I have always wondered and asked myself, what makes someone a successful man or woman? I never seem to get the answer to the question as success is a journey and never a destination. If Success is treated as a destination does it mean, once attained it can never be taken away?
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Obviously, I don't think so. Someone who is successful today can end up being somewhere else tomorrow. So it is a constant flow, movement, and never-ending journey. We have to keep thriving to stay in the direction and not drift away. Yeah, some people are far into the journey of success that no matter how they relax, they still maintain in the lane which is because of how much they have worked to achieve what they had.
WHAT IS THE THEORY BEHIND SUCCESS?
For someone to be in the direction of success, we must say that the person in some way, has put effort into attaining it. Meaning that he/she must have been ready before such opportunities come their way.
This quote is very true because one cannot properly utilize an opportunity without being prepared for it. It is almost similar to being prepared for battle before the war starts. So when the war begins, the most prepared counterpart wins the war. That's a typical example of being successful!
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HOW DO YOU RELATE THIS TO YOUR LIFE?
Look into your life and think of an opportunity you have missed. It would mostly be because you lack a thing or two which must have prevented you from nesting that opportunity. It happens to everyone including me where I see opportunities flying around and yet, I am not capable of holding on to one.
I am sure by now, your mind would be relating to the quote by Ziglar. You can't nest an opportunity if you are not rightly prepared for it. The same way as you not being able to win a war without preparing for it.
Then, What is the solution to this problem of not nesting an opportunity?
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I am sure the first word that comes to your mind is: Adequate Preparation. Yeah, that is very correct, how does one adequately prepare for opportunities?
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Yeah, it is very simple. For one to Adequately Prepare for opportunities, one needs to SKILL UP. Skilling Up is the best way to get yourself prepared for any opportunity that comes by. Make sure you have the necessary qualification that is needed in the market because when such a skill is needed, it would not alarmingly come by.
I would probably not depend on luck for anything because one is thereby playing a gamble. For me, Luck only exists in the imagination of fools! Fools that believe there is no need to be adequately prepared and one jackpot would come all the way to them while they do nothing to attain it.
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WHO IS STARSTRINGS01
Starstrings01 AKA Giftedhands is a Hive lover, a Nigeria musician (Guitarist), and also a student who studies Mechatronics Engineering at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
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Well, skills are very important when it comes to performing task that opportunities bring your way.
But there are also crucial factors when it comes to opportunity and success. It is timing and environment
According Fredrick Taylor scientific management theory, inability to manage time effectively will result to waste of opportunity and resources as a result of natural and systematic soldering, it is believed and proven that humans are pleased to be engaged in act of pleasure than work.
Brian Stacy stated in his book (No excuse) he said the greatest form of obstacle most human face is lack of self discipline which influences humans inability to manage their time properly.
This can only be achieved when time is properly managed, I believe this common among successful people in our society.
Another factor is environment.
According to Douglas McGregor theory Y, it states that humans have inner drive for pleasure at the same time also have inner drive for work in order for Humans to achieve self actualization ( which is the last step stated in Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs).
McGregor stated that, if humans are provided with a conducive environment, it will serve as intrinsic motivation for them to earnest their potentials and skill set.
Sometimes regardless of the numbers of opportunities, skill set, effort, without a safe and comfortable environment your mind will feel reluctant to acknowledge some certain opportunities around you because the only thing u will be thinking about is how to survive. Survival and success are synonymous but the fact that you are surviving does not make you successful.
Your write up is intriguing,nice work boss.
Hmm. Yeah this points you mentioned matters. Environment and the people you have around affect the way you think and approach things matters.
Man! I really appreciate all this inputs you have made here. This is awesome! You should start blogging about stuff like this. You just don’t know where it can lead to. Weldone mate!
Yeah I will I guess it is time to do other things apart from poetry.
Thanks
That’s where diversification is needed. If one doesn’t work for you now! Try other things as well. You just don’t know, you might be much more better there.
This is amazing @emrysjobber, you've spoken so well and those quotes are awesome man, you are really good at using them. I'll want to toe the line of @starstrings01, that you need to start blogging with this amazing knowledge of yours.
I hope to read more of this soon.
Wow, I feel highly encourages.
Thanks bro, I will do a write up on it soon, I look forward to u reading it.
You sure deserve to be encouraged. Well I'm a girl and sure, I'll read from you 🥰.
I am glad you saw what I saw in him. He really needs to!
Yeah, I hope he does something ASAP.
Well done man @starstrings01 let me just be learning persistency and push up from you🤲 lay hands on me man🙌
I love where you said success is a journey, that's very true.
This quote speaks volume. No matter where you find your self and what you find yourself doing, preparation is something never to be underrated. An unprepared and not wanting to prepare person has no plan of achieving, I'll say they're only fantasying.
One has no excuse for what becoming what they ought to become. You might want to blame it on ignorance but that's why we have to at all cost get knowledge.
If you realize your environment and the kind of persons around are taking, it means you have to change that circle at all cost. It may not go all out but then taking it one step at a time makes it less burdensome and workable.
Prepare well! You don't get to prepare on the battle field you do so before the battle.
Mind you, preparation is in different forms. It's either tangible or mindful.
Selah.
Hmmm an unprepared person don’t plan on achieving. It is a simple word for saying, if you don’t plan to succeed then you plan to fail.
Hmm yeah it’s not easy changing your circle but would be of ease when one does it gradually.
This is a really wonderful comment. I really appreciate it!
This is a really a mind provoking write up. Opportunity and preparation they really do walk hand in hand. Most times we might be prepared but there might be no opportunity at that time and many that are lazy would use that as an excuse for being were they are today.
I've seen someone who was not willing to work but after several admonitions given to him, he had a rethink, so he agreed to work but there was nothing for him to do at that time he agreed to work. Now he said, that since he's not finding a job, that is why he don't want to work, but is that really a thing?
I just see that some times we do not need to wait for Opportunities to come, we have to create them for ourselves, show the world what you can offer and they will come for you but sitting at home with all that talent you think you have, is not going to do you or anyone good.
Preparation is key and that also works with timing. You need to be prepared always and that means you have to be in control of your time, use your time to the fullest capacity. Like a old song I use to listen to, it says, "time na money", so you have to be very wise using it.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us Star.
Time is genuinely money and even worth more. Because when gone, it cannot be bought back. So necessary preparation is required to secure opportunities.
Thanks for your input hope! Really appreciated
You've spoken well too and I want to thank you for sharing this with us. You reminded me I have a long way to go and that means a lot.
The first time I came about this theory was in 2007, when I read a book by Anthony Robbins, the ultimate power. For you can always prepare for the expected opportunity to come or see the opportunity and prepare for it in both cases success will be inevitable. I recommend evaluating startup idea part one and two of ycombinator 2019 startup school to evaluate your perceived opportunity. Success is achieve faster if you see a genuine opportunity/need and prepare for it than preparing for opportunity that you've not seen . Thanks
Hits me harder! Success is more achievable when you prepare for an opportunity in terms of needs and one you haven’t seen.
Yeah, the needs of people makes it easier for opportunities to find you…thanks for this awesome input sir!
Yes sir I agree with you. Success is a journey and it is in different levels of life. When you're successful at one stage of your life, you move to the next where the dike is raised and you can become successful in that stage also and keep on moving to higher levels.
I believe that success is the investment of one's personality. It's looking out for a need and meeting it and that of course involves skill, accuracy and precision.
I love what you said here:
Hmm… being able to solve the needs of people brings opportunities to attaining success and brings one definitely in the path.
Yes yes... opportunities present themselves in solving people's needs. 💯💯
You know I agree with you here about success being a journey and not destination.
It a constant flow just as you've mentioned and the more we find ourselves in different situation we just need to keep winning to attain success.
And to keep wining, we need to keep being prepared for the unexpected.
Yeah that way we balance both.
Nice one champ
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