PREREQUISITES FOR SUCCESS

Saturday, December 07, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


    A lot of us have probably read books about ‘’success’’  but these books claim to provide us with sure ways of attaining the desired level of success we deserve but often  fail to provide the necessary ingredients and basic foundation needed for realizing optimum results and lead most people down a wrong path, making them conceive a whole different and absurd idea about success. In this post I am going to try and expansiate vividly on this topic to ensure complete and easy understanding.
I want to state clearly that“This is not one of those formula for success articles or books you find everywhere, what you are about to read is purely original and solely based on my ideas and outcomes of countless numbers of consultation and research.”

WHAT IS SUCCESS


This is one question which probably has a million and one answers but after much research I’ve been able to come up with a good definition“success  in my own words, can be defined as the amount of positive impact made by a person i.e. a person is said to be successful, if and only if he or she has been able to impact another  person’s life positively.”In this modern day, some people tend to misunderstand the definition of success and hence work towards achieving something else based on the definition they believe in while others confuse success with wealth. Now that we’ve established what success is, lets head over to the prerequisites for success.

PEREQUISITES FOR SUCCESS
The prerequisites for success are grouped into two; namely the
·         PHYSICAL REQUISITES
·         MENTAL REQUISITES

·         Physical requisites :This category of prerequisites generally refers to the physical as the name implies, it consists of some sub prerequisites that you must possess before becoming successful and they are;
  1. 1.    Sacrifice: In order to become prepared for success ,you have to sacrifice, itis not too much to Skip some hours of video games or Hanging out, for a lifetime full of success ahead. If you look into the lives of most successful men and women on Earth today, you’ll realize that these individuals have learnt to cheat  nature as you might say but it all boils down to You because ‘You have to be what you want to be today because who you are today becomes you tomorrow’.


                   Determination: Now  this sounds obvious, but without determination, the drive to success is just a journey leading to unfulfillment.The mistake that most people make is toput too much pressure on themselves on achieving success because basically the first step in the right direction is often REALISING YOUR INDIVIDUAL ABILITY and then knowing your DRIVING FORCE.Drivingforce and determination go hand in hand and the ability to figure out your driving force and purpose for life goes a long way to show your level of thirst for success. As I mentioned earlier, ‘Success is not measured by material wealth but by the level of human impact made by an individual.’

      '"The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business success. If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.''

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                                                                                                                             -John D. Rockefeller

I once was asked what my driving force was by a friend and my simple answer at  that moment was ‘immortality’ which is basically being remembered in the hearts of generations to come for doing something great.As our faces are different,so also are our driving forces different and once you have a driving force,All activities you do will be tailored towards achieving that final result.

3.       Time consciousness: time consciousness in this aspect basically has to do with awareness and judicious management  oftime;by this i mean staying productive. there are a lot of ways to stay productive for example,instead of concentrating solely on watching  tv you could watch tv and check your mail, exercise or pay your bills while watching tv or you could also play games and go grocery shopping at the same time J LOL just kidding ‘bout that last one but in order to maximize productivity with the aim of succeeding, you have to master the art of multi-tasking.
                  “all the world’s a stage, and all men and women merely players. they have   their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts ,his act being seven ages.’’
-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -William Shakespeare                                                                              
                                                for more info on productivity click here HERE


4.      laxative: this has to do with a little break once in a while and mixing it up with everything i have explained above. I have met a lot of people who claim m to be on the road to success but are too uptight and take everything too seriously (don’t get me wrong, seriousness is good but too much could spoil everything),it would not hurt to get a nice laugh once in a while and at least feel the positive energy from the world around you. I  could bet even the successful men like mark zuckerburg,bill gates ,William Shakespeare and Steve  jobs even Albert Einstein once said “if A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,with X being work,Y being play, and Z being keeping  Your mouth shut.”


5.       REST : its always important to take a break once in a while”work hard play hard” that’s my motto.



  • ·         MENTAL REQUISITES: This aspect  has to do with your mind and your mindset and your view of various occurrences and situations and also the way in which you ought to tackle situations. It includes;


1.   FINDING YOURSELF (ALIGNING): Albert einstein once said  "align yourself with your spiritual   
       nature and only then with your physical selves because when you examine the lives Of the most   
       influential people who have ever walked amongst us,you will discover one thread that winds  
       through them all.They  have been  aligned first with their Spiritual nature,and only then with their physical selves."This just goes to say that before you can achieve success you must first Understand yourself and only then can you begin to map out your strategy for success.

2.  PLANNING: This sounds very obvious but people still fail to take planning into consideration 
       because it is a very important and fundamental tool for success as the Saying goes "If you Fail to  
       plan,You plan to fail."I can recall reading a post some months back on forbes.com titled "5 things    
       successful men do"and I think i recall The number two thing being Plannning.As a succssfull man  
       or woman you ought to map out you daily expectations and plans each day amd try to live up to the
       Things you want to achieve for that day.

3.    WRITE,WRITE,WRITE AND WRITE: This is one  prerequisite for success that seems to be   
        ignored by a lot of people, including me back then i used to prefer storing my ideas in my head  
         instead of writing them down but my friends later adviced me to try writing them down.If you have  
        not started writing down your ideas or dreams,I suggest you start now,Get a notebook and fill it up   
        with your dreams,ideas and inspirational quotes that will keep you going and if possible i suggest
        you carry the notebook everywhere you go and just jot down.Writinf affects the brain in so many  
        ways and also enabkes you to think bigger than average people.

             Writing things down also clears your mind,gives you a sense of achievement,Helps you think  
        big and even Gives you a sense of commitment.

For more info check out: How does writing affect us orHow writing things down can change your life


4.  POSITIVE  MINDSET (Optimism): One of the major factor that hinders people from success is  
     their mindset because they believe that a task is too hard or impossible they tend not to show interest  
     in it but fail to realize that life itself is full of risks and bad decisions and if you dont take risks pr  
    make bad decisions once in a while You are never going to be successful.Pastor chris oyakhilome 
    once said 'You cant change your life unless you change your thoughts.If you never take a risk or 
    make a decision,You will never know what works for you and being an optimist also enables you to 
    see the positive aspect of any task or situation.' If you can refine your thoughts,then you can be   
    successful.You also dont have to wait for chances because chances are never given you gots to go out   
    there and take chances if you want to be successfiull."If you think You are capable or Incapable of   
     doing something.You are right"because it all 
    depends on you as an individual to first conquer yourself if you truly want to be successful.
And remember;


5.PREPARATION: Preparation serves as the backbone of success because when ''opportunity meets   
    with preparation,success is eminent.'' so,if you really want to succeed you gots to start preparing now.

Thank you for reading and I wish you the best of luck on your journey to success.

Best wishes,
Onile Justice

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