Many people want to achieve success in life. Unfortunately that's easier said than done. There are so many distractions. Disciplining yourself to achieve important and proud ideals can seem too challenging. By following these steps, you can increase your chances of success - whatever you want to achieve, pursue, or do.
1 Imagine your success
Einstein said, the imagination is more important than knowledge. The clearer and the more accurate your image will be to your success, the easier it will be to get past the struggle to that point. The engineers first imagine the bridge before building it. You can be your own success engineer.
-Dedicate a few minutes each day to imagine. Imagine playing a role in a movie about your success. What are you doing in that movie? What kind of success do you desire? Enjoy the feeling that comes when you are successful. Use this trick to spark your spirits.
-Develop a healthy motivation as you envision success. Successful people believe in themselves and the mission of their lives. However, you also do not want to distance others with extreme narcissism. Understand that other people want to succeed, just like you. Your goal should not be to trample them in order to get what you want.
2 Find a purpose in life
Identify the things you like to do. Things that can give you satisfaction. Once you make sure what you like, use that information to find your purpose in life.
-Finding what you love to do can motivate you all the way to success. Imagine being forced to do a triathlon, when your true passion is actually playing chess. Quite hard, is not it? Now imagine the chance to participate in a chess tournament. It's easier to do the steps you need to get there if that goal is something you can enjoy.
-How can I find the purpose of life? Certainly different for each person. Even for some people may be difficult. But, some ways you can try:
-Talk to a career counselor or visit a competent psychologist.
-Try waking up several different careers, keeping in mind that even less satisfying work can help you learn.
-Try changing something you like to be a career. Whether brewing beer or being an art consultant, you are more likely to succeed if you do something you obviously like....
3 Determine the meaning of success
Success will not be achieved if you do not know what it means to you. Each person has a different view of success. Using someone else's standards of success is like chewing on someone else's food and wishing you'd like it. Set clear and realistic goals.
Where do you know you have achieved your goals? Your standards should be quantitative. Otherwise, you will spend the rest of your life pursuing a vague goal.
For example, let's say you want to be able to do the job better. You rise up, even the salary increases, but has not reached the goal. You could have done better tomorrow, would not you? You could just ascend to a higher position again. Or even earn more income. But whatever you have right now, will never be enough.
Therefore, set a benchmark such as, "My goal is to increase 30% productivity and be late for work up to 5 times per year." It's a quantitatively quantifiable goal, which, when achieved, will give you a sense of satisfaction and completion. You will feel successful and more confident because of it.
4 Be careful when lowering your confidence
Yes, you read it wrong: Lower your confidence. It is an axiom in business, that you need to have a high sense of confidence when completing various tasks. But, some argue, reducing self-confidence actually helps achieve success, for the following reasons:
Lower self-esteem makes you pay attention to critical feedback, including from yourself. If you believe you are a reward from God for engineering, you may become less receptive when getting flashbacks. Nor will it be able to criticize itself effectively. Successful people do it.
Lower confidence pushes you to work harder and spend more time in preparation. If you're not sure your presentation can be successful next Monday, you'll spend more time practicing and double-checking the numbers on the presentation sheet. Good habit, of course.
Lower confidence will reduce your narcissism. People who do not over-love themselves are more appreciated by colleagues in the office. A happy colleague must be a successful team. The rewards of others can help you achieve success.
5 Set a goal achievement deadline
If you do not know when you will reach the goal, it is difficult to know you are successful or fail. Give yourself a time target that is quite difficult but still you can achieve. Won the Tour de France in 2 years if you've never cycled before? Does not make sense. But, appearing on stage comedy in front of 20 people counted okay.
