“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
Success cannot be measured easily. But the above quote from Benjamin Franklin is one way to gauge it. There are 4 distinct stages to every cycle of success. It depends on our ability to identify them as they come in different phases of our life to lift us to the point where we achieve everything we have dreamed of. Let me describe these 4 phases in a bit detail for your understanding. 1. The Idea “There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and that is an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo You need to play with creativity and imagination to give your idea the much needed boost. An idea can come from anywhere. A bolt from the blue; a sudden inspiration that can be related to anything. Take the example of J. K. Rowling who wrote the famous Harry Potter series and now Fantastic Beasts series. She told reporters once that the idea of Harry Potter series came in a flash to her while on a train ride. The rest is history. You can be sure of the fact that just once you will come across a brilliant idea. Now it will up to you as how you deal with it. Read on for the following 3 steps that might help you in realizing your dream. 2. The Drive The passion to do a thing even in the most pessimistic of the situations can be termed as the drive. Simply put, this is your planning, motivating and inspiring stage. The drive is what empowers you and makes you go for a cause no matter how many obstacles are in front of you. Without a drive to back your idea and you will lose steam to accomplish it in the very beginning. Many people deal with procrastination too while going through this phase. Once you have found an idea you need to find the motivation to enable you to keep going. The fear of success can be a deterrent too as success which can come too easy for you may look unreal to some or too good to be true. Tiger Woods story is one to believe. He was a child prodigy who believed in his abilities that one day he can become the number one golfer in the world and he did. 3. The Journey This is the execution phase where you’ll spend your journey towards achieving your goal. If your goal is to become a top musician or singer, your journey may start from getting an admission in a music school or going to the audition of the American Idol’s new season. You may want to become a software engineer and create a task management tool for productivity to help people like you in achieving their goals in a professional and organized fashion. After the idea and drive stage, you are on your journey. Hard work, intelligent direction and great strategy will take you closer to your destination. You need to preserve, persist and keep reinventing yourself and your approach to achieve the ultimate success. 4. The Reward The reward of a thing well done is having done it.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson There you go! You got the reward of your hard work and dedication to the cause in the form of success. For instance, now that you are about to become the manager in your company heading the sales department, what are you thinking? What is your next plan of action after you will achieve the success? Picture yourself in the position you always dreamed of and then go for it. The moment will be yours forever. Want any clarification? Or want to share your experience with us? Or just want to say hello, you are welcome. Use the comments section below.
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