Is investing in oneself a guarantee of success? by josevas217

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Is investing in oneself a guarantee of success?
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>*“If you want to be truly successful, invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere, your success will blossom.“*  ***Sydney Madwed***



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I found this sentence that I share with you as the beginning of the publication and I must say that it left me reflecting, thinking, and finally I partially agree with it. Yes, as you read it, ***partially***. I will give my opinions below, starting from the points I agree with and moving on to what I do not agree with at all. 

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***Investing in oneself***, the sentence begins by talking about that, and of course, it is impossible for me to disagree with this point. What we invest in time, education, health, exercise, in ourselves, is something that is going to last with us all the time.

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To find that unique factor that you mention, that is, that goal that we pursue we must be very clear on what we really want, because otherwise, we will be going around in circles without getting anywhere. But, the acquisition of knowledge must be aimed at empowering us, at providing us with those necessary tools that will allow us to achieve what we want. 
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In theory, we can say that if we have that clear goal and **focus on it** we will achieve what we want, I say ***in theory*** because, in my experience, it doesn't always happen that way, as if it were a pattern or mold. I don't see it that way, there are no recipes. It's supposed that with hard work, preparation, and persistence everything is achieved, but is this really true?

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I'm sure you have an answer to the above question, and it will be as valid as mine. I don't know about you, but I have particularly seen people who have truly done things as if they were following a pattern, very clear about what they want, and yet reality has hit them so hard that it has made it almost impossible for them to achieve those goals. ***Bad Luck?***, those two words could be mentioned by many as the cause of not achieving that sought, or simply that they were not applied enough to achieve it, and even someone could claim that having unclear goals or *beyond what is possible* could be the cause of not achieving it, but, ***is it really so?***.

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I don't know what you think about it, but I don't think the factors for not getting something are always attributable to the person, no matter how much time, effort, preparation, clear goals the person has. There are many external factors, alien to ourselves, that play against us and are doubtful, not only delaying the achievement of what we are looking for, but many times making it impossible completely.

#### What can be done if we cannot achieve what we have set as a goal?

*There are moments when we have to change direction, patience and perseverance are not always the solution*.

### Thank you very much for reading me.
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@carlos84 ·
Hello friend @josevas217.

Answering the question that you ask yourself in the title of the post, certainly in the personal I think that investing time in myself for me is synonymous of success, I think that perception is part of our self-esteem.

Excellent publication, thanks for sharing
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@franyeligonzalez ·
Hello friend @josevas217 you are very right, things do not always go as planned, many times we strive and do well what is supposed to get us closer to the goals and simply nothing happens as expected, I do not know if to attribute it to bad luck, to life, to our destiny, but being prepared people and working long hours does not guarantee to reach our goals. 

*As you say sometimes it is necessary to change the course and the plans.*
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@josevas217 ·
HI @franyeligonzalez
It is not our place to adapt to the reality we live in, which is not always what we expect, but if it is what we have, we have to face it... and win.
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@oluwatobiloba ·
In practical, things do not always happen the way we plan it or want it to be, but I believe that with persistence even if we do not get an actual result, we would have put in considerable effort.
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@josevas217 ·
The effort is what counts in the end, there will always be much learning, but the conditions are adverse.
Thank you for commenting.
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@crypto.piotr ·
Dear @josevas217

I finally managed to put some time aside and catch up with previously bookmarked publications. Interesting choice of topic and solid read. Upvoted already :)

Very unique choice of topic. One that definetly made me think.

I always wondered why so many people think that investing in themselfs is the best they can do.  And they end up finishing one university, then another one. Having 2 degrees if 2 different areas. And doing some additional courses - also in few different areas.

I've witnesses many people who "invest" in themself by doing random things. Learning stuff that often isn't going to have any impact on their career. Thinking , that they are "winners" as long as they "invest in themselfs".

> What we invest in time, education, health, exercise, in ourselves, is something that is going to last with us all the time.
> To find that unique factor that you mention, that is, that goal that we pursue we must be very clear on what we really want, because otherwise, we will be going around in circles without getting anywhere.

Indeed. You've nailed it.
It's always important to know our direction. Learning many things (which will soon be forgotten) and joining many random seminars is often a problem.

Stay safe buddy
Yours, Piotr
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@josevas217 ·
Hello friend @crypto.piotr

This publication arises from some personal reflections, particularly I have studied some things, and at this point I can say that I do not practice any career, however, were part of my personal growth.
Now the conditions have taken me and directed me to other areas, and not precisely because I did not have a goal, but I had to readjust them for various reasons. 
And it's time to adapt to new realities, but surely if I had the opportunity to turn back the clock, I would do things differently, however it is not an option, because what happened happened, I can only have direct interference in my present, because in the future I do not know what awaits me, while, I will continue working, doing things right, learning and overcoming stages, I have no choice. 

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post, and leave such a good comment.
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@crypto.piotr ·
Late thank you for this amazing reply @josevas217

Appreciate it greatly,
Piotr
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