most of the times he’ll bury that last shot and put a dagger into the opponent’s hearts and their fans as well. He once said that he doesn’t think about missing, he only thinks that he will make it and they will win. So it’s not the pressure or the struggle that we should focus on but rather on our capabilities and believing in ourselves that whatever humps or dips that we will encounter, we can overcome it and conquer our fears.

2) TENACITY - Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.

This is one quality that we must have in order to be successful. Donald Trump is one example of a person who has pure tenacity running through his veins. Remember there was a time in his career that he was almost broke and had to sell almost all his properties and shares in order to settle all his debts. But he managed to recover and become more successful than ever before. When a person decides to give up, he doesn’t just give up on the current problems but he also give up on the opportunities that might come his way.

3) WINNING ATTITUDE - To be successful, you have to develop a hunger for it.

One must not be complacent and too confident when they reached their goal. If you worked hard to achieve what you want, it is much harder to maintain in that level. Remember when you’re on top, the only way is down. But being hungry for success doesn’t mean you have to be greedy. You must know what you want and just maintain on that level. Greediness will make you a different person. You won’t have respect for other people’s ideas and rights so be careful with this one.

4) WISDOM - It is to understand that the world is constantly changing.

All of those people I mentioned above know how to adapt to the current situation. They know that there will be newcomers and new ideas that can give them competition in their given fields of expertise. So they didn’t rely on their experience alone, they also try to learn new things that come out from these new ideas and new competitions. And they make it better.

Of all the four, I think I only managed to perfect the second quality. No matter how many challenges I encountered, I just stand up, brush off the failures and do it all over again. If I succeed, I think the next blog I’ll write is how to stay on top. So wish me success and humility if I did. Good day!!!!!