What is your personal recipe of success?

Question

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Answer 1

Easiest way is to do what you like.

I trained as a hotelier, didnt like it, left the line a few years down the line and joined an ad agency.

As I always had a creative bent of mind, I am quite successful even after starting late. People in my current line who dont like their jobs have been there for 7-10 years and have not grown professionally or like being there.

Mandatory requirements -
a>read a lot, esp the morning newspaper! Helps in all fields.
b> listen to others. easier said than done, it really opens your minds and helps you learn more
c>never look over your shoulders. People will grow faster, get better perks & pay etc etc. Everyone, including the guy who got the highest raise feels the same way. Focus only on beating yourself - CONSISTENTLY!

Answer 2

The first, and most important thing, is education. Some of the great people of history may not have had much formal schooling, but they were all well educated. Don't confuse school with education. Going the school in our time is an aid to gaining knowledge, but it is not the source. Education and knowledge come from personal inquisitiveness and follow through. {Check out books on the history of computers and you'll find mention of Napier's Bones. It is not enough to know that they were carved sticks that aided a person with the process of multiplication. You need to go past the textbook. You need to want to know how. And, then you have to have the dedication to find out.}

Next comes planning. No successful product or project has ever been devised without a plan. So, plan your success. {First, I'm going to learn while I'm in school. Then, I'm going to apply that knowledge to my life and work.}

Set goals that can be accomplished. You can't expect to sit down to write an essay with the goal of churning out 500 words. You start with a subject that you know or that you'll take the time to learn about. Once you're ready to write, concentrate on producing a good introductory sentence. Don't worry about how the essay will end 500 words from now.

Don't even consider shortcuts. Be prepared to do all the work that's necessary. Then, do a bit more. Initially, finish one job before you start another. After you're experienced, perhaps you'll be able to multi-task, but don't overload your circuitry or ignore co-workers because you're too busy talking on the phone and updating the calendar on your computer screen. There's an old 'show biz' saying: The people you meet on the way up are the same people who you'll meet on the way down.

Give credit where it's due. If others have been helpful, tell them that you appreciate their efforts. Just as important, if you're recognized for doing a good job, be sure to mention the people who assisted you. Success at one job often leads to a bigger job, and you'll need the assistance that you had before plus even more help.

The most successful man who I know always credits the "front office staff" for "making his job easy." Everyone knows that his job was far from easy, and that he did far more work than he takes credit for. I met him when we served on a prestigious committee together. The moderator asked us to introduce ourselves, and he said, "I'm ____________ a resident of ____." Later, I found out about all his accomplishments and titles, etc, but I'll never forget the humble introduction.

Finally, in every thing you do, be sincere. You can't fake sincerity and get away with it for very long. And remember that being sincere does not mean that you always have to be serious. A life without fun is boring and dreary. Here's what I told a bunch of eighth-grade kids recently: "Don't even think about making a lot of money. Find something that you really like to do. Something that brings joy into your life. Remember that, if you start work at 25 and retire at 65, you'll spend 40 years of your life at your job. If you like what you do, you'll do it well, and the income will follow. You may even find that you're very happy with a middle income. Wealth really does not buy happiness. But, at the same time that I say that, I know that I'd be a lot happier with a few million bucks."

Good luck.

And by the way, you can't discount the alliatory element (luck).

Answer 3

Always have a goal in mind. This will help keep you on the right track and you will be more focused too. You will also better know what you have to do in order to achieve your goal and thus success.

Answer 4

Lots of passion and common sense. 110% efforts in all things you do. Positive mental attitude at all times. Excel in inter-personal relationships. :-)

Answer 5

Getting out of the bed in the morning.

Answer 6

Do you mean how to take the steps necessary to become a sucess? It depends on what you want to achieve.

Answer 7

Believing in God.
hard work.
honesty.
kindness.

Answer 8

I always believe and always say to myself "if you want,you can do it.."

Answer 9

I don't life my "Life".
I live my "Legacy".

I live how I want my children to remember me.