| Is it your dream to become successful? I picture that | | | | example, there are a few international pop stars who |
| most people in our world have a dream to achieve | | | | do not have exceptional singing voices, but they |
| success in life. Not many achieve their dream, but | | | | make up for that deficiency in other areas, such as |
| what about the rest? Do you know how to become | | | | with amazing songs, on-stage presence, on-stage |
| successful? Do you have a yearning to become more | | | | gimmicks, brilliant marketing, etc. |
| successful? If that is the case, then allow me to take | | | | Excuses |
| you on a journey where we will find out how to | | | | Most people in the world quote lack of MONEY as |
| become successful in life. | | | | their number one excuse for not being successful. |
| What does it mean to achieve success in life? | | | | Nevertheless, entrepreneurs like Honda's founder, |
| Each one of us is unique, and becoming successful | | | | Soichiro Honda, Sony Corporation's founder, Akio |
| consequently means something different to each one | | | | Morita and even Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, have |
| of us. | | | | proven them wrong. |
| - Certain persons desire to be rich. | | | | TIME is the next most universal resource that people |
| - Certain persons desire to be famous. | | | | say they are short of for not becoming successful. |
| - Certain persons desire to do extremely well in | | | | However, all of us operate by the same clock; and all |
| sports. | | | | of us have the same 24 hours in every day. |
| - Certain persons desire to be big corporation | | | | Consequently, everyone must possess the ability to |
| presidents. | | | | plan and manage how we utilize time that either |
| - Certain persons desire to be great statesmen. | | | | produces results, or lack of results. |
| - Certain persons desire to attain high grades in their | | | | Then there are persons who state that they do not |
| studies. | | | | have the TALENT or the ABILITY to become |
| - Certain persons desire to receive a university | | | | successful. Two South African Paralympic athletes |
| degree. | | | | have proven them wrong. Oscar Pistorius and Natalie |
| - Certain persons desire to complete marine boot | | | | du Toit are both disabled athletes who regularly |
| camp. | | | | compete against able-bodied athletes. |
| - Certain persons desire to win a marathon race. | | | | Oscar Pistorius is known as the "Blade Runner" and |
| - Certain persons desire to complete a marathon | | | | "the fastest man on no legs". Oscar is the double |
| race. | | | | amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 |
| - Certain persons desire to author a book. | | | | metres (sport class T44) events and runs with the |
| - Certain persons desire to establish and operate a | | | | aid of Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs. |
| lucrative small company. | | | | In 2007 Oscar took part in his first international |
| - Certain persons desire to provide food aid to a | | | | able-bodied competitions. At the 2008 Summer |
| famished people in a third-world country. | | | | Paralympics, he took the gold medals in the 100, 200 |
| - Certain persons desire to ascend the highest | | | | and 400 metres (T44) sprints. |
| mountains on our planet. | | | | Natalie du Toit is a South African swimmer whose |
| It is obvious that there are plenty of views of what | | | | left leg was amputated at the knee after a |
| is defined by success. However, it is important to | | | | motorcycle accident. When she qualified to compete |
| recognize and comprehend what success means to | | | | at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she became |
| YOU. It will make your journey to understand how to | | | | the first female amputee swimmer ever to qualify |
| become successful much simpler. | | | | for the Olympics, where she placed 16th in a field of |
| How would YOU like to become successful? | | | | 24 in the 10,000m swim. She also took part in the |
| Take some time, think hard and write down your list | | | | 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning 5 Gold Medals. |
| of how you want to become successful in life. | | | | And so there are numerous of other excuses that |
| If you know what success is, why have you not | | | | people mention for not becoming successful. |
| become successful yet? Yes, this is a very sensitive | | | | "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible |
| issue, and at times it hurts to face it. Why are certain | | | | objections must first be overcome. - Samuel |
| people successful and others not? Is it something in | | | | Johnson" |
| our make-up; something in our genes that prevent us | | | | What are YOUR excuses for not becoming |
| from excelling in life? Or is it something that we can | | | | successful? Be honest about yourself. Think hard and |
| change and turn around? Is it simply because you do | | | | write your excuses down or add them to the list if |
| not know how to become successful? | | | | you want. What are the steps to teach us how to |
| It is true that certain aspects of our lives can't be | | | | become successful? |
| changed and some aspects are awfully hard to | | | | Adam Khoo provides us with the 6 steps of the |
| modify. A person may have been born with specific | | | | Ultimate Success Formula in his book "Master Your |
| disabilities that make it impossible to carry out certain | | | | Mind, Design Your Destiny: Proven Strategies that |
| actions. For example, although there are many blind | | | | Empower You to Achieve Anything You Want in |
| people who can do amazing things without their | | | | Life": |
| eyesight, there are some actions and occupations | | | | - Step 1. Be Very Specific about Your Goal |
| where there is no substitute for proper vision, such | | | | - Step 2. Develop a Strategy |
| as being a fighter aircraft pilot. | | | | - Step 3. Take Consistent Action |
| Furthermore, a person may not have the talent to | | | | - Step 4. Turn Failure into Feedback |
| execute certain tasks well, although lack of talent did | | | | - Step 5. An Empowering Belief System |
| not prevent many persons to become successful. For | | | | - Step 6. |