We live in a world in which be successful is everything. Success is measured by power, popularity, control, achievement, and winning, general people say like this. Having more and being more is success. Ones’ success is measured by the accumulation of wealth, high level of education, etc. Possessions and wealth are not enough.
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Successful life is to live each moment to the fullest. What are the factors that make your life successful? The approach consists of 7 (seven) principles, including.
Before we go more deep to the definition itself, we should clearly define about the successful first. If we define with wrong definition, then we will get further wrong way on go to success. The below is one of an example on define of seven way to get success, but it can be wrong if the previous definition is wrong.
- Be in positive direction - make your decisions and act independently; you are the one who can control your own body, emotions, and thought positively.
- Be before the culture - culture defines who you are, what you want to be and the way you are going to succeed. Before the culture means respect and share common value and beliefs, and promote ethical behavior.
- Set your future - you should set how your life looks like in future. It is going to be something in the direction you expect. It involves setting of vision, mission, goal, life objectives, and strategy to achieve this.
- Recognize your capacity - the important factor for success is to believe in your capacity and believe that it can be achieved. It’s a spirit; a willingness to commit to creating a successful future.
- Track your negativity - willing to examine the sources of negativity, explore your own tendencies to negative thinking, and learn new ways of responding to people and situations, and can replace negativity with positivity.
- Assess your purpose – assess strengths and weaknesses, needs and demand, and your aim in life.
- Harmony and balance in your simple life - develop harmony and balance that allow you to enjoy a simple life within yourself, family, and environment. Success is harmony. When the result is congruent with the ideal, success has been achieved. Success is balance. When you find the balance in your desires, you succeed. Success can be found in a simple life well lived. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines.
Success is open to no external evaluation. Only the individuals; though the rest of us, hammering and struggling at life, will always suspect that they know something we don't. Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. Idea of success may differ, but they have all agreed upon the desirability of attainment. The Author expects the Readers of this book for the biggest challenge before their successful life.