How To Achieve Success? Helpful Tips To Make You Start

So, you want to be successful?

The good news is that you can get one big step closer.

Every creature in this world is a unique masterpiece of God and the only one on earth. You must love and respect all life on this beautiful earth. Everyone deserves to have a great life. Even twins are not the same. So it is with success. Most people think of it as being a millionaire or living like a celebrity. I don’t think that way. It’s when you work hard to achieve your goal and succeed. It’s different for everyone, and you must define it yourself. Never let anyone define it for you. My definition of success is living my life free and helping others the best way I can.

How do you define success?

You have to be able to define it to achieve it, and you can only move forward to achieve something if you know where you are going.

• What is your vision?
• What direction are you going in?
• What do you need to achieve it?
• What do you need to start or stop?
• What do you need to learn to be able to achieve?
• What are your goals?
• What are your plans?
• What are your timeframes for achieving these goals?
• What are you willing to sacrifice for them?

The answers are all within you; you alone must find them. You must question every step you take. Is it important? Are you closer to success if you take this step?

How can you achieve success in 8 steps?

It is a proven fact that successful people never give up and focus on one thing that matters the most, and they learn from their failures and keep moving forward. “Failure is success in progress,” as Albert Einstein said.

1. You need to get to know yourself.

There are many ways you can get to know yourself better. You can take your time to think about yourself and listen to that little voice inside. Ask yourself questions and write in a journal daily. You must be clear about what you want to do with your life. What exactly do you want to do? What do you stand for, or are you against? How do you feel and think about certain things? The answers are inside of you, and you must find them.

2. Believe in yourself and be confident.

You are more intelligent and capable than you think. You are born for success, but you built walls against yourself. With wrong beliefs like you can’t do this or that, you limit yourself. Those walls are made mainly from your environment, fear, and other people’s opinions toward you, accepted as truth. Your brain can not distinguish between the things imagined and what truly happened, and your reality is how you look at the world. You can do all you can imagine if you strongly believe in yourself. So why not bet on yourself and do things firmly, considering you can do it?

3. Set SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound).

Many people have dreams and wishes, but only sometimes turn them into goals. Making goals from those dreams and desires is optional for success. Those goals must be precise; the best way is to write them down in small details, add a timeframe for reaching them, and work towards your goals daily. If you do not make it in the time you give to yourself, you can extend the timeframe and work harder, or do it another way.

4. Develop concrete plans in all areas of your life.

It would be best if you sat down to plan and strategize in all areas of your life. The idea is to make plans about health, finances, family, friends, and your goals and missions. Those plans need to be clear and precisely written down step by step. The most important thing is to follow those plans and strategies, learn from failures, and try another way if one fails.

5. Find your motivation over and over again.  

Sometimes, you get motivated by a goal and work hard to reach it. Still, you slow down after some time, mainly when you don’t see the results immediately. You need to keep yourself motivated and work even if you would rather escape to distractions.

6. Let’s focus.

“Focus on the possibilities for success, not the potential for failure.”

Napoleon Hill

“To succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.“

7. Discipline yourself and give your best to work for personal success.

It’s the most challenging part. Self-discipline is the key, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Take things slowly, one step at a time, and be consistent. If you want something, you have to work for it. Be gentle and understanding with yourself. You are taught that you must have iron-clad self-discipline, but not everyone is built the same way. Find the way that fits you the most and do your meaningful work in your own way.

8. Never give up. Just keep pushing forward.

You can’t always get what you want or be where you want to be, but if you fail, you must reanalyze things, dust yourself off, and keep pushing forward.

You are closer to finding your purpose, so work hard to achieve everything you want. I wish you success and happiness. I am interested in your comment about this post. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

Take care, believe in yourself. 

Aki