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How to achieve success in your work and personal life

When they stab you in the back, know that you are at the forefront of things

By Ebram AshrafPublished 4 years ago 8 min read
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Success is a dream that every ambitious person seeks to change the circumstances of his life for the better, and although the path to success is full of adventures and challenges, the sweetness of achieving it makes us forget the difficulties that we experienced, and since success is necessary for every person it was necessary to talk in this article in detail about success about its concept, importance and how to achieve it and the most famous success stories in the world and the most prominent sayings that I talked about, Continue reading dear to learn about the most important information associated with success.

Concept of success :

Success is defined as the ability to achieve an achievement either in personal or professional life within a specific period of time, others define it as the ability to achieve positive, hoped for, and desired results, and there are those who believe that success is the elimination of needs and the ability to achieve goals.

The importance of success in human life :

Success is of great importance in human life, whether on a personal or professional level, success enhances our confidence in ourselves and pushes us to move forward to achieve more achievements that serve all of humanity, and success makes us a higher example to be followed by others, which in turn drives them to achieve achievements that contribute to the renaissance of society, as well as that success makes our lives valuable and meaningful and thanks to which we will feel happiness, pleasure, and satisfaction.

Keys to success :

We also talked earlier that the path to success is full of difficulties that hinder the process of our progress, but whenever there is hope and a dream we will be able to reach it no matter how long we wait, below we will review the most important keys to achieve success.

1 - determine what you want to succeed with :

It is important to be clear in the formulation of your dreams that you want to reach, so at first, you must determine what is the thing you want to succeed, for example, you want to get the highest academic degree, or you want to rise to the highest job positions, determine what you want so that the vision is clear in front of you and know how to reach success.

2 - Develop a precise plan or strategy :

After you have finished writing the things you want to achieve success, start by developing a plan or strategy that includes a detailed explanation of the methods you will follow to reach your goals, the methods you will rely on, and the solutions you will use to face obstacles, when you commit to these plans you will be able to reach success.

3 - keep gaining knowledge :

The learning process does not end, science is in a state of constant development and you as a person who wants to achieve success in your life must constantly seek to gain knowledge, especially in the field of things that you want to achieve your goals, taking into account participation in seminars, conferences, and courses that support the cognitive process.

4 - organize your time well :

Procrastination and postponement are the enemies of success and since you want to reach success within a short period of time you must organize your time well by waking up early to exploit the early morning hours at work or study, and by drawing up a list of daily tasks with a time frame for the implementation of each task, and do not forget to stay away as much as possible from distractions.

5 - stop comparing yourself to others :

As long as you despise yourself and consider yourself the least ranked people you will not achieve success, everyone has a talent that is unique, so stop comparing yourself to others, be sure to invest your talents and skills, correct your mistakes, and benefit from the experiences of the success so you can achieve success.

6 - invest every opportunity you get :

Every opportunity you have may make your life better, so be sure to invest in all opportunities, make the maximum effort, work, and strive so that you can achieve your goals and reach success, and always remember that the opportunity may come once in a lifetime and if you do not use it well, everything may be lost and you fail to achieve what you wish for.

7 - Always mix positive people :

In the journey of success, you need people who will stand by you and support your progress and help you and support you until you reach your goals, so mix with positive people and benefit from their experiences in life and stay away from the Negative who spread misery and ruin wherever they are, when you commit to this will make it easier for you to achieve success.

8 - find sources of inspiration :

In fact, we need inspiration, which develops within us a sense of creativity and stimulates the mind to generate ideas so that in the end we can achieve great success and excellence, sources of inspiration are many, such as listening to music, or watching photographs, or reading novels, and watching movies.

9 - imitate the character you imitate :

One of the most important keys to success is to imitate the character you follow, read her life story and learn from her how she overcame difficulties and obstacles, and how she succeeded in making the right decision, this will help you stay motivated and will continue to strive sincerely and work hard so that you too can achieve your goals and reach success.

10 - keep your thoughts flexible :

Life is in constant change and only the conscious person understands this fact, so be always ready to accept the processes of change that occur in your environment, and always wide to make adjustments to your plans, strategies, and methods to follow in achieving your goals, then we can say that you will achieve great success.

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When the road narrows and the flame of Hope go out and you can’t keep moving forward in life, read the most famous success stories in the world, try to learn from their journey of struggle, and how through their determination and determination they managed to turn failures into the greatest successes of all time.

1 - the success story of Microsoft founder Bill Gates :

Bill Gates is an American businessman and programmer who founded Microsoft in 1975 in collaboration with Paul Allen and managed within years to make his fortune himself to become the richest person in the world, his life was not without difficulties, he suffered at the beginning of his life from some obstacles, but thanks to his determination and determination was able to achieve the greatest successes.

2 - the success story of Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb :

Child Thomas Edison left school after one of his teachers described him as corrupt and then his mother took over the task of teaching him at home, Edison worked in his youth as a seller of sweets, newspapers, and vegetables in train stations, but his love of science, experimentation and discovery helped him to invent the electric voice recorder in 1869, and after 999 unsuccessful experiments succeeded in making the light bulb.

3 - the success story of Marie Curie, inventor of uranium :

Even during her studies in Paris, she worked during the day and studied at night, and thanks to her love and passion for science, she discovered uranium radiation and was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics by the Royal Swedish Academy and several years later she received another Nobel Prize in chemistry.

4 - the success story of Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba :

Jack Ma is a Chinese businessman who during his youth went through hard times, where he failed twice in the university entrance exams to be accepted to one of the universities and obtained a bachelor’s degree in English, and after graduation he worked in the field of teaching at a salary not exceeding 1 15 and applied for a job 30 times and was rejected so that he could finally come up with the idea of establishing the site Alibaba dot com, the largest internet sales site in the world.

5 - the success story of architect Zaha Hadid :

In 2004, she was awarded the Pritzker Prize in architecture, equivalent to the Nobel Prize, one of her most important works, the Centre for Modern Art in Rome, the Millennium mind Gallery in London.

6 - the success story of the physicist Albert Einstein :

Albert Einstein was described as a reclusive child, he spent a long time silently contemplating the world around him, and during his studies he did not like the method of education followed in schools at the time because it limited the student to a narrow scope, and failed to study languages and humanities but showed his ingenuity in mathematics, and when he grew up he was able to develop the theory of special relativity and the theory of general relativity, and in 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.

7 - the success story of Colonel Sanders, founder of the KFC restaurant chain :

From a young age, he took care of his brothers because his mother was busy at work to earn a living.despite his difficult living situation, he was able to finish his university studies, and worked in various professions until the idea of creating a restaurant serving fried chicken, potatoes and vegetables was brightened in his mind. Colonel Sanders went through several failures during the establishment of the restaurant so that he could eventually establish a chain of KFC restaurants in the United States and abroad.

8 - the success story of physicist Stephen Hawking :

At the age of twenty-one, doctors discovered that Stephen Hawking was suffering from ALS…. and told him that he would not live longer than two years, but his love and passion for science made him overcome his suffering and continue to gain science and knowledge to surpass his generation of physicists in his wheelchair so he was able to get a doctorate in cosmology, developed a theory on the relationship between black holes and thermodynamics, and has research and studies in chronology.

The most important sayings that talk about success :

What the mind of man perceives and believes can be achieved (Napoleon Bonaparte).

I walk slowly but never walk backward, (Abraham Lincoln).

The peak of glory is not in failure, failure but in doing after every stumbling (Nelson Mandela).

Go towards your dreams with confidence, and live life as you imagined it (Henry David Thoreau).

It ends halfway if you trust you can walk it, (Theodore Roosevelt).

Life is not measured by the number of breaths but by the real moments of success, we experience (Maya Angelou).

Make goals and then get the means to achieve those goals (Aristotle).

A man is successful by only doing what he wants throughout his day, (Bob Dylan).

Your desire to succeed must transcend your fear of failure, (Bill Cosby).

The dream is the first road of achievement (zig Ziegler).

Success does not know a specific age, and no suitable time is available to you at every time and place, and you only need to prepare well and prepare and work hard and determination until you reach it.

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About the Creator

Ebram Ashraf

Hello, my name is Ebram. I am a writer. I write in many fields of interest to many people. I have a blog in which I write everything I write here. Enjoy.

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