BASIC COMPONENTS OF SUCCESS

In the book titled UNIVERSITY of SUCCESS, the author identified five components of success as follows:
1. Purpose: It is good to have an aim which you are moving towards
2. Batting average: The success may not be a straight forward thing. It may be accompanied by failure before the final success
3. Price: Every success has a price one must pay to be able to schieve
4. Satisfaction: Without satisfaction success in any endeavour cannot qualify to be called success
5. Spirituality:

CAUSES OF FAILURE

In the book titled THINK AND GROW RICH, Napoleon Hill listed the causes of failure as follows:
1. Unfavourable hereditary background
2. Lack of well defined purpose in life
3. Lack of ambition
4. Insufficient education
5. Lack of self-discipline
6. Ill-health
7. Unfavourable environmental influence
8. Procrastination
9. Lack of persistence
10. Negative personality
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              BENEFITS OF COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS

Do you count your blessings? In the book titled "UNIVERSITY OF SUCCESS" i read the following statements " Feeling sorry for yourself and your present condition , is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have" I strongly recommend this book for your reading. To get it follow this link UNIVERSITY OF SUCCESS. In a previous article, i outlined the steps to goal setting. I stressed that success requires persistence and determination. But despite the best plans howeever, things may not turn out as epected. It is at this time that most people feel sorry for themselves. What is the best thing to do in such circumstance? It is to count your blessings. Think about what you have been able to achieve in the past, the problems you solved in the past and the victories you got. Assess your current situation objectively by consciously looking for reasons why you should give thanks. If you truly count your blesings, you will enjoy the following benefits:
i. Your hope will be rekindled
ii. You will enjoy peace in your heart
iii. You will receive a new strength to continue
iv. Sickness will be far from you and you are likely to live longer.
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DO YOU FEEL SUCCESSFUL?

Howard Whitman asked 2 questions about  success: 1. Do others feel you are a success? 2. Do you see yourself as a success:? He contended that you will not enjoy success if you only based it on other people"s opinion . You should be able to feel and think that you have actually succeeded.You should set goals which you intend to achieve and map out strategies to achieve the goals. The goal setting consist of the following steps:
1. Decide on what you really want in life. This should cover every area of your life.
2.Break that desire into smaller goals and set specific time to achieve each
3. Arrange the goals according to their priority
4. Begin at once to work on the goals, avoid procrastination as much as possible.
5.Periodically evaluate yourself to measure your progress
6. Find ways to reward your efforts when you achieve any of the smaller goals.
If these spteps are consistently followed you will become a success in all area of life. I said in all areas of life because it is good to achieve balance in all areas. Read this important book as to get more points on success

                DO YOU FEEL SUCCESSFUL?
In the book UNIVERSITY OF SUCCESS, Howard Whitman identified two main criteria of success: i. Do others think you are a success? ii. Do you think you are a success? You need to see yourself as successful before you can truly enjoy the success. If your feelings are based on the opinion of other people, then you will be feeling miserable all the time. You should think and feel that you have actually succeeded. In my previous article, i defined success as accomplishment of an aim or purpose or having a favourable outcome. It is important therefore that you set the goals to be accomplished by yourself. Are you interested in attaining financial success? See this important book for details

        SUCCESS QUOTES

Read these success quotes and benefit from them
1. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
2. in order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure - Bill Cosby
3. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts- Winston churchill
4. Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it- Bruce Lee
5. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value- Albert Einstein
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SUCCESS DEFINED

Success could be defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. It could also mean having a favorable outcome with respect to an undertaking. Attainment of wealth or prominence could also qualify to be called success. To succeed, one needs persistence and determination. There is also a need to set worthwhile goals. Read this book titled UNIVERSITY OF SUCCESS to get more facts on success.

SECRETS OF THE RICH

Looking at the extent of poverty all over the world, one would feel like envying the rich people of this world. Instead of envy however, it is better to find out what the rich people know and do with the aim of copying these things so that we ourselves can be rich like them. Below are some of the things i find out:
1. Rich people believe in abundance: The rich people believe that the world is filled with great abundance. This help them to do away with poverty thinking. Is it strange that they are rich?
2. Rich people decided to be rich: Many of the rich people made a conscious decision to be rich. This is what Napoleon Hill called desire in his book titled THINK AND GROW RICH.
3. Rich people surround themselves with rich people: They associate with people who sympathize with their goals. They are ready to learn from others that are already rich
4. Rich people have more than one source of income: In the book MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME, Robert G. Allen showed how important it is for individuals to have more than one source of income. He identified various avenues where these streams ould be created.
5. They set goals of investing instead of spending: According to Robert G. Allen in his book whih i referred to above, rich people value money. They treat money as seed which could be planted to yield more money.
From these points raised above it is very clear why the rich people are rich and if we can cultivate these habits we shall be rich also.