7 Principles Of Successful People
Success is not a function of luck, but the result of certain principles put to practice. Some people have understood these principles and put them into practice and it has resulted into their being successful. It is my intention that you also take this principles seriously and put them into practice to get the desired result of success. Let’s journey together.
1. Successful people ask questions. Asking questions lead to human development and growth. It unlocks understanding of a particular subject matter. Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher, is known for using the question technique in his argument. He says that by asking questions, he helps people to give birth to “new insights”. So, we can say that by asking questions we get new ideas that we never knew and guess what, ideas rule the world.
Someone said asking questions can be likened to a fishing line. While some questions will bring small fish ( small ideas ), more potent questions will bring big fish ( big ideas ). So the quality of the questions you ask, determine the quality of ideas you get.
Tony Robbins says “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result they get better answers”. Ask a good question today.
2. Successful people Read. Knowledge is the foundation of any kind of success in life. Knowledge is power and power is the ability to work and work is what produces success. Reading requires commitment and discipline. In fact, it is an habit gotten through constant practice. To reach the mark of excellence, constant studying and practicing what one learns is the pathway.
3. Successful people are hard working and smart working. Hard work is doing that which is necessary at the right time. Smart work is doing what is necessary at the right time in the easiest and best possible way. While hard work is more of a physical activity, smart work is more of a mental activity.
Laziness and success are two parallel lines that can never meet.
If success is your destination, then hard and smart work is the road that leads to it. Hard work is not stressful work. Stressful work is doing the right or wrong thing at the wrong time, or doing that which is of no importance.
“See a man diligent in his work, he would stand before kings and princes and not mere men”.
If you desire this, then work hard and smart
4.Success is a function of solving problems. Our relevance in life is a function of the problems we solve. Your wealth and success is dependent on solving human problems. All successful people solve a problem. If you doubt this fact, list ten successful people or companies and see whether or not their success and relevance is a function of the problem they solve.
Telecommunication companies like MTN solve the problem of lack of communication, Thomas Edinson solved the problem of darkness by creating the electric bulb for light, Mark Zuckerburg by creating facebook solved the problem of not seeing or communicating with old friends, creators of video games solved the problem of boredom etc.
Identifying a problem + Solving it = Success
5. Successful people think success. Your life can not be greater than your thoughts. What we think determines what we see. The wisest man that ever lived said “As a man thinketh, so is he”. Your life is a reflection of your thoughts. One great principle of success is to think success. You are attracted to what you think of. Human mind is a magnet that attracts what we think to us. Be mindful of your thoughts because it shapes your life. So, if you think success you will end up successful.
6. Successful people sow seeds out of their proceeds. Life is cycle. For the reason that our success is derived from people, we are mandated by nature to give back to people. It is a seed that always make a person more successful than the level a person was before giving. It is not just a religious law but a law of nature. Successful people through reason have discovered this truth and have put it into practice. Bill gate sows seeds through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kanu Nwankwo sows seeds through the Kanu Heart Foundation etc. By giving back to humanity, we solve a problem which in turn makes us more relevant and successful.
7.Successful people believe in what they do. Before others believe in you, you have to first believe in yourself. You can not convince people if you are not convinced about yourself. So to sell your idea, product or if I may say your solution to a problem, you have to first believe in its potency before others would. Nobody will believe in your product if you don’t believe in it. Have selfworth and believe in what you do, and I assure you success will be yours.
Decision determines destiny. I have done my part by informing you, it is your part to put these principles into practice. Remember, where you are today is a function of the choice(s) you made yesterday, and where you will be tomorrow will be a function of the choice(s) you make today. Ultimately, it is up to you. Cheers !!!
Ojute, Yomi Samuel
C.E.O, Catalyst Consults
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